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Research Publications (Food Safety)

This page tracks research articles published in national and international peer-reviewed journals. Recent articles are available ahead of print and searchable by Journal, Article Title, and Category. Research publications are tracked across six categories: Bacterial Pathogens, Chemical Contaminants, Natural Toxins, Parasites, Produce Safety, and Viruses. Articles produced by USDA Grant Funding Agencies (requires login) and FDA Grant Funding Agencies (requires login) are also tracked in Scopus.

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  1. Molecular detection identified a Type Six Secretion System in Campylobacter jejuni from various sources but not from human cases

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology

    • Aim
      To determine the presence of the T6SS in Campylobacter jejuni from diverse sources.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Campylobacter

  2. Comparison of Five Methods for Direct Extraction of Surface Proteins from Listeria monocytogenes for Proteomic Analysis by Orbitrap Mass Spectrometry

    • Journal of Microbiological Methods

    • Publication date: Available online 9 January 2015

      Author(s): Hung King Tiong , Steven Hartson , Peter M. Muriana

      • Listeria monocytogenes

  3. Effect of fungicide application to control Fusarium head blight and 20 Fusarium and Alternaria mycotoxins in winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

    • World Mycotoxin Journal

    • Azole fungicides have been reported to be the most effective active substances in the control of Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) and in the reduction of the main mycotoxins that occur in cereal grain, such as deoxynivalenol (DON).

      • Natural toxins
      • Mycotoxins

  4. Alcohol-Mediated Hemolysis in Dairy Yeast Isolates and Hemolytic Activities on Blood Agar Media Containing Milk and Cheese

    • Journal of Food Safety

    • Of a total of 143 presumptive yeast isolates obtained from Galician (north-west Spain) short-ripened raw cow's milk starter-free cheeses, 27 exhibited microbial alcohol-conferred hemolytic (MACH) activity. Among the MACH-positive isolates, eight were identified as Yarrowia lipolytica and four as Kluyveromyces lactis. These isolates of potential technological interest were subjected to spot agar assays on special blood agar media prepared with skim milk, whole milk and cheese.

  5. The Developmental Evaluation of Aspergillus Tubingensis CTM 507 Glucose Oxidase Toxicity in Wistar Rats

    • Journal of Food Safety

    • The glucose oxidase (GOD) produced by the fungus Aspergillus tubingensis will be used to improve the quality of bread. The GOD preparation was assessed in a set of toxicological tests to document its safety in use. The oral administration of the GOD preparation to rats at a dose level of 0.4 mg/kg body weight/day did not cause any overt toxic effect on the survival, food intake and body weight gain throughout the 4-week treatment period.

  6. Evaluation of the Potential of Mid-Infrared Spectroscopy to Assess the Microbiological Quality of Ham

    • Journal of Food Safety

    • The accurate reliable detection and identification of microorganisms in food is critical to public safety. Consequently, it is extremely important to develop rapid and inexpensive methods for the detection of food microorganisms in order to minimize or even replace the traditional analysis methods that are expensive and time-consuming.

  7. Determination of Antibiotic Resistance and Biogenic Amine Production of Lactic Acid Bacteria Isolated from Fermented Turkish Sausage (Sucuk)

    • Journal of Food Safety

    • The aim of this study was to isolate lactic acid bacteria (LAB) from sucuk and to determine their antibiotic resistance and biogenic amine production abilities. A total of 65 presumptive LAB were isolated and they were molecularly identified as Pediococcus acidilactici (47.7%), Enterococcus faecium (36.9%), Lactobacillus sakei ssp. carnosus (4.6%), Lactobacillus sakei ssp.

  8. Hepatitis E Virus in Young Pigs in Finland and Characterization of the Isolated Partial Genomic Sequences of Genotype 3 HEV

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease , Vol. 0, No. 0.

      • Hepatitis
      • Viruses

  9. Evaluation of microbial loads and the effects of antimicrobial sprays in postharvest handling of California walnuts

    • Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: June 2015
      , Volume 48
      Author(s): John C. Frelka , Linda J. Harris

  10. Hybrids of Shigatoxigenic and Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (STEC/ETEC) Among Human and Animal Isolates in Finland

    • Zoonoses and Public Health

    • Diarrhoeagenic Escherichia coli (DEC) cause serious foodborne infections in humans. Total of 450 Shigatoxigenic E. coli (STEC) strains isolated from humans, animals and environment in Finland were examined by multiplex PCR targeting the virulence genes of various DEC pathogroups simultaneously. One per cent (3/291) of the human STEC and 14% (22/159) of the animal and environmental STEC had genes typically present in enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC).

  11. Vibrio VopQ inhibits yeast vacuole fusion [Biochemistry]

    • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    • Vesicle fusion governs many important biological processes, and imbalances in the regulation of membrane fusion can lead to a variety of diseases such as diabetes and neurological disorders. Here we show that the Vibrio parahaemolyticus effector protein VopQ is a potent inhibitor of membrane fusion based on an in vitro...

