The Genomics of Major Foodborne Pathogens: An Update

Abstract

Advances in the field of molecular biology resulted in the development of analytical approaches and tools that allow the detailed characterization of foodborne pathogens. More accurately, a series of platforms and biosensors for rapid and reliable detection, a range of methodological approaches for the effective epidemiological assessment as well as the study of the transcriptomic responses of stress- and virulence-associated genes in 4food-related environments have improved our understanding regarding their subsistence in them. In this chapter, an update of the recent advances in the genomic studies of the major foodborne pathogens Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella Serovars and Escherichia coli is offered.