Samuel Imathiu
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
55 Papers
86 Citations
Samuel Imathiu is an academic researcher from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology. The author has contributed to research in topics: Biology & Fusarium langsethiae. The author has an hindex of 14, co-authored 47 publications. Previous affiliations of Samuel Imathiu include Harper Adams University.
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Papers
Benefits and food safety concerns associated with consumption of edible insects
TL;DR: In this article, the authors have highlighted the need to balance the food safety concerns and the nutritional benefits of edible insects in order to promote food safety and hygiene practices in the entire edible insect value chain, including during wild harvesting, to ensure that highly nutritious food that requires little resources to produce is availed to the consumers in a state that does not pose any health risks.
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Effects of Traditional Processing Techniques on the Nutritional and Microbiological Quality of Four Edible Insect Species Used for Food and Feed in East Africa.
Dorothy N. Nyangena,Christopher Mutungi,Samuel Imathiu,John N. Kinyuru,Hippolyte Affognon,Sunday Ekesi,Dorothy Nakimbugwe,Komi K M Fiaboe +7 more
TL;DR: Traditional processing improves microbial safety but alters the nutritional value of edible insects through boiling, toasting, and solar-drying, while species- and treatment-specific patterns exist.
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Molecular studies to identify the Fusarium species responsible for HT-2 and T-2 mycotoxins in UK oats.
TL;DR: The results from this study provide strong evidence that F. langsethiae is the primary, if not sole, fungus responsible for high HT-2 and T-2 in UK oats.
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Evaluation of the proximate composition, antioxidant potential, and antimicrobial activity of mango seed kernel extracts.
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that mango seed powder is an abundant and cost‐effective potential natural antibiotic and antifungal that can be utilized in addressing the challenge of food poisoning and infections caused by pathogenic microorganisms in the food industry.
Fusarium langsethiae - a HT-2 and T-2 toxins producer that needs more attention.
TL;DR: This review describes recent research concerning the known epidemiology of F. langsethiae and suggestions of what needs to be known about the fungus in order to be able to understand and employ measures for preventing its infection and contamination of cereals with HT-2 and T-2 toxins.
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