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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. Rapid prediction of ochratoxin A-producing strains of Penicillium on dry-cured meat by MOS-based electronic nose

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: 2 February 2016
      , Volume 218

      Author(s): Vincenzo Lippolis, Massimo Ferrara, Salvatore Cervellieri, Anna Damascelli, Filomena Epifani, Michelangelo Pascale, Giancarlo Perrone

      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  2. Isoepoxydon dehydrogenase (idh) gene expression in relation to patulin production by Penicillium expansum under different temperature and atmosphere

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: 2 March 2016
      , Volume 220

      Author(s): N. De Clercq, G. Vlaemynck, E. Van Pamel, S. Van Weyenberg, L. Herman, F. Devlieghere, B. De Meulenaer, E. Van Coillie

      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  3. Simultaneous determination of four aflatoxins and ochratoxin A in ginger after inoculation with fungi by ultra-fast liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry

    • Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

    • Abstract

      Background

      • Aflatoxins
      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  4. Effective biosorption of patulin from apple juice by cross-linked xanthated chitosan resin

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: May 2016
      , Volume 63

      Author(s): Xiaoning Peng, Bingjie Liu, Wei Chen, Xiaohong Li, Qianrui Wang, Xianghong Meng, Dongfeng Wang

      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  5. Investigations on the occurrence of mycotoxins in beer

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: May 2016
      , Volume 63

      Author(s): Julia I. Bauer, Madeleine Gross, Christoph Gottschalk, Ewald Usleber

      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  6. Biodegradation of patulin by a Byssochlamys nivea strain

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: June 2016
      , Volume 64

      Author(s): Xiaorui Zhang, Yurong Guo, Yu Ma, Yonghai Chai, Yangyang Li

      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  7. Application and validation of a statistically derived risk-based sampling plan to improve efficiency of inspection and enforcement

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: June 2016
      , Volume 64

      Author(s): Kyung-Min Lee, Timothy J. Herrman, Susie Y. Dai

      • Aflatoxins
      • Mycotoxins
      • Dioxins
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Chemical contaminants
      • Natural toxins

  8. Quantification of ochratoxin A in Chinese liquors by a new solid-phase extraction clean-up combined with HPLC-FLD method

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: June 2016
      , Volume 64

      Author(s): Wenyou Zhu, Cong Ren, Yao Nie, Yan Xu

      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  9. Susceptibility of Aspergillus spp. to acetic and sorbic acids based on pH and effect of sub-inhibitory doses of sorbic acid on ochratoxin A production

    • Food Research International

    • Publication date: Available online 31 December 2015


      Author(s): María de J. Alcano, Raquel C. Jahn, Cátia D. Scherer, Évelin F. Wigmann, Vivian M. Moraes, Marcelo V. Garcia, Carlos A. Mallman, Marina V. Copetti

      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  10. Mycotoxins Deoxynivalenol and Fumonisins Alter the Extrinsic Component of Intestinal Barrier in Broiler Chickens

    • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

    • TOC Graphic

      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  11. Recent Advances for the Detection of Ochratoxin A

    • Toxins

    • Ochratoxin A (OTA) is one of the mycotoxins secreted by Aspersillus and Penicillium that can easily colonize various grains like coffee, peanut, rice, and maize. Since OTA is a chemically stable compound that can endure the physicochemical conditions of modern food processing, additional research efforts have been devoted to develop sensitive and cost-effective surveillance solutions.

      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  12. Modeling the effect of natamycin, pine-resin and environmental factors on the growth and OTA production by A. carbonarius using response surface methodology

    • Food Research International

    • Publication date: Available online 27 November 2015


      Author(s): Efstathia A. Kogkaki, Pantelis I. Natskoulis, Efstathios Z. Panagou

      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  13. Ochratoxin A-induced cytotoxicity, genotoxicity and reactive oxygen species in kidney cells: an integrative approach of complementary endpoints

    • Food and Chemical Toxicology

    • Publication date: Available online 2 December 2015
      Food and Chemical Toxicology

      Author(s): João G. Costa, Nuno Saraiva, Patrícia S. Guerreiro, Henriqueta Louro, Maria J. Silva, Joana P. Miranda, Matilde Castro, Ines Batinic-Haberle, Ana S. Fernandes, Nuno G. Oliveira

      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  14. Multi-Toxic Endpoints of the Foodborne Mycotoxins in Nematode Caenorhabditis elegans

    • Toxins

    • Aflatoxins B1 (AFB1), deoxynivalenol (DON), fumonisin B1 (FB1), T-2 toxin (T-2), and zearalenone (ZEA) are the major foodborne mycotoxins of public health concerns. In the present study, the multiple toxic endpoints of these naturally-occurring mycotoxins were evaluated in Caenorhabditis elegans model for their lethality, toxic effects on growth and reproduction, as well as influence on lifespan.

