Feeding habits of Caspian marine shad Alosa braschnikowii (Borodin, 1904), inhabiting in the western part of Caspian Sea such as prey spectrum and seasonal dynamics have been studied. As in other parts of Caspian Sea, throughout the year, the main hunt of Caspian marine shad constituted kilkas, gobies and shrimps while other groups of zoobenthos were represented in a lesser extent. Importance o...

Staphylococcal enterotoxin A (SEA) is the most commonly recovered staphylococcal enterotoxin in food poisoning outbreaks. Our research objective was to develop a competitive immunoassay using a surface plasmon resonance (SPR) biosensor for the detection of SEA in raw eggs. Homogenized raw eggs were spiked with SEA and clarified by centrifugation at 14,989 ¥ g. Anti-SEA was added to aliquots of ...

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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Staphylococcal food poisoning is a gastrointestinal disease, which is caused by consumption of contaminated food with enterotoxins produced by Staphylococcus aureus (SEs). Milk and its products are known sources of food borne diseases. This study was carried out to evaluate the prevalence of enterotoxigenic S. aureus strains in organic milk and cheese in Tabriz - Iran....

The Bohai Sea is one of the most important fisheries resources in China. Fisheries and mariculture are the main industries offering important food security by exploitation of migrating and stationary resources based on the same ecosystem in Bohai Sea. Understanding the potential bioeconomic interactions between fisheries and mariculture will provide the basis for fisheries and mariculture manag...

The effects of seasonal and regional differences in diet composition on the food requirements of Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) were esti­ mated by using a bioenergetic model. The model considered differences in the energy density of the prey, and dif­ ferences in digestive efficiency and the heat increment of feeding of different diets. The model predicted that Steller sea lions in sou...

conclusions in conclusion, toxicological studies showed that, although contamination level in caspian sea fishes was relatively low, the present status might pose a risk about food chain contamination. results the review showed that nine studies were recorded in databases about pesticide residues in caspian sea fish tissues. these studies reported that there is limited evidence of organochlorin...

U. Christaki, F. Van Wambeke, D. Lefevre, A. Lagaria, L. Prieur, M. Pujo-Pay, J.-D. Grattepanche, J. Colombet, S. Psarra, J. R. Dolan, T. Sime-Ngando, P. Conan, M. G. Weinbauer, and T. Moutin INSU-CNRS, UMR 8187, LOG, Laboratoire d’Océanologie et des Géosciences, Université Lille Nord de France, ULCO, 32 avenue Foch, 62930 Wimereux, France INSU-CNRS, UMR 6117, LGEM, Laboratoire de Microbiologie...