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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. Characteristics of Escherichia coli isolated from broiler chickens with colibacillosis in commercial farms from a common hatchery

    • Poultry Science

    • AbstractTo investigate the epidemiologic aspects of colibacillosis in broiler chickens, 83 Escherichia coli isolates obtained from the pericarditis and perihepatitis lesions in broiler chickens from 4 commercial farms, 5 isolates recovered from 5 samples of yolk sac contents that were pooled from 25 emaciated chicks, and 4 fecal isolates obtained from a hatchery that supplied chicks to the 4 commercial farms mentioned above were genetically and bact

      • Hepatitis
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Viruses

  2. Impact of a Macleaya cordata -derived alkaloid extract on necrotic enteritis in broilers

    • Poultry Science

    • AbstractNecrotic enteritis (NE) causes significant economic losses in the broiler chicken industry, especially in birds raised without in-feed antibiotics. A standardized blend of plant-derived isoquinoline alkaloids (IQA) derived from Macleaya cordata has shown to have anti-inflammatory potency and promoted animal productivity. This study investigated the effects of IQA supplementation on broiler chickens under NE challenge.

      • Clostridium perfringens
      • Bacterial pathogens

  3. Slightly acidic electrolyzed water combined with chemical and physical treatments to decontaminate bacteria on fresh fruits

    • Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: October 2017
      , Volume 67

      Author(s): Charles Nkufi Tango, Imran Khan, Paul-François Ngnitcho Kounkeu, Rubab Momna, Mohammad Shakhawat Hussain, Deog-Hwan Oh

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  4. Elimination of persistent vaccine bacteria of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium in the guts of immunized mice by inducible expression of truncated YncE

    • PLOS ONE

    • Yiran Wang, Jianhua Li, Kun Xiong, Zhijin Chen, Chunping Zheng, Yong Tan, Yanguang Cong

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  5. Enzymatic Synthesis and Purification of Galactosylated Chitosan Oligosaccharides Reducing Adhesion of Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli K88

    • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

    • TOC Graphic

      • Bacterial pathogens

  6. Surface hypothermia predicts murine mortality in the intragastric Vibrio vulnificus infection model

    • BMC Microbiology

    • The Gram-negative bacterium Vibrio vulnificus can cause severe disease in humans who consume undercooked, contaminated seafood. To study food-borne V. vulnificus disease in the laboratory, mouse virulence studies...

      • Vibrio
      • Bacterial pathogens

  7. Evaluation of a novel antimicrobial (lauric arginate ester) substance against biofilm of Escherichia coli O157:H7, Listeria monocytogenes, and Salmonella spp.

    • International Journal of Food Science & Technology

    • Summary

      • Escherichia coli O157:H7
      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  8. Optimization of inactivated H5N9 highly pathogenic avian influenza vaccine and inactivated Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium vaccine with antigen dose and prime-boost regimen in domestic ducks

    • Poultry Science

    • AbstractOwing to the increase in the number of diseases affecting ducks and the demand for food safety by consumers, vaccination has become one of the factors that influence duck meat productivity. The highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus is one of the most prevalent and causes one of the most lethal diseases in domestic ducks, and Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium is a food-borne pathogen persistent in the domestic duck population.

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Viruses

  9. Modeling the risk of salmonellosis from consumption of pistachios produced and consumed in the United States

    • Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: October 2017
      , Volume 67

      Author(s): Elisabetta Lambertini, Javad Barouei, Donald W. Schaffner, Michelle D. Danyluk, Linda J. Harris

      • Bacterial pathogens

  10. Acute Hepatopancreatic Necrosis Disease-Causing Vibrio parahaemolyticus Strains Maintain an Antibacterial Type VI Secretion System with Versatile Effector Repertoires [Environmental Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease (AHPND) is a newly emerging shrimp disease that has severely damaged the global shrimp industry. AHPND is caused by toxic strains of Vibrio parahaemolyticus that have acquired a "selfish plasmid" encoding the deadly binary toxins PirAvp/PirBvp. To better understand the repertoire of virulence factors in AHPND-causing V.

      • Vibrio
      • Bacterial pathogens

  11. Day-to-Day Dynamics of Commensal Escherichia coli in Zimbabwean Cows Evidence Temporal Fluctuations within a Host-Specific Population Structure [Microbial Ecology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • To get insights into the temporal pattern of commensal Escherichia coli populations, we sampled the feces of four healthy cows from the same herd in the Hwange District of Zimbabwe daily over 25 days. The cows had not received antibiotic treatment during the previous 3 months. We performed viable E. coli counts and characterized the 326 isolates originating from the 98 stool samples at a clonal level, screened them for stx and eae genes, and tested them for their antibiotic susceptibilities.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  12. Regulation of Botulinum Neurotoxin Synthesis and Toxin Complex Formation by Arginine and Glucose in Clostridium botulinum ATCC 3502 [Physiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT), produced by neurotoxigenic clostridia, is the most potent biological toxin known and the causative agent of the paralytic disease botulism. The nutritional, environmental, and genetic regulation of BoNT synthesis, activation, stability, and toxin complex (TC) formation is not well studied. Previous studies indicated that growth and BoNT formation were affected by arginine and glucose in Clostridium botulinum types A and B. In the present study, C.

