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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. Effects of drinking water synbiotic supplementation in laying hens challenged with Salmonella

    • Poultry Science

    • ABSTRACTThis experiment was conducted to study the effects of drinking water supplementation of synbiotic product PoultryStar®sol (containing Lactobacillus reuteri, Bifidobacterium animalis, Pediococcus acidilactici, Enterococcus faecium, and fructo-oligosaccharide) in laying hens with and without a Salmonella challenge.

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  2. Fumigating broiler hatching eggs with lysozyme product (Inovapure) to reduce eggshell microbial load

    • Poultry Science

    • ABSTRACTExperiments were conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of a lysozyme product (InovapureTM) (LP) against E. coli penetrating eggshells. In the first microbiological experiment, 60 agar-filled eggs were inoculated with E. coli suspension, then fumigated with distilled water, 1.5% or 3.0% LP or a quaternary ammonium product (QA) at 0.125% for 10 min.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  3. Characterization of three small proteins in Brucella abortus linked to fucose utilization.

    • Journal of Bacteriology

    • Elucidating the function of proteins less 50 amino acids in length is no small task. Nevertheless, small proteins can play vital roles in the lifestyle of bacteria and influence the virulence of pathogens; thus, the investigation of the small proteome is warranted.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  4. After the fact(or): post-transcriptional gene regulation in enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7

    • Journal of Bacteriology

    • To adapt to ever-changing environments, pathogens quickly alter gene expression. This can occur through transcriptional, post-transcriptional, or post-translational regulation. Historically, transcriptional regulation has been thoroughly studied to understand pathogen niche adaptation, whereas post-transcriptional and post-translational gene regulation have only been relatively recently appreciated to play a central role in bacterial pathogenesis.

      • Escherichia coli O157:H7
      • Bacterial pathogens

  5. Proteins Encoded by the gerP Operon Are Localized to the Inner Coat in Bacillus cereus Spores and Are Dependent on GerPA and SafA for Assembly [Physiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • The germination of Bacillus spores is triggered by certain amino acids and sugar molecules which permeate the outermost layers of the spore to interact with receptor complexes that reside in the inner membrane. Previous studies have shown that mutations in the hexacistronic gerP locus reduce the rate of spore germination, with experimental evidence indicating that the defect stems from reduced permeability of the spore coat to germinant molecules.

      • Bacillus cereus

  6. Unprotonated Short-Chain Alkylamines Inhibit Staphylolytic Activity of Lysostaphin in a Wall Teichoic Acid-Dependent Manner [Biotechnology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Lysostaphin (Lst) is a potent bacteriolytic enzyme that kills Staphylococcus aureus, a common bacterial pathogen of humans and animals. With high activity against both planktonic cells and biofilms, Lst has the potential to be used in industrial products, such as commercial cleansers, for decontamination.

      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens

  7. Molecular Epidemiology of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli (STEC) on New Zealand Dairy Farms: Application of a Culture-Independent Assay and Whole-Genome Sequencing [Public and Environmental Health Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • New Zealand has a relatively high incidence of human cases of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC), with 8.9 STEC cases per 100,000 people reported in 2016. Previous research showed living near cattle and contact with cattle feces as significant risk factors for STEC infections in humans in New Zealand, but infection was not linked to food-associated factors.

      • Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli
      • Bacterial pathogens

  8. Wearable Technology Effects on Training Outcomes of Restaurant Food Handlers

    • Journal of Food Protection

    • Journal of Food Protection, Volume 81, Issue 8, Page 1220-1226, August 2018.

  9. Extraction and determination of heavy metals in soil and vegetables irrigated with treated municipal wastewater using new mode of dispersive liquid‐liquid microextraction based on the solidified deep eutectic solvent followed by GFAAS

    • Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

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

  10. Structural Insight Into Conformational Changes Induced by ATP Binding in a Type III Secretion-Associated ATPase From Shigella flexneri

    • Frontiers in Microbiology

    • Xiaopan Gao, Zhixia Mu, Xia Yu, Bo Qin, Justyna Wojdyla, Meitian Wang, Sheng Cui

      • Shigella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  11. Tunicamycin Mediated Inhibition of Wall Teichoic Acid Affects Staphylococcus aureus and Listeria monocytogenes Cell Morphology, Biofilm Formation and Virulence

    • Frontiers in Microbiology

    • Xingyue Zhu, Dongqi Liu, Atul K. Singh, Rishi Drolia, Xingjian Bai, Shivendra Tenguria, Arun K. Bhunia

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens

  12. Toxins, Vol. 10, Pages 266: Oxygen Consumption Rate Analysis of Mitochondrial Dysfunction Caused by Bacillus cereus Cereulide in Caco-2 and HepG2 Cells

