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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. Recovery and Growth Potential of Listeria monocytogenes in Temperature Abused Milkshakes Prepared from Naturally Contaminated Ice Cream Linked to a Listeriosis Outbreak

    • Frontiers in Microbiology

    • Yi Chen, Emma Allard, Anna Wooten, Minji Hur, Ishani Sheth, Anna Laasri, Thomas S. Hammack, Dumitru Macarisin

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  2. Listeria bacteriocin favors infection [Microbiology]

    • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    • Listeria monocytogenes is responsible for gastroenteritis in healthy individuals and for a severe invasive disease in immunocompromised patients. Among the three identified L. monocytogenes evolutionary lineages, lineage I strains are overrepresented in epidemic listeriosis outbreaks, but the mechanisms underlying the higher virulence potential of strains of this lineage remain elusive....

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  3. Identification of a lipoteichoic acid glycosyltransferase enzyme reveals that GW-domain containing proteins can be retained in the cell wall of Listeria monocytogenes in the absence of lipoteichoic acid or its modifications

    • Journal of Bacteriology

    • Listeria monocytogenes is a food-borne Gram-positive bacterial pathogen and many of its virulence factors are either secreted proteins, or proteins covalently or non-covalently-attached to the cell wall. Previous work has indicated that non-covalently-attached proteins with GW domains are retained in the cell wall by binding to the cell wall polymer lipoteichoic acid (LTA). LTA is a glycerolphosphate polymer, which is modified in L. monocytogenes with galactose and D-alanine residues.

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  4. Virulence Gene-Associated Mutant Bacterial Colonies Generate Differentiating Two-Dimensional Laser Scatter Fingerprints [Methods]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • In this study, we investigated whether a laser scatterometer designated BARDOT (bacterial rapid detection using optical scattering technology) could be used to directly screen colonies of Listeria monocytogenes, a model pathogen, with mutations in several known virulence genes, including the genes encoding Listeria adhesion protein (LAP; lap mutant), internalin A (inlA strain), and an accessory secretory protein (secA2 strain).

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  5. Bacillus licheniformis Contains Two More PerR-Like Proteins in Addition to PerR, Fur, and Zur Orthologues

    • PLOS ONE

    • Jung-Hoon Kim, Chang-Jun Ji, Shin-Yeong Ju, Yoon-Mo Yang, Su-Hyun Ryu, Yumi Kwon, Young-Bin Won, Yeh-Eun Lee, Hwan Youn, Jin-Won Lee

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens

  6. Effect of chitosan-gelatin film incorporated with ethanolic red grape seed extract and Ziziphora clinopodioides essential oil on survival of Listeria monocytogenes and chemical, microbial and sensory properties of minced trout fillet

    • LWT

    • Publication date: October 2016
      Source:LWT - Food Science and Technology, Volume 72

      Author(s): Shabnam Kakaei, Yasser Shahbazi

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  7. Thermo-mechanical, structural characterization and antibacterial performance of solvent casted polylactide/cinnamon oil composite films

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: November 2016
      , Volume 69

      Author(s): Jasim Ahmed, Mehrajfatema Zafar Mulla, Yasir Ali Arfat

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  8. Free-Living Species of Carnivorous Mammals in Poland: Red Fox, Beech Marten, and Raccoon as a Potential Reservoir of Salmonella, Yersinia, Listeria spp. and Coagulase-Positive Staphylococcus

    • PLOS ONE

    • Aneta Nowakiewicz, Przemysław Zięba, Grażyna Ziółkowska, Sebastian Gnat, Marta Muszyńska, Krzysztof Tomczuk, Barbara Majer Dziedzic, Łukasz Ulbrych, Aleksandra Trościańczyk

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Salmonella
      • Yersinia
      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens

  9. Lactococcus piscium: a psychotrophic lactic acid bacterium with bioprotective or spoilage activity in food – a review

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology

    • Abstract

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  10. Antimicrobial Activity of Croton macrostachyus Stem Bark Extracts against Several Human Pathogenic Bacteria

    • Journal of Pathogens

    • In Kenya, leaves and roots from Croton macrostachyus are used as a traditional medicine for infectious diseases such as typhoid and measles, but reports on possible antimicrobial activity of stem bark do not exist. In this study, the antibacterial and antifungal effects of methanol, ethyl acetate and butanol extracts, and purified lupeol of C.

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  11. Probiotic properties of lactic acid bacteria isolated from human milk

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology

    • Abstract

      Aim

      The objective of this study was to identify and characterize lactic acid bacteria isolated from human milk, with an emphasis on their probiotic properties.

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens

  12. Listeria monocytogenes in Different Specimens from Healthy Red Deer and Wild Boars

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

    • Online Ahead of Print.

