Foodborne Pathogens and Food Safety

• Other Authors: Lourenco, Antonio Afonso (Editor), Burgess, Catherine (Editor), Ells, Timothy (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: Research & information: general; Biology, life sciences; Microbiology (non-medical); Listeria monocytogenes; growth potential; ready-to-eat; iceberg lettuce; rocket; spinach; rucola; arugula; antimicrobial blue light; pathogenic bacteria; food-borne bacteria; endogenous photosensitizers; porphyrins; food safety; food handling; food hygiene; Salmonella; Salmonellosis; foodborne illness; whole papaya; Salmonella Typhimurium; survival; aqueous chlorine dioxide; malic acid; shelf-life; Listeria spp.; prevalence; detection; monitoring; smear; benzalkonium chloride; thymol; ampicillin; sublethal antimicrobial exposure; gene expression; stress response; virulence; foodborne pathogen; salmonellosis; chicken; antibiotic resistance; microbial contamination; multidrug-resistant bacteria; milk alternatives; Salmonella Enteritidis; egg white; AcrD; stress resistance; cell invasion; pathogenic mechanism; foodborne bacteria; in vitro cell models; organoids; enteroids; Bacillus cereus group; chromogenic media; performance testing; toxin gene profiling; panC sequencing; food-borne salmonellosis; multi-drug resistance; invasion genes bacterial virulence; poultry bio-mapping; chemical interventions; Salmonella enumeration; Campylobacter enumeration; bacteriophage; endolysin; amidase; bionanoparticles; BNPs; enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli; yogurt; quantitative microbial risk assessment
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Foodborne pathogens represent a major burden on society as they are the cause of high numbers of illnesses, hospitalizations, and deaths each year. In addition to their detrimental impact on human health, these microorganisms, which include pathogenic bacteria, viruses, fungi, and a range of parasites, also represent a significant economic cost to food companies in the implementation and constant oversight of food hygiene and safety programs, product recalls, and potential litigation if outbreaks occur. Advancing our current knowledge of the food processing chain and its vulnerabilities to the many factors related to foodborne pathogens (e.g., their stress response, survival and persistence in processing environments, acquisition of virulence factors and antimicrobial drug resistance) is paramount to the development of effective strategies for early detection and control of pathogens, thereby improving food safety.This Special Issue compiled original research articles contributing to a better understanding of the impact of all aspects of foodborne pathogens on food safety.