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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. Raffinose family oligosaccharides in seed of Glycine max cv. Chiang Mai60 and potential source of prebiotic substances

    • International Journal of Food Science & Technology

    • Raffinose family oligosaccharides (RFOs) content in Glycine max seed of cultivar Chiang Mai60, a local soybean of Thailand, was investigated. RFOs and other low molecular weight sugars were extracted by 50% (v/v) ethanol and quantified by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The prebiotic property of this extract was subsequently studied by in vitro method.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  2. The application of single strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) analysis in determining Hepatitis E virus intra-host diversity

    • Journal of Virological Methods

    • Publication date: 1 September 2015
      , Volume 221
      Author(s): S. Černi , J. Prpić , L. Jemeršić , D. Škorić

      • Hepatitis

  3. Development of a blocking latex agglutination test for the detection of antibodies to chicken anemia virus

    • Journal of Virological Methods

    • Publication date: 1 September 2015
      , Volume 221
      Author(s): Dai Quang Trinh , Haruko Ogawa , Vuong Nghia Bui , Tham Thi Hong Nguyen , Dulyatad Gronsang , Tugsbaatar Baatartsogt , Mugimba Kahoza Kizito , Mohammed AboElkhair , Shigeo Yamaguchi , Viet Khong Nguyen , Kunitoshi Imai

  4. A Multistate Investigation of Antibiotic-Resistant Salmonella enterica Serotype I 4,[5],12:i:- Infections as Part of an International Outbreak Associated with Frozen Feeder Rodents

    • Zoonoses and Public Health

    • While most human Salmonella infections result from exposure to contaminated foods, an estimated 11% of all Salmonella infections are attributed to animal exposures, including both direct animal handling and indirect exposures such as cleaning cages and handling contaminated pet food.

  5. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in slaughtered pigs and abattoir workers in Italy

    • Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: October 2015
      , Volume 51
      Author(s): Giovanni Normanno , Angela Dambrosio , Vanessa Lorusso , Georgios Samoilis , Pietro Di Taranto , Antonio Parisi

      • Bacterial pathogens

  6. Prevalence and characterization of extended-spectrum-β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae in ready-to-eat vegetables

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: 17 August 2015
      , Volume 207
      Author(s): Hong-Seok Kim , Jung-Whan Chon , Young-Ji Kim , Dong-Hyeon Kim , Mu-sang Kim , Kun-Ho Seo

      • Bacterial pathogens

  7. Fungi in Ontario maple syrup & some factors that determine the presence of mold damage

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: 17 August 2015
      , Volume 207
      Author(s): Samantha L. Frasz , J. David Miller

  8. Listeria monocytogenes-carrying consortia in food industry. Composition, subtyping and numerical characterisation of mono-species biofilm dynamics on stainless steel

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: 3 August 2015
      , Volume 206
      Author(s): Pedro Rodríguez-López , Paula Saá-Ibusquiza , Maruxa Mosquera-Fernández , Marta López-Cabo

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  9. Effects of carbon, nitrogen and ambient pH on patulin production and related gene expression in Penicillium expansum

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: 3 August 2015
      , Volume 206
      Author(s): Yuanyuan Zong , Boqiang Li , Shiping Tian

      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  10. Combination treatment of chlorine dioxide gas and aerosolized sanitizer for inactivating foodborne pathogens on spinach leaves and tomatoes

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: 17 August 2015
      , Volume 207
      Author(s): Sang-Hyun Park , Dong-Hyun Kang

      • Escherichia coli O157:H7
      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  11. Incorporation of nisin Z and lauric arginate into pullulan films to inhibit foodborne pathogens associated with fresh and ready-to-eat muscle foods

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: 17 August 2015
      , Volume 207
      Author(s): Rinrada Pattanayaiying , Aran H-Kittikun , Catherine N. Cutter

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

  12. Effectiveness of levulinic acid and sodium dodecyl sulfate employed as a sanitizer during harvest or packing of cantaloupes contaminated with Salmonella Poona

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: 17 August 2015
      , Volume 207
      Author(s): Cathy C. Webb , Marilyn C. Erickson , Lindsey E. Davey , Michael P. Doyle

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  13. Potential of lactic acid bacteria in aflatoxin risk mitigation

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: 17 August 2015
      , Volume 207
      Author(s): Sara H. Ahlberg , Vesa Joutsjoki , Hannu J. Korhonen

      • Aflatoxins
      • Natural toxins

  14. The Myelin and Lymphocyte Protein MAL Is Required for Binding and Activity of Clostridium perfringens ε-Toxin

    • PLOS Pathogens

    • Kareem Rashid Rumah, Yinghua Ma, Jennifer R. Linden, Myat Lin Oo, Josef Anrather, Nicole Schaeren-Wiemers, Miguel A. Alonso, Vincent A. Fischetti, Mark S. McClain, Timothy Vartanian

