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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. Effect of dielectric barrier discharge high voltage atmospheric cold plasma on Aspergillus flavus inactivation and aflatoxin B1 degradation on inoculated raw peanuts

    • Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies
      • Natural toxins
      • Aflatoxins
      • Mycotoxins

  2. Evaluation of methods for identifying poultry wing rinses with Salmonella concentrations greater than or equal to 10 CFU/mL

    • Journal of Food Protection
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Salmonella

  3. Fast screening of Milk for Deoxynivalenol

    • Food Chemistry
      • Natural toxins
      • Mycotoxins

  4. Tumour stemness and poor clinical outcomes in haemochromatosis patients with hepatocellular carcinoma

    • Journal of Clinical Pathology

    • Aims

      Patients with haemochromatosis (HFE) are known to have an increased risk of developing hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Available data are conflicting on whether such patients have poorer prognosis, and there is lack of data regarding the biology of HFE-HCC. We compared the course of HFE-HCC with a matched non-HFE-HCC control group and examined tumour characteristics using immunohistochemistry.

      Methods

      • Viruses
      • Hepatitis

  5. Dioxins, PFOS, and 20 other Persistent Organic Pollutants in Eggs of Nine Wild Bird Species from the Vaal River, South Africa

    • Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

    • The Vaal River catchment drains the largest and most populated industrial and mining region in Southern Africa. Heron, ibis, cormorant, egrets, and darter eggs, representing three habitats and four feeding guilds, were collected at four locations in 2009/10 to identify hotspots and hazards associated with persistent organic pollutants (POPs).

      • Chemical contaminants
      • Dioxins

  6. Temperature Dependence of the Pre-Chromatographic ‘Lawrence’ Method for Bivalves Contaminated with Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning Toxins

    • Food Analytical Methods

    • Saxitoxins are potent neurotoxins originating the acute human neurological syndrome of paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) via bivalve vectors. The official testing method in the European Union, commonly known as the ‘Lawrence method’, involves pre-column oxidation steps.

      • Natural toxins
      • Shellfish toxins

  7. Effect and Mechanism of Apple Polyphenols in Regulating Intestinal Flora and Inhibiting the TLR4/NF-κB/TGF-β Signaling Pathway to Alleviate Alcoholic Liver Fibrosis

    • Plant Foods for Human Nutrition

    • Apple polyphenols (APs) have gained attention for their various bioactivities, while no studies on anti-liver fibrosis activity are reported. This study evaluated the protective effect of APs on liver fibrosis using LPS-treated activated HSC-T6 cells and alcohol-treated liver fibrosis (ALF) mice.

      • Chemical contaminants
      • Heavy Metals

  8. The Emerging Fusarium graminearum NA3 Population Produces High Levels of Mycotoxins in Wheat and Barley

    • Toxins

    • Fusarium graminearum (Fg) is the primary causal agent of Fusarium head blight (FHB) in wheat, barley, and other small grains in North America and worldwide. FHB results in yield reduction and contaminates grain with mycotoxins that pose threats to human and livestock health.

      • Natural toxins
      • Mycotoxins

  9. Dietary secoisolariciresinol diglucoside crude extract improves growth through modulating rumen bacterial community and epithelial development in lambs

    • Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

    • Abstract BACKGROUND Flaxseed lignans, types of polyphenolic compounds, primarily consist of secoisolariciresinol diglucoside (SDG). Natural plant extracts are becoming increasingly important as feed for ruminant animals. An underutilized plant bioactive component, SDG shows promising benefits for young ruminant production. The objective of this study was to assess the impact of SDG on rumen fermentation using an in vitro rumen simulation technology.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Vibrio

  10. Evaluating dietary exposure and risk characterization of aflatoxin B1, citrinin, and ochratoxin A co-occurrence in pigmented rice consumed in Thailand

    • Journal of Food Composition and Analysis
      • Natural toxins
      • Aflatoxins
      • Mycotoxins

  11. Droplet digital PCR for precise quantification of human norovirus in shellfish associated with gastroenteritis illness

    • Journal of Food Protection
      • Viruses
      • Norovirus

  12. Aflatoxin M1 in Milk and Dairy Products: The State of the Evidence for Child Growth Impairment

    • Food and Chemical Toxicology
      • Natural toxins
      • Aflatoxins
      • Mycotoxins

  13. Novel insights into biofilm formation and the key differentially expressed genes in Yersinia enterocolitica from meat: Implications for food safety and disease prevention

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Yersinia

  14. Precise location of three novel linear epitopes using the generated monoclonal antibodies against the Knob domain of FAdV-4 surface structural protein, fiber1

    • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

    • BackgroundFowl adenovirus serotype 4 (FAdV-4) is the main pathogen of hepatitis-hydropericardium syndrome (HHS), which brings huge economic losses to the poultry industry worldwide. Fiber-1 protein plays an important role in viral infection and pathogenesis by binding directly to cellular receptors of FAdV-4.

