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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. Dietary supplemental coated essential oils and organic acids mixture improves growth performance and gut health along with reduces Salmonella load of broiler chickens infected with Salmonella Enteritidis

    • Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology
    • Background Reducing Salmonella infection in broiler chickens by using effective and safe alternatives to antibiotics is vital to provide safer poultry meat and minimize the emergence of drug-resistant Salmonella and the spread of salmonellosis to humans.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Salmonella
  2. Prevalence, antibiotic susceptibility and genomic analysis of Salmonella from retail meats in Shaanxi, China

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology
    • Salmonella is a major foodborne pathogen that poses a substantial risk to food safety and public health. This study aimed to assess the prevalence, antibiotic susceptibility, and genomic features of Salmonella isolates recovered from 600 retail meat samples (300 pork, 150 chicken and 150 beef) from August 2018 to October 2019 in Shaanxi, China.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Salmonella
  3. Interference with Bacterial Conjugation and Natural Alternatives to Antibiotics: Bridging a Gap

    • Antibiotics
    • Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) in food matrices has been investigated under conditions that favor gene exchange. However, the major challenge lies in determining the specific conditions pertaining to the adapted microbial pairs associated with the food matrix. HGT is primarily responsible for enhancing the microbial repertoire for the evolution and spread of antimicrobial resistance and is a major target for controlling pathogens of public health concern in food ecosystems.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Salmonella
  4. Preoperational cleaning processes interfere with microbial ecology and presence of Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella spp. on food conveyor belts of a poultry slaughterhouse in Brazil

    • LWT
    • This study aimed to evaluate the preoperational cleaning process of a poultry slaughterhouse regarding microbial ecology, microorganisms indicators of hygienic-sanitary conditions, Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella spp.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Salmonella
  5. Mobile Colistin Resistance (mcr) Gene-Containing Organisms in Poultry Sector in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Epidemiology, Characteristics, and One Health Control Strategies

    • Antibiotics
    • Mobile colistin resistance (mcr) genes (mcr-1 to mcr-10) are plasmid-encoded genes that threaten the clinical utility of colistin (COL), one of the highest-priority critically important antibiotics (HP-CIAs) used to treat infections caused by multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant bacteria in humans and animals.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Cronobacter
      • Salmonella
      • Shigella
  6. Effect of Plant-Derived Antimicrobials, Eugenol, Carvacrol, and β-Resorcylic Acid against Salmonella on Organic Chicken Wings and Carcasses

    • Poultry Science
    • Organic poultry constitutes a sizeable segment of the American organic commodities market. However, processors have limited strategies that are safe, effective, and approved for improving the microbiological safety of products.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Salmonella
  7. IncHI2 Plasmid Encoding blaCTX-M-55 and mcr-1.1 in Salmonella enterica SE20-C72-2 and Escherichia coli EC20-C72-1 Isolates from the Edible River Fish Anabas testudineus

    • Microbiology Resource Announcements
    • Microbiology Resource Announcements, Ahead of Print. Salmonella enterica SE20-C72-2 and Escherichia coli EC20-C72-1 were isolated from the edible fish Anabas testudineus in Vietnam. The chromosomes and plasmids from both strains were sequenced using Oxford Nanopore and Illumina sequencing. Plasmids approximately 250 kbp long, encoding blaCTX-M-55 and mcr-1.1, were detected in both strains.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Salmonella
  8. Regulation of iron metabolism is critical for the survival of Salmonella Typhimurium in pasteurized milk

    • Food Microbiology
    • Salmonella is known to survive in raw/pasteurized milk and cause foodborne outbreaks. Lactoferrin, present in milk from all animal sources, is an iron-binding glycoprotein that limits the availability of iron to pathogenic bacteria. Despite the presence of lactoferrins, Salmonella can grow in milk obtained from different animal sources.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Salmonella
  9. A bacteriophage cocktail delivered in feed significantly reduced Salmonella colonization in challenged broiler chickens

    • Emerging Microbes & Infections
    • Nontyphoidal Salmonella spp. are a leading cause of human gastrointestinal infections and are commonly transmitted via the consumption of contaminated meat. To limit the spread of Salmonella and other food-borne pathogens in the food chain, bacteriophage (phage) therapy could be used during rearing or pre-harvest stages of animal production.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Salmonella
  10. Development of a visual detection method for Salmonella based on loop-mediated isothermal amplification using pyrophosphatase

