148685 20250203145820.0 doi 10.1016/j.foodcont.2017.07.007 sideral 101562 ART-2017-101562 eng Espina, L. (orcid)0000-0002-3170-9755 Potential use of carvacrol and citral to inactivate biofilm cells and eliminate biofouling 2017 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted Biofouling (i.e., accumulation of microorganisms on wetted surfaces) represents a major problem in the food industries, since bacterial biofilms are common sources of persistent infections due to their resilience to cleaning and disinfection treatments. Therefore, alternative treatments based on the use of essential oils or their individual compounds against this bacterial adaptation phenomenon are currently being studied. This work presents a quantitative comparison of the disinfectant potential of 500–2000 µL/L of carvacrol or citral against mature biofilms of Staphylococcus aureus SC-01, Listeria monocytogenes EGD-e or Escherichia coli MG1655. Treatments with 1000 ppm of carvacrol or citral at 45 °C for 60 min were capable of reducing more than 5 logarithmic cycles of the sessile cells forming part of mature biofilms of all the three species. Furthermore, the synergism observed between carvacrol and heat allowed for the physical removal of biofilms by treatments simulating in situ wash conditions (80 °C/60 s). These results demonstrate the great potential of the essential oils’ constituents citral and carvacrol in the eradication of biofilms formed by foodborne pathogenic microorganisms. info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO/AGL2015-69565-P info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by-nc-nd http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/ 3.667 2017 FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 12 / 133 = 0.09 2017 Q1 T1 1.502 2017 Food Science 2017 Q1 Biotechnology 2017 Q1 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion Berdejo, D. Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0001-5053-8309 Alfonso, P. Universidad de Zaragoza García-Gonzalo, D. Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-7629-8101 Pagán, R. Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-0238-6328 2008 640 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Produc.Animal Cienc.Ali. Área Nutrición Bromatología 2008 780 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Produc.Animal Cienc.Ali. Área Tecnología de Alimentos 82 (2017), 256-265 Food control Food Control 0956-7135 822650 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/148685/files/texto_completo.pdf Postprint 938763 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/148685/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Postprint oai:zaguan.unizar.es:148685 articulos driver 2025-02-03-14:57:24 ARTICLE