title: Inactivation Strategies for Clostridium perfringens Spores and Vegetative Cells.
abstract: Clostridium perfringens is an important pathogen to human and animals and causes a wide array of diseases, including histotoxic and gastrointestinal illnesses. C. perfringens spores are crucial in terms of the pathogenicity of this bacterium because they can survive in a dormant state in the environment and return to being live bacteria when they come in contact with nutrients in food or the human body. Although the strategies to inactivate C. perfringens vegetative cells are effective, the inactivation of C. perfringens spores is still a great challenge. A number of studies have been conducted in the past decade or so toward developing efficient inactivation strategies for C. perfringens spores and vegetative cells, which include physical approaches and the use of chemical preservatives and naturally derived antimicrobial agents. In this review, different inactivation strategies applied to control C. perfringens cells and spores are summarized, and the potential limitations and challenges of these strategies are discussed.
authors: Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA.|Department of Microbiology, College of Science, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA.
authors: Prabhat K
authors: PK
authors: Talukdar
authors: Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Agro-Industry, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand.
authors: Pathima
authors: P
authors: Udompijitkul
authors: Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Ras Al Khaimah Medical and Health Sciences University, Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates.
authors: Ashfaque
authors: A
authors: Hossain
authors: Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA sarkerm@oregonstate.edu.|Department of Microbiology, College of Science, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA.
authors: Mahfuzur R
authors: MR
authors: Sarker
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D003016:Clostridium perfringens / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D004203:Disinfection / Q000379:methods*; D005519:Food Preservation / Q000379:methods; D005520:Food Preservatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D005517:Foodborne Diseases / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D050296:Microbial Viability; D013171:Spores, Bacterial / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D005520:Food Preservatives
keywords: Clostridium perfringens; antimicrobial agents; food poisoning; inactivation; spores; vegetative cells