Figure 2.

Applications of endolysins in food science fields for improving food safety. Enzymatically active domain (EAD) have been mainly used in food preservation and disinfection for enhancing food safety. Specifically, pathogens in raw materials or processed foods, and biofilms produced in surfaces of facilities in food industry can be removed by EAD or full endolysin [17]. Moreover, pathogens in food handlers and farmers can also be controlled by EAD or full endolysin [29]. Pathogen detection has mainly been done by the cell wall binding domain (CBD) [16].