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  13. A Rapid Multiplex Real-Time PCR High-Resolution Melt Curve Assay for the Simultaneous Detection of Bacillus cereus, Listeria monocytogenes, and Staphylococcus aureus in Food

    • Journal of Food Protection

    • Three important foodborne pathogens, Bacillus cereus, Listeria monocytogenes, and Staphylococcus aureus, are of great concern for food safety. They may also coexist in food matrices and, in the case of B. cereus and S. aureus, the resulting illnesses can resemble each other owing to similar symptoms. Therefore, their simultaneous detection may have advantages in terms of cost savings and rapidity.

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

  14. Capacity of Listeria monocytogenes Strains from the 2011 Cantaloupe Outbreak To Adhere, Survive, and Grow on Cantaloupe

    • Journal of Food Protection

    • The 2011 listeriosis outbreak attributed to whole cantaloupe involved several genetically distinct strains of serotypes 1/2a and 1/2b that had not been previously reported in invasive listeriosis outbreaks. Here we investigated the potential of strains from the 2011 cantaloupe outbreak to adhere, survive, and grow on cantaloupe rind and flesh and in juice extracted from cantaloupe at different temperatures (4, 8, and 25°C).

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  15. Fate of Listeria monocytogenes in Fresh Apples and Caramel Apples

    • Journal of Food Protection

    • An outbreak of listeriosis in late 2014 and early 2015 associated with caramel apples led to questions about how this product became a vector for Listeria monocytogenes. This investigation aimed to determine information about the survival and growth of L. monocytogenes in both fresh apples and caramel apples, specifically examining the effects of site and level of inoculation, inoculum drying conditions, and storage temperature. At a high inoculation level (7 log CFU per apple), L.

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  16. Antimicrobial and physicochemical characterization of whey protein concentrate edible films incorporated with liquid smoke

    • LWT

    • Publication date: October 2016
      Source:LWT - Food Science and Technology, Volume 72

      Author(s): M. Soazo, L.M. Pérez, G.N. Piccirilli, N.J. Delorenzi, R.A. Verdini

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens

  17. Bacteriocin-like inhibitory substances (BLIS) produced by Bacillus cereus: Preliminary characterization and application of partially purified extract containing BLIS for inhibiting Listeria monocytogenes in pineapple pulp

    • LWT

    • Publication date: October 2016
      Source:LWT - Food Science and Technology, Volume 72

      Author(s): Juliana Abigail Leite, Fabrício Luiz Tulini, Fernanda Barbosa dos Reis-Teixeira, Leon Rabinovitch, Jeane Quintanilha Chaves, Nathalia Gonsales Rosa, Hamilton Cabral, Elaine Cristina Pereira De Martinis

      • Bacillus cereus
      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  18. Endothelial Cells Use a Formin-Dependent Phagocytosis-Like Process to Internalize the Bacterium Listeria monocytogenes

    • PLOS Pathogens

    • Michelle Rengarajan, Arnold Hayer, Julie A. Theriot

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  19. Production and characterisation of skate skin gelatin films incorporated with thyme essential oil and their application in chicken tenderloin packaging

    • International Journal of Food Science & Technology

    • Summary

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  20. Preparation and application of a flaxseed meal protein film containing lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus) oil

    • International Journal of Food Science & Technology

    • Summary

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  21. Preliminary Study on the Effect of Fermented Cheese Whey on Listeria monocytogenes, Escherichia coli O157:H7, and Salmonella Goldcoast Populations Inoculated onto Fresh Organic Lettuce

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

    • Online Ahead of Print.

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

  22. The effect of growth temperature, process temperature, and sodium chloride on the high-pressure inactivation of Listeria monocytogenes on ham

    • European Food Research and Technology

    • Abstract

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  23. Tocopherol-mediated synthesis of silver nanoparticles and preparation of antimicrobial PBAT/silver nanoparticles composite films

    • LWT

    • Publication date: October 2016
      Source:LWT - Food Science and Technology, Volume 72

      Author(s): Shiv Shankar, Jong-Whan Rhim

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  24. An assessment of the processing and physicochemical factors contributing to the microbial contamination of salpicão, a naturally-fermented Portuguese sausage

    • LWT

    • Publication date: October 2016
      Source:LWT - Food Science and Technology, Volume 72

      Author(s): V. Cadavez, U. Gonzales-Barron, P. Pires, E. Fernandes, A.P. Pereira, A. Gomes, J.P. Araújo, F. Lopes-da-Silva, P. Rodrigues, C. Fernandes, M.J. Saavedra, F. Butler, T. Dias

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens

  25. Reference organism selection for microwave atmospheric pressure plasma jet treatment of young coconut liquid endosperm

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: November 2016
      , Volume 69

      Author(s): Alonzo A. Gabriel, Richard Paolo M. Aba, Daniel Joshua L. Tayamora, Julius Ceasar R. Colambo, Maria Auxilla T. Siringan, Leo Mendel D. Rosario, Roy B. Tumlos, Henry J. Ramos

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens