Research Publications (Food Safety)

Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, EarlyView. Lipid oxidation is a major concern in the food, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical sectors. The degradation of unsaturated lipids affects the nutritional, physicochemical, and organoleptic properties of products and can lead to off-flavors and to the formation of potentially harmful oxidation compounds.

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, Accepted Article. BACKGROUND

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Background This study was undertaken to identify and functionally characterize virulence genes from Salmonella isolates in street food and stool cultures. From February 2017 to May 2018, clinical and food Salmonella strains were isolated in three regions in Burkina Faso.

Author(s): Michael A. Pitino, Sharon Unger, Alexander Gill, Allison J. McGeer, Alain Doyen, Yves Pouliot, Richard P. Bazinet, Akash Kothari, Tony Mazzulli, Debbie Stone, Deborah L. O'Connor

Author(s): Peixian Luan, Haoran Zhang, Xiaofeng Zhang, Guo Hu, Ziwei Zhang

Author(s): Carolina P.C. Martins, Gustavo L.P.A. Ramos, Tatiana C. Pimentel, Mônica Q. Freitas, Maria Carmela K.H. Duarte, Denise P.R. Azeredo, Marcia Cristina Silva, Rodrigo N. Cavalcanti, Erick A. Esmerino, Adriano G. Cruz

Author(s): Xinyu Cai, Jianrui Qi, Zhe Xu, Lingxuan Huang, Yihan Li, Xueyan Ren, Qingjun Kong

Author(s): Kai-Wei Liao, Fang-Chi Chang, Chia-Huang Chang, Yu-Fang Huang, Wen-Harn Pan, Mei-Lien Chen

Author(s): Salma Khazaal, Nada El Darra, Amal Kobeissi, Rola Jammoul, Adla Jammoul

Author(s): Gayatri Mishra, Brajesh Kumar Panda, Wilmer Ariza Ramirez, Hyewon Jung, Chandra B. Singh, Sang-Heon Lee, Ivan Lee

Author(s): Emine Kubra Tayyarcan, Sefika Evran, Pervin Ari Akin, Esra Acar Soykut, Ismail Hakki Boyaci Salmonellosis is among the most common foodborne diseases. Despite the precautions taken at every stage of the production, several Salmonella outbreaks were associated with hummus which has started to become a popular food across the world. Phages are used for the biocontrol of food pathogens and have several benefits including being effective, specific and safe.

Coxiella burnetii , the causative agent of Q fever, is known to cause acute and persistent infection, but reactivation of infection is rarely reported.

Shigella and enteroinvasive Escherichia coli (EIEC) cause human bacillary dysentery with similar invasion mechanisms and share similar physiological, biochemical an

Brucella abortus is a gram-negative intracellular parasite bacteria that causes serious health hazards in humans and animals. The type IV secretion system (T4SS), encoded by the virB promoter, has been identified as an important virulence factor for Brucella abortus, but its impact on Brucella abortus A19 remains unclear. In this study, the T4SS of Brucella abortus A19 was inactivated by deletion of the virB promoter, resulting in a mutant strain A19ΔvirB.

Soybean is an important, high protein source of food and feed. However, like other agricultural grains, soybean may pose a risk to human and animal health due to contamination of the grains with toxigenic Fusaria and associated mycotoxins. In this study, we investigated the diversity of Fusaria on a panel of 104 field isolates obtained from soybean grains during the growing seasons in 2017–2020.

This study was conducted to compare the potential ameliorative effects between probiotic Bacillus subtilis and biodegradable Bacillus subtilis on zearalenone (ZEN) toxicosis in gilts.

This study investigated the potential efficacy of 369 commercial essential oil combinations for antimicrobial, anti-toxic and anti-inflammatory activity with the aim of identifying synergy among essential oils commonly used in combination by aromatherapists for respiratory purposes. Essential oil combinations were assessed for their antimicrobial activities using a panel of Gram-positive, Gram-negative, and yeast strains associated with respiratory tract infections.

The venom from Apis mellifera intermissa, the main honey bee prevailing in Morocco, has been scarcely studied, despite its known potential for pharmacological applications. In the present work, we investigated the composition, the anti-inflammatory activity, and the venom’s cytotoxic properties from fifteen honey bee venom (HBV) samples collected in three regions: northeast, central, and southern Morocco.

Letters in Applied Microbiology, Accepted Article. Heavy metal pollution is a global concern. Targeting at the surface sediments in western Chaohu Lake and using metagenome sequencing, we probed into the mechanism how microbes adapted to heavy-metal-polluted sediments under natural conditions. It was found the heavy metal pollution intensity of the three typical sampling places ranked as estuary of Nanfeihe River (NFH) > Zhongmiao Town (HZ) > Hongshizui (HSZ).

Listeria monocytogenes is a foodborne human pathogen that affects public health worldwide. Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) can classify L. monocytogenes isolates and identify virulence islands and resistance genes potentially influencing infectivity. Herein, WGS was used to assess 151 L. monocytogenes isolates from 120 cases of clinical infection in Beijing, China, between 2014 and 2018.

The aim of this review was to provide an update on the complex relationship between manure application, altered pathogen levels and antibiotic resistance. This is necessary to protect health and improve the sustainability of this major farming practice in agricultural systems based on high levels of manure production.

by Laken S. Ganoe, Justin D. Brown, Matthew J. Lovallo, Michael J. Yabsley, Kayla B. Garrett, Alec T. Thompson, Robert H. Poppenga, Mark G. Ruder, W. David Walter

Klebsiella pneumoniae is an important foodborne pathogen with high biofilm-forming ability, which is continuously detected in food products in recent years. The antibacterial and antibiofilm activities and mechanism of ultrasonication in combination with heat treatment against K. pneumoniae were studied. K.

Listeriosis is a rare bacterial infection associated with foodborne illness that can result in septicemia, a serious acute outcome. Sepsis is responsible for one in three deaths during hospitalization. The objective of this study was to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to estimate the proportion of Listeria monocytogenes infections resulting in septicemia.