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Journals International journal of food Microbiology

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Journal description

Name
International journal of food Microbiology
Subjects
Tomato
Ethanol
Vinegar
Essential oil
Anthracnose
Fungal growth
ISSN
20576303
Description
Anthracnose rot (Colletotrichum coccodes) development in vitro or in tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L.) fruit was evaluated after treatment with absolute ethyl alcohol (AEA), vinegar (VIN), chlorine (CHL) or origanum oil (ORI) and storage at 12 degrees C and 95% relative humidity during or following exposure to the volatiles. Fruit treated with vapours reduced fungal spore germination/production, but in the case of AEA- and VIN-treated fruits, fungal mycelium development was accelerated. Fruit lesion development was suppressed after fruit exposure to pure (100% v/v) AEA or ORI vapours which were accompanied by increased fruit cracking. Exposure to pure VIN-, CHL- and ORI vapours reduced (up to 92%) spore germination in vitro, but no differences were observed in the AEA treatment. The benefits associated with volatiles-enrichment were maintained in fruit pre-exposed to vapours, resulting in suppression in spore germination and spore production. However, studies performed on fungi grown on Potato Dextrose Agar revealed fewer direct effects of volatiles on fungal colony development and spore germination per se, implying that suppression of pathogen development was due in a large part to the impact of volatiles on fruit-pathogen interactions and/or 'memory' effects on fruit tissue. Work is currently focussing on the mechanisms underlying the impacts of volatiles on fruit quality related attributes. The results of this study indicate that volatiles may be considered as an alternative to the traditional postharvest sanitizing techniques. Each commodity needs to be individually assessed, and the volatile concentration and sanitising technique optimised, before the volatile treatment is used commercially.
Impact Factor (2 years)
3.481
Publisher
Elsevier
Journal Webpage
Journal type
Open Access

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Issue DateTitleAuthor(s)
14-Jan-2016Detection of viable Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis in powdered infant formula by phage-PCR and confirmed by cultureBotsaris, George ; Swift, Benjamin M. C. ; Slana, Iva ; Liapi, Maria ; Christodoulou, Maritsa ; Hatzitofi, Maria ; Christodoulou, Vasiliki ; Rees, Catherine 
22-Sep-2015Identification and mycotoxigenic capacity of fungi associated with pre- and postharvest fruit rots of pomegranates in Greece and CyprusKanetis, Loukas ; Testempasis, Stefanos ; Goulas, Vlasios ; Samuel, Stylianos ; Myresiotis, Charalampos K. ; Karaoglanidis, George S. 
33-Jun-2013Detection of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in bulk tank milk by combined phage-PCR assay: Evidence that plaque number is a good predictor of MAPBotsaris, George ; Liapi, Maria ; Kakogiannis, Charalambos ; Dodd, Christine E R ; Rees, Catherine E.D. 
4Aug-2010Ethanol, vinegar and Origanum vulgare oil vapour suppress the development of anthracnose rot in tomato fruitTzortzakis, Nikos G. 
5Jul-2010Rapid detection methods for viable Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis in milk and cheeseBotsaris, George ; Slana, Iva ; Liapi, Maria ; Dodd, Christine E R ; Economides, Constantinos ; Rees, Catherine ; Pavlik, Ivo