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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. Exposure to polyamide 66 microplastic leads to effects performance and microbial community structure of aerobic granular sludge

    • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

    • Author(s): Lijian Zhao, Chengyuan Su, Weihong Liu, Ronghua Qin, Linqin Tang, Xue Deng, Shumin Wu, Menglin Chen

  2. Heavy metal ions removed from imitating acid mine drainages with a thermoacidophilic archaea: Acidianus manzaensis YN25

    • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

    • Author(s): Mengke Li, Yongji Huang, Yanping Yang, Haibei Wang, Liang Hu, Hui Zhong, Zhiguo He

  3. Excess copper inhibits the growth of rice seedlings by decreasing uptake of nitrate

    • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

    • Author(s): Kai Huo, Xiangchao Shangguan, Yan Xia, Zhenguo Shen, Chen Chen

  4. Occurrence of quinotone antibiotics and their impacts on aquatic environment in typical river-estuary system of Jiaozhou Bay, China

    • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

    • Author(s): Ke Liu, Daolai Zhang, Xiaotong Xiao, Lijuan Cui, Hailong Zhang

  5. Microplastics and seafood: lower trophic organisms at highest risk of contamination

    • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

    • Author(s): Chris Walkinshaw, Penelope K. Lindeque, Richard Thompson, Trevor Tolhurst, Matthew Cole

  6. Multilayer network analysis unravels haulage vehicles as a hidden threat to the British swine industry

    • Transboundary and Emerging Diseases

    • When assessing the role of live animal trade networks in the spread of infectious diseases in livestock, attention has focused mainly on direct movements of animals between premises, whereas the role of haulage vehicles used during transport, an indirect route for disease transmission, has largely been ignored.

  7. Visible and eco‐friendly immunoassays for the detection of cyclopiazonic acid in maize and rice

    • Journal of Food Science

    • Cyclopiazonic acid (CPA) is an indole‐tetramine mycotoxin commonly produced by Penicillium and Aspergillus and is widely found in agricultural products, fermented food, and feed. Food contaminated with CPA poses a substantial health risk to consumers. Therefore, eco‐friendly immunoassays, including an indirect competitive enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay (ic‐ELISA) and a lateral flow immunochromatographic strip (LFICS), were developed to monitor CPA in maize and rice samples.

  8. Transcriptome and Phytochemical Analyses Provide New Insights Into Long Non-Coding RNAs Modulating Characteristic Secondary Metabolites of Oolong Tea (Camellia sinensis) in Solar-Withering

    • Frontiers in Plant Science

    • Oolong tea is a popular and semi-fermented beverage. During the processing of tea leaves, withering is the first indispensable process for improving flavor. However, the roles of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) and the characteristic secondary metabolites during the withering of oolong tea leaves remain unknown.

  9. Identification of binding residues between periplasmic adapter protein (PAP) and RND efflux pumps explains PAP-pump promiscuity and roles in antimicrobial resistance

    • PLOS Pathogens

    • by Helen E. McNeil, Ilyas Alav, Ricardo Corona Torres, Amanda E. Rossiter, Eve Laycock, Simon Legood, Inderpreet Kaur, Matthew Davies, Matthew Wand, Mark A. Webber, Vassiliy N. Bavro, Jessica M. A. Blair

      • Antibiotic residues
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Chemical contaminants
      • Salmonella

  10. Inhibition of melanosis and microbial growth in Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) using high CO2 modified atmosphere packaging

    • Food Chemistry

    • Author(s): Netchanok Kimbuathong, Pattarin Leelaphiwat, Nathdanai Harnkarnsujarit

      • Bacterial pathogens

  11. Detection of zearalenone in an aptamer assay using attenuated internal reflection ellipsometry and it's cereal sample applications

    • Food and Chemical Toxicology

    • Author(s): Mustafa Oguzhan Caglayan, Zafer Üstündağ

      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  12. Culturable bacteria resident on lettuce might contribute to accumulation of human noroviruses

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Author(s): Danlei Liu, Zilei Zhang, Ningbo Liao, Songyan Zou, Haoxuan Tang, Peng Tian, Glenn M. Young, Qingping Wu, Dapeng Wang

      • Viruses
      • Norovirus

  13. Mega-plasmid found worldwide confers multiple antimicrobial resistance in Salmonella Infantis of broiler origin in Russia

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Author(s): Alexandra N. Bogomazova, Veronika D. Gordeeva, Ekaterina V. Krylova, Irina V. Soltynskaya, Ekaterina E. Davydova, Olga E. Ivanova, Alexander A. Komarov

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Salmonella

  14. Elucidating antimicrobial mechanism of nisin and grape seed extract against Listeria monocytogenes in broth and on shrimp through NMR-based metabolomics approach

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Author(s): Xue Zhao, Lin Chen, Ji'’en Wu, Yun He, Hongshun Yang

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Listeria monocytogenes

  15. Effects of metabolite changes during lacto-fermentation on the biological activity and consumer acceptability for dragon fruit juice

    • LWT

    • Author(s): Belal J. Muhialdin, Hana Kadum, Mohammad Zarei, Anis Shobirin Meor Hussin

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Salmonella
      • Staphylococcus aureus

  16. The effects of different bisphenol derivatives on oxidative stress, DNA damage and DNA repair in RWPE‐1 cells: A comparative study

    • Journal of Applied Toxicology

    • Bisphenol A (BPA) is a well‐known endocrine disruptor and it is widely used mainly in the plastics industry. Due to recent reports on its possible impact on health (particularly on the male reproductive system), bisphenol F (BPF) and bisphenol S (BPS) are now being used as alternatives. In this study, RWPE‐1 cells were used as a model to compare cytotoxicity, oxidative stress‐causing potential and genotoxicity of these chemicals.

