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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. Occurrence of Toxoplasma gondii in Carcasses of Pigs Reared in Intensive Systems in Northern Italy

    • Journal of Food Protection

    • Journal of Food Protection, Volume 80, Issue 3, Page 515-522, March 2017. To evaluate the occurrence of Toxoplasma gondii and to genetically characterize its isolates in carcasses of industrial fattening pigs, blood, diaphragm, and heart samples were collected from 375 carcasses of pigs slaughtered to be processed for Parma ham production. Pigs had been bred on approved farms (n = 75) located in the so-called Food Valley in Italy. Sera were examined for immunoglobulin G antibodies to T.

      • Toxoplasma gondii
      • Parasites

  2. Cross-Sectional Study of Toxoplasma gondii Infection in Pig Farms in England

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

    • Online Ahead of Print.

      • Toxoplasma gondii
      • Parasites

  3. Comparison of PCR assays targeting the multi-copy targets B1 gene and 529 bp repetitive element for detection of Toxoplasma gondii in swine muscle

    • Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: May 2017
      , Volume 63

      Author(s): Fabrizia Veronesi, Azzurra Santoro, Giovanni Luigi Milardi, Manuela Diaferia, Raffaella Branciari, Dino Miraglia, Attilia Cioffi, Simona Gabrielli, David Ranucci

      • Toxoplasma gondii
      • Parasites

  4. Assessment of self-produced PCR methods for the detection of Toxoplasma gondii DNA in meat

    • Journal of Food Safety

    • Abstract

      • Toxoplasma gondii
      • Parasites

  5. Molecular characterization of Toxoplasma gondii in pork meat from different production systems in the Czech Republic

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: 5 December 2016
      , Volume 238

      Author(s): Michal Slany, Nikol Reslova, Vladimir Babak, Alena Lorencova

      • Toxoplasma gondii
      • Parasites

  6. Presence of Toxoplasma gondii in Pork Intended for Human Consumption in Tropical Southern of Mexico

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

    • Online Ahead of Print.

      • Toxoplasma gondii
      • Parasites

  7. Quantifying the Risk of Human Toxoplasma gondii Infection Due to Consumption of Domestically Produced Lamb in the United States

    • Journal of Food Protection

    • Toxoplasma gondii is a prevalent protozoan parasite worldwide. Human toxoplasmosis is responsible for considerable morbidity and mortality in the United States, and meat products have been identified as an important source of T. gondii infections in humans. The goal of this study was to develop a farm-to-table quantitative microbial risk assessment model to predict the public health burden in the United States associated with consumption of U.S. domestically produced lamb. T.

      • Toxoplasma gondii
      • Parasites

  8. Toxoplasma gondii detection and viability assays in ham legs and shoulders from experimentally infected pigs

    • Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: September 2016
      , Volume 58

      Author(s): M. Gomez-Samblas, S. Vilchez, J.C. Racero, M.V. Fuentes, A. Osuna

      • Toxoplasma gondii
      • Parasites

  9. Parasitic zoonoses present some risks with low-temperature cooking of pork

    • Meat Science

    • Publication date: September 2016
      , Volume 119

      Author(s): Peter Purslow

      A recent article in this journal documents enhanced sensory qualities of pork cooked to low temperatures. The aim of this letter is to point out that the incidence of Trichinella spiralis in many countries and the more widespread incidence of Toxoplasma gondii present a concern for the adoption of low temperature cooking of pork unless extended cooking times are used.





      • Toxoplasma gondii
      • Parasites

  10. Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii and direct genotyping using minisequencing in free-range pigs in Burkina Faso

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: 2 August 2016
      , Volume 230

      Author(s): Sanata Bamba, Lénaïg Halos, Zékiba Tarnagda, Alexandre Alanio, Pauline Macé, Sandrine Moukoury, Ibrahim Sangaré, Robert Guiguemdé, Jean-Marc Costa, Stéphane Bretagne

      • Toxoplasma gondii
      • Parasites

  11. Dual Identification and Analysis of Differentially Expressed Transcripts of Porcine PK-15 Cells and Toxoplasma gondii during in vitro Infection

    • Frontiers in Microbiology

    • Chun-Xue Zhou, Hany M. Elsheikha, Dong-Hui Zhou, Qing Liu, Xing-Quan Zhu, Xun Suo

      • Toxoplasma gondii
      • Parasites

  12. Detection of Antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii in Cattle Raised in Gyeongbuk Province, Korea

    • Journal of Food Protection

    • This study investigated the seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in cattle in Gyeongbuk province, the largest producer of cattle in Korea. Of blood samples obtained from 568 animals, 0.5% (3 of 568) tested seropositive for T. gondii by using a commercial ELISA kit. Among young individuals (≤1 year old), adult individuals (2 years old), and old individuals (≥3 years old), 0 (0%) of 37, 3 (0.6%) of 474, and 0 (0%) of 57 were seropositive, respectively.

