Survival of foodborne pathogens in the human upper gastrointestinal tract: Design and analysis of an in vitro model system incorporating gut microbiota and absorption phenomena KU Leuven
Over the past few decades, microbial food safety has received a lot of attention. Yet foodborne infections remain a major burden, worldwide. The primary infection route of foodborne pathogens is through the consumption of contaminated food. Once ingested, incoming pathogens must succumb several antimicrobial barriers along the gastrointestinal tract before reaching an optimal site for attachment and colonization. These gastrointestinal ...