Microbial infections Salmonella

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in the USA has estimated that Campylobacter and Salmonella are the top two bacterial foodbome pathogens as they are responsible for a total of 2 and 1.3 million foodbome infections every year (Mead et al., 1999). Most of the cases of infection with Campylobacter and Salmonella appear to be due to eggs and poultry, but a significant number of cases are related to beef products (CDC, 2005 Jay, 2000). EHEC does not cause as many infections as the top two pathogens (approximately 100,000 in the USA), but EHEC is frequently linked to outbreaks of diarrhea caused by the consumption of contaminated ground beef (Mead et al., 1999, Rangel et al., 2005). Infections caused by EHEC are the major microbial public health concern related to ruminant food products. 

Tabe, E. S., Oloya, J., Doetkott, D. K., Bauer, M. L., Gibbs, P. S., and Khaitsa, M. L. (2008). Comparative effect of direct-fed microbials on fecal shedding of Escherichia coli 0157 H7 and Salmonella in naturally infected feedlot cattle. /. Food Prot. 71, 539-544. 

Many examples have been reported on the biosurfactants potential as anti-adhesive coatings. The amount of biofilm formed by Salmonella typhimurium. Salmonella enterica, Escherichia coli and Proteus mirabilis in vinyl urethral catheters coated with surfactin was reduced as compared to the uncoated controls [124], Also, biosurfactants from probiotic lactobacilli successfully prevented the adhesion of uropatho-gens, and subsequent urogenital infections [19-21, 125], Biosurfactants from lactic acid bacteria (Streptococcus ther-mophilus A and Lactococcus lactis 53) were effectively used to avoid microbial colonization of silicone rubber voice prosthe-ses, thus their premature failure [26,27]. These bacterial [22] and Lactobacillus paracasei [126] biosurfactants were found to possess antimicrobial and anti-adhesive activity against... 

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