Browsing by Author "Migheli, Quirico"
Now showing items 1-14 of 14
-
Adsorption of ochratoxin A from grape juice by yeast cells immobilised in calcium alginate beads
Farbo, Maria Grazia; Urgeghe, Pietro Paolo; Fiori, Stefano; Marceddu, Salvatore; Jaoua, Samir; Migheli, Quirico... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier , 2016 , Article)Grape juice can be easily contaminated with ochratoxin A (OTA), one of the known mycotoxins with the greatest public health significance. Among the different approaches to decontaminate juice from this mycotoxin, microbiological ... -
Application of yeasts and yeast derivatives for the biological control of toxigenic fungi and their toxic metabolites
Zahoor, Ul Hassan; Al Thani, Roda; Atia, Fathy A.; Alsafran, Mohammed; Migheli, Quirico; Jaoua, Samir... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)Mycotoxins, the metabolites of toxigenic fungi are important contaminants of food and agriculture industry throughout the world. Among the different strategies to minimize the mycotoxins synthesis and decontamination of ... -
Biocontrol Activity of Bacillus megaterium BM344-1 against Toxigenic Fungi
Saleh, Aya Ehab; Ul-Hassan, Zahoor; Zeidan, Randa; Al-Shamary, Noora; Al-Yafei, Thoraya; Alnaimi, Hajer; Higazy, Nayla Salah; Migheli, Quirico; Jaoua, Samir... more authors ... less authors ( American Chemical Society , 2021 , Article)Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites of some fungal species and represent important contaminants of food and feed. This study aimed to explore the biological control activity of Bacillus megaterium BM344-1 volatile organic ... -
Biocontrol activity of four non- and low-fermenting yeast strains against Aspergillus carbonarius and their ability to remove ochratoxin A from grape juice
Fiori, Stefano; Urgeghe, Pietro Paolo; Hammami, Walid; Razzu, Salvatorico; Jaoua, Samir; Migheli, Quirico... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier , 2014 , Article)Aspergillus spp. infection of grape may lead to ochratoxin A (OTA) contamination in processed beverages such as wine and grape juice. The aim of the current study was to evaluate the biocontrol potential of two non-fermenting ... -
Biological Control of Mycotoxigenic Fungi and Ochratoxin A by The In-Vitro Application of a Qatari Burkholderia cepacia Strain (QBC03)
Zedan, Randa Hisham; Ul-Hassan, Zahoor; Al-Thani, Roda; Migheli, Quirico; Jaoua, Samir ( Qatar University Press , 2020 , Poster)Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites synthesized by mycotoxigenic fungi belonging mainly to three major fungal genera that are Aspergillus, Fusarium and Penicillium. The latter mycotoxigenic fungi contaminate plants and ... -
Electropolymerized phenol derivatives as permselective polymers for biosensor applications
Giammario, Calia; Monti, Patrizia; Marceddu, Salvatore; Dettori, Maria A.; Fabbri, Davidé; Jaoua, Samir; O'Neill, Robert D.; Serra, Pier A.; Delogu, Giovanna; Migheli, Quirico... more authors ... less authors ( The Royal Society of Chemistry , 2015 , Article)Amperometric biosensors are often coated with a polymeric permselective film to avoid electroactive interference by reducing agents present in the target medium. Phenylenediamine and phenol monomers are commonly used to ... -
Fungal and aflatoxin contamination of marketed spices
Hammami, Walid; Fiori, Stefano; Al Thani, Roda; Kali, Najet Ali; Balmas, Virgilio; Migheli, Quirico; Jaoua, Samir... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier Ltd , 2014 , Article)Fourteen spice samples were collected from local markets in Doha, Qatar, during 2012, and were surveyed for the presence of potentially harmful mycoflora and for contamination with aflatoxins B1, B2, G1, and G2 by ... -
