Deposition of Bacillus subtilis spores using an airbrush-spray or spots to study surface decontamination by pulsed light. - Archive ouverte HAL
Article Dans Une Revue Journal of Microbiological Methods Année : 2010

Deposition of Bacillus subtilis spores using an airbrush-spray or spots to study surface decontamination by pulsed light.

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Microbial contamination on surfaces of food processing equipment is a major concern in industries. A new method to inoculate a single-cell layer (monolayer) of microorganisms onto polystyrene was developed, using a deposition with an airbrush. A homogeneous dispersion of Bacillus subtilis DSM 402 spores sprayed on the surface was observed using both plate count and scanning electron microscopy. No clusters were found, even with high spore concentrations (10 7 spores/inoculated surface). A monolayer of microorganisms was also obtained after deposition of 10 μL droplets containing 3 × 10 4 spores/spot on polystyrene disks, but not with a higher spore concentration. Pulsed light (PL) applied to monolayers of B. subtilis spores allowed log reductions higher than 6. As a consequence of clusters formation in spots of 10 μL containing more than 3 × 10 5 spores, log reductions obtained by PL were significantly lower. The comparative advantages of spot and spray depositions were discussed.

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hal-01330260 , version 1 (10-06-2016)

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Caroline Levy, Isabelle Bornard, Frédéric Carlin. Deposition of Bacillus subtilis spores using an airbrush-spray or spots to study surface decontamination by pulsed light.. Journal of Microbiological Methods, 2010, 84, pp.223-227. ⟨10.1016/j.mimet.2010.11.021⟩. ⟨hal-01330260⟩
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