Radiosensitivity of Feline Calicivirus F9 on Iceberg Lettuce Surface after Combined Treatments with γ-Radiation.

Journal of Food Protection
Alexandra GobeilMonique Lacroix

Abstract

The surface of iceberg lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) is favorable to the survival of pathogens such as bacteria, parasites, and viruses such as norovirus. The present study was conducted to investigate the antiviral properties of treatment with cranberry juice (CJ), ozone (O3), and γ-radiation alone or in combination against feline calicivirus (FCV) F9 present on the surface of iceberg lettuce. The lettuce leaves were inoculated with virus suspensions at ∼6 log TCID50 (50% tissue culture infective dose)/mL and treated with CJ, O3, and γ-radiation alone and in combination during storage at 4°C. The D10-values of 1.21 kGy, 2.23% CJ, and 14.93 ppm of O3 were obtained when samples were treated with various radiation doses, CJ, and O3, respectively. Relative radiosensitization of FCV-F9 virus on lettuce was 1.20, 1.50, 1.09, and 1.00 after combined CJ treatments of 0.1, 0.25, 0.50, and 1.50%, respectively. Optimum treatments were 5 ppm for 7.5 min for O3, 0.25% CJ, and γ-radiation at 1.5 kGy when each treatment was used alone. The combination of the three treatments produced the highest reduction of 2.15 log TCID50/mL (from initial inoculation of ∼7 log TCID50/mL) during 10 days of storage at 4°C. Antibacterial properties of treatment...Continue Reading

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