    • FEMS Microbiology Letters
    • Salmonella is one of the most widely distributed and harmful food-borne pathogens; thus, the rapid detection of viable Salmonella is important for ensuring food safety. In this study, a rapid visual strategy based on loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) with the addition of thermal inorganic pyrophosphatase and linked with an ammonium molybdate chromogenic buffer was established to detect Salmonella. Specific primers were designed based on the phoP gene of Salmonella spp.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Salmonella
  11. Impact of nanoscale coating of stainless steel on Salmonella Enteritidis and Escherichia coli

    • Journal of Food Safety
    • Journal of Food Safety, EarlyView. Cross-contamination in the poultry slaughtering process can lead to thespread of zoonotic bacteria like Salmonellaenterica. Surfaces of equiptment may facilitate contamination of carcasses due to bacterial adherence and transfer.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Salmonella
  12. Serotype and antimicrobial resistance of Salmonella from poultry meats in 2021 in Shanghai, China

    • Food and Agricultural Immunology
    • Salmonella is a major cause of food poisoning, and its infection and antimicrobial resistance vary regionally due to different sanitary standards and the use of antimicrobials. The aim of this study is to evaluate the microbiological contamination and antimicrobial resistance of Salmonella in Shanghai, providing references for supervision over food safety and clinical treatment.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Salmonella
  13. Identification of SNPs Related to Salmonella Resistance in Chickens Using RNA-Seq and Integrated Bioinformatics Approach

    • Genes
    • Potential single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were detected between two chicken breeds (Kashmir favorella and broiler) using deep RNA sequencing. This was carried out to comprehend the coding area alterations, which cause variances in the immunological response to Salmonella infection. In the present study, we identified high impact SNPs from both chicken breeds in order to delineate different pathways that mediate disease resistant/susceptibility traits.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Salmonella
  14. Biocontrol of Salmonella Typhimurium in milk, lettuce, raw pork meat and ready-to-eat steamed-chicken breast by using a novel bacteriophage with broad host range

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology
    • Salmonella spp., one of the most frequently reported bacteria, causes foodborne illness and economic losses. Due to the threat of increasing antibiotic resistant foodborne pathogens, application of bacteriophages as novel antibacterial agents in food matrices has become an emerging strategy. In this study, a novel Salmonella phage PS3-1 with high lytic activity against Salmonella Typhimurium was identified from previously isolated phages.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Salmonella
  15. Antimicrobial Resistance Profiles and Co-Existence of Multiple Antimicrobial Resistance Genes in mcr-Harbouring Colistin-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Isolates Recovered from Poultry and Poultry Meats in Malaysia

    • Antibiotics
    • The co-existence of the colistin resistance (mcr) gene with multiple drug-resistance genes has raised concerns about the possibility of the development of pan-drug-resistant bacteria that will complicate treatment. This study aimed to investigate the antibiotic resistance profiles and co-existence of antibiotic resistance genes among the colistin-resistant Enterobacteriaceae isolates recovered from poultry and poultry meats.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Salmonella
  16. Prevalence of Salmonella Typhimurium and Salmonella Enteritidis isolated from poultry meat: virulence and antimicrobial-resistant genes

    • BMC Microbiology
    • Salmonellosis, a zoonotic disease, is one of the leading causes of foodborne illness worldwide. It is responsible for most infections caused by consumption of contaminated food. In recent years, a significant ...

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Salmonella
  17. Prevalence and genetic diversity of multidrug-resistant Salmonella Typhimurium monophasic variant in a swine farm from China

    • Frontiers in Microbiology
    • Salmonella 4,[5],12:i:-, a monophasic variant of S. Typhimurium, has become a global serovar causing animal and human infections since its first emergence in the late 1980's. Several previous studies showed the increasing prevalence of S. 4,[5],12:i:- in China, most of which were from swine with multidrug resistance (MDR) profiles. However, the molecular characteristic and evolution of S. 4,[5],12:i:- in the same swine farm are still unknown. In this study, a total of 54 S.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Salmonella
  18. An Ultrasensitive Method Using Polymerase Chain Reaction-Dynamic Light Scattering for Detection of Salmonella in Milk

