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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. Paralytic shellfish toxins producing dinoflagellates cause dysbacteriosis in scallop gut microbial biofilms

    • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

    • Filter-feeding bivalves could accumulate paralytic shellfish toxins (PSTs) produced by harmful dinoflagellates through diet. Despite that bivalves are resistant to these neurotoxins due to possessing PST-resistant sodium channel, exposure to PSTs-producing dinoflagellates impair bivalve survival. We hypothesized that ingesting PSTs-PSTs-producing dinoflagellates may influence the gut microbiota, and then the health of bivalves.

      • Natural toxins
      • Shellfish toxins

  2. Degradation of paralytic shellfish toxins during flocculation of Alexandrium pacificum by an oxidized modified clay: A laboratory experiment

    • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

    • Paralytic shellfish toxins (PSTs), produced by Alexandrium pacificum in the marine environment, are a group of potent neurotoxins which specifically block voltage-gated sodium channels in excitable cells. During the toxigenic A. pacificum blooms outbreaks, PSTs can be accumulated through the food chain and finally enter the human body, posing a significant threat to human health and safety.

      • Natural toxins
      • Shellfish toxins

  3. Toxicity and underlying mechanism of the toxic dinoflagellate Gambierdiscus caribaeus to the fish Oryzias melastigma

    • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

    • Gambierdiscus spp. is mainly responsible for the ciguatera fish poisoning (CFP) around the world. The gambiertoxin produced by Gambierdiscus can be passed through the food chain to form ciguatoxins (CTXs) that cause ciguatoxins poisoning. However, the toxic effects of Gambierdiscus on fish through the food chain and related mechanism remains unclear.

      • Natural toxins
      • Shellfish toxins

  4. Response of fatty acids and lipid metabolism enzymes during accumulation, depuration and esterification of diarrhetic shellfish toxins in mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis)

    • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

    • Author(s): Jiangbing Qiu, Ying Ji, Yuan Fang, Mingyue Zhao, Shuqin Wang, Qinghui Ai, Aifeng Li

      • Shellfish toxins
      • Natural toxins

  5. Effects of paralytic shellfish toxins on the middle intestine of Oncorhynchus mykiss: Glutathione metabolism, oxidative status, lysosomal function and ATP-binding cassette class C (ABCC) proteins activity

    • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

    • Author(s): Julio C. Painefilú, Virginia A. Bianchi, Bernd Krock, Julieta S. De Anna, Gisela Kristoff, Carlos M. Luquet

      • Shellfish toxins
      • Natural toxins

  6. First determination of extracellular paralytic shellfish poisoning toxins in the culture medium of toxigenic dinoflagellates by HILIC–HRMS

    • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

    • Author(s): Lijun Liu, Junhui Chen, Xiuping He, Shuang Hao, Ziru Lian, Baodong Wang

      • Shellfish toxins