Foodborne pathogens in the omics era

• Published in: Critical reviews in food science and nutrition 2022-08, Vol.62 (24), p.6726-6741
• Main Authors: Vieira, Karolinny Cristiny de Oliveira, Silva, Hevelin Regiane Augusto da, Rocha, Isabela Poletto Masselli, Barboza, Emmanuel, Eller, Lizziane Kretli Winkelstroter
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Bacteria; Campylobacter; Clostridium; E coli; Escherichia coli; Food chains; Food consumption; Food contamination; Food safety; Foodborne diseases; Foodborne pathogens; Foodomics; genomics; Listeria monocytogenes; Metabolomics; Nutrition; Pathogens; Proteomics; Public health; Salmonella; secretomics; Staphylococcus aureus; Transcriptomics
• ISSN: 1040-8398; 1549-7852
• DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2021.1905603

Outbreaks and deaths related to Foodborne Diseases (FBD) occur constantly in the world, as a result of the consumption of contaminated foodstuffs with pathogens such as Listeria monocytogenes, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella spp, Clostridium spp. and Campylobacter spp. The purpose of this review is to discuss the main omic techniques applied in foodborne pathogen and to demonstrate their functionalities through the food chain and to guarantee the food safety. The main techniques presented are genomic, transcriptomic, secretomic, proteomic, and metabolomic, which together, in the field of food and nutrition, are known as "Foodomics." This review had highlighted the potential of omics to integrate variables that contribute to food safety and to enable us to understand their application on foodborne diseases. The appropriate use of these techniques had driven the definition of critical parameters to achieve successful results in the improvement of consumers health, costs and to obtain safe and high-quality products.