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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. Influence of Respiration on Predictive Microbial Growth of Aerobic Mesophilic Bacteria and Enterobacteriaceae in Fresh-Cut Apples Packaged Under Modified Atmosphere

    • Journal of Food Safety

    • Abstract

      Objectives in this study were to model/predict simultaneous influences of apple O2-consumption/CO2-production rates
      inline image and modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) (from volumetric concentrations of O2/CO2

      • Bacterial pathogens

  2. Effect of Sodium Chloride on the Reduction of Bacillus Cereus in Shrimp Jeotgal During Refrigerated Storage

    • Journal of Food Safety

    • Abstract

      • Bacillus cereus

  3. Optical Fiber Sensor Based on Surface Plasmon Resonance for Rapid Detection of Avian Influenza Virus Subtype H6: Initial Studies

    • Journal of Virological Methods

    • Publication date: Available online 22 March 2016


      Author(s): Xihong Zhao, Yu-Chia Tsao, Fu-Jung Lee, Woo-Hu Tsai, Ching-Ho Wang, Tsung-Liang Chuang, Mu-Shiang Wu, Chii-Wann Lin

      • Viruses

  4. Green synthesis of nanosilver particles by Aspergillus terreus HA1N and Penicillium expansum HA2N and its antifungal activity against mycotoxigenic fungi

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology

    • Abstract

      Aims

      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  5. Reduction of mercury bioaccessibility using dietary strategies

    • LWT

    • Publication date: September 2016
      Source:LWT - Food Science and Technology, Volume 71

      Author(s): C. Jadán Piedra, V. Sánchez, D. Vélez, V. Devesa

      • Chemical contaminants

  6. Temporal variation in the prevalence and species richness of Campylobacter spp. in a prairie watershed impacted by urban and agricultural mixed inputs

    • Canadian Journal of Microbiology

    • e-First Articles.

      • Campylobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens

  7. Rapid Identification of the Foodborne Pathogen Trichinella spp. by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Mass Spectrometry

    • PLOS ONE

    • Anne Mayer-Scholl, Jayaseelan Murugaiyan, Jennifer Neumann, Peter Bahn, Sabine Reckinger, Karsten Nöckler

  8. Potential Sources and Transmission of Salmonella and Antimicrobial Resistance in Kampala, Uganda

    • PLOS ONE

    • Josephine A. Afema, Denis K. Byarugaba, Devendra H. Shah, Esther Atukwase, Maria Nambi, William M. Sischo

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  9. Molecular subtyping and erythromycin resistance of Campylobacter in China

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology

    • Abstract

      Aims

      To investigate the erythromycin resistance patterns and mechanism for Campylobacter isolates in China.

      • Campylobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens

  10. AB5 Pre-assembly is Not Required for Shiga Toxin Activity

    • Journal of Bacteriology

    • Background: Shiga toxin (Stx) produced by pathogenic Escherichia coli (E. coli) is considered to be an AB5 heterohexamer; however no known mechanisms ensure AB5 assembly.

      Results: Stx released by E. coli is not in the AB5 conformation and assembles at receptor interface.

      Conclusion: Unassembled Stx can impart toxicity.

      Significance: Preventing AB5 assembly is a potential treatment for Stx associated illnesses.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  11. Detection of virulence, antibiotic resistance and toxin (VAT) genes in Campylobacter species using newly developed multiplex PCR assays

    • Journal of Microbiological Methods

    • Publication date: Available online 21 March 2016


      Author(s): Natacha Laprade, Michel Cloutier, David R. Lapen, Edward Topp, Graham Wilkes, Richard Villemur, Izhar U.H. Khan

      • Campylobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens

  12. Determination of Tetracycline Antibiotic Residuesin Honey and Milk by Miniaturized Solid Phase Extraction Using Chitosan-ModifiedGraphitized Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes

    • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

    • A rapid, simple, and strongly selective miniaturized solid phase extraction (SPE) technique, requiring only small amounts of sorbent (24 mg) and elution solvent (600 μL), coupled with ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography and quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry was developed for detecting tetracycline antibiotics.

