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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. Molecular Epidemiology of Campylobacter coli Strains Isolated from Different Sources in New Zealand between 2005 and 2014 [Public and Environmental Health Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Campylobacteriosis is one of the most important foodborne diseases worldwide and a significant health burden in New Zealand. Campylobacter jejuni is the predominant species worldwide, accounting for approximately 90% of human cases, followed by Campylobacter coli. Most studies in New Zealand have focused on C. jejuni; hence, the impact of C. coli strains on human health is not well understood. The aim of this study was to genotype C.

      • Campylobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens

  2. Hybrid Shiga Toxin-Producing and Enterotoxigenic Escherichia sp. Cryptic Lineage 1 Strain 7v Harbors a Hybrid Plasmid [Evolutionary and Genomic Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Hybrid isolates of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) and enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC) encoding heat-stable enterotoxin (ST) are being reported with increasing frequency from a variety of sources. However, information regarding the plasmids that these strains harbor is scarce. In this study, we sequence and characterize a plasmid, p7v, from the STEC/ETEC hybrid strain 7v. Whole-genome phylogenetic analyses of STEC/ETEC hybrid strains and prototype E.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  3. Detection of Zoonotic Enteropathogens in Children and Domestic Animals in a Semirural Community in Ecuador [Public and Environmental Health Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Animals are important reservoirs of zoonotic enteropathogens, and transmission to humans occurs more frequently in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where small-scale livestock production is common. In this study, we investigated the presence of zoonotic enteropathogens in stool samples from 64 asymptomatic children and 203 domestic animals of 62 households in a semirural community in Ecuador between June and August 2014.

      • Campylobacter
      • Yersinia
      • Giardia lamblia
      • Cryptosporidium parvum
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Parasites

  4. Development of an Avirulent Salmonella Surrogate for Modeling Pathogen Behavior in Pre- and Postharvest Environments [Food Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Recurrent outbreaks of bacterial gastroenteritis linked to the consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables highlight the paucity of understanding of the ecology of Salmonella enterica under crop production and postharvest conditions. These gaps in knowledge are due, at least in part, to the lack of suitable surrogate organisms for studies for which biosafety level 2 is problematic. Therefore, we constructed and validated an avirulent strain of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium.

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  5. Next-Generation Sequencing Confirms Presumed Nosocomial Transmission of Livestock-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the Netherlands [Public and Environmental Health Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (LA-MRSA) was detected in 2003 and rapidly became the predominant MRSA clade in the Netherlands. Studies have shown that transmissions are difficult to identify, since this MRSA variant represents a genetically homogenous clade when current typing techniques are used. Here, next-generation sequencing was performed on 206 LA-MRSA isolates to assess the capability of LA-MRSA to be transmitted between humans.

      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens

  6. Wild-Caught and Farm-Reared Amphibians are Important Reservoirs of Salmonella, A Study in North-East Thailand

    • Zoonoses and Public Health

    • Summary

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  7. Adhesion, Biofilm Formation, and Genomic Features of Campylobacter jejuni Bf, an Atypical Strain Able to Grow under Aerobic Conditions

    • Frontiers in Microbiology

    • Vicky Bronnec, Hana Turoňová, Agnès Bouju, Stéphane Cruveiller, Ramila Rodrigues, Katerina Demnerova, Odile Tresse, Nabila Haddad, Monique Zagorec

      • Campylobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens

  8. Phage-Based Biosensor and Optimization of Surface Blocking Agents to Detect Salmonella Typhimurium on Romaine Lettuce

    • Journal of Food Safety

    • Abstract

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  9. Feedback control of Campylobacter jejuni flagellin levels through reciprocal binding of FliW to flagellin and the global regulator CsrA

    • Molecular Microbiology

    • Abstract

      • Campylobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens

  10. Biofilm Formation by Environmental Isolates of Salmonella and Their Sensitivity to Natural Antimicrobials

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

    • Online Ahead of Print.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  11. Isolation and Characterisation of Esherichia coli O157 in Human Stool Samples from Parts of Kaduna Metropolis Nigeria

    • American Journal of Food Science and Technology

    • Esherichia coli O157 is pathogenic strain of Esherichia coli that is known to cause diarrhoea leading to fluid loss, electrolyte imbalance and other severe complications like haemolytic uraemic syndrome. This work was therefore aimed at isolating and serologically characterising Esherichia coli O157 from human stool with the set objectives of identifying the risk factors associated with diarrhoea and determining the serological characteristics of Esherichia coli isolates.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  12. Antimicrobial Activity of Processed Spices Used in Traditional Southern Italian Sausage Processing

