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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. Reduction of microbial contamination on the surfaces of layer houses using slightly acidic electrolyzed water

    • Poultry Science

    • The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of slightly acidic electrolyzed water (SAEW) in reducing pathogens on pure cultures and on cotton fabric surfaces in the presence of organic matter and estimate its efficacy in comparison with povidone iodine solution for reducing pathogenic microorganisms on internal surfaces of layer houses.

      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens

  2. Antimicrobial susceptibilities of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli recovered from organic turkey farms in Germany

    • Poultry Science

    • The popularity of food produced from animals kept under an organic regimen has increased in recent years. In Germany, turkey meat consumption has increased. Despite several studies assessing the susceptibility of campylobacters to various antibiotics in poultry, no sufficient data exists regarding the antimicrobial resistance of campylobacters in organic-reared turkeys.

      • Campylobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens

  3. Manipulation of broiler chickens sex differentiation by in ovo injection of aromatase inhibitors, and garlic and tomato extracts

    • Poultry Science

    • The influence of in ovo administration of aromatase inhibitors, clomiphen citrate, tomoxifen, and garlic and tomato extracts on sex differentiation in broiler chickens were investigated in 2 experiments. Five hundred, and 1,000 fertile eggs from Ross 308 strain were used in experiments 1 and 2, respectively. In both experiments, eggs were divided into 5 groups: control group (DW, 0.1 mL/egg), tomoxifen (0.05 mg/egg), clomiphene citrate (0.05 mg/egg), garlic and tomato extracts (0.1 mL/egg).

  4. Changes in tissue oxidative stress, brain biogenic amines and acetylcholinesterase following co-exposure to lead, arsenic and mercury in rats

    • Food and Chemical Toxicology

    • Publication date: Available online 23 October 2015
      Food and Chemical Toxicology

      Author(s): Shruti Agrawal, Pradeep Bhatnagar, S.J.S. Flora

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  5. Inactivation of Bacillus cereus Spores in a Tsuyu Sauce Using Continuous Ohmic Heating with Five Sequential Elbow-type Electrodes

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology

    • Abstract

      Aims

      The effect of ohmic heating (OH) in a pilot plant system which had a zig-zag shaped (elbow-type) ohmic heater with five sequential voltage electrodes was investigated on Bacillus cereus spores in a commercial tsuyu sauce.

      • Bacillus cereus

  6. Effect of Product Dimensions and Surface Browning Method on Salmonella Contamination in Frozen, Surface-Browned, Breaded Chicken Products Treated with Antimicrobials

    • Journal of Food Science

    • Abstract

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  7. Clonal Clustering Using 10-Gene Multilocus Sequence Typing Reveals an Association Between Genotype and Listeria monocytogenes Maximum Growth Rate in Defined Medium

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

    • Online Ahead of Print.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Listeria monocytogenes

  8. Efficacy of a Recombinant Turkey Herpesvirus H5 Vaccine Against Challenge With H5N1 Clades 1.1.2 and 2.3.2.1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Viruses in Domestic Ducks (Anas platyrhynchos domesticus)

    • Avian Diseases

    • Domestic ducks are the second most abundant poultry species in many Asian countries and have played a critical role in the epizootiology of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI).In this study, the protective efficacy of a live recombinant vector vaccine based on a turkey herpesvirus (HVT) expressing the H5 gene from a clade 2.2 H5N1 HPAI strain (A/Swan/Hungary/4999/ 2006) (rHVT-H5/2.2), given at 3 days of age, was examined in Pekin ducks (Anas platyrhynchos domesticus).

  9. Evaluation of a Starch-Based Edible Film as Carrier of Adiantum Capillus-Veneris Extract to Improve the Shelf Life of Fresh-Cut Pears

    • Journal of Food Safety

    • Abstract

      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens

  10. AFM1 in Milk: Physical, Biological, and Prophylactic Methods to Mitigate Contamination

    • Toxins

    • Aflatoxins (AFs) are toxic, carcinogenic, immunosuppressive secondary metabolites produced by some Aspergillus species which colonize crops, including many dietary staple foods and feed components. AFB1 is the prevalent and most toxic among AFs. In the liver, it is biotransformed into AFM1, which is then excreted into the milk of lactating mammals, including dairy animals. AFM1 has been shown to be cause of both acute and chronic toxicoses.

      • Aflatoxins
      • Natural toxins

  11. Comparative Ochratoxin Toxicity: A Review of the Available Data

    • Toxins

    • Ochratoxins are a group of mycotoxins produced by a variety of moulds. Ochratoxin A (OTA), the most prominent member of this toxin family, was first described by van der Merwe et al. in Nature in 1965. Dietary exposure to OTA represents a serious health issue and has been associated with several human and animal diseases including poultry ochratoxicosis, porcine nephropathy, human endemic nephropathies and urinary tract tumours in humans.

