Microbial Biocontrol in the Agri-Food Industry, 2nd Edition
A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607). This special issue belongs to the section "Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2024 | Viewed by 33
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Interests: yeast fermentation processes; wine and beer fermentation; yeast physiology; bioprocess; biomass recycling
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Dear Colleagues,
In recent years, there has been a growing interest in the use of natural antimicrobial compounds to limit or avoid the use of chemical antimicrobials. Natural antimicrobial compounds have potential applications in the food industry and biological control of plant pathogens, as well as therapeutic agents against animal and human infections. Natural antimicrobial compounds can come from plants (essential oils) or from microorganisms (bacteriocins, mycocines, and active peptides). In spite of a wide range of possible applications, however, their exploitation on an industrial level is still limited and needs to be investigated. The actual and possible applications of natural compounds in agri-food are an interesting and growing field. In addition to the use of antimicrobial compounds, the microorganisms themselves can be used in the control of spoilage microorganisms along the entire production chain of agro-industry products. Likewise, the quick development of novelties in this research field needs up-to-date review papers.
In this Special Issue, we invite authors who are leading investigations into this topic to contribute to the knowledge of the use of natural antimicrobial compounds and biocontrol agents in the agri-food industry.
Prof. Dr. Maurizio Ciani
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- antimicrobial compounds
- food industry
- control of plant pathogens
- spoilage microorganisms
- killer yeasts
- antimicrobial peptides
- essential oils
Related Special Issue
- Microbial Biocontrol in the Agri-Food Industry in Microorganisms (8 articles)
