title: Advances in rapid detection methods for foodborne pathogens.
abstract: Food safety is increasingly becoming an important public health issue, as foodborne diseases present a widespread and growing public health problem in both developed and developing countries. The rapid and precise monitoring and detection of foodborne pathogens are some of the most effective ways to control and prevent human foodborne infections. Traditional microbiological detection and identification methods for foodborne pathogens are well known to be time consuming and laborious as they are increasingly being perceived as insufficient to meet the demands of rapid food testing. Recently, various kinds of rapid detection, identification, and monitoring methods have been developed for foodborne pathogens, including nucleic-acid-based methods, immunological methods, and biosensor-based methods, etc. This article reviews the principles, characteristics, and applications of recent rapid detection methods for foodborne pathogens.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Process of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Pharmacy, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430073, China, Department of Food Science and Biotechnology and Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 200701, Republic of Korea, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Xihong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Chii-Wann
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Deog Hwan
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Oh
mesh_terms: D015374:Biosensing Techniques / Q000379:methods; D005516:Food Microbiology / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D059022:Food Safety / Q000379:methods*; D005517:Foodborne Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D007118:Immunoassay / Q000379:methods; D025202:Molecular Diagnostic Techniques / Q000379:methods; D013997:Time Factors