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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. Effects of algal–bacterial ratio on the growth and cadmium accumulation of Chlorella salina–Bacillus subtilis consortia

    • Journal of Basic Microbiology

    • Journal of Basic Microbiology, EarlyView.

      • Chemical contaminants
      • Heavy Metals

  2. Bioaccumulation of arsenic(V) from wastewater by live and dead Spirogyra sp.

    • Journal of Basic Microbiology

    • Journal of Basic Microbiology, EarlyView.

      • Chemical contaminants
      • Heavy Metals

  3. Bioremediation of a polymetallic, arsenic‐dominated reverse osmosis reject stream

    • Letters in Applied Microbiology

    • Letters in Applied Microbiology, EarlyView.

      • Chemical contaminants
      • Heavy Metals

  4. Cadmium‐tolerant bacteria: current trends and applications in agriculture

    • Letters in Applied Microbiology

    • Letters in Applied Microbiology, EarlyView.

      • Chemical contaminants
      • Heavy Metals

  5. Characteristics and diversity of microbial communities in lead–zinc tailings under heavy metal stress in north‐west China

    • Letters in Applied Microbiology

    • Letters in Applied Microbiology, EarlyView.

      • Chemical contaminants
      • Heavy Metals

  6. Low phosphate mitigates cadmium‐induced oxidative stress in Saccharomyces cerevisiae by enhancing endogenous antioxidant defence system

    • Environmental Microbiology

    • Environmental Microbiology, EarlyView.

      • Chemical contaminants
      • Heavy Metals

  7. Natural ingredient paeoniflorin could be a lead compound against white spot syndrome virus infection in Litopenaeus vannamei

    • Journal of Fish Diseases

    • Journal of Fish Diseases, EarlyView.

      • Chemical contaminants
      • Heavy Metals

  8. Biosorption of lead ions from aqueous solution by Clostridium tyrobutyricum immobilized in macroporous Ca‐alginate‐lignin beads

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology, EarlyView.

      • Chemical contaminants
      • Heavy Metals

  9. Identification of a plant endophytic growth‐promoting bacteria capable of inhibiting cadmium uptake in rice

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology, Volume 132, Issue 1, Page 520-531, January 2022.

      • Chemical contaminants
      • Heavy Metals

  10. Identification of lead‐resistant rhizobacteria of Carthamus tinctorius and their effects on lead absorption of Sunflower

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology, EarlyView.

      • Chemical contaminants
      • Heavy Metals

  11. The alleviative effects of taurine supplementation on growth, antioxidant enzyme activities, hepatopancreas morphology and mRNA expression of heat shock proteins in freshwater prawn Macrobrachium nipponense (De Haan) exposed to dietary lead stress

    • Aquaculture Nutrition

    • Aquaculture Nutrition, Volume 27, Issue 6, Page 2195-2204, December 2021.

      • Chemical contaminants
      • Heavy Metals

  12. The effects of simulated acid rain and cadmium-containing atmospheric fine particulate matter on the pakchoi (Brassica campestris. L) seedlings growth and physiology

    • Soil Science and Plant Nutrition
      • Chemical contaminants
      • Heavy Metals

  13. Amelioration in manganese uptake by a low-cadmium rice cultivar with application of several manganese fertilizers

    • Soil Science and Plant Nutrition
      • Chemical contaminants
      • Heavy Metals

  14. A Natural Deep Eutectic Solvent–based Ultrasound-Vortex-assisted Dispersive Liquid–Liquid Microextraction Method for Ligand-less Pre-concentration and Determination of Traces of Cadmium Ions in Water and Some Food Samples

    • Food Analytical Methods

    • Abstract  

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  15. Effect of humic and calcareous substance amendments on the availability of cadmium in paddy soil and its accumulation in rice

    • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

    • Author(s): Hao Liu, Tuo Zhang, Yan’an Tong, Qihong Zhu, Daoyou Huang, Xibai Zeng

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  16. AzuR From the SmtB/ArsR Family of Transcriptional Repressors Regulates Metallothionein in Anabaena sp. Strain PCC 7120

    • Frontiers in Microbiology

    • Metallothioneins (MTs) are cysteine-rich, metal-sequestering cytosolic proteins that play a key role in maintaining metal homeostasis and detoxification. We had previously characterized NmtA, a MT from the heterocystous, nitrogen-fixing cyanobacterium Anabaena sp. strain PCC 7120 and demonstrated its role in providing protection against cadmium toxicity.

