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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. Direct and indirect effects of different types of microplastics on freshwater prey (Corbicula fluminea) and their predator (Acipenser transmontanus)

    • PLOS ONE

    • Chelsea M. Rochman, J. Mark Parnis, Mark A. Browne, Sebastian Serrato, Eric J. Reiner, Matthew Robson, Thomas Young, Miriam L. Diamond, Swee J. Teh

      • Chemical contaminants

  2. Values in environmental research: Citizens’ views of scientists who acknowledge values

    • PLOS ONE

    • Kevin C. Elliott, Aaron M. McCright, Summer Allen, Thomas Dietz

      • Chemical contaminants

  3. Reduction of in utero lead exposures in South African populations: Positive impact of unleaded petrol

    • PLOS ONE

    • Halina B. Röllin, Bukola Olutola, Kalavati Channa, Jon Ø. Odland

      Background

      Prenatal exposure to lead (Pb) has been shown to have negative and irreversible health impacts on foetal and early childhood development, affecting morbidity and mortality in adulthood. This study aimed to assess in utero Pb exposure, examine birth outcomes, and identify confounding factors in the large cohort of South African population, following the legislated removal of Pb from petrol.

      • Chemical contaminants
      • Heavy Metals
      • Pesticide residues

  4. Foliar zinc biofortification effects in Lolium rigidum and Trifolium subterraneum grown in cadmium-contaminated soil

    • PLOS ONE

    • Maria J. Poblaciones, Paul Damon, Zed Rengel

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  5. Loss of liver-specific and sexually dimorphic gene expression by aryl hydrocarbon receptor activation in C57BL/6 mice

    • PLOS ONE

    • Rance Nault, Kelly A. Fader, Jack R. Harkema, Tim Zacharewski

      • Dioxins
      • Chemical contaminants

  6. Transcriptome analysis of Phytolacca americana L. in response to cadmium stress

    • PLOS ONE

    • Yongkun Chen, Junkai Zhi, Hao Zhang, Jian Li, Qihong Zhao, Jichen Xu

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  7. Combinatorial effects of zinc deficiency and arsenic exposure on zebrafish (Danio rerio) development

    • PLOS ONE

    • Laura M. Beaver, Lisa Truong, Carrie L. Barton, Tyler T. Chase, Greg D. Gonnerman, Carmen P. Wong, Robert L. Tanguay, Emily Ho

      • Chemical contaminants
      • Heavy Metals

  8. Impaired dendritic growth and positioning of cortical pyramidal neurons by activation of aryl hydrocarbon receptor signaling in the developing mouse

    • PLOS ONE

    • Eiki Kimura, Ken-ichiro Kubo, Toshihiro Endo, Wenting Ling, Kazunori Nakajima, Masaki Kakeyama, Chiharu Tohyama

      • Dioxins
      • Chemical contaminants

  9. Indole-3-carbinol, a plant nutrient and AhR-Ligand precursor, supports oral tolerance against OVA and improves peanut allergy symptoms in mice

    • PLOS ONE

    • Christiane Hammerschmidt-Kamper, Daniel Biljes, Katja Merches, Irina Steiner, Thomas Daldrup, Marianne Bol-Schoenmakers, Raymond H. H. Pieters, Charlotte Esser

      • Dioxins
      • Chemical contaminants

  10. Overexpression and characterization of two types of nitrile hydratases from Rhodococcus rhodochrous J1

    • PLOS ONE

    • Yao Lan, Xiaohuan Zhang, Zhongmei Liu, Li Zhou, Ruihua Shen, Xianping Zhong, Wenjing Cui, Zhemin Zhou

      • Chemical contaminants

  11. Temporal patterns of Deepwater Horizon impacts on the benthic infauna of the northern Gulf of Mexico continental slope

    • PLOS ONE

    • Michael G. Reuscher, Jeffrey G. Baguley, Nathan Conrad-Forrest, Cynthia Cooksey, Jeffrey L. Hyland, Christopher Lewis, Paul A. Montagna, Robert W. Ricker, Melissa Rohal, Travis Washburn

      • Chemical contaminants

  12. Low-dose exposure to bisphenols A, F and S of human primary adipocyte impacts coding and non-coding RNA profiles

    • PLOS ONE

    • Marie Verbanck, Mickaël Canouil, Audrey Leloire, Véronique Dhennin, Xavier Coumoul, Loïc Yengo, Philippe Froguel, Odile Poulain-Godefroy

      • Chemical contaminants

  13. A versatile and low-cost open source pipetting robot for automation of toxicological and ecotoxicological bioassays

    • PLOS ONE

    • Sebastian Steffens, Leonie Nüßer, Thomas-Benjamin Seiler, Nadine Ruchter, Mark Schumann, Ricarda Döring, Catrina Cofalla, Avi Ostfeld, Elad Salomons, Holger Schüttrumpf, Henner Hollert, Markus Brinkmann

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  14. Evolution of class 1 integrons: Mobilization and dispersal via food-borne bacteria

    • PLOS ONE

    • Timothy M. Ghaly, Louise Chow, Amy J. Asher, Liette S. Waldron, Michael R. Gillings

      • Heavy Metals
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Chemical contaminants

  15. The influence of persistent organic pollutants in the traditional Inuit diet on markers of inflammation

    • PLOS ONE

    • L. K. Schæbel, E. C. Bonefeld-Jørgensen, H. Vestergaard, S. Andersen

      • Pesticide residues
      • Chemical contaminants

  16. Dietary cadmium exposure assessment among the Chinese population

    • PLOS ONE

    • Yan Song, Yibana Wang, Weifeng Mao, Haixia Sui, Ling Yong, Dajin Yang, Dingguo Jiang, Lei Zhang, Yunyun Gong

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  17. Using eDNA to detect the distribution and density of invasive crayfish in the Honghe-Hani rice terrace World Heritage site

    • PLOS ONE

    • Wang Cai, Zhuxin Ma, Chunyan Yang, Lin Wang, Wenzhi Wang, Guigang Zhao, Yupeng Geng, Douglas W. Yu

      • Pesticide residues
      • Chemical contaminants

  18. Colorimetric detection of melamine in milk by using gold nanoparticles-based LSPR via optical fibers

    • PLOS ONE

    • Keke Chang, Shun Wang, Hao Zhang, Qingqian Guo, Xinran Hu, Zhili Lin, Haifeng Sun, Min Jiang, Jiandong Hu

      • Chemical contaminants

  19. Synergistic toxicity and physiological impact of imidacloprid alone and binary mixtures with seven representative pesticides on honey bee (Apis mellifera)

    • PLOS ONE

    • Yu Cheng Zhu, Jianxiu Yao, John Adamczyk, Randall Luttrell

      • Pesticide residues
      • Chemical contaminants

  20. Transcriptomic and physiological analyses of Medicago sativa L. roots in response to lead stress

    • PLOS ONE

    • Bo Xu, Yingzhe Wang, Shichao Zhang, Qiang Guo, Yan Jin, Jingjing Chen, Yunhang Gao, Hongxia Ma

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  21. Determination of polychlorinated biphenyls in marine fish obtained from tsunami-stricken areas of Japan

    • PLOS ONE

    • Yoshinori Uekusa, Satoshi Takatsuki, Tomoaki Tsutsumi, Hiroshi Akiyama, Rieko Matsuda, Reiko Teshima, Akiko Hachisuka, Takahiro Watanabe

      • Chemical contaminants

  22. A three monoclonal antibody combination potently neutralizes multiple botulinum neurotoxin serotype F subtypes

    • PLOS ONE

    • Yongfeng Fan, Consuelo Garcia-Rodriguez, Jianlong Lou, Weihua Wen, Fraser Conrad, Wenwu Zhai, Theresa J. Smith, Leonard A. Smith, James D. Marks

      • Clostridium botulinum
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Chemical contaminants

  23. Translocation of the neonicotinoid seed treatment clothianidin in maize

    • PLOS ONE

    • Adam Alford, Christian H. Krupke

      • Pesticide residues
      • Chemical contaminants

  24. In Vivo acrylamide exposure may cause severe toxicity to mouse oocytes through its metabolite glycidamide

    • PLOS ONE

    • Duru Aras, Zeynep Cakar, Sinan Ozkavukcu, Alp Can, Ozgur Cinar

      • Chemical contaminants

  25. Methylmercury Causes Blood-Brain Barrier Damage in Rats via Upregulation of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Expression

    • PLOS ONE

    • Tetsuya Takahashi, Masatake Fujimura, Misaki Koyama, Masato Kanazawa, Fusako Usuki, Masatoyo Nishizawa, Takayoshi Shimohata

      • Chemical contaminants