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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. Are cases of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clonal complex (CC) 398 among humans still livestock-associated?

    • International Journal of Medical Microbiology

    • Publication date: January 2015
      , Volume 305, Issue 1
      Author(s): Christian Deiters , Volker Günnewig , Alexander W. Friedrich , Alexander Mellmann , Robin Köck

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Staphylococcus aureus

  2. Antimicrobial activity of hop extracts against foodborne pathogens for meat applications

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology

    • Aims
      The objective of this study was the fundamental investigation of the antimicrobial efficiency of various hop extracts against selected foodborne pathogens in vitro, as well as their activity against Listeria monocytogenes in a model meat marinade and on marinated pork tenderloins.

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Staphylococcus aureus

  3. Isolation and characterization of Yersinia-specific bacteriophages from pig stools in Finland

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology

    • Aims

      • Yersinia
      • Bacterial pathogens

  4. A prl mutation in SecY suppresses secretion and virulence defects of Listeria monocytogenes secA2 mutants.

    • Journal of Bacteriology

    • The bulk of bacterial protein secretion occurs through the conserved SecY translocation channel that is powered by SecA-dependent ATP-hydrolysis. Many Gram-positive bacteria including the human pathogen Listeria monocytogenes, possess an additional non-essential specialized ATPase, SecA2. SecA2-dependent secretion is required for normal cell morphology and virulence in L. monocytogenes, however the mechanism of export via this pathway is poorly understood. L.

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  5. Two Novel Membrane Proteins TcpD and TcpE Are Essential for Conjugative Transfer of pCW3 in Clostridium perfringens

    • Journal of Bacteriology

    • The anaerobic pathogen Clostridium perfringens encodes either toxin genes or antibiotic resistance determinants on a unique family of conjugative plasmids that have a novel conjugation region, the tcp locus. Studies on the paradigm conjugative plasmid from C. perfringens, the 47-kb tetracycline resistance plasmid pCW3, have identified several tcp-encoded proteins that are involved in conjugative transfer and form part of the transfer apparatus.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Clostridium perfringens

  6. Successful detection of pathogenic Shiga-toxin-producing Escherichia coli in shellfish, environmental waters and sediment using the ISO/TS-13136 method

    • Letters in Applied Microbiology

    • The presence of highly pathogen STEC in shellfish, upstream waters and sediment from coastal shellfish sites was evaluated using the ISO/TS-13136 method. Shellfish (oysters, mussels and cockles), water and sediment samples were collected monthly over a period of one year.

      • Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli

  7. Prevalence, Toxin Gene Profiles, and Antimicrobial Resistance of Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from Quick-Frozen Dumplings

    • Journal of Food Protection

    • Hao, Dan et al.

      • Staphylococcus aureus

  8. Comparison of Desiccation Tolerance among Listeria monocytogenes, Escherichia coli O157:H7, Salmonella enterica, and Cronobacter sakazakii in Powdered Infant Formula

    • Journal of Food Protection

    • Koseki, Shigenobu et al. Bacterial pathogens such as Listeria monocytogenes, Escherichia coli O157:H7, Salmonella enterica, and Cronobacter sakazakii have demonstrated long-term survival in/on dry or low–water activity (aw) foods. However, there have been few comparative studies on the desiccation tolerance among these bacterial pathogens separately in a same food matrix.

      • Cronobacter
      • Listeria monocytogenes

  9. Differential specificity of selective culture media for enumeration of pathogenic vibrios: Advantages and limitations of multi-plating methods

    • Journal of Microbiological Methods

    • Publication date: Available online 17 January 2015

      Author(s): Olivia D. Nigro , Grieg F. Steward

      • Vibrio

  10. Aetiology of acute paediatric gastroenteritis in Bulgaria during summer months: prevalence of the viral infections [STANDARD]

    • Journal of Medical Microbiology

    • Paediatric acute gastroenteritis is a global public health problem.Comprehensive laboratory investigation for viral, bacterial and parasitic agents is helpful for improving management of acute gastroenteritis in health care settings and for monitoring and controlling the spread of these infections.Our study aimed to investigate the role of various pathogens in infantile diarrhoea in Bulgaria outside the classical winter epidemics of rotavirus and norovirus.Stool samples from 115 hospitalized

      • Giardia lamblia
      • Cryptosporidium parvum
      • Campylobacter
      • Norovirus
      • Shigella

  11. Evaluation of a membrane filtration method for the rapid enumeration of confirmed Clostridium perfringens from water

    • Letters in Applied Microbiology

    • A modification of the UK reference and ISO 14189 TSCA medium for the enumeration of Clostridium perfringens from water coupled with a membrane filter transfer technique for testing for production of acid phosphatase was evaluated. The new tryptose cycloserine agar (TCA) medium, which lacks sodium metabisulphite but contains sodium pyruvate to improve recovery, allows the isolation and confirmation of Cl. perfringens within 18–24 h of sample processing.

      • Clostridium perfringens

  12. The efficacy of short and repeated high-pressure processing treatments on the reduction of non-O157:H7 Shiga-toxin producing Escherichia coli in ground beef patties

    • Meat Science

    • Publication date: April 2015
      , Volume 102
      Author(s): Yun Jiang , Joshua A. Scheinberg , Reshani Senevirathne , Catherine N. Cutter

      • Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli
      • Escherichia coli O157:H7

  13. Mouse models for assessing the cross-protective efficacy of oral non-typhoidal Salmonella vaccine candidates harboring in-frame deletions of the ATP-dependent protease lon and other genes [STANDARD]

    • Journal of Medical Microbiology

    • In BALB/c mouse models of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (S. Typhimurium) infection, a single oral immunization with a mutant strain with an insertion of the chloramphenicol resistance gene into the ATP-dependent protease clpP or lon gene decreased the number of salmonellae in each tissue sample five days after oral challenge with virulent S. Typhimurium at weeks 26 and 54 postimmunization. These data suggest that an oral immunization with the ClpP- or Lon-disrupted S.

