24.12.2013 Views

View/Open - ARAN - National University of Ireland, Galway

View/Open - ARAN - National University of Ireland, Galway

View/Open - ARAN - National University of Ireland, Galway

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

Create successful ePaper yourself

Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.

Chapter 4<br />

sterilisation was achieved) it was considered that following disinfectant<br />

exposure, in addition to determination <strong>of</strong> bi<strong>of</strong>ilm density by quantitative<br />

methods an entire coupon with attached bi<strong>of</strong>ilm should be immersed in<br />

broth to determine if the coupon had been sterilised. Mangalappalli-Illathu<br />

and Korber indicated that Salmonella bi<strong>of</strong>ilm exposed to sub-lethal<br />

concentrations <strong>of</strong> benzalkonium chloride over 144 hours (1 µg/ml<br />

continuously or 10µg/ml daily) resulted in Salmonella survival and regrowth<br />

following exposure to a higher concentration <strong>of</strong> benzalkonium<br />

chloride (500µg/ml for 10 minutes) [106]. Bacterial re-growth post<br />

disinfection treatment was assessed through measuring bi<strong>of</strong>ilm thickness<br />

and examining the molecular and proteomic properties <strong>of</strong> the bi<strong>of</strong>ilm<br />

before and after treatment. The authors found that bi<strong>of</strong>ilm (continuously<br />

exposed to benzalkonium chloride) continued to increase in thickness more<br />

than bi<strong>of</strong>ilm that was not previously exposed to benzalkonium chloride.<br />

However, the thickness <strong>of</strong> all 168 hour bi<strong>of</strong>ilm continued to grow for over<br />

24 hours after exposure to benzalkonium chloride [106]. Previous authors<br />

have also found that Salmonella cells that survive disinfectant treatment<br />

also exhibit resistance to a number <strong>of</strong> disinfectant and antimicrobial agents<br />

[132].<br />

Table 4.1: Sub-set <strong>of</strong> strains used to examine the efficacy <strong>of</strong> disinfectant<br />

against an established bi<strong>of</strong>ilm<br />

Strain<br />

Strain<br />

Number<br />

Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serovar Agona SL483<br />

Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serovar Agona S09-0494<br />

Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serovar Typhimurium SL1344<br />

Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serovar Enteritidis S09-0717<br />

The origin and details <strong>of</strong> each strain in this subset was previously provided in table<br />

2.1 in chapter 2.<br />

Page<br />

129

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!