Editorial Board for section 'Food Microbiology'
- Food Physics and (Bio)Chemistry Section
- Food Engineering and Technology Section
- Food Quality and Safety Section
- Food Analytical Methods Section
- Food Microbiology Section
- Food Nutrition Section
- Nutraceuticals, Functional Foods, and Novel Foods Section
- Food Security and Sustainability Section
- Food Packaging and Preservation Section
- Sensory and Consumer Sciences Section
- Foodomics Section
- Food Toxicology Section
- Food Systems Section
- Food Biotechnology Section
- Meat Section
- Foods of Marine Origin Section
- Plant Foods Section
- Grain Section
- Dairy Section
- Drinks and Liquid Nutrition Section
Please see the section webpage for more information on this section.
Please note that the order in which the Editors appear on this page is alphabetical, and follows the structure of the editorial board presented on the MDPI website under information for editors: editorial board responsibilities.
Members
1. Department of Food Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
2. Department of Comparative Pathobiology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
Interests: microbiology; pathogenesis; host–pathogen interaction; nanobiotechnology; food safety; probiotics and gut health
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2. Department of Comparative Pathobiology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
Interests: microbiology; pathogenesis; host–pathogen interaction; nanobiotechnology; food safety; probiotics and gut health
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Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
Interests: mycotoxins; mycotoxicology; mycotoxigenic fungi; lactic acid bacteria; fungal enzymes; detoxification
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Interests: mycotoxins; mycotoxicology; mycotoxigenic fungi; lactic acid bacteria; fungal enzymes; detoxification
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Department of Animal Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
Interests: food safety; gut health; public health; controlling pathogens in food systems; understanding pathogen survival and persistence along the food chain, their virulence attributes and the application of probiotics to control foodborne pathogens; the efficacy of currently applied intervention (hurdle) technologies to reduce pathogen transmission during pre- and post-harvest processing of fresh produce, meat and dairy products; potential application of probiotics and functional foods in the prevention and treatment of gut pathologies; elucidating the molecular cross talk between diet, microbiome and host on all levels of regulation namely, genes, proteins and metabolites; developing evidence-based dietary interventions for restoring health and preventing chronic pathologies
Interests: food safety; gut health; public health; controlling pathogens in food systems; understanding pathogen survival and persistence along the food chain, their virulence attributes and the application of probiotics to control foodborne pathogens; the efficacy of currently applied intervention (hurdle) technologies to reduce pathogen transmission during pre- and post-harvest processing of fresh produce, meat and dairy products; potential application of probiotics and functional foods in the prevention and treatment of gut pathologies; elucidating the molecular cross talk between diet, microbiome and host on all levels of regulation namely, genes, proteins and metabolites; developing evidence-based dietary interventions for restoring health and preventing chronic pathologies
Department of Agriculture, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Naples, Italy
Interests: fermented food; lactic acid bacteria; probiotic
Interests: fermented food; lactic acid bacteria; probiotic
Food Biotechnology Department, Spanish Research Council. Instituto de la Grasa (IG-CSIC), Sevilla, Spain
Interests: table olives; biofilms; metagenomics; probiotics; predictive microbiology; food safety; food quality; lactic acid bacteria; yeasts
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Interests: table olives; biofilms; metagenomics; probiotics; predictive microbiology; food safety; food quality; lactic acid bacteria; yeasts
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CBQF—Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, 4169-005 Porto, Portugal
Interests: food safety of edible insects; microbiological quality; hygiene practices; regulatory aspects; risk assess-ment; consumer safety; sustainable food systems
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Interests: food safety of edible insects; microbiological quality; hygiene practices; regulatory aspects; risk assess-ment; consumer safety; sustainable food systems
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National Research Council of Italy, Institute of Sciences of Food Procuction (CNR-ISPA), 70126 Bari, Italy
Interests: food microbiology; characterization and improvement of traditional foods; improvement of food safety and quality by innovative and combined technological applications; development of new products such as probiotic beverages or cheese analogues; high protein/low fat foods; set up of new foods for specific consumer' categories; recovery and recycle of food waste and by products into the food chain
