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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. Characterization of a two-peptide plantaricin produced by Lactobacillus plantarum MBSa4 isolated from Brazilian salami

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: February 2016
      , Volume 60
      Author(s): M.S. Barbosa, S.D. Todorov, I.V. Ivanova, Y. Belguesmia, Y. Choiset, H. Rabesona, J.-M. Chobert, T. Haertlé, B.D.G.M. Franco

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  2. Assessment of Penicillium expansum and Escherichia coli transfer from poplar crates to apples

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: February 2016
      , Volume 60
      Author(s): Mathilde Montibus, Rached Ismaïl, Valerie Michel, Michel Federighi, Florence Aviat, Isabelle Le Bayon

      • Bacterial pathogens

  3. Probiotic potential of nutritionally improved Lactobacillus plantarum DGK-17 isolated from Kimchi – A traditional Korean fermented food

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: February 2016
      , Volume 60
      Author(s): Imran Khan, Sun Chul Kang

      • Bacterial pathogens

  4. Influence of measurement and control of microaerobic gaseous atmospheres in methods for Campylobacter growth studies

    • Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: December 2015
      , Volume 52
      Author(s): Sabrina Macé, Nabila Haddad, Monique Zagorec, Odile Tresse

      • Campylobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens

  5. Diversity and dynamics of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in cheese as determined by PCR denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: 2 December 2015
      , Volume 214
      Author(s): Ana Belén Flórez, Baltasar Mayo

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Staphylococcus aureus

  6. Impact of growth temperature and surface type on the resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus biofilms to disinfectants

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: 2 December 2015
      , Volume 214
      Author(s): Marwan Abdallah, Oussama Khelissa, Ali Ibrahim, Corinne Benoliel, Laurent Heliot, Pascal Dhulster, Nour-Eddine Chihib

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Staphylococcus aureus

  7. Seasonal prevalence of potentially positive non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) bovine hides and carcasses in Costa Rica

    • Meat Science

    • Publication date: December 2015
      , Volume 110
      Author(s): Byron D. Chaves, Alejandro Echeverry, Lyda G. García, M. Todd Brashears, Markus F. Miller, Mindy M. Brashears

      • Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli
      • Bacterial pathogens

  8. Inactivated Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium monophasic variant (S. Typhimurium 1,4,[5],12:i-) in sows is effective to control infection in piglets under field condition

    • Veterinary Microbiology

    • Publication date: Available online 1 August 2015

      Author(s): J. Ruggeri, M. Pesciaroli, F. Foresti, E. Giacomini, M. Lazzaro, M.C. Ossiprandi, A. Corradi, G. Lombardi, P. Pasquali, G.L. Alborali

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  9. Mitochondrial DNA Fragmentation as a Molecular Tool to Monitor Thermal Processing of Plant-Derived, Low-Acid Foods, and Biomaterials

    • Journal of Food Science

    • Cycle thresholdCt) increase, quantifying plant-derived DNA fragmentation, was evaluated for its utility as a time-temperature integrator. This novel approach to monitoring thermal processing of fresh, plant-based foods represents a paradigm shift.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Clostridium botulinum

  10. Income Disparities and the Global Distribution of Intensively Farmed Chicken and Pigs

    • PLOS ONE

    • Marius Gilbert, Giulia Conchedda, Thomas P. Van Boeckel, Giuseppina Cinardi, Catherine Linard, Gaëlle Nicolas, Weerapong Thanapongtharm, Laura D'Aietti, William Wint, Scott H. Newman, Timothy P. Robinson

  11. The dual transcriptional regulator RovM regulates the expression of AR3- and T6SS4-dependent acid survival systems in response to nutritional status in Yersinia pseudotuberculosis

    • Environmental Microbiology

    • Coordinated regulation of various acid survival systems in response to environmental stimuli is crucial for the adaptation of enteropathogenic bacteria to acidic environments such as the stomach. In this study, we demonstrated that the RovM protein, a central regulator of the CsrABC-RovM-RovA cascade, conversely regulates the expression of two acid survival systems in Yersinia pseudotuberculosis by acting as a dual transcriptional regulator.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Yersinia

  12. Fungi associated with rocks of the Atacama Desert: taxonomy, distribution, diversity, ecology and bioprospection for bioactive compounds

    • Environmental Microbiology

    • This study assessed the diversity of cultivable rock-associated fungi from Atacama Desert. Eighty-one fungal isolates obtained were identified as 21 species from Ascomycota, sequencing different regions of fungal DNA. Cladosporium halotolerans, Penicillium chrysogenum and Penicillium citrinum were the most frequent species, which occur at least in four different altitudes. The diversity and similarity indices ranged in the fungal communities across the latitudinal gradient.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Staphylococcus aureus

  13. Toxinotyping and antimicrobial susceptibility of enterotoxigenic Clostridium perfringens isolates from mutton, beef and chicken meat

    • Journal of Food Science and Technology

    • Abstract

      • Clostridium perfringens
      • Bacterial pathogens

  14. Outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis phage type 13a infection in Sweden linked to imported dried-vegetable spice mixes, December 2014 to July 2015

