Anti Campylobacter -BIofilm Technology (AC-BIT)

为了防止在人类食物链中的传播，这个可行性项目将以控制肉类供应链中微生物病原体形成的生物膜为目标。这项工作将测试弯曲杆菌和沙门氏菌，这是英国最常见的两种食源性病原体。一个特别的重点将给予可能的抑制和去除这种生物膜使用天然产物。该研究将建立在病原体生物膜、肉类供应链加工和天然产品化学等多学科专业知识的基础上。这将为肉类包装或清洁产品行业的抗生物膜产品设计的未来研究奠定基础，这些产品将在随后的项目中用于食品行业的清洁产品配方或肉类包装（MAP托盘，浸泡垫或密封箔）。这项工作将对食物中毒产生影响，这是对食品工业和国民保健服务的重大挑战。

To prevent transmission in the human food chain this feasibility project will target control of biofilms formed bymicrobial pathogens in the meat supply chain. The work will be tested Campylobacter and Salmonella, two ofthe most common foodborne pathogens in the United Kingdom.A particular focus will be given to the possible inhibition and removal of such biofilms using natural products.The research will build-up on multi-disciplinary expertise in pathogen biofilm, meat supply chain processing,and natural product chemistry.This will underpin future research on the design of anti-biofilm products for the meat packaging or cleaningproduct industry, which will be used in subsequent projects for usage in cleaning products formulation for thefood industry, or in meat packaging (MAP trays, soaker pads or sealing foils).This work will have an impact on food poisoning, which represents a major challenge to the food industry, andto the National Health Service.