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André KHOURY

Faculté des sciences (FS)
Laboratoire de mycologie et de la sécurité des aliments (LMSA)

professeur associé - D.Sc, Ing, DEA, M.Sc, L.SC

(+961) 1 421 000 ext 1421389 andre.khoury@usj.edu.lb


Domaine d’expertise

• Ingénierie et technologie; Sciences

                                                     PUBLICATIONS

1-EL Khoury, A., Rizk, T., Lteif, R., Azouri, H., Delia, M-L., Lebrihi, A. Occurrence of ochratoxin A and aflatoxin B1-producing fungi in Lebanese grapes and OTA content in musts and finished wines during year 2004. 2006. Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry. 54 (23), 8977-8982.

 

2-EL Khoury, A., Rizk, T., Lteif, R., Azouri, H., Delia, M-L., Lebrihi, A. Fungal contamination and aflatoxin B1 and ochratoxin A in Lebanese wine-grapes and musts. 2008, Journal of Food and Chemical Toxicology, 46 (6), 2244-2250.

 

3-EL Khoury, A and Atoui, A. Ochratoxin A: General overview and actual Molecular Status. A review. 2010, Toxins, (2), 461-493.

 

4-EL Khoury, A., Atoui, A., Kallassy, M., Lteif, R., Rizk, T., Lebrihi, A. Differentiation between Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus from pure culture and aflatoxin contaminated grapes using PCR-RFLP analysis of aflR-aflJ intergenic spacer. 2011, Journal of Food Science. 76(4):M247-M253.

 

5-El Khoury, A., Atoui, A., Yaghi, J. Analysis of aflatoxin M1 in milk and yoghurt and AFM1 reduction by lactic acid bacteria used in Lebanese industry. 2011. Food Control; 22(10):1695-1699.

 

6-Joubrane, K., El Khoury, A., Kallassy, M., Lteif, R., Rizk, T., Hilan, C., Maroun, R. Occurrence of aflatoxin B1 and ochratoxin A in Lebanese cultivated wheat 2011, Mycotoxin Research. DOI: 10.1007/s12550-011-0101-z.

 

7-Atoui, A., El Khoury, A., Kallassy, M., Lebrihi, A. Quantification of Fusarium graminearum and Fusarium culmorum by real-time PCR system and zearalenone assessment in maize. 2012, International Journal of Food Microbiology; 154: 59-65.

 

8-Joanna Tannous, Rhoda El Khoury, Selma P. Snini, Yannick Lippi, André El Khoury, Ali Atoui, Roger Lteif, Isabelle P. Oswald, Olivier Puel. Sequencing, physical organization and kinetic expression of the patulin biosynthetic gene cluster from Penicillium expansum.  2014. International Journal of Food Microbiology; 189: 51-60.

 

9-Joanna Tannous, Ali Atoui, André El Khoury, Sally Kantar, Nader Chdid, Isabelle P. Oswald, Olivier Puel, Roger Lteif. Development of a real-time PCR assay for Penicillium expansum quantification and patulin estimation in apples. 2015. Food Microbiology; 50: 28-37.

 

10-Joanna Tannous, Ziad Francis, Ali Atoui, André EL Khoury, Olivier Puel, Isabelle P. Oswald, Roger Lteif. A study on the physicochemical parameters for Penicillium expansum growth and patulin production: Effect of temperature, pH and water activity. 2015. Food Science and Nutrition. 4(4): 611–622.

 

11-El Khoury R., Atoui A., Verheecke C., Maroun R., El Khoury A., Mathieu F. Essential Oils Modulate Gene Expression and Ochratoxin A Production in Aspergillus carbonarius. 2016. Toxins, 8: 242

 

12-Caceres I., Khoury R. El, Medina Á., Lippi Y., Naylies C., Atoui A., Khoury A. El, Oswald I. P., Bailly J.-D., Puel O. Deciphering the anti-aflatoxinogenic properties of eugenol using a large-scale qPCR approach. 2016. Toxins, 8 (5): 123

 

13-Joanna Tannous., Selma P. Snini., Rhoda El Khoury., Cécile Canlet., Yannick Lippi., mourana Alassane-Kpembi., Thierry Gauthier., André El Khoury., Ali Atoui., Ting Zhou., Roger Lteif., Isabelle P. Oswald., Olivier Puel. Patulin transformation products and last intermediates in its biosynthetic pathway, E- and Z-ascladiol, are not toxic to human cells. 2016. Archive für Toxikologie · DOI: 10.1007/s00204-016-1900-y.

