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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. Comparative Genomic Analysis of Rapidly Evolving SARS-CoV-2 Reveals Mosaic Pattern of Phylogeographical Distribution

    • mSystems

    • ABSTRACT

      • COVID-19
      • Viruses

  2. Oscillatory Dynamics in Infectivity and Death Rates of COVID-19

    • mSystems

    • ABSTRACT

      • COVID-19
      • Viruses

  3. Increasing Temperature and Relative Humidity Accelerates Inactivation of SARS-CoV-2 on Surfaces

    • mSphere

    • ABSTRACT

      • COVID-19
      • Viruses

  4. Nipah@20: Lessons Learned from Another Virus with Pandemic Potential

    • mSphere

    • ABSTRACT

      • COVID-19
      • Viruses

  5. Clinical Characteristics and Immune Injury Mechanisms in 71 Patients with COVID-19

    • mSphere

    • ABSTRACT

      • COVID-19
      • Viruses

  6. Human Infection Challenge Studies: a Test for the Social Value Criterion of Research Ethics

    • mSphere

    • ABSTRACT

      • COVID-19
      • Viruses

  7. Decolonization of Human Anterior Nares of Staphylococcus aureus with Use of a Glycerol Monolaurate Nonaqueous Gel

    • mSphere

    • ABSTRACT

      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • COVID-19
      • Viruses
      • Bacterial pathogens

  8. Implementation of Antibody Rapid Diagnostic Testing versus Real-Time Reverse Transcription-PCR Sample Pooling in the Screening of COVID-19: a Case of Different Testing Strategies in Africa

    • mSphere

    • ABSTRACT

      • COVID-19
      • Viruses

  9. Levels of the TNF-Related Cytokine LIGHT Increase in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients with Cytokine Release Syndrome and ARDS

    • mSphere

    • ABSTRACT

      • COVID-19
      • Viruses

  10. Complete Genome Sequence of an Alphacoronavirus from Common Vampire Bats in Peru

    • Microbiology Resource Announcements

    • Bats host diverse coronaviruses, including taxa capable of pandemic spread in humans. We report the genome of an alphacoronavirus from a neotropical bat species (Desmodus rotundus) in Peru, which contributes to our understanding of bat coronaviruses in nature.

      • COVID-19
      • Viruses

  11. Antiviral Efficacies of FDA-Approved Drugs against SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Ferrets

    • mBio

    • ABSTRACT

      • COVID-19

  12. COVID-19 Interference with Renin-Angiotensin System in the Context of Heart Failure

    • mBio
      • COVID-19

  13. Reply to Siniorakis et al., "COVID-19 Interference with Renin-Angiotensin System in the Context of Heart Failure"

    • mBio
      • COVID-19

  14. Pandemic COVID-19 Joins Historys Pandemic Legion

    • mBio

    • ABSTRACT

      • COVID-19

  15. Novel Immunoglobulin Domain Proteins Provide Insights into Evolution and Pathogenesis of SARS-CoV-2-Related Viruses

    • mBio

    • ABSTRACT

      • COVID-19

  16. Could an Unrelated Live Attenuated Vaccine Serve as a Preventive Measure To Dampen Septic Inflammation Associated with COVID-19 Infection?

    • mBio

    • ABSTRACT

      • COVID-19
      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  17. Upregulation of CD47 Is a Host Checkpoint Response to Pathogen Recognition

    • mBio

    • ABSTRACT

      • COVID-19
      • Hepatitis
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Viruses

  18. Microwave-Generated Steam Decontamination of N95 Respirators Utilizing Universally Accessible Materials

    • mBio

    • ABSTRACT

      • COVID-19

  19. Direct Comparison of SARS-CoV-2 Analytical Limits of Detection across Seven Molecular Assays

    • Journal of Clinical Microbiology

    • Analytical sensitivity for SARS-CoV-2 detection is a key performance metric for the evaluation of viral detection assays. We determined analytical limits of detection for seven SARS-CoV-2 assays using serial dilutions of pooled patient material quantified with droplet digital PCR.

      • COVID-19
      • Viruses

  20. Clinical Evaluation of Self-Collected Saliva by Quantitative Reverse Transcription-PCR (RT-qPCR), Direct RT-qPCR, Reverse Transcription-Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification, and a Rapid Antigen Test To Diagnose COVID-19

    • Journal of Clinical Microbiology

    • The clinical performances of six molecular diagnostic tests and a rapid antigen test for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) were clinically evaluated for the diagnosis of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in self-collected saliva. Saliva samples from 103 patients with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 (15 asymptomatic and 88 symptomatic) were collected on the day of hospital admission.

      • COVID-19
      • Viruses

  21. Utility of Stool PCR for the Diagnosis of COVID-19: Comparison of Two Commercial Platforms

    • Journal of Clinical Microbiology

    • The ability to detect SARS-CoV-2 in the upper respiratory tract ceases after 2 to 3 weeks post-symptom-onset in most patients. In contrast, SARS-CoV-2 can be detected in the stool of some patients for greater than 4 weeks, suggesting that stool may hold utility as an additional source for diagnosis. We validated the Cepheid Xpert Xpress SARS-CoV-2 and Hologic Panther Fusion real-time RT-PCR assays for detection of viral RNA in stool specimens and compared performance.

      • COVID-19
      • Viruses

  22. Clinical and Analytical Performance of an Automated Serological Test That Identifies S1/S2-Neutralizing IgG in COVID-19 Patients Semiquantitatively

    • Journal of Clinical Microbiology

    • In the coronavirus (CoV) disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, highly selective serological testing is essential to define exposure to severe acute respiratory syndrome CoV 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Many tests have been developed, yet with variable speeds to first results, and are of unknown quality, particularly when considering the prediction of neutralizing capacity.

      • COVID-19
      • Viruses

  23. Changing from Clinician-Collected to Self-Collected Throat Swabs for Oropharyngeal Gonorrhea and Chlamydia Screening among Men Who Have Sex with Men

    • Journal of Clinical Microbiology

    • The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has led many clinics to move from clinician-collected to self-collected oropharyngeal swabs for the detection of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Before this change, however, self-collection was used primarily for genital and anorectal infections, with only limited studies on the performance of self-collection of oropharyngeal swabs for oropharyngeal STI detection.

      • COVID-19
      • Viruses

  24. When To Retest: an Examination of Repeat COVID-19 PCR Patterns in an Ambulatory Population

    • Journal of Clinical Microbiology
      • COVID-19
      • Viruses

  25. Under-allocation: Critical Supply Chain Hurdles Negatively Impact the Ability of Community Hospitals To Perform Repeat SARS-CoV-2 Testing

    • Journal of Clinical Microbiology
      • COVID-19
      • Viruses