Microbiological Contamination: Latest Advances and Prospects
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Applied Microbiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2023) | Viewed by 2475
Special Issue Editor
Interests: in food and food products, diary and dairy products, sanitary quality of water; cosmetics (chinese or others); polymerase chain reaction
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Microbiological contamination occurs when a hostile growth appears in food, water, or cosmetics. Microbiological contamination is connected with Bacteria, Yeast, Mould, Fungi, Virus, Protozoa, prions and their toxins. Because of the high risk of microbial contamination of foods, microbial food-borne disease (FDB) is one of the most serious public health concerns. FBD affect at least a couple of billion people worldwide each year, making it one of the most serious public health issues of the modern era. The sanitary quality of food and daily utilities has a significant impact on a healthier lifestyle. Microbial contamination is defined as the unintentional introduction of microorganisms such as bacteria, fungi, viruses, and parasites into foods, food products, water, fomites, and other environments. Soil, humans, sewage, livestock, waste products, pests, and polluted air are the primary sources of contamination. Microbial contamination of water, food, food products, and fomites poses serious health risks such as food poisoning, skin-wound infections, and disease outbreaks. Furthermore, microbial contamination aids in the transfer and spread of antibiotic-resistant organisms. As a result, public health agencies should report and monitor the survival and spread of microbial contamination on a regular basis. To combat the risks associated with microbial contamination, both early detection and prevention strategies are required. All food and pharmaceutical industries conduct strict microbial quality checks on food, water, and pharmaceutical products on a regular basis. Microbial contamination is detected using both conventional and molecular methods; the prevention of infectious disease caused by microbial contamination necessitates quick methods of contamination detection. Culture is a traditional method. Morphological identification, such as staining and biochemical identification of bacteria and parasites, can take a long time. As a result, different polymerase chain reaction techniques used for the rapid detection of microbial agents.
Dr. Imran Ali Khan
Guest Editor
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