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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. Deletion of gene encoding the nucleoid-associated protein H-NS unmasks hidden regulatory connections in El Tor biotype Vibrio cholerae

    • Microbiology

    • Hypervirulent atypical El Tor biotype Vibrio cholerae O1 isolates harbour mutations in the DNA-binding domain of the nucleoid-associated protein H-NS and the receiver domain of the response regulator VieA. Here, we provide two examples in which inactivation of H-NS in El Tor biotype vibrios unmasks hidden regulatory connections.

  2. Geographic range expansion of tetrodotoxin in amphibians – First record in Atelopus hoogmoedi from the Guiana Shield

    • Toxicon

    • Publication date: August 2018
      Source:, Volume 150

      Author(s): Dietrich Mebs, Max Lorentz, Mari Yotsu-Yamashita, Daniela C. Rößler, Raffael Ernst, Stefan Lötters

      • Natural toxins

  3. New procedures for food handlers under infectious gastrointestinal disease: To control emerging microbial problems

    • Journal of Food Safety

    • Journal of Food Safety, EarlyView.

  4. Thermal inactivation of human norovirus surrogates in oyster homogenate

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: 20 September 2018
      , Volume 281

      Author(s): Lingxiao Shao, Haiqiang Chen, Doris Hicks, Changqing Wu

      • Norovirus
      • Viruses

  5. Rapid detection of aflatoxin B1 in medicinal materials of radix and rhizome by gold immunochromatographic assay

    • Toxicon

    • Publication date: August 2018
      Source:, Volume 150

      Author(s): Shurong Hu, Xiaowen Dou, Lei Zhang, Yanjun Xie, Shihai Yang, Meihua Yang

      • Aflatoxins
      • Natural toxins

  6. Lactoferrin inhibits aflatoxin B1- and aflatoxin M1-induced cytotoxicity and DNA damage in Caco-2, HEK, Hep-G2, and SK-N-SH cells

    • Toxicon

    • Publication date: August 2018
      Source:, Volume 150

      Author(s): Nan Zheng, Huan Zhang, Songli Li, Jiaqi Wang, Jia Liu, Hui Ren, Yanan Gao

      • Aflatoxins
      • Natural toxins

  7. Differential toxin profiles of ciguatoxins in marine organisms: Chemistry, fate and global distribution

    • Toxicon

    • Publication date: August 2018
      Source:, Volume 150

      Author(s): Lucía Soliño, Pedro Reis Costa

      • Shellfish toxins
      • Natural toxins

  8. Culture-dependent and -independent analysis of bacterial community structure in Jiangshui, a traditional Chinese fermented vegetable food

    • LWT

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

      Author(s): Zhang Jun, Wu Shuaishuai, Zhao Lihua, Ma Qilong, Li Xi, Ni Mengyang, Zhou Tong, Zhu Hongli

  9. Inactivation of foodborne pathogens influenced by dielectric properties, relevant to sugar contents, in chili sauce by 915 MHz microwaves

    • LWT

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

      Author(s): Woo-Ju Kim, Sang-Hyun Park, Dong-Hyun Kang

  10. Probabilistic non-carcinogenic and carcinogenic risk assessments (Monte Carlo simulation method) of the measured acrylamide content in Tah-dig using QuEChERS extraction and UHPLC-MS/MS

    • Food and Chemical Toxicology

    • Publication date: August 2018
      Food and Chemical Toxicology, Volume 118

      Author(s): Parvin Eslami Shahrbabki, Bahador Hajimohammadi, Shahram Shoeibi, Mehdi Elmi, Arash Yousefzadeh, Gea Oliveri Conti, Margherita Ferrante, Maryam Amirahmadi, Yadolah Fakhri, Amin Mousavi Khaneghah

      • Chemical contaminants

  11. Application of prickly pear fruit extract to improve domestic shelf life, quality and microbial safety of sliced beef

    • Food and Chemical Toxicology

    • Publication date: August 2018
      Food and Chemical Toxicology, Volume 118

      Author(s): Rosa Palmeri, Lucia Parafati, Cristina Restuccia, Biagio Fallico

  12. Compositional shifts in the surface fungal communities of apple fruits during cold storage

    • Postharvest Biology and Technology

    • Publication date: October 2018
      , Volume 144

      Author(s): Youming Shen, Jiyun Nie, Yafeng Dong, Lixue Kuang, Yinping Li, Jianyi Zhang

      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  13. Genomic Insertion of a Heterologous Acetyltransferase Generates a New Lipopolysaccharide Antigenic Structure in Brucella abortus and Brucella melitensis

    • Frontiers in Microbiology

    • Estrella Martínez-Gómez, Jonas Ståhle, Yolanda Gil-Ramírez, Amaia Zúñiga-Ripa, Mona Zaccheus, Ignacio Moriyón, Maite Iriarte, Göran Widmalm, Raquel Conde-Álvarez

