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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. Combating Antimicrobial Resistance in Singapore: A Qualitative Study Exploring the Policy Context, Challenges, Facilitators, and Proposed Strategies

    • Antibiotics

    • Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global public health threat that warrants urgent attention. However, the multifaceted nature of AMR often complicates the development and implementation of comprehensive policies. In this study, we describe the policy context and explore experts’ perspectives on the challenges, facilitators, and strategies for combating AMR in Singapore. We conducted semi-structured interviews with 21 participants.

  2. Novel spa and Multi-Locus Sequence Types (MLST) of Staphylococcus Aureus Samples Isolated from Clinical Specimens in Korean

    • Antibiotics

    • Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia is one of the most frequent and severe bacterial infections worldwide. The increased incidence of S. aureus infections with a diverse pattern of S. aureus protein A (spa) types across different geographic regions is a global challenge. This study investigated a novel spa type of methicillin-resistant S. aureus in a clinically isolated specimen. A total of 109 clinical S.

      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens

  3. Comparison of Meat Juice Serology and Bacteriology for Surveillance of Salmonella in the Brazilian Pork Production Chain

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

    • This study assessed an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) based assay to detect Salmonella in swine as a potential tool to predict the presence of Salmonella in swine carcasses.

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  4. Food safety assessment and risk for toxoplasmosis in school restaurants in Armenia, Colombia

    • Parasitology Research

    • We assessed the risk for toxoplasmosis in 10 school restaurants in Armenia (Quindio, Colombia). We analyzed the presence of Toxoplasma gondii DNA in the food, water, and living and inert surfaces of school restaurants, and we correlated these findings with the results of food safety inspection scores and with the prevalence of specific anti-T. gondii antibodies in children who ate at these restaurants. Of the 213 samples, 6.1% were positive using PCR to test for T.

      • Parasites
      • Toxoplasma gondii

  5. Genomic Analysis of Fluoroquinolone- and Tetracycline-Resistant Campylobacter jejuni Sequence Type 6964 in Humans and Poultry, New Zealand, 2014–2016

    • Emerging Infectious Diseases

    • N. P. French et al.

      • Campylobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens

  6. Full-Term Human Placental Macrophages Eliminate Coxiella burnetii Through an IFN-γ Autocrine Loop

    • Frontiers in Microbiology

    • The intracellular bacterium Coxiella burnetii is responsible for Q fever, an infectious disease that increases the risk of abortion, preterm labor, and stillbirth in pregnant women. It has been shown that C. burnetii replicates in BeWo trophoblast cell line and inhibits the activation and maturation of decidual dendritic cells. Although tissue macrophages are known to be targeted by C. burnetii, no studies have investigated the interplay between placental macrophages and C. burnetii.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  7. The small protein CydX is required for cytochrome bd quinol oxidase stability and function in Salmonella Typhimurium: a phenotypic study

    • Journal of Bacteriology

    • Cytochrome bd quinol oxidases, which have greater affinity for oxygen than heme-copper cytochrome oxidases (HCOs), promote bacterial respiration and fitness in low-oxygen environments such as host tissues. Here, we show that in addition to the CydA and CydB subunits, the small protein CydX is required for the assembly and function of the cytochrome bd complex in the enteric pathogen Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium. Mutant S.

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  8. Investigation of a large gap cold plasma reactor for continuous in-package decontamination of fresh strawberries and spinach

    • Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies

    • Author(s): D. Ziuzina, N.N. Misra, L. Han, P.J. Cullen, T. Moiseev, J.P. Mosnier, K. Keener, E. Gaston, I. Vilaró, P. Bourke

      • Bacterial pathogens

  9. Neural Correlates of Attitudes and Risk Perception for Food Technology Topics

    • Food Quality and Preference

    • Author(s): Tyler Davis, Mark LaCour, Erin Beyer, Jessica L. Finck, Markus F. Miller

  10. Antivirulence activity of auranofin against vancomycin-resistant enterococci: in vitro and in vivo studies

    • International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

    • Author(s): Nader S. Abutaleb, Mohamed N. Seleem

  11. Genetic relatedness and antimicrobial resistance in respiratory bacteria from beef calves sampled from spring processing to 40 days after feedlot entry

    • Veterinary Microbiology

    • Author(s): Yongmei Guo, Christopher McMullen, Edouard Timsit, Jennyka Hallewell, Karin Orsel, Frank van der Meer, Sumei Yan, Trevor W. Alexander

      • Bacterial pathogens

  12. Compounds responsible for off-odors in several samples composed by polypropylene, polyethylene, paper and cardboard used as food packaging materials

    • Food Chemistry

    • Author(s): Paula Vera, Elena Canellas, Cristina Nerín

  13. Transcriptomic and metabolomic analyses reveal antibacterial mechanism of astringent persimmon tannin against Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from pork

