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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. Campylobacter hepaticus, the cause of spotty liver disease in chickens, is present throughout the small intestine and caeca of infected birds

    • Veterinary Microbiology

    • Publication date: Available online 29 June 2017


      Author(s): Thi Thu Hao Van, Mian-Chee Gor, Arif Anwar, Peter C. Scott, Robert J. Moore

      • Campylobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens

  2. RpoS role in virulence and fitness in enteropathogenic Escherichia coli

    • PLOS ONE

    • Gardênia Márcia Silva Campos Mata, Gerson Moura Ferreira, Beny Spira

      • Bacterial pathogens

  3. Antimicrobial efficacy of vacuum impregnation washing with malic acid applied to whole paprika, carrots, king oyster mushrooms and muskmelons

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: December 2017
      , Volume 82

      Author(s): Jun-Won Kang, Dong-Hyun Kang

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  4. Internalization of Listeria monocytogenes in cantaloupes during dump tank washing and hydrocooling

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: 18 September 2017
      , Volume 257

      Author(s): Dumitru Macarisin, Anna Wooten, Antonio De Jesus, Minji Hur, Seonjae Bae, Jitendra Patel, Peter Evans, Eric Brown, Thomas Hammack, Yi Chen

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  5. Multiple substrate usage of Coxiella burnetii to feed a bipartite-type metabolic network

    • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

    • Ina Häuslein, Franck Cantet, Sarah Reschke, Fan Chen, Matteo Bonazzi, Wolfgang Eisenreich

      • Bacterial pathogens

  6. Shiga Toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O22:H8 isolated from cattle reduces E. coli O157:H7 adherence in vitro and in vivo

    • Veterinary Microbiology

    • Publication date: Available online 29 June 2017


      Author(s): L. Martorelli, A. Albanese, D. Vilte, R. Cantet, A. Bentancor, G. Zolezzi, I. Chinen, C. Ibarra, M. Rivas, E.C. Mercado, A. Cataldi

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

  7. Mucus-Activatable Shiga Toxin Genotype stx2d in Escherichia coli O157:H7

    • Emerging Infectious Diseases

    • We identified the mucus-activatable Shiga toxin genotype stx2d in the most common hemolytic uremic syndrome–associated Escherichia coli serotype, O157:H7. stx2d was detected in a strain isolated from a 2-year-old boy with bloody diarrhea in Spain, and whole-genome sequencing was used to confirm and fully characterize the strain.

      • Escherichia coli O157:H7
      • Bacterial pathogens

  8. Tracking of Listeria monocytogenes in meat establishment using Whole Genome Sequencing as a food safety management tool: A proof of concept

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: 18 September 2017
      , Volume 257

      Author(s): Ivan Nastasijevic, Dubravka Milanov, Branko Velebit, Vesna Djordjevic, Craig Swift, Anais Painset, Brankica Lakicevic

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  9. Microbial community profiling of fresh basil and pitfalls in taxonomic assignment of enterobacterial pathogenic species based upon 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: 18 September 2017
      , Volume 257

      Author(s): Siele Ceuppens, Dieter De Coninck, Nadine Bottledoorn, Filip Van Nieuwerburgh, Mieke Uyttendaele

      • Bacterial pathogens

  10. Comparison of Immunomagnetic Separation Beads for Detection of Six Non-O157 Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli serogroups in Different Matrices

    • Letters in Applied Microbiology

    • Abstract

      • Bacterial pathogens

  11. Thioredoxin A Is Essential for Motility and Contributes to Host Infection of Listeria monocytogenes via Redox Interactions

    • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

    • Changyong Cheng, Zhimei Dong, Xiao Han, Hang Wang, Li Jiang, Jing Sun, Yongchun Yang, Tiantian Ma, Chunyan Shao, Xiaodu Wang, Zhongwei Chen, Weihuan Fang, Nancy E. Freitag, Huarong Huang, Houhui Song

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  12. Toxins, Vol. 9, Pages 202: Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Signaling Enhances the Proinflammatory Effects of Staphylococcus aureus Gamma-Toxin on the Mucosa

    • Toxins

    • Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) produces many different exotoxins including the gamma-toxins, HlgAB and HlgCB. Gamma-toxins form pores in both leukocyte and erythrocyte membranes, resulting in cell lysis. The genes encoding gamma-toxins are present in most strains of S. aureus, and are commonly expressed in clinical isolates recovered from menstrual Toxic Shock Syndrome (mTSS) patients.

      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens

  13. Deubiquitinating enzyme VCIP135 dictates the duration of botulinum neurotoxin type A intoxication [Cell Biology]

    • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    • Botulism is characterized by flaccid paralysis, which can be caused by intoxication with any of the seven known serotypes of botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT), all of which disrupt synaptic transmission by endoproteolytic cleavage of SNARE proteins. BoNT serotype A (BoNT/A) has the most prolonged or persistent effects, which can last several...

