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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. Summer and Winter Prevalence of Shiga Toxin–Producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O26, O45, O103, O111, O121, O145, and O157 in Feces of Feedlot Cattle

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease , Vol. 0, No. 0.

      • Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli
      • Bacterial pathogens

  2. The Olfactory Receptor OR51E1 Is Present along the Gastrointestinal Tract of Pigs, Co-Localizes with Enteroendocrine Cells and Is Modulated by Intestinal Microbiota

    • PLOS ONE

    • Davide Priori, Michela Colombo, Paolo Clavenzani, Alfons J. M. Jansman, Jean-Paul Lallès, Paolo Trevisi, Paolo Bosi

      • Bacterial pathogens

  3. Determining the Advantages, Costs, and Trade-Offs of a Novel Sodium Channel Mutation in the Copepod Acartia hudsonica to Paralytic Shellfish Toxins (PST)

    • PLOS ONE

    • Michael Finiguerra, David E. Avery, Hans G. Dam

      • Shellfish toxins
      • Natural toxins

  4. Development of cross-priming amplification assays for rapid and sensitive detection of Aeromonas hydrophila

    • Letters in Applied Microbiology

    • Aeromonas hydrophila has been increasingly implicated as the aetiologic agent of various human diseases. Therefore, reliable laboratory detection and identification of this bacterium has become clinically and epidemiologically desirable. We developed a nearly instrument-free, simple molecular method for rapid detection of Aer. hydrophila using a cross-priming amplification (CPA) assay with the desA gene as the target.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  5. Identification of YsaP, the Pilotin of the Yersinia enterocolitica Ysa type III secretion system

    • Journal of Bacteriology

    • Secretins are multimeric outer membrane pore-forming proteins found in complex export systems in Gram-negative bacteria. All type III secretion systems (T3SSs) have a secretin, and one of these is the YsaC secretin of the chromosomally encoded Ysa T3SS of Yersinia enterocolitica. In some cases pilotin proteins, which are outer membrane lipoproteins, are required for their cognate secretin to multimerize and/or localize into the outer membrane.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  6. Staphylococcus aureus transcriptomic response to inhibition by H2O2-producing Lactococcus garvieae

    • Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: October 2015
      , Volume 51
      Author(s): Pierre Delpech , Stéphanie Bornes , Elina Alaterre , Muriel Bonnet , Geneviève Gagne , Marie-Christine Montel , Céline Delbès

      • Bacterial pathogens

  7. Antimicrobial activity of thyme oil co-nanoemulsified with sodium caseinate and lecithin

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: 1 October 2015
      , Volume 210
      Author(s): Jia Xue , P. Michael Davidson , Qixin Zhong

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

  8. In vitro Potential Effect of Morin in the Combination with β-Lactam Antibiotics Against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease Jun 2015, Vol. 12, No. 6: 545-550.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  9. Expression of Virulence-Related Genes in Listeria monocytogenes Grown on Danish Hard Cheese as Affected by NaCl Content

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease Jun 2015, Vol. 12, No. 6: 536-544.

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  10. Bacterial Enteric Infections Among Older Adults in the United States: Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network, 1996–2012

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease Jun 2015, Vol. 12, No. 6: 492-499.

  11. Development of a New Paenibacillin-Producing Strain and Testing its Usability in Improving Food Safety

    • Journal of Food Science

    • A new bacterial strain that produces a bacteriocinpaenibacillin) without polymyxin was developed from Paenibacillus polymyxa that co-produces the 2 antimicrobial agents. Gamma radiation was used successfully to develop the new strain, P. polymyxa OSY-HG. Subsequently, we explored the feasibility of using food or food ingredients as growth media for the new strain. Milk supported the growth of P. polymyxa OSY-HG which produced up to 32 mg paenibacillin/L milk without polymyxin.

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  12. Combined effects of thermosonication and slightly acidic electrolyzed water on the microbial quality and shelf life extension of fresh-cut kale during refrigeration storage

    • Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: October 2015
      , Volume 51
      Author(s): Ahmad Rois Mansur , Deog-Hwan Oh

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  13. Infection with Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Leads to Increased Proportions of F4/80+ Red Pulp Macrophages and Decreased Proportions of B and T Lymphocytes in the Spleen

    • PLOS ONE

    • Kristin L. Rosche, Alanoud T. Aljasham, James N. Kipfer, Bryan T. Piatkowski, Vjollca Konjufca

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  14. Influence of Low-Level Prenatal Exposure to PCDD/Fs and PCBs on Empathizing, Systemizing and Autistic Traits: Results from the Duisburg Birth Cohort Study

    • PLOS ONE

    • Nikola Nowack, Jürgen Wittsiepe, Monika Kasper-Sonnenberg, Michael Wilhelm, Axel Schölmerich

      Background

      Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are assumed to act as endocrine disruptor chemicals. Prenatal exposure to these pollutants might influence fetal steroid hormone levels, which are thought to be related to sex-typical development and autistic traits.

      Objectives

      • Dioxins
      • Chemical contaminants

  15. Development of a novel multiplex PCR assay for rapid detection of virulence-associated genes of Pasteurella multocida from pigs

    • Letters in Applied Microbiology

    • As the pathogenicity of Pasteurella multocida is associated with various virulence factors, the aim of the study was to develop a novel multiplex PCR (m-PCR) assay for rapid detection of important virulence associated genes of P. multocida isolates from pigs. The target recognized virulence factors used in the study were diverse adhesins (ptfA and pfhA), toxins (toxA), siderophores (tonB and hgbA), sialidases (nanB, nanH) and outer membrane proteins (ompA, ompH, oma87 and plpB).

      • Bacterial pathogens

  16. Mining for sensitive and reliable species-specific primers for PCR for detection of Cronobacter sakazakii by a bioinformatics approach

    • Journal of Dairy Science

    • Publication date: Available online 12 June 2015

      Author(s): Chen Qiming , Tao Tingting , Bie Xiaomei , Lu Yingjian , Lu Fengxia , Zhai Ligong , Lu Zhaoxin

      • Cronobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens

  17. Antibacterial mechanism and activities of black pepper chloroform extract

    • Journal of Food Science and Technology

    • Abstract

      • Bacterial pathogens

  18. Modeling the protective effect of aw and fat content on the high pressure resistance of Listeria monocytogenes in dry-cured ham

    • Food Research International

    • Publication date: September 2015
      , Volume 75
      Author(s): S. Bover-Cid , N. Belletti , T. Aymerich , M. Garriga

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  19. Prevention of Aflatoxin B1-Induced DNA Breaks by β-D-Glucan

    • Toxins

    • Aflatoxins are a group of naturally-occurring carcinogens that are known to contaminate different human and animal foodstuffs. Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) is the most genotoxic hepatocarcinogenic compound of all of the aflatoxins. In this report, we explore the capacity of β-D-glucan (Glu) to reduce the DNA damage induced by AFB1 in mouse hepatocytes.

      • Aflatoxins
      • Natural toxins

  20. Application of Microwave Irradiation and Heat to Improve Gliadin Detection and Ricin ELISA Throughput with Food Samples

    • Toxins

    • The utility of microwave irradiation to accelerate the onset of equilibrium and improve ELISA performance was examined using ELISAs for the detection of the plant toxin ricin and gliadin. The ricin ELISA normally requires several one hour incubations at 37 °C, a total assay time of approximately five hours, and employs a complex buffer containing PBS, Tween-20®, and non-fat milk.

  21. Feverlike Temperature is a Virulence Regulatory Cue Controlling the Motility and Host Cell Entry of Typhoidal Salmonella

    • The Journal of Infectious Diseases

    • Human infection with typhoidal Salmonella serovars causes a febrile systemic disease, termed enteric fever. Here we establish that in response to a temperature equivalent to fever (39°C–42°C) Salmonella enterica serovars Typhi, Paratyphi A, and Sendai significantly attenuate their motility, epithelial cell invasion, and uptake by macrophages. Under these feverlike conditions, the residual epithelial cell invasion of S.

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  22. Salmonella-induced Diarrhea Occurs in the Absence of IL-8 Receptor (CXCR2)-Dependent Neutrophilic Inflammation

    • The Journal of Infectious Diseases

    • Background. Gastroenteritis is the most common manifestation of nontyphoidal Salmonella enterica infections, but little is known about the pathogenesis of diarrhea in this infection

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  23. The Serine Protease Pic From Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli Mediates Immune Evasion by the Direct Cleavage of Complement Proteins

    • The Journal of Infectious Diseases

    • Enteroaggregative and uropathogenic Escherichia coli, Shigella flexneri 2a, and the hybrid enteroaggregative/Shiga toxin–producing E. coli strain (O104:H4) are important pathogens responsible for intestinal and urinary tract infections, as well as sepsis and hemolytic uremic syndrome. They have in common the production of a serine protease called Pic. Several biological roles for Pic have been described, including protection of E. coli DH5α from complement-mediated killing.

      • Shigella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  24. Market Survey and Risk Assessment for Trace Metals in Edible Fungi and the Substrate Role in Accumulation of Heavy Metals

    • Journal of Food Science

    • Levels of cadmiumCd), arsenic (As), mercury (Hg), lead (Pb), iron (Fe), and zinc (Zn) were investigated in 285 samples of 9 species of edible fungi (Lentinus edodes, Auricularia auricula, Pleurotus ostreatus, Tremella fuciformis, Flammulina velutipes, Agrocybe chaxinggu, Armillaria mellea, Agaricus bisporus, and Pholiota nameko), which were collected from markets in Beijing, China.

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  25. Antigenic Detection of Human Strain of Influenza Virus A (H3N2) in Swine Populations at Three Locations in Nigeria and Ghana during the Dry Early Months of 2014

    • Zoonoses and Public Health

    • Since the first detection of human H3N2 influenza virus in Taiwanese pigs in 1970, infection of pigs with wholly human viruses has been known to occur in other parts of the world. These viruses, referred to as human-like H3N2 viruses, have been known to cause clinical and subclinical infections of swine populations.