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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. Impacts of sulfidation of silver nanowires on the degradation of bisphenol A in water

    • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

    • Author(s): Yinqing Zhang, Kunkun Wang, Yi Yang, Jinliang Xu, Binbin Sun, Lingyan Zhu

      • Chemical contaminants

  2. Effects of iron oxide nanoparticles (Fe3O4) on life history and metabolism of the Neotropical cladoceran Ceriodaphnia silvestrii

    • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

    • Author(s): Renan Castelhano Gebara, Jaqueline Pérola Souza, Adrislaine da Silva Mansano, Hugo Sarmento, Maria da Graça Gama Melão

  3. Mycotoxin contamination of food and feed in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries and its detection

    • Toxicon

    • Author(s): Belqes Al-Jaal, Sofia Salama, Noof Al-Qasmi, Morana Jaganjac

  4. Data‐driven step doses for drug provocation tests to non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs

    • Allergy

    • Introduction Hypersensitivity to non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are of great concern because they are frequently encountered in daily clinical practice. Drug provocation tests (DPT) are particularly needed for NSAIDs. Methods The aim of this retrospective study was to detect eliciting dose thresholds during NSAIDs DPT in order to suggest optimal step doses, using the survival analysis method.

  5. In Vitro Activity of Neem (Azadirachta indica) Oil on Growth and Ochratoxin A Production by Aspergillus carbonarius Isolates

    • Toxins

    • Aspergillus carbonarius is a saprobic filamentous fungus, food spoiling fungus and a producer of ochratoxin A (OTA) mycotoxin. In this study, the in vitro antifungal activity of neem oil (0.12% p/p of azadirachtin) was evaluated against the growth of six strains of A. carbonarius and the production of OTA. Four different concentrations of neem oil were tested in addition to three incubation times.

      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  6. High-Throughput Detection of Bacterial Community and Its Drug-Resistance Profiling From Local Reclaimed Wastewater Plants

    • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

    • Treated wastewater from reclaimed facilities (WWTP) has become a reusable source for a variety of applications, such as agricultural irrigation. However, it is also a potential reservoir of clinically-relevant multidrug resistant (MDR) pathogens, including ESKAPE (Enterococcus faecium and Streptococcus surrogates, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Enterobacter species along with the emerging nosocomial Escherichia strains).

      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens

  7. Mycotoxin Occurrence in Maize Silage—A Neglected Risk for Bovine Gut Health?

    • Toxins

    • Forages are important components of dairy cattle rations but might harbor a plethora of mycotoxins. Ruminants are considered to be less susceptible to the adverse health effects of mycotoxins, mainly because the ruminal microflora degrades certain mycotoxins. Yet, impairment of the ruminal degradation capacity or high ruminal stability of toxins can entail that the intestinal epithelium is exposed to significant mycotoxin amounts.

      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  8. Botulinum toxin A injection into the entopeduncular nucleus improves dynamic locomotory parameters in hemiparkinsonian rats

    • PLOS ONE

    • by Adrianna R. Tsang, Nagalingam Rajakumar, Mandar S. Jog

      • Clostridium botulinum
      • Bacterial pathogens

  9. Proteomic changes of aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR)-silenced porcine granulosa cells exposed to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD)

    • PLOS ONE

    • by Karina Orlowska, Sylwia Swigonska, Agnieszka Sadowska, Monika Ruszkowska, Anna Nynca, Tomasz Molcan, Agata Zmijewska, Renata E. Ciereszko

      • Dioxins
      • Chemical contaminants

  10. Inactivation of chronic wasting disease prions using sodium hypochlorite

    • PLOS ONE

    • by Katie Williams, Andrew G. Hughson, Bruce Chesebro, Brent Race

  11. Effects of the probiotic Bacillus amyloliquefaciens on the growth, immunity, and disease resistance of Haliotis discus hannai

    • Fish & Shellfish Immunology

    • Author(s): Gao Xiaolong, Ke Caihuan, Zhang Mo, Li Xian, Wu Fucun, Liu Ying

      • Vibrio
      • Bacterial pathogens

  12. Aeromonas hydrophila suppresses complement pathways via degradation of complement C3 in bony fish by metalloprotease

    • Fish & Shellfish Immunology

    • Author(s): Dan-Dan Chen, Ji-Hong Li, Yuan-Yuan Yao, Yong-An Zhang

      • Bacterial pathogens

  13. Mechanisms of chloride and sulfate removal from municipal-solid-waste-incineration fly ash (MSWI FA): Effect of acid-base solutions

    • Waste Management

    • Author(s): Suthatta Dontriros, Suched Likitlersuang, Dao Janjaroen

  14. Rough Brucella neotomae provides protection against Brucella suis challenge in mice

    • Veterinary Microbiology

    • Author(s): Neeta Jain-Gupta, Steven G. Waldrop, Nancy M. Tenpenny, Sharon G. Witonsky, Stephen M. Boyle, Nammalwar Sriranganathan

      • Bacterial pathogens

  15. On-spot surface enhanced Raman scattering detection of Aflatoxin B1 in peanut extracts using gold nanobipyramids evenly trapped into the AAO nanoholes