      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  12. In vitro activity of oritavancin and comparator agents against staphylococci, streptococci and enterococci from clinical infections in Europe and North America, 2011–2014

    • International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

    • Publication date: Available online 20 October 2015


      Author(s): Douglas J. Biedenbach, Francis F. Arhin, Gregory Moeck, Thomas F. Lynch, Daniel F. Sahm

      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens

  13. The Occurrence of Beer Spoilage Lactic Acid Bacteria in Craft Beer Production

    • Journal of Food Science

    • Abstract

      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens

  14. Subtyping of Salmonella Food Isolates Suggests the Geographic Clustering of Serotype Telaviv

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

    • Online Ahead of Print.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  15. Antimicrobial Resistance and Molecular Typing of Salmonella Stanley Isolated from Humans, Foods, and Environment

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

    • Online Ahead of Print.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  16. Effect of Whole-Grain Barley on the Human Fecal Microbiota and Metabolome [Food Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • In this study, we compared the fecal microbiota and metabolomes of 26 healthy subjects before (HS) and after (HSB) 2 months of diet intervention based on the administration of durum wheat flour and whole-grain barley pasta containing the minimum recommended daily intake (3 g) of barley β-glucans. Metabolically active bacteria were analyzed through pyrosequencing of the 16S rRNA gene and community-level catabolic profiles.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  17. Mercury Reduction and Methyl Mercury Degradation by the Soil Bacterium Xanthobacter autotrophicus Py2 [Environmental Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Two previously uncharacterized potential broad-spectrum mercury (Hg) resistance operons (mer) are present on the chromosome of the soil Alphaproteobacteria Xanthobacter autotrophicus Py2.

      • Chemical contaminants

  18. Metabolism of Fructooligosaccharides in Lactobacillus plantarum ST-III via Differential Gene Transcription and Alteration of Cell Membrane Fluidity [Genetics and Molecular Biology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Although fructooligosaccharides (FOS) can selectively stimulate the growth and activity of probiotics and beneficially modulate the balance of intestinal microbiota, knowledge of the molecular mechanism for FOS metabolism by probiotics is still limited. Here a combined transcriptomic and physiological approach was used to survey the global alterations that occurred during the logarithmic growth of Lactobacillus plantarum ST-III using FOS or glucose as the sole carbon source.

      • Chemical contaminants

  19. Stability of Secondary and Tertiary Structures of Virus-Like Particles Representing Noroviruses: Effects of pH, Ionic Strength, and Temperature and Implications for Adhesion to Surfaces [Food Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Loss of ordered molecular structure in proteins is known to increase their adhesion to surfaces. The aim of this work was to study the stability of norovirus secondary and tertiary structures and its implications for viral adhesion to fresh foods and agrifood surfaces.

      • Norovirus
      • Viruses

  20. Housefly Larva Vermicomposting Efficiently Attenuates Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Swine Manure, with Concomitant Bacterial Population Changes [Environmental Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Manure from swine treated with antimicrobials as feed additives is a major source for the expansion of the antibiotic resistance gene (ARG) reservoir in the environment. Vermicomposting via housefly larvae (Musca domestica) can be efficiently used to treat manure and regenerate biofertilizer, but few studies have investigated its effect on ARG attenuation.

      • Antibiotic residues
      • Chemical contaminants

  21. Glyoxal–Urea–Formaldehyde MolecularlyImprinted Resin as Pipette Tip Solid-Phase Extraction Adsorbent forSelective Screening of Organochlorine Pesticides in Spinach

    • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

    • A new kind of glyoxal–urea–formaldehyde molecularly imprinted resin (GUF-MIR) was synthesized by a glyoxal–urea–formaldehyde (GUF) gel imprinting method with 4,4′-dichlorobenzhydrol as a dummy template.

  22. Glyoxal–Urea–Formaldehyde Molecularly Imprinted Resin as Pipette Tip Solid-Phase Extraction Adsorbent for Selective Screening of Organochlorine Pesticides in Spinach

    • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

    • TOC Graphic

      • Pesticide residues
      • Chemical contaminants

  23. Antifungal, Antiaflatoxin and Antioxidant Activity of Plant Essential Oils and Their In Vivo Efficacy in Protection of Chickpea Seeds

    • Journal of Food Quality

    • Abstract

      • Aflatoxins
      • Natural toxins

  24. The Multivalent Adhesion Molecule SSO1327 plays a key role in Shigella sonnei pathogenesis

    • Molecular Microbiology

    • Summary

      • Shigella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  25. A Magnetic Nanoparticle Based Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Sensitive Quantification of Zearalenone in Cereal and Feed Samples

    • Toxins

    • A novel enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay based on magnetic nanoparticles and biotin/streptavidin-HRP (MNP-bsELISA) was developed for rapid and sensitive detection of zearalenone (ZEN). The detection signal was enhanced and the sensitivity of the assay was improved by combined use of antibody-conjugated magnetic nanoparticles and biotin-streptavidin system. Under the optimized conditions, the regression equation for quantification of ZEN was y = −0.4287x + 0.3132 (R2 = 0.9904).