Impact of intraspecific variability and physiological state on Penicillium commune inactivation by 70% ethanol
2020
Visconti, Vincent | Rigalma, Karim | Coton, Emmanuel | Dantigny, Philippe
The aim of this study was to assess the impact of the physiological state and intraspecific variability on the efficacy of 70% ethanol to inactivate conidia of Penicillium commune, used as a representative species of dairy product contaminants. Four physiological states were obtained by modifying the water activity during the production of conidia (0.995 and 0.950) and the harvesting conditions (hydrated and non-hydrated). These conditions were applied to four different P. commune strains isolated from contaminated dairy products. Five minutes exposure to 70% ethanol at ambient temperature allowed total inactivation of conidia (>4 log₁₀) regardless of the physiological state or the strain. For 1 min exposure, regardless of the strains, only dry-harvested conidia produced at aw 0.950 exhibited survivors. Survival after 2 min exposure was observed for this physiological state for P. commune UBOCC-A-116003 only. For this strain, the impact of the physiological state was greater than 1.54 log₁₀ between dry-harvested conidia produced at aw 0.950 that exhibited survivors after 1 min treatment and the 3 other kinds of conidia that were all inactivated. For 1 min exposure, by comparing the more resistant strain to the three other strains, the impact of the intraspecific variability was 2.35 log₁₀. These results demonstrated that the physiological state of the conidia, the representativeness of the tested species and strains should be taken into account to assess the efficacy of disinfectants in dairies.
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