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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. Prevalence, Level, and Types of Salmonella Isolated from North American In-Shell Pecans over Four Harvest Years

    • Journal of Food Protection

    • In-shell pecan samples (500 g) were collected over four harvest seasons (2010 to 2014) from seven pecan shelling facilities located in five U.S. states. Four varieties of pecans were analyzed: Mexican Improved, Native Seedlings, Southern Improved, and Western Improved. Pecan samples (100 g) were sent to a third party laboratory for initial Salmonella screening.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  2. Assessing Salmonella typhimurium persistence in poultry carcasses under multiple thermal conditions consistent with composting and wet rendering

    • Poultry Science

    • Mitigation of Salmonella associated with poultry carcasses is primarily accomplished by rendering or carcass composting. While rendering temperatures and pressures are well established for pathogen inactivation in poultry carcasses, parameters controlling composting processes are less defined in part because multiple conditions and procedures are utilized.

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  3. The addition of charcoals to broiler diets did not alter the recovery of Salmonella Typhimurium during grow-out

    • Poultry Science

    • Two experiments evaluated prebiotics added to feed on the recovery of Salmonella in broilers during grow-out and processing. In Experiment 1, "seeder" chicks were inoculated with Salmonella Typhimurium and placed with penmates. Treatments were: basal control diet, added 0.3% bamboo charcoal, 0.6% bamboo charcoal, or 0.12% Aromabiotic (medium chain fatty acids).

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  4. Campylobacter epidemiology from breeders to their progeny in Eastern Spain

    • Poultry Science

    • While horizontal transmission is a route clearly linked to the spread of Campylobacter at the farm level, few studies support the transmission of Campylobacter spp. from breeder flocks to their offspring. Thus, the present study was carried out to investigate the possibility of vertical transmission. Breeders were monitored from the time of housing day-old chicks, then throughout the laying period (0 to 60 wk) and throughout their progeny (broiler fattening, 1 to 42 d) until slaughter.

      • Campylobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens

  5. Reduction of Salmonella on chicken breast fillets stored under aerobic or modified atmosphere packaging by the application of lytic bacteriophage preparation SalmoFreshTM,

    • Poultry Science

    • The present study evaluated the efficacy of recently approved Salmonella lytic bacteriophage preparation (SalmoFresh™) in reducing Salmonella on chicken breast fillets, as a surface and dip application. The effectiveness of phage in combination with modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) and the ability of phage preparation in reducing Salmonella on chicken breast fillets at room temperature was also evaluated. Chicken breast fillets inoculated with a cocktail of Salmonella Typhimurium, S.

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  6. Relevance and analysis of butyric acid producing clostridia in milk and cheese

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: September 2016
      , Volume 67

      Author(s): J. Brändle, K.J. Domig, W. Kneifel

      • Bacterial pathogens

  7. Monitoring generic Escherichia coli in reclaimed and surface water used in hydroponically cultivated greenhouse peppers and the influence of fertilizer solutions

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: September 2016
      , Volume 67

      Author(s): Francisco Lopez-Galvez, Maria Isabel Gil, Francisco Pedrero-Salcedo, Juan Jose Alarcón, Ana Allende

      • Bacterial pathogens

  8. Acetylation of Lysine 201 Inhibits the DNA-Binding Ability of PhoP to Regulate Salmonella Virulence

    • PLOS Pathogens

    • Jie Ren, Yu Sang, Yongcong Tan, Jing Tao, Jinjing Ni, Shuting Liu, Xia Fan, Wei Zhao, Jie Lu, Wenjuan Wu, Yu-Feng Yao

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  9. The Listeria monocytogenes Fur-regulated virulence protein FrvA is an Fe(II) efflux P1B4-type ATPase

    • Molecular Microbiology

    • Summary

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  10. An Evidenced-Based Scale of Disease Severity following Human Challenge with Enteroxigenic Escherichia coli

    • PLOS ONE

    • Chad K. Porter, Mark S. Riddle, Ashley N. Alcala, David A. Sack, Clayton Harro, Subhra Chakraborty, Ramiro L. Gutierrez, Stephen J. Savarino, Michael Darsley, Robin McKenzie, Barbara DeNearing, Hans Steinsland, David R. Tribble, A. Louis Bourgeois

      Background

      • Bacterial pathogens

  11. Growth in Egg Yolk Enhances Salmonella Enteritidis Colonization and Virulence in a Mouse Model of Human Colitis

    • PLOS ONE

    • Matthew R. Moreau, Dona Saumya S. Wijetunge, Megan L. Bailey, Sudharsan R. Gongati, Laura L. Goodfield, Eranda Mangala K. Kurundu Hewage, Mary J. Kennett, Christine Fedorchuk, Yury V. Ivanov, Jessica E. Linder, Bhushan M. Jayarao, Subhashinie Kariyawasam

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Salmonella

  12. Technological properties of Lactic acid bacteria isolated from raw cereal material

    • LWT

    • Publication date: July 2016
      Source:LWT - Food Science and Technology, Volume 70

      Author(s): Emiliano Salvucci, Jean Guy LeBlanc, Gabriela Pérez

      • Bacterial pathogens

  13. Survival of Escherichia coli O157:H7 during manufacture and storage of traditional and low lactose yogurt

    • LWT

    • Publication date: July 2016
      Source:LWT - Food Science and Technology, Volume 70

      Author(s): Camila Sampaio Cutrim, Raphael Ferreira de Barros, Marion Pereira da Costa, Robson Maia Franco, Carlos Adam Conte-Junior, Marco Antonio Sloboda Cortez

      • Escherichia coli O157:H7
      • Bacterial pathogens

  14. The Effects of 405-nm Visible Light on the Survival of Campylobacter on Chicken Skin and Stainless Steel

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

    • Online Ahead of Print.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Campylobacter

  15. Presence of mcr-1-positive Enterobacteriaceae in retail chicken meat but not in humans in the Netherlands since 2009

    • Eurosurveillance

    • Recently, the plasmid-mediated colistin resistance gene mcr-1 was found in Enterobacteriaceae from humans, pigs and retail meat in China. Several reports have documented global presence of the gene in Enterobacteriaceae from humans, food animals and food since.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  16. Psychrophile spoilers dominate the bacterial microbiome in musculature samples of slaughter pigs

    • Meat Science

    • Publication date: July 2016
      , Volume 117

      Author(s): Evelyne Mann, Stefanie U. Wetzels, Beate Pinior, Barbara U. Metzler-Zebeli, Martin Wagner, Stephan Schmitz-Esser

      • Bacterial pathogens

  17. A Family of Salmonella Type III Secretion Effector Proteins Selectively Targets the NF-κB Signaling Pathway to Preserve Host Homeostasis

    • PLOS Pathogens

    • Hui Sun, Jana Kamanova, Maria Lara-Tejero, Jorge E. Galán

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  18. US-INACTIVATION of foodborne bacteria: Screening in distilled water and combination with citrus extract in skim milk

    • LWT

    • Publication date: July 2016
      Source:LWT - Food Science and Technology, Volume 70

      Author(s): Antonio Bevilacqua, Barbara Speranza, Maria Clara Iorio, Martina Loi, Milena Sinigaglia, Maria Rosaria Corbo

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Staphylococcus aureus

  19. Autoregulation of the tufB operon in Salmonella

    • Molecular Microbiology

    • Summary

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Salmonella

  20. Antilisterial and Antioxidant Activities of Neutrase-Treated Grass Carp Proteins and their Effects on the Storage and Quality Properties of Fresh Noodle

    • Journal of Food Processing and Preservation

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Listeria monocytogenes

  21. Inhibitory Effect of Unripe Grape Products on Foodborne Pathogens

    • Journal of Food Processing and Preservation

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Bacillus cereus
      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Staphylococcus aureus

  22. Toxins, Vol. 8, Pages 62: Occurrence of Staphylococcus aureus on Farms with Small Scale Production of Raw Milk Cheeses in Poland

    • Toxins

    • This paper describes the results of a 3-year study on the prevalence, enterotoxinogenicity and resistance to antimicrobials of S. aureus isolated on dairy farms with small scale production of raw cow milk cheeses. The samples of raw milk, semi-finished products and the final products as well as swabs were collected between 2011 and 2013 from nine dairy farms in Poland. A total of 244 samples were examined, of which 122 (50.0%) were contaminated with S.

      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens

  23. Purification, characterization and bactericidal mechanism of a broad spectrum bacteriocin with antimicrobial activity against multidrug-resistant strains produced by Lactobacillus coryniformis XN8

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: September 2016
      , Volume 67

      Author(s): Lanhua Yi, Jing Dang, Lihui Zhang, Yunbo Wu, Bianfang Liu, Xin Lü

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens

  24. ConFerm – A tool to predict the reduction of pathogens during the production of fermented and matured sausages

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: September 2016
      , Volume 67

      Author(s): A. Gunvig, C. Borggaard, F. Hansen, T.B. Hansen, S. Aabo

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  25. Functional role of N- and C-terminal amino acids in the structural subunits of colonization factor CS6 expressed by enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli

    • Journal of Bacteriology

    • CS6 is a common colonization factor expressed by enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli. It is a two-subunit protein consisting of CssA and CssB in an equal stoichiometry, assembled via the chaperone-usher pathway into an afimbrial, oligomeric assembly on the bacterial surface. A recent structural study has predicted the involvement of N- and C-terminal regions of CS6 subunits in its assembly.

      • Bacterial pathogens