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UID:1041@biotech.technion.ac.il
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Jerusalem:20210623T170000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Jerusalem:20220202T164952
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URL:https://biotech.technion.ac.il/events/hidden-in-plain-sight-uncovering
 -the-significant-threats-and-untapped-potential-of-microbial-biofilms-with
 in-the-food-life-cycle-2/
SUMMARY:Hidden in plain sight: uncovering the significant threats and untap
 ped potential of microbial biofilms within the food life cycle
DESCRIPTION:Biofilms on surfaces may be regarded as the most primitive form
  of organized life to have existed on earth\, allowing microbial life to t
 hrive and survive through the geological annals of time. The ability to su
 rvive and adapt within biofilms is owed in part to the protective properti
 es of its extracellular polymeric substances and the physiological state\,
  activity\, and structure of its microbial community. Faced with the vario
 us environmental changes witnessed in our Anthropocene epoch\, biofilms ar
 e still thriving and colonizing surfaces that can directly or indirectly a
 ffect human health. While eliminating such biofilms on surfaces has helped
  reduce disease or the spread of unwanted pathogenic organisms\, their pre
 sence in hard to reach/clean areas may still pose a threat to public healt
 h and food safety. Nevertheless\, taming functional aspects of biofilms th
 rough biotechnology and engineering could also potentially provide solutio
 ns in reducing biodegradable waste in urban settings. This seminar will un
 ravel the body of work surrounding microbial biofilms within different are
 as of the food life cycle\, from their presence in agricultural irrigation
  systems\, food contact surfaces to finally engineered systems for reducin
 g domestic disposed food waste. Aspects concerning biofilm interactions wi
 th biological\, chemical and physical pollutants will be presented and the
  various models used to study these interactions and reactivities. Potenti
 al future directions will also be raised on the topic of improving our fun
 damental understanding of the role of these biofilms in the context of wat
 er and produce safety using a newly developed lab-based technique for gene
 rating standardized multispecies biofilms. Moreover\, advances in high-thr
 oughput sequencing technologies will be applied to investigate the surviva
 l strategies of isolated pathogens on food contact surfaces
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