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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. Effect of Acidifier Product Supplementation in Laying Hens Challenged With Salmonella

    • The Journal of Applied Poultry Research
    • SUMMARY Salmonella infection in humans from poultry meat and eggs can lead to symptoms including diarrhea, fever, and vomiting. Salmonella can be inhibited by acidifiers, which alter the bacterial cell membrane by disrupting bacterial nutrient transport and energy metabolism. This study analyzes the effects of a commercial acidifier, containing formic, propionic, and acetic acids combined with cinnamaldehyde, on Salmonella infection in laying hens.

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens
  2. Effect of Lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus) Essential Oil on the Survival of Multidrug-Resistant Salmonella enterica serovar Heidelberg in Contaminated Poultry Drinking Water1

    • The Journal of Applied Poultry Research
    • SUMMARY Drinking water contaminated with Salmonella could serve as a source for cecal colonization of the pathogen in birds. In this study, we investigated the efficacy of a generally recognized as safe—status essential oil (lemongrass essential oil, LGEO) against multidrug-resistant Salmonella enterica serovar Heidelberg (S. Heidelberg) in poultry drinking water.

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens
  3. Effectiveness of Several Antimicrobials and the Effect of Contact Time in Reducing Salmonella and Campylobacter on Poultry Drumsticks

    • The Journal of Applied Poultry Research
    • SUMMARY Salmonella and Campylobacter are the two pathogens commonly associated with raw poultry meat, as poultry products are frequent vehicles of these bacteria. The objective of the current research was to determine the optimal contact time for 6 antimicrobial treatments, including water, 0.003% chlorine, 0.07% peracetic acid (PAA), 0.1% PAA, 0.35% cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC), and 0.6% CPC.

      • Campylobacter
      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens
  4. The Effect of Standard Pelleting and More Thermally Aggressive Pelleting Utilizing a Hygieniser on Feed Manufacture and Reduction of Enterococcus faecium, a Salmonella Surrogate

    • The Journal of Applied Poultry Research
    • SUMMARY Feed hygienics are of ever increasing importance in providing safe feed to animals, and ultimately safe food for consumers. Salmonella has been identified as a major microbial hazard in animal feed that has been linked to illness in both animals and humans.

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens
  5. The Influence of Environmental Growth Conditions on Salmonella Spectra Obtained from Hyperspectral Microscope Images

    • Food Analytical Methods
    • Salmonella causes illness in millions of people each year with severe cases resulting in death. Traditional detection methods are well established but are associated with disadvantages such as time or reoccurring sample cost. Hyperspectral microscope imaging (HMI) has shown potential as an early and rapid detection method, identifying bacteria based on spectral signatures unique to the microorganism. Bacteria undergo physiological changes when introduced to environmental stresses.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Salmonella
  6. Chemical Composition and Anti-Nutritional Profiling of Wattle ( Acacia cyclops , Acacia microbotrya and Acacia victoriae ) Seed Originating from Western Australia

    • Plant Foods for Human Nutrition
    • The chemical and anti-nutritional, antioxidative and anti-microbial properties of seeds from Acacia cyclops, Acacia microbotrya and Acacia victoriae(which are legumes) traditionally consumed by indigenous Western Australians were studied for the first time for their potential as commercial food components. A. microbotrya (2.7 CIU/g) (α < 0.05) had the highest α-chymotrypsin inhibitor activity, while A.

      • Salmonella
      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Bacillus cereus
  7. Anti-Salmonella Activity of Pyruvic and Succinic Acid in Combination with Oregano Essential Oil

    • Food Control
    • Author(s): Anand Mohan, Anuj S. Purohit

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens
  8. Lacto-Fermented Kenaf (Hibiscus Cannabinus L.) Seed Protein as a Source of Bioactive Peptides and Their Applications as Natural Preservatives

    • Food Control
    • Author(s): Brisha Arulrajah, Belal J. Muhialdin, Mohammad Zarei, Hanan Hasan, Nazamid Saari

      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens
  9. Inhibitory effects of safflower and bitter melon extracts on biogenic amine formation by fish spoilage bacteria and food borne pathogens

    • Food Bioscience
    • Author(s): Esmeray Kuley, Mebrure Nüket Yavuzer, Emre Yavuzer, Mustafa Durmuş, Hatice Yazgan, Yekta Gezginç, Fatih Özogul

      • Shigella
      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens
  10. Genomic comparison of diverse Salmonella serovars isolated from swine

    • PLOS ONE
    • by Sushim K. Gupta, Poonam Sharma, Elizabeth A. McMillan, Charlene R. Jackson, Lari M. Hiott, Tiffanie Woodley, Shaheen B. Humayoun, John B. Barrett, Jonathan G. Frye, Michael McClelland

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens
  11. Application of chlorine dioxide and peroxyacetic acid during spray chilling as a potential antimicrobial intervention for beef carcasses

    • Food Microbiology
    • Author(s): Chawalit Kocharunchitt, Lyndal Mellefont, John P. Bowman, Tom Ross

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens
  12. Genome Sequence of a Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica Serovar Corvallis Strain Isolated from Human Blood

    • Microbiology Resource Announcements
    • Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Corvallis is commonly reported in avian populations and avian by-products. We report the draft genome sequence of a multidrug-resistant S. Corvallis strain (NPHL 15376). To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of this serovar isolated from human blood in the United States.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Salmonella
  13. Prevalence of Campylobacter and Salmonella in African food animals and meat: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology
    • Author(s): Kate M. Thomas, William A. de Glanville, Gary C. Barker, Jackie Benschop, Joram J. Buza, Sarah Cleaveland, Margaret A. Davis, Nigel P. French, Blandina T. Mmbaga, Gerard Prinsen, Emmanuel S. Swai, Ruth N. Zadoks, John A. Crump

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Campylobacter
      • Salmonella
  14. A Cautionary Report for Pathogen Identification Using Shotgun Metagenomics; A Comparison to Aerobic Culture and Polymerase Chain Reaction for Salmonella enterica Identification

    • Frontiers in Microbiology
    • This study was conducted to compare aerobic culture, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), lateral flow immunoassay (LFI), and shotgun metagenomics for identification of Salmonella enterica in feces collected from feedlot cattle. Samples were analyzed in parallel using all four tests. Results from aerobic culture and PCR were 100% concordant and indicated low S. enterica prevalence (3/60 samples positive). Although low S.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Salmonella
  15. Horizontal Gene Transfer and Acquired Antibiotic Resistance in Salmonella enterica Serovar Heidelberg following In Vitro Incubation in Broiler Ceca

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology
    • The chicken gastrointestinal tract harbors microorganisms that play a role in the health and disease status of the host. The cecum is the part of the gut that carries the highest microbial densities, has the longest residence time of digesta, and is a vital site for urea recycling and water regulation. Therefore, the cecum provides a rich environment for bacteria to horizontally transfer genes between one another via mobile genetic elements such as plasmids and bacteriophages.

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens
  16. Changes in the Composition of the Gut Microbiota and the Blood Transcriptome in Preterm Infants at Less than 29 Weeks Gestation Diagnosed with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia

    • mSystems
    • ABSTRACT

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Salmonella
      • Shigella
  17. Establishment of Chronic Typhoid Infection in a Mouse Carriage Model Involves a Type 2 Immune Shift and T and B Cell Recruitment to the Gallbladder

    • mBio
    • ABSTRACT

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Salmonella
  18. Development of a real-time recombinase polymerase amplification (RPA) assay for rapid detection of Salmonella in powdered infant formula

    • International Dairy Journal
    • Author(s): Hanlu Hong, Chongzhen Sun, Shuang Wei, Xia Sun, Anthony Mutukumira, Xiyang Wu

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Salmonella
  19. Comparison of Meat Juice Serology and Bacteriology for Surveillance of Salmonella in the Brazilian Pork Production Chain

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease
    • This study assessed an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) based assay to detect Salmonella in swine as a potential tool to predict the presence of Salmonella in swine carcasses.

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens
  20. The small protein CydX is required for cytochrome bd quinol oxidase stability and function in Salmonella Typhimurium: a phenotypic study

    • Journal of Bacteriology
    • Cytochrome bd quinol oxidases, which have greater affinity for oxygen than heme-copper cytochrome oxidases (HCOs), promote bacterial respiration and fitness in low-oxygen environments such as host tissues. Here, we show that in addition to the CydA and CydB subunits, the small protein CydX is required for the assembly and function of the cytochrome bd complex in the enteric pathogen Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium. Mutant S.

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens
  21. Essential oils of aromatic and medicinal plants play a role in food safety

    • Journal of Food Processing and Preservation
    • Essential oils (EOs) are natural substances extracted from aromatic and medicinal plants (AMPs), important in food preservation. Several studies have shown that AMPs, as well as their EOs have antimicrobial (antibacterial and antifungal) activity.

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Salmonella
      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens
  22. Effects of the photosensitizer curcumin in inactivating foodborne pathogens on chicken skin

    • Food Control
    • Author(s): Jingwen Gao, Karl R. Matthews

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Salmonella
  23. Complete Genome Sequence of Salmonella enterica Serovar Enteritidis Siphophage Seafire

    • Microbiology Resource Announcements
    • Bacteriophages infecting Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Enteritidis may be used as biocontrol agents in food products or animals for preventing foodborne diseases caused by this pathogen. The complete genome sequence of phage Seafire, a T5-like siphophage infecting S. Enteritidis, is described in this report.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Salmonella
  24. Complete Genome Sequence of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Siphophage Seabear

    • Microbiology Resource Announcements
    • Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium is a foodborne pathogen that causes gastroenteritis. Due to increases in antibiotic resistance, bacteriophage therapy may be an alternative method for preventing Salmonella foodborne infections. We report here the complete genome sequence of a T5-like phage, Seabear, which was isolated against S. Typhimurium.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Salmonella
  25. Whole-Genome Sequencing of a Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica Serovar Infantis Strain Isolated from Broiler Chicken in Peru

    • Microbiology Resource Announcements
    • This report shows the whole-genome sequence of the multidrug-resistant Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Infantis strain FARPER-219. Antibiotic resistance genes are found mainly in the plasmid. Our findings show important genetic information that provides an understanding of the recent spread of this serotype in poultry.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Salmonella