      • Bacterial pathogens

  14. Occurrence of Listeria monocytogenes on the seafood contact surfaces of Tuticorin Coast of India

    • Journal of Food Science and Technology

    • Abstract

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  15. Application of food description to the food classification system: Evidence of risk assessment from Taiwan as Acrylamide of grain products

    • Journal of Food and Drug Analysis

    • Harmonization of national consumption data for international comparison is an important but challenging work, yet to date there is a lack of comparable food classification system that incorporates food description in Taiwan. In 2015, European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) released a new standardized food classification and description system called FoodEx2, which provides a flexible combination of classifications and descriptions.

      • Chemical contaminants

  16. Dietary supplementation of Yucca schidigera extract enhances productive and reproductive performances, blood profile, immune function, and antioxidant status in laying Japanese quails exposed to lead in the diet

    • Poultry Science

    • ABSTRACTThe present study investigated the toxic impacts of lead (LD) on the productive and reproductive performances of Japanese quails and the role of Yucca schidigera extract (YSE) in reducing these impacts. A total of 360 mature Japanese quails (at 2 months of age) were used and the experiment was lasted for 8 wk.

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  17. Hydrolysable chestnut tannins for reduction of postweaning diarrhea: Efficacy on an experimental ETEC F4 model

    • PLOS ONE

    • Marion Girard, Sophie Thanner, Nicolas Pradervand, Dou Hu, Catherine Ollagnier, Giuseppe Bee

      • Bacterial pathogens

  18. What does the fox say? Monitoring antimicrobial resistance in the environment using wild red foxes as an indicator

    • PLOS ONE

    • Solveig Sølverød Mo, Anne Margrete Urdahl, Knut Madslien, Marianne Sunde, Live L. Nesse, Jannice Schau Slettemeås, Madelaine Norström

      • Bacterial pathogens

  19. Approaches for enhancing in situ detection of enterocin genes in thermized milk, and selective isolation of enterocin-producing Enterococcus faecium from Baird-Parker agar

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: 20 September 2018
      , Volume 281

      Author(s): Elpiniki Vandera, Georgia Tsirka, Athanasia Kakouri, Anna-Irini Koukkou, John Samelis

      • Bacterial pathogens

  20. Whole-Genome Sequencing of Recent Listeria monocytogenes Isolates from Germany Reveals Population Structure and Disease Clusters [Epidemiology]

    • Journal of Clinical Microbiology

    • Listeria monocytogenes causes foodborne outbreaks with high mortality. For improvement of outbreak cluster detection, the German consiliary laboratory for listeriosis implemented whole-genome sequencing (WGS) in 2015. A total of 424 human L. monocytogenes isolates collected in 2007 to 2017 were subjected to WGS and core-genome multilocus sequence typing (cgMLST). cgMLST grouped the isolates into 38 complexes, reflecting 4 known and 34 unknown disease clusters.

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  21. Radio-frequency treatment for stabilization of wheat germ: Dielectric properties and heating uniformity

    • Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies

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

      Author(s): Bo Ling, James G. Lyng, Shaojin Wang

  22. Toxins, Vol. 10, Pages 216: Removal of Zearalenone and Zearalenols from Aqueous Solutions Using Insoluble Beta-Cyclodextrin Bead Polymer

    • Toxins

    • Toxins, Vol. 10, Pages 216: Removal of Zearalenone and Zearalenols from Aqueous Solutions Using Insoluble Beta-Cyclodextrin Bead Polymer

      Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins10060216

      Authors:
      Miklós Poór
      Zelma Faisal
      Afshin Zand
      Tímea Bencsik
      Beáta Lemli
      Sándor Kunsági-Máté
      Lajos Szente

      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  23. Beer as a potential source of macroelements in a diet: the analysis of calcium, chlorine, potassium, and phosphorus content in a popular low-alcoholic drink

    • European Food Research and Technology

    • Abstract

  24. Heat-stress-modulated induction of NF-κB leads to brucellacidal pro-inflammatory defense against Brucella abortus infection in murine macrophages and in a mouse model

    • BMC Microbiology

    • Brucella causes a chronic and debilitating infection that leads to great economic losses and a public health burden. In this study, we demonstrated the brucellacidal effect of heat shock mediated by the induction...

      • Bacterial pathogens

  25. Isolation and identification of histamine-producing Enterobacteriaceae from Qu fermentation starter for Chinese rice wine brewing

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: 20 September 2018
      , Volume 281

      Author(s): Jian Zhang, Xiaojuan Zhu, Ruitao Xu, Qiang Gao, Depei Wang, Ying Zhang

      • Cronobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens