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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. Identification of human pathogenic Enterocytozoon bieneusi, Cyclospora cayetanensis, and Cryptosporidium parvum on the surfaces of vegetables and fruits in Henan, China

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Author(s): Junqiang Li, Ke Shi, Fangfang Sun, Tingwen Li, Rongjun Wang, Sumei Zhang, Fuchun Jian, Changshen Ning, Longxian Zhang

      • Cyclospora cayetanensis
      • Giardia lamblia
      • Cryptosporidium parvum
      • Cyclospora cayetanensis
      • Parasites

  2. Protocol standardization for the detection of Giardia cysts and Cryptosporidium oocysts in Mediterranean mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis)

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Available online 16 March 2019

      Author(s): Panagiota Ligda, Edwin Claerebout, Lucy J. Robertson, Smaragda Sotiraki

      • Giardia lamblia
      • Cryptosporidium parvum
      • Parasites

  3. Sheep as a Potential Source of Zoonotic Cryptosporidiosis in China [Evolutionary and Genomic Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • In this study, we assessed the prevalence and genetic characteristics of Cryptosporidium in sheep from 10 provinces in China. Fecal samples from 1,035 sheep originating from 16 farms were collected, and 295 (28.5%) were found to be Cryptosporidium positive by nested PCR. Cryptosporidium was detected at all farms, with infection rates between 5.7% and 50.0%.

      • Cryptosporidium parvum
      • Parasites

  4. A Novel Multiplex PCR-Electronic Microarray Assay for Rapid and Simultaneous Detection of Bovine Respiratory and Enteric Pathogens

    • Journal of Virological Methods

    • Available online 10 August 2018

      Author(s): Niroshan Thanthrige-Don, Oliver Lung, Tara Furukawa-Stoffer, Cody Buchanan, Tomy Joseph, Dale L. Godson, John Gilleard, Trevor Alexander, Aruna Ambagala

      • Clostridium perfringens
      • Cryptosporidium parvum
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Parasites

  5. Human health impact of non-potable reuse of distributed wastewater and greywater treated by membrane bioreactors

    • Microbial Risk Analysis

    • Publication date: Available online 1 February 2018

      Source: Microbial Risk Analysis

      Author(s): Mary E. Schoen, Michael A. Jahne, Jay Garland

      • Campylobacter
      • Norovirus
      • Cryptosporidium parvum
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Campylobacter
      • Parasites
      • Norovirus
      • Viruses
      • Cryptosporidium parvum
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Parasites
      • Viruses

  6. Occurrence of selected viral, bacterial and protozoan pathogens in fresh juices and smoothies in Prague, Czech Republic

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: November 2018

      , Volume 93

      Author(s): Radka Dziedzinska, Monika Moravkova, Jakub Hrdy, Iva Slana, Hana Vlkova, Hana Kunstovna, Petra Vasickova

      • Norovirus
      • Yersinia
      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Giardia lamblia
      • Cryptosporidium parvum
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Parasites
      • Viruses

  7. Health benefits of orally administered anti-IL-10 antibody in milk-fed dairy calves

    • Journal of Dairy Science

    • Publication date: Available online 16 May 2018


      Author(s): S.M. Raabis, T.L. Ollivett, M.E. Cook, J.M. Sand, S.M. McGuirk

      • Cryptosporidium parvum
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Parasites

  8. Contribution of the FilmArray® Gastrointestinal Panel in the laboratory diagnosis of gastroenteritis in a cohort of children: a two-year prospective study

    • International Journal of Medical Microbiology

    • Publication date: Available online 2 May 2018


      Author(s): Adriana Calderaro, Monica Martinelli, Mirko Buttrini, Sara Montecchini, Silvia Covan, Sabina Rossi, Francesca Ferraglia, Paolo Montagna, Federica Pinardi, Sandra Larini, Maria Cristina Arcangeletti, Maria Cristina Medici, Carlo Chezzi, Flora De Conto

      • Campylobacter
      • Norovirus
      • Yersinia
      • Shigella
      • Vibrio
      • Giardia lamblia
      • Cryptosporidium parvum
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Parasites
      • Viruses

  9. Viability Assessment of Cryptosporidium parvum Oocysts by Vital Dyes: Dry Mounts Overestimate the Number of “Ghost” Oocysts

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

    • Online Ahead of Print.

