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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. Assessment of sanitation efficacy against Escherichia coli O157:H7 by rapid measurement of intracellular oxidative stress, membrane damage or glucose active uptake

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: January 2017
      , Volume 71

      Author(s): Andrea Cossu, Phuong Le, Glenn M. Young, Nitin Nitin

      • Escherichia coli O157:H7
      • Bacterial pathogens

  2. The impact of lactic acid bacteria with antimicrobial properties on biodegradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and biogenic amines in cold smoked pork sausages

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: January 2017
      , Volume 71

      Author(s): Elena Bartkiene, Vadims Bartkevics, Erika Mozuriene, Vita Krungleviciute, Aleksandr Novoslavskij, Antonello Santini, Irina Rozentale, Grazina Juodeikiene, Dalia Cizeikiene

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Chemical contaminants

  3. Potential of the polymer poly-[2-(tert-butylamino) methylstyrene] as antimicrobial packaging material for meat products

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology

    • Abstract

      Aims

      The objective of the study was to investigate the antimicrobial potential of a new SAM® polymer poly(TBAMS) as packaging material for meat products.

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens

  4. Decontamination of iceberg lettuce by some plant hydrosols

    • LWT

    • Publication date: December 2016
      Source:LWT - Food Science and Technology, Volume 74

      Author(s): Ismet Ozturk, Fatih Tornuk, Oznur Caliskan-Aydogan, M. Zeki Durak, Osman Sagdic

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  5. Microbiological contamination in peanut confectionery processing plants

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology

    • Abstract

      Aims

      In order to investigate Enterobacteriaceae, coliforms, Escherichia coli, and Salmonella contamination a survey was conducted at three peanut confectionery processing companies (A, B, and C) in Brazil.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  6. Serotypes, virulence markers and cell invasion ability of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) strains isolated from healthy dairy cattle

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology

    • Abstract

      Aim

      The occurrence of virulence markers, serotypes and invasive ability were investigated in Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) isolated from fecal samples of healthy dairy cattle at Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil.

      • Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli
      • Bacterial pathogens

  7. Bacterial assessment of phage magnetoelastic sensors for Salmonella enterica Typhimurium detection in chicken meat

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: January 2017
      , Volume 71

      Author(s): I-Hsuan Chen, Shin Horikawa, Kayla Bryant, Rebecca Riggs, Bryan A. Chin, James M. Barbaree

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  8. Use of growth inhibitors for control of Listeria monocytogenes in heat-processed ready-to-eat meat products simulating post-processing contamination

    • LWT

    • Publication date: December 2016
      Source:LWT - Food Science and Technology, Volume 74

      Author(s): Isabela Sarmento Brasileiro, Matheus Barbosa, Maria Crystina Igarashi, Vanessa Biscola, Daniele Fernanda Maffei, Mariza Landgraf, Bernadette Dora Gombossy de Melo Franco

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  9. Sequences of a co-existing SXT element, a chromosomal integron (CI) and an IncA/C plasmid and their roles in multidrug resistance in a Vibrio cholerae O1 El Tor strain

    • International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

    • Publication date: Available online 14 July 2016


      Author(s): Ruibai Wang, Jie Li, Biao Kan

      • Vibrio
      • Bacterial pathogens

  10. Influence of Host Ecology and Behavior on Campylobacter jejuni Prevalence and Environmental Contamination Risk in a Synanthropic Wild Bird Species [Environmental Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Campylobacter jejuni is a foodborne pathogen that often leads to human infections through the consumption of contaminated poultry. Wild birds may play a role in the transmission of C. jejuni by acting as reservoir hosts. Despite ample evidence that wild birds harbor C. jejuni, few studies have addressed the role of host ecology in transmission to domestic animals or humans. We tested the hypothesis that host social behavior and habitat play a major role in driving transmission risk. C.

      • Campylobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens

  11. Evaluation of Various Campylobacter-Specific Quantitative PCR (qPCR) Assays for Detection and Enumeration of Campylobacteraceae in Irrigation Water and Wastewater via a Miniaturized Most-Probable-Number-qPCR Assay [Public and Environmental Health...

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Campylobacter spp. are the leading cause of bacterial gastroenteritis worldwide, and water is increasingly seen as a risk factor in transmission. Here we describe a most-probable-number (MPN)–quantitative PCR (qPCR) assay in which water samples are centrifuged and aliquoted into microtiter plates and the bacteria are enumerated by qPCR. We observed that commonly used Campylobacter molecular assays produced vastly different detection rates.

      • Campylobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens

  12. Loss of SigB in Listeria monocytogenes Strains EGD-e and 10403S Confers Hyperresistance to Hydrogen Peroxide in Stationary Phase under Aerobic Conditions [Food Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • SigB is the main stress gene regulator in Listeria monocytogenes affecting the expression of more than 150 genes and thus contributing to multiple-stress resistance. Despite its clear role in most stresses, its role in oxidative stress is uncertain, as results accompanying the loss of sigB range from hyperresistance to hypersensitivity. Previously, these differences have been attributed to strain variation.

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  13. Effects of Intertidal Harvest Practices on Levels of Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio vulnificus Bacteria in Oysters [Food Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio vulnificus can grow rapidly in shellfish subjected to ambient air conditions, such as during intertidal exposure. In this study, levels of total and pathogenic (tdh+ and/or trh+) V. parahaemolyticus and total V. vulnificus were determined in oysters collected from two study locations where intertidal harvest practices are common.

      • Vibrio
      • Bacterial pathogens

  14. cj0371: A Novel Virulence-Associated Gene of Campylobacter jejuni

    • Frontiers in Microbiology

    • Xueqing Du, Nan Wang, Fangzhe Ren, Hong Tang, Xinan Jiao, Jinlin Huang

      • Campylobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens

  15. Toxins, Vol. 8, Pages 220: Impact of CDT Toxin on Human Diseases

    • Toxins

    • Cytolethal distending toxin (CDT) is found in Gram-negative bacteria, especially in certain Proteobacteria such as the Pasteurellaceae family, including Haemophilus ducreyi and Aggregatibacter (Actinobacillus) actinomycetemcomitans, in the Enterobacteriaceae family and the Campylobacterales order, including the Campylobacter and Helicobacter species.

      • Campylobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens

  16. A novel electrochemical device as a disinfection system to maintain water quality during washing of ready to eat fresh produce

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: January 2017
      , Volume 71

      Author(s): Vicente M. Gómez-López, Maria I. Gil, Ana Allende

      • Bacterial pathogens

  17. Uncoupling ‘growth’ and ‘increasing cell numbers’ of Listeria monocytogenes in naturally contaminated milk from a sub-clinically infected cow

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: January 2017
      , Volume 71

      Author(s): Karen Hunt, Francis Butler, Kieran Jordan

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  18. Behavior of Staphylococcus aureus Affected by Sumac Water Extract in vitro and Koobideh Kebab

    • Journal of Food Processing and Preservation

      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens

  19. Experimental Challenge of Atlantic Cod (Gadus morhua) with a Brucella pinnipedialis Strain from Hooded Seal (Cystophora cristata)

    • PLOS ONE

    • Ingebjørg Helena Nymo, Marit Seppola, Sascha Al Dahouk, Kathrine Ryvold Bakkemo, María Pilar Jiménez de Bagüés, Jacques Godfroid, Anett Kristin Larsen

      • Bacterial pathogens

  20. Prevalence and Diversity of Salmonella Serotypes in Ecuadorian Broilers at Slaughter Age

    • PLOS ONE

    • Christian Vinueza-Burgos, María Cevallos, Lenin Ron-Garrido, Sophie Bertrand, Lieven De Zutter

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  21. An In Vivo Selection Identifies Listeria monocytogenes Genes Required to Sense the Intracellular Environment and Activate Virulence Factor Expression

    • PLOS Pathogens

    • Michelle L. Reniere, Aaron T. Whiteley, Daniel A. Portnoy

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  22. Are natural reservoirs important for cholera surveillance? The case of an outbreak in a Brazilian estuary

    • Letters in Applied Microbiology

    • Abstract

      • Vibrio
      • Bacterial pathogens

  23. Dual Repression of the Multidrug Efflux Pump CmeABC by CosR and CmeR in Campylobacter jejuni

    • Frontiers in Microbiology

    • Tara Grinnage-Pulley, Yang Mu, Lei Dai, Qijing Zhang

      • Campylobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens

  24. Impact of pulsed light on cellular activity of Salmonella enterica

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology

    • Abstract

      Aims

      The objective of this study was a comprehensive characterization of physiological changes of Salmonella enterica induced by intense broad spectrum pulsed light (PL). After exposing the bacteria to this non-thermal decontamination technology on a gel surface, multiple viability parameters beyond culturability were assessed.

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  25. Antibacterial activity and interactions of plant essential oil combinations against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria

    • Journal of Food and Drug Analysis

    • The aim of this study was to compare the antibacterial effects of several essential oils (EOs) alone and in combination against different Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria associated with food products. Parsley, lovage, basil, and thyme EOs, as well as their mixtures (1:1, v/v), were tested against Bacillus cereus, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli, and Salmonella typhimurium. The inhibitory effects ranged from strong (thyme EO against E.

      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Bacillus cereus