The Role of Biofilms in the Development and Dissemination of Microbial Resistance within the Food Industry
Biofilms are multicellular sessile microbial communities embedded in hydrated extracellular polymeric matrices. Their formation is common in microbial life in most environments, whereas those formed on food-processing surfaces are of considerable interest in the context of food hygiene. Biofilm cell...
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| description | Biofilms are multicellular sessile microbial communities embedded in hydrated extracellular polymeric matrices. Their formation is common in microbial life in most environments, whereas those formed on food-processing surfaces are of considerable interest in the context of food hygiene. Biofilm cells express properties that are distinct from planktonic ones, in particular, due to their notorious resistance to antimicrobial agents. Thus, a special feature of biofilms is that once they have developed, they are hard to eradicate, even when careful sanitization procedures are regularly applied. A large amount of ongoing research has investigated how and why surface-attached microbial communities develop such resistance, and several mechanisms can be acknowledged, such as heterogeneous metabolic activity, cell adaptive responses, diffusion limitations, genetic and functional diversification, and microbial interactions. The articles contained in this Special Issue deal with biofilms of some important food-related bacteria (including common pathogens such as Salmonella enterica, Listeria monocytogenes, and Staphylococcus aureus, as well as spoilage-causing spore-forming bacilli), providing novel insights into their resistance mechanisms and implications, together with novel methods (e.g., use of protective biofilms formed by beneficial bacteria, enzymes) that could be used to overcome resistance and thus improve the safety of our food supply and protect public health. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-694162024-03-28T03:33:38Z The Role of Biofilms in the Development and Dissemination of Microbial Resistance within the Food Industry Giaouris, Efstathios Simões, Manuel Dubois-Brissonnet, Florence Salmonella biofilm morpothypes stainless steel food residues tomato poultry milk biofilms DNase I pre-treatment post-treatment mixed species biofilm disintegration of matrix antibiofilm methods bacteriocins biocides food industry food safety Listeria monocytogenes resistance lactic acid bacteria probiotic potential staphylococci mastitis dairy industry Bacillus species biofilm derived spores cleaning-in-place disinfecting effect disinfectants transcriptome foodborne pathogens dairy bacilli stress adaptation disinfection biocontrol enzymes thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences Biofilms are multicellular sessile microbial communities embedded in hydrated extracellular polymeric matrices. Their formation is common in microbial life in most environments, whereas those formed on food-processing surfaces are of considerable interest in the context of food hygiene. Biofilm cells express properties that are distinct from planktonic ones, in particular, due to their notorious resistance to antimicrobial agents. Thus, a special feature of biofilms is that once they have developed, they are hard to eradicate, even when careful sanitization procedures are regularly applied. A large amount of ongoing research has investigated how and why surface-attached microbial communities develop such resistance, and several mechanisms can be acknowledged, such as heterogeneous metabolic activity, cell adaptive responses, diffusion limitations, genetic and functional diversification, and microbial interactions. The articles contained in this Special Issue deal with biofilms of some important food-related bacteria (including common pathogens such as Salmonella enterica, Listeria monocytogenes, and Staphylococcus aureus, as well as spoilage-causing spore-forming bacilli), providing novel insights into their resistance mechanisms and implications, together with novel methods (e.g., use of protective biofilms formed by beneficial bacteria, enzymes) that could be used to overcome resistance and thus improve the safety of our food supply and protect public health. 2021-05-01T15:49:08Z 2021-05-01T15:49:08Z 2020 book ONIX_20210501_9783039435517_1162 9783039435517 9783039435524 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/69416 eng application/octet-stream Attribution 4.0 International https://mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/3218 https://mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/3218 MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 10.3390/books978-3-03943-552-4 10.3390/books978-3-03943-552-4 46cabcaa-dd94-4bfe-87b4-55023c1b36d0 9783039435517 9783039435524 100 Basel, Switzerland open access |
| spellingShingle | Salmonella biofilm morpothypes stainless steel food residues tomato poultry milk biofilms DNase I pre-treatment post-treatment mixed species biofilm disintegration of matrix antibiofilm methods bacteriocins biocides food industry food safety Listeria monocytogenes resistance lactic acid bacteria probiotic potential staphylococci mastitis dairy industry Bacillus species biofilm derived spores cleaning-in-place disinfecting effect disinfectants transcriptome foodborne pathogens dairy bacilli stress adaptation disinfection biocontrol enzymes thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences The Role of Biofilms in the Development and Dissemination of Microbial Resistance within the Food Industry |
| title | The Role of Biofilms in the Development and Dissemination of Microbial Resistance within the Food Industry |
| title_full | The Role of Biofilms in the Development and Dissemination of Microbial Resistance within the Food Industry |
| title_fullStr | The Role of Biofilms in the Development and Dissemination of Microbial Resistance within the Food Industry |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Role of Biofilms in the Development and Dissemination of Microbial Resistance within the Food Industry |
| title_short | The Role of Biofilms in the Development and Dissemination of Microbial Resistance within the Food Industry |
| title_sort | role of biofilms in the development and dissemination of microbial resistance within the food industry |
| topic | Salmonella biofilm morpothypes stainless steel food residues tomato poultry milk biofilms DNase I pre-treatment post-treatment mixed species biofilm disintegration of matrix antibiofilm methods bacteriocins biocides food industry food safety Listeria monocytogenes resistance lactic acid bacteria probiotic potential staphylococci mastitis dairy industry Bacillus species biofilm derived spores cleaning-in-place disinfecting effect disinfectants transcriptome foodborne pathogens dairy bacilli stress adaptation disinfection biocontrol enzymes thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences |
| topic_facet | Salmonella biofilm morpothypes stainless steel food residues tomato poultry milk biofilms DNase I pre-treatment post-treatment mixed species biofilm disintegration of matrix antibiofilm methods bacteriocins biocides food industry food safety Listeria monocytogenes resistance lactic acid bacteria probiotic potential staphylococci mastitis dairy industry Bacillus species biofilm derived spores cleaning-in-place disinfecting effect disinfectants transcriptome foodborne pathogens dairy bacilli stress adaptation disinfection biocontrol enzymes thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences |
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