    • Toxins

    • Toxins, Vol. 10, Pages 266: Oxygen Consumption Rate Analysis of Mitochondrial Dysfunction Caused by Bacillus cereus Cereulide in Caco-2 and HepG2 Cells

      Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins10070266

      Authors:
      Marlies Decleer
      Jelena Jovanovic
      Anita Vakula
      Bozidar Udovicki
      Rock-Seth E. K. Agoua
      Annemieke Madder
      Sarah De Saeger
      Andreja Rajkovic

      • Bacillus cereus

  13. Toxins, Vol. 10, Pages 267: Comparison of Three Modelling Approaches for Predicting Deoxynivalenol Contamination in Winter Wheat

    • Toxins

    • Toxins, Vol. 10, Pages 267: Comparison of Three Modelling Approaches for Predicting Deoxynivalenol Contamination in Winter Wheat

      Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins10070267

      Authors:
      Cheng Liu
      Valentina Manstretta
      Vittorio Rossi
      H. J. van der Fels-Klerx

  14. Opuntia (Cactaceae) plant compounds, biological activities and prospects – A comprehensive review

    • Food Research International

    • Publication date: October 2018
      , Volume 112

      Author(s): Christiana Eleojo Aruwa, Stephen O. Amoo, Tukayi Kudanga

  15. Food safety knowledge, attitudes and practices of food handlers in lebanese hospitals: A cross-sectional study

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: December 2018
      , Volume 94

      Author(s): Christelle Bou-Mitri, Darine Mahmoud, Najwa El Gerges, Maya Abou Jaoude

  16. Optimization of fermentation parameters with magnetically immobilized Bacillus natto on Ginkgo seeds and evaluation of bioactivity and safety

    • LWT

    • Publication date: November 2018
      Source:LWT, Volume 97

      Author(s): Na Guo, Xin-Rui Song, Ping Kou, Yu-Ping Zang, Jiao Jiao, Thomas Efferth, Zhi-Ming Liu, Yu-Jie Fu

  17. Monomeric catechin and dimeric procyanidin B2 against human norovirus surrogates and their physicochemical interactions

    • Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: December 2018
      , Volume 76

      Author(s): Dan Liu, Jianjun Deng, Snehal Joshi, Pengbo Liu, Chao Zhang, Yan Yu, Ruijuan Zhang, Daidi Fan, Haixia Yang, Doris H. D'Souza

      • Norovirus
      • Viruses

  18. Nisin and other antimicrobial peptides: Production, mechanisms of action, and application in active food packaging

    • Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies

    • Publication date: Available online 27 June 2018
      Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies

      Author(s): Johnson C.P. Santos, Rita C.S. Sousa, Caio G. Otoni, Allan R.F. Moraes, Victor G.L. Souza, Eber A.A. Medeiros, Paula J.P. Espitia, Ana C.S. Pires, Jane S.R. Coimbra, Nilda F.F. Soares

  19. Implicated Food Products for Listeriosis and Changes in Serovars of Listeria monocytogenes Affecting Humans in Recent Decades

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

    • , Ahead of Print.

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  20. Outbreak of Vibrio parahaemolyticus Associated with Consumption of Raw Oysters in Canada, 2015

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

    • , Ahead of Print.

      • Vibrio
      • Bacterial pathogens

  21. Comparative Transcriptome Profiling Reveals a Potential Role of Type VI Secretion System and Fimbriae in Virulence of Non-O157 Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli

    • Frontiers in Microbiology

    • Christina G. Aas, Finn Drabløs, Kjersti Haugum, Jan E. Afset

      • Bacterial pathogens

  22. The effect of photosensitization mediated by curcumin on storage life of fresh date (Phoenix dactylifera L.) fruit

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: November 2018
      , Volume 93

      Author(s): Fahad Al-Asmari, Ram Mereddy, Yasmina Sultanbawa

  23. Introduction to the Special Issue of Food Control to commemorate the sixth anniversary of the China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: December 2018
      , Volume 94

      Author(s): Junshi Chen, Gerald Moy, Joseph Jen







  24. A Systematic Review of Bacterial Foodborne Outbreaks Related to Red Meat and Meat Products

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

    • , Ahead of Print.

  25. Evaluation of Chios mastic gum as antimicrobial agent and matrix forming material targeting probiotic cell encapsulation for functional fermented milk production

    • LWT

    • Publication date: November 2018
      Source:LWT, Volume 97

      Author(s): Antonia Terpou, Poonam S. Nigam, Loulouda Bosnea, Maria Kanellaki