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Bacteriophages as a Biocontrol Strategy to Prevent the Contamination of Meat Products with Escherichia coli – a Meta-Analysis

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Veröffentlicht in:Polish Journal of Microbiology vol. 74, no. 2 (2025), p. 165
1. Verfasser: IRACEMA ISLAS VEGA
Weitere Verfasser: REYES RODRÍGUEZ, NYDIA EDITH, ACOSTA PÉREZ, VICTOR JOHAN, ANDREA PALOMA ZEPEDA VELÁZQUEZ, VICENTE VEGA SÁNCHEZ, JORGE LUIS DE LA ROSA ARANA, JESÚS BENJAMÍN PONCE NOGUEZ, FABÍAN RICARDO GÓMEZ DE ANDA
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De Gruyter Brill Sp. z o.o., Paradigm Publishing Services
Schlagworte:
Mexico
Health problems
Public health
Biological control
Meat products
Coliforms
Meat processing industry
Taxonomy
Phages
Meat industry
Food contamination
Effectiveness
Criteria
Meat
Meta-analysis
E coli
Contamination
Infections
Agronomy
Food safety
Pathogens
Food contamination & poisoning
Bacteria
Bibliometrics
Meat quality
Toxins
Economic
Escherichia coli
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Abstract:Bacteriophage-based biocontrol is a cost-effective, sustainable strategy with low ecological impact, which can control the growth of bacteria such as Escherichia coli that impacts public health problems. This work aimed to perform a meta-analysis to evaluate the implementation of bacteriophages as a biocontrol strategy to prevent the contamination of meat products with E. coli. The search was performed by two field experts to avoid reviewer bias. The initial search identified 2,695 bibliographic sources, of which 2,480 were discarded because they did not meet the inclusion criteria, which were the origin of phage, application method, phage taxonomy, E. coli pathotype and meat products, getting 157 articles because they were duplicates, and 47 because they lacked the necessary numerical data. Finally, 11 articles were selected for quantitative analysis. Likewise, phage characteristics (p < 0.05) and E. coli pathotype (p < 0.05), showed that the bacteriophage-bacteria ratio is an item that should be taken into account for the design of bacteriophage application strategies. This meta-analysis evaluates the use of phages in the reduction of E. coli in meat products, considering multiple methodological criteria. Studies were included that specify the origin of the phages (natural or modified), their method of application (direct in meat, in solution, in aerosol, etc.), their taxonomic classification, as well as the pathotype of the target E. coli (EHEC, ETEC, etc.). In addition, the different types of meat products were analyzed, including beef, pork, and chicken. These criteria help clarify the factors affecting phage therapy efficacy in the meat industry.
ISSN:1733-1331
2544-4646
0137-1320
DOI:10.33073/pjm-2025-014
Quelle:Biological Science Database