Exploring Non-Thermal Plasma and UV Radiation as Biofilm Control Strategies against Foodborne Filamentous Fungal Contaminants

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60193697%3A_____%2F24%3AN0000068" target="_blank" >RIV/60193697:_____/24:N0000068 - isvavai.cz</a>

Alternative codes found

RIV/26722445:_____/24:N0000016

Result on the web

<a href="https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/13/7/1054" target="_blank" >https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/13/7/1054</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/foods13071054" target="_blank" >10.3390/foods13071054</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Exploring Non-Thermal Plasma and UV Radiation as Biofilm Control Strategies against Foodborne Filamentous Fungal Contaminants

Original language description

In recent years, non-thermal plasma (NTP) has emerged as a promising tool for decontamination and disinfection within the food industry. Given the increasing resistance of microbial biofilms to conventional disinfectants and their adverse environmental effects, this method has significant potential for eliminating biofilm formation or mitigating the metabolic activity of grown biofilms. A comparative study was conducted evaluating the efficacy of UV radiation and NTP in eradicating mature biofilms of four common foodborne filamentous fungal contaminants: Alternaria alternata, Aspergillus niger, Fusarium culmorum, and Fusarium graminearum. The findings reveal that while UV radiation exhibits variable efficacy depending on the duration of exposure and fungal species, NTP induces substantial morphological alterations in biofilms, disrupting hyphae, and reducing extracellular polymeric substance production, particularly in A. alternata and F. culmorum. Notably, scanning electron microscopy analysis demonstrates significant disruption of the hyphae in NTP-treated biofilms, indicating its ability to penetrate the biofilm matrix, which is a promising outcome for biofilm eradication strategies. The use of NTP could offer a more environmentally friendly and potentially more effective alternative to traditional disinfection methods.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

40401 - Agricultural biotechnology and food biotechnology

Project

<a href="/en/project/GA22-13745S" target="_blank" >GA22-13745S: Augmentation of the effect of the biocontrol agent Pythium oligandrum with cold plasma against fungal biofilms</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2024

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

FOODS

ISSN

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e-ISSN

2304-8158

Volume of the periodical

13

Issue of the periodical within the volume

7

Country of publishing house

CH - SWITZERLAND

Number of pages

18

Pages from-to

1054

UT code for WoS article

001201138700001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85190303621