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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. Simultaneous Determination of Perfluorinated Compounds in Edible Oil by Gel-Permeation Chromatography Combined with Dispersive Solid-Phase Extraction and Liquid Chromatography–Tandem Mass Spectrometry

    • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

    • TOC Graphic

      • Chemical contaminants

  2. Cold Plasma Inactivation of Bacterial Biofilms and Reduction of Quorum Sensing Regulated Virulence Factors

    • PLOS ONE

    • Dana Ziuzina, Daniela Boehm, Sonal Patil, P. J. Cullen, Paula Bourke

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Staphylococcus aureus

  3. Identification and biochemical characterization of a novel {alpha}2,3-sialyltransferase WbwA from pathogenic Escherichia coli serotype O104

    • Journal of Bacteriology

    • The sialyl-T antigen, sialylα2-3Galβ1-3GalNAc-, is a common O-glycan structure in human glycoproteins and is synthesized by sialyltransferase ST3Gal1. The enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli serotype O104 has the rare ability to synthesize a sialyl-T antigen mimic. We showed here that the wbwA gene of the E. coli O104 antigen synthesis gene cluster encodes an α2,3-sialyltransferase WbwA that transfers sialic acid from CMP-sialic acid to Galβ1-3GalNAcα-diphosphate-lipid acceptor.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  4. Comparison of Immunogenicity Between Inactivated and Live Attenuated Hepatitis A Vaccines Among Young Adults: A 3-Year Follow-up Study

    • The Journal of Infectious Diseases

    • A randomized clinical trial of hepatitis A vaccines (1 or 2 doses of inactivated vaccine [Healive] or 1 dose of live attenuated vaccine [Biovac]) was conducted among adults to evaluate seroprotection rates and geometric mean concentrations of antibody against hepatitis A virus for 36 months.

      • Hepatitis
      • Viruses

  5. The role of small acid-soluble proteins (SASPs) in protection of spores of Clostridium botulinum against nitrous acid

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: 4 January 2016
      , Volume 216
      Author(s): Carolyn A. Meaney, Stephen T. Cartman, Peter J. McClure, Nigel P. Minton

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Clostridium botulinum

  6. Occurrence and biodiversity of Aspergillus section Nigri on ‘Tannat’ grapes in Uruguay

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: 4 January 2016
      , Volume 216
      Author(s): Gabriela Garmendia, Silvana Vero

      • Natural toxins
      • Mycotoxins

  7. Effects of BKCa and Kir2.1 Channels on Cell Cycling Progression and Migration in Human Cardiac c-kit+ Progenitor Cells

    • PLOS ONE

    • Ying-Ying Zhang, Gang Li, Hui Che, Hai-Ying Sun, Guo-Sheng Xiao, Yan Wang, Gui-Rong Li

      • Natural toxins

  8. Egg white versus Salmonella Enteritidis! A harsh medium meets a resilient pathogen

    • Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: February 2016
      , Volume 53, Part B
      Author(s): Florence Baron, Françoise Nau, Catherine Guérin-Dubiard, Sylvie Bonnassie, Michel Gautier, Simon C. Andrews, Sophie Jan

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  9. Differential Induction of Type I and Type III Interferons by Swine and Human Origin H1N1 Influenza A Viruses in Porcine Airway Epithelial Cells

    • PLOS ONE

    • Venkatramana D. Krishna, Erin Roach, Nathan A. Zaidman, Angela Panoskaltsis-Mortari, Jessica H. Rotschafer, Scott M. O’Grady, Maxim C-J. Cheeran

      • Viruses

  10. Effect of Household Coffee Processing on PesticideResidues as a Means of Ensuring Consumers’ Safety

    • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

    • Coffee is a highly consumed and popular beverage all over the world; however, coffee beans used for daily consumption may contain pesticide residues that may cause adverse health effects to consumers. In this monitoring study, the effect of household coffee processing on pesticide residues in coffee beans was investigated.

  11. Effect of Household Coffee Processing on Pesticide Residues as a Means of Ensuring Consumers’ Safety

    • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

    • TOC Graphic

      • Pesticide residues
      • Chemical contaminants

  12. Leukotriene C4 increases the susceptibility of adult mice to Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli infection

    • International Journal of Medical Microbiology

    • Publication date: Available online 16 September 2015

      Author(s): Gabriel Cabrera, Romina J. Fernández-Brando, María Pilar Mejías, María Victoria Ramos, María Jimena Abrey-Recalde, Silvia Vanzulli, Mónica Vermeulen, Marina S. Palermo

      • Bacterial pathogens

  13. Acid Resistance and Molecular Characterization of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Different Non-O157 Shiga Toxin-Producing E. coli Serogroups

    • Journal of Food Science

    • The objective of this study was to compare the acid resistanceAR) of non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) strains belonging to serogroups O26, O45, O103, O104, O111, O121, and O145 with O157:H7 STEC isolated from various sources in 400 mM acetic acid solutions (AAS) at pH 3.2 and 30 °C for 25 min with or without glutamic acid.

      • Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Escherichia coli O157:H7

  14. Effects of Ultrasound on Spoilage Microorganisms, Quality, and Antioxidant Capacity of Postharvest Cherry Tomatoes

    • Journal of Food Science

    • Mature-green cherry tomato fruitsLycopersicon esculentum cv. Jinyu) were exposed to different power densities of ultrasound (66.64, 106.19, and 145.74 W/L) at 25 °C to study ultrasound non-thermal effects on the storage properties.

