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Bacteriophage Applications for Food Production and Processing.
Review in Viruses, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 265 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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265 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 548 citations in OpenAlex.
- Bacteriophage-mediated gut microbiota regulation: a bibliometric landscape analysis (2005-2024).Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Pooled it
- Innovative Approaches Against Planktonic and Biofilm-ProducingVeterinary sciences · 2026Review
- Bacteriophages as Phagobiotics: Scientific Rationale and Translational Boundaries for Gut Microbiome Modulation.Viruses · 2026Review
- Isolation, characterization, and genomic analysis of a novel lytic bacteriophage with potent antibiofilm activity against multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii.BMC microbiology · 2026Article
- Targeting Foodborne Pathogens with Bacteriophages: Mechanisms, Applications, and Resistance.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Bacteriophages as Potential Sustainable Alternatives to Antibiotics for ControllingAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Novel Silviavirus phages with broad-host-range activity against methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus from seafood: comprehending the phenotypic and genotypic variability.Folia microbiologica · 2026Article
- Efficacy of a Salmonella Bacteriophage Cocktail Against Multidrug-Resistant Salmonella Isolates From Clinical and Food Samples.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Characterization and complete genomic sequence of a novel phage BUCT805 infectingMicrobiology spectrum · 2026Article
- A novel temperate phage fromMicrobiology spectrum · 2026Article
- Mining of food metagenomes reveals an unexplored diversity of dsDNA bacteriophages.NPJ biofilms and microbiomes · 2026Article
- Comparative morphological, genomic, and functional characterization of two newly isolated lytic caudoviricetes phages targeting Escherichia coli and Salmonella.Scientific reports · 2026Article
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- Antimicrobial Resistance in the Food Chain: Bridging Knowledge Gaps for Effective Detection and Control.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
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- Phage as control strategy against the foodborne pathogen, Bacillus cereus.Archives of microbiology · 2026Review
- Next-Generation Strategies for Controlling Foodborne Pathogens: Precision Antimicrobials, Biofilm Disruption, and Emerging Molecular Interventions.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Limitations and safety aspects related to the use of bacteriophages in food production.FEMS microbiology reviews · 2026Article
- Microbial Ecology at the Nexus of Food Safety and Biotechnology With Ecological Mechanisms, Risks, and Emerging Innovations.International journal of food science · 2026Review
205 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Foodborne illnesses remain a major cause of hospitalization and death worldwide despite many advances in food sanitation techniques and pathogen surveillance. Traditional antimicrobial methods, such as pasteurization, high pressure processing, irradiation, and chemical disinfectants are capable of reducing microbial populations in foods to varying degrees, but they also have considerable drawbacks, such as a large initial investment, potential damage to processing equipment due to their corrosive nature, and a deleterious impact on organoleptic qualities (and possibly the nutritional value) of foods. Perhaps most importantly, these decontamination strategies kill indiscriminately, including many—often beneficial—bacteria that are naturally present in foods. One promising technique that addresses several of these shortcomings is bacteriophage biocontrol, a green and natural method that uses lytic bacteriophages isolated from the environment to specifically target pathogenic bacteria and eliminate them from (or significantly reduce their levels in) foods. Since the initial conception of using bacteriophages on foods, a substantial number of research reports have described the use of bacteriophage biocontrol to target a variety of bacterial pathogens in various foods, ranging from ready-to-eat deli meats to fresh fruits and vegetables, and the number of commercially available products containing bacteriophages approved for use in food safety applications has also been steadily increasing. Though some challenges remain, bacteriophage biocontrol is increasingly recognized as an attractive modality in our arsenal of tools for safely and naturally eliminating pathogenic bacteria from foods.
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