Epidemiology, Prevention and Control of Foodborne Microbial Pathogens, Second Edition
A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Microbiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 729
Special Issue Editors
Interests: antimicrobial resistance; dairy; food microbiology; foodborne pathogens; meat
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Interests: biosurfactants; biofilms
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Interests: foodborne pathogens
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue is a continuation of our previous Special Issue, “Epidemiology, Prevention and Control of Foodborne Microbial Pathogens” (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/microorganisms/special_issues/4RR92E8761).
According to the World Health Organization, “each year worldwide, unsafe food causes 600 million cases of foodborne diseases and 420,000 deaths”. They have also predicted that “30% of foodborne deaths occur among children under 5 years of age”. Thus, understanding the epidemiology, prevention methods, and control of microorganisms causing foodborne diseases is essential for public health. A detailed comprehension of these areas allows the most prevalent pathogenic agents (bacteria, parasites, prions, and viruses) and their transmission routes to be characterized and monitored, enabling the development of effective strategies in order to prevent the contamination of food intended for consumption and consequently outbreaks. This significantly reduces the incidence of diseases, lessens the burden on the healthcare system, and avoids economic losses associated with treatment and productivity loss of affected individuals. Additionally, controlling the spread of pathogens to consumers is crucial for industries which face significant economic impacts during outbreaks or when recalls are necessary.
Therefore, this Special Issue aims to collate scientific research studies and literature reviews that provide relevant contributions that improve our understanding of the main routes of food contamination by pathogens and their prevention and control. This includes studies on genetic characterization (PCR, NGS, and other techniques), as well as evaluations of the effectiveness of various strategies for the prevention and control of pathogen contamination along all steps of food production chains.
Potential topics that may be relevent within the scope of our Special Issue include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Bacillus cereus;
- Biofilm control;
- Clostridium spp.;
- Disinfection procedures;
- Epidemiology;
- Escherichia coli;
- Foodborne outbreaks;
- Listeria monocytogenes;
- Molecular epidemiology;
- Non-thermal treatments;
- Next-generation sequencing;
- Parasites;
- Salmonella spp.;
- Viruses.
Prof. Dr. Gabriel Augusto Marques Rossi
Prof. Dr. Marcia Nitschke
Prof. Dr. Juliano Gonçalves Pereira
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- biofilms
- Clostridium spp.
- Escherichia coli
- foodborne
- Listeria monocytogenes
- outbreaks
- parasites
- prions
- Salmonella spp.
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Vibrio spp.
- viruses
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