      • Chemical contaminants

  17. Effects of quercetin on cadmium-induced toxicity in rat urine using metabonomics techniques

    • Human & Experimental Toxicology

    • This study aimed to analyse the protective effects of quercetin on the toxicity of cadmium (Cd) using metabonomics techniques. Sixty male Sprague–Dawley rats were randomly divided into six groups (n = 10): control group (C), low-dose quercetin-treated group (Q1; 10 mg/kg bw/day), high-dose quercetin-treated group (Q2; 50 mg/kg bw/day), Cd-treated group (D; 4.89 mg/kg bw/day), low-dose quercetin plus Cd-treated group (DQ1) and high-dose quercetin plus Cd-treated group (DQ2).

      • Chemical contaminants
      • Heavy Metals

  18. Curcumin protects the testis against cadmium-induced histopathological damages and oxidative stress in mice

    • Human & Experimental Toxicology

    • Background:Cadmium is an environmental pollutant which can induce the overproduction of free radicals while suppressing the antioxidant defense system. Curcumin is considered a free-radical scavenger and a potent antioxidant.

      • Chemical contaminants
      • Heavy Metals

  19. Extracellular electron transfer powers flavinylated extracellular reductases in Gram-positive bacteria

    • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    • Mineral-respiring bacteria use a process called extracellular electron transfer to route their respiratory electron transport chain to insoluble electron acceptors on the exterior of the cell. We recently characterized a flavin-based extracellular electron transfer system that is present in the foodborne pathogen Listeria monocytogenes, as well as many other Gram-positive...

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Listeria monocytogenes

  20. High concentrations of middle ear antimicrobial peptides and proteins and proinflammatory cytokines are associated with detection of middle ear pathogens in children with recurrent acute otitis media

    • PLOS ONE

    • by Elke J. Seppanen, Ruth B. Thornton, Karli J. Corscadden, Caitlyn M. Granland, Julie Hibbert, Angela Fuery, Selma P. Wiertsema, Shyan Vijayasekaran, Harvey L. Coates, Peter Jacoby, Andrew Currie, Peter C. Richmond, Lea-Ann S. Kirkham

  21. Identification of toxigenic fungal species associated with maize ear rot: Calmodulin as single informative gene

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Author(s): Antonia Susca, Alessandra Villani, Antonio Moretti, Gaetano Stea, Antonio Logrieco

      Abstract

      Accurate identification of fungi occurring on agrofood products is the key aspect of any prevention and pest management program, offering valuable information in leading crop health and food safety.

  22. Genotoxicological safety assessment of puree‐only edible films from onion bulb (Allium cepa L.) for use in food packaging‐related applications

    • Journal of Food Science

    • The production of films and coatings from onion (Allium cepa L.) to be applied as packaging is attractive, due to its high nutritional and therapeutic value. Also, it can collaborate to minimize environmental impacts caused by the improper disposal of products made from plastics. However, despite it being an innovative and novel proposal, onion films for the development of edible packaging should be evaluated before being considered nontoxic and safe for human consumption.

  23. Quercetin modulates hyperglycemia by improving the pancreatic antioxidant status and enzymes activities linked with glucose metabolism in type 2 diabetes model of rats: In silico studies of molecular interaction of quercetin with hexokinase and catalase

    • Journal of Food Biochemistry

    • Quercetin at the dosages investigated substantially reversed the high blood glucose and glycosylation, enhanced glycogen and haemoglobin (Hb) contents as well as improved the pancreatic antioxidant status. Quercetin normalized reduction in organ body weight ratio of the pancreas and liver observed in type 2 diabetic rats via increased hepatic hexokinase and decreased glucose‐6‐phosphatase activities and restoration of liver and pancreas integrity.

  24. Food Safety Concerns: Crop Breeding as a Potential Strategy To Address Issues Associated with the Recently Lowered Reference Doses for Perfluorooctanoic Acid and Perfluorooctane Sulfonate

    • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

    • Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) are perfluorinated alkyl substances widely used in industrial and domestic products. The European Food Safety Authority and United States Environmental Protection Agency have recently lowered the reference doses (RfDs) for PFOA and PFOS 4–1800-fold. The recently lowered RfDs call for re-evaluation of potential human health risks from PFOA and PFOS via food consumption.

  25. Optimal dietary curcumin improved growth performance, and modulated innate immunity, antioxidant capacity and related genes expression of NF-κB and Nrf2 signaling pathways in grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) after infection with Aeromonas hydrophila

    • Fish & Shellfish Immunology

    • Author(s): Jianhua Ming, Jinyun Ye, Yixiang Zhang, Qiyou Xu, Xia Yang, Xianping Shao, Jun Qiang, Pao Xu

      • Bacterial pathogens