 

14-Rhoda El Khoury; Isaura Caceres; Olivier Puel; Sylviane Bailly; Ali Atoui; Isabelle P. Oswald; André El Khoury; Jean-Denis Bailly. Identification of the Anti-Aflatoxinogenic Activity of Micromeria graeca and Elucidation of its Molecular Mechanism in Aspergillus flavus. 2017, Toxins, 9(3) 87; doi:10.3390/toxins9030087

 

15-Joanna Tannous, Nancy Keller, Ali Atoui, André EL KHOURY, Roger Lteif, Isabelle P. Oswald, Olivier Puel.  2017. Secondary Metabolism in Penicillium expansum: Emphasis on Recent Advances in Patulin Research. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition. DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2017.1305945.

 

16-Jean Claude Assaf, Ali Atoui, André El Khoury, Ali Chokr, Nicolas Louka. 2017.  A comparative study of procedures for binding of aflatoxin M1 to Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG. Brazilian Journal of Microbiology. doi.org/10.1016/j.bjm.2017.05.003.

 

17-EL KHOURY Rachelle, ATOUI Ali, MATHIEU Florence, KAWTHARANI Hiba, EL KHOURY Anthony, MAROUN Richard, EL KHOURY Andre. 2017. Antifungal and Antiochratoxigenic Activities of Essential Oils and Total Phenolic Extracts: A Comparative Study. Antioxidants, 6, 44;

 

18-EL KHOURY Rachelle, ATOUI Ali, MATHIEU Florence, KAWTHARANI Hiba, EL KHOURY Anthony, AFIF Charbel, MAROUN Richard, EL KHOURY Andre. 2017. Ability of Soil Isolated Actinobacteria Strains to Prevent, Bind and Biodegrade Ochratoxin A, a Common Food Contaminant. Toxins, 9, 222;

 

19-Jean Claude Assaf, André El Khoury, Ali Atoui, Nicolas LOUKA, Ali Chokr. A novel technique for aflatoxin M1 detoxification using chitin or treated shrimp shells: In vitro effect of physical and kinetic parameters on the binding stability. 2018. Applied microbiology and biotechnology.  DOI: 10.1007/s00253-018-9124-0.

 

20-Jean Claude Assaf; Sahar Nahle; Ali Atoui; Ali Chokr; Nicolas Louka; André El Khoury: Assorted methods for aflatoxin M1 detoxification in contaminated milk using microbial adsorbents: review of the experimental literature. 2019. Toxins, 11(6): 304.

 

21-Hiba Rajha; Tania Mhanna; Sally El Kantar; Andre El Khoury; Nicolas Louka; Richard G. Maroun: Innovative process of polyphenol recovery from pomegranate peels by combining Green deep eutectic solvents and a new infrared technology. 2019. LWT - Food Science and Technology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lwt.2019.05.004

 

22-Jean Claude Assaf, Andre El Khoury, Ali Chokr, Nicolas Louka, Ali Atoui: A novel method for elimination of aflatoxin M1 in milk using Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG biofilm. International Journal of Dairy Technology (2019). DOI:10.1111/1471-0307.12578

 

23-Daou R., Afif C., Joubrane K., Khabbaz L., Maroun R., Ismail A. & EL Khoury André. Occurrence of aflatoxin M1 in raw, pasteurized, UHT cows’ milk, and dairy products in Lebanon. Food Control (2020), doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2019.107055.

 

24-Isaura Caceres, Anthony Al Khoury, Rhoda El Khoury, Sophie Lorber, Isabelle, P Oswald, André El Khoury, Ali Atoui, Olivier Puel, Jean-Denis Bailly. Genetic Regulation of Aflatoxin B1 Biosynthesis: a Review. Toxins 2020, 12(3), 150;  https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins12030150

 

25-Karine Joubrane, Dima mnayer, André El Khoury, Anthony EL Khoury, and Elie Awad. Co-occurrence of Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) and Ochratoxin A (OTA), in Lebanese stored wheat. Journal of Food Protection (2020). DOI: 10.4315/JFP-20-110.

 

26-Marie Noel Mansour, Joseph Yaghi, André El Khoury, Arnaud Felten, Michel-Yves Mistou, Ali Atoui, Nicolas Radomski. Prediction of Salmonella serovars isolated from clinical and food matrices in Lebanon and genomic-based investigation focusing on Enteritidis serovar. International Journal of Food microbiology (2020). DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2020.108831

 

27-Sahar NAHLE, André EL KHOURY, Ali ATOUI. Current status on the molecular biology of Zearalenone: its biosynthesis and molecular detection. 2020 .European Journal of Plant Pathology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10658-020-02173-9

 

28-Christel hajj Assaf; Chrystian-Del-Carmen.Zetina Serrano; Nadia Tahtah; Andre  EL Khoury; Ali Atoui; Isabelle Oswald; Olivier Puel; Sophie Lorber. Regulation of secondary metabolism in the Penicillium genus. 2020. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 21(24):9462.  https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21249462

 

29-Daou R., Joubrane K., Khabbaz L., Maroun R., Ismail A. & EL Khoury André. Mycotoxins: factors influencing production and control strategies, “an overview". AIMS Agriculture and Food. 2021, Volume 6, Issue 1: 416-447.

 

30-Joseph YAGHI; Grace NARGUIZIAN; Ali ATOUI; Marie Noel MANSOUR; Malak GHORABI and André EL KHOURY. Serotyping and Antimicrobial Resistance of Salmonella isolates from food matrices and clinical specimens from Lebanon. Journal of microbiology, biotechnology and food sciences. (2021), 11(1). Accepted

 

31-Al Khoury Anthony; Sleiman Rhend; Atoui Ali; Hindieh, Pamela; Maroun Richard G.; Bailly Jean-Denis; EL Khoury Andre. Anti-Fungal and Anti-Aflatoxigenic Properties of Different Parts of Cannabis sativa subsp. indica in Relation With Their Phenolic Content and Antioxidant Capacities. Accepted to Archives of Microbiology. (2021)

 

32-Sahar Nahle; Ali Atoui; Jean Claude Assaf; André El Khoury; Nicolas Louka and Ali Chokr. Time course quantification of L. rhamnosus GG biofilm growth on abiotic surfaces: In vitro effect of physical and kinetic factors on biofilm formation and adhesion. Submitted to International Microbiology (2021).

 

33-Sally El Kantar; Hiba N. Rajha; André El Khoury; Simon Nachef; Richard G. Maroun; Nicolas Louka. Process intensification of phenolic compounds extraction from orange peels by a novel designed GREEN infrared technology. Effect of extracts on the growth of Aspergillus flavus and the production of aflatoxin B1. Submitted to Chemical Engineering and Processing - Process Intensification (2021).

 

34- Daou R., Joubrane K., Khabbaz L., Maroun R., Ismail A. & EL Khoury André. Co-occurrence of aflatoxin B1 and ochratoxin A in imported and Lebanese wheat and their derived-products in Lebanon. Submitted to Journal of Food additives and contaminants part B. (2021).

 

35- Daou R., Joubrane K., Khabbaz L., Maroun R., Ismail A. & EL Khoury André. Co-occurrence Co-occurrence of aflatoxin B1 and ochratoxin A in spices, herbs, and nuts in Lebanon. Submitted to Journal of the Science of Food and agriculture. (2021).


                                                    BOOK CHAPTER

Ali Atoui, André El Khoury: PCR-RFLP for aspergillus species. Mycotoxigenic Fungi, 12/2017: pages 313-320; , ISBN: 978-1-4939-6705-6, DOI:10.1007/978-1-4939-6707-0_20


               CONFERENCES, ORAL AND POSTERS PRESENTATIONS


1-Atoui, A., EL Khoury, A., Kallassy, M., Lebrihi, A. Real time PCR for specific detection and quantification of zearalenone producing fungi. Colloque international sur la Toxicologie Environnementale et Agroalimentaire dans l’Espace Francophone, 9-11 novembre 2009. Sousse, Tunisia.

 

2-EL Khoury, A., Rizk, T., Lteif, R., Azouri, H., Delia, M-L., Lebrihi, A. Occurrence de l’Ochratoxine A et de l’Aflatoxine B1 dans les vignobles libanais. VIIIth International Symposium of Oenology 2007, Bordeaux, France.

 

3-Joubrane.K., EL khoury, A., Lteif, R., Rizk, T., Kallassy, M., Hilan, C., Maroun, R. Natural contaminants in cultivated crops, raw materials, human and animal processed foods. Fourth International Conference on Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development, organized by King Saud University for Agricultural Sciences, 2011, SSAS – KSU, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

 

4-Atoui, A., EL Khoury, A., Kallassy. Development of a real-time PCR system for Fusarium graminearum quantification and zearalenone assessment in maize. The 7th international conference on instrumental methods of analysis, modern trends and applications. September 2011, Chania, Greece.