      • Aflatoxins
      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  15. Development of an Immunochromatographic Test Strip for Simultaneous, Qualitative and Quantitative detection of Ochratoxin A and Zearalenone in cereal

    • Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

    • Abstract

      Background

      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  16. Biodegradation of Ochratoxin A by Bacterial Strains Isolated from Vineyard Soils

    • Toxins

    • Ochratoxin A (OTA) is a mycotoxin with a main nephrotoxic activity contaminating several foodstuffs. In the present report, five soil samples collected from OTA-contaminated vineyards were screened to isolate microorganisms able to biodegrade OTA. When cultivated in OTA-supplemented medium, OTA was converted in OTα by 225 bacterial isolates.

      • Mycotoxins
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Natural toxins

  17. Identification of Key Factors Involved in the Biosorption of Patulin by Inactivated Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB) Cells

    • PLOS ONE

    • Ling Wang, Zhouli Wang, Yahong Yuan, Rui Cai, Chen Niu, Tianli Yue

      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  18. Advances in Mycotoxin Research: Public Health Perspectives

    • Journal of Food Science

    • Abstract

      • Aflatoxins
      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  19. The Effects of Low Doses of Two Fusarium Toxins,Zearalenone and Deoxynivalenol, on the Pig Jejunum.A Light and Electron Microscopic Study

    • Toxins

    • Immature gilts were administered per os with zearalenone (ZEN) at 40 μg/kg BW (group Z, n = 9), deoxynivalenol (DON) at 12 μg/kg BW (group D, n = 9), a mixture of ZEN and DON (group M, n = 9) or a placebo (group C, n = 9) over a period of six weeks. The pigs were sacrificed after one, three, or six weeks of the treatment (12 pigs per each time-point).

      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  20. Isolation, selection and evaluation of antagonistic yeasts and lactic acid bacteria against ochratoxigenic fungus Aspergillus westerdijkiae on coffee beans

    • Letters in Applied Microbiology

    • Abstract

      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  21. Mycotoxigenic Fungi and Natural Co-Occurrence of Mycotoxins in Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Feeds

    • Toxins

    • Samples of rainbow trout feed were analyzed with the aim to determine the mycobiota composition and the co-occurrence of mycotoxins. A total of 28 samples of finished rainbow trout feed from hatcheries in the provinces of Río Negro and Neuquén, Argentina, were studied.

      • Aflatoxins
      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  22. Bioactive compounds from mustard flours for the control of patulin production in wheat tortillas

    • LWT

    • Publication date: March 2016
      Source:LWT - Food Science and Technology, Volume 66

      Author(s): Federica Saladino, Lara Manyes, Fernando B. Luciano, Jordi Mañes, Mónica Fernandez-Franzon, Giuseppe Meca

      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  23. Differential Adsorption of Ochratoxin A and Anthocyanins by Inactivated Yeasts and Yeast Cell Walls during Simulation of Wine Aging

    • Toxins

    • The adsorption of ochratoxin A (OTA) by yeasts is a promising approach for the decontamination of musts and wines, but some potential competitive or interactive phenomena between mycotoxin, yeast cells, and anthocyanins might modify the intensity of the phenomenon. The aim of this study was to examine OTA adsorption by two strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae (the wild strain W13, and the commercial isolate BM45), previously inactivated by heat, and a yeast cell wall preparation.

      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  24. Modulation of the xenobiotic transformation system and inflammatory response by ochratoxin A exposure using a co-culture system of Caco-2 and HepG2 cells

    • Food and Chemical Toxicology

    • Publication date: Available online 24 October 2015
      Food and Chemical Toxicology

      Author(s): C.A. González-Arias, A. Crespo-Sempere, S. Marín, V. Sanchis, A.J. Ramos

      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  25. Comparative Ochratoxin Toxicity: A Review of the Available Data

    • Toxins

    • Ochratoxins are a group of mycotoxins produced by a variety of moulds. Ochratoxin A (OTA), the most prominent member of this toxin family, was first described by van der Merwe et al. in Nature in 1965. Dietary exposure to OTA represents a serious health issue and has been associated with several human and animal diseases including poultry ochratoxicosis, porcine nephropathy, human endemic nephropathies and urinary tract tumours in humans.

      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins