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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. The EutQ and EutP Proteins are Novel Acetate Kinases Involved in Ethanolamine Catabolism: Physiological Implications for the Function of the Ethanolamine Metabolosome in Salmonella enterica

    • Molecular Microbiology

    • Summary

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  2. Molecular Typing of Fluoroquinolone-Resistant Campylobacter jejuni Isolated from Broilers in Japan Using Multilocus Sequence Typing and Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

    • Online Ahead of Print.

      • Campylobacter

  3. Outbreak of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis O:1 infection associated with raw milk consumption, Finland, spring 2014

    • Eurosurveillance

    • In March 2014, a Yersinia pseudotuberculosis (YP) outbreak was detected by a municipal authority in southern Finland. We conducted epidemiological, microbiological and traceback investigations to identify the source. We defined a case as a person with YP infection notified to the National Infectious Disease Registry between February and April 2014, or their household member, with abdominal pain and fever???38?°C or erythema nodosum.

      • Yersinia
      • Bacterial pathogens

  4. Changes in Volatile Compounds of Chinese Luzhou-Flavor Liquor during the Fermentation and Distillation Process

    • Journal of Food Science

    • Abstract

      • Chemical contaminants

  5. Inhibition of Bacterial Pathogens in Medium and on Spinach Leaf Surfaces using Plant-Derived Antimicrobials Loaded in Surfactant Micelles

    • Journal of Food Science

    • Abstract

      • Bacterial pathogens

  6. Growth Potential of Listeria Monocytogenes and Staphylococcus Aureus on Fresh-Cut Tropical Fruits

    • Journal of Food Science

    • Abstract

      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Listeria monocytogenes

  7. Plant-made colicins for EHEC control [Applied Biological Sciences]

    • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    • Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) is one of the leading causes of bacterial enteric infections worldwide, causing ∼100,000 illnesses, 3,000 hospitalizations, and 90 deaths annually in the United States alone. These illnesses have been linked to consumption of contaminated animal products and vegetables. Currently, other than thermal inactivation, there are no...

      • Bacterial pathogens

  8. Smarter arrow for the food safety quiver [Applied Biological Sciences]

    • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    • Food safety is a critical issue worldwide, and responsibility for ensuring and enhancing safety in the food chain is collectively shared by all involved, from producers to preparation to food service. Just over a century ago, the issues of food safety and production were brought to the forefront of public...

  9. Development and comparison of a generic multiple-locus variable-number tandem repeat analysis with PFGE for typing of Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology

    • Abstract

      Aims

      Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica causes salmonellosis in humans and animals. Serovar specific multiple-locus variable-number tandem repeat analysis (MLVA) is widely used for Salmonella surveillance; however, isolates have to be serotyped prior to MLVA typing and only the most common serovars can be typed. We developed a MLVA scheme for high discriminatory typing of Salmonella.

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  10. Inactivation of Cronobacter sakazakii in reconstituted infant formula by combination of thymoquinone and mild heat

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology

    • Abstract

      Aims

      The objective of this study was to determine the combined effect of thymoquinone (TQ) and mild heat on C. sakazakii in reconstituted infant formula.

      • Cronobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens

  11. Temperate phages promote colicin-dependent fitness of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium

    • Environmental Microbiology

    • Summary

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  12. Isolation and Characterization of Clostridium difficile in Farm Animals from Slaughterhouse to Retail Stage in Isfahan, Iran

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

    • Oct 2015, Vol. 12, No. 10: 864-866.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  13. Determining the arsenic, cadmium, lead, copper and chromium contents by atomic absorption spectrometry in Pangasius fillets from Vietnam

    • Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

    • Abstract

      Background

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  14. A {lambda} Cro-like repressor is essential for the induction of conjugative transfer of SXT/R391 elements in response to DNA damage

    • Journal of Bacteriology

    • Integrative and Conjugative Elements (ICEs) of the SXT/R391 family are the main contributors to acquired multidrug resistance in the seventh pandemic lineage of Vibrio cholerae, the etiological agent of the diarrhoeal disease cholera. Conjugative transfer of SXT/R391 ICEs is triggered by antibiotics and agents promoting DNA damage through RecA-dependent autoproteolysis of SetR, an ICE-encoded CI-like repressor.

