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 33926 - 33950 of 41922

  1. Association analysis for young stock survival index with imputed whole-genome sequence variants in Nordic Holstein cattle

    • Journal of Dairy Science

    • Publication date: August 2017
      , Volume 100, Issue 8

      Author(s): Xiaoping Wu, Bernt Guldbrandtsen, Ulrik Sander Nielsen, Mogens Sandø Lund, Goutam Sahana

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  2. High prevalence of ESBLs in retail chicken meat despite reduced use of antimicrobials in chicken production, France

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: 18 September 2017
      , Volume 257

      Author(s): Tiago Casella, Mara Correa Lelles Nogueira, Estelle Saras, Marisa Haenni, Jean-Yves Madec

      • Bacterial pathogens

  3. Zinc Resistance within Swine-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolates in the United States Is Associated with Multilocus Sequence Type Lineage [Public and Environmental Health Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Zinc resistance in livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (LA-MRSA) sequence type 398 (ST398) is primarily mediated by the czrC gene colocated with the mecA gene, encoding methicillin resistance, within the type V staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) element.

      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens

  4. Biofilm Formation Potential of Heat-Resistant Escherichia coli Dairy Isolates and the Complete Genome of Multidrug-Resistant, Heat-Resistant Strain FAM21845 [Food Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • We tested the biofilm formation potential of 30 heat-resistant and 6 heat-sensitive Escherichia coli dairy isolates. Production of curli and cellulose, static biofilm formation on polystyrene (PS) and stainless steel surfaces, biofilm formation under dynamic conditions (Bioflux), and initial adhesion rates (IAR) were evaluated. Biofilm formation varied greatly between strains, media, and assays.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  5. Optimization and evaluation of the qPCR-based pooling strategy DEP-pooling in dairy production for the detection of Listeria monocytogenes

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: December 2017
      , Volume 82

      Author(s): Patrick Mester, Anna Kristina Witte, Christian Robben, Eva Streit, Susanne Fister, Dagmar Schoder, Peter Rossmanith

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  6. Microbial diversity of traditional kefir grains and their role on kefir aroma

    • LWT

    • Publication date: November 2017
      Source:LWT - Food Science and Technology, Volume 85, Part A

      Author(s): Enes Dertli, Ahmet Hilmi Çon

      • Bacterial pathogens

  7. Growth Inhibitory Effects of Adhatoda vasica and Its Potential at Reducing Listeria monocytogenes in Chicken Meat

    • Frontiers in Microbiology

    • Shruti Shukla, Laxmi Ahirwal, Vivek K. Bajpai, Yun S. Huh, Young-Kyu Han

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  8. Detection and CRISPR subtyping of Salmonella spp. isolated from whole raw chickens in Yangzhou from China

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: December 2017
      , Volume 82

      Author(s): Qiuchun Li, Kequan Yin, Xiaolei Xie, Fei Zhao, Jie Xia, Yun Chen, Yachen Hu, Lijuan Xu, Xiang Chen, Xinan Jiao

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  9. Effect of amylose/amylopectin ratio of esterified starch-based films on inhibition of plasticizer migration during microwave heating

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: December 2017
      , Volume 82

      Author(s): Yiping Zhong, Siyuan Liu, Chen Huang, Xiaoxi Li, Ling Chen, Lin Li, Jie Zhu

  10. Exposure to volatiles of essential oils alone or under hypobaric treatment to control postharvest gray mold of table grapes

    • Postharvest Biology and Technology

    • Publication date: November 2017
      , Volume 133

      Author(s): Andrea Servili, Erica Feliziani, Gianfranco Romanazzi

      • Pesticide residues
      • Chemical contaminants

  11. Acute Ochratoxin A exposure induces inflammation and apoptosis in human embryonic kidney (HEK293) cells

    • Toxicon

    • Publication date: Available online 14 July 2017
      Source:

      Author(s): Shanel Raghubeer, Savania Nagiah, Anil A. Chuturgoon

      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  12. Adsorption mechanism of tenuazonic acid using inactivated lactic acid bacteria

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: December 2017
      , Volume 82

      Author(s): Na Ge, Jingjing Xu, Bangzhu Peng, Siyi Pan

  13. A simple method of the detection of pork spoilage caused by Rahnella aquatilis

    • LWT

    • Publication date: October 2017
      Source:LWT - Food Science and Technology, Volume 84

      Author(s): Jolanta Godziszewska, Dominika Guzek, Ewelina Pogorzelska, Marta Brodowska, Elżbieta Górska-Horczyczak, Anna Sakowska, Iwona Wojtasik-Kalinowska, Magdalena Gantner, Agnieszka Wierzbicka

      • Bacterial pathogens

  14. Toxins, Vol. 9, Pages 223: The Occurrence of Zearalenone in South Korean Feedstuffs between 2009 and 2016

    • Toxins

    • Mycotoxins produced by Fusarium plant pathogen species have harmful effects on humans and livestock by natural contamination in food and feed. Zearalenone, one of the well-known Fusarium mycotoxins, causes hyperestrogenism and toxicosis resulting in reproductive dysfunction in animals.

