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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. Rapid, High-Throughput Identification of Anthrax-Causing and Emetic Bacillus cereus Group Genome Assemblies via BTyper, a Computational Tool for Virulence-Based Classification of Bacillus cereus Group Isolates by Using Nucleotide Sequencing Data [Methods]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • The Bacillus cereus group comprises nine species, several of which are pathogenic. Differentiating between isolates that may cause disease and those that do not is a matter of public health and economic importance, but it can be particularly challenging due to the high genomic similarity within the group.

      • Bacillus cereus

  2. Staphylococcus aureus Strain Newman Photoinactivation and Cellular Response to Sunlight Exposure [Public and Environmental Health Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Sunlight influences microbial water quality of surface waters. Previous studies have investigated photoinactivation mechanisms and cellular photostress responses of fecal indicator bacteria (FIB), including Escherichia coli and enterococci, but further work is needed to characterize photostress responses of bacterial pathogens. Here we investigate the photoinactivation of Staphylococcus aureus (strain Newman), a pigmented, waterborne pathogen of emerging concern.

      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens

  3. Cleaning and Disinfection of Biofilms Composed of Listeria monocytogenes and Background Microbiota from Meat Processing Surfaces [Food Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Surfaces of food processing premises are exposed to regular cleaning and disinfection (C&D) regimes, using biocides that are highly effective against bacteria growing as planktonic cells. However, bacteria growing in surface-associated communities (biofilms) are typically more tolerant toward C&D than their individual free-cell counterparts, and survival of pathogens such as Listeria monocytogenes may be affected by interspecies interactions within biofilms.

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  4. Bacteriocins of Non-aureus Staphylococci Isolated from Bovine Milk [Evolutionary and Genomic Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Non-aureus staphylococci (NAS), the bacteria most commonly isolated from the bovine udder, potentially protect the udder against infection by major mastitis pathogens due to bacteriocin production. In this study, we determined the inhibitory capability of 441 bovine NAS isolates (comprising 26 species) against bovine Staphylococcus aureus. Furthermore, inhibiting isolates were tested against a human methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) isolate using a cross-streaking method.

      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens

  5. Thymol Ameliorates Cadmium-Induced Phytotoxicity inthe Root of Rice (Oryza sativa) Seedling by DecreasingEndogenous Nitric Oxide Generation

    • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

    • Thymol has been developed as medicine and food preservative due to its immune-regulatory effect and antimicrobial activity, respectively. However, little is currently known about the role of thymol in the modulation of plant physiology. In the present study, we applied biochemical and histochemical approaches to investigate thymol-induced tolerance in rice (Oryza sativa) seedlings against Cd (cadmium) stress. Thymol at 20 μM recovered root growth completely upon CdCl2 exposure.

  6. Thymol Ameliorates Cadmium-Induced Phytotoxicity in the Root of Rice (Oryza sativa) Seedling by Decreasing Endogenous Nitric Oxide Generation

    • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

    • TOC Graphic

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  7. Plasmonic ELISA Based on Nanospherical Brush-InducedSignal Amplification for the Ultrasensitive Naked-Eye SimultaneousDetection of the Typical Tetrabromobisphenol A Derivative and Byproduct

    • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

    • On the basis of H2O2-mediated growth of gold nanoparticle (AuNPs), a novel plasmonic enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (pELISA) was developed with a polyclonal antibody for the ultrasensitive simultaneous naked-eye detection of tetrabromobisphenol A bis(2-hydroxyetyl) ether (TBBPA DHEE) and tetrabromobisphenol A mono(hydroxyethyl) ether (TBBPA MHEE), one of the major derivatives and byproducts of tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA), respectively.

  8. Plasmonic ELISA Based on Nanospherical Brush-Induced Signal Amplification for the Ultrasensitive Naked-Eye Simultaneous Detection of the Typical Tetrabromobisphenol A Derivative and Byproduct

    • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

    • TOC Graphic

      • Chemical contaminants

  9. Application of Chitosan Microparticles for Mitigation of Salmonella in Agricultural Water

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology

    • Abstract

      Aim

      The activity of chitosan microparticles (CM) was examined using a matrix of conditions in order to assess the efficacy of CM as a mitigation against various strains of Salmonella enterica in agricultural water.

