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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. Inhibition of Bacterial Pathogens in Medium and on Spinach Leaf Surfaces using Plant-Derived Antimicrobials Loaded in Surfactant Micelles

    • Journal of Food Science

    • Abstract

      • Bacterial pathogens

  2. Growth Potential of Listeria Monocytogenes and Staphylococcus Aureus on Fresh-Cut Tropical Fruits

    • Journal of Food Science

    • Abstract

      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Listeria monocytogenes

  3. Plant-made colicins for EHEC control [Applied Biological Sciences]

    • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    • Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) is one of the leading causes of bacterial enteric infections worldwide, causing ∼100,000 illnesses, 3,000 hospitalizations, and 90 deaths annually in the United States alone. These illnesses have been linked to consumption of contaminated animal products and vegetables. Currently, other than thermal inactivation, there are no...

      • Bacterial pathogens

  4. Development and comparison of a generic multiple-locus variable-number tandem repeat analysis with PFGE for typing of Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology

    • Abstract

      Aims

      Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica causes salmonellosis in humans and animals. Serovar specific multiple-locus variable-number tandem repeat analysis (MLVA) is widely used for Salmonella surveillance; however, isolates have to be serotyped prior to MLVA typing and only the most common serovars can be typed. We developed a MLVA scheme for high discriminatory typing of Salmonella.

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  5. Inactivation of Cronobacter sakazakii in reconstituted infant formula by combination of thymoquinone and mild heat

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology

    • Abstract

      Aims

      The objective of this study was to determine the combined effect of thymoquinone (TQ) and mild heat on C. sakazakii in reconstituted infant formula.

      • Cronobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens

  6. Temperate phages promote colicin-dependent fitness of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium

    • Environmental Microbiology

    • Summary

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  7. Isolation and Characterization of Clostridium difficile in Farm Animals from Slaughterhouse to Retail Stage in Isfahan, Iran

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

    • Oct 2015, Vol. 12, No. 10: 864-866.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  8. A {lambda} Cro-like repressor is essential for the induction of conjugative transfer of SXT/R391 elements in response to DNA damage

    • Journal of Bacteriology

    • Integrative and Conjugative Elements (ICEs) of the SXT/R391 family are the main contributors to acquired multidrug resistance in the seventh pandemic lineage of Vibrio cholerae, the etiological agent of the diarrhoeal disease cholera. Conjugative transfer of SXT/R391 ICEs is triggered by antibiotics and agents promoting DNA damage through RecA-dependent autoproteolysis of SetR, an ICE-encoded CI-like repressor.

      • Vibrio
      • Bacterial pathogens

  9. Fast detection of both o157 and non-o157 shiga-toxin producing escherichia coli by real-time optical immunoassay

    • Letters in Applied Microbiology

    • Abstract

      • Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli
      • Bacterial pathogens

  10. Prevalence and characterization of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in spring waters

    • Letters in Applied Microbiology

    • Abstract

      • Bacterial pathogens

  11. Eradication of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus and of Enterobacteriaceae Expressing Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamases on a Model Pig Farm [Public and Environmental Health Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Colonization of livestock with bacteria resistant to antibiotics is considered a risk for the entry of drug-resistant pathogens into the food chain. For this reason, there is a need for novel concepts to address the eradication of drug-resistant commensals on farms. In the present report, we evaluated the decontamination measures taken on a farm contaminated with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Enterobacteriaceae expressing extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBL-E).

      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens

  12. Rapid Proliferation of Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Vibrio vulnificus, and Vibrio cholerae during Freshwater Flash Floods in French Mediterranean Coastal Lagoons [Microbial Ecology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Vibrio vulnificus, and Vibrio cholerae of the non-O1/non-O139 serotype are present in coastal lagoons of southern France. In these Mediterranean regions, the rivers have long low-flow periods followed by short-duration or flash floods during and after heavy intense rainstorms, particularly at the end of the summer and in autumn. These floods bring large volumes of freshwater into the lagoons, reducing their salinity.

      • Vibrio
      • Bacterial pathogens

  13. The Ocean as a Global Reservoir of Antibiotic Resistance Genes [Environmental Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Recent studies of natural environments have revealed vast genetic reservoirs of antibiotic resistance (AR) genes. Soil bacteria and human pathogens share AR genes, and AR genes have been discovered in a variety of habitats. However, there is little knowledge about the presence and diversity of AR genes in marine environments and which organisms host AR genes.

      • Vibrio
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Chemical contaminants

  14. Sensitivity to Polymyxin B in El Tor Vibrio cholerae O1 Strain, Kolkata, India

    • Emerging Infectious Diseases

    • P. Samanta et al.

