An official website of the United States government.

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

National Agricultural Library
U.S. Department of Agriculture
  1. Home
  2. Human Nutrition and Food Safety
  3. Research Publications (Food Safety)

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.

Displaying 24701 - 24725 of 42160

  1. The effect of intramammary infection in early lactation with non-aureus staphylococci in general and Staphylococcus chromogenes specifically on quarter milk somatic cell count and quarter milk yield

    • Journal of Dairy Science

    • This longitudinal study aimed to evaluate the impact of subclinical intramammary infection (IMI) with non-aureus staphylococcal (NAS) species in the first 18 d in milk (DIM) on the quarter milk somatic cell count (qSCC) and quarter milk yield (qMY) during the first 4 mo of lactation in Holstein Friesian heifers.

      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens

  2. Calm Before the Storm: A Glimpse into the Secondary Metabolism of Aspergillus welwitschiae, the Etiologic Agent of the Sisal Bole Rot

    • Toxins

    • Aspergillus welwitschiae is a species of the Nigri section of the genus Aspergillus. In nature, it is usually a saprotroph, decomposing plant material. However, it causes the bole rot disease of Agave sisalana (sisal), a plant species used for the extraction of hard natural fibers, causing great economic loss to this culture. In this study, we isolated and sequenced one genome of A.

      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  3. Improved Accuracy of Saxitoxin Measurement Using an Optimized Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay

    • Toxins

    • Paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) is precipitated by a family of toxins produced by harmful algae, which are consumed by filter-feeding and commercially popular shellfish. The toxins, including saxitoxin, neosaxitoxin, and gonyautoxins, accumulate in shellfish and cause intoxication when consumed by humans and animals. Symptoms can range from minor neurological dysfunction to respiratory distress and death.

      • Shellfish toxins

  4. Chicken Meat-Associated Enterococci: Influence of Agricultural Antibiotic Use and Connection to the Clinic

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Industrial farms are unique, human-created ecosystems that provide the perfect setting for the development and dissemination of antibiotic resistance. Agricultural antibiotic use amplifies naturally occurring resistance mechanisms from soil ecologies, promoting their spread and sharing with other bacteria, including those poised to become endemic within hospital environments.

  5. Methyl Selenol as a Precursor in Selenite Reduction to Se/S Species by Methane-Oxidizing Bacteria

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • A wide range of microorganisms have been shown to transform selenium-containing oxyanions to reduced forms of the element, particularly selenium-containing nanoparticles. Such reactions are promising for the detoxification of environmental contamination and the production of valuable selenium-containing products, such as nanoparticles for application in biotechnology.

  6. The Preparation of Biochar Particles from Sludge and Corncobs and Its Pb 2+ Adsorption Properties

    • Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

    • In the present study, biochar particles (BPs) produced by the co-pyrolysis of sewage sludge and corncobs at temperatures of 300, 500, and 700°C were characterized. The Pb2+ adsorption properties and the heavy metal leaching toxicity rates of the BPs were investigated. It was found that the adsorption kinetics of the Pb2+ can be accurately described by a pseudo-second-order model, and the equilibrium adsorption data were well represented by both the Langmuir and the Freundilich Equations.

  7. Meta-Analysis of Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis Microarray Data Reveals Novel Genetic Biomarkers

    • Genes

    • Polymyositis (PM) and dermatomyositis (DM) are both classified as idiopathic inflammatory myopathies. They share a few common characteristics such as inflammation and muscle weakness. Previous studies have indicated that these diseases present aspects of an auto-immune disorder; however, their exact pathogenesis is still unclear. In this study, three gene expression datasets (PM: 7, DM: 50, Control: 13) available in public databases were used to conduct meta-analysis.

