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Portuguese groceries: a comprehensive occupational exposure assessment to fungal contamination

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dc.contributor.authorViegas, Carla
dc.contributor.authorCervantes, Renata
dc.contributor.authorGomes, Bianca
dc.contributor.authorMoreira, Sílvia
dc.contributor.authorDias, Marta
dc.contributor.authorPena, Pedro
dc.contributor.authorCarolino, Elisabete
dc.contributor.authorTwaruzek, Magdalena
dc.contributor.authorKosicki, Robert
dc.contributor.authorSoszczyńska, Ewelina
dc.contributor.authorCaetano, Liliana Aranha
dc.contributor.authorViegas, Susana
dc.date.accessioned2022-07-04T14:37:09Z
dc.date.available2022-07-04T14:37:09Z
dc.date.issued2022-06
dc.description.abstractTo our knowledge, there has been no research on the occupational exposure of grocery employees. This study aimed to characterize the microbial contamination in 15 grocery stores in Cascais, Portugal, by passive sampling. The molecular detection of Aspergillus sections, as well as mycotoxin analysis, screening of azole resistance, and cytotoxicity measurement was also conducted to better estimate the health risks of exposure and to identify possible relations between the risk factors. Electrostatic dust cloths (EDC) and surface swabs were used on 3 sampling sites: checkout, fruits/vegetable, and warehouse/dispenser. Fungal contamination was characterized by culture-based methods, through the inoculation onto two different culture media: malt extract agar (MEA) supplemented with chloramphenicol (0.05 %) and dichloran-glycerol agar (DG18). Screening of azole resistance was performed by inoculation of EDC extracts' in azole-supplemented Sabouraud dextrose agar (SDA) media, according to EUCAST guidelines. A total of 39 samples were screened for mycotoxins contamination. EDC’s cytotoxicity (IC50) was assessed in lung epithelial (A549) and liver carcinoma (HepG2) human cells, in the 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay. The highest fungal contamination was obtained from fruits/vegetables in swabs (76 % MEA; 71% DG18). Cladosporium sp. (54% MEA) was the most prevalent genera in swabs. Regarding EDC, besides Penicillium sp. (63%) the most prevalent were Aspergillus sections Circumdati (25%) and Aspergilli (35%). Penicillium sp. was highly prevalent in the checkout (61% SDA; 87% voriconazole), and warehouse/dispenser sectors (73% voriconazole; 52% posaconazole). Circumdati and Fumigati were the most prevalent Aspergillus sections in fruits/vegetables (73% and 64% in voriconazole, respectively). Four mycotoxins (fumonisin B1, B2, B3) were detected simultaneously in most 36 samples. Two out of 39 EDC samples exhibited an IC50 of 10 mm2/ml: one (M7F/L) in A549 cells, and another (M8A) in HepG2 cells. Identifying the variables that influence the fungal and mycotoxins contamination of groceries environment is of utmost importance to prevent human exposure (workers and consumers) to these risk factors when using a One Health approach.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationViegas C, Cervantes R, Gomes B, Moreira S, Dias M, Pena P, Carolino E, Caetano LA, Viegas S, et al. Portuguese groceries: a comprehensive occupational exposure assessment to fungal contamination. In: 13th International Conference Mycotoxins and Moulds – Current Trends, Bydgoszcz (Poland), June 29 – July 1, 2022.pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/14766
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
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dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://mycotoxin.ukw.edu.pl/download/44404/Program_en.pdfpt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectOccupational healthpt_PT
dc.subjectOccupational exposurept_PT
dc.subjectGrocerypt_PT
dc.subjectFungal contaminationpt_PT
dc.subjectFungipt_PT
dc.subjectMycotoxinspt_PT
dc.subjectPortugalpt_PT
dc.subjectCascaispt_PT
dc.titlePortuguese groceries: a comprehensive occupational exposure assessment to fungal contaminationpt_PT
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