Degradation of Listeria monocytogenes biofilm by phages belonging to the genus Pecentumvirus.

ABSTRACT: Listeria monocytogenes is a pathogenic foodborne bacterium that is a significant cause of mortality associated with foodborne illness and causes many food recalls attributed to a bacteriological cause. Their ability to form biofilms contributes to the persistence of Listeria spp. in food processing environments. When growing as biofilms, L. monocytogenes are more resistant to sanitizers used in the food industry, such as benzalkonium chloride (BAC), as well as to physical stresses like desiccation and starvation. Lytic phages of Listeria are antagonistic to a broad range of Listeria spp. and may, therefore, have utility in reducing the occurrence of Listeria-associated food recalls by preventing food contamination. We screened nine closely related

SUBMITTER: Cucic S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10952537 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature