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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. Redefinition and Unification of the SXT/R391 Family of Integrative and Conjugative Elements [Evolutionary and Genomic Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Integrative and conjugative elements (ICEs) of the SXT/R391 family are key drivers of the spread of antibiotic resistance in Vibrio cholerae, the infectious agent of cholera, and other pathogenic bacteria. The SXT/R391 family of ICEs was defined based on the conservation of a core set of 52 genes and site-specific integration into the 5' end of the chromosomal gene prfC. Hence, the integrase gene int has been intensively used as a marker to detect SXT/R391 ICEs in clinical isolates.

      • Vibrio
      • Bacterial pathogens

  2. Long-Term Survival and Thermal Death Kinetics of Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli Serogroups O26, O103, O111, and O157 in Wheat Flour [Food Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Wheat flour has been associated with outbreaks of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC), but little is known on EHEC's survival during storage and thermal processing. The objective of this study was to determine long-term viability and thermal inactivation kinetics of EHEC serogroups O26, O103, O111, and O157. Wheat flour samples were inoculated with a cocktail of five strains of a single serogroup and stored at 23 and 35°C. Inoculated samples were heated at 55, 60, 65, and 70°C.

      • Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli
      • Bacterial pathogens

  3. Free-Chlorine Disinfection as a Selection Pressure on Norovirus [Public and Environmental Health Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Human noroviruses are excreted in feces from infected individuals and included in wastewater. It is critical to remove/inactivate them in wastewater treatment processes, particularly in the disinfection step, before release to aquatic environments. However, the high mutation rates of human noroviruses raise concerns about the emergence of strains that are less susceptible to disinfectants and can survive even after wastewater treatment.

      • Norovirus
      • Viruses

  4. Enzymatic Synthesis of 6'-Sialyllactose, a Dominant Sialylated Human Milk Oligosaccharide, by a Novel exo-{alpha}-Sialidase from Bacteroides fragilis NCTC9343 [Biotechnology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Gut bacteria provide a rich source of glycosidases that can recognize and/or hydrolyze glycans for nutrition. Interestingly, some glycosidases have also been found to catalyze transglycosylation reactions in vitro and thus can be used for oligosaccharide synthesis.

      • Clostridium perfringens
      • Bacterial pathogens

  5. Unexpected Listeria monocytogenes detection with a dithiothreitol-based device during an aseptic hip revision

    • Future Microbiology

    • Prosthetic joint infection diagnosis is often difficult since biofilm-embedded microorganisms attach well to the prosthetic surfaces and resist their detection by conventional methods. DL-dithiothreitol has been described as a valid method for biofilm detachment on orthopedic devices. We report the case of an occasional detection of Listeria monocytogenes in a non immuno-compromised patient with a preoperative diagnosis of aseptic loosening.

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  6. Biogenic Synthesis of Novel Functionalized Selenium Nanoparticles by Lactobacillus casei ATCC 393 and Its Protective Effects on Intestinal Barrier Dysfunction Caused by Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli K88

    • Frontiers in Microbiology

    • Chunlan Xu, Yu Guo, Lei Qiao, Li Ma, Yiyi Cheng, Alexandra Roman

      • Bacterial pathogens

  7. Occurrence of aflatoxins B1 and M1 in milk powder and UHT consumed in the city of Assomada (Cape Verde Islands) and southern Brazil

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: November 2018
      , Volume 93

      Author(s): Keven David Moreira Gonçalves, Karen Vanessa Marimón Sibaja, Ana Carla Penteado Feltrin, Rafael Diaz Remedi, Sabrina de Oliveira Garcia, Jaqueline Garda-Buffon

      • Aflatoxins
      • Natural toxins

  8. Dynamic analysis of competitive growth of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in raw ground beef

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: November 2018
      , Volume 93

      Author(s): Cheng-An Hwang, Lihan Huang

      • Escherichia coli O157:H7
      • Bacterial pathogens

  9. Toxins, Vol. 10, Pages 247: Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from Bovine Mastitis in Eight Countries: Genotypes, Detection of Genes Encoding Different Toxins and Other Virulence Genes

    • Toxins

    • Toxins, Vol. 10, Pages 247: Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from Bovine Mastitis in Eight Countries: Genotypes, Detection of Genes Encoding Different Toxins and Other Virulence Genes

      Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins10060247

      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens

  10. Detection of Coxiella burnetii and risk factors for infection in ruminants in a central county of Iran

    • Veterinary Microbiology

    • Publication date: Available online 15 June 2018


      Author(s): Zary Nokhodian, Behrooz Ataei, Mohammad khalili, Awat Feizi, Abdolreza Moradi, Majid Yaran, Shervin Ghaffari Hoseini

      • Bacterial pathogens

  11. Paper based electrochemical biosensor using haemoglobin nanoparticles for detection of acrylamide in processed foods

    • Journal of Food and Drug Analysis

    • We describe herein the construction of an electrochemical paper based device (EPAD) for detection of acrylamide, a carcinogen and neurotoxin generated during thermal processing of foods through Millard reaction. To achieve it, haemoglobin (Hb) nanoparticles (NPs) were prepared by desolvation method and characterized by transmission electron microscopy, UV–visible spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction and atomic force microscopy (AFM).

      • Chemical contaminants

  12. Seafood products notifications in the EU Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) database: Data analysis during the period 2011–2015

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: November 2018
      , Volume 93

      Author(s): Priscilla D.'Amico, Daniele Nucera, Lisa Guardone, Martino Mariotti, Roberta Nuvoloni, Andrea Armani

  13. Multiple-locus variable-number tandem repeat analysis using multiplex polymerase chain reaction and next-generation sequencing - A novel high-throughput method for subtyping Listeria strains

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: November 2018
      , Volume 93

      Author(s): Chirapiphat Phraephaisarn, Yurika Kitai, Rabuesak Khumthong, Hajime Takahashi, Chihiro Ohshima, Punnida Techaruvichit, Mongkol Vesaratchavest, Rutjawate Taharnklaew, Suwimon Keeratipibul

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  14. Application of PacBio Single Molecule Real-Time (SMRT) sequencing in bacterial source tracking analysis during milk powder production

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: November 2018
      , Volume 93

      Author(s): Jicheng Wang, Yi Zheng, Xiaoxia Xi, Qiangchuan Hou, Haiyan Xu, Jie Zhao, Jing Li, Yanfei Bian, Huimin Ma, Yanjie Wang, Lai-Yu Kwok, Heping Zhang, Zhihong Sun

      • Bacillus cereus

  15. A bioinformatics pipeline integrating predictive metagenomics profiling for the analysis of 16S rDNA/rRNA sequencing data originated from foods

    • Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: December 2018
      , Volume 76

      Author(s): Marios Mataragas, Valentina Alessandria, Ilario Ferrocino, Kalliopi Rantsiou, Luca Cocolin

  16. Thermal inactivation of Aspergillus flavus in peanut kernels as influenced by temperature, water activity and heating rate

    • Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: December 2018
      , Volume 76

      Author(s): Shuang Zhang, Lihui Zhang, Ruange Lan, Xu Zhou, Xiaoxi Kou, Shaojin Wang

      • Aflatoxins
      • Natural toxins

  17. Non-thermal plasma for elimination of pesticide residues in mango

    • Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies

    • Publication date: August 2018
      Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies, Volume 48

      Author(s): Khanh Thi Kim Phan, Huan Tai Phan, Dheerawan Boonyawan, Pilairuk Intipunya, Charles S. Brennan, Joe M. Regenstein, Yuthana Phimolsiripol

      • Pesticide residues
      • Chemical contaminants

  18. Inactivation of Microorganisms in Foods by Ohmic Heating: A Review

    • Journal of Food Protection

    • Journal of Food Protection, Volume 81, Issue 7, Page 1093-1107, July 2018.

  19. Brucella abortus Traverses Brain Microvascular Endothelial Cells Using Infected Monocytes as a Trojan Horse

    • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

    • María C. Miraglia, Ana M. Rodriguez, Paula Barrionuevo, Julia Rodriguez, Kwang S. Kim, Vida A. Dennis, M. Victoria Delpino, Guillermo H. Giambartolomei

      • Bacterial pathogens

  20. Evaluation of a Solid Dispersion of Curcumin With Polyvinylpyrrolidone and Boric Acid Against Salmonella Enteritidis Infection and Intestinal Permeability in Broiler Chickens: A Pilot Study

    • Frontiers in Microbiology

    • Daniel Hernandez-Patlan, Bruno Solis-Cruz, Karine Patrin Pontin, Juan D. Latorre, Mikayla F. A. Baxter, Xochitl Hernandez-Velasco, Ruben Merino-Guzman, Abraham Méndez-Albores, Billy M. Hargis, Raquel Lopez-Arellano, Guillermo Tellez

      • Bacterial pathogens

  21. Non-pathogenic Escherichia coli Enhance Stx2a Production of E. coli O157:H7 Through Both bamA-Dependent and Independent Mechanisms

    • Frontiers in Microbiology

    • Lingzi Xiaoli, Hillary M. Figler, Kakolie Goswami Banerjee, Christopher S. Hayes, Edward G. Dudley

      • Escherichia coli O157:H7
      • Bacterial pathogens

  22. Toxins, Vol. 10, Pages 243: Evaluation of Mycotoxin Residues on Ready-to-Eat Food by Chromatographic Methods Coupled to Mass Spectrometry in Tandem

    • Toxins

    • Toxins, Vol. 10, Pages 243: Evaluation of Mycotoxin Residues on Ready-to-Eat Food by Chromatographic Methods Coupled to Mass Spectrometry in Tandem

      Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins10060243

      Authors:
      Dionisia Carballo
      Guillermina Font
      Emilia Ferrer
      Houda Berrada

      • Aflatoxins
      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  23. The quality and safety of food contact materials – paper and cardboard coated with paraffin emulsion

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: November 2018
      , Volume 93

      Author(s): M. Nowacka, K. Rybak, A. Wiktor, A. Mika, P. Boruszewski, J. Woch, K. Przybysz, D. Witrowa-Rajchert

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  24. A review on the application of chromatographic methods, coupled to chemometrics, for food authentication

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: November 2018
      , Volume 93

      Author(s): M. Esteki, J. Simal-Gandara, Z. Shahsavari, S. Zandbaaf, E. Dashtaki, Yvan Vander Heyden

  25. Harmonized terms, concepts and metadata for microbiological risk assessment models: the basis for knowledge integration and exchange

    • Microbial Risk Analysis

    • Publication date: Available online 14 June 2018
      Source:Microbial Risk Analysis

      Author(s): Leticia Ungaretti Haberbeck, Carolina Plaza Rodríguez, Virginie Desvignes, Paw Dalgaard, Moez Sanaa, Laurent Guillier, Maarten Nauta, Matthias Filter