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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. Gut Microbiota and Colonization Resistance against Bacterial Enteric Infection

    • Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews

    • The gut microbiome is critical in providing resistance against colonization by exogenous microorganisms. The mechanisms via which the gut microbiota provide colonization resistance (CR) have not been fully elucidated, but they include secretion of antimicrobial products, nutrient competition, support of gut barrier integrity, and bacteriophage deployment.

      • Campylobacter
      • Vibrio
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Yersinia
      • Salmonella
      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Shigella

  2. Revising a constrained 2-Class attributes sampling plan when laboratory methods are changed

    • Microbial Risk Analysis

    • Author(s): Michael S. Williams, Eric D. Ebel, Neal J. Golden

      • Campylobacter
      • Campylobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Bacterial pathogens

  3. Antibacterial activity of polyphenol-rich pomegranate peel extract against Cronobacter sakazakii

    • International Journal of Food Properties

    • The purpose of the study was to determine if pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) peel contains polyphenolic compounds with antibacterial activity against Cronobacter sakazakii. Minimum inhibitory and bactericidal concentrations of a methanolic extract were found to increase significantly (P < .05) with decreasing temperature (37, 21, 10 °C) and pH (6.0, 5.0, 4.0).

      • Cronobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens

  4. Gangliosides interact with synaptotagmin to form the high-affinity receptor complex for botulinum neurotoxin B

    • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    • Botulinum neurotoxin type B (BoNT/B) recognizes nerve terminals by binding to 2 receptor components: a polysialoganglioside, predominantly GT1b, and synaptotagmin 1/2. It is widely thought that BoNT/B initially binds to GT1b then diffuses in the plane of the membrane to interact with synaptotagmin. We have addressed the hypothesis that a...

      • Clostridium botulinum

  5. The Antibacterial Activity and Mechanism of Chlorogenic Acid Against Foodborne Pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

    • , Ahead of Print.

  6. Bidirectional Human-Swine Transmission of Seasonal Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 Virus in Pig Herd, France, 2018

    • Emerging Infectious Diseases

    • A. Chastagner et al.

      • Viruses
      • Viruses

  7. Listeria monocytogenes σA Is Sufficient to Survive Gallbladder Bile Exposure

    • Frontiers in Microbiology

    • Listeria monocytogenes is a foodborne Gram-positive bacterium causing listeriosis in both animals and humans. It can persist and grow in various environments including conditions countered during saprophytic or intra-host lifestyles. Sigma (σ) subunit of RNA polymerase is a transcriptional factor responsible for guiding the core RNA polymerase and initiating gene expression under normal growth or physiological changes. In L.

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  8. Decrypting the environmental sources of Mycobacterium canettii by high-throughput biochemical profiling

    • PLOS ONE

    • Ahmed Loukil, Fériel Bouzid, Djaltou Aboubaker Osman, Michel Drancourt

      • Bacterial pathogens

  9. Sources of human infection by Salmonella enterica serotype Javiana: A systematic review

    • PLOS ONE

    • Nabanita Mukherjee, Vikki G. Nolan, John R. Dunn, Pratik Banerjee

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  10. Claudin-9 structures reveal mechanism for toxin-induced gut barrier breakdown [Biophysics and Computational Biology]

    • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    • The human pathogenic bacterium Clostridium perfringens secretes an enterotoxin (CpE) that targets claudins through its C-terminal receptor-binding domain (cCpE). Isoform-specific binding by CpE causes dissociation of claudins and tight junctions (TJs), resulting in cytotoxicity and breakdown of the gut epithelial barrier. Here, we present crystal structures of human claudin-9 (hCLDN-9)...

      • Clostridium perfringens
      • Bacterial pathogens

  11. Gangliosides interact with synaptotagmin to form the high-affinity receptor complex for botulinum neurotoxin B [Pharmacology]

    • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    • Botulinum neurotoxin type B (BoNT/B) recognizes nerve terminals by binding to 2 receptor components: a polysialoganglioside, predominantly GT1b, and synaptotagmin 1/2. It is widely thought that BoNT/B initially binds to GT1b then diffuses in the plane of the membrane to interact with synaptotagmin. We have addressed the hypothesis that a...

      • Clostridium botulinum
      • Bacterial pathogens

  12. A carbonic anhydrase pseudogene sensitizes select Brucella lineages to low

    • Journal of Bacteriology

    • Brucella are intracellular pathogens that cause a disease known as brucellosis. Though the genus is highly monomorphic at the genetic level, species have animal host preferences and some defining physiologic characteristics. Of note is the requirement for CO2 supplementation to cultivate particular species, which confounded early efforts to isolate B. abortus from diseased cattle.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  13. Toxins, Vol. 11, Pages 513: Molecular Determinants of Brevetoxin Binding to Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels

    • Toxins

    • Toxins, Vol. 11, Pages 513: Molecular Determinants of Brevetoxin Binding to Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels

      Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins11090513

      Authors:
      Keiichi Konoki
      Daniel G. Baden
      Todd Scheuer
      William A. Catterall

      • Shellfish toxins

  14. Toxins, Vol. 11, Pages 515: Updates on the Effect of Mycotoxins on Male Reproductive Efficiency in Mammals

    • Toxins

    • Toxins, Vol. 11, Pages 515: Updates on the Effect of Mycotoxins on Male Reproductive Efficiency in Mammals

      Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins11090515

      Authors:
      Diala El. Khoury
      Salma Fayjaloun
      Marc Nassar
      Joseph Sahakian
      Pauline Y. Aad

  15. Innovative approaches for identifying a mechanically separated meat: evaluation of radiostrontium levels and development of a new tool of investigation

    • Journal of Food Science and Technology

    • Abstract

  16. The role of human serum albumin and neurotoxin associated proteins in the formulation of BoNT/A products

    • Toxicon

    • Author(s): Anna Kutschenko, Hans Bigalke, Florian Wegner, Kai Wohlfarth

      • Clostridium botulinum

  17. Developing a novel molecular serotyping system based on capsular polysaccharide synthesis gene clusters of Vibrio parahaemolyticus

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Available online 1 September 2019

      Author(s): Yu Pang, Xi Guo, Xiao Tian, Fenxia Liu, Lu Wang, Junli Wu, Si Zhang, Shujie Li, Bin Liu

      • Vibrio
      • Bacterial pathogens

  18. Serotype, antimicrobial susceptibility and genotype profiles of Salmonella isolated from duck farms and a slaughterhouse in Shandong province, China

    • BMC Microbiology

    • Salmonella has been considered as one of the most important foodborne pathogens that threatened breeding industry and public health. To investigate the prevalence and characterization of Salmonella isolated from ...

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  19. Cloning and expression of immunogenic Clostridium botulinum C2I mutant proteins designed from their evolutionary imprints

    • Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

    • Author(s): A. Prisilla, P. Chellapandi

      • Clostridium botulinum

  20. Penetration of glyphosate into the food supply and the incidental impact on the honey supply and bees

    • Food Control

    • Available online 31 August 2019

      Author(s): Michelle L. Ledoux, Navam Hettiarachchy, Xiaofan Yu, Luke Howard, Sun Ok Lee

  21. Conversations about food allergy risk with restaurant staff when eating out: A customer perspective

    • Food Control

    • Available online 31 August 2019

      Author(s): Julie Barnett, Konstantina Vasileiou, Jane S. Lucas

  22. Biodegradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by native Ganoderma sp. strains: identification of metabolites and proposed degradation pathways

    • Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

    • Abstract

      • Chemical contaminants

  23. Simultaneous Determination of 24 Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Oils by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Using an Improved Clean-up Procedure

    • Food Analytical Methods

      • Chemical contaminants

  24. Rapid and Nondestructive Quantification of Trimethylamine by FT-NIR Coupled with Chemometric Techniques

    • Food Analytical Methods

  25. Shelf-life and quality attributes in fresh-cut pear cv. Shahmive treated with different kinds of antioxidants

    • Journal of Food Science and Technology

    • Abstract