ReviewFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology2026
Encapsulated probiotics as antimicrobial agents: mechanisms and delivery strategies against multidrug-resistant pathogens.
Review in Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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- Metal-Organic Frameworks in Food Biotechnology: Opportunities, Challenges, and Future Perspectives for Probiotic Delivery, Precision Fermentation, and Circular Food Systems.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Polymer-Based and Biomaterial Encapsulation of Probiotics for Improved Viability.Probiotics and antimicrobial proteins · 2026Review
- The role of gut microbiome in antimicrobial resistance transmission between companion animals and livestock: mechanisms, drivers, and One Health implications.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Review
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Abstract
The rapid escalation of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has rendered many conventional antibiotics ineffective, emphasizing the need for alternative therapeutic approaches. Probiotics have emerged as promising biotherapeutic agents capable of inhibiting multidrug-resistant (MDR) pathogens through diverse mechanisms, including secretion of antimicrobial metabolites (bacteriocins, organic acids, short-chain fatty acids, and hydrogen peroxide), competitive exclusion, quorum-sensing interference, and immune modulation. However, their clinical application is limited by poor stability under environmental and gastrointestinal stressors. Encapsulation technologies, particularly those employing natural biopolymers such as alginate, chitosan, pectin, carrageenan, and gelatin, have substantially improved probiotic viability, storage stability, and site-specific release. Recent advances in semi-synthetic and synthetic carriers, including PLGA, PVA, Eudragit
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