본 연구는 신선편이 양상치를 대상으로 전해수와 유기산의 단독 또는 병용처리에 의한 위해미생물의 살균효과를 조사하였다. 산성전해수는 액상배지에서 L. monocytogenes를 60초 내에 완전히 사멸하였으나, 알칼리전해수는 약 1.7 log CFU/g 정도 감소하였다. 그러나 L. monocytogenes를 접종한 양상치에서 산성전해수는 현저하게 살균력이 감소하여 3분 침지시 약 2.5 CFU/g의 감소를 나타내었으나 알칼리전해수는 산성전해수와

This study was conducted to determine the inactivation effect of electrolyzed water and organic acids either alone or in combination on L. monocytogenes or natural microflora on lettuce. Acidic electrolyzed water completely inactivated L. monocytogenes in broth system within 60 sec, but alkalin electrolyzed water caused approximate 1.7 log CFU/g reduction. However, acidic electrolyzed water reduced only 2.5 log CFU/g of L. monocytogenes on lettuce, and similar antimicrobial effect was observed with alkalin electrolyzed water. In the meantime, acidic and alkaline electrolyzed water caused approximately 2 log CFU/g reduction compared to control, whereas both electrolyzed water combined with organic acids ranged from 2.6 to 3.7 log CFU/g reduction. Among the organic acids, both electrolyzed water combined with citric acid showed the strongest synergistic antimicrobial effect to reduce L. monocytogenes on lettuce as well as total counts, yeast and molds. When antimicrobials, alone or in combination were treated into L. monocytogenes inoculated lettuce at for designed periods, the combined alkalin electrolyzed water with citric acid showed the greatest potential to inhibit growth of the bacteria. According to Scanning Electron Microscopy(SEM), the treatment of electrolyzed alkali water in combination with citric acid highly reduced the growth of the L. monocytogenes compared to single treatment and resulted in causing the destruction of cell membrane.

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