      • Clostridium perfringens
      • Bacterial pathogens

  15. Transfer of Acanthamoeba spp. to Fresh Produce from Water and Environmental Surfaces

    • Letters in Applied Microbiology

    • Human noroviruses (HuNoV) are the primary cause of foodborne disease outbreaks in the United States. The most frequent commodities implicated in HuNoV outbreaks are leafy greens where contamination may occur during production and harvesting practices. With respect to transmission of HuNoV to fresh produce, one hypothesis is that free-living amoebae that are ubiquitous in the environment (soil, sediments, water) can serve as vehicles of contamination through interaction with viruses.

      • Norovirus

  16. Effects of stearic acid and gamma irradiation, alone and in combination, on pasting properties of high amylose maize starch

    • Food Chemistry

    • Publication date: 1 January 2016
      , Volume 190
      Author(s): Fidelis C.K. Ocloo , Amanda Minnaar , Naushad M. Emmambux

  17. Integrating small molecule signalling and H-NS antagonism in Vibrio cholerae, a bacterium with two chromosomes

    • Molecular Microbiology

    • H-NS is a well-established silencer of virulence gene transcription in the human pathogen Vibrio cholerae. Biofilm formation aids V. cholerae in colonizing both its host and its external environments and H-NS silences biofilm gene expression. Cyclic-di-guanosine monophosphate acts through the DNA binding proteins VpsR and VpsT to overcome H-NS-mediated repression of biofilm genes, driving a transition between a planktonic and a colonial/biofilm lifestyle.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  18. Outbreak of Ciprofloxacin-Resistant Shigella sonnei Associated with Travel to Vietnam, South Korea

    • Emerging Infectious Diseases

    • We investigated an October 2014 outbreak of illness caused by Shigella sonnei in a daycare center in the Republic of Korea (South Korea). The outbreak strain was resistant to extended-spectrum cephalosporins and fluoroquinolones and was traced to a child who had traveled to Vietnam. Improved hygiene and infection control practices are needed for prevention of shigellosis.

      • Shigella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  19. Control of human norovirus surrogates in fresh foods by gaseous ozone and a proposed mechanism of inactivation

    • Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: September 2015
      , Volume 50
      Author(s): Ashley Predmore , Gabe Sanglay , Jianrong Li , Ken Lee

      • Norovirus

  20. Probiotic features of Lactobacillus strains isolated from Ragusano and Pecorino Siciliano cheeses

    • Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: September 2015
      , Volume 50
      Author(s): C. Caggia , M. De Angelis , I. Pitino , A. Pino , C.L. Randazzo

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  21. Control of household mycoflora in fermented sausages using phenolic fractions from olive mill wastewaters

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: 17 August 2015
      , Volume 207
      Author(s): Clemencia Chaves-López , Annalisa Serio , Giovanni Mazzarrino , Maria Martuscelli , Emidio Scarpone , Antonello Paparella

  22. Diversity of foodborne bacillus volatile compounds and influence on fungal growth

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology

    • Aims
      To evaluate the antifungal activity of the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) produced by 75 different foodborne Bacillus species against Aspergillus niger, A. flavus, A. parasiticus, A. clavatus, Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lactucae, and Moniliophthora perniciosa and to determine the VOCs responsible for the inhibition.

  23. Genetic diversity of Escherichia coli isolates of animal and environmental origins from an integrated poultry production chain

    • Veterinary Microbiology

    • Publication date: Available online 18 May 2015

      Author(s): Frédérique Pasquali , Alex Lucchi , Simonetta Braggio , Davide Giovanardi , Achille Franchini , Maurizio Stonfer , Gerardo Manfreda

      • Bacterial pathogens

  24. Co-prevalance of PMQR and 16S rRNA Methylase Genes in Clinical Escherichia coli Isolates with High Diversity of CTX-M from Diseased Farmed Pigeons

    • Veterinary Microbiology

    • Publication date: Available online 18 May 2015

      Author(s): Ling Yang , Lei Yang , Dian-Hong Lü , Wen-Hui Zhang , Si-Qi Ren , Ya-Hong Liu , Zhen-Ling Zeng , Hong-Xia Jiang

      • Bacterial pathogens

  25. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is associated with low within-herd prevalence of intra-mammary infections in dairy cows: genotyping of isolates.

    • Veterinary Microbiology

    • Publication date: Available online 18 May 2015

      Author(s): M. Luini , P. Cremonesi , G. Magro , V. Bianchini , G. Minozzi , B. Castiglioni , R. Piccinini

      • Bacterial pathogens