      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  15. Toxins, Vol. 9, Pages 225: Characterization of Enterotoxigenic Bacillus cereus sensu lato and Staphylococcus aureus Isolates and Associated Enterotoxin Production Dynamics in Milk or Meat-Based Broth

    • Toxins

    • Bacillus cereus sensu lato species, as well as Staphylococcus aureus, are important pathogenic bacteria which can cause foodborne illness through the production of enterotoxins. This study characterised enterotoxin genes of these species and examined growth and enterotoxin production dynamics of isolates when grown in milk or meat-based broth. All B. cereus s. l. isolates harboured nheA, hblA and entFM toxin genes, with lower prevalence of bceT and hlyII.

      • Bacillus cereus
      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens

  16. Transfer of zearalenone to the reproductive system of female rainbow trout spawners: A potential risk for aquaculture and fish consumers?

    • Food and Chemical Toxicology

    • Publication date: September 2017
      Food and Chemical Toxicology, Volume 107, Part A

      Author(s): Maciej Woźny, Kazimierz Obremski, Tomasz Zalewski, Maren Mommens, Alicja Łakomiak, Paweł Brzuzan

      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  17. Investigation on the antimicrobial activities of gingers (Etlingera coccinea (Blume) S.Sakai & Nagam and Etlingera sessilanthera R.M.Sm.) endemic to Borneo

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology

    • Abstract

      Aims

      To investigate the antimicrobial properties of E. coccinea and E. sessilanthera and to isolate and identify the antimicrobial compounds.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Bacillus cereus
      • Staphylococcus aureus

  18. Biodegradation of ochratoxin A by Alcaligenes faecalis isolated from soil

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology

    • Abstract

      Aims

      The aim of the present work is to report on the hydrolytic action of Alcaligenes faecalis isolated from soil samples and its ability to degrade ochratoxin A.

      • Natural toxins
      • Mycotoxins

  19. Arsenic-resistant and plant growth promoting Firmicutes and γ-Proteobacteria species from industrially polluted irrigation water and corresponding cropland

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology

    • Abstract

      Aims

      The aim of the study was to explore irrigation water polluted with industrial waste and corresponding cropland to screen bacteria for As-detoxification and plant growth promotion.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Chemical contaminants
      • Heavy Metals

  20. Dynamics of culturable mesophilic bacterial communities of three fresh herbs and their production environment

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology

    • Abstract

      Aim

      Investigate dynamics of culturable mesophilic bacteria and selected food contaminating bacteria from three herbs and their production environment.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Bacillus cereus

  21. The impact of anthropogenic pressure on the virological quality of water from the Tiber river, Italy

    • Letters in Applied Microbiology

    • Abstract

      The objective of the present study was to assess the occurrence of major waterborne enteric viruses (enterovirus, norovirus, adenovirus, rotavirus, hepatitis A and E virus) along the Tiber River in Italy, in areas affected by different kinds of anthropogenic pressure (agricultural, urban, industrial, and pristine). Moreover, in light of the recent abundant detection of human bocavirus in urban wastewater samples in Italy, the occurrence of this virus was also assessed.

      • Viruses
      • Norovirus
      • Hepatitis

  22. Mercury speciation in seafood using non-chromatographic chemical vapor generation capacitively coupled plasma microtorch optical emission spectrometry method – Evaluation of methylmercury exposure

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: December 2017
      , Volume 82

      Author(s): Eniko Covaci, Marin Senila, Michaela Ponta, Eugen Darvasi, Maria Frentiu, Tiberiu Frentiu

      • Chemical contaminants

  23. Effect of different cleaning processes on saponins' loss rate and total ash clearance rate of Notoginseng and heavy metal health risk assessment

    • Journal of Food Processing and Preservation

  24. Modeling carbon dioxide effect in a controlled atmosphere and its interactions with temperature and pH on the growth of L. monocytogenes and P. fluorescens

    • Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: December 2017
      , Volume 68

      Author(s): Olivier Couvert, Stéphanie Guégan, Bernard Hézard, Véronique Huchet, Adrienne Lintz, Dominique Thuault, Valérie Stahl

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Listeria monocytogenes

  25. Phenotypic Characteristics and Genetic Diversity of Salmonella enterica Serotype Derby Isolated from Human Patients and Foods of Animal Origin

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

    • Online Ahead of Print.

      • Bacterial pathogens