Ochratoxin A (OTA) is a mycotoxin produced by filamentous fungi with high impact Lactic acid bacteria; in food safety due to its toxicity. In the last decade, the presence of OTA was widely reported in different foods. In this study, the ability of Lactobacillus (L.) plantarum CRL 778 to control growth a...
Cloropropanóis são um grupo conhecido de contaminantes relacionados ao processamento de alimentos. Eles são formados na reação entre lipídeos e cloretos quando submetidos ao tratamento térmico, e podem ser encontrados na forma livre ou ligada. O 3-monocloro-1,2-propanediol (3-MCPD), é classificad...
In this study, we investigated the contamination of refrigerated raw milk produced in the western region of Paraná, southern Brazil, with psychrotrophic microorganisms, aiming to assay the proteolytic activity of the isolates and to identify Pseudomonas fluorescens, the main proteolytic species associat...
ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to evaluate the antifungal activity of nanoemulsions encapsulating essential oil of oregano (Origanum vulgare), both in vitro and after application on Minas Padrão cheese. Nanodispersions were obtained by the phase inversion temperature method. Cladosporium sp., ...
Antifúngicos/análisis,
Antifúngicos/farmacología,
Queso/análisis,
Queso/microbiología,
Contaminación de Alimentos/prevención & control,
Conservación de Alimentos/métodos,
Conservantes de Alimentos/análisis,
Conservantes de Alimentos/farmacología,
Hongos/clasificación,
Hongos/efectos de los fármacos,
Hongos/aislamiento & purificación,
Pruebas de Sensibilidad Microbiana,
Aceites Volátiles/análisis,
Aceites Volátiles/farmacología,
Origanum/química
ABSTRACT The presence of mycotoxins or related fungi in animal feed is a major problem for animal and human health. Silage and concentrated feed samples were collected from 21 dairy farms in the Western part of Paraná state in Southern Brazil. Water activity and pH of all samples were measured, and each...
Aflatoxinas/metabolismo,
Alimentación Animal/análisis,
Alimentación Animal/microbiología,
Aspergillus/clasificación,
Aspergillus/genética,
Aspergillus/aislamiento & purificación,
Aspergillus/metabolismo,
Brasil,
Contaminación de Alimentos/análisis,
Ensilaje/clasificación,
Ensilaje/microbiología
ABSTRACT Shigatoxigenic and enteropathogenic Escherichia coli with virulence and multidrug resistance profile were isolated from Nile tilapia. This study finding is of great importance to public health because they help understand this pathogen epidemiology in fish and demonstrate how these animals can t...
Seguridad de Productos para el Consumidor,
Escherichia coli Enteropatógena/clasificación,
Escherichia coli Enteropatógena/genética,
Escherichia coli Enteropatógena/aislamiento & purificación,
Proteínas de Escherichia coli/genética,
Peces/microbiología,
Contaminación de Alimentos/análisis,
Carne/microbiología,
Filogenia,
Escherichia coli Shiga-Toxigénica/clasificación,
Escherichia coli Shiga-Toxigénica/genética,
Escherichia coli Shiga-Toxigénica/aislamiento & purificación
Egg contamination with microbial pathogens is an enduring worldwide concern. Natural products are frequently recommended as ideal alternatives to substitute synthetic and chemical antimicrobials. Oak galls (Quercus infectoria) are aberrant growths on oak trees that have many medicinal and pharmaceutical ...
La prevención de enfermedades transmitidas por alimentos (ETA) en hospitales, se vincula a la higiene de los alimentos y buenas prácticas de manufactura (BPM). Estudio observacional, descriptivo de corte transversal cuyo objetivo fue evaluar las condiciones higiénico-sanitarias de los servicios de ali...
ABSTRACT Introduction Clostridium difficile is an important cause of diarrhoea, particularly in patients receiving antibiotic therapy. Recent studies have shown that a substantial proportion of C. difficile infections are acquired in the community, as a zoonotic disease. Brazil is a large exporter of me...
