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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. Electrochemically-Activated Water Presents Bactericidal Effect Against Salmonella Heidelberg Isolated from Poultry Origin

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Salmonella

  2. Salmonella enterica in Mexico 2000–2017: Epidemiology, Antimicrobial Resistance, and Prevalence in Food

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Salmonella

  3. Antibacterial Effect of a Mixed Natural Preservative against Listeria monocytogenes on Lettuce and Raw Pork Loin

    • Journal of Food Protection
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Listeria monocytogenes

  4. Reaction of Surrogate Escherichia coli Serotype O157:H7 and Non-O157 Strains to Nutrient Starvation: Variation in Phenotype and Transcription of Stress Response Genes and Behavior on Lettuce Plants in the Field

    • Journal of Food Protection
      • Bacterial pathogens

  5. Evaluation of a Bead-Based Salmonella Molecular Serotyping Method for Salmonella Isolated from Food and Environmental Samples

    • Journal of Food Protection
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Salmonella

  6. Characterization of antimicrobial resistance in lactobacilli and bifidobacteria used as probiotics or starter cultures based on integration of phenotypic and in silico data

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Author(s): Vita Rozman, Petra Mohar Lorbeg, Tomaž Accetto, Bojana Bogovič Matijašić

  7. New psychoactive substances: challenges for drug surveillance, control, and public health responses

    • The Lancet

    • Author(s): Amy Peacock, Raimondo Bruno, Natasa Gisev, Louisa Degenhardt, Wayne Hall, Roumen Sedefov, Jason White, Kevin V Thomas, Michael Farrell, Paul Griffiths

  8. Natural occurrence of Alternaria mycotoxins in malting barley grains in the main producing region of Argentina

    • Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

    • ABSTRACT Background Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) is one of the most important cereals worldwide, and its quality is affected by fungal contamination such as species of the genus Alternaria. No information is available about the occurrence of Alternaria mycotoxins in Argentinean barley grains, which is of concern, because they can be transferred into malt and beer.

  9. Effects of Fusarium graminearum and Fusarium poae on disease parameters, grain quality and mycotoxins contamination in bread wheat (Part I)

    • Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

    • ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Wheat is the most important winter crop in the world being affected by the presence of fungal mainly those belonging to the Fusarium genus. Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) is a serious disease that causes important economic damages and quantitative/qualitative losses, being F. graminearum and F. poae two of the most isolated species worldwide. The aim of this study was to evaluate the interaction between F. graminearum and F.

  10. Bioaccumulation and Dispersion of Uranium by Freshwater Organisms

    • Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

    • Uranium is the heaviest naturally occurring element on Earth. Uranium mining may result in ground and surface water contamination with potential bioaccumulation and dispersion by aquatic invertebrates with aerial stages. We investigated the effects of uranium contamination at community level in terms of abundance, richness, the composition of invertebrate communities, and functional traits.

  11. Decontamination of T-2 Toxin in Maize by Modified Montmorillonite Clay

    • Toxins

    • Montmorillonite clay has a wide range of applications, one of which includes the binding of mycotoxins in foods and feeds through adsorption. T-2 toxin, produced by some Fusarium, Myrothecium, and Stachybotrys species, causes dystrophy in the brain, heart, and kidney.

  12. Escherichia coli and Salmonella spp. isolated from Australian meat chickens remain susceptible to critically important antimicrobial agents

    • PLOS ONE

    • by Sam Abraham, Mark O’Dea, Shafi Sahibzada, Kylie Hewson, Anthony Pavic, Tania Veltman, Rebecca Abraham, Taha Harris, Darren J. Trott, David Jordan

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Salmonella

  13. Improved Species-Level Clinical Identification of Enterobacteriaceae through Broad-Range dnaJ PCR and Sequencing

    • Journal of Clinical Microbiology

    • Enterobacteriaceae represent a diverse and medically important family of bacteria that are difficult to identify to the species level using the standard molecular method of 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Prior work has demonstrated the value of dnaJ gene sequence analysis in resolving different members of the family. However, existing protocols are not optimized for clinical use and exhibit several limitations in practice.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Shigella

  14. Pilot Evaluation of a Fully Automated Bioinformatics System for Analysis of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Genomes and Detection of Outbreaks

    • Journal of Clinical Microbiology

    • Genomic surveillance that combines bacterial sequencing and epidemiological information will become the gold standard for outbreak detection, but its clinical translation is hampered by the lack of automated interpretation tools. We performed a prospective pilot study to evaluate the analysis of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) genomes using the Next Gen Diagnostics (NGD) automated bioinformatics system.