    • Food Analytical Methods
    • The development of rapid and effective detection of pathogens is necessary to prevent bacterial infection. Herein, we constructed a novel polymerase chain reaction-dynamic light scattering (PCR-DLS) sensing assay for detecting Salmonella sensitively.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Salmonella
  19. In silico evaluation of phytochemicals present in Bambusa polymorpha and Citrus limon extracts against Salmonella enteric Typhimurium combined with in vitro antimicrobial and acidic stress responsive studies

    • Journal of Food Safety
    • Journal of Food Safety, EarlyView. Salmonella enteric serovar Typhimurium is one of the causative agents for non-typhoidal salmonellosis which is highly associated with the consumption animal products such as eggs, pork, and poultry. Phytochemicals present in plant extracts were reported to improve food safety by inhibiting the growth of foodborne pathogens.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Salmonella
  20. Estimating the rejection risk of Indonesian shrimp exports from Salmonella spp. contamination using the food safety objective approach

    • Food Control
    • Contamination by non-typhoidal Salmonella spp. in aquacultured shrimp poses a risk for human health. In Indonesia, the presence of the pathogen in shrimp raises a major concern for international trade because shrimp is one of the important exported fishery commodities. The aim of this study was to use food safety objective approach in combination with a quantitative microbiological risk assessment to determine the contamination of Salmonella spp.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Salmonella
  21. Efficacy of acidified water-in-oil emulsions against desiccated Salmonella as a function of acid carbon chain-length and membrane viscosity

    • Frontiers in Microbiology
    • Sanitizing low-moisture food (LMF) processing equipment is challenging due to the increased heat resistance of Salmonella spp. in low-water activity (aw) environments. Food-grade oils mixed with acetic acid have been shown effective against desiccated Salmonella. In this study, different hydrocarbon chain-length (Cn) organic acids were tested against desiccated Salmonella by using 1% v/v water-in-oil (W/O) emulsion as the delivery system for 200 mM acid.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Salmonella
  22. Prioritization of vegetable-borne biological hazards in Argentina using a multicriteria decision analysis tool

    • Food Science and Technology International
    • Vegetables, especially those eaten raw, have been implicated in several foodborne disease outbreaks. Since multiple vegetable matrices and hazards are involved, risk managers have to prioritize those with the greatest impact on public health to design control strategies. In this study, a scientific-based risk ranking of foodborne pathogens transmitted by leafy green vegetables in Argentina was performed.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Campylobacter
      • Escherichia coli O157:H7
      • Salmonella
      • Shigella
      • Yersinia
      • Parasites
      • Cryptosporidium parvum
      • Giardia lamblia
      • Toxoplasma gondii
      • Viruses
      • Hepatitis
      • Norovirus
  23. Multidrug-resistant and extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae isolated from chicken droppings in poultry farms at Gondar City, Northwest Ethiopia

    • PLOS ONE
    • by Mitkie Tigabie, Sirak Biset, Teshome Belachew, Azanaw Amare, Feleke Moges Background The poultry sector is one of the largest and fastest-growing agricultural sub-sector, especially in developing countries like Ethiopia. In poultry production, poultry farmers use sub-optimum doses of antibiotics for growth promotion and disease prevention purpose.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Salmonella
  24. Graphical abstractGenotypic and Phenotypic Characterization of Antimicrobial and Heavy Metal tolerance in Salmonella enterica and Escherichia coli Isolates from Swine Feed Mills

    • Journal of Food Protection
    • Antimicrobials and heavy metals are commonly used in the animal feed industry. The role of in-feed antimicrobials on the evolution and persistence of resistance in enteric bacteria is not well described. Whole-Genome Sequencing (WGS) is widely used for genetic characterizations of bacterial isolates, including antimicrobial resistance, heavy metal tolerance, virulence factors, and relatedness to other sequenced isolates.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Salmonella
  25. Use of automated capillary immunoassays for quantification of antibodies in chicken sera against recombinant Salmonella enterica serotype Heidelberg proteins

    • Journal of Microbiological Methods
    • The classic immunoblot technique is an important tool for identification and characterization of target proteins. However, a standard protocol for this classic immunoblot assay involves many steps that may cause experimental variations in each step and make quantification of antibodies in sera difficult.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Salmonella