 

5-Joanna Tannous, André El Khoury, Ali Atoui, Olivier Puel, Isabelle P. Oswald and Roger Lteif. Development of a Real-Time PCR assay for Penicillium expansum quantification and patulin estimation in apple samples. 20th LAAS International Science Conference Advanced Research for Better Tomorrow. March 2014, Beirut, Lebanon.

 

6-Joanna Tannous, Rhoda EL Khoury, Selma P. Snini, Yannick Lippi, André El Khoury, Ali Atoui, Roger Lteif, Isabelle Oswald and Olivier Puel. Sequencing, physical organization and Kinetic expression of the patulin biosynthetic gene cluster from Penicillium expansum. 36th Mycotoxin Workshop, 16-18 June 2014, Göttingen-Germany.

 

7- Andre El Khoury. Filamentous Fungi in Lebanese vineyards and Mycotoxins in Lebanese musts and wines.  1st Meeting of Viticulture and Oenology, 27 November 2015. Campus of Sport and innovation, Saint Joseph University of Beirut.

 

8-R. El Khoury, I. Caceres, Á. Medina, Y. Lippi, C. Naylies, A. Atoui, A. El Khoury, I. P. Oswald, O. Puel, JD. Bailly. Use of a large-scale qPCR approach to understand the anti-aflatoxigenic effect of Eugenol. ICFM Workshop, 13-15 Juin 2016, Freising Allemagne.

 

9-R. El Khoury, I. Caceres, A. Atoui, O. Puel, I.P. Oswald, JD. Bailly, A. El Khoury. Hyssop, Hyssopus officinalis, a natural plant extract limiting aflatoxin production by Aspergillus flavus. 21st LAAS International Science Conference, 15-17 Avril 2015, Beyrouth, Liban.

 

10-J. Tannous, SP. Snini, R. El Khoury, C. Canlet, P. Pinton, Y. Lippi, A. El Khoury, A. Atoui, R. Lteif, IP. Oswald and O. Puel. The disruption of patL, the patulin specific transcription factor affects Penicillium expansum virulence on apples. 21st LAAS International Science Conference, 15-17 Avril 2015, Beyrouth, Liban.

 

11-J. Tannous, SP. Snini, R. El Khoury, C. Canlet, P. Pinton, Y. Lippi, A. El Khoury, A. Atoui, R. Lteif, IP. Oswald and O. Puel. Patulin is significantly involved in the development of blue mold decay on apples. 14th Congress Mediterranean Phytopathological Union, 25-29 Août 2014, Istanbul, Turquie.

 

12-J. Tannous, SP. Snini, R. El Khoury, C. Canlet, P. Pinton, Y. Lippi, I. Alassane-Kpembi, T. Gauthier, A. El Khoury, A. Atoui, T. Zhou, R. Lteif, IP. Oswald and O. Puel. Caractérisation du cluster de gènes impliqués dans la biosynthèse de la patuline chez Penicillium expansum. 5ième Journée des mycotoxines, 5-6 Juin 2014, Montpellier, France.

 

13-R. El Khoury, I. Caceres, O. Puel, S. Bailly, Y. Lippi, A. Atoui, I. P. Oswald, A. El Khoury, JD. Bailly. Identification of a new aqueous Micromeria graeca extract as an anti-aflatoxinogenic agent and elucidation of its molecular mechanism in Aspergillus flavus. 6ème journée des Mycotoxines, 15-16 Mars 2016, Toulouse, France.

 

14-Jean Claude ASSAF, André EL KHOURY, Ali ATOUI, Ali CHOKR, Nicolas LOUKA. Assessment of Procedures for Binding of Aflatoxin M1 to Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG. The International Science Conference – 22st LAAS, 14 April 2016. USEK. Lebanon.

 

15-Jean Claude ASSAF, André EL KHOURY, Ali ATOUI, Ali CHOKR, Nicolas LOUKA. A comparative study of procedures for binding of aflatoxin M1 to Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG in liquid media. Biobeirut 6 - International Meeting: 27 October 2016. Lebanon.

 

16-Assaf JC, Atoui A, EL Khoury A, Chokr A, Louka N. 2016. Assessment of Procedures for Binding of Aflatoxin M1 to Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG. The International Scientific Conference/LAAS22. Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, Lebanon.

 

17-Assaf JC, EL Khoury A, Atoui A, Louka N, Chokr A. 2016. Assessment of Procedures for Binding of Aflatoxin M1 to Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG. Doctoral Forum/ FD1EDST'16.  Lebanese University, Lebanon.