  15. Androgen and Progesterone Receptors Are Targets for Bisphenol A (BPA), 4-Methyl-2,4-bis-(P-Hydroxyphenyl)Pent-1-Ene—A Potent Metabolite of BPA, and 4-Tert-Octylphenol: A Computational Insight

    • PLOS ONE

    • Mohd Rehan, Ejaz Ahmad, Ishfaq A. Sheikh, Adel M. Abuzenadah, Ghazi A. Damanhouri, Osama S. Bajouh, Samera F. AlBasri, Mansour M. Assiri, Mohd A. Beg

      • Antibiotic residues
      • Chemical contaminants

  16. The microbiota of high-moisture mozzarella cheese produced with different acidification methods

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: 4 January 2016
      , Volume 216
      Author(s): Angela Guidone, Teresa Zotta, Attilio Matera, Annamaria Ricciardi, Francesca De Filippis, Danilo Ercolini, Eugenio Parente

      • Bacterial pathogens

  17. Influence of home cooking conditions on Maillard reaction products in beef

    • Food Chemistry

    • Publication date: 1 April 2016
      , Volume 196
      Author(s): Aurea Juliana Bombo Trevisan, Daniele de Almeida Lima, Geni Rodrigues Sampaio, Rosana Aparecida Manólio Soares, Deborah Helena Markowicz Bastos

      • Chemical contaminants

  18. A Single Nucleotide Polymorphism at the TaqMan Probe-Binding Site Impedes Real-Time Reverse Transcription-PCR-Based Detection of Norovirus GII.4 Sydney [Virology]

    • Journal of Clinical Microbiology

    • A single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the TaqMan probe-binding site resulted in decreased sensitivity of real-time reverse transcription-PCR (RT-rtPCR) for detection of norovirus genogroup II genotype 4 (GII.4) Sydney. A new degenerate probe was designed that improved the sensitivity of the detection while not interfering with the detection of other GII and GI strains.

      • Norovirus
      • Viruses

  19. Ultradeep Sequencing for Detection of Quasispecies Variants in the Major Hydrophilic Region of Hepatitis B Virus in Indonesian Patients [Virology]

    • Journal of Clinical Microbiology

    • Quasispecies of hepatitis B virus (HBV) with variations in the major hydrophilic region (MHR) of the HBV surface antigen (HBsAg) can evolve during infection, allowing HBV to evade neutralizing antibodies. These escape variants may contribute to chronic infections. In this study, we looked for MHR variants in HBV quasispecies using ultradeep sequencing and evaluated the relationship between these variants and clinical manifestations in infected patients.

      • Hepatitis
      • Viruses

  20. Clonogrouping, a Rapid Multiplex PCR Method for Identification of Major Clones of Listeria monocytogenes [Epidemiology]

    • Journal of Clinical Microbiology

    • Three multiplex PCR assays were developed to identify the 11 most common Listeria monocytogenes clones in clinical and food samples; 270 (95.7%) of 282 strains of serogroups IVb, IIb, IIa, and IIc were identified accurately. This novel tool is a rapid and efficient alternative to multilocus sequence typing for identification of L. monocytogenes clones.

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  21. Characterization of Foodborne Outbreaks of Salmonella enterica Serovar Enteritidis with Whole-Genome Sequencing Single Nucleotide Polymorphism-Based Analysis for Surveillance and Outbreak Detection [Bacteriology]

    • Journal of Clinical Microbiology

    • Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis is a significant cause of gastrointestinal illness in the United States; however, current molecular subtyping methods lack resolution for this highly clonal serovar. Advances in next-generation sequencing technologies have made it possible to examine whole-genome sequencing (WGS) as a potential molecular subtyping tool for outbreak detection and source trace back. Here, we conducted a retrospective analysis of S.

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  22. Oxidative Stress, Bioelements and Androgen Status in Testes of Rats Subacutely Exposed to Cadmium

    • Food and Chemical Toxicology

    • Publication date: Available online 16 September 2015
      Food and Chemical Toxicology
      Author(s): Ana Djuric, Aida Begic, Borko Gobeljic, Ivana Stevanovic, Ana Pantelic, Goran Zebic, Vera Prokic, Bratislav Dejanovic, Milica Ninkovic, Ivana Stojanovic, Marina Pavlica, Dusan Djukic, Luciano Saso, Dragan Djurdjevic, Milos Pavlovic, Aleksandra Topic, Dragana Vujanovic, Ivan Stanojevic, Danilo Vojvodic, Mirjana Djukic

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  23. Enhanced biofilm formation and multi-host transmission evolve from divergent genetic backgrounds in Campylobacter jejuni

    • Environmental Microbiology

    • Multicellular biofilms are an ancient bacterial adaptation that offers a protective environment for survival in hostile habitats. In microaerophilic organisms like Campylobacter, biofilms play a key role in transmission to humans as the bacteria are exposed to atmospheric oxygen concentrations when leaving the reservoir host gut.

      • Campylobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens

  24. Validation of a liquid chromatography–electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometric method to determine six polyether ionophores in raw, UHT, pasteurized and powdered milk

    • Food Chemistry

    • Publication date: 1 April 2016
      , Volume 196
      Author(s): Mararlene Ulberg Pereira, Bernardete Ferraz Spisso, Silvana do Couto Jacob, Mychelle Alves Monteiro, Rosana Gomes Ferreira, Betânia de Souza Carlos, Armi Wanderley da Nóbrega

      • Antibiotic residues
      • Chemical contaminants

  25. Short communication: Arcobacter butzleri and Arcobacter cryaerophilus survival and growth in artisanal and industrial ricotta cheese

    • Journal of Dairy Science

    • Publication date: October 2015
      , Volume 98, Issue 10
      Author(s): F. Giacometti, M.N. Losio, P. Daminelli, E. Cosciani-Cunico, E. Dalzini, A. Serraino