Proteomics for Studying Foodborne Microorganisms and Their Impact on Food Quality and Human Health

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Proteomics for Studying Foodborne Microorganisms and Their Impact on Food Quality and Human Health is written by Rosa Anna Siciliano and published by Frontiers Media SA. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 2889630765 (ISBN 10) and 9782889630769 (ISBN 13).

Foodborne microorganisms play a pivotal role in mediating the tight relation between food and human health from a dual perspective. In fact, notwithstanding the introduction of strict regulations and new technologies to ensure food quality and safety, foodborne pathogens continue to cause infections and diseases and represent a serious public health concern, while spoilage bacteria can severely affect food quality thus leading to major industry and commercial losses. On the other hand, probiotics positively affect human health, promoting digestion and uptake of dietary nutrients, strengthening intestinal barrier function, modulating immune response and enhancing antagonism towards pathogens. Nowadays, proteomics represents a key discipline to perform high-throughput studies in the field of food microbiology and enables the most accurate identification of complex networks of proteins involved in the cell adaptation to different growth conditions as well as in beneficial or harmful effects on human health. The present eBook offers an overview of the most up to date proteomic methodologies and further assesses the strength of proteomics in exploring different aspects of the foodborne microorganism life-style and defining biomarkers of food quality and safety.