      • Viruses
      • Hepatitis

  15. Reactions of citrinin with amino compounds modelling thermal food processing

    • Mycotoxin Research

    • Citrinin (CIT) is a nephrotoxic mycotoxin, produced by several species of Penicillium, Aspergillus, and Monascus. The foodstuffs most frequently contaminated with CIT include cereals, cereal products, and red yeast rice. Studies on the occurrence of CIT in food have shown that the CIT concentrations in processed cereal-based products are generally lower than in unprocessed industry cereal samples.

      • Natural toxins
      • Mycotoxins

  16. Exposure of Cattle Breeding Herds to Naturally Co-Contaminated Zearalenone and Deoxynivalenol: The Relevance of a Urinary Mycotoxin Monitoring System for Herd Health and Food Safety

    • Toxins

    • The widespread presence of Fusarium mycotoxins in animal feed is a global issue, not only for the health of livestock but also for ensure the safety of food as an end product. High concentrations of zearalenone (ZEN) and deoxynivalenol (DON) have been detected in the diets of Japanese Black (JB) and Holstein Friesian (HF) breeding herds.

      • Natural toxins
      • Mycotoxins

  17. ESBL Producing E. coli in Chickens and Poultry Farms Environment in Selangor, Malaysia: A Cross‐Sectional Study on Their Occurrence and Associated Risk Factors With Environment and Public Health Importance

    • Zoonoses and Public Health

    • ABSTRACT Introduction Extended‐spectrum β‐lactamase‐producing Escherichia coli (ESBL‐EC) are widespread multidrug‐resistant zoonotic bacteria that threaten animal production, food safety and antimicrobial therapy worldwide including Malaysia. Poultry has been reported as one of the pathways for human exposure to ESBL‐EC. There has been little research on the occurrence of ESBL‐EC within the Malaysian poultry food chain.

      • Produce Safety
      • Pre Harvest

  18. Managing the microbiological safety of tilapia from farm to consumer

    • Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety

    • Abstract Tilapia stands out as one of the most extensively farmed and consumed fish species globally, valued for its ease of preparation and relative affordability. Although tilapia is a valuable protein source, it can also function as a vector for foodborne pathogens.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Campylobacter
      • Clostridium botulinum
      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Salmonella
      • Shigella
      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Vibrio

  19. Identification of putative coral pathogens in endangered Caribbean staghorn coral using machine learning

    • Environmental Microbiology

    • Using a combination of extensive field sampling, highly accurate ensemble machine learning and tank‐based transmission experiments, we employ 16S rRNA gene surveys to identify two candidate pathogens likely causing white band disease in critically endangered staghorn and elkhorn corals.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Vibrio

  20. High throughput detection of veterinary drug residues in chicken and eggs

    • Food Chemistry
      • Chemical contaminants
      • Antibiotic residues

  21. Salmonella in black pepper (Piper nigrum): From farm to processing

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Salmonella

  22. Population Structure and Antimicrobial Resistance in Campylobacter jejuni and C. coli Isolated from Humans with Diarrhea and from Poultry, East Africa

    • Emerging Infectious Diseases
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Campylobacter

  23. Gentamicin and clindamycin antibiotic-eluting depot technology eradicates S. aureus in an implant-associated osteomyelitis pig model without systemic antibiotics

    • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

    • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, Ahead of Print.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Staphylococcus aureus

  24. Clostridium perfringens chitinases, key enzymes during early stages of necrotic enteritis in broiler chickens

    • PLOS Pathogens

    • by Evelien Dierick, Chana Callens, Yehudi Bloch, Savvas N. Savvides, Sarah Hark, Stefan Pelzer, Richard Ducatelle, Filip Van Immerseel, Evy Goossens

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Clostridium perfringens

  25. Amygdalin prevents multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus-induced lung epithelial cell injury by regulating inflammation and oxidative stress

    • PLOS ONE

    • by Zhaolei Wang, Haixia Du, Haofang Wan, Jiehong Yang, Haitong Wan

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Staphylococcus aureus