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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. Dot/Icm-Translocated Proteins Important for Biogenesis of the Coxiella burnetii-Containing Vacuole Identified by Screening of an Effector Mutant Sublibrary [Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions]

    • Infection and Immunity

    • Coxiella burnetii is an intracellular pathogen that replicates in a lysosome-derived vacuole. A determinant necessary for C. burnetii virulence is the Dot/Icm type IVB secretion system (T4SS). The Dot/Icm system delivers more than 100 proteins, called type IV effectors (T4Es), across the vacuolar membrane into the host cell cytosol. Several T4Es have been shown to be important for vacuolar biogenesis. Here, transposon (Tn) insertion sequencing technology (INSeq) was used to identify C.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  2. Brucella abortus Senses the Intracellular Environment through the BvrR/BvrS Two-Component System, Which Allows B. abortus To Adapt to Its Replicative Niche [Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions]

    • Infection and Immunity

    • Brucella abortus is a facultative extracellular-intracellular pathogen belonging to a group of Alphaproteobacteria that establishes close interactions with animal cells. This bacterium enters host cells in a membrane-bound compartment, avoiding the lysosomal route and reaching the endoplasmic reticulum through the action of the type IV secretion system, VirB.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  3. Both Major Histocompatibility Complex Class I (MHC-I) and MHC-II Molecules Are Required, while MHC-I Appears To Play a Critical Role in Host Defense against Primary Coxiella burnetii Infection [Host Response and Inflammation]

    • Infection and Immunity

    • To understand the role of class I major histocompatibility complex (MHC-I) and class II MHC (MHC-II) antigen presentation pathways in host defense against Coxiella burnetii infection, we examined whether MHC-I or MHC-II deficiency in mice would significantly influence their susceptibility to virulent C. burnetii Nine Mile phase I (NMI) infection.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  4. Cooperative Immune Suppression by Escherichia coli and Shigella Effector Proteins [Minireviews]

    • Infection and Immunity

    • The enteric attaching and effacing (A/E) pathogens enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) and enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC) and the invasive pathogens enteroinvasive E. coli (EIEC) and Shigella encode type III secretion systems (T3SS) used to inject effector proteins into human host cells during infection. Among these are a group of effectors required for NF-B-mediated host immune evasion.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Shigella

  5. Coxiella burnetii Inhibits Neutrophil Apoptosis by Exploiting Survival Pathways and Antiapoptotic Protein Mcl-1 [Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions]

    • Infection and Immunity

    • Our previous study demonstrated that neutrophils play an important role in host defense against Coxiella burnetii infection in mice. In this study, avirulent strain C. burnetii Nine Mile phase II (NMII) was used to examine if C. burnetii can modulate mouse bone marrow-derived neutrophil apoptosis. The results indicated that NMII can inhibit neutrophil apoptosis.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  6. Erratum for Chang et al., "Whole-Genome Characterization of Bacillus cereus Associated with Specific Disease Manifestations" [Errata]

    • Infection and Immunity
      • Bacillus cereus

  7. Neutrophils from Both Susceptible and Resistant Mice Efficiently Kill Opsonized Listeria monocytogenes [Host Response and Inflammation]

    • Infection and Immunity

    • Inbred mouse strains differ in their susceptibility to infection with the facultative intracellular bacterium Listeria monocytogenes, largely due to delayed or deficient innate immune responses. Previous antibody depletion studies suggested that neutrophils (polymorphonuclear leukocytes [PMN]) were particularly important for clearance in the liver, but the ability of PMN from susceptible and resistant mice to directly kill L. monocytogenes has not been examined.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Listeria monocytogenes

  8. Lactobacillus plantarum alleviate aflatoxins (B1 and M1) induced disturbances in the intestinal genes expression and DNA fragmentation in mice

    • Toxicon

    • Publication date: Available online 21 March 2018
      Source:

      Author(s): Rania Jebali, Jalila Ben Salah-Abbès, Samir Abbès, Aziza M. Hassan, Sekena H. Abdel-Aziem, Aziza A. El-Nekeety, Ridha Oueslati, Mosaad A. Abdel-Wahhab

      • Aflatoxins
      • Natural toxins

  9. Enterococcus faecium as a Salmonella surrogate in the thermal processing of wheat flour: Influence of water activity at high temperatures

    • Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: September 2018
      , Volume 74

      Author(s): Shuxiang Liu, Rossana V. Rojas, Peter Gray, Mei-Jun Zhu, Juming Tang

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Salmonella

  10. A multi-screening Fast qPCR approach to the identification of abortive agents in ruminants

    • Journal of Microbiological Methods

    • Publication date: Available online 21 March 2018


      Author(s): Carla Sebastiani, Ludovica Curcio, Marcella Ciullo, Deborah Cruciani, Silvia Crotti, Cristina Pesca, Martina Torricelli, Martina Sebastianelli, Andrea Felici, Massimo Biagetti

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Parasites
      • Toxoplasma gondii

