Screening and Characterization of the Diversity of Food Microorganisms and Their Metabolites 2022
A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Microbiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2023) | Viewed by 39535
Special Issue Editors
Interests: food microbiota; chromatography and mass spectrometry; separation processes; valorisation of agro-food by-products; fermentation processes and microbial starter cultures; sourdough and breadmaking
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Interests: yeasts genetics and molecular biology; industrial yeasts; new starters for bread and wine making; yeast hybrids; microbiomes of fermented doughs, vineyards and wines
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This is a comprehensive Special Issue covering virtually all scientific lines of food microbiology. Topics include the prospection of microbial species in food and feed matrixes and their genotypic and phenotypic characterization, the contribution of beneficial strains, innovative fermentation and technological procedures towards nutritional and health attributes of food, and the exploitation of microbial metabolites.
Culture-dependent and independent techniques for systematic analyses of bacterial and fungal microbiomes are to be considered. The screening and characterization of food spoilage microorganisms, and its potential risks and effects on consumers is another subject to be included in this Special Issue. Topics related to the role of fermentation and the potential of encrypted phenotypic traits of microorganisms towards food hygiene, safety, and resistance to microbial spoilage are welcome. The elucidation of microbial dynamics and relationships with biotic and abiotic factors are of interest. The contribution of beneficial microorganisms, starter cultures, and innovative fermentation and processing technologies to the nutritional, technological, and health attributes of food should be highlighted in this Special Issue. The identification, characterization, and production of functional microbial substances during fermentation or by elected microorganisms will be highly relevant to designing breakthrough metabolites for food, feed, nutraceutical, cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries, and the elucidation of the corresponding metabolic pathways and optimal growth conditions.
Dr. João Miguel F. Rocha
Dr. Mercedes Tamame
Guest Editors
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