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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. Effect of storage conditions in the response of Listeria monocytogenes in a fresh purple vegetable smoothie compared with an acidified TSB medium

    • Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: June 2018
      , Volume 72

      Author(s): Gerardo A. González-Tejedor, Alberto Garre, A. Esnoz, F. Artés-Hernández, P.S. Fernández

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  2. Effect of yeast cell wall on the growth performance and gut health of broilers challenged with aflatoxin B 1 and necrotic enteritis

    • Poultry Science

    • AbstractThis study aimed to investigate the effect of yeast cell walls (YCW) on the growth performance, visceral lesions, intestinal integrity, enterotoxicity, and bacteria of broilers challenged with aflatoxin B1 (AF) and necrotic enteritis (NE) from 1 to 21 d of age. A total of 576 one-day-old broilers were assigned to a 2 × 2 × 2 design for diets containing AFB1 (0 or 40 μg/kg), NE (challenged or unchallenged), or YCW (0 or 500 mg/kg).

      • Clostridium perfringens
      • Aflatoxins
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Natural toxins

  3. Quality enhancement of smoked sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) fillets by adding resveratrol and coating with chitosan and alginate edible films

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: March 2018
      , Volume 85

      Author(s): Olaia Martínez, Jesús Salmerón, Leire Epelde, M.Soledad Vicente, Carmen de Vega

  4. Prevalence, characterization and antimicrobial susceptibility of Yersinia enterocolitica and other Yersinia species found in fruits and vegetables from the European Union

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: March 2018
      , Volume 85

      Author(s): Veronika Verbikova, Gabriela Borilova, Vladimir Babak, Monika Moravkova

      • Yersinia
      • Bacterial pathogens

  5. An integrated electrolysis – electrospray – ionization antimicrobial platform using Engineered Water Nanostructures (EWNS) for food safety applications

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: March 2018
      , Volume 85

      Author(s): Nachiket Vaze, Yi Jiang, Lucas Mena, Yipei Zhang, Dhimiter Bello, Stephen S. Leonard, Anna M. Morris, Mary Eleftheriadou, Georgios Pyrgiotakis, Philip Demokritou

  6. The incidence and impact of microbial spoilage in the production of fruit and vegetable juices as reported by juice manufacturers

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: March 2018
      , Volume 85

      Author(s): Abigail B. Snyder, Randy W. Worobo

  7. Evaluation of meteorological factors associated with pre-harvest contamination risk of generic Escherichia coli in a mixed produce and dairy farm

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: March 2018
      , Volume 85

      Author(s): Hao Pang, Rachel McEgan, Shirley A. Micallef, Abani K. Pradhan

      • Bacterial pathogens

  8. Dynamic changes in free-chlorine levels within a commercial post-harvest wash and prevention of cross-contamination between shredded lettuce batches

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: March 2018
      , Volume 85

      Author(s): Kayla Murray, Huda Aldossari, Fan Wu, Keith Warriner

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  9. Inhibition effects of low concentrations of epigallocatechin gallate on the biofilm formation and hemolytic activity of Listeria monocytogenes

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: March 2018
      , Volume 85

      Author(s): Wenfang Du, Min Zhou, Zhiguo Liu, Ying Chen, Rui Li

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  10. Discrimination of aflatoxin contamination level in nutmeg by fluorescence fingerprint measurement

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: March 2018
      , Volume 85

      Author(s): Ryoko Aiyama, Vipavee Trivittayasil, Mizuki Tsuta

      • Aflatoxins
      • Natural toxins

  11. Heat inactivation of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in a selection of low moisture foods

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: March 2018
      , Volume 85

      Author(s): Hossein Daryaei, Walter Peñaloza, Ian Hildebrandt, Kathiravan Krishnamurthy, Preethi Thiruvengadam, Jason Wan

      • Bacterial pathogens

  12. Dynamics of microflora on conveyor belts in a beef fabrication facility during sanitation

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: March 2018
      , Volume 85

      Author(s): Hui Wang, Annie He, Xianqin Yang

      • Bacterial pathogens

  13. High-resolution melt curve PCR assay for specific detection of E. coli O157:H7 in beef

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: April 2018
      , Volume 86

      Author(s): Yuejiao Liu, Prashant Singh, Azlin Mustapha

      • Shigella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  14. A new construct specific real-time PCR method for screening GMO ingredients with gat-tpinII cassette in foods, feeds and seeds

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: April 2018
      , Volume 86

      Author(s): Fu-Li Zhang, Bei Niu, Li-Juan Chang, Quan Yin, Ping Luo, Dong Wang, Shao-Rong Lei, Ling-An Guo, Jun Song, Wen-Juan Liu, Qiang Deng

  15. Multiple Roles for Two Efflux Pumps in the Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon-Degrading Pseudomonas putida Strain B6-2 (DSM 28064) [Biodegradation]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Microbial bioremediation is a promising approach for the removal of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) contaminants. Many degraders of PAHs possess efflux pump genes in their genomes; however, their specific roles in the degradation of PAHs have not been clearly elucidated. In this study, two efflux pumps, TtgABC and SrpABC, were systematically investigated to determine their functions in a PAH-degrading Pseudomonas putida strain B6-2 (DSM 28064).

      • Chemical contaminants

  16. Differential MS2 Interaction with Food Contact Surfaces Determined by Atomic Force Microscopy and Virus Recovery [Food Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Enteric viruses are recognized as major etiologies of U.S. foodborne infections. These viruses are easily transmitted via food contact surfaces. Understanding virus interactions with surfaces may facilitate the development of improved means for their removal, thus reducing transmission.

  17. Conjugation-Mediated Horizontal Gene Transfer of Clostridium perfringens Plasmids in the Chicken Gastrointestinal Tract Results in the Formation of New Virulent Strains [Genetics and Molecular Biology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Clostridium perfringens is a gastrointestinal pathogen capable of causing disease in a variety of hosts. Necrotic enteritis in chickens is caused by C. perfringens strains that produce the pore-forming toxin NetB, the major virulence factor for this disease. Like many other C. perfringens toxins and antibiotic resistance genes, NetB is encoded on a conjugative plasmid. Conjugative transfer of the netB-containing plasmid pJIR3535 has been demonstrated in vitro with a netB-null mutant.

      • Clostridium perfringens
      • Bacterial pathogens

  18. Potentiating Effect of Mandelate and Lactate on Chemically Induced Germination in Members of Bacillus cereus Sensu Lato [Environmental Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Endospores of the genus Bacillus can be triggered to germinate by a limited number of chemicals. Mandelate had powerful additive effects on the levels and rates of germination produced in non-heat-shocked spores of Bacillus anthracis strain Sterne, Bacillus cereus, and Bacillus thuringiensis when combined with l-alanine and inosine. Mandelate had no germinant effect on its own but was active with these germinants in a dose-dependent manner at concentrations higher than 0.5 mM.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Bacillus cereus

  19. A Mutator Phenotype Promoting the Emergence of Spontaneous Oxidative Stress-Resistant Mutants in Campylobacter jejuni [Food Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Campylobacter jejuni is a leading cause of foodborne illnesses worldwide. As a microaerophilic organism, C. jejuni must be able to defend against oxidative stress encountered both in the host and in the environment. How Campylobacter utilizes a mutation-based mechanism for adaptation to oxidative stress is still unknown. Here we present a previously undescribed phenotypic and genetic mechanism that promotes the emergence of oxidative stress-resistant mutants.

      • Campylobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens

  20. Genotypic and Phenotypic Characteristics Associated with Biofilm Formation by Human Clinical Escherichia coli Isolates of Different Pathotypes [Public and Environmental Health Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Bacterial biofilm formation is a widespread phenomenon and a complex process requiring a set of genes facilitating the initial adhesion, maturation, and production of the extracellular polymeric matrix and subsequent dispersal of bacteria. Most studies on Escherichia coli biofilm formation have investigated nonpathogenic E. coli K-12 strains. Due to the extensive focus on laboratory strains in most studies, there is poor information regarding biofilm formation by pathogenic E. coli isolates.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  21. Formation of Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm in the Presence of Sublethal Concentrations of Disinfectants Studied via a Transcriptomic Analysis Using Transcriptome Sequencing (RNA-seq) [Public and Environmental Health Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Staphylococcus aureus is a common biofilm-forming pathogen. Low doses of disinfectants have previously been reported to promote biofilm formation and to increase virulence. The aim of this study was to use transcriptome sequencing (RNA-seq) analysis to investigate global transcriptional changes in S.

      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens

  22. Wide but Variable Distribution of a Hypervirulent Campylobacter jejuni Clone in Beef and Dairy Cattle in the United States [Environmental Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Campylobacter jejuni clone SA is the major cause of sheep abortion and contributes significantly to foodborne illnesses in the United States. Clone SA is hypervirulent because of its distinct ability to produce systemic infection and its predominant role in clinical sheep abortion. Despite the importance of clone SA, little is known about its distribution and epidemiological features in cattle. Here we describe a prospective study on C.

      • Campylobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens

  23. Control of Bacillus cereus spore germination and outgrowth in cooked rice during chilling by nonorganic and organic apple, orange, and potato peel powders

    • Journal of Food Processing and Preservation

      • Bacillus cereus

  24. Characterization of cross-linked whey protein isolate-based films containing Satureja Khuzistanica Jamzad essential oil

    • Journal of Food Processing and Preservation

      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens

  25. Recombinant Lactobacillus plantarum expressing HA2 antigen elicits protective immunity against H9N2 avian influenza virus in chickens

    • Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

    • Abstract

      • Viruses