  11. Antimicrobial evaluation of red, phytoalexin-rich sorghum food biocolorant

    • PLOS ONE

    • Folachodé U. G. Akogou, Heidy M. W. den Besten, A. P. Polycarpe Kayodé, Vincenzo Fogliano, Anita R. Linnemann

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Listeria monocytogenes

  12. Dalbavancin in-vitro activity obtained against Gram-positive clinical isolates causing bone and joint infections in US and European hospitals (2011–2016)

    • International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

    • Publication date: April 2018
      , Volume 51, Issue 4

      Author(s): Michael A. Pfaller, Robert K. Flamm, Mariana Castanheira, Helio S. Sader, Rodrigo E. Mendes

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Staphylococcus aureus

  13. Protection of cyanidin-3-O-glucoside against acrylamide- and glycidamide-induced reproductive toxicity in leydig cells

    • Food and Chemical Toxicology

    • Publication date: Available online 21 March 2018
      Food and Chemical Toxicology

      Author(s): Jianxia Sun, Mingwei Li, Feiyan Zou, Shun Bai, Xinwei Jiang, Lingmin Tian, Shiyi Ou, Rui Jiao, Weibin Bai

      • Chemical contaminants

  14. The fruit microbiome: A new frontier for postharvest biocontrol and postharvest biology

    • Postharvest Biology and Technology

    • Publication date: June 2018
      , Volume 140

      Author(s): Samir Droby, Michael Wisniewski

  15. Toxins, Vol. 10, Pages 131: Histopathological Injuries, Ultrastructural Changes, and Depressed TLR Expression in the Small Intestine of Broiler Chickens with Aflatoxin B1

    • Toxins

    • Toxins, Vol. 10, Pages 131: Histopathological Injuries, Ultrastructural Changes, and Depressed TLR Expression in the Small Intestine of Broiler Chickens with Aflatoxin B1

      Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins10040131

      • Aflatoxins
      • Natural toxins

  16. [ASAP] Validation of a Multiresidue Analysis Method for 379 Pesticides in Human Serum Using Liquid Chromatography–Tandem Mass Spectrometry

    • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

    • A screening method for simultaneous analysis of 379 pesticides in human serum was developed using liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry (LC–MS/MS). Electrospray ionization with positive/negative switching mode of LC–MS/MS was adopted, and scheduled multiple reaction monitoring for each target compound was established. The limit of quantitation was 10 ng/mL for 94.5% of the total pesticides, and the correlation coefficients of calibration were ≥0.990 for 93.9% of the pesticides.

      • Chemical contaminants
      • Pesticide residues

  17. Harvest of Sangiovese grapes: the influence of material other than grape and unripe berries on wine quality

    • European Food Research and Technology

    • Abstract

  18. Effects of acetic acid vapour on the microbial status of ‘Merchant’ and ‘Oktavia’ sweet cherries (Prunus avium L.)

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: August 2018
      , Volume 90

      Author(s): Karin Hassenberg, Felix Schuhmann, Christian Ulrichs, Werner B. Herppich, Susanne Huyskens-Keil

  19. Leuconostoc mesenteroides in the brewing process: A controversial role

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: August 2018
      , Volume 90

      Author(s): Patricia Ruiz, Lucía Celada, Susana Seseña, María Llanos Palop

      • Staphylococcus aureus

  20. Impact of previous active dipping in Fucus spiralis extract on the quality enhancement of chilled lean fish

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: August 2018
      , Volume 90

      Author(s): José M. Miranda, Mónica Carrera, Jorge Barros-Velázquez, Santiago P. Aubourg

      • Bacterial pathogens

  21. In vitro single and combined mycotoxins degradation by Ery4 laccase from Pleurotus eryngii and redox mediators

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: August 2018
      , Volume 90

      Author(s): Martina Loi, Francesca Fanelli, Maria Teresa Cimmarusti, Valentina Mirabelli, Miriam Haidukowski, Antonio F. Logrieco, Rocco Caliandro, Giuseppina Mule

      • Aflatoxins
      • Natural toxins

  22. Label free-based proteomic analysis of proteins in Bacillus cereus spores regulated by high pressure processing and slightly acidic electrolyzed water treatment

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: August 2018
      , Volume 90

      Author(s): Liping Wang, Qiang Xia, Yunfei Li

      • Bacillus cereus

  23. Effects of long-term feeding with genetically modified Bt rice on the growth and reproductive performance in highly inbred Wuzhishan pigs

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: August 2018
      , Volume 90

      Author(s): Qiang Liu, Shuaishuai Wu, Mingjie Li, Weigang Yang, Yingzheng Wang, Yi Wu, Hui Gao, Ying Han, Shutang Feng, Shenming Zeng

  24. Mycotoxins contamination in maize alarms food safety in sub-Sahara Africa

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: August 2018
      , Volume 90

      Author(s): Armachius James, Vumilia Lwoga Zikankuba

      • Aflatoxins
      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  25. Screening of lactic acid bacteria strains for their ability to bind phthalate monoesters in vitro and the binding characteristics

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: August 2018
      , Volume 90

      Author(s): Yuan-ting Zhu, Jing-hui Lai, Xu-duo Liao, Shu-liang Liu