Human pathogenic bacteria on fresh produce and their control using bacteriophage treatment: an E. coli example from the Sunshine Coast region

Meg Allom; Harrchun Panchalingam; Mohammad Katouli; D.İpek Kurtböke

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Human pathogenic bacteria on fresh produce and their control using bacteriophage treatment: an E. coli example from the Sunshine Coast region

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Human pathogenic bacteria on fresh produce and their control using bacteriophage treatment: an E. coli example from the Sunshine Coast region

Meg Allom, Harrchun Panchalingam, Mohammad Katouli and D.İpek Kurtböke

Microbiology Australia, Vol.43(4), pp.194-198

2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1071/MA22059

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Abstract

antibiotic resistant pathogentic bacteria

bactriophages

bacteriophage biocontrol

E. coli

E. coli phage

food borne pathogens

food security

fresh produce

phage inactivation

Consumers are placing increasing importance on an environmentally friendly way of food production and are turning to organically produced fruit and vegetables. Organic farming rejects the use of synthetic pesticides or fertilisers, growth promoters, antibiotics, or transgenic organisms. However, the use of manures that replace synthetic fertilisers is associated with a risk of contamination of produce with pathogenic microorganisms. There have been a considerable number of foodborne outbreaks associated with fresh produce, resulting in hospitalisations and deaths worldwide. Accordingly, bacteriophages have gained much attention as a safe, effective, and organic method for removal of pathogenic microorganisms from fresh produce. Bacteriophage treatments for control of pathogenic E. coli and other pathogens on fresh produce have several advantages over currently used treatments, including their host specificity, safety, low impact on sensory qualities of fresh produce, and their ease of isolation over other antimicrobial agents.

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Title: Human pathogenic bacteria on fresh produce and their control using bacteriophage treatment: an E. coli example from the Sunshine Coast region
Authors: Meg Allom (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Science, Technology and Engineering
Harrchun Panchalingam (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Science, Technology and Engineering
Mohammad Katouli (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Science, Technology and Engineering
D.İpek Kurtböke (Corresponding Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Science, Technology and Engineering
Publication details: Microbiology Australia, Vol.43(4), pp.194-198
Publisher: C S I R O Publishing
Date published: 2022
DOI: 10.1071/MA22059
ISSN: 1324-4272
Copyright note: © 2022 The Author(s) (or their employer(s)). Published by CSIRO Publishing on behalf of the ASM. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND)
Organisation Unit: School of Science, Technology and Engineering; Centre for Bioinnovation
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99698696802621
Output Type: Journal article

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