Foodborne pathogens are a major public health concern and have a significant economic
impact globally. From harvesting to consumption stages, food is generally contaminated by …

Bacillus cereus is an opportunistic foodborne pathogen causing food intoxication and
infectious diseases. Different toxins and pathogenic factors are responsible for diarrheal …

Bacterial toxins are food safety hazards causing about 10% of all reported foodborne
outbreaks in Europe. Pertinent to Gram‐positive pathogens, the most relevant toxins are …

With the abolition of milk quotas in the European Union in 2015, several member states
including Ireland, Luxembourg, and Belgium have seen year on year bi-monthly milk …

Propidium monoazide (PMA) coupled with qPCR has been successfully used for specific
quantification of viable bacteria cells in diverse matrices food. The present study aimed to …

Bacillus cereus is responsible for several outbreaks of foodborne diseases due to its emetic
toxin and enterotoxin. Enterotoxins, cytotoxin K (CytK), nonhemolytic enterotoxin (Nhe), and …

Cronobacter sakazakii, Bacillus cereus, and Salmonella spp. are common food-borne
pathogens. The aim of this study was to develop a sensitive, specific, and rapid method for …

Escherichia coli (E. coli) O157: H7 is one of the most common foodborne pathogens that can
be transmitted through contaminated food and water sources, posing a serious threat to food …

Dairy foods represent an important sector of the food market for their nutritional qualities and
their organoleptic characteristics, which are often linked to tradition and to region. These …

ABSTRACT PMA (propidium monoazide) is one of the few methods that are compatible with
metagenomic sequencing to characterize the live/intact microbiota. However, its efficiency in …