Food Microbiology | Bioactive Compounds or Metabolites: Function and Application
Microbiol. Biotechnol. Lett.
Javed Khan 1, Rubina Gill 2, Fohad Husain 3, Bhawana Gahtori 4, Iqbal Ahmad 5, Leena Neyaz 6, Fahad Bazaid 7, Fawziah Albarakaty 8, Khaled Elbanna 9, Leta Dolesa 1 and HUSSEIN ABULREESH 1, 1, 6*
1Mattu University, 2Lovely Professional University, 3King Saud University, 4Aligarh Muslim University, 6Umm Al-Qura University, 7Fayoum Univesity, 8Adama Science and Technology University
Correspondence to :
HUSSEIN ABULREESH, Dept of Biology, Umm Al-Qura Univerisy, Makkah, Saudi Arabia [21955]
Fax : 0555519597, E-mail : hhabulreesh@uqu.edu.sa
Foodborne pathogens are often associated with pandemic, endemic, and sporadic foodborne disease outbreaks. These pathogenic bacteria commonly belong to genus Vibrio, Salmonella, Listeria, Escherichia, Clostridium, Bacillus, Campylobacter, and Staphylococcus. Antimicrobials are the mainstay of infectious disease treatments in humans and animals. However, continuous indiscriminate usage of antimicrobials has posed a serious threat to human and animal health. Moreover, hepatotoxicity, anaphylaxis, nephrotoxicity, cardiotoxicity, neurotoxicity, and gastrointestinal and hematological side effects are major concerns as well. This situation has led to the discovery of novel antimicrobial agents. The herbal extracts of aromatic plants have been utilized home-made remedies for different diseases for centuries. Therefore, the plants are now overwhelmingly screened to develop safer novel antimicrobial agents. This review article discusses various phytocompounds along with their extraction strategies, and antimicrobial potential against foodborne pathogens. Furthermore, their combined applications with existing antibiotics to counter bacterial resistance, benefits, challenges, and necessary future improvements are highlighted as well.
Keywords: Foodborne Pathogens, Phytocompounds, Antimicrobial resistance, Plant antimicrobials, bioactive compounds
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