Detection of Foodborne Pathogens by Means of Omics Technologies
A special issue of Pathogens (ISSN 2076-0817).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2023) | Viewed by 1933
Special Issue Editors
Interests: environmental health; environmental microbiology; epidemiology of foodborne and waterborne diseases; risk assessment; molecular epidemiology; environmental virology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
One of the main areas that public health has focused on is food safety. Public health deals with hazards in the food supply chain since millions of people fall ill after consuming contaminated food. Cases of foodborne illnesses are continuously reported around the world. Foodborne diseases are caused by pathogens such as bacteria, fungi, parasites, and viruses, and are categorized either into infection or intoxication illnesses. Escherichia coli, Listeria monocytogenes, species of Salmonella or Shigella, Adenovirus, and Cryptosporidium are well-known pathogens that primarily use food products as vehicles of transmission. Therefore, the public health sector needs support regarding foodborne pathogen outbreaks. As foodborne incidents remain a problem for public health, a particular emphasis is placed by scientists on innovative techniques that can be applied in the food industry. Recent developments in “Foodomics” approaches could challenge the existing limitations in the detection of foodborne pathogens.
This Special Issue intends to expand our knowledge on the detection of foodborne pathogens by omics methods, from farm to fork. We specifically welcome studies with novel and alternative omics technologies.
Prof. Dr. Apostolos Vantarakis
Dr. Maria-Eleni Dimitrakopoulou
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- foodborne pathogens
- food safety
- public health
- omics technologies
- foodomics
- microbial contamination
