Insights into the Role of Quorum Sensing in Food Spoilage

Authors: Ammor, Mohammed Salim; Michaelidis, Christos; Nychas, George-John E.

Source: Journal of Food Protection®, Volume 71, Number 7, July 2008 , pp. 1510-1525(16)

Publisher: International Association for Food Protection

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Abstract:

Food spoilage is a consequence of the degrading enzymatic activity of some food-associated bacteria. Several proteolytic, lipolytic, chitinolytic, and pectinolytic activities associated with the deterioration of goods are regulated by quorum sensing, suggesting a potential role of such cell-to-cell communication in food spoilage. Here we review quorum sensing signaling molecules and methods of their detection and quantification, and we provide insights into the role of quorum sensing in food spoilage and address potential quorum sensing inhibitors that might be used as biopreservatives.

Document Type: Review article

Affiliations: 1: Laboratory of Microbiology and Biotechnology of Foods, Department of Food Science & Technology, Agricultural University of Athens, 75 Iera Odos, 11855 Athens, Greece

Publication date: 2008-07-01

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