    • Food Chemistry

    • Author(s): Bingyong Lin, Palanisamy Kannan, Bin Qiu, Zhenyu Lin, Longhua Guo

      • Aflatoxins
      • Natural toxins

  16. Development and validation of two robust simple chromatographic methods for estimation of tomatoes specific pesticides’ residues for safety monitoring prior to food processing line and evaluation of local samples

    • Food Chemistry

    • Author(s): Amira M. Hegazy, Rehab M. Abdelfatah, Hamada M. Mahmoud, Mohamed A. Elsayed

      • Pesticide residues
      • Chemical contaminants

  17. Analysis of oxidation products of α-tocopherol in extra virgin olive oil using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry

    • Food Chemistry

    • Author(s): Rena Tanno, Shunji Kato, Naoki Shimizu, Junya Ito, Shuntaro Sato, Yusuke Ogura, Masayoshi Sakaino, Takashi Sano, Takahiro Eitsuka, Shigefumi Kuwahara, Teruo Miyazawa, Kiyotaka Nakagawa

  18. Zearalenone induces NLRP3-dependent pyroptosis via activation of NF-κB modulated by autophagy in INS-1 cells

    • Toxicology

    • Author(s): Xue Wang, Liping Jiang, Limin Shi, Kun Yao, Xiance Sun, Guang Yang, Lijie Jiang, Cong Zhang, Ningning Wang, Hongying Zhang, Yan Wang, Xiaofang Liu

      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  19. In vitro metabolism of pyrrolizidine alkaloids – Metabolic degradation and GSH conjugate formation of different structure types

    • Food and Chemical Toxicology

    • Author(s): Ina Geburek, Angelika Preiss-Weigert, Monika Lahrssen-Wiederholt, Dieter Schrenk, Anja These

      Abstract

      Pyrrolizidine alkaloid (PA) forming plants are found worldwide and may contaminate food products at levels being of concern for human health. Due to the high biodiversity of PA producing plants many different types of PA structures are formed. PAs themselves are not toxic but require metabolic activation to exert toxicity.

      • Natural toxins

  20. Development of antimicrobial films based on chitosan-polyvinyl alcohol blend enriched with ethyl lauroyl arginate (LAE) for food packaging applications

    • Food Hydrocolloids

    • Author(s): Hossein Haghighi, Serge Kameni Leugoue, Frank Pfeifer, Heinz Wilhelm Siesler, Fabio Licciardello, Patrizia Fava, Andrea Pulvirenti

      • Campylobacter
      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  21. Application of combined UV‐C light and ethanol treatment for the reduction of pathogenic Escherichia coli and Bacillus cereus on Gwamegi (semidried Pacific saury)

    • Journal of Food Safety

    • This study investigated the combined effects of different doses of UV‐C light at 260 nm (0–1,800 mWs/cm2) and ethanol (0–70%) on the reduction of Escherichia coli and Bacillus cereus in experimentally contaminated Gwamegi (semidried Pacific saury). After combined treatment of 4,800 mWs/cm2 of UV‐C and 70% ethanol, E. coli and B. cereus were reduced by 3.03 and 2.73 log CFU/g, respectively.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Bacillus cereus

  22. Hepatoprotective effects of red beetroot‐based beverages against CCl4‐induced hepatic stress in Sprague Dawley rats

    • Journal of Food Biochemistry

    • Pretreatment with beetroot‐based beverages for 8 weeks showed significantly higher levels of superoxide dismutase (25%–28%), catalase (21%–24%), and hepatic enzymes (15%–19%) alongside reduced lipid peroxidation (27%–32%) in liver tissues of hepatotoxicity‐induced rats. Hepatic injury was reduced by 19%–26% as indicated by concentrations of serum hepatic health biomarkers in hepatotoxicity‐induced rats treated with beetroot‐based beverages.

  23. The Alternaria Mycotoxin Alternariol Triggers the Immune Response of IL‐1β‐stimulated, Differentiated Caco‐2 Cells

    • Molecular Nutrition & Food Research

    • Several toxic secondary metabolites of filamentous fungi, so‐called mycotoxins, have the potential to modify immune responses. The results show that the food contaminant alternariol (AOH) alters the interleukin(IL)‐1β induced inflammatory response in non‐immune cells of the intestinal epithelium, most probably by targeting the NF‐κB (nuclear factor κB) pathway. Scope Alternariol (AOH), a toxic secondary metabolite of Alternaria spp., may contaminate a broad spectrum of food and feed.

  24. Antioxidative system response of pedunculate oak ( Quercus robur L.) seedlings to Cd exposure

    • Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants

    • The use of pedunculate oak (Quercus robur L.), along with other tree species, for the afforestation of heavy metal contaminated lands is an attractive prospect. Little, however, is known of Q. robur tolerance and its antioxidative system response to heavy metal exposure. The main objective of the study was to determine the cadmium-induced changes in antioxidative system of pedunculate oak in an attempt to identify molecular mechanisms underlying Cd tolerance.

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  25. Characterization of PM 2.5 -Bound Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons at Two Central China Cities: Seasonal Variation, Sources, and Health Risk Assessment

    • Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

    • In this study, ambient PM2.5 samples were collected from October 2014 to August 2015 in urban area of Luoyang (LY) and Pingdingshan (PDS), two medium-size industrial cities in central China. Sixteen priority polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were analyzed to investigate the seasonal variation, potential pollution sources, and health risk of PAHs bound to PM2.5 (PM2.5-bound PAHs).

      • Chemical contaminants