      • Salmonella

  14. Monoclonal antibody-based competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay to detect antibodies to O:4 Salmonella in the sera of livestock and poultry

    • Journal of Microbiological Methods

    • Publication date: January 2015
      , Volume 108
      Author(s): Swarmistha Devi Aribam , Yohsuke Ogawa , Hidenori Matsui , Jiro Hirota , Masashi Okamura , Masato Akiba , Yoshihiro Shimoji , Masahiro Eguchi

      • Salmonella

  15. A new pyrosequencing assay for rapid detection and genotyping of Shiga toxin, intimin and O157-specific rfbE genes of Escherichia coli

    • Journal of Microbiological Methods

    • Publication date: February 2015
      , Volume 109
      Author(s): Noriko Goji , Amit Mathews , George Huszczynski , Chad R. Laing , Victor P.J. Gannon , Morag R. Graham , Kingsley K. Amoako

      • Shigella
      • Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli

  16. A novel universal DNA labeling and amplification system for rapid microarray-based detection of 117 antibiotic resistance genes in Gram-positive bacteria

    • Journal of Microbiological Methods

    • Publication date: January 2015
      , Volume 108
      Author(s): Christian Strauss , Andrea Endimiani , Vincent Perreten

      • Staphylococcus aureus

  17. The relationship between structure and in vitro antibacterial activity of selected isoflavones and their metabolites with special focus on antistaphylococcal effect of demethyltexasin

    • Letters in Applied Microbiology

    • In this study, we tested 15 naturally occurring isoflavones and their metabolites for their possible antibacterial properties against nine Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. The in vitro antibacterial activity was determined using the broth microdilution method, and the results were expressed as minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs).

      • Staphylococcus aureus

  18. Inhibitory effect of double atmospheric pressure argon cold plasma on spores and mycotoxin production of Aspergillus niger contaminating date palm fruits

    • Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

    • Abstract

      BACKGROUND

      Aspergillus niger has been reported as a potentially dangerous pathogen of date-palm fruits in Saudi Arabia due to the production of fumonisin B2 (FB2) and ochratoxin A (OTA). In a trial to disinfect this product, a double atmospheric pressure argon cold plasma (DAPACP) jet system was set up and evaluated against spore germination and mycotoxin production of the pathogen.

  19. A Possible Route for Foodborne Transmission of Clostridium difficile?

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease , Vol. 0, No. 0.
      Spores of toxigenic Clostridium difficile and spores of food-poisoning strains of Clostridium perfringens show a similar prevalence in meats. Spores of both species are heat resistant and can survive cooking of foods. C. perfringens is a major cause of foodborne illness; studies are needed to determine whether C. difficile transmission by a similar route is a cause of infection.

  20. Ultrasound in the meat industry: General applications and decontamination efficiency

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: 2 April 2015
      , Volume 198
      Author(s): Fulya Turantaş , Gülden Başyiğit Kılıç , Birol Kılıç

  21. Proteome mining for drug target identification in Listeria monocytogenes EGD-e and structure based virtual screening of a candidate drug target penicillin binding protein 4

    • Journal of Microbiological Methods

    • Publication date: Available online 17 January 2015

      Author(s): Aditya Narayan Sarangi , Mohtasim Lohani , Rakesh Aggarwal

      • Listeria monocytogenes

  22. Distribution assessment and quantification of counterfeit melamine in powdered milk by NIR imaging methods

    • Food Chemistry

    • Publication date: 15 June 2015
      , Volume 177
      Author(s): Yue Huang , Kuangda Tian , Shungeng Min , Yanmei Xiong , Guorong Du

  23. Citrinin detection using phage-displayed anti-idiotypic single-domain antibody for antigen mimicry

    • Food Chemistry

    • Publication date: 15 June 2015
      , Volume 177
      Author(s): Yang Xu , Liang Xiong , Yanping Li , Yonghua Xiong , Zhui Tu , Jinheng Fu , Xiao Tang

  24. pH Level as a Marker for Predicting Death among Patients with Vibrio vulnificus Infection, South Korea, 2000–2011

    • Emerging Infectious Diseases

    • Vibrio vulnificus infection can progress to necrotizing fasciitis and death. To improve the likelihood of patient survival, an early prognosis of patient outcome is clinically important for emergency/trauma department doctors. To identify an accurate and simple predictor for death among V. vulnificus–infected persons, we reviewed clinical data for 34 patients at a hospital in South Korea during 2000–2011; of the patients, 16 (47%) died and 18 (53%) survived.

  25. Evaluation of a PCR targeting fimbrial subunit gene (fimA) for rapid and reliable detection of Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli recovered from human and animal diarrhoeal cases

    • Journal of Microbiological Methods

    • Publication date: Available online 15 January 2015

      Author(s): Deepak B. Rawool , Jess Vergis , Deepthi Vijay , Pankaj Dhaka , Mamta Negi , Manesh Kumar , Amruta Nair , Krupali V. Poharkar , Nitin V. Kurkure , Ashok Kumar , S.V.S. Malik , S.B. Barbuddhe