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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 Recent Evolution of a Maternally-Inherited Endosymbiont of Ticks Led to the Emergence of the Q Fever Pathogen, Coxiella burnetii

    • PLOS Pathogens

    • Olivier Duron, Valérie Noël, Karen D. McCoy, Matteo Bonazzi, Karim Sidi-Boumedine, Olivier Morel, Fabrice Vavre, Lionel Zenner, Elsa Jourdain, Patrick Durand, Céline Arnathau, François Renaud, Jean-François Trape, Abel S. Biguezoton, Julie Cremaschi, Muriel Dietrich, Elsa Léger, Anaïs Appelgren, Marlène Dupraz, Elena Gómez-Díaz, Georges Diatta, Guiguigbaza-Kossigan Dayo, Hassane Adakal, Sébastien Zoungrana, Laurence Vial, Christine Chevillon

      • Bacterial pathogens

  2. Use of a nanoparticulate carboxymethyl cellulose film containing sinigrin as an antimicrobial precursor to kill E. coli O157:H7 on fresh beef

    • Letters in Applied Microbiology

    • Nanocomposite carboxymethyl cellulose films containing sinigrin (SNG) were prepared by stirring 2% (w/v) carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) and 2% (w/v) glycerol (as a plasticizer) in distilled water with or without SNG (an antimicrobial precursor) as a 99% pure reagent (pSNG) or as a crude extract (cSNG). These films plus normal CMC film with or without SNG were tested on Escherichia coli O157:H7- inoculated beef for antimicrobial activity.

      • Escherichia coli O157:H7
      • Bacterial pathogens

  3. High pressure treatments accelerate changes in volatile composition of sulphur dioxide-free wine during bottle storage

    • Food Chemistry

    • Publication date: 1 December 2015
      , Volume 188
      Author(s): Mickael C. Santos , Cláudia Nunes , M. Angélica M. Rocha , Ana Rodrigues , Sílvia M. Rocha , Jorge A. Saraiva , Manuel A. Coimbra

      • Chemical contaminants

  4. Acrylamide inhibits cellular differentiation of human neuroblastoma and glioblastoma cells

    • Food and Chemical Toxicology

    • Publication date: August 2015
      Food and Chemical Toxicology, Volume 82
      Author(s): Jong-Hang Chen , Chin-Cheng Chou

      • Chemical contaminants

  5. Volatile profiles of healthy and aflatoxin contaminated pistachios

    • Food Research International

    • Publication date: August 2015
      , Volume 74
      Author(s): M. Georgiadou , Chr. Gardeli , M. Komaitis , D.I. Tsitsigiannis , E.J. Paplomatas , K. Sotirakoglou , S. Yanniotis

      • Aflatoxins
      • Natural toxins

  6. Evidence for Human Norovirus Infection of Dogs in the United Kingdom [Virology]

    • Journal of Clinical Microbiology

    • Human noroviruses (HuNoVs) are a major cause of viral gastroenteritis, with an estimated 3 million cases per year in the United Kingdom. HuNoVs have recently been isolated from pet dogs in Europe (M. Summa, C.-H. von Bonsdorff, and L. Maunula, J Clin Virol 53:244–247, 2012, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcv.2011.12.014), raising concerns about potential zoonotic infections.

      • Norovirus

  7. Use of Whole-Genome Phylogeny and Comparisons for Development of a Multiplex PCR Assay To Identify Sequence Type 36 Vibrio parahaemolyticus [Bacteriology]

    • Journal of Clinical Microbiology

    • Vibrio parahaemolyticus sequence type 36 (ST36) strains that are native to the Pacific Ocean have recently caused multistate outbreaks of gastroenteritis linked to shellfish harvested from the Atlantic Ocean. Whole-genome comparisons of 295 genomes of V. parahaemolyticus, including several traced to northeastern U.S. sources, were used to identify diagnostic loci, one putatively encoding an endonuclease (prp), and two others potentially conferring O-antigenic properties (cps and flp).

      • Bacterial pathogens

  8. First Case Report of Campylobacter volucris Bacteremia in an Immunocompromised Patient [Case Reports]

    • Journal of Clinical Microbiology

    • We report a case of Campylobacter volucris bacteremia in an immunocompromised patient with polycythemia vera and alcoholic liver cirrhosis. To our knowledge, this is the first case report in which this organism has been isolated from a human clinical specimen.

      • Campylobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens

  9. What Is the Origin of Livestock-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Clonal Complex 398 Isolates from Humans without Livestock Contact? An Epidemiological and Genetic Analysis [Epidemiology]

    • Journal of Clinical Microbiology

    • Fifteen percent of all methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) clonal complex 398 (CC398) human carriers detected in The Netherlands had not been in direct contact with pigs or veal calves. To ensure low MRSA prevalence, it is important to investigate the likely origin of this MRSA of unknown origin (MUO). Recently, it was shown that CC398 strains originating from humans and animals differ in the presence of specific mobile genetic elements (MGEs).

