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Metagenomics-based tracing of genetically modified microorganism contaminations in commercial fermentation products
phylogenomic approaches. In most cases, analysis of 16 GMM-contaminated food enzyme products supported finding the same GM producer strains in different products, while often multiple GMM contaminations per ...
Particle size analysis of iron hydroxide adipate tartrate (IHAT) in a food supplement: Interlaboratory testing of a dynamic light scattering method
laboratories of EU Member States are required to conduct compliance testing of novel foods, including IHAT, against approved specifications. In the case of IHAT, the authorised specifications include the ...
Physicochemical characterization and genotoxicity assessment of nanomaterials using new approach methodologies
applied in the food chain, is particularly promising as illustrated in case studies examining iron (hydr)oxides applied as food additive, and copper oxides applied as plant protection product and feed ...
BSFM 2024- Reported food-borne outbreaks in Belgium, 2023
observed under given circumstances, of two or more human cases of the same disease and/or infection, or a situation in which the observed number of human cases exceeds the expected number and where the cases ...
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
on the Belgian market. In total, 75 collected product samples were cultured on a general medium and, in case of bacterial growth, two isolates per product sample were collected and characterized using ...
The future burden of type 2 diabetes in Belgium: a microsimulation model.
were updated via strata-specific transition probabilities. RESULTS: A total of 6722 [95% UI 3421, 11,583] new cases of type 2 diabetes per 100,000 inhabitants are expected between 2018 and 2030 in ...
BSFM 2023- L. monocytogenes in Plant-Based Foods: insights from of a recent foodborne outbreak linked to vegan alternative to cheese
the contamination of plant-based alternative to cheese with L. monocytogenes: the strain isolated from the affected individual (case) matched the strain found in the consumed vegan cheese-like product, ...
Development of strain-level shotgun metagenomics approaches to detect and characterize microbiological contaminants in the context of food safety
had only rarely been associated with human cases of an outbreak, let alone during a real outbreak. Therefore, this PhD centered on the development of shotgun metagenomics methods to study ...
Comparison of 6 DNA extraction methods for isolation of high yield of high molecular weight DNA suitable for shotgun metagenomics Nanopore sequencing to detect bacteriaAbstractBackgroundResultsConclusion
improves the reconstruction of genomes and helps to resolve complex genomic contexts, especially in the case of metagenome analysis. To take the best advantage of long-read sequencing, DNA extraction methods ...
Methodological choices in brucellosis burden of disease assessments: A systematic review
course of brucellosis and to estimate case-fatality rates. Additionally, reporting of methodological choices should be improved to enhance transparency and comparability of estimates. These steps will ...