  12. H5N1 viral and bird migration networks [Ecology]

    • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    • The spatial spread of the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus H5N1 and its long-term persistence in Asia have resulted in avian influenza panzootics and enormous economic losses in the poultry sector. However, an understanding of the regional long-distance transmission and seasonal patterns of the virus is still lacking. In this...

  13. Quantitative determination of lactic and acetic acids in cider by 1H NMR spectrometry

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: June 2015
      , Volume 52
      Author(s): Andoni Zuriarrain , Juan Zuriarrain , Ana Isabel Puertas , María Teresa Dueñas , Iñaki Berregi

  14. Validation of Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) on Minnesota Vegetable Farms

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease , Vol. 0, No. 0.

  15. Characterization of persistent and transient Escherichia coli isolates recovered from clinical mastitis episodes in dairy cows

    • Veterinary Microbiology

    • Publication date: Available online 7 January 2015

      Author(s): Julie-Hélène Fairbrother , Simon Dufour , John Morris Fairbrother , David Francoz , Éric Nadeau , Serge Messier

  16. Decline in Hepatitis E Virus Antibody Prevalence in the United States From 1988-1994 to 2009-2010

    • The Journal of Infectious Diseases

    • Background. Previous population-based estimates in the United States have shown a relatively high prevalence of hepatitis E virus (HEV) antibody. We sought to determine whether changes in the prevalence of HEV antibody have occurred over time.

      • Hepatitis

  17. “Meat Juice” Is Not a Homogeneous Serological Matrix

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease , Vol. 0, No. 0.

  18. Acetic Acid Induces pH-Independent Cellular Energy Depletion in Salmonella enterica

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease , Vol. 0, No. 0.

  19. Vancomycin-Resistance Phenotypes, Vancomycin-Resistance Genes, and Resistance to Antibiotics of Enterococci Isolated from Food of Animal Origin

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease , Vol. 0, No. 0.

  20. Microbiota that Affect Risk for Shigellosis in Children in Low-Income Countries

    • Emerging Infectious Diseases

    • Pathogens in the gastrointestinal tract exist within a vast population of microbes. We examined associations between pathogens and composition of gut microbiota as they relate to Shigella spp./enteroinvasive Escherichia coli infection. We analyzed 3,035 stool specimens (1,735 nondiarrheal and 1,300 moderate-to-severe diarrheal) from the Global Enteric Multicenter Study for 9 enteropathogens.

  21. In vitro bactericidal activity of aminoglycosides, including the next-generation drug plazomicin, against Brucella spp.

    • International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

    • Publication date: January 2015
      , Volume 45, Issue 1
      Author(s): Steven C. Olsen , Steve A. Carlson

  22. Campylobacter jejuni acquire new host-derived CRISPR spacers when in association with bacteriophages harboring a CRISPR-like Cas4 protein

    • Frontiers in Microbiology

    • Ian F. Connerton and Steven P.T. Hooton Campylobacter jejuni is a worldwide cause of human diarrhoeal disease. Clustered Repetitively Interspaced Palindromic Repeats (CRISPRs) and associated proteins allow Bacteria and Archaea to evade bacteriophage and plasmid infection. Type II CRISPR systems are found in association with combinations of genes encoding the CRISPR-associated Cas1, Cas2, Cas4 or Csn2, and Cas9 proteins. C.

  23. Fish Protein Hydrolysates: Application in Deep-Fried Food and Food Safety Analysis

    • Journal of Food Science

    • Four different processesenzymatic, microwave-intensified enzymatic, chemical, and microwave-intensified chemical) were used to produce fish protein hydrolysates (FPH) from Yellowtail Kingfish for food applications. In this study, the production yield and oil-binding capacity of FPH produced from different processes were evaluated. Microwave intensification significantly increased the production yields of enzymatic process from 42% to 63%.

  24. Application of Chitosan Microparticles for Reduction of Vibrio Species in Seawater and Live Oysters (Crassostrea virginica) [Food Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Human Vibrio infections associated with consumption of raw shellfish greatly impact the seafood industry. Vibrio cholerae-related disease is occasionally attributed to seafood, but V. vulnificus and V. parahaemolyticus are the primary targets of postharvest processing (PHP) efforts in the United States, as they pose the greatest threat to the industry.

  25. Evaluation of the Porcine Gastric Mucin Binding Assay for High-Pressure-Inactivation Studies Using Murine Norovirus and Tulane Virus [Food Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • We compared the results of high-hydrostatic-pressure (HHP) inactivation of murine norovirus type 1 (MNV-1) and Tulane virus (TV) obtained by a porcine gastric mucin binding assay followed by quantitative reverse transcription-PCR (referred to here as the PGM-MB/PCR assay) and a plaque assay and evaluated HHP inactivation of a human norovirus (HuNoV) genogroup I genotype 1 (GI.1) strain and a HuNoV GII.4 strain by using the PGM-MB/PCR assay.