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Preconditioning with cations increases the attachment of Anoxybacillus flavithermus and Geobacillus species to stainless steel.

ABSTRACT: Preconditioning of Anoxybacillus flavithermus E16 and Geobacillus sp. strain F75 with cations prior to attachment often significantly increased (P ? 0.05) the number of viable cells that attached to stainless steel (by up to 1.5 log CFU/cm(2)) compared with unconditioned bacteria. It is proposed that the transition of A. flavithermus and Geobacillus spp. from milk formulations to stainless steel product contact surfaces in milk powder manufacturing plants is mediated predominantly by bacterial physiological factors (e.g., surface-exposed adhesins) rather than the concentrations of cations in milk formulations surrounding bacteria.

SUBMITTER: Somerton B

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3697576 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Preconditioning with cations increases the attachment of Anoxybacillus flavithermus and Geobacillus species to stainless steel.

Somerton Ben B Flint Steve S Palmer Jon J Brooks John J Lindsay Denise D

Applied and environmental microbiology 20130503 13

Preconditioning of Anoxybacillus flavithermus E16 and Geobacillus sp. strain F75 with cations prior to attachment often significantly increased (P ≤ 0.05) the number of viable cells that attached to stainless steel (by up to 1.5 log CFU/cm(2)) compared with unconditioned bacteria. It is proposed that the transition of A. flavithermus and Geobacillus spp. from milk formulations to stainless steel product contact surfaces in milk powder manufacturing plants is mediated predominantly by bacterial p ...[more]

PMID: 23645192

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Preconditioning with cations increases the attachment of Anoxybacillus flavithermus and Geobacillus species to stainless steel.

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Preconditioning with cations increases the attachment of Anoxybacillus flavithermus and Geobacillus species to stainless steel.

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