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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. The two-component signal transduction system VxrAB positively regulates Vibrio cholerae biofilm formation

    • Journal of Bacteriology

    • Two-component signal transduction systems (TCSs), typically composed of a sensor histidine kinase (HK) and a response regulator (RR), are the primary mechanism by which pathogenic bacteria sense and respond to extracellular signals. The pathogenic bacterium Vibrio cholerae is no exception and encodes for 52 RR genes. Using in frame deletion mutants of each RR gene, we performed a systematic analysis of their role in V. cholerae biofilm formation.

      • Vibrio
      • Bacterial pathogens

  2. Mechanisms of pyocyanin toxicity and genetic determinants of resistance in Staphylococcus aureus

    • Journal of Bacteriology

    • Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus are commonly isolated from polymicrobial infections, such as wound infections and chronic respiratory infections of persons with cystic fibrosis. Despite their co-isolation, P. aeruginosa produces substances toxic to S. aureus, including pyocyanin, a blue pigmented molecule that functions in P. aeruginosa virulence. Pyocyanin inhibits S.

      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens

  3. Rapid detection of Salmonella with Recombinase Aided Amplification

    • Journal of Microbiological Methods

    • Publication date: Available online 12 June 2017


      Author(s): Xiaoping Zhang, Lichuan Guo, Ranran Ma, Lijuan Cong, Zhonghua Wu, Ying Wei, Shijie Xue, Wei Zheng, Saijun Tang

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  4. How the study of Listeria monocytogenes has led to new concepts in biology

    • Future Microbiology

    • The opportunistic intracellular bacterial pathogen Listeria monocytogenes has in 30 years emerged as an exceptional bacterial model system in infection biology. Research on this bacterium has provided considerable insight into how pathogenic bacteria adapt to mammalian hosts, invade eukaryotic cells, move intracellularly, interfere with host cell functions and disseminate within tissues.

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  5. Irrigation Water Sources and Time Intervals as Variables on the Presence of Campylobacter spp. and Listeria monocytogenes on Romaine Lettuce Grown in Muck Soil

    • Journal of Food Protection

    • Journal of Food Protection, Volume 80, Issue 7, Page 1182-1187, July 2017.

      • Campylobacter
      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  6. Importance of Campylobacter jejuni FliS and FliW in Flagella Biogenesis and Flagellin Secretion

    • Frontiers in Microbiology

    • Katarzyna A. Radomska, Marc M. S. M. Wösten, Soledad R. Ordoñez, Jaap A. Wagenaar, Jos P. M. van Putten

      • Campylobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens

  7. Tolerance development in Listeria monocytogenes-Escherichia coli dual-species biofilms after sublethal exposures to pronase-benzalkonium chloride combined treatments

    • Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: October 2017
      , Volume 67

      Author(s): Pedro Rodríguez-López, Marta López Cabo

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  8. Light based technologies for microbial inactivation of liquids, bead surfaces and powdered infant formula

    • Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: October 2017
      , Volume 67

      Author(s): Cristina Arroyo, Anna Dorozko, Edurne Gaston, Michael O’Sullivan, Paul Whyte, James G. Lyng

      • Cronobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens

  9. Encapsulation of Rosmarinus officinalis essential oils in chitosan-benzoic acid nanogel with enhanced antibacterial activity in beef cutlet against Salmonella typhimurium during refrigerated storage

    • LWT

    • Publication date: October 2017
      Source:LWT - Food Science and Technology, Volume 84

      Author(s): Mojgan Hadian, Ahmad Rajaei, Afshin Mohsenifar, Meisam Tabatabaei

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  10. Ames Test to Detect Mutagenicity of 2-Alkylcyclobutanones: A Review

    • Journal of Food Science

    • Abstract

      • Bacterial pathogens

  11. Antimicrobial packaging based on ɛ-polylysine bioactive film for the control of mycotoxigenic fungi in vitro and in bread

    • Journal of Food Processing and Preservation

      • Aflatoxins
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Natural toxins

  12. Efficacy of Combined Sous Vide-Microwave Cooking for Foodborne Pathogen Inactivation in Ready-to-Eat Chicory Stems

    • Journal of Food Science

    • Abstract

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  13. Epidemiology of campylobacteriosis in Denmark 2000–2015

    • Zoonoses and Public Health

    • Summary

      • Campylobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens

  14. Prevalence and Mechanism of Fluoroquinolone Resistance in Escherichia coli Isolated from Swine Feces in Korea

    • Journal of Food Protection

    • Journal of Food Protection, Volume 80, Issue 7, Page 1145-1151, July 2017.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  15. Within-herd prevalence of intramammary infection caused by Mycoplasma bovis and associations between cow udder health, milk yield, and composition

