Food-borne pathogens

Hill, W. E. The polymerase chain reaction Applications for the detection of food-borne pathogens. Crit. Rev. Food Sci. Nutr. 1996, 36,123-173. 

Swartz MN Human diseases caused by food-borne pathogens of animal origin. Clin Infect Dis 2002 34(suppl 3) S111-S122. 

SPR biosensor-based detection of food contaminants, food-borne pathogens and toxins... 

Food-borne pathogens are not so readily treatable, and disease outbreaks (a term used to describe food poisoning events that have a single source and that affect many persons at one time) are not uncommon. Individual cases also occur, but these are not so easily countable. In any case, the total annual burden of disease from food-borne pathogens in the United States is said by the CDC to be in the tens of millions. Most of these cases amount to nothing but the extreme discomfort associated with vomiting and diarrhea, but mortality can be high in certain subpopulations - children, the elderly, those with impaired immune functions. 

Swaminathan, B., and Feng, P. (1994). Rapid detection of food-borne pathogenic bacteria. Annu. Rev. Microbiol. 48,401-426. 

Petitions by the National Fisheries Institute for approval of irradiation treatment to control food-borne pathogens in raw or processed crustaceans are pending at the regulatory authorities in the United States [70]. 

Parkhill, J. Wren, B.W. Mungall, K. et al. The genome sequence of the food-borne pathogen Campylobacter jejuni reveals hypervariable sequences. Nature, 403, 665-668 (2000)... 

Daly, C., Sandine, W. E. and Elliker, P. R. 1972. Interactions of food starter cultures and food-borne pathogens Streptococcus diacetilactis versus food pathogens. J. Milk Food TechnoL 35, 349-357. 

Speck, M. L. 1972. Control of food-borne pathogens by starter cultures. J. Dairy Sci. 55, 1019-1022. 

Transcriptomic, proteomic, and/or metabolomic approaches have already been shown to be extremely useful to assess food safety and quality at every stage of production to ensure food safety for human consumption. They are also valuable tools to distinguish between similar food products and to detect food frauds (adulteration, origin, authenticity, etc.), food-borne pathogens, toxic species, food allergens, etc. 

Gilliland, S.E. and Speck, M.L., Antagonistic action of Lactobacillus acidophilus towards intestinal and food borne pathogens in associative culture, J. FoodProt., 40, 820-823, 1977. 

Smith Palmer, A., Stewart, J. and Fyfe, L. (1998) Antimicrobial properties of plant essential oils and essence against five important food born pathogens. Letters in Applied Microbiology 26, 11 8-1 22. 

Shin, S. Y., Bajpai, V. K., Kim, H. R., and Kang, S. C. 2007. Antibacterial activity of bioconverted eicosapentaenoic(EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) against food-born pathogenic bacteria. Int. J. Food Microbiol., 113, 233-236. 

Portable SERS Sensor for Sensitive Detection of Food-Borne Pathogens... 

Food-borne diseases are the most common infectious diseases. E. coli 0157 H7 is a major food-borne pathogen that causes diarrhea, hemorrhagic cohtis, and hemolytic uremic syndrome and is actively monitored by the Centers for Disease Control... 

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