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Comparison of Growth Rates of Listeria Interspecies in Different Enrichment Broth

증균배지에서의 Listeria Interspecies의 경쟁생육 비교

  • Lee, Da Yeon (Samsung Biologics Co., Quality Control Team) ;
  • Cho, Yong Sun (Korea Food Research Institute, Food Analysis Center)
  • 이다연 (삼성바이오로직스 품질관리팀) ;
  • 조용선 (한국식품연구원 식품분석센터)
  • Received : 2017.08.31
  • Accepted : 2017.12.21
  • Published : 2018.02.28
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Abstract

Monitoring of Listeria monocytogenes, the causative agent of listeriosis, in food is inportant for public health. The Korean Food Standards Codex has adopted a 'zero-tolerance' policy for L. monocytogenes. The standard detection method of L. monocytogenes is based on enrichment. Thus, proper enrichment methods need to be instituted to ensure quality control of the detection procedures. In this study, the growth of L. monocytogenes and Listeria innocua as a mixed culture in Listeria enrichment broth (LEB) was monitored during artificial contamination of enrichment culture. We confirmed competitive growth or interspecies inhibitory activity of L. monocytogenes and L. innocua. Interspecies growth differences and the inhibitory activity of different inoculation and mixtures L. innocua against L. monocytogenes were examined. The concentration of L. monocytogenes must be 2.0 log CFU/mL or more than L. innocua to grow better than L. innocua. It is known that Listeria spp. and L. monocytogenes show growth difference during LEB, resulting in the risk of false-negative results. The inhibition of L. monocytogenes by L. innocua was always observed when present at lower concentrations. However, it was confirmed that L. innocua suppressed when L. monocytogenes was present at a higher concentration. Therefore if a mixture of Listeria spp. is present, detecting L. monocytogenes is difficult. Thus, a new enrichment broth to improve the detection rate of L. monocytogenes is needed.

L. monocytogenes는 Listeriosis를 일으키는 중요한 식중독 균으로 현재 국내 식품공전에서는 증균배양을 기초로 검출하며, 규격은 불검출로 관리하고 있다. 그러나 Listeria종 간의 혼합오염시 증균 과정에서 경쟁생육이 존재하여 L. monocytogenes 위음성의 가능성이 있다고 보고되고 있다. 국내 식품공전은 L. monocytogenes 증균을 위한 1차 배지로 규정되어 있으나 LEB 배지에서의 Listeria 종 간의 생육 연구는 보고된 바 없다. 본 연구는 식품에서 주로 검출되는 Listeria 속 4종(L. monocytogenes, L. innocua, L. ivanovii, L. seeligeri)을 LEB배지에 혼합배양하며 증균과정에서 생육의 차이가 존재하는 것을 확인하였다. 특히, L. innocua에 의해 L. monocytogenes의 생육이 저해되며, L monocytogenes가 L. innocua보다 초기균수가 2.0 log CFU/mL 이상 오염이 되어있어야지만 L. innocua보다 생육이 잘 되는 것을 확인하였다. Listeria 종 간의 혼합오염이 있을 경우 현재 검출법으로는 L. monocytogenes의 검출이 어려울 수 있다고 판단된다. 따라서 L. monocytogenes 검출율을 높이는 새로운 증균배지 개발의 필요성을 확인하였다. 향후 본 연구는 L. monocytogenes 검출률을 높여 국내 식품의 식품 안전에 기여 할 수 있으며 국내 식품 관리 규격 개정 시 기초가 되는 참고 자료로 활용 할 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.

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