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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. Comparative study of qualitative and quantitative methods to determine toxicity level of Aspergillus flavus isolates in maize

    • PLOS ONE

    • Meena Shekhar, Nirupma Singh, Ram Dutta, Shrvan Kumar, Vinay Mahajan

      • Aflatoxins
      • Natural toxins

  2. Metabolic Profile of Zearalenone in Liver Microsomes from DifferentSpecies and Its in Vivo Metabolism in Rats and Chickens Using UltraHigh-Pressure Liquid Chromatography-Quadrupole/Time-of-Flight MassSpectrometry

    • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

    • To explore differences of zearalenone (ZEN) metabolism between various species, phase I and II metabolism by liver microsomes of animals and human were investigated using ultra high-pressure liquid chromatography-quadrupole/time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UHPLC-Q/TOF MS). A total of 24 metabolites were identified, among which 12 were reported for the first time.

  3. Metabolic Profile of Zearalenone in Liver Microsomes from Different Species and Its in Vivo Metabolism in Rats and Chickens Using Ultra High-Pressure Liquid Chromatography-Quadrupole/Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry

    • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

    • TOC Graphic

      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  4. Molecular and phylogenetic analyses of Salmonella Gallinarum trace the origin and diversification of recent outbreaks of fowl typhoid in poultry farms

    • Veterinary Microbiology

    • Publication date: December 2017
      , Volume 212

      Author(s): Silvia De Carli, Tiago Gräf, Diéssy Kipper, Fernanda Kieling Moreira Lehmann, Nathalie Zanetti, Franciele Maboni Siqueira, Samuel Cibulski, André Salvador Kazantzi Fonseca, Nilo Ikuta, Vagner Ricardo Lunge

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  5. Putative virulence factors and clonal relationship of O174 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolated from human, food and animal sources

    • Veterinary Microbiology

    • Publication date: Available online 9 December 2017


      Author(s): Cecilia Cundon, Claudia Carolina Carbonari, Gisela Zolezzi, Marta Rivas, Adriana Bentancor

      • Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli
      • Bacterial pathogens

  6. Prevalence and mechanisms of extended-spectrum cephalosporin resistance in clinical and fecal Enterobacteriaceae isolates from dogs in Ontario, Canada

    • Veterinary Microbiology

    • Publication date: January 2018
      , Volume 213

      Author(s): Pauline L.C. Zhang, Xiao Shen, Gabhan Chalmers, Richard J. Reid-Smith, Durda Slavic, Hani Dick, Patrick Boerlin

      • Bacterial pathogens

  7. Monitoring of antimicrobial susceptibility of udder pathogens recovered from cases of clinical mastitis in dairy cows across Europe: VetPath results

    • Veterinary Microbiology

    • Publication date: January 2018
      , Volume 213

      Author(s): Anno de Jong, Farid El Garch, Shabbir Simjee, Hilde Moyaert, Markus Rose, Myriam Youala, Ed Siegwart

      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens

  8. Clonal diversity and geographic distribution of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius from Australian animals: Discovery of novel sequence types

    • Veterinary Microbiology

    • Publication date: January 2018
      , Volume 213

      Author(s): Kate A. Worthing, Sam Abraham, Geoffrey W. Coombs, Stanley Pang, Sugiyono Saputra, David Jordan, Darren J. Trott, Jacqueline M. Norris

      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens

  9. mcr-1-like detection in commensal Escherichia coli and Salmonella spp. from food-producing animals at slaughter in Europe

    • Veterinary Microbiology

    • Publication date: January 2018
      , Volume 213

      Author(s): Farid El Garch, Anno de Jong, Xavier Bertrand, Didier Hocquet, Marlène Sauget

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  10. Increase of zinc resistance in German human derived livestock-associated MRSA between 2000 and 2014

    • Veterinary Microbiology

    • Publication date: February 2018
      , Volume 214

      Author(s): Sarah van Alen, Ursula Kaspar, Evgeny A. Idelevich, Robin Köck, Karsten Becker

      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens

  11. Comparison of two indirect ELISA coating antigens for the detection of dairy cow antibodies against Pasteurella multocida

    • Journal of Microbiological Methods

    • Publication date: Available online 12 December 2017


      Author(s): Pallop Tankaew, Wanwisa Srisawat, Tawatchai Singhla, Khajornsak Tragoolpua, Yasushi Kataoka, Takuo Sawada, Nattawooti Sthitmatee

      • Bacterial pathogens

  12. Evaluation of the multiplex PCR Allplex-GI assay in the detection of bacterial pathogens in diarrheic stool samples

    • Journal of Microbiological Methods

    • Publication date: January 2018
      , Volume 144

      Author(s): Ariadna Martín, Ana Pérez-Ayala, Fernando Chaves, David Lora, M. Ángeles Orellana

      • Shigella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  13. MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry-based identification of Listeria species in surveillance: A prospective study

    • Journal of Microbiological Methods

    • Publication date: January 2018
      , Volume 144

      Author(s): Pierre Thouvenot, Guillaume Vales, Hélène Bracq-Dieye, Nathalie Tessaud-Rita, Mylène M. Maury, Alexandra Moura, Marc Lecuit, Alexandre Leclercq

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  14. Corrected and Republished from: Identification of Peptidoglycan Hydrolase Constructs with Synergistic Staphylolytic Activity in Cow's Milk [Enzymology and Protein Engineering]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Peptidoglycan hydrolases (PGHs) have been suggested as novel therapeutics for the treatment of bovine mastitis. However, activity in the presence of cow's milk is an important requirement for drugs administered into the bovine udder. We have used a microtiter plate-based protocol to screen a library of >170 recombinant PGHs, including engineered bacteriophage endolysins, for enzymes with activity against Staphylococcus aureus in milk.

      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens

  15. Prevalence and Antimicrobial Resistance of Enterococci Isolated from Retail Meats in the United States, 2002 to 2014 [Food Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Bacteria of the genus Enterococcus are important human pathogens that are frequently resistant to a number of clinically important antibiotics. They are also used as markers of animal fecal contamination of human foods and are employed as sentinel organisms for tracking trends in resistance to antimicrobials with Gram-positive activity.

  16. Fate of Salmonella enterica and Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli Cells Artificially Internalized into Vegetable Seeds during Germination [Food Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Vegetable seeds contaminated with bacterial pathogens have been linked to fresh-produce-associated outbreaks of gastrointestinal infections. This study was undertaken to observe the physiological behavior of Salmonella enterica and enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) cells artificially internalized into vegetable seeds during the germination process.

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  17. F-Specific RNA Bacteriophages, Especially Members of Subgroup II, Should Be Reconsidered as Good Indicators of Viral Pollution of Oysters [Environmental Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Norovirus (NoV) is the leading cause of gastroenteritis outbreaks linked to oyster consumption. In this study, we investigated the potential of F-specific RNA bacteriophages (FRNAPH) as indicators of viral contamination in oysters by focusing especially on FRNAPH subgroup II (FRNAPH-II). These viral indicators have been neglected because their behavior is sometimes different from that of NoV in shellfish, especially during the depuration processes usually performed before marketing.

      • Norovirus
      • Viruses

  18. Conditional Function of Autoaggregative Protein Cah and Common cah Mutations in Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli [Public and Environmental Health Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Cah is a calcium-binding autotransporter protein involved in autoaggregation and biofilm formation. Although cah is widespread in Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC), we detected mutations in cah at a frequency of 31.3% in this pathogen. In STEC O157:H7 supershedder strain SS17, a large deletion results in a smaller coding sequence, encoding a protein lacking the C-terminal 71 amino acids compared with Cah in STEC O157:H7 strain EDL933.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  19. Interactions of the Hindgut Mucosa-Associated Microbiome with Its Host Regulate Shedding of Escherichia coli O157:H7 by Cattle [Environmental Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Cattle are the primary carrier of Escherichia coli O157:H7, a foodborne human pathogen, and those shedding >104 CFU/gram of feces of E. coli O157:H7 are defined as supershedders (SS). This study investigated the rectoanal junction (RAJ) mucosa-associated microbiota and its relationship with host gene expression in SS and in cattle from which E. coli O157:H7 was not detected (nonshedders [NS]), aiming to elucidate the mechanisms involved in supershedding.

      • Escherichia coli O157:H7
      • Bacterial pathogens

  20. Microbial contamination and good manufacturing practices in school kitchen

    • Journal of Food Safety

    • Abstract

      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens

  21. Selection and identification of protective culture for controlling Staphylococcus aureus in fresh Domiati like cheese

    • Journal of Food Safety

    • Abstract

      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens

  22. Occurrence and simultaneous determination of nivalenol and deoxynivalenol in rice and bran by HPLC-UV detection and immunoaffinity cleanup

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: May 2018
      , Volume 87

      Author(s): Hyun Ee Ok, Sang Yoo Lee, Hyang Sook Chun

  23. Survival of foodborne pathogens on commercially packed table grapes under simulated refrigerated transit conditions

    • Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: June 2018
      , Volume 72

      Author(s): Michelle Qiu Carter, Doris Feng, Mary H. Chapman, Franka Gabler

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  24. Influence of ethanol adaptation on Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis survival in acidic environments and expression of acid tolerance-related genes

    • Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: June 2018
      , Volume 72

      Author(s): Shoukui He, Yan Cui, Xiaojie Qin, Fen Zhang, Chunlei Shi, George C. Paoli, Xianming Shi

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  25. Survey on the effects of electron beam irradiation on chemical quality and sensory properties on quail meat

    • Food and Chemical Toxicology

    • Publication date: Available online 14 December 2017
      Food and Chemical Toxicology

      Author(s): Zahra Derakhshan, Gea Oliveri Conti, Ali Heydari, Motahreh Sadat Hosseini, Fateme Akrami Mohajeri, Hamidreza Gheisari, Samane Kargar, Elham Karimi, Margherita Ferrantee