Browsing Articles publicats (Agrotecnio Center) by Author "Abadias i Sero, Mª Isabel"
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Effect of ripeness stage during processing on Listeria monocytogenes growth on fresh-cut "Conference" pears
Colás Medà, Pilar; Abadias i Sero, Mª Isabel; Alegre Vilas, Isabel; Usall i Rodié, Josep; Viñas Almenar, Inmaculada (Elsevier, 2015)There are several factors that affect the shelf life of fresh-cut fruit, including the cultivar, the ripeness stage of the fruit during processing and the fruit's storage atmosphere and temperature. The effect of fruit ... -
Effect of thermosonication on the bioaccessibility of antioxidant compounds and the microbiological, physicochemical, and nutritional quality of an anthocyanin-enriched tomato juice
Lafarga, Tomás; Ruiz-Aguirre, Isabel; Abadias i Sero, Mª Isabel; Viñas Almenar, Inmaculada; Bobo, Gloria; Aguiló-Aguayo, Ingrid (Springer, 2018)The aim of this study was to assess the potential of thermosonication as a strategy to obtain safe and high-quality tomato juice enriched in anthocyanins, formulated using strawberry processing co-products. Incorporation ... -
Effect of ultrasound pre-treatment on the physical, microbiological, and antioxidant properties of calçots
Zudaire Villanueva, Lorena; Lafarga, Tomás; Viñas Almenar, Inmaculada; Abadias i Sero, Mª Isabel; Brunton, Nigel; Aguiló-Aguayo, Ingrid (Springer, 2018-12-03)The effect of ultrasound (US) treatment (40 kHz, 250 W) for 0, 10,25 and 45 min on the physical and microbiological quality, total antioxidant capacity (TAC) and total phenolic content (TPC) of calçots (Allium cepaL.) was ... -
Effectiveness of a bacteriophage in reducing Listeria monocytogenes on fresh-cut fruits and fruit juices.
Sousa Oliveira, Márcia Patrícia de; Viñas Almenar, Inmaculada; Colás Medà, Pilar; Anguera, Marina; Usall i Rodié, Josep; Abadias i Sero, Mª Isabel (Elsevier Ltd., 2014)Listeria monocytogenes is a serious foodborne pathogen and new strategies to control it in food are needed. Among them, bacteriophages hold attributes that appear to be attractive. The objective of this study was to ... -
Effects of long-term controlled atmosphere storage, minimal processing, and packaging on quality attributes of calçots (Allium cepa L.)
Zudaire Villanueva, Lorena; Viñas Almenar, Inmaculada; Abadias i Sero, Mª Isabel; Lafarga, Tomás; Bobo, Gloria; Simó, Joan; Aguiló-Aguayo, Ingrid (SAGE Publications; Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), 2019-10-23)Calçots are the immature floral stems of the second-year onion (Allium cepa L.) resprouts. Modified atmosphere packaging or vacuum packaging are suitable alternatives to preserve fresh-cut vegetables. The objective of this ... -
Efficacy of chlorine, peroxyacetic acid and mild-heat treatment on the reduction of natural microflora and maintenance of quality of fresh-cut calçots (Allium cepa L.)
Zudaire Villanueva, Lorena; Viñas Almenar, Inmaculada; Abadias i Sero, Mª Isabel; Simó Cruanyes, Joan; Aguiló-Aguayo, Ingrid (Elsevier, 2018)Calçots are the immature floral stems of the second-year onion (Allium cepa L.) resprouts with economic importance in Spain. The effect of sodium hypochlorite, peroxyacetic acid and mild heat treatment on the microbiological, ... -
Evaluation of biocontrol capacity of Pseudomonas graminis CPA-7 against foodborne pathogens on fresh-cut pear and its effect on fruit volatile compounds
Iglesias Valenzuela, María Belén; López Fructuoso, Mª Luisa; Echeverría Cortada, Gemma; Viñas Almenar, Inmaculada; Zudaire Villanueva, Lorena; Abadias i Sero, Mª Isabel (Elsevier, 2018)The application of microorganisms to control the growth of foodborne pathogens is an alternative to the use of chemical additives. In this work, Pseudomonas graminis CPA-7 was tested as a biocontrol agent against Salmonella ... -
Evaluation of postharvest calcium treatment and biopreservation with Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG on the quality of fresh‐cut ‘Conference’ pears
Zudaire Villanueva, Lorena; Viñas Almenar, Inmaculada; Plaza, Lucía; Iglesias Valenzuela, María Belén; Abadias i Sero, Mª Isabel; Aguiló-Aguayo, Ingrid (Wiley; Society of Chemical Industry, 2018)BACKGROUND Biological preservation with probiotic bacteria has arisen as an alternative to control the growth of foodborne pathogens on food. The objective of this work was to evaluate the effect of postharvest calcium ... -
Evaluation of Pseudomonas graminis CPA-7 as a biopreservation method for fresh-cut pear: Physicochemical, enzymatic, and nutritional quality
Zudaire Villanueva, Lorena; Viñas Almenar, Inmaculada; Iglesias Valenzuela, María Belén; Plaza, Lucía; Abadias i Sero, Mª Isabel; Aguiló-Aguayo, Ingrid (SAGE Publications, 2018)Biological preservation methods with bacterial antagonists have emerged as alternatives to chemical sanitizers for extending shelf-life and reducing the population of pathogenic microorganisms. In addition, calcium plays ... -
Exposure to minimally processed pear and melon during shelf life could modify the pathogenic potential of Listeria monocytogenes
