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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. Distribution of Virulence Genes among Salmonella Serotypes Isolated from Pigs in Southern Vietnam

    • Journal of Food Protection

    • Journal of Food Protection, Volume 81, Issue 9, Page 1459-1466, September 2018.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  2. Safety evaluation of a mixture of the human-identical milk oligosaccharides 2′-fucosyllactose and difucosyllactose

    • Food and Chemical Toxicology

    • Publication date: October 2018

      Food and Chemical Toxicology, Volume 120

      Author(s): Kirt R. Phipps, Nigel Baldwin, Barry Lynch, Jessica Flaxmer, Alica Šoltésová, Ben Gilby, Marta H. Mikš, Christoph H. Röhrig

  3. Antimicrobial resistance profiles and characteristics of integrons in Escherichia coli strains isolated from a large-scale centralized swine slaughterhouse and its downstream markets in Zhejiang, China

    • Food Control

    • Available online 6 August 2018

      Author(s): Jiehong Fang, Yang Shen, Daofeng Qu, Jianzhong Han

      • Bacterial pathogens

  4. Effects of Explosive Puffing Process on the Reduction of Ochratoxin A in Rice and Oats

    • Food Control

    • Available online 6 August 2018

      Author(s): Hyun Jung Lee, Singeun Kim, Hyung Joo Suh, Dojin Ryu

      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  5. A new PCR assay based on the new gene-SPUL_2693 for rapid detection of Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Gallinarum biovars Gallinarum and Pullorum

    • Poultry Science

    • AbstractSalmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Gallinarum biovar Gallinarum (S. Gallinarum) and biovar Pullorum (S. Pullorum) are gram-negative bacteria, members of the most important infectious pathogens, and have caused common problems in the poultry industry, especially in the developing countries.

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  6. Impact of Extended Heat Treatment on the Amino Acid Digestibility and TMEn Content of a Formaldehyde-Treated Diet

    • Journal of Applied Poultry Research

    • SUMMARYEliminating the contamination of broiler carcasses by pathogens such as Salmonella that can cause human illness continues to be a tremendous challenge and concern for the poultry industry and government regulatory agencies. One source for the introduction of these pathogens in poultry production can be the feed.

  7. Toxins, Vol. 10, Pages 316: Low Doses of Ochratoxin-A Decrease IgY and IgA Production in Broiler Chicks

    • Toxins

    • Toxins, Vol. 10, Pages 316: Low Doses of Ochratoxin-A Decrease IgY and IgA Production in Broiler Chicks

      Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins10080316

      Authors:
      Shahzad A. Khan
      Emerson J. Venancio
      Eduardo V. Fernandes
      Elisa Y. Hirooka
      Alexandre Oba
      Karina K. M. C. Flaiban
      Eiko N. Itano

      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  8. Toxins, Vol. 10, Pages 319: Distribution Analysis of Twelve Mycotoxins in Corn and Corn-Derived Products by LC-MS/MS to Evaluate the Carry-Over Ratio during Wet-Milling

    • Toxins

    • Toxins, Vol. 10, Pages 319: Distribution Analysis of Twelve Mycotoxins in Corn and Corn-Derived Products by LC-MS/MS to Evaluate the Carry-Over Ratio during Wet-Milling

      Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins10080319

      Authors:
      Juhee Park
      Dong-Ho Kim
      Ji-Young Moon
      Jin-Ah An
      Young-Woo Kim
      Soo-Hyun Chung
      Chan Lee

      • Aflatoxins
      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  9. Evaluation of human exposure to aluminum from food and food contact materials

    • European Food Research and Technology

    • Abstract

  10. New envelope stress factors involved in σE activation and conditional lethality of rpoE mutations in Salmonella enterica

    • Microbiology

  11. Effects of perinatal exposure to n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and methylmercury on cerebellar and behavioral parameters in mice

    • Food and Chemical Toxicology

    • Publication date: Available online 4 August 2018

      Food and Chemical Toxicology

      Author(s): Heloisa Ghizoni, Marina Ventura, Dirleise Colle, Cinara Ludvig Gonçalves, Viviane de Souza, Juliana Montagna Hartwig, Danúbia Bonfanti Santos, Aline Aita Naime, Vanessa Cristina de Oliveira Souza, Mark William Lopes, Fernando Barbosa, Patricia S. Brocardo, Marcelo Farina

      • Chemical contaminants

  12. Non-destructive measurement of salt using NIR spectroscopy in the herring marinating process

    • LWT

    • Publication date: November 2018

      Source: LWT, Volume 97

      Author(s): Maria Helbo Laub-Ekgreen, Brais Martinez-Lopez, Flemming Jessen, Thomas Skov

  13. Oxidative stress in opium users after using lead-adulterated opium: The role of genetic polymorphism

    • Food and Chemical Toxicology

    • Publication date: Available online 3 August 2018

      Food and Chemical Toxicology

      Author(s): Saeedeh Shojaeepour, Mehdi Fazeli, Zohreh Oghabian, Leyla Pourgholi, Ali Mandegary

  14. Detection and characterization of methicillin resistant and susceptible coagulase-negative Staphylococci in milk from cows with clinical mastitis in Tunisia.