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  10. Novel consortium of Klebsiella variicola and Lactobacillus species enhances the functional potential of fermented dairy products by increasing the availability of branched-chain amino acids and the amount of distinctive volatiles

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology

    • Abstract

      Aims

      Identify novel bacterial taxa that could increase the availability of branched-chain amino acids and the amount of distinctive volatiles during skim milk fermentation.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  11. Molecular bases for multidrug resistance in Yersinia pseudotuberculosis

    • International Journal of Medical Microbiology

    • Publication date: Available online 16 August 2017


      Author(s): Nicolas Cabanel, Marc Galimand, Christiane Bouchier, Margarita Chesnokova, Valery Klimov, Elisabeth Carniel

      • Yersinia
      • Bacterial pathogens

  12. Editorial: Management of Fusarium Species and their Mycotoxins in Cereal Food and Feed

    • Frontiers in Microbiology

    • Thomas Miedaner, Daniela Gwiazdowska, Agnieszka Waśkiewicz

  13. Detection and identification of five common internal grain insect pests by multiplex PCR

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: February 2018
      , Volume 84

      Author(s): Mireia Solà, Jordi Riudavets, Nuria Agustí

  14. Toxins, Vol. 9, Pages 250: The Preparation and Identification of a Monoclonal Antibody against Domoic Acid and Establishment of Detection by Indirect Competitive ELISA

    • Toxins

    • Toxins, Vol. 9, Pages 250: The Preparation and Identification of a Monoclonal Antibody against Domoic Acid and Establishment of Detection by Indirect Competitive ELISA

      Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins9080250

      Authors:
      Abdullah Saeed
      Sumei Ling
      Jun Yuan
      Shihua Wang

      • Shellfish toxins

  15. Vibrio vulnificus VvhA induces Th1 and Tfh cells to proliferate against Vibrio vulnificus in a mouse model of infection

    • Future Microbiology

    • Ahead of Print.

      • Vibrio
      • Bacterial pathogens

  16. Incidence of Campylobacter concisus and C. ureolyticus in traveler’s diarrhea cases and asymptomatic controls in Nepal and Thailand

    • Gut Pathogens

    • Campylobacter concisus and C. ureolyticus have emerged in recent years as being associated with acute and prolonged gastroenteritis and implicated in the development of inflammatory bo...

      • Campylobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens

  17. Effect of CO2-induced seawater acidification on growth, photosynthesis and inorganic carbon acquisition of the harmful bloom-forming marine microalga, Karenia mikimotoi

    • PLOS ONE

    • Shunxin Hu, Bin Zhou, You Wang, Ying Wang, Xinxin Zhang, Yan Zhao, Xinyu Zhao, Xuexi Tang

      • Shellfish toxins

  18. Synergistic antibacterial and antibiofilm efficacy of Nisin in combination with p-Coumaric acid against foodborne bacteria Bacillus cereus and Salmonella typhimurium

    • Letters in Applied Microbiology

    • Abstract

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Bacillus cereus

  19. A Quantitative Assessment of the Risk of Human Salmonellosis Arising from the Consumption of Pecans in the United States

    • Journal of Food Protection

    • Journal of Food Protection, Volume 80, Issue 9, Page 1574-1591, September 2017.

  20. Characterization of Histopathological and Ultrastructural Changes in Channel Catfish Experimentally Infected with Virulent Aeromonas hydrophila

    • Frontiers in Microbiology

    • Hossam Abdelhamed, Iman Ibrahim, Wes Baumgartner, Mark L. Lawrence, Attila Karsi

      • Bacterial pathogens

  21. The antibacterial activity and modes of LI-F type antimicrobial peptides against Bacillus cereus in vitro

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology

    • Abstract

      Aims

      • Bacillus cereus

  22. Neurotoxin synthesis is positively regulated by the sporulation transcription factor Spo0A in Clostridium botulinum type E

    • Environmental Microbiology

    • Summary

      • Clostridium botulinum
      • Bacterial pathogens

  23. Persistence of Indigenous Escherichia coli in Raw Bovine Manure-Amended Soil

    • Journal of Food Protection

    • Journal of Food Protection, Volume 80, Issue 9, Page 1562-1573, September 2017.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  24. Effects of High Temperatures on the Mortality of Stegobium paniceum (L.) (Coleoptera: Anobiidae)

    • Journal of Food Protection

    • Journal of Food Protection, Volume 80, Issue 9, Page 1557-1561, September 2017.

  25. Rapid Flow Cytometry Detection of a Single Viable Escherichia coli O157:H7 Cell in Raw Spinach Using a Simplified Sample Preparation Technique

    • Frontiers in Microbiology

    • Anna J. Williams, Willie M. Cooper, Shawn Ramsaroop, Pierre Alusta, Dan A. Buzatu, Jon G. Wilkes

      • Escherichia coli O157:H7
      • Bacterial pathogens