      • Bacterial pathogens

  10. Perfringolysin O: The Underrated Clostridium perfringens Toxin?

    • Toxins

    • The anaerobic bacterium Clostridium perfringens expresses multiple toxins that promote disease development in both humans and animals. One such toxin is perfringolysin O (PFO, classically referred to as θ toxin), a pore-forming cholesterol-dependent cytolysin (CDC). PFO is secreted as a water-soluble monomer that recognizes and binds membranes via cholesterol.

      • Clostridium perfringens
      • Bacterial pathogens

  11. Epidemiology of domestically-acquired hepatitis E virus infection in Japan: assessment of the nationally reported surveillance data, 2007-2013 [STANDARD]

    • Journal of Medical Microbiology

    • In recent years, there has been an increase in the number of reported hepatitis E virus (HEV) infections from developed countries. To describe recent trends in notification and potential risk groups and risk factors in Japan, HEV infection cases and demographic, food consumption, clinical and laboratory data reported during 2007-2013 were analyzed. A total of 530 HEV infections was reported during 2007-2013.

      • Hepatitis

  12. Escherichia coli O157:H7 Outbreak Associated With the Consumption of Beef and Veal Tartares in the Province of Quebec, Canada in 2013

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease , Vol. 0, No. 0.
      Objectives: An Escherichia coli O157:H7 outbreak occurred in 2013 that was associated with the consumption of beef and veal tartares in the province of Quebec. This report describes the results of the ensuing investigation.

      • Escherichia coli O157:H7
      • Bacterial pathogens

  13. Differences in the Expression of Cold Stress–Related Genes and in the Swarming Motility Among Persistent and Sporadic Strains of Listeria monocytogenes

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

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

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  14. Distribution of the Multidrug Resistance Gene cfr in Staphylococcus Isolates from Pigs, Workers, and the Environment of a Hog Market and a Slaughterhouse in Guangzhou, China

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

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

      • Bacterial pathogens

  15. Evaluation of the Antibiotic Resistance and Virulence of Escherichia coli Strains Isolated from Chicken Carcasses in 2007 and 2013 from Paraná, Brazil

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

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

      • Bacterial pathogens

  16. Multilocus Sequence Typing of Cronobacter Strains Isolated from Retail Foods and Environmental Samples

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

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

      • Cronobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens

  17. Combined effects of organic acids and salt depending on type of acids and pathogens in laboratory media and acidified pickle

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology

    • Aim
      In this study, the effectiveness of combining each of seven types of acids with 3% salt as a treatment against pathogens was investigated in laboratory media and acidified food.

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

  18. Microbiological shelf life at different temperatures and fate of Listeria monocytogenes and Escherichia coli inoculated in unflavored and strawberry yogurts

    • Journal of Dairy Science

    • Publication date: Available online 13 May 2015

      Author(s): E. Tirloni , C. Bernardi , F. Colombo , S. Stella

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  19. Effects of nisin on Staphylococcus aureus count and physicochemical properties of Minas Frescal cheese

    • Journal of Dairy Science

    • Publication date: Available online 13 May 2015

      Author(s): Bruna A. Felicio , Maximiliano S. Pinto , Francielly S. Oliveira , Marcus W. Lempk , Ana Clarissa S. Pires , Carini A. Lelis

      • Bacterial pathogens

  20. Prevalence of enterotoxin genes and antimicrobial resistance of coagulase-positive staphylococci recovered from raw cow milk

    • Journal of Dairy Science

    • Publication date: Available online 13 May 2015

      Author(s): J.G. Rola , W. Korpysa-Dzirba , A. Czubkowska , J. Osek

      • Bacterial pathogens

  21. Growth kinetics of a native toxigenic isolate of Yersinia enterocolitica CFR 2301 under the influence of incubation temperature, pH, sodium chloride and sodium nitrite

    • Journal of Food Science and Technology

    • Abstract

      • Bacterial pathogens

  22. A Method for Simultaneous Determination of 20 Fusarium Toxins in Cereals by High-Resolution Liquid Chromatography-Orbitrap Mass Spectrometry with a Pentafluorophenyl Column

    • Toxins

    • A high-resolution liquid chromatography-Orbitrap mass spectrometry (LC-Orbitrap MS) method was developed for simultaneous determination of 20 Fusarium toxins (nivalenol, fusarenon-X, deoxynivalenol, 3-acetyl deoxynivalenol, 15-acetyl deoxynivalenol, HT-2 toxin, T-2 toxin, neosolaniol, diacetoxyscirpenol, fumonisin B1, fumonisin B2, fumonisin B3, fumonisin A1, fumonisin A2, fumonisin A3, zearalenone, α-zearalenol, β-zearalenol, α-zearalanol, and β-zearalanol) in cereals.

      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  23. Reactivation of Giardia lamblia cysts after exposure to low-pressure UV irradiation

    • Canadian Journal of Microbiology

    • e-First Articles.

      • Giardia lamblia
      • Parasites

  24. A Modified QuEChERS Sample Preparation Method for Simultaneous Determination of 62 Pesticide Residues in Edible Fungi Using Gas Chromatography–Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometry

    • Food Analytical Methods

      • Pesticide residues
      • Chemical contaminants

  25. Portable Detection and Quantification of Olive Oil Adulteration by 473-nm Laser-Induced Fluorescence

    • Food Analytical Methods