Microbes versus microbes: control of pathogens in the food chain

TY - JOUR

T1 - Microbes versus microbes

T2 - control of pathogens in the food chain

AU - Jordan, Kieran

AU - Dalmasso, Marion

AU - Zentek, Juergen

AU - Mader, Anneluise

AU - Bruggeman, Geert

AU - Wallace, John

AU - De Medici, Dario

AU - Fiore, Alfonsina

AU - Prukner-Radovcic, Estella

AU - Lukac, Maja

AU - Axelsson, Lars

AU - Holck, Askild

AU - Ingmer, Hanne

AU - Malakauskas, Mindaugas

N1 - © 2014 Society of Chemical Industry.

PY - 2014/12/1

Y1 - 2014/12/1

N2 - Foodborne illness continues as a considerable threat to public health. Despite improved hygiene management systems and increased regulation, pathogenic bacteria still contaminate food, causing sporadic cases of illness and disease outbreaks worldwide. For many centuries, microbial antagonism has been used in food processing to improve food safety. An understanding of the mode of action of this microbial antagonism has been gained in recent years and potential applications in food and feed safety are now being explored. This review focuses on the potential opportunities presented, and the limitations, of using microbial antagonism as a biocontrol mechanism to reduce contamination along the food chain; including animal feed as its first link.

AB - Foodborne illness continues as a considerable threat to public health. Despite improved hygiene management systems and increased regulation, pathogenic bacteria still contaminate food, causing sporadic cases of illness and disease outbreaks worldwide. For many centuries, microbial antagonism has been used in food processing to improve food safety. An understanding of the mode of action of this microbial antagonism has been gained in recent years and potential applications in food and feed safety are now being explored. This review focuses on the potential opportunities presented, and the limitations, of using microbial antagonism as a biocontrol mechanism to reduce contamination along the food chain; including animal feed as its first link.

KW - Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

KW - microbial antagonism

KW - food/feed chain

KW - food safety

KW - bacteriophage

KW - bacteriocins

KW - biocontrol

KW - probiotics

KW - prebiotics

KW - microbial antagonism

KW - food/feed chain

KW - food safety

KW - bacteriophage

KW - bacteriocins

KW - probiotics

KW - prebiotics

U2 - 10.1002/jsfa.6735

DO - 10.1002/jsfa.6735

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 24816992

SN - 0022-5142

VL - 94

SP - 3079

EP - 3089

JO - Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

JF - Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

IS - 15

ER -