    • International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

    • Available online 3 August 2018

      Author(s): Amira Klibi, Abderrazek Maaroufi, Carmen Torres, Ahlem Jouini

      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens

  15. Assessing antibiotic resistance gene load in vegan, vegetarian and omnivore human gut microbiota

    • International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

    • Available online 3 August 2018

      Author(s): Losasso Carmen, Di Cesare Andrea, Mastrorilli Eleonora, Patuzzi Ilaria, Cibin Veronica, Eckert Ester M, Fontaneto Diego, Vanzo Angiola, Ricci Antonia, Corno Gianluca

  16. Lack of alkaloids and tetrodotoxin in the neotropical frogs Allobates spp. (Aromobatidae) and Silverstoneia flotator (Dendrobatidae)

    • Toxicon

    • Publication date: Available online 4 August 2018

      Source:

      Author(s): Dietrich Mebs, Mari Yotsu-Yamashita, Werner Pogoda, Joseph Vargas Alvarez, Raffael Ernst, Gunther Köhler, Stefan W. Toennes

      • Natural toxins

  17. Classification of cowpea beans using multielemental fingerprinting combined with supervised learning

    • Food Control

    • Available online 3 August 2018

      Author(s): Michael Pérez-Rodríguez, José E. Gaiad, Melisa J. Hidalgo, María V. Avanza, Roberto G. Pellerano

  18. Food safety related knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) among the students from nursing, education and medical college in Chongqing, China

    • Food Control

    • Available online 3 August 2018

      Author(s): Xinmiao Luo, Xianglong Xu, Hua Chen, Ruixue Bai, Yan Zhang, Xiaorong Hou, Fan Zhang, Yong Zhang, Manoj Sharma, Huan Zeng, Yong Zhao

      • Antibiotic residues
      • Pesticide residues
      • Chemical contaminants

  19. Toxins, Vol. 10, Pages 314: Accumulation and Biotransformation of Dinophysis Toxins by the Surf Clam Mesodesma donacium

    • Toxins

    • Toxins, Vol. 10, Pages 314: Accumulation and Biotransformation of Dinophysis Toxins by the Surf Clam Mesodesma donacium

      Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins10080314

      Authors:
      Juan Blanco
      Gonzalo Álvarez
      José Rengel
      Rosario Díaz
      Carmen Mariño
      Helena Martín
      Eduardo Uribe

      • Shellfish toxins

  20. A model for rapid, active surveillance for medically-attended acute gastroenteritis within an integrated health care delivery system

    • PLOS ONE

    • Mark A. Schmidt, Holly C. Groom, Allison L. Naleway, Christianne Biggs, S. Bianca Salas, Kayoko Shioda, Zachary Marsh, Judy L. Donald, Aron J. Hall

      Background

      This study presents a novel methodology for estimating all-age, population-based incidence rates of norovirus and other pathogens that contribute to acute gastroenteritis in the United States using an integrated healthcare delivery system as a surveillance platform.

      Methods

      • Norovirus
      • Viruses

  21. Prevalence and Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Bacterial Pathogens in Ready-to-Eat Foods Retailed in Osaka Prefecture, Japan

    • Journal of Food Protection

    • Journal of Food Protection, Volume 81, Issue 9, Page 1450-1458, September 2018.

  22. Species Distribution and Antimicrobial Profiles of Enterococcus spp. Isolates from Kenyan Small and Medium Enterprise Slaughterhouses

    • Journal of Food Protection

    • Journal of Food Protection, Volume 81, Issue 9, Page 1445-1449, September 2018.

  23. Bacteroidales as Indicators and Source Trackers of Fecal Contamination in Tomatoes and Strawberries

    • Journal of Food Protection

    • Journal of Food Protection, Volume 81, Issue 9, Page 1439-1444, September 2018.

  24. Enhanced Removal of Norovirus Surrogates, Murine Norovirus and Tulane Virus, from Aqueous Systems by Zero-Valent Iron

    • Journal of Food Protection

    • Journal of Food Protection, Volume 81, Issue 9, Page 1432-1438, September 2018.

      • Norovirus
      • Viruses

  25. Environmental Surveillance of Vibrio cholerae O1/O139 in the Five African Great Lakes and Other Major Surface Water Sources in Uganda

    • Frontiers in Microbiology

    • Godfrey Bwire, Amanda K. Debes, Christopher G. Orach, Atek Kagirita, Malathi Ram, Henry Komakech, Joseph B. Voeglein, Ambrose W. Buyinza, Tonny Obala, W. Abdullah Brooks, David A. Sack

      • Vibrio
      • Bacterial pathogens