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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. Characterization and Molecular Subtyping of Shiga Toxin–Producing Escherichia coli Strains in Butcher Shops

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

    • Online Ahead of Print.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  2. Pulsed light and antimicrobial combination treatments for surface decontamination of cheese: Favorable and antagonistic effects

    • Journal of Dairy Science

    • Publication date: Available online 18 January 2017


      Author(s): J. Proulx, G. Sullivan, L.F. Marostegan, S. VanWees, L.C. Hsu, C.I. Moraru

      • Bacterial pathogens

  3. Postharvest Reduction of Coliphage MS2 from Romaine Lettuce during Simulated Commercial Processing with and without a Chlorine-Based Sanitizer

    • Journal of Food Protection

    • Journal of Food Protection, Volume 80, Issue 2, Page 220-224, February 2017.

  4. Quantifying Bacterial Cross-Contamination Rates between Fresh-Cut Produce and Hands

    • Journal of Food Protection

    • Journal of Food Protection, Volume 80, Issue 2, Page 213-219, February 2017.

  5. Fate of Listeria monocytogenes, Pathogenic Yersinia enterocolitica, and Escherichia coli O157:H7 gfp+ in Ready-to-Eat Salad during Cold Storage: What Is the Risk to Consumers?

    • Journal of Food Protection

    • Journal of Food Protection, Volume 80, Issue 2, Page 204-212, February 2017.

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Escherichia coli O157:H7
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Yersinia

  6. Effect of humidity and temperature on the survival of Listeria monocytogenes on surfaces

    • Letters in Applied Microbiology

    • Abstract

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  7. Inactivation of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium on egg surface, by direct and indirect treatments with cold atmospheric plasma

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: June 2017
      , Volume 76

      Author(s): Nicolae Georgescu, Livia Apostol, Florin Gherendi

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  8. Mg2+ improves the thermotolerance of probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG, Lactobacillus casei Zhang and Lactobacillus plantarum P-8

    • Letters in Applied Microbiology

    • Abstract

      • Bacterial pathogens

  9. High Salinity Relaying to Reduce Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio vulnificus in Chesapeake Bay Oysters (Crassostrea virginica)

    • Journal of Food Science

    • Abstract

      • Vibrio
      • Bacterial pathogens

  10. Inactivation of Escherichia coli O157:H7, Salmonella Typhimurium, and Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-bake cookie dough by gamma and electron beam irradiation

    • Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: June 2017
      , Volume 64

      Author(s): Seul-Gi Jeong, Dong-Hyun Kang

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Salmonella
      • Escherichia coli O157:H7
      • Bacterial pathogens

  11. Behavior of thirteen foodborne bacteria on whole Hass avocado and potential of roselle calyx extracts as alternative disinfectant agents of avocado

    • Journal of Food Safety

    • Abstract

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Vibrio
      • Shigella
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Staphylococcus aureus

  12. c-di-AMP modulates Listeria monocytogenes central metabolism to regulate growth, antibiotic resistance, and osmoregulation

    • Molecular Microbiology

    • Summary

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  13. Inhibitory effect of camel milk on Cronobacter sakazakii

    • Journal of Food Safety

    • Abstract

      • Cronobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens

  14. Survival and partitioning of male-specific coliphage (MS2) as a surrogate for enteric viruses in the production process of traditional butter

    • Journal of Food Safety

    • Abstract

  15. Aflatoxins: A Global Concern for Food Safety, Human Health and Their Management

    • Frontiers in Microbiology

    • Pradeep Kumar, Dipendra K. Mahato, Madhu Kamle, Tapan K. Mohanta, Sang G. Kang

      • Natural toxins
      • Aflatoxins

  16. MLVA Genotyping Characteristics of Human Brucella melitensis Isolated from Ulanqab of Inner Mongolia, China

    • Frontiers in Microbiology

    • Zhi-Guo Liu, Dong-Dong Di, Miao Wang, Ri-Hong Liu, Hong-Yan Zhao, Dong-Ri Piao, Guo-Zhong Tian, Wei-Xing Fan, Hai Jiang, Bu-Yun Cui, Xian-Zhu Xia

      • Bacterial pathogens

  17. Using Indicator Organisms in Performance Standards for Reducing Pathogen Occurrence on Beef Carcasses in the United States

    • Microbial Risk Analysis

    • Publication date: Available online 16 January 2017
      Source:Microbial Risk Analysis

      Author(s): Michael S. Williams, Eric D. Ebel, Neal J. Golden

      • Bacterial pathogens

  18. Identification and Characterization of Single-Chain Antibodies that Specifically Bind GI Noroviruses

    • PLOS ONE

    • Amy M. Hurwitz, Wanzhi Huang, Baijun Kou, Mary K. Estes, Robert L. Atmar, Timothy Palzkill

      • Norovirus
      • Viruses

  19. Correction for Lin et al., DNA polymerase {zeta} limits chromosomal damage and promotes cell survival following aflatoxin exposure [Correction]

    • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    • CELL BIOLOGY Correction for “DNA polymerase ζ limits chromosomal damage and promotes cell survival following aflatoxin exposure,” by Ying-Chih Lin, Nichole Owen, Irina G. Minko, Sabine S. Lange, Liang Li, Michael P. Stone, Richard D. Wood, Amanda K. McCullough, and R. Stephen Lloyd, which appeared in issue 48, November 29,...

      • Natural toxins
      • Aflatoxins

  20. The Behavior of Staphylococcus aureus Dual-Species Biofilms Treated with Bacteriophage phiIPLA-RODI Depends on the Accompanying Microorganism [Food Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • The use of bacteriophages as antimicrobials against pathogenic bacteria offers a promising alternative to traditional antibiotics and disinfectants. Significantly, phages may help to remove biofilms, which are notoriously resistant to commonly used eradication methods. However, the successful development of novel antibiofilm strategies must take into account that real-life biofilms usually consist of mixed-species populations.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Staphylococcus aureus

  21. Waterborne Viruses and F-Specific Coliphages in Mixed-Use Watersheds: Microbial Associations, Host Specificities, and Affinities with Environmental/Land Use Factors [Public and Environmental Health Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • From the years 2008 to 2014, a total of 1,155 water samples were collected (spring to fall) from 24 surface water sampling sites located in a mixed-used but predominantly agricultural (i.e., dairy livestock production) river basin in eastern Ontario, Canada.

      • Norovirus
      • Hepatitis
      • Viruses

  22. Oral Administration of a Select Mixture of Bacillus Probiotics Affects the Gut Microbiota and Goblet Cell Function following Escherichia coli Challenge in Newly Weaned Pigs of Genotype MUC4 That Are Supposed To Be Enterotoxigenic E. coli F4ab/ac...

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Structural disruption of the gut microbiota and impaired goblet cell function are collateral etiologic factors in enteric diseases. Low, moderate, or high doses of a Bacillus licheniformis-B. subtilis mixture (BLS mix) were orally administered to piglets of genotype MUC4 that are supposed to be F4-expressing enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli strain (F4+ ETEC) F4ab/ac receptor negative (i.e., MUC4-resistant piglets) for 1 week before F4+ ETEC challenge.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  23. Season-Specific Occurrence of Potentially Pathogenic Vibrio spp. on the Southern Coast of South Korea [Environmental Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Vibrio species are widely distributed in warm estuarine and coastal environments, and they can infect humans through the consumption of raw and mishandled contaminated seafood. In this study, we aimed to isolate and observe the distribution of enteropathogenic Vibrio spp. from environments of the southern coast of South Korea over a season cycle. A total of 10,983 isolates of Vibrio spp.

      • Vibrio
      • Bacterial pathogens

  24. Metagenomics of Two Severe Foodborne Outbreaks Provides Diagnostic Signatures and Signs of Coinfection Not Attainable by Traditional Methods [Public and Environmental Health Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Diagnostic testing for foodborne pathogens relies on culture-based techniques that are not rapid enough for real-time disease surveillance and do not give a quantitative picture of pathogen abundance or the response of the natural microbiome.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Staphylococcus aureus

  25. Comparative Genomics Reveals the Diversity of Restriction-Modification Systems and DNA Methylation Sites in Listeria monocytogenes [Evolutionary and Genomic Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Listeria monocytogenes is a bacterial pathogen that is found in a wide variety of anthropogenic and natural environments. Genome sequencing technologies are rapidly becoming a powerful tool in facilitating our understanding of how genotype, classification phenotypes, and virulence phenotypes interact to predict the health risks of individual bacterial isolates. Currently, 57 closed L.

      • Campylobacter
      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens