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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. Mercury Reduction and Methyl Mercury Degradation by the Soil Bacterium Xanthobacter autotrophicus Py2 [Environmental Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Two previously uncharacterized potential broad-spectrum mercury (Hg) resistance operons (mer) are present on the chromosome of the soil Alphaproteobacteria Xanthobacter autotrophicus Py2.

      • Chemical contaminants

  2. Metabolism of Fructooligosaccharides in Lactobacillus plantarum ST-III via Differential Gene Transcription and Alteration of Cell Membrane Fluidity [Genetics and Molecular Biology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Although fructooligosaccharides (FOS) can selectively stimulate the growth and activity of probiotics and beneficially modulate the balance of intestinal microbiota, knowledge of the molecular mechanism for FOS metabolism by probiotics is still limited. Here a combined transcriptomic and physiological approach was used to survey the global alterations that occurred during the logarithmic growth of Lactobacillus plantarum ST-III using FOS or glucose as the sole carbon source.

      • Chemical contaminants

  3. Housefly Larva Vermicomposting Efficiently Attenuates Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Swine Manure, with Concomitant Bacterial Population Changes [Environmental Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Manure from swine treated with antimicrobials as feed additives is a major source for the expansion of the antibiotic resistance gene (ARG) reservoir in the environment. Vermicomposting via housefly larvae (Musca domestica) can be efficiently used to treat manure and regenerate biofertilizer, but few studies have investigated its effect on ARG attenuation.

      • Antibiotic residues
      • Chemical contaminants

  4. Glyoxal–Urea–Formaldehyde Molecularly Imprinted Resin as Pipette Tip Solid-Phase Extraction Adsorbent for Selective Screening of Organochlorine Pesticides in Spinach

    • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

    • TOC Graphic

      • Pesticide residues
      • Chemical contaminants

  5. Impact of Various Processing Techniques on Dissipation Behavior of Antibiotic Residues in Poultry Meat

    • Journal of Food Processing and Preservation

      • Antibiotic residues
      • Chemical contaminants

  6. Quantification of Hydroxylated Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (OH-BDEs), Triclosan, and Related Compounds in Freshwater and Coastal Systems

    • PLOS ONE

    • Jill F. Kerrigan, Daniel R. Engstrom, Donald Yee, Charles Sueper, Paul R. Erickson, Matthew Grandbois, Kristopher McNeill, William A. Arnold Hydroxylated polybrominated diphenyl ethers (OH-BDEs) are a new class of contaminants of emerging concern, but the relative roles of natural and anthropogenic sources remain uncertain. Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are used as brominated flame retardants, and they are a potential source of OH-BDEs via oxidative transformations.

      • Chemical contaminants
      • Dioxins

  7. Effects of metal ions on formation of acrylamide and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural in asparagine–glucose model system

    • International Journal of Food Science & Technology

    • Summary

      • Chemical contaminants

  8. Human dietary exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: A review of the scientific literature

    • Food and Chemical Toxicology

    • Publication date: Available online 9 October 2015
      Food and Chemical Toxicology

      Author(s): José L. Domingo, Martí Nadal

      • Chemical contaminants

  9. Short communication: No antimicrobial effects from one source of commercial dried distillers grains with solubles

    • Journal of Dairy Science

    • Publication date: Available online 9 October 2015


      Author(s): V. Manimanna Sankarlal, E.D. Testroet, D.C. Beitz, S. Clark

      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Antibiotic residues
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Chemical contaminants

  10. Identification of Baltic Sea salmon based on PCB and dioxin profiles

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: March 2016
      , Volume 61

      Author(s): Søren Sørensen, Kirsten H. Lund, Tommy L. Cederberg, Nicolai Z. Ballin

      • Dioxins
      • Chemical contaminants

  11. Changes in Volatile Compounds of Chinese Luzhou-Flavor Liquor during the Fermentation and Distillation Process

    • Journal of Food Science

    • Abstract

      • Chemical contaminants

  12. Determining the arsenic, cadmium, lead, copper and chromium contents by atomic absorption spectrometry in Pangasius fillets from Vietnam

    • Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

    • Abstract

      Background

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  13. The Ocean as a Global Reservoir of Antibiotic Resistance Genes [Environmental Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Recent studies of natural environments have revealed vast genetic reservoirs of antibiotic resistance (AR) genes. Soil bacteria and human pathogens share AR genes, and AR genes have been discovered in a variety of habitats. However, there is little knowledge about the presence and diversity of AR genes in marine environments and which organisms host AR genes.

