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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. Efficacy Evaluation of Control Measures on the Reduction of Staphylococcus aureus in Salad and Bacillus cereus in Fried Rice Served at Restaurants

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

    • Online Ahead of Print.

      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Bacillus cereus

  2. Modified mRNA-Based Vaccines Elicit Robust Immune Responses and Protect Guinea Pigs From Ebola Virus Disease

    • The Journal of Infectious Diseases

    • AbstractMost current Ebola virus (EBOV) vaccine candidates are based on viral vectors, some of which cause side effects or require complex manufacturing. Modified mRNA vaccines are easily produced, safe, and are highly immunogenic. We developed 2 mRNA vaccines based on the EBOV envelope glycoprotein, which differed by the nature of signal peptide for improved glycoprotein post-translational translocation.

  3. Functional implications of hexameric assembly of RraA proteins from Vibrio vulnificus

    • PLOS ONE

    • Saemee Song, Seokho Hong, Jinyang Jang, Ji-Hyun Yeom, Nohra Park, Jaejin Lee, Yeri Lim, Jun-Yeong Jeon, Hyung-Kyoon Choi, Minho Lee, Nam-Chul Ha, Kangseok Lee

      • Vibrio
      • Bacterial pathogens

  4. Whole genome microarray analysis of neural progenitor C17.2 cells during differentiation and validation of 30 neural mRNA biomarkers for estimation of developmental neurotoxicity

    • PLOS ONE

    • Kristina Attoff, Anda Gliga, Jessica Lundqvist, Ulf Norinder, Anna Forsby

      • Chemical contaminants

  5. Spectrum of antibody profiles in tuberculous elephants, cervids, and cattle

    • Veterinary Microbiology

    • Publication date: Available online 20 December 2017


      Author(s): Konstantin P. Lyashchenko, Christian Gortázar, Michele A. Miller, W.Ray Waters

      • Bacterial pathogens

  6. Distribution of anisakid nematodes parasitizing rajiform skates under commercial exploitation in the Southwestern Atlantic

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: Available online 19 December 2017


      Author(s): Irigoitia Manuel Marcial, Braicovich Paola Elizabeth, Lanfranchi Ana Laura, Farber Marisa Diana, Timi Juan Tomás

  7. Substrate cleavage and duration of action of botulinum neurotoxin type FA (“H, HA”)

    • Toxicon

    • Publication date: Available online 19 December 2017
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      Author(s): Sabine Pellett, William H. Tepp, Guangyun Lin, Eric A. Johnson

      • Clostridium botulinum
      • Bacterial pathogens

  8. Development of a Checklist for Assessing Good Hygiene Practices of Fresh-Cut Fruits and Vegetables Using Focus Group Interviews

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

    • Online Ahead of Print.

  9. The Effects of the Endophytic Bacterium Pseudomonas fluorescens Sasm05 and IAA on the Plant Growth and Cadmium Uptake of Sedum alfredii Hance

    • Frontiers in Microbiology

    • Bao Chen, Sha Luo, Yingjie Wu, Jiayuan Ye, Qiong Wang, Xiaomeng Xu, Fengshan Pan, Kiran Y. Khan, Ying Feng, Xiaoe Yang

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  10. Genetic Diversity, Antimicrobial Susceptibility, and Biofilm Formation of Cronobacter spp. Recovered from Spices and Cereals

    • Frontiers in Microbiology

    • Yuanhong Li, Huan Yu, Hua Jiang, Yang Jiao, Yaodong Zhang, Jihong Shao

      • Cronobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens

  11. Prevalence, Antibiotic Susceptibility and Diversity of Vibrio parahaemolyticus Isolates in Seafood from South China

    • Frontiers in Microbiology

    • Ying Yang, Jiafang Xie, Hua Li, Shuwen Tan, Yanfeng Chen, Hui Yu

      • Vibrio
      • Bacterial pathogens

  12. Toxins, Vol. 9, Pages 408: Microbial Inhibition of Fusarium Pathogens and Biological Modification of Trichothecenes in Cereal Grains

    • Toxins

    • Toxins, Vol. 9, Pages 408: Microbial Inhibition of Fusarium Pathogens and Biological Modification of Trichothecenes in Cereal Grains

      Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins9120408

      Authors:
      Urszula Wachowska
      Danuta Packa
      Marian Wiwart

  13. Toxins, Vol. 9, Pages 407: Food-Borne Outbreak Investigation and Molecular Typing: High Diversity of Staphylococcus aureus Strains and Importance of Toxin Detection

    • Toxins

    • Toxins, Vol. 9, Pages 407: Food-Borne Outbreak Investigation and Molecular Typing: High Diversity of Staphylococcus aureus Strains and Importance of Toxin Detection

      Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins9120407

      Authors:
      Sarah Denayer
      Laurence Delbrassinne
      Yacine Nia
      Nadine Botteldoorn

      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens

  14. Antibiotic Resistance Profiling, Analysis of Virulence Aspects and Molecular Genotyping of Staphylococcus aureus Isolated in Sicily, Italy

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

    • Online Ahead of Print.