      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens

  15. Investigation of Preanalytical Variables Impacting Pathogen Cell-Free DNA in Blood and Urine

    • Journal of Clinical Microbiology

    • Pathogen cell-free DNA (pcfDNA) in blood and urine is an attractive biomarker; however, the impact of preanalytical factors is not well understood.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Salmonella

  16. How Well Do Routine Molecular Diagnostics Detect Rifampin Heteroresistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis?

    • Journal of Clinical Microbiology

    • Rifampin heteroresistance—where rifampin-resistant and -susceptible tuberculosis (TB) bacilli coexist—may result in failed standard TB treatment and potential spread of rifampin-resistant strains. The detection of rifampin heteroresistance in routine rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) allows for patients to receive prompt and effective multidrug-resistant-TB treatment and may improve rifampin-resistant TB control.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  17. Genome insights of mercury methylation among Desulfovibrio and Pseudodesulfovibrio strains

    • Research in Microbiology

    • Author(s): Marisol Goni-Urriza, Christophe Klopp, Magali Ranchou-Peyruse, Anthony Ranchou-Peyruse, Mathilde Monperrus, Bahia Khalfaoui-Hassani, Rémy Guyoneaud

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Chemical contaminants
      • Vibrio

  18. Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates from red deer (Cervus elaphus), roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) and fallow deer (Dama dama) in Poland

    • Food Microbiology

    • Author(s): Anna Szczerba-Turek, Jan Siemionek, Piotr Socha, Agata Bancerz-Kisiel, Aleksandra Platt-Samoraj, Karolina Lipczynska-Ilczuk, Wojciech Szweda

      • Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Escherichia coli O157:H7

  19. The ability of Listeria monocytogenes to form biofilm on surfaces relevant to the mushroom production environment

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Author(s): Lionel Kenneth Dygico, Cormac G.M. Gahan, Helen Grogan, Catherine M. Burgess

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Listeria monocytogenes

  20. Polyvinyl alcohol/gelatin nanocomposite containing ZnO, TiO2 or ZnO/TiO2 nanoparticles doped on 4A zeolite: Microbial and sensory qualities of packaged white shrimp during refrigeration

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Author(s): Maryam Azizi-lalabadi, Ali Ehsani, Babak Ghanbarzadeh, Bahark Divband

      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Listeria monocytogenes

  21. Reduction in pathogenic load of wheat by tempering with saline organic acid solutions at different seasonal temperatures

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Author(s): Luis Sabillón, Jayne Stratton, Devin Rose, Andréia Bianchini

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Salmonella

  22. Occurrence of selected viral and bacterial pathogens and microbiological quality of fresh and frozen strawberries sold in Spain

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Author(s): J. Ortiz-Solà, I. Viñas, P. Colás-Medà, M. Anguera, M. Abadias

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Viruses
      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Norovirus
      • Salmonella

  23. Modification of oxidative stress through changes in some indicators related to phenolic metabolism in Malva parviflora exposed to cadmium

    • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

    • Author(s): Parzhak Zoufan, Zeynab Azad, Afrasyab Rahnama Ghahfarokhie, Maryam Kolahi

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  24. An approach to counter sediment toxicity by immobilization of heavy metals using waste fish scale derived biosorbent

    • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

    • Author(s): Divya Pal, Subodh Kumar Maiti

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  25. Removal of lead, zinc and cadmium from contaminated soils with two plant extracts: Mechanism and potential risks

    • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

    • Author(s): Can Feng, Yue Chen, Shirong Zhang, Guiyin Wang, Qinmei Zhong, Wei Zhou, Xiaoxun Xu, Ting Li

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants