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The research aims to evaluate the stability and pathogen-reducing effectiveness of lyophilized Salmonella bacteriophages in various food matrices.

April 15, 2026Open Access

Lyophilized Salmonella Bacteriophages Remain Stable and Reduce Pathogen Loads Across Multiple Food and Feed Matrices

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The research aims to evaluate the stability and pathogen-reducing effectiveness of lyophilized Salmonella bacteriophages in various food matrices.
Tested stability of bacteriophages under different environmental conditions.
Applied bacteriophages to contaminated chicken feed, meat, and lettuce.
Measured Salmonella load reduction using log10 CFU g-1 scale.
Bacteriophages remained stable under tested conditions.
Achieved at least a 1 log10 CFU g-1 reduction in Salmonella across all food matrices.
Demonstrated potential as biocontrol agents for food safety.

Abstract

The findings demonstrate that the tested bacteriophages remained stable under tested environmental conditions and effectively reduced at least 1 log10 CFU g-1 of Salmonella load in contaminated chicken feed, meat, and lettuce. These results highlight their potential as practical biocontrol agents in food safety applications.

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Yetişkin et al. (Thu,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69df2c77e4eeef8a2a6b1893 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1093/jambio/lxag091

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