      • Toxoplasma gondii
      • Parasites

  13. Investigating the Determinants of Toxoplasma gondii Prevalence in Meat: A Systematic Review and Meta-Regression

    • PLOS ONE

    • Simone Belluco, Marzia Mancin, Daniele Conficoni, Giulia Simonato, Mario Pietrobelli, Antonia Ricci

      Background

      • Toxoplasma gondii
      • Parasites

  14. Simultaneous detection of the protozoan parasites Toxoplasma, Cryptosporidium and Giardia in food matrices and their persistence on basil leaves

    • Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: August 2016
      , Volume 57

      Author(s): Jeanne Hohweyer, Catherine Cazeaux, Emmanuelle Travaillé, Emilie Languet, Aurélien Dumètre, Dominique Aubert, Christine Terryn, Jitender P. Dubey, Nadine Azas, Maryline Houssin, Favennec Loïc, Isabelle Villena, Stéphanie La Carbona

      • Toxoplasma gondii
      • Giardia lamblia
      • Cryptosporidium parvum
      • Parasites

  15. A Systematic Meta-Analysis of Toxoplasma gondii Prevalence in Food Animals in the United States

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

    • Online Ahead of Print.

      • Toxoplasma gondii
      • Parasites

  16. One Step Forward, Two Steps Back; Xeno-MicroRNAs Reported in Breast Milk Are Artifacts

    • PLOS ONE

    • Caner Bağcı, Jens Allmer

      Background

      • Toxoplasma gondii
      • Parasites

  17. The Conoid Associated Motor MyoH Is Indispensable for Toxoplasma gondii Entry and Exit from Host Cells

    • PLOS Pathogens

    • Arnault Graindorge, Karine Frénal, Damien Jacot, Julien Salamun, Jean Baptiste Marq, Dominique Soldati-Favre

      • Toxoplasma gondii
      • Parasites

  18. Genetic Characterization of Toxoplasma gondii Isolates from Pigs in Jilin Province, Northeastern China

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

    • Online Ahead of Print.

      • Toxoplasma gondii
      • Parasites

  19. MHC Class I Chain-Related Gene A Polymorphisms and Linkage Disequilibrium with HLA-B and HLA-C Alleles in Ocular Toxoplasmosis

    • PLOS ONE

    • Christiane Maria Ayo, Ana Vitória da Silveira Camargo, Fábio Batista Frederico, Rubens Camargo Siqueira, Mariana Previato, Fernando Henrique Antunes Murata, Aparecida Perpétuo Silveira-Carvalho, Amanda Pires Barbosa, Cinara de Cássia Brandão de Mattos, Luiz Carlos de Mattos

      • Toxoplasma gondii
      • Parasites

  20. Serosurvey of Smooth Brucella, Leptospira spp. and Toxoplasma gondii in Free-Ranging Jaguars (Panthera onca) and Domestic Animals from Brazil

    • PLOS ONE

    • Mariana Malzoni Furtado, Solange Maria Gennari, Cassia Yumi Ikuta, Anah Tereza de Almeida Jácomo, Zenaide Maria de Morais, Hilda Fátima de Jesus Pena, Grasiela Edith de Oliveira Porfírio, Leandro Silveira, Rahel Sollmann, Gisele Oliveira de Souza, Natália Mundim Tôrres, José Soares Ferreira Neto

      • Parasites
      • Toxoplasma gondii
      • Bacterial pathogens

  21. Detection of Zoonotic Protozoa Toxoplasma gondii and Sarcocystis suihominis in Wild Boars from Spain

    • Zoonoses and Public Health

    • Summary

      • Parasites
      • Toxoplasma gondii

  22. Qualitative Assessment for Toxoplasma gondii Exposure Risk Associated with Meat Products in the United States

    • Journal of Food Protection

    • Toxoplasma gondii is a global protozoan parasite capable of infecting most warm-blooded animals. Although healthy adult humans generally have no symptoms, severe illness does occur in certain groups, including congenitally infected fetuses and newborns, immunocompromised individuals including transplant patients. Epidemiological studies have demonstrated that consumption of raw or undercooked meat products is one of the major sources of infection with T. gondii.

      • Toxoplasma gondii
      • Parasites

  23. Predilection sites for Toxoplasma gondii in sheep tissues revealed by magnetic capture and real-time PCR detection

    • Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: December 2015
      , Volume 52
      Author(s): Jana Juránková, Walter Basso, Helena Neumayerová, Anita Frencová, Vojtech Baláž, Peter Deplazes, Břetislav Koudela

      • Parasites
      • Toxoplasma gondii

  24. Cost-of-illness and disease burden of food-related pathogens in the Netherlands, 2011

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: 2 March 2015
      , Volume 196
      Author(s): Marie-Josée J. Mangen , Martijn Bouwknegt , Ingrid H.M. Friesema , Juanita A. Haagsma , Laetitia M. Kortbeek , Luqman Tariq , Margaret Wilson , Wilfrid van Pelt , Arie H. Havelaar

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Parasites
      • Campylobacter
      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Clostridium perfringens
      • Norovirus
      • Toxoplasma gondii
      • Viruses