Description: Bacteria are one of the leading causes of public health burden associated with food and waterborne diseases. In addition, they have many abilities that allow them to survive decontamination methods, such as biofilm formation. With the rise in antibiotic resistance and climate change also driving bacterial proliferation, new approaches are needed to mitigate the public health burden of infectious diseases. Professor Aliyar Cyrus Fouladkhah of the Public Health Microbiology Laboratory at Tennessee State University, USA, explores the ecology of bacterial biofilms and antimicrobial interventions against foodborne bacteria. His research group utilises emerging technologies such as application of elevated pressure and novel and plan-based antimicrobials for developing resilience in the food chain against bacterial pathogens of public health concerns.
