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Review
. 2019 Nov 17;7(11):570.
doi: 10.3390/microorganisms7110570.

Bacteriophages as Potential Tools for Detection and Control of Salmonella spp. in Food Systems

Shuai Wei  1   2 , Ramachandran Chelliah  3 , Momna Rubab  3 , Deog-Hwan Oh  3 , Md Jalal Uddin  1 , Juhee Ahn  1
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Review

Bacteriophages as Potential Tools for Detection and Control of Salmonella spp. in Food Systems

Shuai Wei et al. Microorganisms. .

Abstract

The global problem of antibiotic resistance in bacteria is quickly developing in most antibiotics used in hospitals and livestock. Recently, the infections with multi-drug resistant (MDR) bacteria become a major cause of death worldwide. Current antibiotics are not very effective in treating MDR Salmonella infections, which have become a public health threat. Therefore, novel approaches are needed to rapidly detect and effectively control antibiotic-resistant pathogens. Bacteriophages (phages) have seen renewed attention for satisfying those requirements due to their host-specific properties. Therefore, this review aims to discuss the possibility of using phages as a detection tool for recognizing bacterial cell surface receptors and an alternative approach for controlling antibiotic-resistant pathogens in food systems.

Keywords: Salmonella; bacteriophage; food system; phage control; phage detection.

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Figure 1
Advantages and disadvantages of using bacteriophages for the treatment of Salmonella [19].
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Figure 2
Life cycles of bacteriophages. (Copyright obtained from Kakasis et al., 2019; de Jonge et al., 2019, [57,58].)
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Schematic figure illustrating the working principle of ME biosensors. [93].
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