Investigation and application of Bacillus pumilus QBP344-3 in the control of Aspergillus carbonarius and ochratoxin A contamination
Nayla Salah, Higazy; Saleh, Aya Ehab; Hassan, Zahoor Ul; Al Thani, Roda; Migheli, Quirico; Jaoua, Samir... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier Ltd , 2021 , Article)This study was designed to investigate the antifungal activity of Bacillus pumilus 344-3 against toxigenic fungi. In vitro co-incubation assay revealed that A. carbonarius AC82, A. niger AN8 and P. digitatum PD43 are most ... -
Isolation of a Novel Kluyveromyces marxianus Strain QKM-4 and Evidence of Its Volatilome Production and Binding Potentialities in the Biocontrol of Toxigenic Fungi and Their Mycotoxins
Alasmar, Reem; Ul-Hassan, Zahoor; Zeidan, Randa; Al-Thani, Roda; Al-Shamary, Noora; Alnaimi, Hajer; Migheli, Quirico; Jaoua, Samir... more authors ... less authors ( American Chemical Society , 2020 , Article)To overcome the economic losses associated with fungi and their toxic metabolites, environmentally safe and efficient approaches are needed. To this end, biological control using yeasts and safe bacterial strains and their ... -
Low electro-synthesis potentials improve permselectivity of polymerized natural phenols in biosensor applications
Monti, Patrizia; Calia, Giammario; Marceddu, Salvatore; Dettori, Maria A.; Fabbri, Davide; Jaoua, Samir; O'Neill, Robert D.; Migheli, Quirico; Delogu, Giovanna; Serra, Pier A.... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier , 2017 , Article)First-generation amperometric biosensors are often based on the electro-oxidation of oxidase-generated H2O2. At the applied potential used in most studies, other molecules such as ascorbic acid or dopamine can be oxidized. ... -
Patulin and patulin producing Penicillium spp. occurrence in apples and apple-based products including baby food
Hammami, Walid; Al Thani, Roda; Fiori, Stefano; Al-Meer, Saeed; Atia, Fathy Atia; Rabah, Duha; Migheli, Quirico; Jaoua, Samir... more authors ... less authors ( The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries , 2017 , Article)Introduction: Patulin has raised the international attention because of its health risk. In fact, it has mutagenic, neurotoxic, immunotoxic, genotoxic and gastrointestinal effects in animals. In the present work, patulin ... -
Perfume Guns: Potential of Yeast Volatile Organic Compounds in the Biological Control of Mycotoxin-Producing Fungi
Oufensou, Safa; Ul Hassan, Zahoor; Balmas, Virgilio; Jaoua, Samir; Migheli, Quirico ( MDPI , 2023 , Other)Pathogenic fungi in the genera Alternaria, Aspergillus, Botrytis, Fusarium, Geotrichum, Gloeosporium, Monilinia, Mucor, Penicillium, and Rhizopus are the most common cause of pre- and postharvest diseases of fruit, vegetable, ... -
Selection of Bacillus spp. with decontamination potential on multiple Fusarium mycotoxins
Zahoor Ul, Hassan; Al Thani, Roda; Alsafran, Mohammed; Migheli, Quirico; Jaoua, Samir ( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)Along with Aspergillus and Penicillium spp., mycotoxins produced by Fusarium species are important contaminants in food and feed industry. This study was designed to investigate the biodegradation potential of a collection ... -
Yeast Volatile Organic Compounds Inhibit Ochratoxin Biosynthesis By Aspergillus Carbonarius and a Ochraceus
Hassan, Zahoor Ul; Farbo, Maria; Urgeghe, Pietro; Marcello, Angela; Jaoua, Samir; Migheli, Quirico... more authors ... less authors ( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2018 , Conference Paper)Ochratoxin A (OTA) has hepatotoxic, teratogenic, nephrotoxic and carcinogenic effect in mammals and it is classified as a group 2B carcinogen by the World Health Organization. The European Union has set the maximum OTA ...