Biodegradation of Aflatoxins by Four Novel Environmental Bacterial Isolates: A Comparative Genomic and Molecular Docking-Proof-of-Concept Study.

Rawan Muhammad Shady, Adel Abdelkhalek, Ahmed Abd El Wahed, Arianna Ceruti, Behrouz Alizadeh Savareh, Ahmed S Fouad

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Rawan Muhammad ShadyBiotechnology Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza 12613, Egypt.

Adel AbdelkhalekDepartment of Food Hygiene, Safety and Technology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Badr University in Cairo (BUC), Badr City 11829, Egypt.

Ahmed Abd El WahedInstitute of Animal Hygiene and Veterinary Public Health, Leipzig University, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-3347-6075

Arianna CerutiInstitute of Animal Hygiene and Veterinary Public Health, Leipzig University, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.ORCID 0009-0002-3219-8691

Behrouz Alizadeh SavarehInstitute of Animal Hygiene and Veterinary Public Health, Leipzig University, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.

Ahmed S FouadBiotechnology Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza 12613, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0003-2031-9396

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Abstract

Aflatoxin contamination remains a critical challenge for food and feed safety, necessitating effective mitigation strategies. This study addresses the challenge of aflatoxin contamination by identifying four novel bacterial candidates capable of degrading four major aflatoxin congeners (B1, B2, G1, and G2). Quantitative HPLC and qualitative LC-HRMS with MS/MS profiling revealed that the isolated bacterial strains achieved high degradation efficiencies of 86-94%, proceeding through distinct demethylation and decarboxylation pathways. Oxford Nanopore whole-genome sequencing identified these potent degraders as

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aflatoxinsbiodegradationfood safetymolecular dockingoxford nanopore technology

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PMID42794026

DOI10.3390/foods15183242

PMCPMC13606510

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