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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. Soft Rot Enterobacteriaceae Are Carried by a Large Range of Insect Species in Potato Fields [Invertebrate Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Pathogenic soft rot Enterobacteriaceae (SRE) belonging to the genera Pectobacterium and Dickeya cause diseases in potato and numerous other crops. Seed potatoes are the most important source of infection, but how pathogen-free tubers initially become infected remains an enigma. Since the 1920s, insects have been hypothesized to contribute to SRE transmission.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  2. Microbial Dynamics during Industrial Rearing, Processing, and Storage of Tropical House Crickets (Gryllodes sigillatus) for Human Consumption [Food Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • In this study, the microbiota during industrial rearing, processing, and storage of the edible tropical house cricket, Gryllodes sigillatus, was investigated. To this end, we analyzed samples from the cricket feed, obtained before feeding as well as from the cages, and from the crickets during rearing, after harvest, and after processing into frozen, oven-dried, and smoked and oven-dried (smoked/dried) end products.

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Heavy Metals
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Chemical contaminants
      • Bacillus cereus

  3. Efficacy of Silver Dihydrogen Citrate and Steam Vapor against a Human Norovirus Surrogate, Feline Calicivirus, in Suspension, on Glass, and on Carpet [Public and Environmental Health Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Carpets and other soft surfaces have been associated with prolonged and reoccurring human norovirus (HuNoV) outbreaks. Environmental hygiene programs are important to prevent and control HuNoV outbreaks. Despite our knowledge of HuNoV transmission via soft surfaces, no commercially available disinfectants have been evaluated on carpets.

      • Norovirus
      • Viruses

  4. Carrot Juice Fermentations as Man-Made Microbial Ecosystems Dominated by Lactic Acid Bacteria [Food Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Spontaneous vegetable fermentations, with their rich flavors and postulated health benefits, are regaining popularity. However, their microbiology is still poorly understood, therefore raising concerns about food safety. In addition, such spontaneous fermentations form interesting cases of man-made microbial ecosystems. Here, samples from 38 carrot juice fermentations were collected through a citizen science initiative, in addition to three laboratory fermentations.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  5. Increasing the Antimicrobial Activity of Nisin-Based Lantibiotics against Gram-Negative Pathogens [Genetics and Molecular Biology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Lantibiotics are ribosomally synthesized and posttranslationally modified antimicrobial compounds containing lanthionine and methyl-lanthionine residues. Nisin, one of the most extensively studied and used lantibiotics, has been shown to display very potent activity against Gram-positive bacteria, and stable resistance is rarely observed. By binding to lipid II and forming pores in the membrane, nisin can cause the efflux of cellular constituents and inhibit cell wall biosynthesis.

      • Antibiotic residues
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Chemical contaminants

  6. The simultaneous loading of catechin and quercetin on chitosan-based nanoparticles as effective antioxidant and antibacterial agent

    • Food Research International

    • Publication date: September 2018
      , Volume 111

      Author(s): Feng Li, Huimiao Jin, Jie Xiao, Xusheng Yin, Xinying Liu, Dapeng Li, Qingrong Huang

      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens

  7. The production of yeast cell wall using an agroindustrial waste influences the wall thickness and is implicated on the aflatoxin B1 adsorption process

    • Food Research International

    • Publication date: September 2018
      , Volume 111

      Author(s): C.M. Pereyra, S. Gil, A. Cristofolini, M. Bonci, M. Makita, M.P. Monge, M.A. Montenegro, L.R. Cavaglieri

      • Aflatoxins
      • Natural toxins

  8. Preparation and characterization of dialdehyde β-cyclodextrin with broad-spectrum antibacterial activity

    • Food Research International

    • Publication date: September 2018
      , Volume 111

      Author(s): He Ren, Yongbo Lyu, Xinying Li, Shuxiao Zhang, Yusong Ye, Defu Li, Changdao Mu

      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens

  9. Molecular Characterization of Escherichia coli Isolated from Chickens with Colibacillosis in Senegal

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

    • , Ahead of Print.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  10. Long-Term Survival Phase Cells of Salmonella Typhimurium ATCC 14028 Have Significantly Greater Resistance to Ultraviolet Radiation in 0.85% Saline and Apple Juice

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

    • , Ahead of Print.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  11. Global transcriptional regulation by BirA in enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7

    • Future Microbiology

    • , Ahead of Print.

