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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. Immunochemical detection of mycotoxins in donkey milk

    • Mycotoxin Research

    • Abstract

      • Aflatoxins
      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  2. Capacity to adhere to and invade human epithelial cells, as related to the presence of virulence genes in, motility of, and biofilm formation of Campylobacter jejuni strains isolated from chicken and cattle

    • Canadian Journal of Microbiology

    • e-First Articles.

  3. Influence of microbial and chemical contaminants on the yield and quality of ethanol from wheat grains

    • Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

    • Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, Volume 0, Issue ja, -Not available-.

  4. [ASAP] Novel Maillard Pigment, Furpenthiazinate, Having Furan and Cyclopentathiazine Rings Formed by Acid Hydrolysis of Protein in the Presence of Xylose or by Reaction between Cysteine and Furfural under Strongly Acidic Conditions

    • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

    • A novel Maillard pigment having partial structures of furan and cyclopentathiazine, named furpenthiazinate, was isolated and identified. Although this pigment was found in an acid hydrolysate of a Maillard reaction solution between soy protein and xylose, the same pigment was also formed by the Maillard reaction under strongly acidic conditions between soy protein and xylose and cysteine and furfural.

      • Chemical contaminants

  5. The culture of primary duck endothelial cells for the study of avian influenza

    • BMC Microbiology

    • Endothelial cells play a major role in highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus pathogenesis in gallinaceous poultry species (e.g. chicken, turkey and quail). Upon infection of gallinaceous poultry with ...

      • Viruses

  6. Cold Plasma for Effective Fungal and Mycotoxin Control in Foods: Mechanisms, Inactivation Effects, and Applications

    • Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety

    • Cold plasma treatment is a promising intervention in food processing to boost product safety and extend the shelf‐life. The activated chemical species of cold plasma can act rapidly against micro‐organisms at ambient temperatures without leaving any known chemical residues. This review presents an overview of the action of cold plasma against molds and mycotoxins, the underlying mechanisms, and applications for ensuring food safety and quality.

  7. Detection of Viable Mycobacterium bovis in Lungs and Livers Sold in Butchers' Shops in Buenos Aires, Argentina

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

    • , Ahead of Print.

  8. Detection of Listeria monocytogenes using Dynabeads® anti-Listeria combined with real-time PCR in soybean sprouts

    • LWT

    • Publication date: January 2019

      Source: LWT, Volume 99

      Author(s): Shuai Wei, Byung-Jae Park, Se-Hun Kim, Kun-Ho Seo, Yong-Guo Jin, Deog-Hwan Oh

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  9. Fate of zearalenone, deoxynivalenol and deoxynivalenol-3-glucoside during malting process

    • LWT

    • Publication date: January 2019

      Source: LWT, Volume 99

      Author(s): Xenia Pascari, Sonia Gil-Samarra, Sonia Marín, Antonio J. Ramos, Vicente Sanchis

      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  10. High-Resolution Identification of Multiple Salmonella Serovars in a Single Sample by Using CRISPR-SeroSeq [Food Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Salmonella enterica is represented by >2,600 serovars that can differ in routes of transmission, host colonization, and in resistance to antimicrobials. S. enterica is the leading bacterial cause of foodborne illness in the United States, with well-established detection methodology. Current surveillance protocols rely on the characterization of a few colonies to represent an entire sample; thus, minority serovars remain undetected.

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  11. Daqu Fermentation Selects for Heat-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae and Bacilli [Food Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Daqu is a spontaneous solid-state cereal fermentation used as saccharification and starter culture in Chinese vinegar and liquor production. The evolution of microbiota in this spontaneous fermentation is controlled by the temperature profile, which reaches temperatures from 50 to 65°C for several days. Despite these high temperatures, mesophilic Enterobacteriaceae (including Cronobacter) and bacilli are present throughout Daqu fermentation.

      • Cronobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens

  12. Reduced-Particle-Size Wheat Bran Is Efficiently Colonized by a Lactic Acid-Producing Community and Reduces Levels of Enterobacteriaceae in the Cecal Microbiota of Broilers [Environmental Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • In the present study, we investigated whether reducing the particle size of wheat bran affects the colonizing microbial community using batch fermentations with cecal inocula from seven different chickens. We also investigated the effect of in-feed administration of regular wheat bran (WB; 1,690 μm) and wheat bran with reduced particle size (WB280; 280 μm) on the cecal microbial community composition of broilers.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  13. Enantioselective Dechlorination of Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Dehalococcoides mccartyi CG1 [Biodegradation]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Reductive dehalogenation mediated by organohalide-respiring bacteria plays a critical role in the global cycling of organohalides. Nonetheless, information on the dehalogenation enantioselectivity of organohalide-respiring bacteria remains limited. In this study, we report the enantioselective dechlorination of chiral polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) by Dehalococcoides mccartyi CG1.

