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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. Influence of Cooling Rate on Growth of Bacillus cereus from Spore Inocula in Cooked Rice, Beans, Pasta, and Combination Products Containing Meat or Poultry

    • Journal of Food Protection

    • Journal of Food Protection, Volume 81, Issue 3, Page 430-436, March 2018.

  2. Control of hmu Heme Uptake Genes in Yersinia pseudotuberculosis in Response to Iron Sources

    • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

    • Leah Schwiesow, Erin Mettert, Yahan Wei, Halie K. Miller, Natalia G. Herrera, David Balderas, Patricia J. Kiley, Victoria Auerbuch

  3. Molecular epidemiology of genogroup II norovirus infections in acute gastroenteritis patients during 2014–2016 in Pudong New Area, Shanghai, China

    • Gut Pathogens

    • Norovirus (NoV), a member of the Caliciviridae, is now recognized as the leading cause of acute gastroenteritis (AGE) worldwide. Globally, the GII.4 Sydney_2012 variant has predominated in NoV-related AGE sinc...

  4. Superbugs in the supermarket? Assessing the rate of contamination with third-generation cephalosporin-resistant gram-negative bacteria in fresh Australian pork and chicken

    • Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control

    • Background
      Antibiotic misuse in food-producing animals is potentially associated with human acquisition of multidrug-resistant (MDR; resistance to ≥ 3 drug classes) bacteria via the food chain. We aimed to determine if MDR Gram-negative (GNB) organisms are present in fresh Australian chicken and pork products.

  5. Validation of Whole-Genome Sequencing for Identification and Characterization of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli To Produce Standardized Data To Enable Data Sharing [Epidemiology]

    • Journal of Clinical Microbiology

    • Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) is rapidly becoming the method of choice for outbreak investigations and public health surveillance of microbial pathogens. The combination of improved cluster resolution and prediction of resistance and virulence phenotypes provided by a single tool is extremely advantageous.

  6. Development of Portable Flow-Through Electrochemical Sanitizing Unit to Generate Near Neutral Electrolyzed Water

    • Journal of Food Science

    • Abstract

  7. A Sensitive “Turn-On” Fluorescent Sensor for MelamineBased on FRET Effect between Polydopamine-Glutathione Nanoparticlesand Ag Nanoparticles

    • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

    • In this work, Ag nanoparticles (AgNPs) were synthesized quickly by a one-step method utilizing polydopamine-glutathione nanoparticles (PDA-GNPs) as a reducing agent. The PDA-GNPs and the generated AgNPs acted as the energy donor and acceptor, respectively. Accordingly, the fluorescence of PDA-GNPs was quenched on the basis of fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET).

  8. Transcriptional Activator GmrA, Encoded in Genomic Island OI-29, Controls the Motility of Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7

    • Frontiers in Microbiology

    • Bin Yang, Shaomeng Wang, Jianxiao Huang, Zhiqiu Yin, Lingyan Jiang, Wenqi Hou, Xiaomin Li, Lu Feng

  9. Fermentation of enset (Ensete ventricosum) in the Gamo highlands of Ethiopia: Physicochemical and microbial community dynamics

    • Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: August 2018
      , Volume 73

      Author(s): A.F. Andeta, D. Vandeweyer, F. Woldesenbet, F. Eshetu, A. Hailemicael, F. Woldeyes, S. Crauwels, B. Lievens, J. Ceusters, K. Vancampenhout, L. Van Campenhout

  10. High survival rates of Campylobacter coli under different stress conditions suggest that more rigorous food control measures might be needed in Brazil

    • Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: August 2018
      , Volume 73

      Author(s): Carolina N. Gomes, Jaqueline Passaglia, Felipe P. Vilela, Fátima M.H.S. Pereira da Silva, Sheila S. Duque, Juliana P. Falcão

  11. Effect of high-pressure processing on immunoreactivity, microbial and physicochemical properties of hazelnut milk

    • International Journal of Food Science & Technology

    • Summary

  12. The BPA-substitute bisphenol S alters the transcription of genes related to endocrine, stress response and biotransformation pathways in the aquatic midge Chironomus riparius (Diptera, Chironomidae)

    • PLOS ONE

    • Óscar Herrero, Mónica Aquilino, Paloma Sánchez-Argüello, Rosario Planelló

  13. How combined multicomparative proteomic approaches can improve the understanding of quinolone resistance in Salmonella Typhimurium

    • Future Microbiology

    • , Ahead of Print.

  14. Optimization and characterization of nisin-loaded alginate-chitosan nanoparticles with antimicrobial activity in lean beef

    • LWT

    • Publication date: May 2018
      Source:LWT, Volume 91

      Author(s): Patricia Zimet, Álvaro W. Mombrú, Ricardo Faccio, Giannina Brugnini, Iris Miraballes, Caterina Rufo, Helena Pardo

  15. Hepatitis A Virus Disinfection in Water by Solar Photo–Fenton Systems

    • Food and Environmental Virology

    • Abstract

  16. Comparative Toxicokinetics and Plasma Protein Bindingof Ochratoxin A in Four Avian Species

    • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

    • Ochratoxin A (OTA, 0.25 mg/kg body weight) was absorbed rapidly (Tmax = 0.31–1.88 h) in all avian species (broiler chickens, laying hens, turkeys, and Muscovy ducks) but more slowly in broiler chickens (Tmax = 1.43–4.63 h). The absolute oral bioavailability was complete in these bird species (88.0–109.6%).

