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Use of phages for biocontrol of antibiotic-resistant and/or pathogenic bacteria and spoilage agents in food
Project
Project code: MRI-MBT-08-1040-biokontrolle
Contract period: 01.01.2021
- 31.12.2022
Purpose of research: Experimental development
For a successful use of bacteriophages for biocontrol strategies, the genetic properties of the phage itself - mode of reproduction (lytic or lysogenic), genetic safety (absence of virulence or antibiotic resistance genes), infection cycle and progeny number) - and its efficacy in different food matrices, must be determined. The use of biocontrol phages (e.g. against Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella and pseudomonas) will be tested in model experiments or on a pilot plant scale, and the conditions for successful use in suitable food products (RTE products such as ready-to-eat salads, sprouts, pre-cooked meat and spreadable raw sausage) will be defined. The persistence and activity of biocontrol phage on food and surfaces will be investigated and recorded.
Section overview
Subjects
- Food Processing
- Food microbiology
Framework programme
Funding programme
Excutive institution
MRI - Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology (MRI-MBT)
