中国农业科学 ›› 2020, Vol. 53 ›› Issue (24): 5104-5114.doi: 10.3864/j.issn.0578-1752.2020.24.013

• 食品科学与工程 • 上一篇    下一篇

冷等离子体对单核增生李斯特菌的杀菌机理

窦勇1(),姚妙爱1,闾怀中1,胡佩红2,董静1   

  1. 1江苏财经职业技术学院粮食工程与食品药品学院,江苏淮安 223003
    2淮安正昌饲料有限公司,江苏淮安 223003
  • 收稿日期:2020-04-17 接受日期:2020-06-10 出版日期:2020-12-16 发布日期:2020-12-28
  • 通讯作者: 窦勇
  • 作者简介:窦勇,E-mail: douyong1979@163.com
  • 基金资助:
    江苏省政策性引导项目--苏北科技专项富民强县项目(SZ-HA2019011);2018年江苏省“333”第五期人才资助项目;2016年江苏省“青蓝工程”资助项目(苏教师(2016)15号);江苏财经职业技术学院优秀科研团队项目;2018年淮安市第二期“533英才工程”项目

Antibacterial Mechanism of Cold Plasma Against Listeria monocytogenes

DOU Yong1(),YAO MiaoAi1,LÜ HuaiZhong1,HU PeiHong2,DONG Jing1   

  1. 1Department of Grain Engineering and Food & Drug, Jiangsu Vocational College of Finance & Economics, Huai’an 223003, Jiangsu
    2Huai’an Zhengchang Feed Co., Ltd, Huai’an 223003, Jiangsu
  • Received:2020-04-17 Accepted:2020-06-10 Online:2020-12-16 Published:2020-12-28
  • Contact: Yong DOU

摘要:

【目的】作为一种新兴的非热灭菌技术,冷等离子在食品行业中得到了广泛的应用。通过探讨冷等离子体对细菌细胞膜的破坏效果,阐述其抗菌机制,为冷等离子体在食品行业的应用提供参考。【方法】本研究以单核增生李斯特菌(Listeria monocytogenes,LM)为试验菌株,研究冷等离子体处理对LM形态和胞内物质的影响,阐述LM细胞膜完整性的变化;冷等离子体处理后,通过测定细胞膜脂肪酸含量和类型的变化,比较8-苯胺-1-萘磺酸荧光强度的改变,反映冷等离子体对LM细胞膜流动性的影响。通过测定碘化丙啶荧光、电导率和β-半乳糖苷酶活性的变化,观察冷等离子体对LM细胞膜通透性的改变。最后,通过检测胞内活性氧和活性氧相关基因表达量的变化,阐明冷等离子体对LM细胞膜造成的氧化损伤。【结果】冷等离子体处理后,LM细胞膜表面观察到破损变形的结构,胞内蛋白质和DNA分别下降了68 mg?mL-1和14 μg?mL -1,证明冷等离子体破坏了细胞膜的完整性。冷等离子体处理使LM细胞膜中不饱和脂肪酸的含量从40.17%上升至53.91%,饱和脂肪酸的含量从53.68%下降到41.57%,8-苯胺-1-萘磺酸荧光强度从8.99下降到3.73,说明冷等离子体处理后细胞膜的流动性增加。此外,冷等离子体处理后,碘化丙啶可以透过细胞膜,与胞内遗传物质结合发出红色荧光,电导率由0.15 mS?cm-1上升至0.33 mS?cm-1,β-半乳糖苷酶活性也发生了明显的变化,OD420nm从0.274提高至0.683,说明LM细胞膜通透性提高。胞内活性氧(reactive oxygen species,ROS)荧光和荧光强度的变化说明,冷等离子体刺激细胞膜上ROS的产生,因此对细胞膜造成了氧化损伤。qRT-PCR结果显示冷等离子体处理下调了perRrecA的相对表达量,分别下降43.29%和52.71%,而sigB的相对表达量上调了89.42%,揭示冷等离子体处理条件下,微生物在基因层面的氧化应激和调控机制。【结论】冷等离子体的活性基团通过对细胞膜的作用,破坏LM的细胞活性,起到了抑制效果。

关键词: 冷等离子体, 单核增生李斯特菌, 细胞膜, 流动性, 氧化损伤

Abstract:

【Objective】 As a novel non-thermal sterilization technology, the cold plasma has been widely applied in food industry. The aim of this study was to explore the antibacteral mechanism of cold plasma against bacteria at cytomembrane level, thus providing a foundation for the application of the cold plasma in food industry. 【Method】 In this study, the Listeria monocytogenes (LM) was selected as the test strain. After cold plasma treatment, the changes of morphology and intracellular materials were detected to reveal the integrity of LM cytomembranes. The changes of cell membrane fatty acid content and type, as well as the 8-aniline-1-naphthalene sulfonic acid (ANS) fluorescence intensity were also measured to detect the fluidity change of cytomembranes after cold plasma treatment. The changes of cytomembrane permeabilization were detected by propidium iodide (PI) fluorescence, conductivity and β-galactosidase activity. Finally, in order to demonstrate the oxidative damage of LM cytomembrane caused by cold plasma treatment, the changes of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reactive oxygen species related genes were detected as well. 【Result】After cold plasma treatment, damaged and deformed structures were observed on the surface of the LM cytomembrane, the contents of proteins and DNA were decreased by 68 mg?mL -1 and 14 μg?mL -1, respectively, which showed that cold plasma destroyed the integrity of cytomembrane. After cold plasma treatment, the content of unsaturated fatty acids in LM cytomembrane increased from 40.17% to 53.91%, along with the decrease of saturated fatty acids from 53.68% to 41.57%. The ANS fluorescence intensity decreased from 8.99 to 3.73, indicating the increase of cytomembrane fluidity caused by cold plasma action. In addition, cold plasma treatment resulted in the penetration of PI and reacted with DNA to emit red fluorescence. By analyzing the changes of β-galactosidase activity and conductivity (increased from 0.15 mS?cm -1 to 0.33 mS?cm-1), it was concluded that the cold plasma enhanced the permeabilization of LM cytomembrane. The changes of ROS fluorescence intensity indicated that cold plasma stimulated the generation of ROS on cytomembrane, thus exerting oxidative damage to cytomembrane. Finally, the results of qRT-PCR showed that cold plasma down-regulated the expression of perR and recA genes by 43.29% and 52.71%, while up-regulated the expression of sigB gene by 89.42%, which disclosed the regulatory mechanism of oxidative stress in microorganism at genic level.【Conclusion】Through the action on cell membrane of the active groups of cold plasma, the viability of LM was inhibited and eventually died.

Key words: cold plasma, Listeria monocytogenes, cytomembrane, fluidity, oxidative damages