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Clostridium perfringens in Meat and Meat Products: A minireview on the Incidence, Public Health Significance, and the Effects of Essential Oils

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Last updated: 03 Jan 2025

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Animal Health, Nutrition and Food Control (Veterinary Public Health, Animal Wealth Development, Animal Nutrition, Zoonoses, Food Control)

Abstract

Anaerobic spore formers, particularly Clostridium perfringens, are an important cause of food poisoning outbreaks worldwide, which is mainly related to the consumption of contaminated meat and its products. C. perfringens is a commensal inhabitant in the intestinal tract of animals and humans. C. perfringens is a ubiquitous Gram positive, anaerobic spore former which produces many toxins and is related to various diseases in humans such as food poisoning, necrotic enteritis, diarrhea, enterotoxemia and gangrene. The occurrence of multidrug resistant C. perfringens in meat and its products raises public health concerns. The ability of C. perfringens to grow as a biofilm favors its survival in the environment. Therefore, the bacteriological quality and safety of commercially processed meat products is important for the consumers and public health worldwide. The prevention of growth of C. perfringens is best achieved by following the food service practices by addition of some natural essential oils such as Thyme (Thymus vulgaris) and Marjoram (Origanum majorana) essential oil.

DOI

10.21608/zvjz.2020.35870.1114

Keywords

C. perfringens, Essential oils, Food poisoning, meat products

Authors

First Name

Rasha

Last Name

El Bayomi

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M

Affiliation

Food Control Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, 44511, Egypt

Email

rmazab_2010@yahoo.com

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First Name

Yasmen

Last Name

El Mesalamy

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Affiliation

Food Control Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, 44511, Egypt

Email

yasmen.elmesalamy@gmail.com

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First Name

Abdelsalam

Last Name

Hafez

MiddleName

E

Affiliation

Food Control Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, 44511, Egypt

Email

dr.eldidamoony56@yahoo.com

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Orcid

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First Name

Heba

Last Name

Ahmed

MiddleName

A

Affiliation

Zoonoses Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, 44511, Egypt

Email

heba_ahmed_77@yahoo.co.uk

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Volume

48

Article Issue

4

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19974

Issue Date

2020-12-01

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2020-07-20

Publish Date

2020-12-01

Page Start

340

Page End

353

Print ISSN

1110-1458

Online ISSN

2357-075X

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https://zvjz.journals.ekb.eg/article_133813.html

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602

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Zagazig Veterinary Journal

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https://zvjz.journals.ekb.eg/

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Clostridium perfringens in Meat and Meat Products: A minireview on the Incidence, Public Health Significance, and the Effects of Essential Oils

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22 Jan 2023