    • Journal of Dairy Science

    • Publication date: Available online 7 June 2017


      Author(s): Anri A.E. Timonen, Jørgen Katholm, Anders Petersen, Kerli Mõtus, Piret Kalmus

      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens

  16. Persistent Listeria monocytogenes strains isolated from mussel production facilities form more biofilm but are not linked to specific genetic markers

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: 1 September 2017
      , Volume 256

      Author(s): Jessika Nowak, Cristina D. Cruz, Marcel Tempelaars, Tjakko Abee, Arnoud H.M. van Vliet, Graham C. Fletcher, Duncan Hedderley, Jon Palmer, Steve Flint

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  17. The efficacy of chemical sanitizers on the reduction of Salmonella Typhimurium and Escherichia coli affected by bacterial cell history and water quality

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: November 2017
      , Volume 81

      Author(s): J.L. Banach, H. van Bokhorst-van de Veen, L.S. van Overbeek, P.S. van der Zouwen, H.J. van der Fels-Klerx, M.N. Nierop Groot

      • Bacterial pathogens

  18. A Comprehensive Epidemiological Research for Clinical Vibrio parahaemolyticus in Shanghai

    • Frontiers in Microbiology

    • Huan Li, Rong Tang, Yang Lou, Zelin Cui, Wenjing Chen, Qing Hong, Zhaohuan Zhang, Pradeep K. Malakar, Yingjie Pan, Yong Zhao

      • Vibrio
      • Bacterial pathogens

  19. Bacteriophage use to control Salmonella biofilm on surfaces present in chicken slaughterhouses

    • Poultry Science

    • AbstractFoodborne diseases represent a major risk to public health worldwide. Pathogenic bacteria can live in the form of biofilm within the food industry, providing a permanent source of contamination. The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of the types of adhesion surfaces on Salmonella biofilm formation at eight different times, and analyze the action time of a bacteriophage pool on established biofilms.

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  20. Live-attenuated auxotrophic mutant of Salmonella typhimurium expressing immunogenic HA1 protein enhances immunity and protective efficacy against H1N1 influenza virus infection

    • Future Microbiology

    • Aim: To evaluate the efficacy of attenuated Salmonella Typhimurium (JOL912) as a live bacterial vaccine vector. Materials & methods: The JOL912 engineered to deliver HA1 protein from influenza A/Puerto Rico/8/1934 (H1N1; PR8) virus was coined as JOL1635 and further evaluated for immunogenicity and protective efficacy. Results: The JOL1635 stably harbored the HA1 gene within pMMP65 plasmid with periplasmic expression and effective delivery of HA1 protein to RAW264.7 cells.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Viruses

  21. Towards diagnostic metagenomics of Campylobacter in fecal samples

    • BMC Microbiology

    • The development of diagnostic metagenomics is driven by the need for universal, culture-independent methods for detection and characterization of pathogens to substitute the time-consuming, organism-specific, ...

      • Campylobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens

  22. Strong influence of livestock environments on the emergence and dissemination of distinct multidrug-resistant phenotypes among the population of non-typhoidal Salmonella

    • PLOS ONE

    • Ran An, Sahar Alshalchi, Peter Breimhurst, Jeannette Munoz-Aguayo, Christian Flores-Figueroa, Sinisa Vidovic

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  23. Multiplex polymerase chain reaction for identification of Escherichia coli, Escherichia albertii and Escherichia fergusonii

    • Journal of Microbiological Methods

    • Publication date: Available online 6 June 2017


      Author(s): Rebecca L. Lindsey, L. Garcia-Toledo, D. Fasulo, L.M. Gladney, N. Strockbine

      • Shigella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  24. Evolution of class 1 integrons: Mobilization and dispersal via food-borne bacteria

    • PLOS ONE

    • Timothy M. Ghaly, Louise Chow, Amy J. Asher, Liette S. Waldron, Michael R. Gillings

      • Heavy Metals
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Chemical contaminants

  25. Vibrio cholerae ensures function of host proteins required for virulence through consumption of luminal methionine sulfoxide

    • PLOS Pathogens

    • Audrey S. Vanhove, Saiyu Hang, Vidhya Vijayakumar, Adam CN Wong, John Asara, Paula I. Watnick

      • Vibrio
      • Bacterial pathogens