  8. CCR5 receptor antagonism inhibits hepatitis C virus (HCV) replication in vitro

    • PLOS ONE

    • by Jason T. Blackard, Ling Kong, Susan D. Rouster, Rebekah Karns, Paul S. Horn, Shyam Kottilil, M. Tarek Shata, Kenneth E. Sherman

      Background and aim

      • Viruses
      • Hepatitis

  9. Risk factors for hepatitis C infection among adult patients in Kedah state, Malaysia: A case–control study

    • PLOS ONE

    • by Mohd Azri Mohd Suan, Salmiah Md Said, Poh Ying Lim, Ahmad Zaid Fattah Azman, Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan

      • Viruses
      • Hepatitis

  10. Changes in the Composition of the Gut Microbiota and the Blood Transcriptome in Preterm Infants at Less than 29 Weeks Gestation Diagnosed with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia

    • mSystems

    • ABSTRACT

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Salmonella
      • Shigella

  11. Control of Type III Secretion System Effector/Chaperone Ratio Fosters Pathogen Adaptation to Host-Adherent Lifestyle

    • mBio

    • ABSTRACT

      • Bacterial pathogens

  12. Population Genomics of GII.4 Noroviruses Reveal Complex Diversification and New Antigenic Sites Involved in the Emergence of Pandemic Strains

    • mBio

    • ABSTRACT

      • Viruses
      • Norovirus

  13. Establishment of Chronic Typhoid Infection in a Mouse Carriage Model Involves a Type 2 Immune Shift and T and B Cell Recruitment to the Gallbladder

    • mBio

    • ABSTRACT

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Salmonella

  14. Epigenetic Suppression of Interferon Lambda Receptor Expression Leads to Enhanced Human Norovirus Replication In Vitro

    • mBio

    • ABSTRACT

      • Viruses
      • Norovirus

  15. The secRNome of Listeria monocytogenes Harbors Small Noncoding RNAs That Are Potent Inducers of Beta Interferon

    • mBio

    • ABSTRACT

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Listeria monocytogenes

  16. Plasmid Dissemination and Selection of a Multidrug-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Strain during Transplant-Associated Antibiotic Therapy

    • mBio

    • ABSTRACT

      • Bacterial pathogens

  17. Bacterial Swarming Reduces Proteus mirabilis and Vibrio parahaemolyticus Cell Stiffness and Increases {beta}-Lactam Susceptibility

    • mBio

    • ABSTRACT

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Vibrio

  18. The Ancestral N-Terminal Domain of Big Defensins Drives Bacterially Triggered Assembly into Antimicrobial Nanonets

    • mBio

    • ABSTRACT

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Staphylococcus aureus

  19. Crystal Structure of African Swine Fever Virus dUTPase Reveals a Potential Drug Target

    • mBio

    • ABSTRACT

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Chemical contaminants
      • Heavy Metals
      • Antibiotic residues

  20. Type VII Secretion Substrates of Pathogenic Mycobacteria Are Processed by a Surface Protease

    • mBio

    • ABSTRACT

      • Bacterial pathogens

  21. Transient Silencing of Antibiotic Resistance by Mutation Represents a Significant Potential Source of Unanticipated Therapeutic Failure

    • mBio

    • ABSTRACT

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Staphylococcus aureus

  22. Development of a real-time recombinase polymerase amplification (RPA) assay for rapid detection of Salmonella in powdered infant formula

    • International Dairy Journal

    • Author(s): Hanlu Hong, Chongzhen Sun, Shuang Wei, Xia Sun, Anthony Mutukumira, Xiyang Wu

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Salmonella

  23. Emissions of dioxins and furans during steam gasification of Automotive Shredder residue; experiences from the Chalmers 2–4-MW indirect gasifier

    • Waste Management

    • Author(s): Jelena Maric, Teresa Berdugo Vilches, Sébastien Pissot, Isabele Cañete Vela, Marianne Gyllenhammar, Martin Seemann Emissions of dioxins and furans during the gasification of Automotive Shredder Residue (ASR) were investigated. The experimental work was carried out in a Dual Fluidized Bed (DFB) system, which consists of a 2–4-MWth gasifier that is fluidized with steam, and an interconnected fluidized bed combustor that is fluidized with air.

      • Chemical contaminants
      • Dioxins

  24. Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) shedding in a wild roe deer population

    • Veterinary Microbiology

    • Author(s): E. Frank, R. Bonke, N. Drees, M. Heurich, E. Märtlbauer, M. Gareis

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli

  25. Structure-dependent hepato-cytotoxic potencies of selected pyrrolizidine alkaloids in primary rat hepatocyte culture

    • Food and Chemical Toxicology

    • Author(s): Lan Gao, Lukas Rutz, Dieter Schrenk

      • Natural toxins