      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens

  15. Effects of fumonisin B1 and mycotoxin binders on growth performance, tibia characteristics, gut physiology, and stress indicators in broiler chickens raised in different stocking densities

    • Poultry Science

    • AbstractThe present study was carried out to investigate the effects of stocking density, fumonisin B1 (FB), and mycotoxin binder (TB) on growth performance, bone quality, physiological stress indicators, and gut health in broiler chickens.

  16. Application of Paracoccus marcusii as a potential feed additive for laying hens

    • Poultry Science

    • AbstractCarotenoids have been used for many years as an added pigment to enhance egg yolk color. One such carotenoid, astaxanthin, has a strong antioxidant activity and is produced by several microorganisms, including the bacterium Paracoccus marcusii, which has shown promise to be used as a feed additive. Therefore, this study investigated the use of P.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  17. Metabolomic analysis of white and yellow seminal plasma in turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo)1

    • Poultry Science

    • AbstractNumerous studies have indicated that yellow semen syndrome (YSS) of turkey is associated with the production of low semen quality, resulting in reduced fertility and hatchability. It is unknown at present if the etiology of YSS also could be linked to low-molecular weight metabolites. The aim of this study was to examine the metabolome of white and yellow seminal plasma of turkeys.

      • Antibiotic residues
      • Chemical contaminants

  18. Suppression of Aflatoxin Production in Aspergillus Species by Selected Peanut (Arachis hypogaea) Stilbenoids

    • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

    • Aspergillus flavus is a soil fungus that commonly invades peanut seeds and often produces carcinogenic aflatoxins. Under favorable conditions, the fungus-challenged peanut plant produces and accumulates resveratrol and its prenylated derivatives in response to such an invasion. These prenylated stilbenoids are considered peanut antifungal phytoalexins. However, the mechanism of peanut–fungus interaction has not been sufficiently studied.

      • Aflatoxins
      • Natural toxins

  19. Dynamics of biofilm formation by Listeria monocytogenes on stainless steel under mono-species and mixed-culture simulated fish processing conditions and chemical disinfection challenges

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: Available online 19 December 2017


      Author(s): Eleni Papaioannou, Efstathios D. Giaouris, Panagiotis Berillis, Ioannis S. Boziaris

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  20. The impact of dairy cows' bedding material and its microbial content on the quality and safety of milk – A cross sectional study of UK farms

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: Available online 19 December 2017


      Author(s): Andrew J. Bradley, Katharine A. Leach, Martin J. Green, Jenny Gibbons, Ian C. Ohnstad, David H. Black, Barbara Payne, Victoria E. Prout, James E. Breen

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Yersinia
      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Bacillus cereus

  21. Inner Workings: Companies seek food safety using a microbiome approach [Applied Biological Sciences]

    • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    • In a pet food factory in Reno, NV, researchers from IBM Research and Mars, Inc. are conducting an experiment that may someday revolutionize food safety. For more than two years, they’ve taken regular samples of poultry meal—a protein-rich mash of chicken parts—as it enters the factory on its way to...

  22. Multiplexed Detection of FoodbornePathogens fromContaminated Lettuces Using a Handheld Multistep Lateral Flow AssayDevice

    • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

    • This paper presents a handheld device that is capable of simplifying multistep assays to perform sensitive detection of foodborne pathogens. The device is capable of multiplexed detection of Escherichia coli (E. coli) O157:H7, Salmonella Typhimurium (S. Typhimurium), Staphylococcus aureus, and Bacillus cereus.

  23. The Homolog of the Gene bstA of the BTP1 Phage from Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium ST313 Is an Antivirulence Gene in Salmonella enterica Serovar Dublin [Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions]

    • Infection and Immunity

    • In a previous study, a novel virulence gene, bstA, identified in a Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium sequence type 313 (ST313) strain was found to be conserved in all published Salmonella enterica serovar Dublin genomes. In order to analyze the role of this gene in the host-pathogen interaction in S. Dublin, a mutant where this gene was deleted (S. Dublin bstA) and a mutant which was further genetically complemented with bstA (S.

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  24. Native or Proteolytically Activated NanI Sialidase Enhances the Binding and Cytotoxic Activity of Clostridium perfringens Enterotoxin and Beta Toxin [Molecular Pathogenesis]

    • Infection and Immunity

    • Many Clostridium perfringens strains produce NanI as their major sialidase. Previous studies showed that NanI could potentiate C. perfringens epsilon toxin cytotoxicity by enhancing the binding of this toxin to host cells. The present study first determined that NanI exerts similar cytotoxicity-enhancing effects on C. perfringens enterotoxin and beta toxin, which are also important toxins for C.

      • Clostridium perfringens
      • Bacterial pathogens

  25. Brucella abortus Promotes a Fibrotic Phenotype in Hepatic Stellate Cells, with Concomitant Activation of the Autophagy Pathway [Bacterial Infections]

    • Infection and Immunity

    • The liver is frequently affected in patients with active brucellosis. The present study demonstrates that Brucella abortus infection induces the activation of the autophagic pathway in hepatic stellate cells to create a microenvironment that promotes a profibrogenic phenotype through the induction of transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1), collagen deposition, and inhibition of matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) secretion.

      • Bacterial pathogens