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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. Why be serious about emetic Bacillus cereus: Cereulide production and industrial challenges

    • Food Microbiology

    • Author(s): Katia Rouzeau-Szynalski, Katharina Stollewerk, Ute Messelhäusser, Monika Ehling-Schulz

      • Bacillus cereus
      • Bacillus cereus

  2. Toxicological evaluation of lotus, ginkgo, and garlic tailored fermented Korean soybean paste (Doenjang) for biogenic amines, aflatoxins, and microbial hazards

    • Food and Chemical Toxicology

    • Author(s): Shruti Shukla, Jong Suk Lee, Vivek K. Bajpai, Imran Khan, Yun Suk Huh, Young-Kyu Han, Myunghee Kim

      • Natural toxins
      • Aflatoxins
      • Bacillus cereus
      • Bacillus cereus
      • Aflatoxins
      • Natural toxins

  3. A hurdle approach of acidic electrolyzed water simultaneous with ultrasound to inactivate Bacillus cereus

    • Journal of Food Processing and Preservation

    • This study evaluated the inactivation effect of the ultrasonic treatment combined with acidic electrolyzed water (AEW) on Bacillus cereus. Ultrasound treatment for 10 min induced 0.69 log CFU/ml reduction of B. cereus in sterile saline, while AEW treatment resulted in 1.05 log CFU/ml for the same time. Simultaneous ultrasound and AEW treatment reduced 1.98 log CFU/mL which had synergistic effect for 10 min at 20°C.

      • Bacillus cereus
      • Bacillus cereus

  4. Batch experiments towards remediation of phenolic syntan using individual as well as co-culture of Bacillus cereus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    • World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

    • The presence of very high concentrations of organic pollutants, phenols, tannins and heavy metals mainly chromium in wastewater discharged from leather industries, tags it as one of the most polluting industries. The phenolic syntans discharged from tanning units have an adverse effect on living organisms and cause serious environmental pollution, thereby making it very imperative to remove it.

      • Bacillus cereus

  5. Leuconostoc mesenteroides MKSR isolated from kimchi possesses α-glucosidase inhibitory activity, antioxidant activity, and cholesterol-lowering effects

    • LWT

    • Author(s): Saerom Lee, Misook Kim

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Shigella
      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacillus cereus
      • Shigella
      • Bacillus cereus

  6. Ultrasound: Enhance the detachment of exosporium and decrease the hydrophobicity of Bacillus cereus spores

    • LWT

    • Author(s): Ruiling Lv, Mingming Zou, Weijun Chen, Jianwei Zhou, Tian Ding, Xingqian Ye, Donghong Liu

      • Bacillus cereus
      • Bacillus cereus

  7. Okra mucilage powder: a novel functional ingredient with antioxidant activity and antibacterial mode of action revealed by scanning and transmission electron microscopy

    • International Journal of Food Science & Technology

    • Okra mucilage powder was revealed its phenolic compounds, antioxidant and antibacterial mode of action, which may be used as a novel functional ingredient. Summary Okra mucilage powder (OMP) was firstly reported its antibacterial mode of action observed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM).

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

  8. Bioactive properties of greenhouse‐cultivated green beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) under biostimulants and water‐stress effect

    • Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

    • BACKGROUND The scarcity of irrigation water is severely affecting global crop production. In this context, biostimulants are increasingly used as alternatives means against abiotic stress conditions. In this study, phenolic compounds composition and bioactive properties of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) plants grown under water stress conditions and biostimulants application were investigated.

      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Bacillus cereus

  9. Prevalence of the Strains of Bacillus cereus Group in Artisanal Mexican Cheese

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

    • , Ahead of Print.

      • Bacillus cereus
      • Bacillus cereus

  10. The Copy Number of the spoVA2mob Operon Determines Pressure Resistance of Bacillus Endospores [Food Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • The spoVA2mob operon confers heat resistance to Bacillus spp., and the resistance correlates to the copy number of the operon. Bacillus endospores also exhibit a strong variation in resistance to pressure, but the underlying mechanisms of endospore resistance to pressure are not fully understood. We determined the effects of multiple spoVA2mob operons on high-pressure resistance in Bacillus endospores.

      • Bacillus cereus

  11. Metabolite Cross-Feeding between Rhodococcus ruber YYL and Bacillus cereus MLY1 in the Biodegradation of Tetrahydrofuran under pH Stress [Environmental Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Bacterial consortia are among the most basic units in the biodegradation of environmental pollutants. Pollutant-degrading strains frequently encounter different types of environmental stresses and must be able to survive with other bacteria present in the polluted environments. In this study, we proposed a noncontact interaction mode between a tetrahydrofuran (THF)-degrading strain, Rhodococcus ruber YYL, and a non-THF-degrading strain, Bacillus cereus MLY1.

      • Bacillus cereus

  12. Disinfection of Bacillus cereus biofilms on leafy green vegetables with slightly acidic electrolyzed water, ultrasound and mild heat

    • LWT

    • Publication date: December 2019

      Source: LWT, Volume 116

      Author(s): Mohammad Shakhawat Hussain, Minyeong Kwon, Eun-ji Park, Kajla Seheli, Roksana Huque, Deog-Hwan Oh

      • Bacillus cereus
      • Bacillus cereus

  13. Toxigenic potential and antimicrobial susceptibility of Bacillus cereus group bacteria isolated from Tunisian foodstuffs

    • BMC Microbiology

    • Despite the importance of the B. cereus group as major foodborne pathogens that may cause diarrheal and/or emetic syndrome(s), no study in Tunisia has been conducted in order to characterize the pathogenic potent...

      • Bacillus cereus

  14. Sourdough bacterial dynamics revealed by metagenomic analysis in Brazil

    • Food Microbiology

    • Available online 14 August 2019

      Author(s): L.A.A. Menezes, M.L. Savo Sardaro, R.T.D. Duarte, R.R. Mazzon, E. Neviani, M. Gatti, J. De Dea Lindner

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Bacillus cereus

  15. Cicer arietinum (Bengal gram) husk as alternative for Talaromyces purpureogenus CFRM02 pigment production: Bioactivities and identification

    • LWT

    • Publication date: Available online 12 August 2019

      Source: LWT

      Author(s): Saritha Gopal Pandit, Krishna-Prashanth Ramesh Mekala, Mohankumari H. Puttananjaiah, Mohan Appasaheb Dhale

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

  16. Chromium Hyper-Tolerant Bacillus sp. MH778713 Assists Phytoremediation of Heavy Metals by Mesquite Trees (Prosopis laevigata)

    • Frontiers in Microbiology

    • Heavy metal accumulation in mesquite trees (Prosopis laevigata) growing in aluminum, titanium, chromium and zirconium-polluted soils (Al up to 61800 mg/kg) of a semi-arid region in Mexico was investigated using wavelength dispersive X-ray fluorescence analysis. The results showed that P. laevigata trees can hyperaccumulate up to 4100 mg/kg of Al, 14000 mg/kg of Fe, 1600 mg/kg of Ti, 2500 mg/kg of Zn, but not chromium, regarding high chromium concentrations found in soils (435 mg/kg).

      • Bacillus cereus

  17. Identification and degradation characteristics of Bacillus cereus strain WD-2 isolated from prochloraz-manganese-contaminated soils

    • PLOS ONE

    • Jie Jiang, Meizhen Tang, Junfeng Chen, Yuewei Yang

      • Bacillus cereus

  18. Cold‐adapted Bacilli isolated from the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau are able to promote plant growth in extreme environments

    • Environmental Microbiology

    • Summary

      • Bacillus cereus
      • Bacillus cereus

  19. Characterization of pathogen-specific bacteriocins from lactic acid bacteria and their application within cocktail against pathogens in milk

    • LWT

    • Publication date: Available online 31 July 2019

      Source: LWT

      Author(s): Halil Ibrahim Kaya, Omer Simsek

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

  20. Assessing the toxic potential of enteropathogenic Bacillus cereus

    • Food Microbiology

    • Available online 22 July 2019

      Author(s): Nadja Jessberger, Markus Kranzler, Claudia Da Riol, Valerie Schwenk, Tanja Buchacher, Richard Dietrich, Monika Ehling-Schulz, Erwin Märtlbauer

      • Bacillus cereus

  21. Genotypic Classification of Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus cereus from Korean Slaughterhouses Using Semiautomated Repetitive Sequence-Based Polymerase Chain Reaction

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

    • , Ahead of Print.

      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Bacillus cereus

  22. A quantitative microbiological exposure assessment model for Bacillus cereus in pasteurized rice cakes using computational fluid dynamics and Monte Carlo simulation

    • Food Research International

    • Publication date: November 2019

      , Volume 125

      Author(s): Hyeon Woo Park, Won Byong Yoon

      • Bacillus cereus

  23. Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction of Bioactive Compounds from Annatto Seeds, Evaluation of Their Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Activity, and Identification of Main Compounds by LC/ESI-MS Analysis

    • International Journal of Food Science

    • This study evaluated the antimicrobial activity (i.e., against Bacillus cereus and Staphylococcus aureus) and the antioxidant activity (i.e., ABTS, FRAP, and DPPH) of annatto seeds extract obtained by ultrasound-assisted extraction. A response surface design with three levels such as pH (2-11), solvent concentration (50-96 %), seed-to-solvent ratio (1:2–1:10), and treatment time (0-30 min) was employed to determine the optimal experimental conditions.

      • Bacillus cereus
      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens

  24. Oil-in-water emulsions of geraniol and carvacrol improve the antibacterial activity of these compounds on raw goat meat surface during extended storage at 4 °C

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: January 2020

      , Volume 107

      Author(s): Irshaan Syed, Pratik Banerjee, Preetam Sarkar

      • Bacillus cereus
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Bacillus cereus

  25. Seasonal variation in spore levels of Bacillus cereus and its psychrotrophic strains in raw milk in Hokkaido, Japan, and evaluation of strain diversity

    • International Dairy Journal

    • Publication date: Available online 11 July 2019

      Source:

      Author(s): Yoshiaki Ohkubo, Kazuhiro Komori, Kenji Uchida, Hidemasa Motoshima, Naoya Katano

      • Bacillus cereus