      • Clostridium botulinum
      • Bacterial pathogens

  14. First report of an E. coli strain from swine carrying an OXA-181-carbapenemase and colistin resistance determinant MCR-1

    • International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

    • Publication date: Available online 27 June 2017


      Author(s): Sandra Pulss, Torsten Semmler, Ellen Prenger-Berninghoff, Rolf Bauerfeind, Christa Ewers

      • Bacterial pathogens

  15. Effect of Heat Treatment and Fermentation on Bioactive Behavior in Yoghurt Made from Camel Milk

    • American Journal of Food Science and Technology

    • In this study, the possibility to release bioactive peptides from camel milk using heat treatments and fermentation of camel milk was investigated. Camel milk was heated at 80°C for 30, 60, 90 and 120min. Samples of yoghurts after their fermentation and during storage were determined for proximate physicochemical and bioactive activities.

      • Bacillus cereus
      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens

  16. Assessment of Staphylococcus aureus along milk value chain and its public health importance in Sebeta, central Oromia, Ethiopia

    • BMC Microbiology

    • Staphylococcus aureus is one of the leading causes of gastroenteritis acquired from contaminated foods such as milk and milk products. However, such information is limited in Ethiopia....

      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens

  17. Septins restrict inflammation and protect zebrafish larvae from Shigella infection

    • PLOS Pathogens

    • Maria J. Mazon-Moya, Alexandra R. Willis, Vincenzo Torraca, Laurent Boucontet, Avinash R. Shenoy, Emma Colucci-Guyon, Serge Mostowy

      • Shigella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  18. Stand-alone EAL domain proteins form a distinct subclass of EAL proteins involved in regulation of cell motility and biofilm formation in enterobacteria

    • Journal of Bacteriology

    • The second messenger cyclic di-GMP is almost ubiquitous among bacteria and so are the cyclic di-GMP turnover proteins, which mediate the transition between motility and sessility. EAL domain proteins have been characterized as cyclic di-GMP-specific phosphodiesterases.

      • Yersinia
      • Shigella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  19. The proline variant of the W[F/L/M][T/S]R c-di-GMP binding motif suppresses dependence on signal-association for regulator function

    • Journal of Bacteriology

    • Vibrio vulnificus is an estuarine bacteria and potent opportunistic human pathogen. It enters the food-chain by asymptomatically colonizing a variety of marine organisms, most notably oysters. Expression of the brp-encoded extracellular polysaccharide, which enhances cell-surface adherence, is regulated by c-di-GMP and the activator BrpT. The V. cholerae and V.

      • Vibrio
      • Bacterial pathogens

  20. Characterization of the phosphate-specific transport system in Cronobacter sakazakii BAA-894

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology

    • Abstract

      Aims

      Characterize the phosphate-specific transport system in Cronobacter sakazakii BAA-894.

      • Cronobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens

  21. Campylobacter Species Isolated from Pigs in Grenada Exhibited Novel Clones: Genotypes and Antimicrobial Resistance Profiles of Sequence Types

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

    • Online Ahead of Print.

      • Campylobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens

  22. Comparative Genomic Characterization of the Highly Persistent and Potentially Virulent Cronobacter sakazakii ST83, CC65 Strain H322 and Other ST83 Strains

    • Frontiers in Microbiology

    • Hannah R. Chase, Gopal R. Gopinath, Athmanya K. Eshwar, Andrea Stoller, Claudia Fricker-Feer, Jayanthi Gangiredla, Isha R. Patel, Hediye N. Cinar, HyeJin Jeong, ChaeYoon Lee, Flavia Negrete, Samantha Finkelstein, Roger Stephan, Ben D. Tall, Angelika Lehner

      • Cronobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens

  23. Application of water-assisted ultraviolet light in combination of chlorine and hydrogen peroxide to inactivate Salmonella on fresh produce

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: 18 September 2017
      , Volume 257

      Author(s): Shuanghuan Guo, Runze Huang, Haiqiang Chen

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  24. Effect of controlled-release chlorine dioxide on the quality and safety of cherry/grape tomatoes

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: December 2017
      , Volume 82

      Author(s): Xiuxiu Sun, Bin Zhou, Yaguang Luo, Christopher Ference, Elizabeth Baldwin, Ken Harrison, Jinhe Bai

      • Bacterial pathogens

  25. Comprehensive quality and potential hazards of gowe, a malted and fermented cereal beverage from West Africa. A diagnostic for a future re-engineering

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: December 2017
      , Volume 82

      Author(s): Laurent Adinsi, Christian Mestres, Noël Akissoé, Générose Vieira-Dalodé, Victor Anihouvi, Noël Durand, D. Joseph Hounhouigan

      • Bacterial pathogens