      • Chemical contaminants

  14. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) Degradation Pathways of the Obligate Marine PAH Degrader Cycloclasticus sp. Strain P1 [Biodegradation]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Bacteria play an important role in the removal of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from polluted environments. In marine environments, Cycloclasticus is one of the most prevalent PAH-degrading bacterial genera. However, little is known regarding the degradation mechanisms for multiple PAHs by Cycloclasticus. Cycloclasticus sp. strain P1 was isolated from deep-sea sediments and is known to degrade naphthalene, phenanthrene, pyrene, and other aromatic hydrocarbons.

      • Chemical contaminants

  15. A Putative Acetylation System in Vibrio cholerae Modulates Virulence in Arthropod Hosts [Genetics and Molecular Biology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Acetylation is a broadly conserved mechanism of covalently modifying the proteome to precisely control protein activity. In bacteria, central metabolic enzymes and regulatory proteins, including those involved in virulence, can be targeted for acetylation. In this study, we directly link a putative acetylation system to metabolite-dependent virulence in the pathogen Vibrio cholerae.

      • Vibrio
      • Bacterial pathogens

  16. Genomic Epidemiology of Campylobacter jejuni Transmission in Israel

    • Frontiers in Microbiology

    • Assaf Rokney, Lea Valinsky, Jacob Moran-Gilad, Katleen Vranckx, Vered Agmon, Miriam Weinberger

      • Campylobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens

  17. Coli Surface Antigen 26 Acts as an Adherence Determinant of Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli and Is Cross-Recognized by Anti-CS20 Antibodies

    • Frontiers in Microbiology

    • Leandro Cádiz, Alexia Torres, Raúl Valdés, Gabriel Vera, Daniela Gutiérrez, Myron M. Levine, David A. Montero, Miguel O’Ryan, David A. Rasko, O. Colin Stine, Roberto Vidal, Felipe Del Canto

      • Bacterial pathogens

  18. Viral tools for detection of fecal contamination and microbial source tracking in wastewater from food industries and domestic sewage

    • Journal of Virological Methods

    • Available online 15 October 2018

      Author(s): Melina Elizabeth Barrios, María Dolores Blanco Fernández, Robertina Viviana Cammarata, Carolina Torres, Viviana Andrea Mbayed

      • Norovirus
      • Viruses

  19. [ASAP] Scalable and Rechargeable Antimicrobial Coating for Food Safety Applications

    • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

    • Environmental surfaces are common avenues for microbial contamination and transmission in food-processing establishments. We recently synthesized a polymer that combines both N-halamine and dopamine functional groups to form a novel antimicrobial coating material. A series of chemical (titration) and biological (“sandwich” and anti-inhabitation) tests were designed to prove the stability and functionality of as-developed coating material.

  20. Multiplex Multilocus Variable-Number Tandem-Repeat Analysis for Typing of Pandemic Vibrio parahaemolyticus O1:KUT Isolates

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

    • , Ahead of Print.

      • Vibrio
      • Bacterial pathogens

  21. Biofilm-Forming Capacity of Five Salmonella Strains and Their Fate on Postharvest Mini Cucumbers

    • Journal of Food Protection

    • Journal of Food Protection, Volume 81, Issue 11, Page 1871-1879, November 2018.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  22. Comparison of the Efficacy of Electrostatic versus Conventional Sprayer with Commercial Antimicrobials To Inactivate Salmonella, Listeria monocytogenes, and Campylobacter jejuni for Eggs and Economic Feasibility Analysis

    • Journal of Food Protection

    • Journal of Food Protection, Volume 81, Issue 11, Page 1864-1870, November 2018.

      • Campylobacter
      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  23. Adoption of Neutralizing Buffered Peptone Water Coincides with Changes in Apparent Prevalence of Salmonella and Campylobacter of Broiler Rinse Samples

    • Journal of Food Protection

    • Journal of Food Protection, Volume 81, Issue 11, Page 1851-1863, November 2018.

      • Campylobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens

  24. Changes of Antibiotic Resistance Phenotype in Outbreak-Linked Salmonella enterica Strains after Exposure to Human Simulated Gastrointestinal Conditions in Chicken Meat

    • Journal of Food Protection

    • Journal of Food Protection, Volume 81, Issue 11, Page 1844-1850, November 2018.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  25. Ultrasound-Induced Escherichia coli O157:H7 Cell Death Exhibits Physical Disruption and Biochemical Apoptosis

    • Frontiers in Microbiology

    • Jiao Li, Luyao Ma, Xinyu Liao, Donghong Liu, Xiaonan Lu, Shiguo Chen, Xingqian Ye, Tian Ding

      • Escherichia coli O157:H7
      • Bacterial pathogens