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A Review of Modern Methods for the Detection of Foodborne Pathogens

Microorganisms, 2023
Despite the recent advances in food preservation techniques and food safety, significant disease outbreaks linked to foodborne pathogens such as bacteria, fungi, and viruses still occur worldwide indicating that these pathogens still constitute ...
Mohammed Aladhadh
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Rapid Methods for the Detection of Foodborne Bacterial Pathogens: Principles, Applications, Advantages and Limitations

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2015
The incidence of foodborne diseases has increased over the years and resulted in major public health problem globally. Foodborne pathogens can be found in various foods and it is important to detect foodborne pathogens to provide safe food supply and to ...
Law eJodi Woan-Fei, Law eJodi Woan-Fei, Nurul-Syakima eAb Mutalib, Kok-Gan eChan, Learn-Han eLee   +4 more
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Analysis of reservoir sources of Campylobacter isolates to free-range broilers in Denmark

Poultry Science, 2023
: Campylobacter is a common cause of food poisoning in many countries, with broilers being the main source. Organic and free-range broilers are more frequently Campylobacter-positive than conventionally raised broilers and may constitute a higher risk ...
Brian Lassen, Nao Takeuchi-Storm, Clémentine Henri, Tine Hald, Marianne Sandberg, Johanne Ellis-Iversen   +5 more
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Retrospective surveillance of viable Bacillus cereus group contaminations in commercial food and feed vitamin B2 products sold on the Belgian market using whole-genome sequencing

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023
Bacillus cereus is a spore-forming bacterium that occurs as a contaminant in food and feed, occasionally resulting in food poisoning through the production of various toxins. In this study, we retrospectively characterized viable B.
Bert Bogaerts, Marie-Alice Fraiture, Astrid Huwaert, Tom Van Nieuwenhuysen, Bram Jacobs, Bram Jacobs, Bram Jacobs, Koenraad Van Hoorde, Sigrid C. J. De Keersmaecker, Nancy H. C. Roosens, Kevin Vanneste   +10 more
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Cloning vectors for gene delivery, integration and expression in Campylobacter jejuni

BioTechniques, 2022
Campylobacter genetics research is negatively impacted by a shortage of molecular tools for expressing DNA elements. A previous technique coupled an antibiotic resistance gene and its promoter to a gene of interest, inserting this expression unit into a ...
Gaylen A Uhlich, Lori Bagi, Nereus W Gunther   +2 more
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First Belgian Report of Ertapenem Resistance in an ST11 Klebsiella Pneumoniae Strain Isolated from a Dog Carrying bla_SCO-1 and bla_DHA-1 Combined with Permeability Defects

Antibiotics, 2022
Klebsiella pneumoniae of sequence type (ST) 11 is a hyper-epidemic nosocomial clone, which is spreading worldwide among humans and emerging in pets. This is the first report, to the best of our knowledge, of multidrug-resistant (MDR) K.
Hanne Debergh, Margo Maex, Cristina Garcia-Graells, Cécile Boland, Marc Saulmont, Koenraad Van Hoorde, Claude Saegerman   +6 more
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Comparison of Source Attribution Methodologies for Human Campylobacteriosis

Pathogens, 2023
Campylobacter spp. are the most common cause of bacterial gastrointestinal infection in humans both in Denmark and worldwide. Studies have found microbial subtyping to be a powerful tool for source attribution, but comparisons of different methodologies ...
Maja Lykke Brinch, Tine Hald, Lynda Wainaina, Alessandra Merlotti, Daniel Remondini, Clementine Henri, Patrick Murigu Kamau Njage   +6 more
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Comparative Methylome Analysis of Campylobacter jejuni Strain YH002 Reveals a Putative Novel Motif and Diverse Epigenetic Regulations of Virulence Genes

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020
Campylobacter jejuni is a major cause of foodborne gastroenteritis worldwide inflicting palpable socioeconomic costs. The ability of this pathogen to successfully infect its hosts is determined not only by the presence of specific virulence genes but ...
Sandeep Ghatak, Cheryl M. Armstrong, Sue Reed, Yiping He   +3 more
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Development of a Droplet Digital PCR to Monitor SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant BA.2 in Wastewater Samples

Microorganisms, 2023
Wastewater-based surveillance can be used as a complementary method to other SARS-CoV-2 surveillance systems. It allows the emergence and spread of infections and SARS-CoV-2 variants to be monitored in time and place.
Laura A. E. Van Poelvoorde, Corinne Picalausa, Andrea Gobbo, Bavo Verhaegen, Marie Lesenfants, Philippe Herman, Koenraad Van Hoorde, Nancy H. C. Roosens   +7 more
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Detection of Shiga Toxin 2 Produced by Escherichia coli in Foods Using a Novel AlphaLISA

Toxins, 2018
Amplified luminescent proximity homogenous assay-linked immunosorbent assay (AlphaLISA) is comprised of a bead-based immunoassay that is used for small molecule detection.
Cheryl M. Armstrong, Leah E. Ruth, Joseph A. Capobianco, Terence P. Strobaugh, Fernando M. Rubio, Andrew G. Gehring   +5 more
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