PART 1 FOOD BIOPRESERVATION
Identifying new protective cultures and culture components for food biopreservation
- Historical perspectives
- Bacteriocins of Gram-positive bacteria and the nature of BLIS
- Characteristics of microbes and inhibitory products of relevance to their potential protective activity in food
- Screening methodologies in food biopreservation
- Our procedure for inhibitor screening in food biopreservation
- Molecula[...]
PART 1 FOOD BIOPRESERVATION
Identifying new protective cultures and culture components for food biopreservation
- Historical perspectives
- Bacteriocins of Gram-positive bacteria and the nature of BLIS
- Characteristics of microbes and inhibitory products of relevance to their potential protective activity in food
- Screening methodologies in food biopreservation
- Our procedure for inhibitor screening in food biopreservation
- Molecular methods of screening in food biopreservation
- Future considerations
Antifungal lactic acid bacteria and propionibacteria for food biopreservation
- Spoilage fungi in food: undesired yeasts and moulds
- Traditional control of spoilage fungi in food
- Antifungal lactic and propionic acid bacteria (LAB and PAB)
- Efficiency of antifungal LAB and PAB in food challenge tests: a first step from in vitro towards in vivo
- Antifungal metabolites and further inhibitory mechanisms
- The long road from research to industry: commercial antifungal protective cultures
- Future trends
- Summary
Nisin, natamycin and other commercial fermentates used in food biopreservation
- Nisin used in food biopreservation
- Natamycin used in food biopreservation
- Undefined fermentates used in food biopreservation
- Sources of further information and advice
The potential of Lacticin 3147, enterocin AS-48, lacticin 481, variacin, and sakacin P for food biopreservation
- The potential of Lacticin 3147 for food biopreservation
- The potential of Enterocin AS-48 for food biopreservation
- The potential of Lacticin 481 for food biopreservation
- The potential of Variacin for food biopreservation
- The potential of Sakacin P for food biopreservation
- Future trends
- Sources of further information and advice
The Potential of reuterin produced by Lactobacillus reuteri as a broad spectrum preservative in food
- Lactobacillus reuteri, a probiotic bacterium with intestinal activity
- The reuterin-HPA system
- Antimicrobial activity of reuterin
- Production of reuterin at large scale
- Reuterin as food preservative
- Additional antimicrobial compounds produced by L. reuteri
- Concluding remarks and future perspectives
Bacteriophages and food safety
- Bacteriophages
- Pathogen detection using bacteriophage
- Application of bacteriophage to control bacterial pathogens in foods: an overview
- Phage therapy: on the way to safer food?
PART 2 APPLICATIONS OF PROTECTIVE CULTURES, BACTERIOCINS AND BACTERIOPHAGES IN FOOD ANIMALS AND HUMANS
Using antimicrobial cultures, bacteriocins and bacteriophages to reduce carriage of food-borne bacterial pathogens in poultry
- Antimicrobial cultures to reduce carriage of food-borne bacterial pathogens in poultry
- Bacteriocins to reduce carriage of food-borne bacterial pathogens in poultry
- Bacteriophages to reduce carriage of food-borne bacterial pathogens in poultry
- Regulatory issues in reduction of food-borne bacterial pathogens in poultry
- Future trends
- Sources of further information and advice
Using antimicrobial cultures, bacteriocins and bacteriophages to reduce carriage of food-borne pathogens in cattle and swine
- Antimicrobial cultures: enhancing natural competition
- Direct assault: anti-pathogen intervention strategies
- Conclusions
- Disclaimer
Controlling fungal growth and mycotoxins in animal feed
- Fungal growth and mycotoxins in animal feed
- Preservation techniques
- Biopreservation
- From strain discovery to biopreservative starter culture
- Concluding remarks
Biological control of human digestive microbiota using antimicrobial cultures and bacteriocins
- Human gastrointestinal defenses
- Gastrointestical microbiota as partner for human defense
- Antimicrobial cultures: lactic acid bacteria and probiotics
- Mechanisms of action in human digestive microbiota
- Antimicrobial cultures: prevention and treatment of gastrointestinal diseases
- Tools for studying biological activities of antimicrobial cultures
- Conclusion and future trends
PART 3 APPLICATIONS OF PROTECTIVE CULTURES, BACTERIOCINS AND BACTERIOPHAGES IN FOODS AND BEVERAGES
Applications of protective cultures, bacteriocins and bacteriophages in milk and dairy products
- Bacteriocins to improve the safety of dairy foods
- Bacteriocins in combined treatments
- Bacteriocins to enhance the quality and flavour of cheese
- Bacteriophages to improve the safety and quality of milk and dairy products
- Conclusions and future trends
Applications of protective cultures, bacteriocins and bacteriophages in fermented meat products
- Food safety of fermented sausages
- Microbiota of fermented sausages
- Bioprotective cultures for safety of fermented sausages
- Application of bacteriocins in fermented sausages
- Use of bacteriophages to improve food safety and meat environment
- Legislation aspects and constraints
- Future trends
- Sources of further information and advice
Applications of protective cultures, bacteriocins and bacteriophages in fresh seafood and seafood products
- Microbial risk in seafood
- Lactic acid bacteria in seafood products
- Bioprotective lactic acid bacteria, bacteriocins and bacteriophages for bacteria control
- Industrial application
- Future trends
- Sources of further information and advice
Microbial applications in the biopreservation of cereal products
- Cereals in human nutrition and animal feed
- Major contaminant agents in cereal-based products
- Fermentative technologies as tool of microbial biopreservation
- Production in situ of antimicrobial compounds
- Microbial metabolites used as additives in cereal biopreservation
- Phage-based strategies
- Conclusion
Biological control of postharvest diseases in fruit and vegetables
- Development program of a biocontrol agent (BCA)
- The search for biocontrol agents of postharvest diseases
- Mechanisms of action
- Production and formulation of biocontrol agents
- Improvement of biocontrol agents
- Integration of biocontrol agents with other alternative methods
- Hurdles for biocontrol commercial application
- Future trends
- Sources of further information and advice
Biological control of pathogens and post-processing spoilage microorganisms in fresh and processed fruit and vegetables
- Biocontrol of bacterial pathogens in fresh-cut produce
- Biocontrol strategies for minimal processed fruits
- Application of bacteriocins in fruit juices and vegetable drinks
- Application of bacteriocins in ready to eat and canned vegetable foods
- Application of bacteriocins or their producer strains in fermented vegetables
- General conclusions and perspectives
Applications of protective cultures and bacteriocins in wine making
- Wine fermentation
- Lactic acid bacteria in wine making
- Wine spoilage by bacteria
- Sulphur dioxide: the classical antimicrobial agent in winemaking
- Bacteriocins
- Bacteriocins produced by enological bacteria
- Bacteriocins with antimicrobial activity against wine spoilage bacteria
- Future trends
Control of mycotoxin contamination in foods using lactic acid bacteria
- Control of the mycotoxin problem
- Reduction of toxic effects in vitro
- Effectiveness under physiological conditions
Active packaging for food biopreservation
- Food and active packaging
- Antimicrobial packaging for food biopreservation
- Natural antimicrobial agents and polymers
- Other antimicrobial packaging systems
- Design of antimicrobial packaging systems
- Future trends
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