      • Cryptosporidium parvum
      • Parasites

  10. A 100-Year Review: Microbiology and safety of milk handling

    • Journal of Dairy Science

    • Publication date: December 2017
      , Volume 100, Issue 12

      Author(s): Kathryn J. Boor, Martin Wiedmann, Sarah Murphy, Sam Alcaine

      • Giardia lamblia
      • Cryptosporidium parvum
      • Parasites

  11. Checking the detail in retail: Occurrence of Cryptosporidium and Giardia on vegetables sold across different counters in Chandigarh, India

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: 18 December 2017
      , Volume 263

      Author(s): Kjersti Selstad Utaaker, Anil Kumar, Himanshu Joshi, Suman Chaudhary, Lucy J. Robertson

      • Giardia lamblia
      • Cryptosporidium parvum
      • Parasites

  12. Assessing the infection risk of enteropathogens from consumption of raw vegetables washed with contaminated water in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology

    • Abstract

      Aims

      To assess diarrheal risks from enteropathogenic E. coli, Giardia, and Cryptosporidium from consuming raw spinach, cabbage, carrots, and tomatoes in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal.

      • Giardia lamblia
      • Cryptosporidium parvum
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Parasites

  13. Detection and prevalence of protozoan parasites in ready-to-eat packaged salads on sale in Italy

    • Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: October 2017
      , Volume 67

      Author(s): Tiziana Caradonna, Marianna Marangi, Federica Del Chierico, Nicola Ferrari, Sofia Reddel, Giorgia Bracaglia, Giovanni Normanno, Lorenza Putignani, Annunziata Giangaspero

      • Toxoplasma gondii
      • Giardia lamblia
      • Cryptosporidium parvum
      • Cyclospora cayetanensis
      • Parasites

  14. Keeping it cool: Survival of Giardia cysts and Cryptosporidium oocysts on lettuce leaves

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: 16 August 2017
      , Volume 255

      Author(s): Kjersti Selstad Utaaker, Eystein Skjerve, Lucy J. Robertson

      • Giardia lamblia
      • Cryptosporidium parvum
      • Parasites

  15. Quantitative Shedding of Multiple Genotypes of Cryptosporidium and Giardia by Deer Mice (Peromyscus maniculatus) in a Major Agricultural Region on the California Central Coast

    • Journal of Food Protection

    • Journal of Food Protection, Volume 80, Issue 5, Page 819-828, May 2017.

      • Giardia lamblia
      • Cryptosporidium parvum
      • Parasites

  16. The Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) as a potential host for rickettsial pathogens in southern Italy

    • PLOS ONE

    • Mario Santoro, Nicola D’Alessio, Anna Cerrone, Maria Gabriella Lucibelli, Giorgia Borriello, Gaetano Aloise, Clementina Auriemma, Nunzia Riccone, Giorgio Galiero

      • Toxoplasma gondii
      • Giardia lamblia
      • Cryptosporidium parvum
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Parasites

  17. Risk-based enteric pathogen reduction targets for non-potable and direct potable use of roof runoff, stormwater, and greywater

    • Microbial Risk Analysis

    • Publication date: Available online 2 March 2017
      Source:Microbial Risk Analysis

      Author(s): Mary E. Schoen, Nicholas J. Ashbolt, Michael A. Jahne, Jay Garland

      • Cryptosporidium parvum
      • Campylobacter
      • Giardia lamblia
      • Norovirus
      • Parasites
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Viruses

  18. Characterization of the efficiency and uncertainty of skimmed milk flocculation for the simultaneous concentration and quantification of water-borne viruses, bacteria and protozoa

    • Journal of Microbiological Methods

    • Publication date: Available online 16 January 2017


      Author(s): Eloy Gonzales-Gustavson, Yexenia Cardenas-Youngs, Miquel Calvo, Marcelle Figueira Marques da Silva, Ayalkibet Hundesa, Inmaculada Amorós, Yolanda Moreno, Laura Moreno-Mesonero, Rosa Rosell, Lliliane Ganges, Rosa Araujo, Rosina Girones

