Antiphage Efficiency of Biocides at Dairy Plants

The phagolysis of starter microbiota poses a serious threat to dairy safety and quality. Virucidal activity of commercial disinfectants in the dairy industry remains a less popular topic than their antibacterial activity. New effective phage inactivation procedures require new procedures for normal and enhanced disinfection. New biocide rotation selection methods include phage diagnostics and studies of various lactic acid bacteria bacteriophages. They also make it possible to develop more effective phage inactivation procedures for scientific laboratories. This review focuses on the feasibility of targeted preventive antiphage disinfection measures to develop new sanitization procedures for dairy plants and laboratories. The review covered articles in Russian and English registered in eLIBRARY.RU, CyberLeninka, Schoolar Google, Science Direct, and PubMed. Regarding the virucidal activity of disinfectants, the unresolved issues include evaluation of available biocides against new phages, as well as using a biocide rotation system at specific facilities. The data obtained can be used to develop targeted preventive antiphage measures in the dairy industry, to revise sanitary standards, to develop new sanitization procedures, and to design new sanitary regulations for research laboratories that work with lactic acid bacteria bacteriophages.