Food Borne Pathogens and the Microbiome
A special issue of Veterinary Sciences (ISSN 2306-7381). This special issue belongs to the section "Veterinary Microbiology, Parasitology and Immunology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 March 2022) | Viewed by 418
Special Issue Editors
Interests: food hygiene and technology; food borne pathogens; antimicrobial resistance and their interaction with the microbiome; food adulteration and food safety management systems
Interests: cattle health and welfare; dairy cattle genetics and microbiomics
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The large and diverse microbial communities, including bacteria, fungi, protozoa and viruses, that live on and inside the body of animals and humans provide multiple benefits to the host including: (i) stimulation of the immune system; (ii) nutrient acquisition, by greatly enhancing the metabolic capacity of the gut; (iii) protection from colonisation by exogenous pathogens and from overgrowth of indigenous pathogens. The genetic material of these microbial communities is often referred to as the microbiome. Recently, a plethora of studies have been conducted exploring microbiomes of animals and humans and the mechanisms through which microbiomes contribute to animal and human health. The aim of this Special Issue is to explore interactions between food-borne pathogens and the microbiome and how the microbiome can be used or altered in order to reduce the prevalence of pathogens in food. Such studies can greatly improve our understanding of the role of the microbiome in the development of important food-borne diseases and have the potential to lead to tangible public health benefits.
Dr. Ioannis Sakaridis
Prof. Dr. George Oikonomou
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- microbiome
- microbiota
- food borne pathogens
- interaction
- probiotics
- colonisation resistance
