Inducible gene expression by nonculturable bacteria in milk after pasteurization.

Applied and Environmental Microbiology
T S GunasekeraD A Veal

Abstract

The viability of bacteria in milk after heat treatments was assessed by using three different viability indicators: (i) CFU on plate count agar, (ii) de novo expression of a gfp reporter gene, and (iii) membrane integrity based on propidium iodide exclusion. In commercially available pasteurized milk, direct viable counts, based on dye exclusion, were significantly (P < 0.05) higher than viable cell counts determined from CFU, suggesting that a significant subpopulation of cells in pasteurized milk are viable but nonculturable. Heating milk at 63.5 degrees C for 30 min resulted in a >4-log-unit reduction in the number of CFU of Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas putida that were marked with lac-inducible gfp. However, the reduction in the number of gfp-expressing cells of both organisms under the same conditions was <2.5 log units. These results demonstrate that a substantial portion of cells rendered incapable of forming colonies by heat treatment are metabolically active and are able to transcribe and translate genes de novo.

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