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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. Staphylococcus aureus transcriptomic response to inhibition by H2O2-producing Lactococcus garvieae

    • Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: October 2015
      , Volume 51
      Author(s): Pierre Delpech , Stéphanie Bornes , Elina Alaterre , Muriel Bonnet , Geneviève Gagne , Marie-Christine Montel , Céline Delbès

      • Bacterial pathogens

  2. Antimicrobial activity of thyme oil co-nanoemulsified with sodium caseinate and lecithin

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: 1 October 2015
      , Volume 210
      Author(s): Jia Xue , P. Michael Davidson , Qixin Zhong

      • Escherichia coli O157:H7
      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  3. In vitro Potential Effect of Morin in the Combination with β-Lactam Antibiotics Against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease Jun 2015, Vol. 12, No. 6: 545-550.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  4. Expression of Virulence-Related Genes in Listeria monocytogenes Grown on Danish Hard Cheese as Affected by NaCl Content

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease Jun 2015, Vol. 12, No. 6: 536-544.

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  5. Development of a New Paenibacillin-Producing Strain and Testing its Usability in Improving Food Safety

    • Journal of Food Science

    • A new bacterial strain that produces a bacteriocinpaenibacillin) without polymyxin was developed from Paenibacillus polymyxa that co-produces the 2 antimicrobial agents. Gamma radiation was used successfully to develop the new strain, P. polymyxa OSY-HG. Subsequently, we explored the feasibility of using food or food ingredients as growth media for the new strain. Milk supported the growth of P. polymyxa OSY-HG which produced up to 32 mg paenibacillin/L milk without polymyxin.

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  6. Combined effects of thermosonication and slightly acidic electrolyzed water on the microbial quality and shelf life extension of fresh-cut kale during refrigeration storage

    • Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: October 2015
      , Volume 51
      Author(s): Ahmad Rois Mansur , Deog-Hwan Oh

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  7. Infection with Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Leads to Increased Proportions of F4/80+ Red Pulp Macrophages and Decreased Proportions of B and T Lymphocytes in the Spleen

    • PLOS ONE

    • Kristin L. Rosche, Alanoud T. Aljasham, James N. Kipfer, Bryan T. Piatkowski, Vjollca Konjufca

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  8. Development of a novel multiplex PCR assay for rapid detection of virulence-associated genes of Pasteurella multocida from pigs

    • Letters in Applied Microbiology

    • As the pathogenicity of Pasteurella multocida is associated with various virulence factors, the aim of the study was to develop a novel multiplex PCR (m-PCR) assay for rapid detection of important virulence associated genes of P. multocida isolates from pigs. The target recognized virulence factors used in the study were diverse adhesins (ptfA and pfhA), toxins (toxA), siderophores (tonB and hgbA), sialidases (nanB, nanH) and outer membrane proteins (ompA, ompH, oma87 and plpB).

      • Bacterial pathogens

  9. Mining for sensitive and reliable species-specific primers for PCR for detection of Cronobacter sakazakii by a bioinformatics approach

    • Journal of Dairy Science

    • Publication date: Available online 12 June 2015

      Author(s): Chen Qiming , Tao Tingting , Bie Xiaomei , Lu Yingjian , Lu Fengxia , Zhai Ligong , Lu Zhaoxin

      • Cronobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens

  10. Antibacterial mechanism and activities of black pepper chloroform extract

    • Journal of Food Science and Technology

    • Abstract

      • Bacterial pathogens

  11. Modeling the protective effect of aw and fat content on the high pressure resistance of Listeria monocytogenes in dry-cured ham

    • Food Research International

    • Publication date: September 2015
      , Volume 75
      Author(s): S. Bover-Cid , N. Belletti , T. Aymerich , M. Garriga

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  12. Feverlike Temperature is a Virulence Regulatory Cue Controlling the Motility and Host Cell Entry of Typhoidal Salmonella

    • The Journal of Infectious Diseases

    • Human infection with typhoidal Salmonella serovars causes a febrile systemic disease, termed enteric fever. Here we establish that in response to a temperature equivalent to fever (39°C–42°C) Salmonella enterica serovars Typhi, Paratyphi A, and Sendai significantly attenuate their motility, epithelial cell invasion, and uptake by macrophages. Under these feverlike conditions, the residual epithelial cell invasion of S.

