The survival of E. coli O157:H7, S. Typhimurium and L. monocytogenes in black carrot (Daucus carota) juice

In this study the survival and growth patterns of Escherichia coli O157:H7, Salmonella Typhimurium and Listeria monocytogenes in various concentrations of black carrot juice were investigated during incubation period at 4 °C and 37 °C for 7 days. Several parameters, such as juice concentration (%), pH, incubation temperature (°C) and time (days) were found effective on the survival of pathogens tested. Although L. monocytogenes has been found to be the less resistant microorganism to the variable conditions, there were only ca. 1 and 2 log reductions in the number of the cells in the juice samples incubated at 4 °C for 2 and 7 days, respectively. Incubating at low temperature (4 °C) enhanced the survival of test microorganisms.

Research Highlights
► The survival and growth patterns of E. coli O157:H7, S. Typhimurium and L. monocytogenes in black carrot juice were studied.
► The effect of several parameters such as concentration, pH, incubation temperature and incubation time were investigated.
► L. monocytogenes has been found to be the less resistant microorganism to the variable conditions.
► Incubating at low temperature (4 °C) enhanced the survival of test microorganisms.