Microbiological Safety of Beverages
A special issue of Beverages (ISSN 2306-5710).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2018) | Viewed by 24950
Special Issue Editor
Interests: microbiology and food safety; yeasts; Listeria; traditional food and drinks; extracellular polymeric substances; biofilms
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Beverages satisfy basic needs for humans, but if they become contaminated, microorganisms can proliferate and cause spoilage or food poisoning. Recently, repeated detection of microbes, including enterobacteriaceae, in classic beverages such as carbonated soft drinks dispensed from fountain machines in developed countries, are now a major concern. For traditional fermented and non-fermented beverages, the beneficial or detrimental roles of microorganisms that are present are still not well explored. Therefore, it is important that more studies be carried out on the microbial safety of beverages, especially during manufacturing, handling, and storage. This Special Issue welcomes articles on microorganisms present in all types of beverages, with a clear connection to food safety. It covers new applications, microbial surveys, risk assessment, detection and quantification of microbial metabolites or toxins present in beverages. Reports dealing only with prevalence, characterization or identification (16S or 26S sequencing) of microorganisms will only be considered if new scientific information is included.
Dr. Ogueri Nwaiwu
Guest Editor
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