      • Escherichia coli O157:H7
      • Bacterial pathogens

  12. Rethinking inspection in slaughterhouses: Opportunities and challenges arising from a shared risk management system in poultry slaughterhouses

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: November 2018
      , Volume 93

      Author(s): Morgane Salines, Virginie Allain, Catherine Magras, Sophie Le Bouquin

  13. Ultrasound assisted osmotic dehydration of organic cranberries (Vaccinium oxycoccus): Study on quality parameters evolution during storage

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: November 2018
      , Volume 93

      Author(s): M. Nowacka, U. Tylewicz, S. Tappi, L. Siroli, R. Lanciotti, S. Romani, D. Witrowa-Rajchert

  14. Development of two ELISA formats to determine glycinin. Application to detect soy in model and commercial processed food

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: November 2018
      , Volume 93

      Author(s): Isabel Segura-Gil, Iolanda Nicolau-Lapeña, Patricia Galán-Malo, Luis Mata, Miguel Calvo, Lourdes Sánchez, María D. Pérez

  15. Artefact formation of formaldehyde in milk powders: Impact of analytical conditions

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: November 2018
      , Volume 93

      Author(s): Thomas Bessaire, Marie-Claude Savoy, Adrienne Tarres, Claudia Mujahid, Till Goldmann, Irène Perrin, Pascal Mottier

  16. High-throughput analysis of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis gene essentiality in optimised in vitro conditions, and implications for the speciation of Yersinia pestis

    • BMC Microbiology

    • Yersinia pseudotuberculosis is a zoonotic pathogen, causing mild gastrointestinal infection in humans. From this comparatively benign pathogenic species emerged the highly virulent plague bacillus, Yersinia pesti...

      • Yersinia
      • Bacterial pathogens

  17. Listeria monocytogenes InlP interacts with afadin and facilitates basement membrane crossing

    • PLOS Pathogens

    • Cristina Faralla, Effie E. Bastounis, Fabian E. Ortega, Samuel H. Light, Gabrielle Rizzuto, Salvatorre Nocadello, Wayne F. Anderson, Jennifer R. Robbins, Julie A. Theriot, Anna I. Bakardjiev

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  18. Exploiting the biology of botulinum neurotoxins for pain

    • Toxicon

    • Publication date: July 2018
      Source:, Volume 149

      Author(s): Mikhail Kalinichev







      • Clostridium botulinum
      • Bacterial pathogens

  19. Development of amino-functionalized membranes for removal of microorganism

    • Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies

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

      Author(s): Nataly Peña-Gómez, María Ruiz-Rico, Isabel Fernández-Segovia, José M. Barat

      • Bacterial pathogens

  20. Inhibitory Effect of 2R,3R-Dihydromyricetin on Biofilm Formation by Staphylococcus aureus

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

    • , Ahead of Print.

      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens

  21. Antimicrobial Resistance and Molecular Characterization of Salmonella enterica Serovar Enteritidis from Retail Chicken Products in Shanghai, China

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

    • , Ahead of Print.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  22. Stimulation of Vibrio vulnificus Pyruvate Kinase in the Presence of Glucose to Cope With H2O2 Stress Generated by Its Competitors

    • Frontiers in Microbiology

    • Hey-Min Kim, Chang-Kyu Yoon, Hyeong-In Ham, Yeong-Jae Seok, Young-Ha Park

      • Vibrio
      • Bacterial pathogens

  23. Inhibitory effect of chlorine dioxide (ClO2) fumigation on growth and patulin production and its mechanism in Penicillum expansum

    • LWT

    • Publication date: October 2018
      Source:LWT, Volume 96

      Author(s): Xiao-min Zhang, Mao-run Fu

      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  24. New insights into the thermophilic spore-formers in powdered infant formula: Implications of changes in microbial composition during manufacture

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: October 2018
      , Volume 92

      Author(s): Tae Jin Cho, Hye Won Kim, Nam Hee Kim, Sun Min Park, Jeong Il Kwon, Young Jun Kim, Kwang Won Lee, Min Suk Rhee

      • Cronobacter
      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Bacillus cereus

  25. Quantifying the impact of food safety criteria included in the Canadian Food Inspection Agency risk assessment model for food establishments through Expert Elicitation

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: October 2018
      , Volume 92

      Author(s): Manon Racicot, Romina Zanabria, Alexandre Leroux, Sunny Ng, Mathieu Cormier, Ashwani Tiwari, Solomon Aklilu, Ryan Currie, Julie Arsenault, Mansel Griffiths, Rick Holley, Tom Gill, Sylvain Charlebois, Sylvain Quessy