Publications by authors named "B M Sokolowska"

is one of the main foodborne pathogens. Irrational antibiotic management has led to an increase in the incidence of multidrug-resistant strains. Bacteriophages may be an alternative method of food biopreservation and contribute to reducing the number of food poisonings requiring pharmacotherapy.

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Acrolein (ACR) is a ubiquitous environmental pollutant but also formed endogenously as a metabolite in oxidative stress conditions. Its adduct to adenine 1,N-α-hydroxypropanoadenine (HPA) is a mutagenic lesion effectively repaired by the AlkB dioxygenase. Here, we provide in vivo, in vitro, and in silico evidence that it is also the substrate for the AlkA glycosylase.

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Fructobacillus, a Gram-positive, non-spore-forming, facultative anaerobic bacterium, belongs to the fructophilic lactic acid bacteria (FLAB) group. The group's name originates from fructose, the favored carbon source for its members. Fructobacillus spp.

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Mycotoxins-secondary metabolites produced by filamentous fungal species-occur as a global problem in agriculture due to the reduction in crop quality and the negative effects on human and animal health. There is a need to develop environment-friendly methods of detoxification. In recent years, a number of biological methods for the removal/degradation of mycotoxins have been described.

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