Research Publications (Food Safety)

Publication date: January 2016
Source:LWT - Food Science and Technology, Volume 65
Author(s): Ji-Yeon Lee, Dong-Hyun Kang

Publication date: January 2016
Source:LWT - Food Science and Technology, Volume 65
Author(s): Kunnitee Bundeesomchok, Aurore Filly, Njara Rakotomanomana, Pharkphoom Panichayupakaranant, Farid Chemat

Publication date: January 2016
Source:LWT - Food Science and Technology, Volume 65
Author(s): María J. Martelo-Vidal, Inmaculada C. Fernández-No, Esther Guerra-Rodríguez, Manuel Vázquez

Publication date: January 2016
Source:LWT - Food Science and Technology, Volume 65
Author(s): Estefanía Muñoz-Atienza, Carlos Araújo, Rosa del Campo, Pablo E. Hernández, Carmen Herranz, Luis M. Cintas

Publication date: January 2016
Source:LWT - Food Science and Technology, Volume 65
Author(s): Liang Zhao, Yongtao Wang, Xiaotong Hu, Zhijian Sun, Xiaojun Liao

Publication date: January 2016
Source:LWT - Food Science and Technology, Volume 65
Author(s): Agapi I. Doulgeraki, Maria Papaioannou, George-John E. Nychas

Rod-shaped bacterial cells are polarized, with many organelles confined to a polar cellular site. In polar flagellates, FlhF and FlhG, a multiple-domain (B-N-G) GTPase and a MinD-like ATPase respectively, function as a cognate pair to regulate flagellar localization and number as revealed in Vibrio and Pseudomonas species.

Publication date: Available online 22 August 2015

Author(s): Anja Klančnik, Nataša Toplak, Minka Kovač, Hélène Marquis, Barbara Jeršek

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This study aimed to evaluate the efficiency of four phosphate-solubilizing bacteria (PSB) on the growth and yield of rice under different soil conditions.

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The aim of this study was to cost-effectively improve detection of foodborne pathogens in PCR inhibitory samples through the use of alternative DNA polymerases.

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) presents major health risk for humans causing serious nosocomial and community acquired infections. Asymptomatic food-producing animal carriers and their meat may represent potential reservoirs for human infections. The aim of the present study was to investigate the prevalence of MRSA in small ruminants raised under free-range conditions and their meat at slaughter and retail level in Northern Greece.

Publication date: Available online 21 August 2015

Author(s): Régis Tuchtenhagen Sturbelle, Luciana Farias da Costa de Avila, Talita Bandeira Roos, Jessica Lopes Borchardt, Rita de Cassia Conceição, Odir Antonio Dellagostin, Fábio Pereira Leivas Leite

Publication date: Available online 21 August 2015

Author(s): Angelika Fruth, Rita Prager, Erhard Tietze, Wolfgang Rabsch, Antje Flieger

Publication date: Available online 21 August 2015

Author(s): Annette Jurke, N. Bannert, K. Brehm, V. Fingerle, V.A.J. Kempf, D. Kömpf, M. Lunemann, A. Mayer-Scholl, M. Niedrig, K. Nöckler, H. Scholz, W. Splettstoesser, D. Tappe, Silke F. Fischer

Publication date: Available online 21 August 2015

Author(s): Marina Höhne, Sandra Niendorf, Andreas Mas Marques, C.-Thomas Bock

Pore-forming toxins (PFTs) are a distinct class of membrane-damaging cytolytic proteins that contribute significantly towards the virulence processes employed by various pathogenic bacteria. Vibrio cholerae cytolysin (VCC) is a prominent member of the beta-barrel PFT (beta-PFT) family. It is secreted by most of the pathogenic strains of the intestinal pathogen V. cholerae. Owing to its potent membrane-damaging cell-killing activity, VCC is believed to play critical roles in V.

The aim of this study was to investigate the toxic effects of aflatoxins and evaluate the effectiveness of Bacillus subtilis ANSB060 in detoxifying aflatoxicosis in broilers. A total of 360 one-week-old male broilers (Ross 308) were assigned to six dietary treatments for five weeks. The treatment diets were: C0 (basal diet); C1.0 (C0 + 1.0 g B. subtilis ANSB060/kg diet); M0 (basal diet formulated with moldy peanut meal); M0.5, M1.0 and M2.0 (M0 + 0.5, 1.0 and 2.0 g B.

Zearalenone (ZEA) and its derivatives are mycotoxins with estrogenic effects on mammals. The biotransformation for ZEA in animals involves the formation of two major metabolites, α- and β-zearalenol (α-ZOL and β-ZOL), which are subsequently conjugated with glucuronic acid. The capability of Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains isolated from silage to eliminate ZEA and its derivatives α-ZOL and β-ZOL was investigated as, also, the mechanisms involved.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the occurrence of several fungal metabolites, including mycotoxins in natural grasses (Poaceae) intended for grazing cattle. A total number of 72 and 77 different metabolites were detected on 106 and 69 grass samples collected during 2011 and 2014, respectively. A total of 60 metabolites were found across both years.

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The human pathogen Vibrio vulnificus is the leading cause of seafood-related deaths in the United States. Strains are genotyped on the basis of alleles that correlate with isolation source, with clinical (C)-genotype strains being more often implicated in disease and environmental (E)-genotype strains being more frequently isolated from oysters and estuarine waters. Previously, we have shown that the ecologically distinct C- and E-genotype strains of V.

Pathogenic enteric viruses are responsible for a wide range of infections in humans, with diverse symptoms. Raw and partially treated wastewaters are major sources of environmental contamination with enteric viruses.

Dairy industry fermentative processes mostly use Lactococcus lactis as a starter. However, some dairy L. lactis strains produce putrescine, a biogenic amine that raises food safety and spoilage concerns, via the agmatine deiminase (AGDI) pathway. The enzymatic activities responsible for putrescine biosynthesis in this bacterium are encoded by the AGDI gene cluster.