      • Heavy Metals
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Chemical contaminants

  17. The antagonistic effect of selenium on lead-induced apoptosis and necroptosis via P38/JNK/ERK pathway in chicken kidney

    • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

    • Author(s): Zhiruo Miao, Zhiying Miao, Xu Shi, Hao Wu, Yujie Yao, Shiwen Xu

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  18. Cadmium migration from nib to testa during cacao fermentation is driven by nib acidification

    • LWT

    • Author(s): Ruth Vanderschueren, Jasmien Doevenspeck, Florence Helsen, Sandra Mounicou, Jakob Santner, Jan A. Delcour, Eduardo Chavez, Erik Smolders

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  19. Cultivatable bacterial community in water from Lai Nullah contaminated with household sewage and industrial waste is more diverse and populated compared with nonpolluted water

    • Canadian Journal of Soil Science

    • The effect of environmental pollutants on living organisms can be assessed by studying the changes in the indigenous microbial community. Therefore, in this study, cultivatable bacterial community in nonpolluted as well as household sewage and industrially polluted water of Lai Nullah flowing through Islamabad and Rawalpindi, Pakistan was analyzed.

      • Heavy Metals
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Chemical contaminants

  20. Comparative analysis of the seasonal influence on polyphenolic content, antioxidant capacity, identification of bioactive constituents and hepatoprotective biomarkers by in silico docking analysis in Premna integrifolia L.

    • Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants

    • The present study reports the effect of different seasons on polyphenol content and antioxidant potential of ethanolic, methanolic, ethyl acetate, and aqueous extracts of leaves, stems, and roots of Premna integrifolia. Ethyl acetate extract of leaves (EAEPI) collected in the rainy season showed potent antioxidant activity with highest total phenol (74.33 ± 2.26 µg/mg, gallic acid equivalent), and flavonoid (98.83 ± 0.26 µg/mg, rutin equivalent) content.

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  21. Effects of Drought Stress on the Growth and Heavy Metal Accumulation by Chromolaena odorata Grown in Hydroponic Media

    • Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

    • This study aimed to investigate the effects of drought stress on cadmium (Cd) and zinc (Zn) accumulation in Chromolaena odorata grown in an artificially contaminated nutrient solution for 15 days. Polyethylene glycol (5% PEG) was used as a drought stressor. The presence of PEG did not affect the chlorophyll content and photochemical efficiency, while drought stress induced by PEG caused a decrease in water content in the plant tissues.

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  22. A Dual, Systematic Approach to Malaria Diagnostic Biomarker Discovery

    • Clinical Infectious Diseases

    • Background The emergence and spread of Plasmodium falciparum parasites that lack HRP2/3 proteins and the resulting decreased utility of HRP2-based malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) prompted the World Health Organization and other global health stakeholders to prioritize the discovery of novel diagnostic biomarkers for malaria.

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  23. Cordycepin exacerbates cadmium-induced neurotoxicity via promoting endoplasmic reticulum stress-associated apoptosis

    • Journal of Functional Foods

    • Author(s): Ke Du, Xi Zheng, Junya Lv, Xin Zhong, Minjie Wei, Mingyan Liu

      • Chemical contaminants
      • Heavy Metals

  24. Multigenerational study of life history traits, bioaccumulation, and molecular responses of Pseudodiaptomus annandalei to cadmium

    • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

    • Author(s): Esther U. Kadiene, Baghdad Ouddane, Hong-Yi Gong, Jiang-Shiou Hwang, Sami Souissi

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  25. Heavy metal pollution and associated health risk assessment of urban dust in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    • PLOS ONE

    • by Abdulaziz G. Alghamdi, Mohamed H. EL-Saeid, Abdulhakim J. Alzahrani, Hesham M. Ibrahim

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants