Mixed-species biofilms in the food industry: current knowledge and novel control strategies

L Yuan, MF Hansen, HL Røder, N Wang… - Critical reviews in …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Attachment of microorganisms to food contact surfaces and the subsequent formation of
biofilms may cause equipment damage, food spoilage and even diseases. Mixed-species …

Mechanisms of bacterial tolerance and persistence in the gastrointestinal and respiratory environments

R Trastoy, T Manso, L Fernández-García… - Clinical microbiology …, 2018 - Am Soc Microbiol
Pathogens that infect the gastrointestinal and respiratory tracts are subjected to intense
pressure due to the environmental conditions of the surroundings. This pressure has led to …

Biodiversity of bacteriophages: morphological and biological properties of a large group of phages isolated from urban sewage

A Jurczak-Kurek, T Gąsior, B Nejman-Faleńczyk… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
A large scale analysis presented in this article focuses on biological and physiological
variety of bacteriophages. A collection of 83 bacteriophages, isolated from urban sewage …

Bacteriophage-based advanced bacterial detection: Concept, mechanisms, and applications

W Hussain, MW Ullah, U Farooq, A Aziz… - Biosensors and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Some bacterial species are deadly disease-causing pathogens with high morbidity and
mortality in humans worldwide. Key interfaces in the transmission of bacterial pathogens …

Genetic engineering of bacteriophages against infectious diseases

Y Chen, H Batra, J Dong, C Chen, VB Rao… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Bacteriophages (phages) are the most abundant and widely distributed organisms on Earth,
constituting a virtually unlimited resource to explore the development of biomedical …

Bacterial biosensing: Recent advances in phage-based bioassays and biosensors

U Farooq, Q Yang, MW Ullah, S Wang - Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 2018 - Elsevier
In nature, different types of bacteria including pathogenic and beneficial ones exist in
different habitats including environment, plants, animals, and humans. Among these, the …

Bacteriophage based biosensors: Trends, outcomes and challenges

Z Aliakbar Ahovan, A Hashemi, LM De Plano… - Nanomaterials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Foodborne pathogens are one of the main concerns in public health, which can have a
serious impact on community health and health care systems. Contamination of foods by …

Bacteriophage-based biosensors: A platform for detection of foodborne bacterial pathogens from food and environment

RR Al-Hindi, AD Teklemariam, MG Alharbi, I Alotibi… - Biosensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
Foodborne microorganisms are an important cause of human illness worldwide. Two-thirds
of human foodborne diseases are caused by bacterial pathogens throughout the globe …

Recent advances in bacteriophage-based methods for bacteria detection

Ł Richter, M Janczuk-Richter, J Niedziółka-Jönsson… - Drug Discovery …, 2018 - Elsevier
Highlights•Bacteriophages bring new quality and opportunities in bacterial detection.•
Amplification of phages and release of bacterial content can be analytical signals.•Phages …

T7 phage as an emerging nanobiomaterial with genetically tunable target specificity

H Yue, Y Li, M Yang, C Mao - Advanced Science, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Bacteriophages, also known as phages, are specific antagonists against bacteria. T7 phage
has drawn massive attention in precision medicine owing to its distinctive advantages, such …