title: Microbes versus microbes: control of pathogens in the food chain.
abstract: Foodborne illness continues as a considerable threat to public health. Despite improved hygiene management systems and increased regulation, pathogenic bacteria still contaminate food, causing sporadic cases of illness and disease outbreaks worldwide. For many centuries, microbial antagonism has been used in food processing to improve food safety. An understanding of the mode of action of this microbial antagonism has been gained in recent years and potential applications in food and feed safety are now being explored. This review focuses on the potential opportunities presented, and the limitations, of using microbial antagonism as a biocontrol mechanism to reduce contamination along the food chain; including animal feed as its first link. © 2014 Society of Chemical Industry.
authors.affiliation: Teagasc Food Research Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co., Cork, Ireland.
authors.forename: Kieran
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jordan
authors.forename: Marion
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dalmasso
authors.forename: Juergen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zentek
authors.forename: Anneluise
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mader
authors.forename: Geert
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bruggeman
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wallace
authors.forename: Dario
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: De Medici
authors.forename: Alfonsina
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fiore
authors.forename: Estella
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Prukner-Radovcic
authors.forename: Maja
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lukac
authors.forename: Lars
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Axelsson
authors.forename: Askild
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Holck
authors.forename: Hanne
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ingmer
authors.forename: Mindaugas
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Malakauskas
mesh_terms: D000821:Animal Feed; D000818:Animals; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity; D001430:Bacteriocins; D001435:Bacteriophages; D005285:Fermentation; D020387:Food Chain; D005511:Food Handling; D005516:Food Microbiology / Q000379:methods; D059022:Food Safety; D005517:Foodborne Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006799:Housing, Animal; D006801:Humans; D006920:Hygiene; D019936:Probiotics
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D001430:Bacteriocins
keywords: bacteriocins; bacteriophage; biocontrol; food safety; food/feed chain; microbial antagonism; prebiotics; probiotics