Interests: food microbiology; characterization and improvement of traditional foods; improvement of food safety and quality by innovative and combined technological applications; development of new products such as probiotic beverages or cheese analogues; high protein/low fat foods; set up of new foods for specific consumer' categories; recovery and recycle of food waste and by products into the food chain
Faculty of Science, University of Extremadura, 06006 Badajoz, Spain
Interests: food fermentation; dairy; wine fermentation; food safety; probiotics; functional foods; food processing; lactic acid bacteria; yeast; table olives; biofilm; predictive microbiology
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Interests: food fermentation; dairy; wine fermentation; food safety; probiotics; functional foods; food processing; lactic acid bacteria; yeast; table olives; biofilm; predictive microbiology
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Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences (SAFE), University of Foggia, Via Napoli 25, 71100 Foggia, Italy
Interests: food microbiology; foodborne pathogens; food safety; food preservation; probiotics; predictive microbiology
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Interests: food microbiology; foodborne pathogens; food safety; food preservation; probiotics; predictive microbiology
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College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
Interests: microbial safety of food; foodborne pathogen control; rapid detection technology; microbial biofilm control; microbial drug resistance; stress response in pathogen
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Interests: microbial safety of food; foodborne pathogen control; rapid detection technology; microbial biofilm control; microbial drug resistance; stress response in pathogen
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Teagasc Food Research Centre, Ashtown, Dublin 15, Ireland
Interests: food safety; microbiology; shiga toxin-producing escherichia coli; campylobacter; salmonella
Interests: food safety; microbiology; shiga toxin-producing escherichia coli; campylobacter; salmonella
Departament de Bioquímica i Biotecnologia, Facultat d'Enologia, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Campus Sescelades N4, c/ Marcel.lí Domingo, 1, 43007 Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain
Interests: lactic acid bacteria; wine; Oenococcus; food microbiology; fermented foods
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Interests: lactic acid bacteria; wine; Oenococcus; food microbiology; fermented foods
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Food and Drug Department, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
Interests: lactic acid bacteria; fermentation; fermented foods; dairy microbiology; bioactive compounds; probiotic; prebiotic
Interests: lactic acid bacteria; fermentation; fermented foods; dairy microbiology; bioactive compounds; probiotic; prebiotic
Lab of Marketing and Technology of Aquatic Products and Foods, Department of Ichthyology and Aquatic Environment, School of Agricultural Sciences, University of Thessaly, Fytokou Street, 38446 Volos, Greece
Interests: food/seafood quality processing; food/seafood quality; food/seafood spoilage; food/seafood safety; food-borne bacterial pathogens; food/seafood microbiota; molecular food microbiology; -omics; smart/active packaging
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Interests: food/seafood quality processing; food/seafood quality; food/seafood spoilage; food/seafood safety; food-borne bacterial pathogens; food/seafood microbiota; molecular food microbiology; -omics; smart/active packaging
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Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Perugia, Via San Costanzo 4, 06126 Perugia, Italy
Interests: microbiology; bacteria; biotechnology; genetics; dairy science; meat quality; game meat; antioxidant
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Interests: microbiology; bacteria; biotechnology; genetics; dairy science; meat quality; game meat; antioxidant
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Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA
Interests: rapid detection of pathogens; pre-analytical sample preparation; flow cytometry and other methods for single cell analysis; multicomponent antimicrobial systems for use in foods, on food contact surfaces or in environmental applications; leveraging advances in materials science and chemistry for detection or inactivation of pathogens
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Interests: rapid detection of pathogens; pre-analytical sample preparation; flow cytometry and other methods for single cell analysis; multicomponent antimicrobial systems for use in foods, on food contact surfaces or in environmental applications; leveraging advances in materials science and chemistry for detection or inactivation of pathogens
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Department of Nutrition and Food Science & Center for Food Safety and Security Systems, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Maryland College Park, College Park, MD 07042, USA
Interests: food safety microbiology; food toxicology; predictive microbiology modeling; microbiological risk assessment; mycotoxin; food safety regulations
Interests: food safety microbiology; food toxicology; predictive microbiology modeling; microbiological risk assessment; mycotoxin; food safety regulations
Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari ed Ambientali, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Via Brecce Bianche, 60131 Ancona, Italy