      • Clostridium botulinum
      • Bacterial pathogens

  13. Approaches for Reverse Line Blot-Based Detection of Microbial Pathogens in Ixodes ricinus Ticks Collected in Austria and Impact of the Chosen Method [Environmental Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Ticks transmit a large number of pathogens capable of causing human disease. In this study, the PCR-reverse line blot (RLB) method was used to screen for pathogens in a total of 554 Ixodes ricinus ticks collected from all provinces of Austria. These pathogens belong to the genera Borrelia, Rickettsiae, Anaplasma/Ehrlichia (including "Candidatus Neoehrlichia"), Babesia, and Coxiella.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  14. Novel Method for Reliable Identification of Siccibacter and Franconibacter Strains: from "Pseudo-Cronobacter" to New Enterobacteriaceae Genera [Methods]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • In the last decade, strains of the genera Franconibacter and Siccibacter have been misclassified as first Enterobacter and later Cronobacter. Because Cronobacter is a serious foodborne pathogen that affects premature neonates and elderly individuals, such misidentification may not only falsify epidemiological statistics but also lead to tests of powdered infant formula or other foods giving false results.

      • Cronobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens

  15. Coxiella burnetii Circulation in a Naturally Infected Flock of Sheep: Individual Follow-Up of Antibodies in Serum and Milk [Environmental Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • The control of Q fever, a zoonotic disease caused by the Coxiella burnetii bacterium, remains a scientific challenge. Domestic ruminants are considered the main reservoir, shedding C. burnetii essentially through parturition products during abortion or birth. Sheep are particularly frequently associated with human outbreaks, but there are insufficient field data to fully understand disease dynamics and to instigate efficient control measures.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  16. Impact of the source of organic manure on persistence of E. coli O157:H7 gfp+ in rocket (Diplotaxis tenuifolia) and Swiss chard (Beta vulgaris cicla)

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: November 2017
      , Volume 81

      Author(s): Rahel Hartmann, Lars Mogren, Anna Karin Rosberg, Maria Grudén, Ivar Vågsholm, Crister Olsson, Andreas Fricke, Hartmut Stützel, Beatrix Alsanius

      • Bacterial pathogens

  17. Addition of Rifampicin to Bolton Broth to Inhibit Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli for the Detection of Campylobacter

    • Journal of Food Science

    • Abstract

      • Campylobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens

  18. Nonculturability Might Underestimate the Occurrence of Campylobacter in Broiler Litter

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

    • Online Ahead of Print.

      • Campylobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens

  19. Inactivation of Nonpathogenic Escherichia coli, Escherichia coli O157:H7, Salmonella enterica Typhimurium, and Listeria monocytogenes in Ice Using a UVC Light-Emitting Diode

    • Journal of Food Protection

    • Journal of Food Protection, Volume 80, Issue 7, Page 1198-1203, July 2017.

      • Escherichia coli O157:H7
      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  20. Inactivation of Nondesiccated and Desiccated Cronobacter sakazakii in Reconstituted Infant Formula by Combination of Citral and Mild Heat

    • Journal of Food Protection

    • Journal of Food Protection, Volume 80, Issue 7, Page 1193-1197, July 2017.

      • Cronobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens

  21. Effect of pomegranate (Punica granatum) pomace extract as a washing agent on the inactivation of Listeria monocytogenes inoculated on fresh produce

    • International Journal of Food Science & Technology

    • Summary

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  22. Prevalence of non-aureus staphylococci species causing intramammary infections in Canadian dairy herds

    • Journal of Dairy Science

    • Publication date: July 2017
      , Volume 100, Issue 7

      Author(s): Larissa A.Z. Condas, Jeroen De Buck, Diego B. Nobrega, Domonique A. Carson, Sohail Naushad, Sarne De Vliegher, Ruth N. Zadoks, John R. Middleton, Simon Dufour, John P. Kastelic, Herman W. Barkema

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Staphylococcus aureus

  23. Comparison of 4 label-based immunochromatographic assays for the detection of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in milk

    • Journal of Dairy Science

    • Publication date: July 2017
      , Volume 100, Issue 7

      Author(s): Kai Luo, Liming Hu, Qi Guo, Chenghui Wu, Songsong Wu, Daofeng Liu, Yonghua Xiong, Weihua Lai

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Escherichia coli O157:H7

  24. Molecular characterization and antibiotic resistance of Staphylococcus spp. isolated from cheese processing plants

    • Journal of Dairy Science

    • Publication date: July 2017
      , Volume 100, Issue 7

      Author(s): Marjory Xavier Rodrigues, Nathália Cristina Cirone Silva, Júlia Hellmeister Trevilin, Melina Mary Bravo Cruzado, Tsai Siu Mui, Fábio Rodrigo Sanches Duarte, Carmen J. Contreras Castillo, Solange Guidolin Canniatti-Brazaca, Ernani Porto

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Staphylococcus aureus

  25. Edible wild plant Heracleum pyrenaicum subsp. orsinii as a potential new source of bioactive essential oils

    • Journal of Food Science and Technology

    • Abstract

      • Bacterial pathogens