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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. Investigation on bisphenol A levels in human milk and dairy supply chain: A review

    • Food and Chemical Toxicology

    • Publication date: Available online 12 February 2018
      Food and Chemical Toxicology

      Author(s): Raffaelina Mercogliano, Serena Santonicola

  2. Competitive Traits Are More Important than Stress-Tolerance Traits in a Cadmium-Contaminated Rhizosphere: A Role for Trait Theory in Microbial Ecology

    • Frontiers in Microbiology

    • Jennifer L. Wood, Caixian Tang, Ashley E. Franks

  3. Neutralisation of toxins by probiotics during the transit into the gut: challenges and perspectives

    • International Journal of Food Science & Technology

    • Summary

  4. Palliative effects of Moringa olifera ethanolic extract on hemato-immunologic impacts of melamine in rats

    • Food and Chemical Toxicology

    • Publication date: Available online 10 February 2018
      Food and Chemical Toxicology

      Author(s): Yasmina M. Abd-Elhakim, Khlood M. El Bohi, Sahar Khalifa Hassan, Shorouk El Sayed, Sabry M. Abd-Elmotal

  5. Toxins, Vol. 10, Pages 78: Natural Contamination with Mycotoxins Produced by Fusarium graminearum and Fusarium poae in Malting Barley in Argentina

    • Toxins

    • Toxins, Vol. 10, Pages 78: Natural Contamination with Mycotoxins Produced by Fusarium graminearum and Fusarium poae in Malting Barley in Argentina

      Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins10020078

      Authors:
      María Nogueira
      Julieta Decundo
      Mauro Martinez
      Susana Dieguez
      Federico Moreyra
      Maria Moreno
      Sebastian Stenglein

  6. Toxins, Vol. 10, Pages 79: Listeriolysin O Causes ENaC Dysfunction in Human Airway Epithelial Cells

    • Toxins

    • Toxins, Vol. 10, Pages 79: Listeriolysin O Causes ENaC Dysfunction in Human Airway Epithelial Cells

      Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins10020079

  7. Rapid and sensitive detection of viable Listeria monocytogenes in food products by a filtration-based protocol and qPCR

    • Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: August 2018
      , Volume 73

      Author(s): Alejandro Garrido-Maestu, Sarah Azinheiro, Joana Carvalho, Marta Prado

  8. Estimates of the burden of illnesses related to foodborne pathogens as from the syndromic surveillance data of 2013 in Rwanda

    • Microbial Risk Analysis

    • Publication date: Available online 9 February 2018
      Source:Microbial Risk Analysis

      Author(s): James Noah Ssemanda, Martine W. Reij, Mark Cyubahiro Bagabe, Claude Mambo Muvunyi, José Nyamusore, Han Joosten, Marcel H. Zwietering

  9. Modified microassay for the isolation of antimicrobial-producing spore-forming and non-spore-forming bacteria

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology

    • Abstract

      Aims

      To develop a microassay method to detect antimicrobials produced by spore-forming bacteria, thus speeding up the discovery of new antimicrobials.

  10. Toxins, Vol. 10, Pages 77: Multiple Mycotoxins in Rice: Occurrence and Health Risk Assessment in Children and Adults of Punjab, Pakistan

    • Toxins

    • Toxins, Vol. 10, Pages 77: Multiple Mycotoxins in Rice: Occurrence and Health Risk Assessment in Children and Adults of Punjab, Pakistan

      Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins10020077

      Authors:
      Saima Majeed
      Marthe De Boevre
      Sarah De Saeger
      Waqar Rauf
      Abdul Tawab
      Fazal-e-Habib
      Moazur Rahman
      Mazhar Iqbal

  11. Evaluation of the antimicrobial efficacy of neutral electrolyzed water on pork products and the formation of viable but nonculturable (VBNC) pathogens

    • Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: August 2018
      , Volume 73

      Author(s): Dong Han, Yen-Con Hung, Luxin Wang

  12. The safety and quality of pork and poultry meat imports for the common European market received at border inspection post Hamburg Harbour between 2014 and 2015

