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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. Evaluation of a Method for Rapid Detection of Listeria monocytogenes in Dry-Cured Ham Based on Impedanciometry Combined with Chromogenic Agar

    • Journal of Food Protection

    • Journal of Food Protection, Volume 81, Issue 5, Page 705-712, May 2018.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Listeria monocytogenes

  2. Novel Biocontrol Methods for Listeria monocytogenes Biofilms in Food Production Facilities

    • Frontiers in Microbiology

    • Jessica A. Gray, P. Scott Chandry, Mandeep Kaur, Chawalit Kocharunchitt, John P. Bowman, Edward M. Fox

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Listeria monocytogenes

  3. Staphylococcal enterotoxin M causes intestine dysfunction via activating inflammation

    • Journal of Food Safety

    • Journal of Food Safety, EarlyView.

  4. A new procedure for surface contamination of food products using absorbent paper

    • Journal of Food Safety

    • Journal of Food Safety, EarlyView.

  5. Selected bio‐physical factors affecting the efficiency of Bifidobacterium animalis lactis and Lactobacillus delbrueckii bulgaricus to degrade aflatoxin M1 in artificially contaminated milk

    • Journal of Food Safety

    • Journal of Food Safety, EarlyView.

      • Aflatoxins
      • Natural toxins

  6. One-Step Core/Multishell Quantum Dots-Based Fluoroimmunoassay for Screening of Deoxynivalenol in Maize

    • Food Analytical Methods

  7. Cyclic di-GMP Positively Regulates DNA Repair in Vibrio cholerae

    • Journal of Bacteriology

    • In Vibrio cholerae, high intracellular cyclic di-GMP (c-di-GMP) is associated with a biofilm lifestyle while low intracellular c-di-GMP is associated with a motile lifestyle. C-di-GMP also regulates other behaviors such as acetoin production and type II secretion; however, the extent of phenotypes regulated by c-di-GMP is not fully understood.

      • Vibrio
      • Bacterial pathogens

  8. Stress Response Protein BolA Influences Fitness and Promotes Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Virulence [Genetics and Molecular Biology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • The intracellular pathogen Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium has emerged as a major cause of foodborne illness, representing a severe clinical and economic concern worldwide. The capacity of this pathogen to efficiently infect and survive inside the host depends on its ability to synchronize a complex network of virulence mechanisms. Therefore, the identification of new virulence determinants has become of paramount importance in the search of new targets for drug development.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Salmonella

  9. Geographic and Host-Associated Variations in Bacterial Communities on the Floret Surfaces of Field-Grown Broccoli [Microbial Ecology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Fresh vegetables harbor diverse bacterial populations on their surfaces. However, information on this microbiota is limited to a few types of fresh vegetables, and little is known about how it varies with geography and host condition.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  10. Hemolymph Microbiomes of Three Aquatic Invertebrates as Revealed by a New Cell Extraction Method [Invertebrate Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Symbiotic microorganisms have been found in the hemolymph (blood) of many aquatic invertebrates, such as crabs, shrimp, and oysters. Hemolymph is a critical site in the host immune response. Currently, studies on hemolymph microorganisms are mostly performed with culture-dependent strategies using selective media (e.g., thiosulfate-citrate-bile salts-sucrose [TCBS], 2216E, and LB) for enumerating and isolating microbial cells.

      • Vibrio
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Shigella

  11. Exponentially Increased Thermal Resistance of Salmonella spp. and Enterococcus faecium at Reduced Water Activity [Food Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Salmonella spp. exhibit prolonged survivability and high tolerance to heat in low-moisture foods. The reported thermal resistance parameters of Salmonella spp. in low-moisture foods appear to be unpredictable due to various unknown factors.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Salmonella

  12. Transferable Plasmid-Borne mcr-1 in a Colistin-Resistant Shigella flexneri Isolate [Public and Environmental Health Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Since the initial discovery of mcr-1 in an Escherichia coli isolate from China, the gene has also been detected in Klebsiella pneumoniae and Salmonella enterica but is rarely reported in other Enterobacteriaceae. Here, we report the isolation and identification of a Shigella flexneri strain harboring mcr-1 from stool samples in a pig farm in China from 2009. The MIC of colistin for the isolate is 4 μg/ml. Conjugation assays showed that the donor S.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Shigella

