Bacteriophages in the Dairy Environment: From Enemies to Allies
The history of dairy farming goes back thousands of years, evolving from a traditional small-scale production to the industrialized manufacturing of fermented dairy products. Commercialization of milk and its derived products has been very important not only as a source of nourishment but also as an...
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| author | Lucía Fernández Susana Escobedo Diana Gutiérrez Silvia Portilla Beatriz Martínez Pilar García Ana Rodríguez |
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| description | The history of dairy farming goes back thousands of years, evolving from a traditional small-scale production to the industrialized manufacturing of fermented dairy products. Commercialization of milk and its derived products has been very important not only as a source of nourishment but also as an economic resource. However, the dairy industry has encountered several problems that have to be overcome to ensure the quality and safety of the final products, as well as to avoid economic losses. Within this context, it is interesting to highlight the role played by bacteriophages, or phages, viruses that infect bacteria. Indeed, bacteriophages were originally regarded as a nuisance, being responsible for fermentation failure and economic losses when infecting lactic acid bacteria, but are now considered promising antimicrobials to fight milk-borne pathogens without contributing to the increase in antibiotic resistance. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f9fd3d0a3b22441a89fa589299769ac72022-12-21T20:04:34ZengMDPI AGAntibiotics2079-63822017-11-01642710.3390/antibiotics6040027antibiotics6040027Bacteriophages in the Dairy Environment: From Enemies to AlliesLucía Fernández0Susana Escobedo1Diana Gutiérrez2Silvia Portilla3Beatriz Martínez4Pilar García5Ana Rodríguez6Instituto de Productos Lácteos de Asturias (IPLA-CSIC), Paseo Río Linares s/n, Villaviciosa, 33300 Asturias, SpainInstituto de Productos Lácteos de Asturias (IPLA-CSIC), Paseo Río Linares s/n, Villaviciosa, 33300 Asturias, SpainInstituto de Productos Lácteos de Asturias (IPLA-CSIC), Paseo Río Linares s/n, Villaviciosa, 33300 Asturias, SpainInstituto de Productos Lácteos de Asturias (IPLA-CSIC), Paseo Río Linares s/n, Villaviciosa, 33300 Asturias, SpainInstituto de Productos Lácteos de Asturias (IPLA-CSIC), Paseo Río Linares s/n, Villaviciosa, 33300 Asturias, SpainInstituto de Productos Lácteos de Asturias (IPLA-CSIC), Paseo Río Linares s/n, Villaviciosa, 33300 Asturias, SpainInstituto de Productos Lácteos de Asturias (IPLA-CSIC), Paseo Río Linares s/n, Villaviciosa, 33300 Asturias, SpainThe history of dairy farming goes back thousands of years, evolving from a traditional small-scale production to the industrialized manufacturing of fermented dairy products. Commercialization of milk and its derived products has been very important not only as a source of nourishment but also as an economic resource. However, the dairy industry has encountered several problems that have to be overcome to ensure the quality and safety of the final products, as well as to avoid economic losses. Within this context, it is interesting to highlight the role played by bacteriophages, or phages, viruses that infect bacteria. Indeed, bacteriophages were originally regarded as a nuisance, being responsible for fermentation failure and economic losses when infecting lactic acid bacteria, but are now considered promising antimicrobials to fight milk-borne pathogens without contributing to the increase in antibiotic resistance.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/6/4/27bacteriophagesdairy industrypathogenslactic acid bacteriafermentation failurebiofilmsantimicrobial resistance |
| spellingShingle | Lucía Fernández Susana Escobedo Diana Gutiérrez Silvia Portilla Beatriz Martínez Pilar García Ana Rodríguez Bacteriophages in the Dairy Environment: From Enemies to Allies Antibiotics bacteriophages dairy industry pathogens lactic acid bacteria fermentation failure biofilms antimicrobial resistance |
| title | Bacteriophages in the Dairy Environment: From Enemies to Allies |
| title_full | Bacteriophages in the Dairy Environment: From Enemies to Allies |
| title_fullStr | Bacteriophages in the Dairy Environment: From Enemies to Allies |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bacteriophages in the Dairy Environment: From Enemies to Allies |
| title_short | Bacteriophages in the Dairy Environment: From Enemies to Allies |
| title_sort | bacteriophages in the dairy environment from enemies to allies |
| topic | bacteriophages dairy industry pathogens lactic acid bacteria fermentation failure biofilms antimicrobial resistance |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/6/4/27 |
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