    • Food Chemistry

    • Author(s): Miaomiao Liu, Mingxing Feng, Kun Yang, Youfang Cao, Jie Zhang, Junnan Xu, Santiago Hernández Hernández, Xinyuan Wei, Mingtao Fan

      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens

  14. Retraction statement: Antibiotic resistance properties and genotypic characterization of enterotoxins in the Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from traditional sweets

    • Journal of Food Safety

    • The above article from the Journal of Food Safety, published online on November 23, 2018 in Wiley Online Library (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jfs.12573), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor‐in‐Chief, Vivian Wu and Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens

  15. Retraction statement: Pathogenic Staphylococcus aureus in hospital food samples; prevalence and antimicrobial resistance properties

    • Journal of Food Safety

    • The above article from the Journal of Food Safety, published online on October 22, 2018 in Wiley Online Library (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jfs.12501), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor‐in‐Chief, Vivian Wu and Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens

  16. Essential oils of aromatic and medicinal plants play a role in food safety

    • Journal of Food Processing and Preservation

    • Essential oils (EOs) are natural substances extracted from aromatic and medicinal plants (AMPs), important in food preservation. Several studies have shown that AMPs, as well as their EOs have antimicrobial (antibacterial and antifungal) activity.

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Salmonella
      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens

  17. Impact of ozone processing on microbiological, physicochemical, and bioactive characteristics of refrigerated stored Cantaloupe melon juice

    • Journal of Food Processing and Preservation

    • The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of ozone treatment on microbiological decontamination (intrinsic microflora and inoculated Listeria innocua) and some physicochemical characteristics and bioactive compounds of Cantaloupe melon juice, also during refrigerated storage. To determine adequate ozone exposure, the survival curve of L. innocua was previously assessed. A thermal treatment was also performed seeking comparison with ozone treatment impact.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  18. Quinoa as polymer in edible films with essential oil: Effects on rainbow trout fillets shelf life

    • Journal of Food Processing and Preservation

    • In this study, it is aimed to investigate the potential effects of the use of quinoa as a carrier polymer in the production of edible film and the importance of essential oils (with lemon and sage oil) with highly important biological activity as supportive in this coating material. The rainbow trout fillets were wrapped with the edible film which were produced for this trial.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  19. Rab7 controls innate immunity by regulating phagocytosis and antimicrobial peptide expression in Chinese mitten crab

    • Fish & Shellfish Immunology

    • Author(s): Qiying Wang, Hao Li, Kaimin Zhou, Xiang Qin, Qun Wang, Weiwei Li

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Vibrio
      • Staphylococcus aureus

  20. Functional characterization of galectin-3 from Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) and its regulatory role on monocytes/macrophages

    • Fish & Shellfish Immunology

    • Author(s): Jinzhong Niu, Yu Huang, Xinchao Liu, Guoling Luo, Jufen Tang, Bei Wang, Yishan Lu, Jia Cai, Jichang Jian

      • Bacterial pathogens

  21. Effects of the photosensitizer curcumin in inactivating foodborne pathogens on chicken skin

    • Food Control

    • Author(s): Jingwen Gao, Karl R. Matthews

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Salmonella

  22. Synergistic activities of gaseous oregano and thyme thymol essential oils against Listeria monocytogenes on surfaces of a laboratory medium and radish sprouts

    • Food Microbiology

    • Author(s): Yurim Cho, Hoikyung Kim, Larry R. Beuchat, Jee-Hoon Ryu

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Listeria monocytogenes

  23. Impact of exposure to cold and cold-osmotic stresses on virulence-associated characteristics of Listeria monocytogenes strains

    • Food Microbiology

    • Author(s): Ângela Alves, Rui Magalhães, Teresa R.S. Brandão, Lígia Pimentel, Luis M. Rodríguez-Alcalá, Paula Teixeira, Vânia Ferreira

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Listeria monocytogenes

  24. Analysis of organophosphorus and pyrethroid pesticides in organic and conventional vegetables using QuEChERS combined with dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction based on the solidification of floating organic droplet

    • Food Chemistry

    • Author(s): Xuejin Mao, Yiqun Wan, Zhanming Li, Lin Chen, Hueylee Lew, Hongshun Yang

      • Pesticide residues
      • Chemical contaminants

  25. Performance of cold chains and modeled growth of Vibrio parahaemolyticus for farmed oysters distributed in the United States and internationally

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Author(s): David C. Love, Lillian M. Kuehl, Robert M. Lane, Jillian P. Fry, Jamie Harding, Benjamin J.K. Davis, Kate Clancy, Bobbi Hudson

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Vibrio