Spoilage Microorganisms in Food: Prevalence, Detection, and Control
A special issue of Foods (ISSN 2304-8158). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Microbiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 July 2026 | Viewed by 6
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Interests: foodborne pathogens; biofilm; stress resistance; pathogenicity; natural antimicrobials; food preservation; microbiota; functional foods
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Interests: food microbiology; phage; phage lysin; pathogenicity; food safety; microbiota; drug resistance
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Spoilage microorganisms are a primary driver of food quality degradation, resulting in substantial economic losses and food waste. The effective management of spoilage microorganisms is critical for ensuring product quality and extending shelf life. The challenge is compounded by the complexity of food matrices and the co-existence of multiple spoilage species. Current detection methods often rely on conventional culture-based techniques, which are time-consuming and may fail to capture full microbial diversity. Control strategies still largely depend on traditional preservation methods such as refrigeration and chemical preservatives, which face limitations in efficacy, consumer acceptance and sustainability. Therefore, it is paramount to understand spoilage microbial profiles in foods to develop rapid, sensitive detection technologies and to explore innovative and targeted control strategies.
This Special Issue of Foods invites submissions on the latest advances in the field of food spoilage microorganisms. We encourage submissions on the prevalence and diversity of spoilage microorganisms, the development of novel detection methods and the exploration of innovative control measures. This Special Issue welcomes all original research and review articles covering, but not limited to, the aforementioned research areas.
Prof. Dr. Xiaodong Xia
Prof. Dr. Jinquan Li
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- spoilage
- microorganisms
- detection
- decontamination
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