      • Antibiotic residues

  13. Determination of Tetracycline Antibiotic Residues in Honey and Milk by Miniaturized Solid Phase Extraction Using Chitosan-Modified Graphitized Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes

    • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

    • TOC Graphic

      • Chemical contaminants

  14. RpoS is required for natural transformation of Vibrio cholerae through regulation of chitinases

    • Environmental Microbiology

    • Abstract

      • Vibrio
      • Bacterial pathogens

  15. High-Throughput Single-Cell Cultivation on Microfluidic Streak Plates [Methods]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • This paper describes the microfluidic streak plate (MSP), a facile method for high-throughput microbial cell separation and cultivation in nanoliter sessile droplets. The MSP method builds upon the conventional streak plate technique by using microfluidic devices to generate nanoliter droplets that can be streaked manually or robotically onto petri dishes prefilled with carrier oil for cultivation of single cells.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Chemical contaminants

  16. Heterogeneity in Induction Level, Infection Ability, and Morphology of Shiga Toxin-Encoding Phages (Stx Phages) from Dairy and Human Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli O26:H11 Isolates [Food Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Shiga toxin (Stx)-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) bacteria are foodborne pathogens responsible for diarrhea and hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS). Shiga toxin, the main STEC virulence factor, is encoded by the stx gene located in the genome of a bacteriophage inserted into the bacterial chromosome. The O26:H11 serotype is considered to be the second-most-significant HUS-causing serotype worldwide after O157:H7.

      • Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli
      • Bacterial pathogens

  17. Photobacterium angustum and Photobacterium kishitanii, Psychrotrophic High-Level Histamine-Producing Bacteria Indigenous to Tuna [Food Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Scombrotoxin fish poisoning (SFP) remains the main contributor of fish poisoning incidents in the United States, despite efforts to control its spread. Psychrotrophic histamine-producing bacteria (HPB) indigenous to scombrotoxin-forming fish may contribute to the incidence of SFP. We examined the gills, skin, and anal vents of yellowfin (n = 3), skipjack (n = 1), and albacore (n = 6) tuna for the presence of indigenous HPB.

      • Natural toxins

  18. Thermal Inactivation of Enteric Viruses and Bioaccumulation of Enteric Foodborne Viruses in Live Oysters (Crassostrea virginica) [Food Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Human enteric viruses are among the main causative agents of shellfish-associated outbreaks. In this study, the kinetics of viral bioaccumulation in live oysters and the heat stabilities of the predominant enteric viruses were determined both in tissue culture and in oyster tissues.

      • Norovirus
      • Hepatitis
      • Viruses

  19. Comparative Transcriptome Analysis of Vibrio splendidus JZ6 Reveals the Mechanism of Its Pathogenicity at Low Temperatures [Environmental Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Yesso scallop-pathogenic Vibrio splendidus strain JZ6 was found to have the highest virulence at 10°C, while its pathogenicity was significantly reduced with increased temperature and completely incapacitated at 28°C. In the present study, comparative transcriptome analyses of JZ6 and another nonpathogenic V. splendidus strain, TZ19, were conducted at two crucial culture temperatures (10°C and 28°C) in order to determine the possible mechanism of temperature regulation of virulence.

      • Vibrio
      • Bacterial pathogens

  20. Molecular Characterization of Gyr-A Gene Polymorphism in Salmonella Enterica Serovar Enteritidis Isolated of Egg Shells

    • Journal of Food Safety

    • Abstract

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  21. Properties of Bunium Persicum Essential Oil and its Application in Iranian White Cheese Against Listeria Monocytogenes and Escherichia Coli O157:H7

    • Journal of Food Safety

    • Abstract

      • Escherichia coli O157:H7
      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens

  22. Stability of Ochratoxin a During Bread Making Process

    • Journal of Food Safety

    • Abstract

      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  23. Isolation Method (Direct Plating or Enrichment) does Not Affect Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Campylobacter from Chicken Carcasses

    • Journal of Food Safety

    • Abstract

      • Campylobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens

  24. Toxins, Vol. 8, Pages 83: Ochratoxin A Producing Fungi, Biosynthetic Pathway and Regulatory Mechanisms

    • Toxins

    • Ochratoxin A (OTA), mainly produced by Aspergillus and Penicillum species, is one of the most important mycotoxin contaminants in agricultural products. It is detrimental to human health because of its nephrotoxicity, hepatotoxicity, carcinogenicity, teratogenicity, and immunosuppression. OTA structurally consists of adihydrocoumarin moiety linked with l-phenylalanine via an amide bond.

      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  25. Toxins, Vol. 8, Pages 84: Gastrointestinal Degradation of Fumonisin B1 by Carboxylesterase FumD Prevents Fumonisin Induced Alteration of Sphingolipid Metabolism in Turkey and Swine

    • Toxins

    • The mycotoxin fumonisin B1 (FB1) is a frequent contaminant of feed and causes various adverse health effects in domestic animals. Hence, effective strategies are needed to prevent the impact of fumonisins on livestock productivity. Here we evaluated the capability of the fumonisin carboxylesterase FumD to degrade FB1 to its less toxic metabolite hydrolyzed FB1 (HFB1) in the gastrointestinal tract of turkeys and pigs.

      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins