Bacteriophage applications for food production and processing

ZD Moye, J Woolston, A Sulakvelidze - Viruses, 2018 - mdpi.com
Foodborne illnesses remain a major cause of hospitalization and death worldwide despite
many advances in food sanitation techniques and pathogen surveillance. Traditional …

Shigellosis

KL Kotloff, MS Riddle, JA Platts-Mills, P Pavlinac… - The Lancet, 2018 - thelancet.com
Shigellosis is a clinical syndrome caused by invasion of the epithelium lining the terminal
ileum, colon, and rectum by Shigella species. Although infections occur globally, and in …

Molecular and evolutionary determinants of bacteriophage host range

PA de Jonge, FL Nobrega, SJJ Brouns, BE Dutilh - Trends in microbiology, 2019 - cell.com
The host range of a bacteriophage is the taxonomic diversity of hosts it can successfully
infect. Host range, one of the central traits to understand in phages, is determined by a range …

Salmonella in Chicken Meat: Consumption, Outbreaks, Characteristics, Current Control Methods and the Potential of Bacteriophage Use

K Wessels, D Rip, P Gouws - Foods, 2021 - mdpi.com
The control of Salmonella in chicken processing plants is an ongoing challenge for many
factories around the globe, especially with the increasing demand for poultry escalating …

Phage biocontrol applications in food production and processing

A Vikram, J Woolston, A Sulakvelidze - Current issues in molecular …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Bacteriophages, or phages, are one of the most–if not the most–ubiquitous organisms on
Earth. Interest in various practical applications of bacteriophages has been gaining …

Prevention and Control of Human Salmonella enterica Infections: An Implication in Food Safety

M Mkangara - International Journal of Food Science, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Salmonella is a foodborne zoonotic pathogen causing diarrhoeal disease to humans after
consuming contaminated water, animal, and plant products. The bacterium is the third …

Biorecognition elements appended gold nanoparticle biosensors for the detection of food-borne pathogens-A review

S Sadanandan, K Ramkumar, NP Pillai, P Anuvinda… - Food Control, 2023 - Elsevier
Food-borne diseases emanated from bacterial contamination pose serious threats to human
food safety and well-being. Microbes such as Clostridium perfringens, Escherichia coli (E …

Phage products for fighting antimicrobial resistance

Y Huang, W Wang, Z Zhang, Y Gu, A Huang, J Wang… - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has become a global public health issue and antibiotic
agents have lagged behind the rise in bacterial resistance. We are searching for a new …

The dawn of phage therapy

S Rehman, Z Ali, M Khan, N Bostan… - Reviews in medical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Bacteriophages or phages, being the most abundant entities on earth, represent a potential
solution to a diverse range of problems. Phages are successful antibacterial agents whose …

Bacteriophage and endolysin engineering for biocontrol of food pathogens/pathogens in the food: recent advances and future trends

C Lee, H Kim, S Ryu - CritiCal reviews in Food sCienCe and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Despite advances in modern technologies, various foodborne outbreaks have continuously
threatened the food safety. The overuse of and abuse/misuse of antibiotics have escalated …