Research Publications (Food Safety)

Bee bread is the only fermented product of the beehive. It constitutes the main source of proteins, lipids, vitamins, and macro- and microelements in honeybee nutrition and it exerts antioxidant and antimicrobial properties, though research on these aspects has been limited so far. In this study 18 samples of Greek bee bread, two of which were monofloral, were collected during different seasons from diverse locations such as Crete and Mount Athos and were tested for their bioactivity.

Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, EarlyView. Food manufacturers are required to obtain scientific and technical evidence that a control measure or combination of control measures is capable of reducing a significant hazard to an acceptable level that does not pose a public health risk under normal conditions of distribution and storage.

It has been reported that the expression of Krüppel-like factor 17 (KLF17) was associated with the occurrence, development, invasion, metastasis and chemotherapy resistance of various tumors. However, the detailed mechanisms by which KLF17 promotes chemotherapy resistance in gastric cancer (GC) have not been fully investigated.

Author(s): Jae-Hyun Yoon, Do-Young Jeong, Su-Bin Lee, Se-Ri Kim

Author(s): Jong-Seong Lim, Jae-Won Ha

Author(s): Jun Li, Rumeng Li, Qi Zhang, Peipei Peng, Xiaoquan Wang, Min Gu, Zenglei Hu, Xinan Jiao, Daxin Peng, Jiao Hu, Xiufan Liu

Author(s): Yujie Wang, Xinyu Zheng, Xiaosan He, Qixin Lü, Xin Qian, Qingtie Xiao, Ruiyu Lin

Author(s): Amarachukwu Anyogu, Ayomide Olukorede, Christian Anumudu, Helen Onyeaka, Esther Areo, Obadina Adewale, Joyce N. Odimba, Ogueri Nwaiwu

Author(s): Lijun Zhao, Lirong Jia, Bingcun Ma, Wei Zhong, Ying Huang, Feixia Duan

Author(s): Stella Agyemang Duah, Clarice Silva e Souza, Hussein.G. Daood, Zoltán Pék, András Neményi, Lajos Helyes

The level of pollution and the variability of rainwater runoff quality collected in reservoirs next to the new Lublin bypass (south-eastern Poland) were assessed in this scientific paper. In the rainwater harvesting and treatment system, two types of reservoirs with different construction, size and presence of pre-treatment devices were used. Laboratory tests involved selected physical, oxygen, biogenic, salinity indicators, heavy metals and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.

Author(s): Xiaobing Jiang, Siyu Ren, Yimin Geng, Congyi Jiang, Guosheng Liu, Hailei Wang, Tao Yu, Yu Liang

Author(s): Na Ling, Dexin Ou, Yizhong Shen, Danfeng Zhang, Yaping Wang, Liaowang Tong, Yu Ding, Juan Wang, Xiaojuan Yang, Jumei Zhang, Qingping Wu, Yingwang Ye

Heavy metals exposure has been linked to severe health problems. In Mexico, the Monterrey metropolitan area (MMA) is considered one of the most polluted industrial regions. Because birds have been used successfully as environmental biomonitors, the levels of lead, cadmium, and arsenic in feathers of Great-tailed grackles (Quiscalus mexicanus) from two sites within and one site outside the MMA were determined.

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To investigate whether soil clay content, cultivar and seasonal variation have any effect on soil CO2 emission rates and leaf CO2 assimilation rates in a drip-irrigated commercial Citrus sinensis orchard.

by Gabriela Andrade de Oliveira, Carla Heloisa de Faria Domingues, João Augusto Rossi Borges

R. A. Glabman et al. We describe the isolation of atypical Brucella inopinata–like species and unique clinicopathologic findings in 2 adult marine toads (Rhinella marina), including oophoritis in 1 toad. These findings represent a novel emerging disease in toads and a possible zoonotic pathogen.

Author(s): Man Zhao, Yuan Wang, Xin Jia, Weina Liu, Xianghong Zhang, Jinfeng Cui

Author(s): Zhijun Geng, Lin Kang, Jing Huang, Shan Gao, Jing Wang, Yuan Yuan, Yanwei Li, Jinglin Wang, Wenwen Xin

The bioaccumulation of trace elements (TEs) in crops consumed by humans can reduce food production as a consequence of photosynthetic damage in plants and cause several diseases in humans. Liming is a soil management strategy designed to alleviate soil acidity and mitigating these problems by reducing the TE bioavailability.

The application of plant growth-promoting bacteria in agricultural systems is an efficient and environment-friendly strategy to improve crop yields and maintain soil quality. However, as different soils have diverse and specific ecological characteristics and may represent adverse abiotic conditions, in vivo application requires the careful selection of the desired beneficial microorganisms.

Some diatom species of the genus Pseudo-nitzschia produce the toxin domoic acid. The depuration rate of domoic acid in Pecten maximus is very low; for this reason, king scallops generally contain high levels of domoic acid in their tissues. A transcriptomic approach was used to identify the genes differentially expressed in the P. maximus digestive gland after the injection of domoic acid.

As the burden of antibacterial resistance worsens and treatment options become narrower, rhodomyrtone—a novel natural antibiotic agent with a new antibacterial mechanism—could replace existing antibiotics for the treatment of infections caused by multi-drug resistant Gram-positive bacteria. In this study, rhodomyrtone was detected within the cell by means of an easy an inexpensive method.

Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, EarlyView. Nontyphoidal salmonellae are among the most prevalent foodborne pathogens causing gastrointestinal infections worldwide. A high number of cases and outbreaks of salmonellosis are associated with the consumption of eggs and egg products, and several of these occur at the household level.