PMID- 35082082 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220128 LR - 20220128 IS - 1095-9998 (Electronic) IS - 0740-0020 (Linking) VI - 103 DP - 2022 May TI - Spatial organisation of Listeria monocytogenes and Escherichia coli O157:H7 cultivated in gel matrices. PG - 103965 LID - S0740-0020(21)00231-8 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.fm.2021.103965 [doi] AB - The spatial organisation of bacterial pathogens in food matrices remains poorly understood, but is important in improving risk assessment and preventing infection of consumers by contaminated foodstuff. By combining confocal laser scanning microscopy with genetic fluorescent labelling of Listeria monocytogenes and Escherichia coli O157:H7, it was possible to investigate the spatial patterns of colonisation of both foodborne pathogens in gel matrices, alone or in combination, in various environmental conditions. Increasing low melting point agarose (LMPA) concentrations triggers the transition between a motile single-cell lifestyle to a sessile population spatially organised as microcolonies. The size, number and morphology of microcolonies were highly affected by supplementations in NaCl or lactic acid, two compounds frequently used in food products. Strikingly, single-cell motility was partially restored at higher LMPA concentration in the presence of lactic acid for Escherichia coli O157:H7 and in the presence of NaCl for Listeria monocytogenes. Co-culture of both species in the hydrogel affected pathogen colonisation features; Listeria monocytogenes was better able to colonise gel matrices containing lactic acid in the presence of Escherichia coli O157:H7. Altogether, this investigation provides insights into the spatial distribution and structural dynamics of bacterial pathogens in gel matrices. Potential impacts on food safety are discussed. CI - Copyright (c) 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. FAU - Saint Martin, Cedric AU - Saint Martin C AD - Universite Paris-Saclay, INRAE, AgroParisTech, MICALIS Institute, 78350, Jouy-en-Josas, France; Universite Clermont Auvergne, INRAE, UMR454 MEDIS, 63000, Clermont-Ferrand, France. FAU - Darsonval, Maud AU - Darsonval M AD - Universite Paris-Saclay, INRAE, AgroParisTech, MICALIS Institute, 78350, Jouy-en-Josas, France. FAU - Gregoire, Marina AU - Gregoire M AD - Universite Paris-Saclay, INRAE, AgroParisTech, MICALIS Institute, 78350, Jouy-en-Josas, France. FAU - Caccia, Nelly AU - Caccia N AD - Universite Clermont Auvergne, INRAE, UMR454 MEDIS, 63000, Clermont-Ferrand, France. FAU - Midoux, Lucas AU - Midoux L AD - Universite Paris-Saclay, INRAE, AgroParisTech, MICALIS Institute, 78350, Jouy-en-Josas, France. FAU - Berland, Sophie AU - Berland S AD - Universite Paris-Saclay, INRAE, AgroParisTech, SayFood, 91300, Massy, France. FAU - Leroy, Sabine AU - Leroy S AD - Universite Clermont Auvergne, INRAE, UMR454 MEDIS, 63000, Clermont-Ferrand, France. FAU - Dubois-Brissonnet, Florence AU - Dubois-Brissonnet F AD - Universite Paris-Saclay, INRAE, AgroParisTech, MICALIS Institute, 78350, Jouy-en-Josas, France. FAU - Desvaux, Mickael AU - Desvaux M AD - Universite Clermont Auvergne, INRAE, UMR454 MEDIS, 63000, Clermont-Ferrand, France. Electronic address: mickael.desvaux@inrae.fr. FAU - Briandet, Romain AU - Briandet R AD - Universite Paris-Saclay, INRAE, AgroParisTech, MICALIS Institute, 78350, Jouy-en-Josas, France. Electronic address: romain.briandet@inrae.fr. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20211208 PL - England TA - Food Microbiol JT - Food microbiology JID - 8601127 SB - IM MH - Colony Count, Microbial MH - *Escherichia coli O157/genetics MH - Food Microbiology MH - *Listeria monocytogenes/genetics OTO - NOTNLM OT - Bacterial motility OT - Confocal laser scanning microscopy OT - Escherichia coli O157:H7 OT - Food matrix OT - Hydrogel OT - Listeria monocytogenes OT - Spatial organisation EDAT- 2022/01/28 06:00 MHDA- 2022/01/29 06:00 CRDT- 2022/01/27 05:36 PHST- 2021/08/11 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/12/03 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2021/12/06 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/01/27 05:36 [entrez] PHST- 2022/01/28 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/01/29 06:00 [medline] AID - S0740-0020(21)00231-8 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.fm.2021.103965 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Food Microbiol. 2022 May;103:103965. doi: 10.1016/j.fm.2021.103965. Epub 2021 Dec 8.