  17. The VirAB ABC Transporter Is Required for VirR Regulation of Listeria monocytogenes Virulence and Resistance to Nisin [Molecular Pathogenesis]

    • Infection and Immunity

    • Listeria monocytogenes is a Gram-positive intracellular pathogen that causes a severe invasive disease. Upon infecting a host cell, L. monocytogenes upregulates the transcription of numerous factors necessary for productive infection. VirR is the response regulator component of a two-component regulatory system in L. monocytogenes. In this report, we have identified the putative ABC transporter encoded by genes lmo1746-lmo1747 as necessary for VirR function.

  18. CCR2+ Inflammatory Monocytes Are Recruited to Yersinia pseudotuberculosis Pyogranulomas and Dictate Adaptive Responses at the Expense of Innate Immunity during Oral Infection [Host Response and Inflammation]

    • Infection and Immunity

    • Murine Ly6Chi inflammatory monocytes (IMs) require CCR2 to leave the bone marrow and enter mesenteric lymph nodes (MLNs) and other organs in response to Yersinia pseudotuberculosis infection. We are investigating how IMs, which can differentiate into CD11c+ dendritic cells (DCs), contribute to innate and adaptive immunity to Y. pseudotuberculosis.

  19. Immunoproteasome Subunits Are Required for CD8+ T Cell Function and Host Resistance to Brucella abortus Infection in Mice [Host Response and Inflammation]

    • Infection and Immunity

    • The immunoproteasome is a specific proteasome isoform composed of three subunits, termed β1i, β2i, and β5i. Its proteolytic activity enhances the quantity and quality of peptides to be presented by major histocompatibility complex class I (MHC-I) molecules to CD8+ T cells. However, the role of the combined deficiency of the three immunoproteasome subunits in protective immunity against bacterial pathogens has not been investigated.

  20. Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli Adhesin-Toxoid Multiepitope Fusion Antigen CFA/I/II/IV-3xSTaN12S-mnLTG192G/L211A-Derived Antibodies Inhibit Adherence of Seven Adhesins, Neutralize Enterotoxicity of LT and STa Toxins, and Protect Piglets against...

    • Infection and Immunity

    • Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) strains are a leading cause of children's diarrhea and travelers' diarrhea. Vaccines inducing antibodies to broadly inhibit bacterial adherence and to neutralize toxin enterotoxicity are expected to be effective against ETEC-associated diarrhea. 6xHis-tagged adhesin-toxoid fusion proteins were shown to induce neutralizing antibodies to several adhesins and LT and STa toxins (X. Ruan, D. A. Sack, W.

  21. Comparison of Salmonella enterica Serovars Typhi and Typhimurium Reveals Typhoidal Serovar-Specific Responses to Bile [Bacterial Infections]

    • Infection and Immunity

    • Salmonella enterica serovars Typhi and Typhimurium cause typhoid fever and gastroenteritis, respectively. A unique feature of typhoid infection is asymptomatic carriage within the gallbladder, which is linked with S. Typhi transmission. Despite this, S. Typhi responses to bile have been poorly studied. Transcriptome sequencing (RNA-Seq) of S. Typhi Ty2 and a clinical S. Typhi isolate belonging to the globally dominant H58 lineage (strain 129-0238), as well as S.

  22. Characterization and Protective Efficacy of Type III Secretion Proteins as a Broadly Protective Subunit Vaccine against Salmonella enterica Serotypes [Microbial Immunity and Vaccines]

    • Infection and Immunity

    • Nontyphoidal Salmonella enterica serotypes (NTS) are the leading cause of hospitalization and death due to foodborne illnesses. NTS are the costliest of the foodborne pathogens and cause ~$4 billion annually in health care costs. In Africa, new invasive NTS are the leading cause of bacteremia, especially in HIV-positive children and adults. Current vaccines against S. enterica are not broadly protective and most are directed at the typhoid-causing serotypes, not the NTS. All S.

  23. Utilization of Host Polyamines in Alternatively Activated Macrophages Promotes Chronic Infection by Brucella abortus [Bacterial Infections]

    • Infection and Immunity

    • Treatment of intracellular bacterial pathogens with antibiotic therapy often requires a long course of multiple drugs. A barrier to developing strategies that enhance antibiotic efficacy against these pathogens is our poor understanding of the intracellular nutritional environment that maintains bacterial persistence.

  24. Aptamer-Based Lateral Flow Test Strip for Rapid Detection of Zearalenonein Corn Samples

    • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

    • An aptamer-based lateral flow test strip was developed for the detection of zearalenone (ZEN). This assay was based on the competition for the aptamer between ZEN and its complementary sequence.

  25. Evaluation of aflatoxins in peanut-enriched complementary flours from selected urban markets in Tanzania

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: July 2018
      , Volume 89

      Author(s): G.D. Kuhumba, A.H. Simonne, J.K. Mugula