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Development of a Luminex xTAG® assay for cost-effective multiplex detection of β-lactamases in Gram-negative bacteria.
probe targeting a conserved 16S rRNA region serving as a DNA extraction control. The assay was optimized using a collection of 48 reference strains and further validated using 105 foodborne ESBL-producing ...
Physical activity and sedentary behavior in Belgium (BNFCS2014): design, methods and expected outcomes.
international guidelines and analyzed according to several background variables, such as age, gender, Body Mass Index, education level and region. Such results are aimed to underpin future policies in the field ...
Development and performance assessment of a qualitative SYBR® green real-time PCR assay for the detection of Aspergillus versicolor in indoor air.
versicolor, which is frequently observed in indoor environment and known to be allergenic. The developed primers amplify a short region of the internal transcribed spacer 1 from the 18S ribosomal DNA complex. ...
Integrated DNA walking system to characterize a broad spectrum of GMOs in food/feed matrices.
the detected GMO s, was applied on a GeMMA Scheme Proficiency Test matrix. Via the characterization of the transgene flanking region between the transgenic cassette and the plant genome as well as of ...
Validation of a sensitive DNA walking strategy to characterise unauthorised GMOs using model food matrices mimicking common rice products
Food Chemistry, Volume 173 (2015) Keywords: detection DNA walking Rice food SENSITIVITY Transgene flanking region Unauthorised GMO Abstract: To identify unauthorised GMO s in food and feed matrices, an ...
Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in domestic sheep in Belgium.
Antwerp (65.2%) and Wallonia (68.6%) are statistically lower than in the other regions in Belgium (96.7-97.8%) (P <0.05). The present study is the first report that analyzed the prevalence of T. gondii ...
Characterization of suspected illegal skin whitening cosmetics.
décolleté for local depigmentation of hyper pigmented regions or more importantly, for a generalized reduction of the skin tone. These cosmetic products are suspected to contain illegal active substances that ...
An innovative and integrated approach based on DNA walking to identify unauthorised GMOs
147 (2014) Keywords: DNA walking GM rice GMO detection Integrated approach pCAMBIA vector Quantitative real-time PCR Transgene flanking region Unauthorised GMO Abstract: In the coming years, the ...
Neonatal thyroid-stimulating hormone concentrations in Belgium: a useful indicator for detecting mild iodine deficiency?
neonatal TSH is useful to detect severe iodine deficiency, it should not be recommended presently for the evaluation of iodine status in mildly iodine deficient regions. Health Topics: Food consumption and ...
Does a small difference in iodine status among children in two regions of Belgium translate into a different prevalence of thyroid nodular diseases in adults?
Nodule Thyroidectomy Abstract: PURPOSE: To explore whether there are regional differences in iodine status and in prevalence of thyroid diseases in the two main regions of Belgium. METHODS: A national ...