Integrating Risk Assessment, Microbiological Surveillance, and Bioinformatics to Combat Foodborne Pathogens
A special issue of Foods (ISSN 2304-8158). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Quality and Safety".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2025 | Viewed by 46
Special Issue Editors
Interests: food microbiology; food safety; foodborne pathogens; microbiological risk assessment
Interests: bioactive compounds; natural antimicrobials; nanotechnology; food safety; food microbiology; encapsulation; active packaging
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Risk assessment is a scientific process that involves hazard identification, hazard characterization, exposure assessment, and risk characterization. When conducted properly, this process allows for the classification or quantification of risks of certain diseases transmitted by microorganisms in certain foods. Currently, given the large number of well-known and novel foods, risk assessments require robust microbiological surveillance covering traditional and emerging food pathogens. At the same time, advancements in bioinformatics have provided unprecedented insights into microorganisms, allowing for more accurate risk estimation than ever before. This Special Issue aims to encourage the publication of studies focused on risk assessment and microbiological surveillance, as well as studies utilizing bioinformatics tools to combat foodborne pathogens. We invite researchers to submit studies on risk assessments of food microorganisms and their toxins, human exposure to microbiological agents, or the qualitative and quantitative identification of risks involving foodborne pathogens and other food hazards. In addition, this Special Issue is interested in studies that apply bioinformatics to the control of food pathogens.
Prof. Dr. Eduardo César Tondo
Dr. Patrícia Da Silva Malheiros
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- risk assessment
- risk ranking
- risk quantification
- foodborne pathogens
- microbiological surveillance
- bioinformatics
- whole genome sequencing
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