    • Eurosurveillance

    • From 24 December to 24 July 2015, 174 cases were reported in a nationwide salmonellosis outbreak in Sweden: 108 cases were connected to a single restaurant. A spice mix, containing dried vegetables from the restaurant tested positive for the outbreak strain. Additional spice mixes with similar content from different suppliers also tested positive. The outbreak investigation suggests there could be a risk of contaminated products being also on the market in other countries.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  15. Protection Against Necrotic Enteritis in Broiler Chickens by Regulated Delayed Lysis Salmonella Vaccines

    • Avian Diseases

    • Necrotic enteritis (NE), caused by Gram-positive Clostridium perfringens type A strains, has gained more attention in the broiler industry due to governmental restrictions affecting the use of growth-promoting antibiotics in feed. To date, there is only one commercial NE vaccine available, based on the C. perfringens alpha toxin. However, recent work has suggested that the NetB toxin, not alpha toxin, is the most critical virulence factor for causing NE.

  16. Growth of healthy and sanitizer-injured Salmonella cells on mung bean sprouts in different commercial enrichment broths

    • Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: December 2015
      , Volume 52
      Author(s): Qianwang Zheng, Marta Mikš-Krajnik, Craig D'Souza, Yishan Yang, Da-Jeong Heo, Si-Kyung Kim, Seung-Cheol Lee, Hyun-Gyun Yuk

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Salmonella

  17. Structural and Functional Studies of Influenza Virus A/H6 Hemagglutinin

    • PLOS ONE

    • Fengyun Ni, Elena Kondrashkina, Qinghua Wang

      • Viruses

  18. Effect of chitosan on Bacillus cereus inhibition and quality of cooked rice during storage

    • International Journal of Food Science & Technology

    • Improper cooling of cooked rice at an inappropriate temperature or leaving cooked rice at room temperature can cause food poisoning attributed to Bacillus cereus. Natural food preservative of either squid or crab polymer chitosan solution was added to examine their antibacterial properties against Bacillus cereus in cooked rice during storage at 37 and 4 °C.

      • Bacillus cereus

  19. Subacute oral toxicity of cocoa tea (Camellia ptilophylla) water extract in SD rats

    • International Journal of Food Science & Technology

    • Camellia ptilophylla, known as cocoa tea, is a natural decaffeinated tea plant which has been proved with potential bioactivities. This study was carried out to evaluate the safety of green cocoa tea water extract (CWE) by determining its potential toxicity after subacute administration in SD rats.

  20. Murine Anorectic Response to Deoxynivalenol (Vomitoxin) Is Sex-Dependent

    • Toxins

    • Deoxynivalenol (DON, vomitoxin), a common trichothecene mycotoxin found in cereal foods, dysregulates immune function and maintenance of energy balance. The purpose of this study was to determine if sex differences are similarly evident in DON’s anorectic responses in mice. A bioassay for feed refusal, previously developed by our lab, was used to compare acute i.p. exposures of 1 and 5 mg/kg bw DON in C57BL6 mice. Greater anorectic responses were seen in male than female mice.

  21. A Novel Antiviral Target Structure Involved in the RNA Binding, Dimerization, and Nuclear Export Functions of the Influenza A Virus Nucleoprotein

    • PLOS Pathogens

    • Michinori Kakisaka, Yutaka Sasaki, Kazunori Yamada, Yasumitsu Kondoh, Hirokazu Hikono, Hiroyuki Osada, Kentaro Tomii, Takehiko Saito, Yoko Aida

      • Antibiotic residues
      • Chemical contaminants
      • Viruses

  22. Thermal Inactivation of Foodborne Enteric Viruses and Their Viral Surrogates in Foods

    • Journal of Food Protection

    • Bozkurt, Hayriye et al. Foodborne viruses, in particular human norovirus and hepatitis A virus, are the most common causes of food-associated infections and foodborne illness outbreaks around the world.

  23. Changes in the Content of Biogenic Amines and Fatty Acids in High Pressure–Processed Carp Flesh (Cyprinus carpio)

    • Journal of Food Protection

    • Biogenic amine and fatty acid contents were determined in vacuum-packed fillets of common carp (Cyprinus carpio). Samples were pressure treated at 300 and 500 MPa and were stored at 3.5 and 12°C for up to 28 days (control, 0 MPa) and 70 days (pressure-treated). The content of eight biogenic amines (putrescine, cadaverine, spermidine, spermine, histamine, tyramine, tryptamine, and phenylethylamine) were determined.

  24. Inactivation of Human Norovirus and Its Surrogates on Alfalfa Seeds by Aqueous Ozone

    • Journal of Food Protection

    • Wang, Qing et al.

      • Norovirus
      • Viruses

  25. Identification of a New Tetracycline Resistance Determinant tet47 from Fish Intestine

    • Journal of Food Protection

    • Huang, Ying et al. To better understand food safety risks, functional genomic analysis was conducted to identify undescribed antibiotic resistance genes in fish samples from an aquaculture fish farm in Ohio. A fosmid genomic library from pooled DNA of antibiotic-resistant isolates was used to screen for resistance genes against tetracycline (Tet). A new Tet-resistant determinant designated as tet47 was identified, with the original hosts being Providencia spp. from fish intestine.