      • Vibrio
      • Bacterial pathogens

  15. Fast detection of both o157 and non-o157 shiga-toxin producing escherichia coli by real-time optical immunoassay

    • Letters in Applied Microbiology

    • Abstract

      • Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli
      • Bacterial pathogens

  16. Prevalence and characterization of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in spring waters

    • Letters in Applied Microbiology

    • Abstract

      • Bacterial pathogens

  17. Eradication of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus and of Enterobacteriaceae Expressing Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamases on a Model Pig Farm [Public and Environmental Health Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Colonization of livestock with bacteria resistant to antibiotics is considered a risk for the entry of drug-resistant pathogens into the food chain. For this reason, there is a need for novel concepts to address the eradication of drug-resistant commensals on farms. In the present report, we evaluated the decontamination measures taken on a farm contaminated with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Enterobacteriaceae expressing extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBL-E).

      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens

  18. Molecular Epidemiology of Oyster-Related Human Noroviruses and Their Global Genetic Diversity and Temporal-Geographical Distribution from 1983 to 2014 [Environmental Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Noroviruses (NoVs) are a leading cause of epidemic and sporadic cases of acute gastroenteritis worldwide. Oysters are well recognized as the main vectors of environmentally transmitted NoVs, and disease outbreaks linked to oyster consumption have been commonly observed.

      • Viruses
      • Norovirus

  19. Rapid Proliferation of Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Vibrio vulnificus, and Vibrio cholerae during Freshwater Flash Floods in French Mediterranean Coastal Lagoons [Microbial Ecology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Vibrio vulnificus, and Vibrio cholerae of the non-O1/non-O139 serotype are present in coastal lagoons of southern France. In these Mediterranean regions, the rivers have long low-flow periods followed by short-duration or flash floods during and after heavy intense rainstorms, particularly at the end of the summer and in autumn. These floods bring large volumes of freshwater into the lagoons, reducing their salinity.

      • Vibrio
      • Bacterial pathogens

  20. The Ocean as a Global Reservoir of Antibiotic Resistance Genes [Environmental Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Recent studies of natural environments have revealed vast genetic reservoirs of antibiotic resistance (AR) genes. Soil bacteria and human pathogens share AR genes, and AR genes have been discovered in a variety of habitats. However, there is little knowledge about the presence and diversity of AR genes in marine environments and which organisms host AR genes.

      • Vibrio
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Chemical contaminants

  21. Identification of Benzo[a]pyrene-Metabolizing Bacteria in Forest Soils by Using DNA-Based Stable-Isotope Probing [Environmental Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • DNA-based stable-isotope probing (DNA-SIP) was used in this study to investigate the uncultivated bacteria with benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) metabolism capacities in two Chinese forest soils (Mt. Maoer in Heilongjiang Province and Mt. Baicaowa in Hubei Province). We characterized three different phylotypes with responsibility for BaP degradation, none of which were previously reported as BaP-degrading microorganisms by SIP. In Mt.

      • Chemical contaminants

  22. Sensitivity to Polymyxin B in El Tor Vibrio cholerae O1 Strain, Kolkata, India

    • Emerging Infectious Diseases

    • P. Samanta et al.

      • Vibrio
      • Bacterial pathogens

  23. Differences in major bacterial populations in the intestines of mature broilers after feeding virginiamycin or bacitracin methylene disalicylate

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology

    • Abstract

      Aims

      The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of feeding virginiamycin or bacitracin methylene disalicylate (BMD), two in-feed antibiotics typically used by commercial poultry producers in the United States, on the chicken gastrointestinal microbiota.

      • Clostridium perfringens
      • Bacterial pathogens

  24. Campylobacter species in animal, food, and environmental sources, and relevant testing programs in Canada

    • Canadian Journal of Microbiology

    • Volume 61, Issue 10, Page 701-721, October 2015.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Campylobacter

  25. Inhibitory Activity of Lactobacillus plantarum Strains from Akamu - A Nigerian Fermented Maize Food against Escherichia coli

    • American Journal of Food Science and Technology

    • Lactobacillus plantarum strains: NGL5 and NGL7 previously identified from akamu-a lactic acid bacteria fermented maize food using PCR sequencing analysis were evaluated for inhibitory activity against Eschericia coli NCTC 11560 in fermenting ground maize slurries at 22 and 30°C, and in porridges prepared from 24 h fermented slurries. The L.

      • Bacterial pathogens