title: Efficacy of octenidine hydrochloride for reducing Escherichia coli O157:H7, Salmonella spp., and Listeria monocytogenes on cattle hides.
abstract: The efficacy of octenidine hydrochloride (OH; 0.025, 0.15, and 0.25%) for inactivating Escherichia coli O157:H7, Salmonella spp., and Listeria monocytogenes on cattle hides was investigated at 23°C in the presence and absence of bovine feces. All tested concentrations of OH were effective in decreasing more than 5.0 log CFU of bacteria/cm(2) in 5 min (P < 0.01). The results suggest that OH could be used to decontaminate cattle hides; however, further studies under commercial settings are necessary to validate these results.
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, USA.
authors.forename: Sangeetha Ananda
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Baskaran
authors.forename: Abhinav
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Upadhyay
authors.forename: Indu
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Upadhyaya
authors.forename: Varunkumar
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bhattaram
authors.forename: Kumar
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Venkitanarayanan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D058491:Bacterial Load; D002417:Cattle; D004202:Disinfectants / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D019453:Escherichia coli O157 / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005243:Feces; D007097:Imines; D008089:Listeria monocytogenes / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011725:Pyridines / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D012475:Salmonella / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology*; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D004202:Disinfectants; D007097:Imines; D011725:Pyridines; C034213:octenidine