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ReviewMicrobial biotechnology2025

Probiotic-Based Approaches for Sustainable Control of Infectious Risk in Mass Transport: Current Data and Future Perspectives.

Irene Soffritti, Maria D'Accolti, Francesca Bini, Eleonora Mazziga, Antonella Volta, Matteo Bisi, Sante Mazzacane, Elisabetta Caselli

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Review in Microbial biotechnology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Methicillin-ResistantMicroorganisms · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Irene SoffrittiSection of Microbiology, Department of Environmental and Prevention Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
Maria D'AccoltiSection of Microbiology, Department of Environmental and Prevention Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
Francesca BiniSection of Microbiology, Department of Environmental and Prevention Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
Eleonora MazzigaSection of Microbiology, Department of Environmental and Prevention Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
Antonella VoltaCIAS Research Centre, Tekne-Hub, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
Matteo BisiCIAS Research Centre, Tekne-Hub, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
Sante MazzacaneCIAS Research Centre, Tekne-Hub, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
Elisabetta CaselliSection of Microbiology, Department of Environmental and Prevention Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6048-9141

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The built environments of high-traffic areas can play a significant role in the transmission of microorganisms and associated infections, sometimes favouring the selection of multidrug-resistant (MDR) organisms due to the excessive use of conventional disinfectants. Probiotic-based sanitation (PBS) was suggested as a novel alternative approach to control the infectious risk in crowded community environments due to its effectiveness in reducing fungal, bacterial, and viral pathogens in sanitary settings. PBS may thus trigger a paradigm shift from chemical to biological strategies in cleaning environments with high human occupancy, offering an ecological and economically sustainable alternative to conventional chemical disinfection. Providing robust data supporting the results reported so far, it has the potential to optimise bioburden control and infection prevention in mass transportation spaces. This review brings together existing research on PBS in mass transportation areas, pinpoints areas of lack of information, and explores its potential future uses, including the creation of probiotic-based materials for sustainable biocontrol in high-traffic areas.

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Infection ControlProbioticsSanitationDisinfectionHumansTransportationbuilt environmentmass transportmicrobiomeprobiotics

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PMID40515692
PMCPMC12166553

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