Research Publications (Food Safety)

Author(s): Lele Shao, Yi Liu, Xiaojing Tian, Huicong Wang, Qianqian Yu, Xingmin Li, Ruitong Dai

Author(s): Silvana Costa, Francesca Coppola, Carlo Pretti, Luigi Intorre, Valentina Meucci, Amadeu M.V.M. Soares, Rosa Freitas, Montserrat Solé

The main aim of the current investigation was to contemplate the impact of high-voltage electric field cold plasma (HVCP) on different quality characteristics (enzymes, microbial activities, coloring pigments, ascorbic acid, polyphenolic compounds, °Brix, acidity, and color index) of carrot juice in correlation with thermal processing. A carrot juice (250 mL) sample sealed in pre-sterilized food-grade bottles, which placed between two dielectric quartz plates for HVCP treatment.

Author(s): Ramesh Prasad Sah, Anita Rani Dey, A.K.M. Anisur Rahman, Mohammad Zahangir Alam, Md. Hasanuzzaman Talukder

Author(s): Mark H. Weir

Author(s): Francesco Fancello, Giacomo L. Petretto, Salvatore Marceddu, Tullio Venditti, Giorgio Pintore, Giacomo Zara, Ilaria Mannazzu, Marilena Budroni, Severino Zara

Author(s): Jiahui Liu, Zihe Li, Yanlei Cui, Haiyan Yang, Hu Shan, Chuanmei Zhang

Author(s): Antoine Rostang, Jacques Devos, Christophe Chartier

Author(s): Ganyu Gu, Andrea Ottesen, Samantha Bolten, Yaguang Luo, Steven Rideout, Xiangwu Nou

Author(s): Wenjia Jin, Zhigang Wang, Yafei Sun, Yongjie Wang, Chunjuan Bi, Limin Zhou, Xiangmin Zheng

Author(s): Huanlong Peng, Yukun Wu, Tong Guan, Wei He, Liang Xu, Yongmei Liang, Wei Liu

Author(s): Alban L, B. Häsler, G. van Schaik, Ruegg S

Physical, chemical and antimicrobial properties of fish gelatin films with different concentrations of ethyl lauroyl arginate (LAE) were studied. Optical properties of film‐forming solution did not vary with increased LAE content. However, pH and surface tension increased. The incorporation of LAE into the formulation increased moisture and solubility of the films.

BACKGROUND Baixi sufu (BS) is a traditional Chinese spicy fermented bean curd manufactured with a natural starter. In this study, the bacterial and fungal communities during BS fermentation were determined by culture and the culture‐independent method of high‐throughput sequencing (HTS), and correlation analyses were performed to select the potential fermentation‐contributing microorganisms.

Few published studies have examined whether the elevated concentrations of the nonessential toxic metal mercury (Hg) often observed in shark muscle also occur in the shark brain or whether Hg accumulation affects shark neurophysiology.

Botulinum toxin type A (BoNT-A) injections in children with cerebral palsy (CP) may negatively affect muscle growth and strength. We injected BoNT-A into the affected limbs of 14 children (4.57 ± 2.28 years) with hemiplegic CP and exhibiting tip-toeing gait on the affected side and investigated the morphological alterations in the medial head of the gastrocnemius muscle (GCM).

Consumption of fruit juice is becoming trendy for consumers seeking freshness and high vitamin and low caloric intake. Mycotoxigenic moulds may infect fruits during crop growth, harvest, and storage leading to mycotoxin production. Many mycotoxins are resistant to food processing, which make their presence in the final juice product very likely expected.

Our previous study showed that the srfABC operon, which was originally identified in Salmonella enterica as an SsrB-regulated operon clustered with the flagellar class 2 operon, exhibited significant cytotoxicity against insect midgut CF-203 cells and injectable insecticidal activity against Helicoverpa armigera larvae. The srfABC operon was widely distributed among bacteria, which raises the question of their biological roles in different species.

Tetanus and botulinum neurotoxins are the most poisonous substances known, so much so as to be considered for a possible terrorist use. At the same time, botulinum neurotoxin type A1 is successfully used to treat a variety of human syndromes characterized by hyperactive cholinergic nerve terminals. The extreme toxicity of these neurotoxins is due to their neurospecificity and to their metalloprotease activity, which results in the deadly paralysis of tetanus and botulism.

Livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) belonging to clonal complex 398 is recognized as an occupational hazard for workers employed in intensive animal husbandry, especially in th...

by David Berendes, Jackie Knee, Trent Sumner, Drew Capone, Amanda Lai, Anna Wood, Siddhartha Patel, Rassul Nalá, Oliver Cumming, Joe Brown

Polymyxin antibiotics are a last-line treatment for multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria. However, the emergence of colistin resistance, including the spread of mobile mcr genes, necessitates the development of improved diagnostics for the detection of colistin-resistant organisms in hospital settings.