Colás Medà, Pilar; Viñas Almenar, Inmaculada; Sousa Oliveira, Márcia Patrícia de; Anguera, Marina; Serrano Casasola, José Carlos Enrique; Abadias i Sero, Mª Isabel (Elsevier, 2017)Survival and virulence of foodborne pathogens can be influenced by environmental factors such as the intrinsic properties of food as well as the extrinsic properties that contribute to food shelf life (e.g., temperature ... -
Influence of fruit matrix and storage temperature on the survival of Listeria monocytogenes in a gastrointestinal simulation
Colás Medà, Pilar; Abadias i Sero, Mª Isabel; Sousa Oliveira, Márcia Patrícia de; Usall i Rodié, Josep; Viñas Almenar, Inmaculada (Elsevier, 2017)This study aimed to assess the effect of storage temperature and fruit matrix on the survival of L. monocytogenes after a gastrointestinal simulation. The growth of L. monocytogenes on different matrices (fresh-cut pear ... -
Microbial interaction between Salmonella enterica and main postharvest fungal pathogens on strawberry fruit
Ortiz Solà, Jordi; Valero, A.; Viñas Almenar, Inmaculada; Colás Medà, Pilar; Abadias i Sero, Mª Isabel (Elsevier, 2019-12-14)The microbial interaction between Salmonella enterica and the main postharvest fungal pathogens of strawberries was evaluated. Inoculation of fungal suspension was done 2 (D2) and 1 (D1) day(s) before and at the same time ... -
Molecular tools applied to identify and quantify the biocontrol agent Pantoea agglomerans CPA-2 in postharvest treatments on oranges
Soto Muñoz, Lourdes; Teixidó i Espasa, Neus; Usall i Rodié, Josep; Viñas Almenar, Inmaculada; Abadias i Sero, Mª Isabel; Torres Sanchis, Rosario (Elsevier B.V., 2015)Pantoea agglomerans strain CPA-2 is an effective biocontrol agent (BCA) for postharvest diseases of citrus and pome fruit. To implement their use as a control strategy is necessary to study the traceability of BCAs in the ... -
Occurrence of selected viral and bacterial pathogens and microbiological quality of fresh and frozen strawberries sold in Spain
Ortiz Solà, Jordi; Viñas Almenar, Inmaculada; Colás Medà, Pilar; Anguera, Marina; Abadias i Sero, Mª Isabel (Elsevier, 2019-10-23)Strawberry production and exports have been increasing in Spain in recent decades. However, little information is available about their microbiological quality. Due to the growing concern about the microbial safety of these ... -
Pathogenic potential of the surviving Salmonella Enteritidis on strawberries after disinfection treatments based on ultraviolet-C light and peracetic acid
Ortiz Solà, Jordi; Colás Medà, Pilar; Nicolau Lapeña, Iolanda; Alegre Vilas, Isabel; Abadias i Sero, Mª Isabel; Viñas Almenar, Inmaculada (Elsevier, 2022-01-10)Fresh fruits, especially strawberries, are usually consumed raw without any step to ensure their food safety. Salmonella enterica is one of the most important etiologic agents for foodborne diseases throughout the world ... -
Polyphenol composition, antioxidant capacity, and antimicrobial activity of the extracts obtained from industrial sour cherry pomace
Kołodziejczyk, Krzysztof; Sójka, Michał; Abadias i Sero, Mª Isabel; Viñas Almenar, Inmaculada; Guyot, Sylvain; Baron, Alain (Elsevier B.V., 2013)Polyphenol extracts from industrial sour cherry pomaces were characterized on polyphenol composition, antioxidant capacity and antimicrobial activity. Extracts of pomace were purified and freeze-dried. Preparations were ... -
Quality and bioaccessibility of total phenols and antioxidant activity of calçots (Allium cepa L.) stored under controlled atmosphere conditions
Zudaire Villanueva, Lorena; Viñas Almenar, Inmaculada; Abadias i Sero, Mª Isabel; Simó Cruanyes, Joan; Echeverría Cortada, Gemma; Plaza, Lucía; Aguiló-Aguayo, Ingrid (Elsevier, 2017)Calçots are the floral stems of the second-year onion (Allium cepa L.) resprouts with economic importance in Spain, where they are usually consumed roasted. The effect of two controlled atmospheres (CA) of 2.0% O2 + 3.5% ... -
Strategies to reduce microbial risk and improve quality of fresh and processed strawberries: A review
Lafarga, Tomás; Bobo, Gloria; Abadias i Sero, Mª Isabel; Aguiló-Aguayo, Ingrid; Bobo, Gloria; Viñas Almenar, Inmaculada (Elsevier, 2019-03)Strawberries are one of the most important fruits in the Mediterranean diet and have been widely investigatedfor their nutritional and nutraceutical properties. Concern about the safety of fresh and processed strawberrieshas ... -
Strawberry sanitization by peracetic acid washing and its effect on fruit quality
Nicolau Lapeña, Iolanda; Abadias i Sero, Mª Isabel; Bobo, Gloria; Aguiló-Aguayo, Ingrid; Lafarga, Tomás; Viñas Almenar, Inmaculada (Elsevier, 2019-05-15)The risk posed by outbreaks associated with strawberries together with the safety issues of by-products from chlorine disinfection in the fruit industry has led to a search for alternative sanitizers. The disinfection ... -
Studies on the biocontrol mechanisms of Pseudomonas graminis strain CPA-7 against food-borne pathogens in vitro and on fresh-cut melon
Collazo Cordero, Cyrelys; Abadias i Sero, Mª Isabel; Aguiló-Aguayo, Ingrid; Alegre Vilas, Isabel; Chenoll, Empar; Viñas Almenar, Inmaculada (Elsevier, 2017)The present study was aimed at gaining insight into the mode of action of the antagonistic bacteria Pseudomonas graminis CPA-7, which has been previously identified as an effective biocontrol agent against Listeria ...