Inhibition of a glucose-limited sequencing fed-batch culture of Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis by volatile fatty acids representative of the ceca of broiler chickens
2001
Wielen, P.W.J.J. van der | Biesterveld, S. | Lipman, L.J.A. | Knapen, F. van
The effects of concentrations of volatile fatty acids on an anaerobic, glucose-limited, and pH-controlled growing culture of Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis were studied. Suddenly increasing volatile fatty acids to the concentrations representative of the ceca of 15-day-old broiler chickens caused washout of serovar Enteritidis. In contrast, a sudden increase to the volatile fatty acid concentrations representative of the ceca of younger broiler chickens caused a reduction in the biomass but not washout. Gradually increasing volatile fatty acids caused a gradual decrease in the biomass of serovar Enteritidis. We conclude that the concentrations of volatile fatty acids present in the ceca of broilers with a mature microflora can cause washout of serovar Enteritidis in an in vitro system mimicking cecal ecophysiology.
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