Pernicious Attitude of Microbial Biofilms in Agri-Farm Industries: Acquisitions and Challenges of Existing Antibiofilm Approaches

• Published in: Microorganisms (Basel) 2022-11, Vol.10 (12), p.2348
• Main Authors: Toushik, Sazzad Hossen, Roy, Anamika, Alam, Mohaimanul, Rahman, Umma Habiba, Nath, Nikash Kanti, Nahar, Shamsun, Matubber, Bidyut, Uddin, Md Jamal, Roy, Pantu Kumar
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Agricultural industry; antibiofilm control; Antiinfectives and antibacterials; Antimicrobial agents; Bacteria; Bacteria, Pathogenic; Biofilms; Biological stress; Causes of; Community; Composition; Control; Dairy industry; Dairy products; E coli; Environmental aspects; Enzymes; Farms; Food; Food contamination; Food contamination & poisoning; Food conversion; Food poisoning; Food processing; Food products; Food quality; food safety; foodborne pathogen; Foodborne pathogens; green approach; Harsh environments; Health aspects; Manufacturing; Meat processing; Microbial contamination; Microbial mats; Microorganisms; Milk; Packaging; pathogenic biofilm; Pathogens; Physicochemical properties; Physiological aspects; Polysaccharides; Production management; Raw materials; Review; Saccharides; Safety and security measures; Sanitation; Sanitizers; Stress (physiology)
• ISSN: 2076-2607; 2076-2607
• DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms10122348

Biofilm is a complex matrix made up of extracellular polysaccharides, DNA, and proteins that protect bacteria against physical, chemical, and biological stresses and allow them to survive in harsh environments. Safe and healthy foods are mandatory for saving lives. However, foods can be contaminated by pathogenic microorganisms at any stage from farm to fork. The contaminated foods allow pathogenic microorganisms to form biofilms and convert the foods into stigmatized poison for consumers. Biofilm formation by pathogenic microorganisms in agri-farm industries is still poorly understood and intricate to control. In biofilms, pathogenic bacteria are dwelling in a complex manner and share their genetic and physicochemical properties making them resistant to common antimicrobial agents. Therefore, finding the appropriate antibiofilm approaches is necessary to inhibit and eradicate the mature biofilms from foods and food processing surfaces. Advanced studies have already established several emerging antibiofilm approaches including plant- and microbe-derived biological agents, and they proved their efficacy against a broad-spectrum of foodborne pathogens. This review investigates the pathogenic biofilm-associated problems in agri-farm industries, potential remedies, and finding the solution to overcome the current challenges of antibiofilm approaches.