Innovative Technologies of Control and Intervention for Foodborne Pathogens in Foods
A special issue of Foods (ISSN 2304-8158). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Quality and Safety".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 December 2024 | Viewed by 170
Special Issue Editor
Interests: control of pathogenic microorganism; control of microbial toxin; adaptation mechanism of microorganism to environmental stress; phage therapy; bacteriophage-host interaction
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Since the discovery of antibiotics, their use and abuse have led to the development and spread of antibiotic resistance. This misuse of antibiotics has been reported not only in human and veterinary practices but also in industrial and agricultural practices that have increased the prevalence of drug resistance among most bacterial strains. Developing innovative technologies of control and intervention for foodborne pathogens in foods and novel alternatives to antibiotics has become a common challenge in the food industry.
This Special Issue "Innovative Technologies of Control and Intervene for Foodborne Pathogens in Foods" is intended to contain both reviews and original articles focussed on the emerging data in the field, and on supporting the viability of this approach in an area with real unmet needs. With invited articles contributed by experts from around the world, it is intended to form a valuable resource for both workers in the field and curious newcomers.
Dr. Na Ling
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- foodborne pathogens
- food safety
- antibacterial strategies
- phage therapy
- antibiotic resistance
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Planned Papers
The below list represents only planned manuscripts. Some of these manuscripts have not been received by the Editorial Office yet. Papers submitted to MDPI journals are subject to peer-review.
Title: Effect of Germander Extract Inclusion with Aloe vera Gel Against Foodborne Bacterial Pathogens Using Ground Chicken Meat
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Title: Investigation of various toxigenic genes, antibiotic and disinfectant resistance profiles in Staphylococcus aureus originating from raw milk
Authors: Gulay Merve Bayrakal; Ali Aydin
Affiliation: Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Food Hygiene and Technology
Abstract: This study investigated the toxigenic genes and antimicrobial resistance profiles Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from 260 raw milk samples collected from dairy farms in Türkiye. Results indicated that 60.7% of staphylococcal enterotoxin genes (sea, seb, sed, seg, sei, sej, sek, seq, sem, seo, and seu) and 21.4% of the tst and eta genes were positive, with most enterotoxin-positive samples carrying more than one gene. The genes sec, see, seh, sel, sen, sep, and etb were not identified in any samples. The prevalence of antibiotic resistance genes (mecA, blaR, blaI, blaZ, vanA, ermT, tetK, aac/aph, ant, dfrA, tcaR, IS256, and IS257) was high at 89.2%, with bla being the most frequently detected gene (75%). The mecA gene was present in 14.2% of samples, while tcaR was detected in 78.5%. Nevertheless, the mecC was not identified. Disinfectant resistance genes (qacA/B, qacC, qacJ, smr) were detected in 21.4% of the samples. The results of the disc diffusion test showed that 64% of strains were resistant to penicillin G and ampicillin, with additional resistance found for cefoxitin, teicoplanin, levofloxacin, norfloxacin, and other antibiotics. These findings highlight a significant public health and food safety risk associated with raw milk due to the presence of S. aureus strains with toxigenic genes and high antimicrobial resistance.