      • Vibrio
      • Bacterial pathogens

  15. Differences in major bacterial populations in the intestines of mature broilers after feeding virginiamycin or bacitracin methylene disalicylate

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology

    • Abstract

      Aims

      The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of feeding virginiamycin or bacitracin methylene disalicylate (BMD), two in-feed antibiotics typically used by commercial poultry producers in the United States, on the chicken gastrointestinal microbiota.

      • Clostridium perfringens
      • Bacterial pathogens

  16. Campylobacter species in animal, food, and environmental sources, and relevant testing programs in Canada

    • Canadian Journal of Microbiology

    • Volume 61, Issue 10, Page 701-721, October 2015.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Campylobacter

  17. Inhibitory Activity of Lactobacillus plantarum Strains from Akamu - A Nigerian Fermented Maize Food against Escherichia coli

    • American Journal of Food Science and Technology

    • Lactobacillus plantarum strains: NGL5 and NGL7 previously identified from akamu-a lactic acid bacteria fermented maize food using PCR sequencing analysis were evaluated for inhibitory activity against Eschericia coli NCTC 11560 in fermenting ground maize slurries at 22 and 30°C, and in porridges prepared from 24 h fermented slurries. The L.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  18. An Advanced Visual Qualitative and EVA Green-Based Quantitative Isothermal Amplification Method to Detect Listeria Monocytogenes

    • Journal of Food Safety

    • The purpose of this study is to apply the visual qualitative (LFD-LAMP) and advanced quantitative loop-mediated isothermal amplification (EVA-LAMP) methods to detect Listeria monocytogenes, which is an important pathogenic foodborne bacterium. This research designed a new set of primers to amplify the hlyA gene of L. monocytogenes. The LFD-LAMP products were detected by lateral flow device (LFD) with the naked eyes, and the test results were consistent with agarose gel electrophoresis.

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  19. Establishment of a Method for Describing stx Genes Expression of E. coli O157:H7 in Ground Beef Matrix during Refrigerated Storage

    • Journal of Food Safety

    • Ingredients and complexity of food matrices are inhibitory factors for gene expression studies of bacterial pathogens directly from food matrix. The aim of this study was to develop a simple and fast method for RNA extraction from ground beef matrix as well as stx genes expression of Escherichia coli O157:H7 by relative quantitative real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR).

      • Escherichia coli O157:H7
      • Bacterial pathogens

  20. Microbial community assessment of mealworm larvae (Tenebrio molitor) and grasshoppers (Locusta migratoria migratorioides) sold for human consumption

    • Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: February 2016
      , Volume 53, Part B
      Author(s): J. Stoops, S. Crauwels, M. Waud, J. Claes, B. Lievens, L. Van Campenhout

      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens

  21. The challenge of enumerating Listeria monocytogenes in food

    • Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: February 2016
      , Volume 53, Part B
      Author(s): Anais Auvolat, Nathalie Gnanou Besse

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  22. Analysis of Transmission of MRSA and ESBL-E among Pigs and Farm Personnel

    • PLOS ONE

    • Ricarda Maria Schmithausen, Sophia Veronika Schulze-Geisthoevel, Franziska Stemmer, Mohamed El-Jade, Marion Reif, Sylvia Hack, Alina Meilaender, Gabriele Montabauer, Rolf Fimmers, Marijo Parcina, Achim Hoerauf, Martin Exner, Brigitte Petersen, Gabriele Bierbaum, Isabelle Bekeredjian-Ding

      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens

  23. Binding of Clostridium perfringens to collagen correlates with the ability to cause necrotic enteritis in chickens

    • Veterinary Microbiology

    • Publication date: Available online 30 September 2015

      Author(s): B. Wade, A.L. Keyburn, T. Seemann, J.I. Rood, R.J. Moore

      • Clostridium perfringens
      • Bacterial pathogens

  24. Shigella Infections in Household Contacts of Pediatric Shigellosis Patients in Rural Bangladesh

    • Emerging Infectious Diseases

    • C. George et al.

      • Shigella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  25. Correction for Lee et al., The opportunistic marine pathogen Vibrio parahaemolyticus becomes virulent by acquiring a plasmid that expresses a deadly toxin [Correction]

    • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    • MICROBIOLOGY Correction for “The opportunistic marine pathogen Vibrio parahaemolyticus becomes virulent by acquiring a plasmid that expresses a deadly toxin,” by Chung-Te Lee, I-Tung Chen, Yi-Ting Yang, Tzu-Ping Ko, Yun-Tzu Huang, Jiun-Yan Huang, Ming-Fen Huang, Shin-Jen Lin, Chien-Yu Chen, Shih-Shuen Lin, Donald V. Lightner, Han-Ching Wang, Andrew H.-J. Wang, Hao-Ching...

      • Vibrio
      • Bacterial pathogens