Publications by authors named "Tanya Chan Kim"

Coronaviruses (CoVs) belong to the group of enveloped positive-sense single-strand RNA viruses and are causative agents of respiratory, gastro-intestinal, and central nervous systems diseases in many host species, i.e., birds, mammals, and humans.

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() is a ubiquitous microorganism with pathogenic and saprophytic clones. The objective of this study was to evaluate the presence, virulence, antibiotic resistance and biofilm formation of in three industrial farms in Bulgaria, as well as their adjacent sites related to the utilization of manure (feces, wastewater in a separator, lagoons, means of transport, and soils). The isolation of single bacterial cultures was performed via standard procedures with modifications, and isolates were identified via matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF-MS) and polymerase chain reaction (PCR).

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Article Synopsis
  • Yersiniosis is the third most reported foodborne illness in the EU, prompting a study on healthy pigs in Bulgaria to assess the prevalence of pathogenic Yersinia.
  • A total of 601 pigs were tested, revealing that 6.7% of their tonsils and feces contained pathogenic Yersinia, specifically bioserotype 4/O:3, with significant genetic homogeneity among isolates.
  • The bacteria were mostly susceptible to several antibiotics but resistant to ampicillin, indicating a low prevalence in healthy pigs while still posing a potential risk for pork contamination for consumers.
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Small-scale photobioreactors (PBRs) in the inoculum stage were designed with internal (red or green) and external white LED light as an initial step of a larger-scale installation aimed at fulfilling the integral biorefinery concept for maximum utilization of microalgal biomass in a multifunctional laboratory. The specific growth rate of (Turpin) Kützing biomass for given cultural conditions was analyzed by using MAPLE software. For the determination of total polyphenols, flavonoids, chlorophyll "a" and "b", carotenoids and lipids, UHPLC-HRMS, ISO-20776/1, ISO-10993-5 and CUPRAC tests were carried out.

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