    • Journal of Food Processing and Preservation

      • Bacillus cereus
      • Yersinia
      • Bacterial pathogens

  13. Encapsulation of Zataria multiflora Bioss. Essential Oil into Nanoliposomes and in Vitro Antibacterial Activity Against Escherichia coli O157:H7

    • Journal of Food Processing and Preservation

      • Escherichia coli O157:H7
      • Bacterial pathogens

  14. Presence of Listeria monocytogenes in Prepared Foods: Analysis of Influencing Factors

    • Journal of Food Processing and Preservation

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  15. RNA structures of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis [Microbiology]

    • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    • RNA structures are fundamentally important for RNA function. Dynamic, condition-dependent structural changes are able to modulate gene expression as shown for riboswitches and RNA thermometers. By parallel analysis of RNA structures, we mapped the RNA structurome of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis at three different temperatures. This human pathogen is exquisitely responsive to...

      • Yersinia
      • Bacterial pathogens

  16. tRNAPro-mediated downregulation of elongation factor P is required for mgtCBR expression during Salmonella infection

    • Molecular Microbiology

    • Abstract

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  17. Simultaneous detection of Vibrio cholerae, Vibrio alginolyticus, Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio vulnificus in seafood using dual priming oligonucleotide (DPO) system-based multiplex PCR assay

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: January 2017
      , Volume 71

      Author(s): Yi-Gang Xu, Liu-Mei Sun, Yu-Sai Wang, Pei-Pei Chen, Zhong-Mei Liu, Yi-Jing Li, Li-Jie Tang

      • Vibrio
      • Bacterial pathogens

  18. The Crystal Structure of the C-Terminal Domain of the Salmonella enterica PduO Protein: An Old Fold with a New Heme-Binding Mode

    • Frontiers in Microbiology

    • Darío Ortiz de Orué Lucana, Neal Hickey, Michael Hensel, Johann P. Klare, Silvano Geremia, Tatiana Tiufiakova, Andrew E. Torda

      • Bacterial pathogens

  19. Iron and fur in the life cycle of the zoonotic pathogen Vibrio vulnificus

    • Environmental Microbiology

      • Vibrio
      • Bacterial pathogens

  20. Growth inhibition of Listeria monocytogenes by bacteriocin-producing Staphylococcus equorum SE3 in cheese models

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: January 2017
      , Volume 71

      Author(s): Wilhelm Bockelmann, Margarita Koslowsky, Stefanie Goerges, Siegfried Scherer, Charles M.A.P. Franz, Knut J. Heller

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens

  21. Distribution of Salmonella in Humans, Production Animal Operations and a Watershed in a FoodNet Canada Sentinel Site

    • Zoonoses and Public Health

    • Summary

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  22. Development of growth and survival models for Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes during non-isothermal time-temperature profiles in leafy greens

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: January 2017
      , Volume 71

      Author(s): Abhinav Mishra, Miao Guo, Robert L. Buchanan, Donald W. Schaffner, Abani K. Pradhan

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  23. An NK Cell Perforin Response Elicited via IL-18 Controls Mucosal Inflammation Kinetics during Salmonella Gut Infection

    • PLOS Pathogens

    • Anna A. Müller, Tamas Dolowschiak, Mikael E. Sellin, Boas Felmy, Carolin Verbree, Sandra Gadient, Alexander J. Westermann, Jörg Vogel, Salome LeibundGut-Landmann, Wolf-Dietrich Hardt

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  24. Comparison of Virulence Gene Identification, Ribosomal Spacer PCR, and Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis for Typing of Staphylococcus aureus Strains Isolated from Cases of Subclinical Bovine Mastitis in the United States [Clinical Veterinary Microbiology]

    • Journal of Clinical Microbiology

    • Staphylococcus aureus is one of the most important pathogens causing contagious mastitis in dairy cattle worldwide. The objectives of this study were to determine if recently described S. aureus genotype B was present among previously characterized isolates from cases of bovine intramammary infection in the United States and to compare pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) to the combination of ribosomal spacer PCR (RS-PCR) and virulence gene identification for typing of S. aureus strains.

      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens

  25. Estimation of growth parameters of Listeria monocytogenes after sublethal heat and slightly acidic electrolyzed water (SAEW) treatment

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: January 2017
      , Volume 71

      Author(s): Xiao-Ting Xuan, Tian Ding, Jiao Li, Ju-Hee Ahn, Yong Zhao, Shi-Guo Chen, Xing-Qian Ye, Dong-Hong Liu

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens