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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. Application of chlorine dioxide and peroxyacetic acid during spray chilling as a potential antimicrobial intervention for beef carcasses

    • Food Microbiology

    • Author(s): Chawalit Kocharunchitt, Lyndal Mellefont, John P. Bowman, Tom Ross

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  2. Occurrence of Coxiella burnetii in Polish dairy cattle herds based on serological and PCR tests

    • Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

    • Author(s): Monika Szymańska-Czerwińska, Agnieszka Jodełko, Krzysztof Niemczuk

      • Bacterial pathogens

  3. Seasonal and spatial variation in Toxoplasma gondii contamination in soil in urban public spaces in California, United States

    • Zoonoses and Public Health

    • Background Toxoplasma gondii is a zoonotic parasite that can have severe implications for human health. Acutely infected cats shed environmentally resistant T. gondii oocysts in their faeces that contaminate soil, and soil can serve as a reservoir of infection for humans. Free‐roaming domestic cats are thought to play an important role in environmental contamination with T. gondii, but few studies have directly measured the direct contribution of free‐roaming cats to T. gondii in soil.

      • Parasites
      • Toxoplasma gondii

  4. Interaction of Gut Microbiota and High‐sodium, Low‐potassium Diet in Altering Plasma Triglyceride Profiles Revealed by Lipidomics Analysis

    • Molecular Nutrition & Food Research

    • High‐sodium and low‐potassium (HNaLK) intake increase the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and metabolic syndrome. We investigated if the dietary minerals interact with the gut microbiota to alter circulating lipid profiles, implicated in CVD and metabolic syndrome. Methods and results Plasma samples from Wistar rats fed a control or HNaLK diet with or without antibiotic treatment (n = 7 each, a total of 28) were subjected to lipidomics analysis.

  5. The dual benefit of a dominant mutation in Arabidopsis IRON DEFICIENCY TOLERANT1 for iron biofortification and heavy metal phytoremediation

    • Plant Biotechnology Journal

    • One of the goals of biofortification is to generate iron‐enriched crops to combat growth and developmental defects especially iron (Fe) deficiency anemia. Fe‐fortification of food is challenging because soluble Fe is unstable and insoluble Fe is non‐bioavailable. Genetic engineering is an alternative approach for Fe biofortification but so far strategies to increase Fe content have only encompassed a few genes with limited success.

  6. Excess Copper-Induced Changes in Antioxidative Enzyme Activity, Mineral Nutrient Uptake and Translocation in Sugarcane Seedlings

    • Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

    • Sugarcane is a potential species for use in heavy metal remediation. To analyze the effect of excess copper on sugarcane, the biomass, mineral nutrient content and activities of antioxidative enzymes were measured under copper stress. The results revealed that the biomass of roots and shoots significantly decreased with increasing copper concentration in solution. Most copper accumulated in the roots, and the translocation factor of copper decreased with an increase in copper stress.

  7. Dispersive Liquid-Liquid Microextraction Method for the Simultaneous Determination of Four Isomers of Hexachlorocyclohexane and Six Pyrethroid Pesticides in Milk by Gas Chromatography Electron Capture Detector

    • Food Analytical Methods

    • In this study, a simple and rapid dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction method was established, and the residuals of four isomers of hexachlorocyclohexane and six kinds of pyrethroid pesticides in milk were simultaneously determined by gas chromatography electron capture detector (GC-ECD). The milk sample was first extracted with acetonitrile and cleaned with primary secondary amine (PSA).

      • Pesticide residues
      • Chemical contaminants

  8. Genome Sequence of a Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica Serovar Corvallis Strain Isolated from Human Blood

    • Microbiology Resource Announcements

    • Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Corvallis is commonly reported in avian populations and avian by-products. We report the draft genome sequence of a multidrug-resistant S. Corvallis strain (NPHL 15376). To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of this serovar isolated from human blood in the United States.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Salmonella

  9. Risk profiling of exposures to multiclass contaminants through cereals and cereal-based products consumption: A case study for the inhabitants in Shanghai, China

    • Food Control

    • Author(s): Xianli Yang, Zhiyong Zhao, Yanglan Tan, Bo Chen, Changyan Zhou, Aibo Wu

      • Pesticide residues
      • Aflatoxins
      • Mycotoxins
      • Chemical contaminants
      • Natural toxins
      • Heavy Metals

  10. The Yersinia high-pathogenicity island (HPI) carried by a new integrative and conjugative element (ICE) in a multidrug-resistant and hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae strain SCsl1

    • Veterinary Microbiology

    • Author(s): Dan Liu, Yongqiang Yang, Ju Gu, Hongmei Tuo, Ping Li, Xianjun Xie, Guang-xu Ma, Jinxin Liu, Anyun Zhang

      • Bacterial pathogens

  11. Whole cell FRET immunosensor based on graphene oxide and graphene dot for Campylobacter jejuni detection

    • Food Chemistry

    • Author(s): Zahra Dehghani, Javad Mohammadnejad, Morteza Hosseini, Bita bakhshi, Ali Hossein Rezayan

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Campylobacter

  12. Effective detection and quantification of chemical adulterants in model fat-filled milk powders using NIRS and hierarchical modelling strategies

    • Food Chemistry

    • Author(s): Kizito Kene Ejeahalaka, Stephen L.W. On

      • Chemical contaminants

  13. The effect of salting on Toxoplasma gondii viability evaluated and implemented in a quantitative risk assessment of meat-borne human infection

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Author(s): Huifang Deng, Arno Swart, Axel A. Bonačić Marinović, Joke W.B. van der Giessen, Marieke Opsteegh

      • Toxoplasma gondii
      • Parasites

  14. Prevalence of Campylobacter and Salmonella in African food animals and meat: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Author(s): Kate M. Thomas, William A. de Glanville, Gary C. Barker, Jackie Benschop, Joram J. Buza, Sarah Cleaveland, Margaret A. Davis, Nigel P. French, Blandina T. Mmbaga, Gerard Prinsen, Emmanuel S. Swai, Ruth N. Zadoks, John A. Crump

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Campylobacter
      • Salmonella

  15. Aflatoxin-producing fungi associated with pre-harvest maize contamination in Uganda

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Author(s): Julius P. Sserumaga, Alejandro Ortega-Beltran, John M. Wagacha, Charity K. Mutegi, Ranajit Bandyopadhyay

      • Aflatoxins
      • Natural toxins

  16. Maternal cadmium exposure during late pregnancy causes fetal growth restriction via inhibiting placental progesterone synthesis

    • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

    • Author(s): Yong-Wei Xiong, Hua-Long Zhu, Yuan Nan, Xue-Lin Cao, Xue-Ting Shi, Song-Jia Yi, Yu-Jie Feng, Cheng Zhang, Lan Gao, Yuan-Hua Chen, De-Xiang Xu, Hua Wang

      • Chemical contaminants
      • Heavy Metals

  17. Assessing transfer of pesticide residues from chrysanthemum flowers into tea solution and associated health risks

    • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

    • Author(s): Mengyun Jiang, Wei Zhang, Tingting Zhang, Gang Liang, Bin Hu, Ping Han, Wenwen Gong

      • Pesticide residues
      • Chemical contaminants

  18. Responses of Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) to sulfoxaflor exposure

    • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

    • Author(s): Falin He, Shiang Sun, Lifei He, Chao Qin, Xiangdong Li, Jiwang Zhang, Xingyin Jiang

      • Pesticide residues
      • Chemical contaminants

  19. Contamination and cancer risk assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in urban dust from different land-uses in the most populated city of Iran

    • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

    • Author(s): Taraneh Mihankhah, Mohsen Saeedi, Abdolreza Karbassi

      • Chemical contaminants

  20. Ammoniated MOF-74(Zn) derivatives as luminescent sensor for highly selective detection of tetrabromobisphenol A

    • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

    • Author(s): Xiao-lei Zhang, Su-mei Li, Sha Chen, Fan Feng, Jin-quan Bai, Jian-rong Li

      • Chemical contaminants

  21. Highly sensitive in situ-synthesized cadmium sulfide (CdS) nanowire photosensor for chemiluminescent immunoassays

    • Enzyme and Microbial Technology

    • Author(s): Hong-Rae Kim, Byoung-Gi An, Young Wook Chang, Min-Jung Kang, Jae-Gwan Park, Jae-Chul Pyun

      • Chemical contaminants
      • Heavy Metals

  22. Are Canned Beverages Industries Progressively Switching to Bisphenol AF?

    • Journal of Food Science

    • Seven bisphenols, endocrine‐disruptor chemicals, were analytically determined for risk assessment in 52 large‐consumption beverages collected from the Italian market. The analytes under examination were bisphenol A, bisphenol F, bisphenol E, bisphenol B, bisphenol AF, bisphenol A diglycidyl ether, and bisphenol M. The concentration levels of all bisphenols detected ranged from

      • Chemical contaminants

  23. Searching potential candidates for development of protective cultures: Evaluation of two Lactobacillus strains to reduce Listeria monocytogenes in artificially contaminated milk

    • Journal of Food Safety

    • Reduction of Listeria monocytogenes growth in pretreated whole milk with Lactobacillus fermentum L23. LM6 (control) (–■–); L. monocytogenes LM6 + Lactobacillus spp. (‐ ‐△‐ ‐). This work highlights the potential of Lactobacillus fermentum L23 and Lactobacillus rhamnosus L60 as protective cultures to reduce Listeria monocytogenes contamination in whole milk.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Listeria monocytogenes

  24. Evolution of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus in Poultry, Togo, 2018

    • Emerging Infectious Diseases

    • M. Fusade-Boyer et al. In 2015, highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) viruses reemerged in poultry in West Africa. We describe the introduction of a reassortant clade 2.3.2.1c virus into Togo in April 2018. Our findings signal further local spread and evolution of these viruses, which could affect animal and human health.

      • Viruses

  25. A Cautionary Report for Pathogen Identification Using Shotgun Metagenomics; A Comparison to Aerobic Culture and Polymerase Chain Reaction for Salmonella enterica Identification

    • Frontiers in Microbiology

    • This study was conducted to compare aerobic culture, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), lateral flow immunoassay (LFI), and shotgun metagenomics for identification of Salmonella enterica in feces collected from feedlot cattle. Samples were analyzed in parallel using all four tests. Results from aerobic culture and PCR were 100% concordant and indicated low S. enterica prevalence (3/60 samples positive). Although low S.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Salmonella