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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. Purification of Cyclospora cayetanensis oocysts obtained from human stool specimens for whole genome sequencing

    • Gut Pathogens

    • Cyclospora cayetanensis is a food-borne intestinal human parasite that causes outbreaks of diarrhea. There is a need for efficient laboratory methods for strain-level characterization to assist in outbreak invest...

      • Cyclospora cayetanensis
      • Parasites

  2. UV-C inactivation of foodborne bacterial and viral pathogens and surrogates on fresh and frozen berries

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: 20 June 2018
      , Volume 275

      Author(s): Sophie Butot, Frédérique Cantergiani, Mireille Moser, Julie Jean, Anthony Lima, Lise Michot, Thierry Putallaz, Thomas Stroheker, Sophie Zuber

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Norovirus
      • Hepatitis
      • Cyclospora cayetanensis
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Parasites
      • Viruses

  3. Interlaboratory validation of an improved method for detection of Cyclospora cayetanensis in produce using a real-time PCR assay

    • Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: February 2018
      , Volume 69

      Author(s): Helen R. Murphy, Hediye Nese Cinar, Gopal Gopinath, Kathy E. Noe, Lacresha D. Chatman, Nancy E. Miranda, June H. Wetherington, Jason Neal-McKinney, Gabrielle S. Pires, Elizabeth Sachs, Kristopher J. Stanya, Cynthia L. Johnson, Fernanda S. Nascimento, Monica Santin, Aleksey Molokin, Mansour Samadpour, Harish Janagama, Amy Kahler, Candace Miller, Alexandre J. da Silva

      • Parasites
      • Cyclospora cayetanensis

  4. 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

  5. Evaluation of an Improved U.S. Food and Drug Administration Method for the Detection of Cyclospora cayetanensis in Produce Using Real-Time PCR

    • Journal of Food Protection

    • Journal of Food Protection, Volume 80, Issue 7, Page 1133-1144, July 2017.

      • Cyclospora cayetanensis
      • Parasites

  6. Evaluation of library preparation methods for Illumina next generation sequencing of small amounts of DNA from foodborne parasites

    • Journal of Microbiological Methods

    • Publication date: November 2016
      , Volume 130

      Author(s): Fernanda S. Nascimento, Yuping Wei-Pridgeon, Michael J. Arrowood, Delynn Moss, Alexandre J. da Silva, Eldin Talundzic, Yvonne Qvarnstrom

      • Cyclospora cayetanensis
      • Parasites

  7. Multilocus Sequence Typing Tool for Cyclospora cayetanensis

    • Emerging Infectious Diseases

    • Because the lack of typing tools for Cyclospora cayetanensis has hampered outbreak investigations, we sequenced its genome and developed a genotyping tool. We observed 2 to 10 geographically segregated sequence types at each of 5 selected loci. This new tool could be useful for case linkage and infection/contamination source tracking.

      • Cyclospora cayetanensis
      • Parasites

  8. Molecular detection of Cyclospora in water, soil, vegetables and humans in southern Italy signals a need for improved monitoring by health authorities

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: 15 October 2015
      , Volume 211
      Author(s): Annunziata Giangaspero, Marianna Marangi, Anson V. Koehler, R. Papini, G. Normanno, V. Lacasella, A. Lonigro, Robin B. Gasser

      • Cyclospora cayetanensis
      • Parasites

  9. A reduced-cost approach for analyzing fresh produce for contamination with Cryptosporidium oocysts and / or Giardia cysts

    • Food Research International

    • Publication date: Available online 9 May 2015

      Author(s): Kjersti Selstad Utaaker , Qirong Huang , Lucy J. Robertson

      • Giardia lamblia
      • Cryptosporidium parvum
      • Cyclospora cayetanensis
      • Parasites