Interests: food microbiology; antibiotic resistance genes; lactic acid fermentation; circular bioeconomy
Interests: food microbiology; antibiotic resistance genes; lactic acid fermentation; circular bioeconomy
Nutrición y Bromatología, Escuela de Ingenierías Agrarias, Universidad de Extremadura, Avd. Adolfo Suárez s/n, 06007 Badajoz, Spain
Interests: food microbiology; starter cultures; bioactive compounds; protective strains; prebiotic; food quality; food safety
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Interests: food microbiology; starter cultures; bioactive compounds; protective strains; prebiotic; food quality; food safety
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Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
Interests: microbial food safety of fresh and fresh-cut fruits & vegetables and of fresh & processed meats; non-thermal technologies for pathogen control in foods; microbiome of fruits and vegetables; food irradiation; HACCP systems
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Interests: microbial food safety of fresh and fresh-cut fruits & vegetables and of fresh & processed meats; non-thermal technologies for pathogen control in foods; microbiome of fruits and vegetables; food irradiation; HACCP systems
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Department of Food Science and Technology, The University of Georgia, Griffin, GA, USA
Interests: salmonella; EHEC; biofilm; bacterial genetics; antibiotic resistance; antimicrobial intervention
Interests: salmonella; EHEC; biofilm; bacterial genetics; antibiotic resistance; antimicrobial intervention
Agricultural and Forest Microbiology, Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Food Sciences, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy
Interests: lactic acid bacteria; food quality; olive oil microbiology; table olives processing; yeast fermentation
Interests: lactic acid bacteria; food quality; olive oil microbiology; table olives processing; yeast fermentation
Department of Life and Environmental Science, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
Interests: yeast fermentation processes; wine and beer fermentation; non-conventional yeasts; yeast antimicrobial compounds; yeast physiology; bioprocess; biomass recycling
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Interests: yeast fermentation processes; wine and beer fermentation; non-conventional yeasts; yeast antimicrobial compounds; yeast physiology; bioprocess; biomass recycling
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Department of Agriculture, Food, Natural Resources and Engineering (DAFNE), University of Foggia, 71122 Foggia, Italy
Interests: lactic acid bacteria and probiotics; predictive microbiology; food microbiology and safety; innovative technologies for food preservation; food science
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Interests: lactic acid bacteria and probiotics; predictive microbiology; food microbiology and safety; innovative technologies for food preservation; food science
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Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute, Belfast, UK
Interests: foodborne pathogens; natural antimicrobials; gut health
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Interests: foodborne pathogens; natural antimicrobials; gut health
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Laboratoire Universitaire de Biodiversité et Ecologie Microbienne UR3882, ESIAB, Université de Brest, Plouzané, France
Interests: food mycology; food microbiology; microbial ecology; food fermentations; secondary metabolites; mycotoxins; LC-MS; filamentous fungi; yeasts; lactic acid bacteria
Interests: food mycology; food microbiology; microbial ecology; food fermentations; secondary metabolites; mycotoxins; LC-MS; filamentous fungi; yeasts; lactic acid bacteria
Department of Food Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72704, USA
Interests: food safety; Listeria monocytogenes; salmonella; Listeria; food preservation; foodborne diseases; antimicrobials; antimicrobial resistance; food packaging
Interests: food safety; Listeria monocytogenes; salmonella; Listeria; food preservation; foodborne diseases; antimicrobials; antimicrobial resistance; food packaging
Department of Meal Science and Culinary Arts, Örebro Universitet, Orebro, Sweden
Interests: veterinary epidemiology; infectious disease epidemiology; zoonotic diseases; molecular epidemiology
Interests: veterinary epidemiology; infectious disease epidemiology; zoonotic diseases; molecular epidemiology
Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
Interests: food safety; microbial ecology in food systems; omic tools; lactic acid bacteria
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Interests: food safety; microbial ecology in food systems; omic tools; lactic acid bacteria
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Department Food Safety, Nutrition and Veterinary Public Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS) , Viale Regina Elena 299, I-00161 Rome, Italy
Interests: food microbiology; food-borne bacterial pathogens; rapid detection of foodborne pathogens; molecular methods in food microbiology; food-borne viruses
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Interests: food microbiology; food-borne bacterial pathogens; rapid detection of foodborne pathogens; molecular methods in food microbiology; food-borne viruses
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