Publications and communications of Taofic Alabi

Attikora, A. J. P., Silué, S., Yao, S. D. M., De Clerck, C., Shumbe, L., Diarrassouba, N., Fofana, I. J., Alabi, T., & Lassois, L. (22 January 2024). An innovative optimized protocol for high-quality genomic DNA extraction from recalcitrant Shea tree (Vitellaria paradoxa, C.F. Gaertn) plant and its suitability for downstream applications. Molecular Biology Reports, 51 (1), 171. doi:10.1007/s11033-023-09098-6

Kouassi, K. A., Alabi, T., Purcaro, G., Moret, E., Blecker, C., & Danthine, S. (2024). Thermal and structural behavior of mango (Mangifera indica L) kernel fat from three Ivorian varieties. Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society, 101 (1), 67 - 78. doi:10.1002/aocs.12781

Kouassi, K. A., Blecker, C., Purcaro, G., Moret, S., Alabi, T., & Danthine, S. (03 May 2023). Polymorphic Behaviour of three Ivorian Mango (Mangifera indica L) Kernel Fat varieties [Poster presentation]. 2023 AOCS Annual Meeting & Expo, Denver, United States.

Kouassi, K. A., Alabi, T., Cissé, M., Purcaro, G., Moret, S., Moret, E., Blecker, C., & Danthine, S. (2023). Assessment of composition, color, and oxidative stability of mango (Mangifera indica L.) kernel fats from various Ivorian varieties. Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society. doi:10.1002/aocs.12758

Francis, F., Doyen, V., Debaugnies, F., Mazzucchelli, G., Caparros Megido, R., Alabi, T., Blecker, C., Haubruge, E., & Corazza, F. (2019). Limited cross reactivity among arginine kinase allergens from mealworm and cricket edible insects. Food Chemistry, 276, 714-718. doi:10.1016/j.foodchem.2018.10.082

Caparros Megido, R., Poeleart, C., Ernens, M., Liotta, M., Blecker, C., Danthine, S., Tyteca, E., Haubruge, E., Alabi, T., Bindelle, J., & Francis, F. (2018). Effect of household cooking techniques on the microbiological load and the nutritional quality of mealworms (Tenebrio molitor L. 1758). Food Research International. doi:10.1016/j.foodres.2018.01.002

Fabre Anguilet, E. C., Alabi, T., Nguyen, B. K., Ndong Bengone, T., Haubruge, E., & Francis, F. (2018). Stingless bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Meliponini) from Gabon. In Pot-Pollen in Stingless Bee Melittology (pp. 179-188). Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-61839-5_13

Lemtiri, A., Colinet, G., Alabi, T., Bodson, B., Olivier, C., Brostaux, Y., Pierreux, J., Haubruge, E., Cluzeau, D., & Francis, F. (2018). Short-Term Effects of Tillage Practices and Crop Residue Exportation on Soil Organic Matter and Earthworm Communities in Silt Loam Arable Soil. In M. Angeles Munoz & R. Zornoza (Eds.), SOIL MANAGEMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE : EFFECTS ON ORGANIC CARBON, NITROGEN DYNAMICS, AND GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS (pp. 53-71). Elsevier. doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-812128-3.00005-7

Poelaert, C., Francis, F., Alabi, T., Caparros Megido, R., Crahay, B., Bindelle, J., & Beckers, Y. (2018). Protein value of two insects, subjected to various heat treatments, using growing rats and the protein digestibility-corrected amino acid score. Journal of Insects as Food and Feed, 4 (2), 77-87. doi:10.3920/JIFF2017.0003

Yarou, B. B., Silvie, P., Assogba Komlan, F., Mensah, A., Alabi, T., Verheggen, F., & Francis, F. (22 September 2017). Plantes pesticides et protection des cultures maraichères en Afrique de l’Ouest (synthèse bibliographique). Biotechnologie, Agronomie, Société et Environnement, 21 (4), 288-304.

Paul, A., Frederich, M., Caparros Megido, R., Alabi, T., Malik, P., Uyttenbroeck, R., Francis, F., Blecker, C., Haubruge, E., Lognay, G., & Danthine, S. (June 2017). Insect fatty acids: A comparison of lipids from three Orthopterans and Tenebrio molitor L. larvae. Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology, 20 (2), 337-340. doi:10.1016/j.aspen.2017.02.001

Caparros Megido, R., Desmedt, S., Blecker, C., Bera, F., Haubruge, E., Alabi, T., & Francis, F. (2017). Microbiological load of edible insects found in Belgium. Insects. doi:10.3390/insects8010012

Fabre Anguilet, E., Alabi, T., Haubruge, E., Nguyen, B. K., Bengone Ndong, T., & Francis, F. (2017). Parasitisme d’Apis mellifera adansonii (Latreille 1804) et de Meliponula bocandei (Spinola 1853) par Aethina tumida (Murray 1867): premier recensement au Gabon et impact sur la domestication. Entomologie Faunistique, 70.

