Tolerance of Listeria monocytogenes to biocides used in food processing environments
| Autor: | Sanelisiwe Thinasonke Duze, Musa Marimani, Mrudula Patel |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Biocide
Food Safety Food Handling Clinical manifestation Biology medicine.disease_cause Microbiology 03 medical and health sciences Listeria monocytogenes Drug Resistance Bacterial medicine Animals Humans Listeriosis 030304 developmental biology 0303 health sciences Foodborne pathogen 030306 microbiology business.industry Outbreak Food safety Ammonium compounds Disinfection Food processing business Food Science Disinfectants |
| Zdroj: | Food microbiology. 97 |
| ISSN: | 1095-9998 |
| Popis: | Listeria monocytogenes is a foodborne pathogen that causes a life-threatening disease in humans known as listeriosis. Contamination of food during processing is the main route of transmission of Listeria monocytogenes. Therefore, biocides play a crucial role in food processing environments as they act as the first line of defense in the prevention and control of L. monocytogenes. Residues of biocides may be present at sublethal concentrations after disinfection. This, unfortunately, subjects L. monocytogenes to selection pressure, giving rise to tolerant strains, which pose a threat to food safety and public health. This review will give a brief description of L. monocytogenes, the clinical manifestation, treatment of listeriosis as well as recently recorded outbreaks. The article will then discuss the current literature on the ability of L. monocytogenes strains to tolerate biocides especially quaternary ammonium compounds as well as the mechanisms of tolerance towards biocides including the activation of efflux pump systems. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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