An official website of the United States government.

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

National Agricultural Library
U.S. Department of Agriculture
  1. Home
  2. Human Nutrition and Food Safety
  3. Research Publications (Food Safety)

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.

Displaying 32151 - 32175 of 41943

  1. Evaluation of 405-nm monochromatic light for inactivation of Tulane virus on blueberry surfaces

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology

    • Abstract

      Aim

      The study aim was to evaluate the potential of 405-nm light as a virus intervention for blueberries.

  2. Metabarcoding analysis of eukaryotic microbiota in the gut of HIV-infected patients

    • PLOS ONE

    • Ibrahim Hamad, Rita Abou Abdallah, Isabelle Ravaux, Saadia Mokhtari, Hervé Tissot-Dupont, Caroline Michelle, Andreas Stein, Jean-Christophe Lagier, Didier Raoult, Fadi Bittar

  3. Cellulose-dependent expression and antibacterial characteristics of surfactin from Bacillus subtilis HH2 isolated from the giant panda

    • PLOS ONE

    • Ziyao Zhou, Furui Liu, Xinyue Zhang, Xiaoxiao Zhou, Zhijun Zhong, Huaiyi Su, Jin Li, Haozhou Li, Fan Feng, Jingchao Lan, Zhihe Zhang, Hualin Fu, Yanchun Hu, Suizhong Cao, Weigang Chen, Jiabo Deng, Jianqiu Yu, Wenping Zhang, Guangneng Peng

  4. Bioaccumulation of trace metals in banded Persian bamboo shark (Chiloscyllium arabicum) from the Persian Gulf: A food safety issue

    • Food and Chemical Toxicology

    • Publication date: Available online 31 January 2018
      Food and Chemical Toxicology

      Author(s): Milad Adel, Chiara Copat, Mohammad Reza Saeidi, Gea Oliveri Conti, Mehdi Babazadeh, Margherita Ferrante

  5. Influence of Bacillus subtilis ANSB060 on growth, digestive enzyme and aflatoxin residue in Yellow River carp fed diets contaminated with aflatoxin B1

    • Food and Chemical Toxicology

    • Publication date: Available online 31 January 2018
      Food and Chemical Toxicology

      Author(s): Yu Fan, Laiting Liu, Lihong Zhao, Xinping Wang, Dacai Wang, Churan Huang, Jianyun Zhang, Cheng Ji, Qiugang Ma

  6. Updated procedure for the safety evaluation of natural flavor complexes used as ingredients in food

    • Food and Chemical Toxicology

    • Publication date: Available online 31 January 2018
      Food and Chemical Toxicology

      Author(s): Samuel M. Cohen, Gerhard Eisenbrand, Shoji Fukushima, Nigel J. Gooderham, F. Peter Guengerich, Stephen S. Hecht, Ivonne M.C.M. Rietjens, Jeanne M. Davidsen, Christie Lucas Harman, Sean V. Taylor

  7. Quasimetagenomics-Based and Real-Time-Sequencing-Aided Detection and Subtyping of Salmonella enterica from Food Samples [Food Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Metagenomics analysis of food samples promises isolation-independent detection and subtyping of foodborne bacterial pathogens in a single workflow.

  8. Quantifying the Survival of Multiple Salmonella enterica Serovars In Vivo via Massively Parallel Whole-Genome Sequencing To Predict Zoonotic Risk [Methods]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Salmonella enterica is an animal and zoonotic pathogen of worldwide importance. Salmonella serovars that differ in their host and tissue tropisms exist. Cattle are an important reservoir of human nontyphoidal salmonellosis, and contaminated bovine peripheral lymph nodes enter the food chain via ground beef. The relative abilities of different serovars to survive within the bovine lymphatic system are poorly understood and constrain the development of control strategies.

  9. A Novel Nonantibiotic, lgt-Based Selection System for Stable Maintenance of Expression Vectors in Escherichia coli and Vibrio cholerae [Biotechnology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Antibiotic selection for the maintenance of expression plasmids is discouraged in the production of recombinant proteins for pharmaceutical or other human uses due to the risks of antibiotic residue contamination of the final products and the release of DNA encoding antibiotic resistance into the environment.

  10. Formation and Characterization of Early Bacterial Biofilms on Different Wood Typologies Applied in Dairy Production [Food Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • The main hypothesis of this work was that Sicilian forestry resources are suitable for the production of equipment to be used in cheese making and indigenous milk lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are able to develop stable biofilms providing starter and nonstarter cultures necessary for curd fermentation and cheese ripening, respectively. Hence, the present work was carried out with deproteinized whey to evaluate LAB biofilm formation on different woods derived from tree species grown in Sicily.

  11. Occurrence, Persistence, and Contamination Routes of Listeria monocytogenes Genotypes on Three Finnish Dairy Cattle Farms: a Longitudinal Study [Food Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • The molecular epidemiology of Listeria monocytogenes was investigated in a longitudinal study of three Finnish dairy farms during 2013 to 2016. A total of 186 bulk tank milk (BTM), 224 milk filter sock (MFS), and 1,702 barn environment samples were analyzed, and isolates of L. monocytogenes were genotyped using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. L. monocytogenes occurred throughout the year in all sample types, and the prevalence in MFS increased significantly during the indoor season. L.