Paul, A., Frederich, M., Uyttenbroeck, R., Malik, P., Filocco, S., Richel, A., Heuskin, S., Alabi, T., Caparros Megido, R., Franck, T., Bindelle, J., Maesen, P., Francis, F., Lognay, G., Blecker, C., Haubruge, E., & Danthine, S. (December 2016). Nutritional Composition and Rearing Potential of the Meadow Grasshopper (Chorthippus parallelus Zetterstedt). Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology, 19 (4), 1111-1116. doi:10.1016/j.aspen.2016.09.012

Nsevolo Miankeba, P., Alabi, T., Caparros Megido, R., Sablon, L., Haubruge, E., & Francis, F. (2016). La biodiversité entomologique comme source d’aliments à Kinshasa (République démocratique du Congo). Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. doi:10.1080/00379271.2016.1186467

Fabre Anguilet, E., Alabi, T., Bengone Ndong, T., Nguyen, B. K., Haubruge, E., & Francis, F. (02 February 2016). Effectiveness of nest survey method of Honey bees and Stingless bees to study their diversity according to habitat [Poster presentation]. 3rd Young Natural History Scientists Meeting.

Caparros Megido, R., Alabi, T., Haubruge, E., Blecker, C., & Francis, F. (2016). Consommation d’insectes : des arguments santé à l’acceptation et au changement de comportement alimentaire. In P. Le Gall & E. Motte-Florac, Savoureux insectes De l’aliment traditionnel à l’innovation gastronomique. Presses universitaires de Rennes/Institut de Recherche pour le développement.

Caparros Megido, R., Alabi, T., Haubruge, E., & Francis, F. (2016). How to convince Westerners to eat insects? [Paper presentation]. Insecta 2016, Magdeburg, Germany.

Caparros Megido, R., Alabi, T., Haubruge, E., & Francis, F. (2016). Current status of edible insect industry and research in Europe with a particular focus on the Belgian case [Paper presentation]. Activation of the edible insect industry in Korea, Yecheon, South Korea.

Caparros Megido, R., Alabi, T., Nieus, C., Blecker, C., Danthine, S., Bogaert, J., Haubruge, E., & Francis, F. (2016). Optimization of a cheap and residential small-scale production of edible crickets with local by-products as an alternative protein-rich human food source in Ratanakiri Province (Cambodia). Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. doi:10.1002/jsfa.7133

Caparros Megido, R., Gierts, C., Blecker, C., Brostaux, Y., Haubruge, E., Alabi, T., & Francis, F. (2016). Consumer acceptance of insect-based alternative meat products in Western countries. Food Quality and Preference. doi:10.1016/j.foodqual.2016.05.004

Fabre Anguilet, E., Alabi, T., Bengone Ndong, T., Nguyen, B. K., Haubruge, E., & Francis, F. (2016). First survey on prevalence and infestation rates of Varrroa mite in Gabon. Communications in Agricultural and Applied Biological Sciences, 81 (3), 299-305.

Lemtiri, A.* , Liénard, A.* , Alabi, T., Brostaux, Y., Cluzeau, D., Francis, F., & Colinet, G. (2016). Earthworms Eisenia fetida affect the uptake of heavy metals by plants Vicia faba and Zea mays in metal-contaminated soils. Applied Soil Ecology, 104, 67-78. doi:10.1016/j.apsoil.2015.11.021
* These authors have contributed equally to this work.

Paul, A., Frederich, M., Uyttenbroeck, R., Malik, P., Alabi, T., Heuskin, S., Blecker, C., Richel, A., Monty, A., Francis, F., Haubruge, E., Lognay, G., & Danthine, S. (15 March 2015). Food Compounds from Meadow Grasshoppers [Poster presentation]. Troisièmes Journées Scientifiques de l'Agro-Alimentaire, Hammamet, Tunisia.

Caparros Megido, R., Alabi, T., Haubruge, E., Blecker, C., & Francis, F. (2015). Des insectes au menu: apports protéiques et nutriments particuliers? In 56èmes Journées Nationales de Diététique et de Nutrition (pp. 177).

Caparros Megido, R., Alabi, T., Haubruge, E., & Francis, F. (2015). Are edible insects really green? Food Science and Law.

Caparros Megido, R., Alabi, T., Larreché, S., Louxinger, A., Haubruge, E., & Francis, F. (2015). Risques et valorisation des insectes dans l’alimentation humaine et animale. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. doi:10.1080/00379271.2015.1122911

Lemtiri, A., Alabi, T., Cluzeau, D., Francis, F., & Colinet, G. (13 December 2014). Short-term effects of land-use on earthworm communities and soil physico-chemical properties (Belgium) [Paper presentation]. 21st Benelux Congress of Zoology (Zoology 2014), Liège, Belgium.

Lemtiri, A., Liénard, A., Colinet, G., Alabi, T., Brostaux, Y., Bodson, B., Haubruge, E., Francis, F., & cluzeau, D. (24 June 2014). Effects of Eisenia fetida on metal uptake by Vicia faba and Zea mays from polluted soils [Paper presentation]. 10th International Symposium on Earthworm Ecology - ISEE10, Athens, GA, United States.

Lemtiri, A., Colinet, G., Alabi, T., Bodson, B., olivier, C., Brostaux, Y., Pierreux, J., Haubruge, E., Francis, F., & Cluzeau, D. (08 June 2014). Effects of tillage practices and crop residue exportation on earthworm communities and soil physico-­chemical properties in silt loam arable soil (Belgium) [Poster presentation]. 20th World Congress of Soil Science, Jeju, South Korea.

Danthine, S., Blecker, C., Paul, A., Caparros Megido, R., Haubruge, E., Alabi, T., Lognay, G., Fauconnier, M.-L., Frederich, M., & Francis, F. (16 May 2014). Mealworms: Alternate Source of Lipids [Paper presentation]. International Conference: Insects to Feed the World, Ede, Netherlands.

Paul, A., Frederich, M., Blecker, C., Haubruge, E., Francis, F., Caparros Megido, R., Uyttenbroeck, R., Alabi, T., Heuskin, S., Lognay, G., & Danthine, S. (14 May 2014). Belgian Grasshoppers: A Nutritious Food Source [Poster presentation]. International Conference: Insects to Feed the World, Ede, Netherlands.

Lemtiri, A., Colinet, G., Alabi, T., Cluzeau, D., Zirbes, L., Haubruge, E., & Francis, F. (01 March 2014). Impacts of earthworms on soil components and dynamics. A review. Biotechnologie, Agronomie, Société et Environnement, 18.

Lemtiri, A., Liénard, A., Francis, F., Alabi, T., cluzeau, D., Bodson, B., Brostaux, Y., Haubruge, E., & Colinet, G. (26 February 2014). Effects of Eisenia fetida on metal uptake of heavy metals from polluted soils by Vicia faba and Zea Mays [Poster presentation]. Young Soil Scientists days 2014, Brussels, Belgium.

Alabi, T., Brostaux, Y., Grigorescu, A., Fischer, C., Thonart, P., Lognay, G., Haubruge, E., Francis, F., & Verheggen, F. (2014). Microorganism-associated semiochemicals reduce the size of aphid populations in potato fields. Revue des Régions Arides, 35.

Caparros Megido, R., Alabi, T., Nieus, C., Blecker, C., Danthine, S., Paul, A., Haubruge, E., & Francis, F. (2014). Optimization of cricket breeding production system for human food in Ratanakiri province (Cambodia) [Poster presentation]. Conference Insects to feed the world.

Caparros Megido, R., Alabi, T., Nieus, C., Haubruge, E., & Francis, F. (2014). Study of the potentiality of insect breeding system for human food in Cambodia (Ratanakiri province) [Paper presentation]. Eating Innovation: the art, culture, science & business of entomphagy.

Caparros Megido, R., Gierts, C., Blecker, C., Alabi, T., Haubruge, E., & Francis, F. (2014). Consumer acceptance of insect-based products [Paper presentation]. Eating Innovation: the art, culture, science & business of entomphagy, Montréal, Canada.

Caparros Megido, R., Gierts, C., Blecker, C., Danthine, S., Paul, A., Brostaux, Y., Alabi, T., Haubruge, E., & Francis, F. (2014). Consumer acceptance of insect-based meat substitutes [Paper presentation]. Conference insects to feed the world.

Caparros Megido, R., Sablon, L., Geuens, M., Brostaux, Y., Alabi, T., Blecker, C., Drugmand, D., Haubruge, E., & Francis, F. (2014). Edible insects acceptance by belgian consumers: promising attitude for entomophagy development. Journal of Sensory Studies. doi:10.1111/joss.12077

Nsevolo, P., Caparros Megido, R., Blecker, C., Danthine, S., Paul, A., Haubruge, E., Alabi, T., & Francis, F. (2014). Situation and perspective of entomophagy in Kinshasa [Poster presentation]. Conference insects to feed the world.

Danthine, S., Blecker, C., Paul, A., Frederich, M., Alabi, T., Lognay, G., Fauconnier, M.-L., & Francis, F. (December 2013). Physicochemical properties of lipids extracted from Tenebrio molitor larvae [Poster presentation]. 7th INTERNATIONAL FOOD CONVENTION(IFCON), India.

Sablon, L., Alabi, T., Drugmand, D., Blecker, C., Haubruge, E., & Francis, F. (07 March 2012). L'entomophagie basée sur la production locale d'insectes comestibles : sommes-nous prêts ? [Poster presentation]. 17ème Carrefour des Productions Animales, Gembloux, Belgium.

Alabi, T., MICHAUD, J. P., ARNAUD, L., & Haubruge, E. (December 2008). A comparative study of cannibalism and predation in seven species of flour beetle. Ecological Entomology, 33 (6), 716 - 726. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2311.2008.01020.x