Microorganisms tend to adhere to food contact surfaces and form biofilms, which serve as reservoirs for bacteria that can contaminate food. As part of a biofilm, bacteria are protected from the stressful conditions found during food processing and become tolerant to antimicrobials, including traditional chemical sanitisers and disinfectants. Several studies in the food industry have shown that probiotics can prevent attachment and the consequent biofilm formation by spoilage and pathogenic microorganisms. This review discusses the most recent and relevant studies on the effects of probiotics and their metabolites on pre-established biofilms in the food industry. It shows that the use of probiotics is a promising approach to disrupt biofilms formed by a large spectrum of foodborne microorganisms, with Lactiplantibacillus and Lacticaseibacillus being the most tested genera, both in the form of probiotic cells and as sources of cell-free supernatant. The standardisation of anti-biofilm assays for evaluating the potential of probiotics in biofilm control is of extreme importance, enabling more reliable, comparable, and predictable results, thus promoting significant advances in this field.

Andreia R. Tomé

Fábio M. Carvalho

Rita Teixeira-Santos

Mette Burmølle

Filipe J. M. Mergulhão

Luciana C. Gomes

Antibiotics

Antibiotics (ISSN 2079-6382) is an open access, peer reviewed journal on all aspects of antibiotics. Antibiotics is a multi-disciplinary journal encompassing the general fields of biochemistry, chemistry, genetics, microbiology and pharmacology. Our aim is to encourage scientists to publish their experimental and theoretical results in as much detail as possible. Therefore, there is no restriction on the length of papers.

Antibiotics is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that focuses on all aspects of antibiotics. This multidisciplinary journal encompasses the fields of biochemistry, chemistry, genetics, microbiology, and pharmacology. Our aim is to encourage scientists to publish their experimental and theoretical results in as much detail as possible, and therefore, there is no restriction on the length of papers.

《Antibiotics》是一本开放获取、同行评审的期刊，专注于抗生素的各个方面。该期刊涵盖生物化学、化学、遗传学、微生物学和药理学等多个学科。我们的目标是鼓励科学家尽可能详细地发布他们的实验和理论结果，因此对论文的长度没有限制。

Use of Probiotics to Control Biofilm Formation in Food Industries

It is shown that the use of probiotics is a promising approach to disrupt biofilms formed by a large spectrum of foodborne microorganisms, with Lactiplantibacilli and Lacticaseibacillus being the most tested genera, both in the form of probiotic cells and as sources of cell-free supernatant.

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医学	2
医学, 药学	2
医学, 传染病学	3

Use of Probiotics to Control Biofilm Formation in Food Industries

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PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY	1