Research Publications (Food Safety)

Durum wheat (Triticum durum Desf.) has potential as an adjunct in brewing given its agronomic, chemical and technological properties. The aim of this work were to identify the cultivable microflora and evaluate the technological quality of the durum wheat variety ‘Senatore Cappelli’ grown and used by a craft brewery in Sardinia, Italy.

Author(s): Mathieu Weil, Fabienne Remize, Noel Durand, Pascaline Alter, Mathilde Hoarau, Jean Christophe Meile

Ochratoxin A (OTA) is a well-known, natural contaminant in foods and feeds because of its toxic effects, such as nephrotoxicity in various animals. Recent studies have revealed that Alcaligenes faecalis could generate enzymes to efficiently degrade OTA to ochratoxin α (OTα) in vitro. In an effort to obtain the OTA degrading mechanism, we purified and identified a novel degrading enzyme, N-acyl-L-amino acid amidohydrolase (AfOTase), from A.

Aims To study the antimicrobial agents of the Bacillus velezensis strain HC6 and assess the application potential of Bacillus velezensis HC6 in maize. Methods and Results We applied a dual culture technique to test the antimicrobial activity of B. velezensis HC6 against bacteria and fungi of common contaminated crops. B. velezensis HC6 showed antagonistic action on pathogenic fungi, including Aspergillus and Fusarium, as well as pathogenic bacteria (especially Listeria monocytogenes).

Toxins, Vol. 11, Pages 518: Heterologous Expression and Characterization of A Novel Ochratoxin A Degrading Enzyme, N-acyl-L-amino Acid Amidohydrolase, from Alcaligenes faecalis

Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins11090518

Authors:
Honghai Zhang
Yunpeng Zhang
Tie Yin
Jing Wang
Xiaolin Zhang

Toxins, Vol. 11, Pages 415: Report of the IVth Workshop of the Spanish National Network on Mycotoxins and Toxigenic Fungi and Their Decontamination Processes (MICOFOOD), Held in Pamplona, Spain, 29–31 May 2019

Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins11070415

Authors:
González-Peñas
Vettorazzi
Lizarraga
Azqueta
López de Cerain

Toxins, Vol. 11, Pages 296: Time-Dependent Changes in the Intestinal Microbiome of Gilts Exposed to Low Zearalenone Doses

Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins11050296

Authors:
Katarzyna Cieplińska
Magdalena Gajęcka
Michał Dąbrowski
Anna Rykaczewska
Sylwia Lisieska-Żołnierczyk
Maria Bulińska
Łukasz Zielonka
Maciej T. Gajęcki

Available online 19 December 2018

Author(s): Rossana V. C. Cardoso, Ângela Fernandes, Sandrina A. Heleno, Paula Rodrigues, Ana M. Gonzaléz-Paramás, Lillian Barros, Isabel C.F.R. Ferreira

Toxins, Vol. 11, Pages 4: Toxins in Fermented Foods: Prevalence and Preventions—A Mini Review

Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins11010004

Authors:
Bhagavathi Sundaram Sivamaruthi
Periyanaina Kesika
Chaiyavat Chaiyasut

Available online 19 December 2018

Author(s): Abass, Adebayo Busura, Adegoke, Gabriel Olaniran, Awoyale, Wasiu, Gaspar Audifas, Mlingi, Nicholas, Andrianavalona, Voahangy, Randrianarivelo, Roger, Sulyok, Michael, Mneney, Agnes, Ranaivoson, Lalao Roger

Toxins, Vol. 9, Pages 335: Rapid Assessment of the Toxicity of Fungal Compounds Using Luminescent Vibrio qinghaiensis sp. Q67

Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins9100335

Authors:
Qijie Jian
Liang Gong
Taotao Li
Yong Wang
Yu Wu
Feng Chen
Hongxia Qu
Xuewu Duan
Yueming Jiang

Publication date: 3 October 2017
, Volume 258

Author(s): Bamidele S. Adedeji, Obinna T. Ezeokoli, Chibundu N. Ezekiel, Adewale O. Obadina, Yinka M. Somorin, Michael Sulyok, Rasheed A. Adeleke, Benedikt Warth, Cyril C. Nwangburuka, Adebukola M. Omemu, Olusola B. Oyewole, Rudolf Krska

Zearalenone (ZEN) is an estrogenic mycotoxin occurring in Fusarium-infected cereals. Glucosylation is an important plant defense mechanism and generally reduces the acute toxicity of mycotoxins to humans and animals. Toxicological information about ZEN-glucosides is limited due to the unavailability of larger amounts required for animal studies.

Publication date: November 2016
, Volume 69

Author(s): J.L. Banach, I. Stratakou, H.J. van der Fels-Klerx, H.M.W. den Besten, M.H. Zwietering

Publication date: June 2016
, Volume 64

Author(s): Kyung-Min Lee, Timothy J. Herrman, Susie Y. Dai

Ochratoxin A (OTA) is a mycotoxin with a main nephrotoxic activity contaminating several foodstuffs. In the present report, five soil samples collected from OTA-contaminated vineyards were screened to isolate microorganisms able to biodegrade OTA. When cultivated in OTA-supplemented medium, OTA was converted in OTα by 225 bacterial isolates.

Roxana Cojocneanu Petric, Cornelia Braicu, Cristian Bassi, Laura Pop, Ionelia Taranu, Nicolae Dragos, Dan Dumitrascu, Massimo Negrini, Ioana Berindan-Neagoe