      • Cryptosporidium parvum
      • Giardia lamblia
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Parasites

  19. Simulation of enteric pathogen concentrations in locally-collected greywater and wastewater for microbial risk assessments

    • Microbial Risk Analysis

    • Publication date: Available online 9 November 2016
      Source:Microbial Risk Analysis

      Author(s): Michael A. Jahne, Mary E. Schoen, Jay L. Garland, Nicholas J. Ashbolt

      • Cryptosporidium parvum
      • Giardia lamblia
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Norovirus
      • Viruses
      • Parasites
      • Campylobacter

  20. Disease burden due to gastrointestinal pathogens in a wastewater system in Kampala, Uganda

    • Microbial Risk Analysis

    • Publication date: December 2016
      Source:Microbial Risk Analysis, Volume 4

      Author(s): Samuel Fuhrimann, Mirko S. Winkler, Michelle Stalder, Charles B. Niwagaba, Mohammed Babu, Narcis B. Kabatereine, Abdullah A. Halage, Jürg Utzinger, Guéladio Cissé, Maarten Nauta

      • Campylobacter
      • Cryptosporidium parvum
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Norovirus
      • Viruses
      • Parasites

  21. A Novel Calcium-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor, Bumped Kinase Inhibitor 1517, Cures Cryptosporidiosis in Immunosuppressed Mice

    • The Journal of Infectious Diseases

    • Cryptosporidium is recognized as one of the main causes of childhood diarrhea worldwide. However, the current treatment for cryptosporidiosis is suboptimal. Calcium flux is essential for entry in apicomplexan parasites. Calcium-dependent protein kinases (CDPKs) are distinct from protein kinases of mammals, and the CDPK1 of the apicomplexan Cryptosporidium lack side chains that typically block a hydrophobic pocket in protein kinases.

      • Cryptosporidium parvum
      • Chemical contaminants
      • Parasites

  22. Multiplex Real-Time PCR Assay Targeting Eight Parasites Customized to the Korean Population: Potential Use for Detection in Diarrheal Stool Samples from Gastroenteritis Patients

    • PLOS ONE

    • Eun Jeong Won, Soo Hyun Kim, Seung Jung Kee, Jong Hee Shin, Soon Pal Suh, Jong Yil Chai, Dong Wook Ryang, Myung Geun Shin

      • Cryptosporidium parvum
      • Giardia lamblia
      • Parasites

  23. Clinical trial on the effects of a free-access acidified milk replacer feeding program on the health and growth of dairy replacement heifers and veal calves

    • Journal of Dairy Science

    • Publication date: Available online 3 November 2016


      Author(s): C.G. Todd, K.E. Leslie, S.T. Millman, V. Bielmann, N.G. Anderson, J.M. Sargeant, T.J. DeVries

      • Cryptosporidium parvum
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Parasites

  24. Detection of Zoonotic Enteropathogens in Children and Domestic Animals in a Semirural Community in Ecuador [Public and Environmental Health Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Animals are important reservoirs of zoonotic enteropathogens, and transmission to humans occurs more frequently in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where small-scale livestock production is common. In this study, we investigated the presence of zoonotic enteropathogens in stool samples from 64 asymptomatic children and 203 domestic animals of 62 households in a semirural community in Ecuador between June and August 2014.

      • Campylobacter
      • Yersinia
      • Giardia lamblia
      • Cryptosporidium parvum
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Parasites

  25. Microfluidics for effective concentration and sorting of waterborne protozoan pathogens

    • Journal of Microbiological Methods

    • Publication date: July 2016
      , Volume 126

      Author(s): M. Jimenez, H. Bridle

      We report on an inertial focussing based microfluidics technology for concentrating waterborne protozoa, achieving a 96% recovery rate of Cryptosporidium parvum and 86% for Giardia lamblia at a throughput (mL/min) capable of replacing centrifugation. The approach can easily be extended to other parasites and also bacteria.





      • Giardia lamblia
      • Cryptosporidium parvum
      • Parasites