      • Vibrio
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Chemical contaminants

  14. Identification of Benzo[a]pyrene-Metabolizing Bacteria in Forest Soils by Using DNA-Based Stable-Isotope Probing [Environmental Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • DNA-based stable-isotope probing (DNA-SIP) was used in this study to investigate the uncultivated bacteria with benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) metabolism capacities in two Chinese forest soils (Mt. Maoer in Heilongjiang Province and Mt. Baicaowa in Hubei Province). We characterized three different phylotypes with responsibility for BaP degradation, none of which were previously reported as BaP-degrading microorganisms by SIP. In Mt.

      • Chemical contaminants

  15. Seal molting alters nearshore mercury cycling [Environmental Sciences]

    • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    • Methylmercury (MeHg) is a potent neurotoxin that is biomagnified approximately 1–10 million-fold in aquatic carnivores such as the Northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris), whose excreta and molted pelage, in turn, constitute a source of environmental MeHg contamination at the base of marine food chains. The potential for this top-down contamination...

      • Chemical contaminants

  16. Ultrasensitive Fluorescence Immunoassay for Detection of Bisphenol A in Milk Products Using Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles as Probe

    • Food Analytical Methods

      • Chemical contaminants

  17. Effect of roasting time of buckwheat groats on the formation of Maillard reaction products and antioxidant capacity

    • Food Chemistry

    • Publication date: 1 April 2016
      , Volume 196
      Author(s): Wronkowska Małgorzata, Piskuła Mariusz Konrad, Henryk Zieliński

      • Chemical contaminants

  18. Oral bioaccessibility of arsenic, mercury and methylmercury in marine species commercialized in Catalonia (Spain) and health risks for the consumers

    • Food and Chemical Toxicology

    • Publication date: Available online 25 September 2015
      Food and Chemical Toxicology
      Author(s): German Cano-Sancho, Gemma Perelló, Ana Luisa Maulvault, António Marques, Martí Nadal, José L. Domingo

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  19. Sulforaphane Protects the Liver against CdSe Quantum Dot-Induced Cytotoxicity

    • PLOS ONE

    • Wei Wang, Yan He, Guodong Yu, Baolong Li, Darren W. Sexton, Thomas Wileman, Alexandra A. Roberts, Chris J. Hamilton, Ruoxi Liu, Yimin Chao, Yujuan Shan, Yongping Bao

      • Chemical contaminants
      • Heavy Metals

  20. Methylmercury sources in the Arctic [Environmental Sciences]

    • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    • Elevated levels of neurotoxic methylmercury in Arctic food-webs pose health risks for indigenous populations that consume large quantities of marine mammals and fish. Estuaries provide critical hunting and fishing territory for these populations, and, until recently, benthic sediment was thought to be the main methylmercury source for coastal fish. New...

      • Chemical contaminants

  21. Semirational Directed Evolution of Loop Regions in Aspergillus japonicus {beta}-Fructofuranosidase for Improved Fructooligosaccharide Production [Enzymology and Protein Engineering]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • The Aspergillus japonicus β-fructofuranosidase catalyzes the industrially important biotransformation of sucrose to fructooligosaccharides. Operating at high substrate loading and temperatures between 50 and 60°C, the enzyme activity is negatively influenced by glucose product inhibition and thermal instability. To address these limitations, the solvent-exposed loop regions of the β-fructofuranosidase were engineered using a combined crystal structure- and evolutionary-guided approach.

      • Chemical contaminants

  22. Simultaneous Determination of Perfluorinated Compounds in Edible Oil by Gel-Permeation Chromatography Combined with Dispersive Solid-Phase Extraction and Liquid Chromatography–Tandem Mass Spectrometry

    • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

    • TOC Graphic

      • Chemical contaminants

  23. Effect of Household Coffee Processing on Pesticide Residues as a Means of Ensuring Consumers’ Safety

    • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

    • TOC Graphic

      • Pesticide residues
      • Chemical contaminants

  24. Androgen and Progesterone Receptors Are Targets for Bisphenol A (BPA), 4-Methyl-2,4-bis-(P-Hydroxyphenyl)Pent-1-Ene—A Potent Metabolite of BPA, and 4-Tert-Octylphenol: A Computational Insight

    • PLOS ONE

    • Mohd Rehan, Ejaz Ahmad, Ishfaq A. Sheikh, Adel M. Abuzenadah, Ghazi A. Damanhouri, Osama S. Bajouh, Samera F. AlBasri, Mansour M. Assiri, Mohd A. Beg

      • Antibiotic residues
      • Chemical contaminants

  25. Influence of home cooking conditions on Maillard reaction products in beef

    • Food Chemistry

    • Publication date: 1 April 2016
      , Volume 196
      Author(s): Aurea Juliana Bombo Trevisan, Daniele de Almeida Lima, Geni Rodrigues Sampaio, Rosana Aparecida Manólio Soares, Deborah Helena Markowicz Bastos

      • Chemical contaminants