 

18-Assaf JC, Atoui A, EL Khoury A,  Chokr A, Louka N. 2017. A study on the ability of Lactobacillus rhamnosus biofilm to bind AFM1 in liquid media. The International Scientific Conference/LAAS23. Lebanese University, Lebanon.

 

19-Assaf JC, EL Khoury A, Atoui A, Louka N, Chokr A. 2017. A novel study on the ability of Lactobacillus rhamnosus biofilm to bind AFM1 in milk. Doctoral Forum/FDEDST'17.  Lebanese University, Lebanon.

 

20-Hiba N. Rajha, Anna-Maria Abi Khattar, Sally El Kantar, Nadia Boussetta, Andre el Khoury, Eugene Vorobiev, Nicolas Louka, Richard G.Maroun: Pomegranate peels valorization: polyphenols extraction through emerging technologies. 18th ISANH Middle East Antioxidants World Congress – Beirut Antioxidants 2017, Saint Joseph University of Beirut, Lebanon - May 3-4, 2017; 05/2017, DOI:10.18143/JISANH_v4i1-33

 

21-Assaf JC, Atoui A, EL Khoury A,  Chokr A, Louka N. 2018. A novel technique for aflatoxin M1 detoxification using chitin or treated shrimp shells. The International Scientific Conference/LAAS24. University of Balamand, Lebanon.

 

22-Assaf JC, Atoui A, EL Khoury A,  Chokr A, Louka N. 2017. Detoxification of liquid food products by adsorption on bioactive membranes. Research Seminar at the Faculty of Sciences. Saint Joseph University, Lebanon.

 

23-Assaf JC, Atoui A, EL Khoury A,  Chokr A, Louka N. 2017. A comparative study of procedures for binding of aflatoxin M1 to Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG. The 1st Scientific Conference of Food Scientists and Technologists/LAFST. Lebanese American University, Lebanon.

 

24-Assaf JC, EL Khoury A, Atoui A, Louka N, Chokr A. 2018. Novel methods for detoxification of aflatoxin M1 in milk using different kind of adsorbents. Doctoral Forum/FDEDST'18.  Lebanese University, Lebanon.

 

25-Assaf JC, Atoui A, EL Khoury A,  Chokr A, Louka N. 2018. A novel technique for aflatoxin M1 detoxification using chitin or treated shrimp shells: In vitro effect of physical and kinetic parameters on the binding stability. The 3rd Nutrition and Food Science Research Conference. Lebanese American University, Lebanon.

 

26-Assaf JC, Atoui A, EL Khoury A,  Chokr A, Louka N. 2018. Novel methods for detoxification of aflatoxin M1 in milk using different kind of adsorbents. The second conference of « Sécurité et Qualité des produits agroalimentaires2- SQUAD2». Chamber of Industry and Agriculture in Tripoli, Lebanon.

 

27-Daou R., Afif C., Joubrane K., Khabbaz L., Maroun R., Ismail A. & EL Khoury André. Assessment of aflatoxin M1 in cow’s milk and dairy products and its effect on liver cancer in Lebanon. 13th Dubai International Food Safety Conference. November 11-13, 2019, Dubai World Trade Center.

 

28- Daou R., Joubrane K., Khabbaz L., Maroun R., Ismail A. & EL Khoury André. Co-Occurrence of AFB1 and OTA in Lebanese wheat and their derived products.. 14th Dubai International Food Safety Conference. November 24, 20202, Dubai. (Online Presentation).

 

29- Andre EL KHOURY. VIRTUAL COURSE: “Malicious use of social media by terrorist, violent extremist and organized criminal groups during the COVID-19 pandemic” Organized by UNICRI. The role of social media in preventing and countering misinformation and disinformation on COVID-19: Case of Lebanon. Free Town, Sierra Leone. 9 December 2020.

 

30- Andre EL KHOURY. VIRTUAL COURSE: “Malicious use of social media by terrorist, violent extremist and organized criminal groups during the COVID-19 pandemic” Organized by UNICRI. The role of social media in preventing and countering misinformation and disinformation on COVID-19: Case of Lebanon. La Paz, CARICOM IMPACS. 8 April 2021.

Basics in Toxicology, Food Toxicology, Good manufacturing and Hygiene practices (GMP/GHP), Food additives, Food products, Food biochemistry, Industrial Toxicology, Human professional risks, Food processing Fields, Histology, Cytology, Mycotoxicology, Parasitology, Basics of environmental health, Biosafety & Biosecurity, and Laboratory teaching of Structural Biochemistry.

• A Novel Process for detoxification of liquid foods from Mycotoxins