Bacteriophage biocontrol to fight Listeria outbreaks in seafood.
Listeria monocytogenes is a well-known pathogen responsible for the severe foodborne disease listeriosis. The control of L. monocytogenes occurrence in seafood products and seafood processing environments is an important challenge for the seafood industry and the public health sector. However, bacteriophage biocontrol shows great potential to be used as safety control measure in seafood. This review provides an update on Listeria-specific bacteriophages, focusing on their application as a safe and natural strategy to prevent L. monocytogenes contamination and growth in seafood products and seafood processing environments. Furthermore, the main properties required from bacteriophages intended to be used as biocontrol tools are summarized and emerging strategies to overcome the current limitations are considered. Also, major aspects relevant for bacteriophage production at industrial scale, their access to the market, as well as the current regulatory status of bacteriophage-based solutions for Listeria biocontrol are discussed.
['Lasagabaster|Amaia|A|', 'Jiménez|Elisa|E|', 'Lehnherr|Tatiana|T|', 'Miranda-Cadena|Katherine|K|', 'Lehnherr|Hansjörg|H|']
D000818:Animals D001435:Bacteriophages D004196:Disease Outbreaks D005506:Food Contamination D005517:Foodborne Diseases D006801:Humans D008089:Listeria monocytogenes D008088:Listeriosis D017747:Seafood
Listeria monocytogenes Listeriosis Fish Listeriaphage Phage biocontrol