Food Biopreservatives of Microbial Origin

1. The Need for Food Biopreservation 2. Foods and Microorganisms of Concern 3. Procedures to Detect Antimicrobial Activities of Microorganisms 4. Cells of Lactic Acid Bacteria as Food Preservatives 5. Acetic, Propionic, and Lactic Acids of Starter Culture Bacteria as Biopreservatives 6. Diacetyl of Lactic Acid Bacteria as a Food Preservative 7. Hydrogen Peroxide, Lactoperoxidase Systems, and Reuterin 8. Bacteriocins of Starter Culture Bacteria as Food Biopreservatives: An Overview 9. Nisin of Lactococcus Lactis SSP - Lactis as a Food Biopreservative 10. Pediocin(s) of Pediococcus Acidilactici as a Food Biopreservative 11. Bacteriocins of Other Lactic Acid Bacteria 12. Metabolites of Yeasts as Biopreservatives