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Alane Beatriz Vermelho¹, Verônica da Silva Cardoso¹, Levy Tenório Sousa Domingos¹

¹Bioinovar-Biotechnology Center, Institute of Microbiology Paulo de Góes, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro 21941-902, Brazil.

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Summary

Microbial biotechnology innovations, including precision fermentation and biotransformation, are revolutionizing sustainable food systems by replacing synthetic additives and enhancing food safety and stability.

Keywords:

contamination control fermentation food additives food preservation microorganisms

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Area of Science:

Microbial biotechnology
Food science
Sustainable agriculture

Background:

Growing demand for sustainable food systems.
Need to reduce synthetic additives in food.
Potential of microbial processes in food production.

Purpose of the Study:

Consolidate recent advancements in microbial biotechnology for sustainable food systems.
Highlight innovations in fermentation, food preservation, and contamination control.
Explore microbial bioproducts for food applications.

Main Methods:

Comprehensive literature search (Scopus, PubMed, ScienceDirect, Google Scholar, 2014-2025).
Structured Boolean search strategy.
Selection of 370 relevant studies from 5677 initial articles.

Main Results:

Precision fermentation drives innovation in alternative proteins and fermented foods.
Microbial bioproducts (bacteriocins, pigments, biopolymers) enhance food safety and shelf stability.
Microbial biotransformation supports circular bioeconomy and reduces synthetic inputs.

Conclusions:

Microbial innovations offer scalable solutions for resilient and functional food systems.
Biotechnological approaches enhance food safety, nutrition, and environmental stewardship.
Emerging antimicrobial systems and regulatory aspects require further investigation.