  13. Display of Recombinant Proteins on Bacterial Outer Membrane Vesicles by Using Protein Ligation [Biotechnology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • The Escherichia coli virulence factor hemoglobin protease (Hbp) has been engineered into a surface display system that can be expressed to high density on live E. coli and Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium cells or derived outer membrane vesicles (OMVs). Multiple antigenic sequences can be genetically fused into the Hbp core structure for optimal exposure to the immune system.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  14. Mycotoxin Biosynthesis and Central Metabolism Are Two Interlinked Pathways in Fusarium graminearum, as Demonstrated by the Extensive Metabolic Changes Induced by Caffeic Acid Exposure [Food Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Fusarium graminearum is a major plant pathogen that causes devastating diseases of cereals and produces type B trichothecene (TCTB) mycotoxins in infected grains. A comprehensive understanding of the molecular and biochemical mechanisms underlying the regulation of TCTB biosynthesis is required for improving strategies to control the TCTB contamination of crops and ensuring that these strategies do not favor the production of other toxic metabolites by F. graminearum.

  15. Application of Multiantigen Profiling To Detect Pecan

    • Journal of Food Protection

    • Journal of Food Protection, Volume 81, Issue 5, Page 700-704, May 2018.

  16. Predictive Modeling for the Growth of Salmonella Enteritidis in Chicken Juice by Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

    • , Ahead of Print.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  17. Sensitive Assay of Clenbuterol Residues in Beef by Ultra-High Performance Liquid Chromatography Coupled with Mass Spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS) and Solid-Phase Extraction

    • Food Analytical Methods

  18. Development of colloidal gold‐based immunochromatographic strip test using two monoclonal antibodies for detection of Vibrio parahaemolyticus

    • Journal of Food Safety

    • Journal of Food Safety, EarlyView.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Vibrio

  19. Epidemic Dynamics of Vibrio parahaemolyticus Illness in a Hotspot of Disease Emergence, Galicia, Spain

    • Emerging Infectious Diseases

    • J. Martinez-Urtaza et al.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Vibrio

  20. Good Manufacturing Practices and Microbial Contamination Sources in Orange Fleshed Sweet Potato Puree Processing Plant in Kenya

    • International Journal of Food Science

    • Limited information exists on the status of hygiene and probable sources of microbial contamination in Orange Fleshed Sweet Potato (OFSP) puree processing. The current study is aimed at determining the level of compliance to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), hygiene, and microbial quality in OFSP puree processing plant in Kenya.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Staphylococcus aureus

  21. Milk process authentication by vitamin B6 as a novel time temperature integrator

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: September 2018
      , Volume 91

      Author(s): A. Schmidt, H.K. Mayer

  22. Microbial contamination in bulk ready-to-eat meat products of China in 2016

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: September 2018
      , Volume 91

      Author(s): Shuran Yang, Xiaoyan Pei, Dajin Yang, Huaning Zhang, Qiuxia Chen, Huixia Chui, Xin Qiao, Yulan Huang, Qiyong Liu

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Staphylococcus aureus

  23. Use of spectroscopic methods in combination with linear discriminant analysis for authentication of food products

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: September 2018
      , Volume 91

      Author(s): M. Esteki, Z. Shahsavari, J. Simal-Gandara

      Spectroscopic methods are efficient tools for food authentication due to the advantages of high sensitivity, rapidness, simplicity and their convenience. The combined used of spectroscopic methods and linear discriminant analysis has provided powerful tools for detecting food fraud. This review discusses their operational details, advantages and disadvantages.

  24. Effective pre-treatment technique based on immune-magnetic separation for rapid detection of trace levels of Salmonella in milk

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: September 2018
      , Volume 91

      Author(s): Meihong Du, Jingwen Li, Ruixue Zhao, Yin Yang, Yanfei Wang, Kai Ma, Xiaoyan Cheng, Yuping Wan, Xiaosheng Wu

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Salmonella

  25. Enumeration of Vibrio parahaemolyticus in VBNC state by PMA-combined real-time quantitative PCR coupled with confirmation of respiratory activity

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: September 2018
      , Volume 91

      Author(s): Yufei Liu, Qingping Zhong, Juan Wang, Shuwen Lei

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Vibrio