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ReviewFood science and biotechnology2025

Antibiotic resistance and preventive strategies in foodborne pathogenic bacteria: a comprehensive review.

Masooma Farrukh, Ayesha Munawar, Zeenat Nawaz, Nazim Hussain, Ahmer Bin Hafeez, Piotr Szweda

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Review in Food science and biotechnology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Masooma FarrukhCenter for Applied Molecular Biology (CAMB), University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.
Ayesha MunawarCenter for Applied Molecular Biology (CAMB), University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.
Zeenat NawazCenter for Applied Molecular Biology (CAMB), University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.
Nazim HussainCenter for Applied Molecular Biology (CAMB), University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.
Ahmer Bin HafeezDepartment of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Gdańsk University of Technology, Ul. G. Narutowicza 11/12, 80-233 Gdańsk, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-8712-5898
Piotr SzwedaDepartment of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Gdańsk University of Technology, Ul. G. Narutowicza 11/12, 80-233 Gdańsk, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-8291-5148

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Antibiotic resistance in foodborne bacteria poses a substantial global health challenge. Reports indicate that antibiotic overuse in middle-class and low-income countries is a significant factor in the ever-increasing resistance. Resistance mechanisms have developed through enzymatic hydrolysis, reduced membrane permeability, efflux pumps, and target site mutations. Preventive measures like proper hygiene and safe food preparation, vaccination, antibiotic stewardship and surveillance, implementing infection prevention and control (IPC) measures, good agricultural practices, and investigating novel approaches like CRISPR, NGS, nanotechnology, and bacteriophages may be employed to address this challenge. Naturally occurring preservatives (e.g., nisin) are alternatives to antibiotics for food preservation. Prebiotics, probiotics, nanobiotics, phage treatment, and antimicrobial peptides are also substitutes for antibiotics. Furthermore, plant-derived compounds, such as essential oils and plant extracts, are promising substitutes for antibiotics in animal production. This review focuses on the mechanisms of underlying antibiotic resistance in foodborne pathogens, necessary preventive measures, and the challenges associated. Graphical abstract: Created using BioRender https://www.biorender.com/.

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Antibiotic resistanceFoodborne pathogensNovel approachesPreventive guidelinesResistance mechanismsSurveillance strategies

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PMID40351726
PMCPMC12064539

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