    • PLOS ONE

    • Wiebke Jansen, Svenja Woudstra, Anja Müller, Nils Grabowski, Gundela Schoo, Bettina Gerulat, Günter Klein, Corinna Kehrenberg

  13. Identification and characterization of influenza A viruses in selected domestic animals in Kenya, 2010-2012

    • PLOS ONE

    • Peninah Munyua, Clayton Onyango, Lydia Mwasi, Lilian W. Waiboci, Geoffrey Arunga, Barry Fields, Joshua A. Mott, Carol J. Cardona, Philip Kitala, Philip N. Nyaga, M. Kariuki Njenga

      Background

      Influenza A virus subtypes in non-human hosts have not been characterized in Kenya. We carried out influenza surveillance in selected domestic animals and compared the virus isolates with isolates obtained in humans during the same period.

      Methods

  14. Salmonella and Campylobacter biofilm formation: a comparative assessment from farm to fork

    • Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

    • ABSTRACT

  15. Distribution of Enterotoxin- and Epsilon-Positive Clostridium perfringens Spores in U.S. Retail Spices

    • Journal of Food Protection

    • Journal of Food Protection, Volume 81, Issue 3, Page 394-399, March 2018.

  16. Evaluating Different Virulence Traits of Klebsiella pneumoniae Using Dictyostelium discoideum and Zebrafish Larvae as Host Models

    • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

    • Andrés E. Marcoleta, Macarena A. Varas, Javiera Ortiz-Severín, Leonardo Vásquez, Camilo Berríos-Pastén, Andrea V. Sabag, Francisco P. Chávez, Miguel L. Allende, Carlos A. Santiviago, Octavio Monasterio, Rosalba Lagos

  17. Genome Sequencing of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase (ESBL)-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolated from Pigs and Abattoir Workers in Cameroon

    • Frontiers in Microbiology

    • Luria L. Founou, Raspail C. Founou, Mushal Allam, Arshad Ismail, Cyrille F. Djoko, Sabiha Y. Essack

  18. When are pathogen genome sequences informative of transmission events?

    • PLOS Pathogens

    • Finlay Campbell, Camilla Strang, Neil Ferguson, Anne Cori, Thibaut Jombart

  19. Pesticide Residues in Table Grapes and Exposure Assessment

    • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

    • This report describes levels of 172 pesticide residues in table grapes in Turkey. A total of 280 samples of table grapes were collected from supermarkets, bazaar, and greengrocer shops located in four provinces of Turkey from August to October 2016. The samples were analyzed by liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry. The limit of quantification ranged from 0.002 to 0.010 mg kg–1.

  20. Longitudinal study on antimicrobial consumption and resistance in rabbit farming

    • International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

    • Publication date: February 2018
      , Volume 51, Issue 2

      Author(s): Fabrizio Agnoletti, Romina Brunetta, Luca Bano, Ilenia Drigo, Elena Mazzolini

  21. Integrons in Enterobacteriaceae: diversity, distribution and epidemiology

    • International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

    • Publication date: February 2018
      , Volume 51, Issue 2

      Author(s): Megha Kaushik, Sanjay Kumar, Rajeev Kumar Kapoor, Jugsharan Singh Virdi, Pooja Gulati

  22. Isolation of vancomycin resistant Enterococcus (VRE) from apparently healthy human animal attendants, cattle and cattle wastes in Tanzania

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology

    • Abstract

      Aim

      The study aimed to isolate and characterise Enterococcus species from apparently healthy waste attendants, cattle and cattle waste in Tanzania. Emphasis was given to antimicrobial resistance and in particular occurrence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci.

  23. Regulation of Th17 cells by P. UF1 against systemic Listeria monocytogenes infection

    • Gut Microbes

    • .

  24. Differential Effect of Food Sanitizers on Formation of Viable but Nonculturable Salmonella enterica in Poultry

    • Journal of Food Protection

    • Journal of Food Protection, Volume 81, Issue 3, Page 386-393, March 2018.

  25. Survey of Four Groups of Cumulative Pesticide Residues in 12 Vegetables in 15 Provinces in China

    • Journal of Food Protection

    • Journal of Food Protection, Volume 81, Issue 3, Page 377-385, March 2018.