Postbiotics-parabiotics: The new horizons in microbial biotherapy and functional foods

BH Nataraj, SA Ali, PV Behare, H Yadav - Microbial cell factories, 2020 - Springer
Probiotics have several health benefits by modulating gut microbiome; however, techno-
functional limitations such as viability controls have hampered their full potential applications …

Bacteriocins, potent antimicrobial peptides and the fight against multi drug resistant species: resistance is futile?

E Meade, MA Slattery, M Garvey - Antibiotics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Despite highly specialized international interventions and policies in place today, the rapid
emergence and dissemination of resistant bacterial species continue to occur globally …

Bacteriocins: An Overview of Antimicrobial, Toxicity, and Biosafety Assessment by in vivo Models

DF Benítez-Chao, A León-Buitimea… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The world is facing a significant increase in infections caused by drug-resistant infectious
agents. In response, various strategies have been recently explored to treat them, including …

Antimicrobials for food and feed; a bacteriocin perspective

PM O'Connor, TM Kuniyoshi, RPS Oliveira… - Current opinion in …, 2020 - Elsevier
Highlights•Novel bacteriocins with potential as food preservatives are continuously being
discovered.•A hurdle approach is improving the efficacy of bacteriocins in foods and …

Lactic acid bacteria as antibacterial agents to extend the shelf life of fresh and minimally processed fruits and vegetables: Quality and safety aspects

S Agriopoulou, E Stamatelopoulou, M Sachadyn-Król… - Microorganisms, 2020 - mdpi.com
Eating fresh fruits and vegetables is, undoubtedly, a healthy habit that should be adopted by
everyone (particularly due to the nutrients and functional properties of fruits and vegetables) …

Antifungal preservation of food by lactic acid bacteria

A Nasrollahzadeh, S Mokhtari, M Khomeiri, PEJ Saris - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
Fungal growth and consequent mycotoxin release in food and feed threatens human health,
which might even, in acute cases, lead to death. Control and prevention of foodborne …

Food safety through natural antimicrobials

EJ Quinto, I Caro, LH Villalobos-Delgado, J Mateo… - Antibiotics, 2019 - mdpi.com
Microbial pathogens are the cause of many foodborne diseases after the ingestion of
contaminated food. Several preservation methods have been developed to assure microbial …

Applications of lactic acid bacteria and their bacteriocins against food spoilage microorganisms and foodborne pathogens

MP Mokoena, CA Omatola, AO Olaniran - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are Gram-positive and catalase-negative microorganisms used to
produce fermented foods. They appear morphologically as cocci or rods and they do not …

Characterization of lactic acid bacteria postbiotics, evaluation in-vitro antibacterial effect, microbial and chemical quality on chicken drumsticks

GK İncili, P Karatepe, M Akgöl, A Güngören… - Food …, 2022 - Elsevier
The aims of this study were to characterize postbiotics, and to evaluate their antibacterial
effects in-vitro and on chicken drumsticks. Postbiotics [Pediococcus. acidilactici (PA) …

Beyond conventional meat preservation: saddling the control of bacteriocin and lactic acid bacteria for clean label and functional meat products

S Smaoui, N Echegaray, M Kumar, M Chaari… - Applied Biochemistry …, 2024 - Springer
Advancements in food science and technology have paved the way for the development of
natural antimicrobial compounds to ensure the safety and quality of meat and meat products …