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  13. Salmonella-induced Diarrhea Occurs in the Absence of IL-8 Receptor (CXCR2)-Dependent Neutrophilic Inflammation

    • The Journal of Infectious Diseases

    • Background. Gastroenteritis is the most common manifestation of nontyphoidal Salmonella enterica infections, but little is known about the pathogenesis of diarrhea in this infection

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  14. The Serine Protease Pic From Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli Mediates Immune Evasion by the Direct Cleavage of Complement Proteins

    • The Journal of Infectious Diseases

    • Enteroaggregative and uropathogenic Escherichia coli, Shigella flexneri 2a, and the hybrid enteroaggregative/Shiga toxin–producing E. coli strain (O104:H4) are important pathogens responsible for intestinal and urinary tract infections, as well as sepsis and hemolytic uremic syndrome. They have in common the production of a serine protease called Pic. Several biological roles for Pic have been described, including protection of E. coli DH5α from complement-mediated killing.

      • Shigella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  15. Effects of lactic acid and lemongrass oil treatment on the pre-existing microorganisms and foodborne pathogens in Tatsoi ( Brassica rapa var. rosularis ) baby leaves

    • Journal of Food Science and Technology

    • Abstract

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  16. Microbiological assessment along the fish production chain of the Norwegian pelagic fisheries sector – Results from a spot sampling programme

    • Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: October 2015
      , Volume 51
      Author(s): Cecilie Smith Svanevik , Irja Sunde Roiha , Arne Levsen , Bjørn Tore Lunestad

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  17. Methodology for modeling the disinfection efficiency of fresh-cut leafy vegetables wash water applied on peracetic acid combined with lactic acid

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: 2 September 2015
      , Volume 208
      Author(s): S. Van Haute , F. López-Gálvez , V.M. Gómez-López , Markus Eriksson , F. Devlieghere , Ana Allende , I. Sampers

      • Bacterial pathogens

  18. Fermentation of table olives by oleuropeinolytic starter culture in reduced salt brines and inactivation of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Listeria monocytogenes

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: 2 September 2015
      , Volume 208
      Author(s): M. Tataridou , P. Kotzekidou

      • Escherichia coli O157:H7
      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  19. Temporal patterns of Campylobacter contamination on chicken and their relationship to campylobacteriosis cases in the United States

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: 2 September 2015
      , Volume 208
      Author(s): Michael S. Williams , Neal J. Golden , Eric D. Ebel , Emily T. Crarey , Heather P. Tate

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Campylobacter

  20. Revisiting the membrane interaction mechanism of a membrane-damaging β-barrel pore-forming toxin Vibrio cholerae cytolysin

    • Molecular Microbiology

    • Vibrio cholerae cytolysin (VCC) permeabilises target cell membranes by forming transmembrane oligomeric β-barrel pores. VCC has been shown to associate with the target membranes via amphipathicity-driven spontaneous partitioning into the membrane environment. More specific interaction(s) of VCC with the membrane components have also been documented.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  21. Activation of PrfA results in overexpression of virulent factors but does not rescue the pathogenicity of Listeria monocytogenes M7 [STANDARD]

    • Journal of Medical Microbiology

    • Listeria monocytogenes encodes a transcriptional activator PrfA to positively regulate the expression of virulence factors. We describe a strain M7 containing a PrfA*(G145S) that activates expression of virulence factors but with low pathogenicity. To uncover this contradictory relationship, we exchanged the prfA genes between strains EGDe and M7 (designated as EGDe-prfAM7 and M7-prfAEGDe).

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  22. The effects of different hygiene procedures in reducing bacterial contamination in a model domestic kitchen

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology

    • Aims
      Few studies have compared the effectiveness of hygienic cleaning under simulated use conditions. This study compares commonly used and novel cleaning methods for food contact and hand contact surfaces in kitchens.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  23. A plasmid-borne system to assess the excision and integration of Staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) mediated by CcrA and CcrB

    • Journal of Bacteriology

    • Resistance to methicillin and other β-lactam antibiotics in staphylococci is due to mecA, which is carried on a genomic island, SCCmec. The chromosomal excision and integration of SCCmec is mediated by the site-specific recombinases CcrAB or CcrC encoded within this element. A plasmid-borne system was constructed to assess the activities of CcrA and CcrB in the excision and integration of SCCmec in Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus. The excision frequency in E.

      • Antibiotic residues
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Chemical contaminants

  24. Decontamination of Pangasius fish (Pangasius hypophthalmus) with chlorine or peracetic acid in the laboratory and in a Vietnamese processing company

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: 2 September 2015
      , Volume 208
      Author(s): Anh Ngoc Tong Thi , Imca Sampers , Sam Van Haute , Simbarashe Samapundo , Binh Ly Nguyen , Marc Heyndrickx , Frank Devlieghere

      • Bacterial pathogens

  25. Antimicrobial property and microstructure of micro-emulsion edible composite films against Listeria

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: 2 September 2015
      , Volume 208
      Author(s): Mingming Guo , Tony Z. Jin , Madhav P. Yadav , Ruijin Yang

      • Bacterial pathogens