  12. Production of 1-Dodecanol, 1-Tetradecanol, and 1,12-Dodecanediol through Whole-Cell Biotransformation in Escherichia coli [Biotechnology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Medium- and long-chain 1-alkanol and α,-alkanediols are used in personal care products, in industrial lubricants, and as precursors for polymers synthesized for medical applications. The industrial production of α,-alkanediols by alkane hydroxylation primarily occurs at high temperature and pressure using heavy metal catalysts. However, bioproduction has recently emerged as a more economical and environmentally friendly alternative.

  13. Production and Biotechnological Potential of Extracellular Polymeric Substances from Sponge-Associated Antarctic Bacteria [Biotechnology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Four sponge-associated Antarctic bacteria (i.e., Winogradskyella sp. strains CAL384 and CAL396, Colwellia sp. strain GW185, and Shewanella sp. strain CAL606) were selected for the highly mucous appearance of their colonies on agar plates. The production of extracellular polymeric substances (EPSs) was enhanced by a step-by-step approach, varying the carbon source, substrate and NaCl concentrations, temperature, and pH.

  14. Intramammary infections with different non-aureus staphylococci in dairy cows

    • Journal of Dairy Science

    • Publication date: February 2018
      , Volume 101, Issue 2

      Author(s): A.-K. Nyman, C. Fasth, K. Persson Waller

  15. Detection and characterization of the ferric uptake regulator (fur) gene in Plesiomonas shigelloides

    • Letters in Applied Microbiology

    • Abstract

  16. Evaluation of enumeration and MPN prediction methods for Staphylococcus aureus

    • Journal of Food Safety

    • Abstract

  17. Infection with enteric pathogens Salmonella typhimurium and Citrobacter rodentium modulate TGF-beta/Smad signaling pathways in the intestine

    • Gut Microbes

    • .

  18. Cellular Tight Junctions Prevent Effective Campylobacter jejuni Invasion and Inflammatory Barrier Disruption Promoting Bacterial Invasion from Lateral Membrane in Polarized Intestinal Epithelial Cells

    • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

    • Sho Hatayama, Takaaki Shimohata, Sachie Amano, Junko Kido, Anh Q. Nguyen, Yuri Sato, Yuna Kanda, Aya Tentaku, Shiho Fukushima, Mutsumi Nakahashi, Takashi Uebanso, Kazuaki Mawatari, Akira Takahashi

  19. Inorganic Polyphosphate Is Essential for Salmonella Typhimurium Virulence and Survival in Dictyostelium discoideum

    • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

    • Macarena A. Varas, Sebastián Riquelme-Barrios, Camila Valenzuela, Andrés E. Marcoleta, Camilo Berríos-Pastén, Carlos A. Santiviago, Francisco P. Chávez

  20. Molecular and Epidemiologic Analysis of Reemergent Salmonella enterica Serovar Napoli, Italy, 2011–2015

    • Emerging Infectious Diseases

    • Human infections with Salmonella enterica serovar Napoli are uncommon in Europe. However, these infections represented 5.9% of salmonellosis cases in Italy during 2014–2015. The source of infection is unknown. We analyzed surveillance data and compared strain genetic similarities and found that contaminated vegetables and surface water are probable sources of human infection.

  21. Antimicrobial activity of buckwheat starch films containing zinc oxide nanoparticles against Listeria monocytogenes on mushrooms

    • International Journal of Food Science & Technology

    • Summary

  22. Outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium associated with feeder rodents

    • Zoonoses and Public Health

    • Summary

  23. Effects of lactoperoxidase system-alginate coating on chemical, microbial, and sensory properties of chicken breast fillets during cold storage

    • Journal of Food Safety

    • Abstract

  24. Shared and organism-specific host responses to childhood diarrheal diseases revealed by whole blood transcript profiling

    • PLOS ONE

    • Hannah A. DeBerg, Mussaret B. Zaidi, Matthew C. Altman, Prasong Khaenam, Vivian H. Gersuk, Freddy D. Campos, Iza Perez-Martinez, Mario Meza-Segura, Damien Chaussabel, Jacques Banchereau, Teresa Estrada-Garcia, Peter S. Linsley

  25. Different Proteomic Processes Related to the Cultivar-DependentCadmium Accumulation of Amaranthus gangeticus

    • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

    • To deal with the Cd contaminant of agricultural soil, pollution-safe cultivar (PSC) is developed to minimize the Cd accumulation risk in crops. The present study aimed to investigate the different proteomic responses related to Cd accumulation in different tissues between two Amaranthus gangeticus cultivars, Pen and Nan. A significantly higher Cd accumulation in Pen than in Nan was unraveled, especially in shoot.