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Natural Antimicrobials and Green Technologies to Improve Food Safety
This special issue belongs to the section “Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance“.
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Extending the shelf-life of food products according to food safety is a major concern of both producers and consumers, especially when dealing with a green technology approach. Researchers have developed different methods to contribute to this topic, and this Special Issue aims to collect original research articles, short communications, and reviews, on all aspects of food preservation by employing natural antimicrobials or applying green technologies to extend food products shelf-life or improve food safety.
Dr. Alida Musatti
Dr. Laura Higueras
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- natural antimicrobials
- shelf-life
- food preservation
- food safety
- green technologies
- active packaging
- bacteriocins
- essential oils
- antimicrobial peptides
- enzymes
- lysozyme
- lactoferrin
- lactoperoxidase system
- ovotransferrin
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Published Papers
Microorganisms - ISSN 2076-2607