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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. The Expression of Longus type 4 pilus of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli is regulated by LngR and LngS, and by H-NS, CpxR, and CRP global regulators

    • Environmental Microbiology

    • SUMMARY

      • Bacterial pathogens

  2. Genome-wide association of functional traits linked with Campylobacter jejuni survival from farm to fork

    • Environmental Microbiology

    • Abstract

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Campylobacter

  3. Composition and diversity of mucosa-associated microbiota along the entire length of the pig gastrointestinal tract; dietary influences

    • Environmental Microbiology

    • Summary

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Campylobacter

  4. Metabolic response of Agrobacterium tumefaciens 5A to arsenite

    • Environmental Microbiology

    • Summary

      • Chemical contaminants
      • Heavy Metals

  5. High genetic diversity of Vibrio cholerae in the European lake Neusiedler See is associated with intensive recombination in the reed habitat and the long-distance transfer of strains

    • Environmental Microbiology

      • Vibrio
      • Bacterial pathogens

  6. Aspergillus penicillioides differentiation and cell division at 0.585 water activity

    • Environmental Microbiology

    • Summary

  7. Coprinuslactone protects the edible mushroom Coprinus comatus against biofilm infections by blocking both quorum-sensing and MurA

    • Environmental Microbiology

    • Abstract

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Staphylococcus aureus

  8. Analysis of Gambierdiscus transcriptome data supports ancient origins of mixotrophic pathways in dinoflagellates

    • Environmental Microbiology

    • Abstract

      • Shellfish toxins
      • Natural toxins

  9. Iron and fur in the life cycle of the zoonotic pathogen Vibrio vulnificus

    • Environmental Microbiology

      • Vibrio
      • Bacterial pathogens

  10. The guanidinobutyrase GbuA is essential for the alkylquinolone-regulated pyocyanin production during parasitic growth of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in co-culture with Aeromonas hydrophila

    • Environmental Microbiology

    • Summary

      • Bacterial pathogens

  11. RpoS is required for natural transformation of Vibrio cholerae through regulation of chitinases

    • Environmental Microbiology

    • Abstract

      • Vibrio
      • Bacterial pathogens

  12. The cyclochlorotine mycotoxin is produced by the nonribosomal peptide synthetase CctN in Talaromyces islandicus (“Penicillium islandicum”)

    • Environmental Microbiology

    • SUMMARY

  13. Mechanisms of resistance to linalool in Salmonella Senftenberg and their role in survival on basil

    • Environmental Microbiology

    • Abstract

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  14. Prevalence and Antibiotic Resistance Pattern of Salmonella serovars in Integrated Crop-Livestock Farms and Their Products Sold in Local Markets

    • Environmental Microbiology

    • Summary

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  15. Even therapeutic antimicrobial use in animal husbandry may generate environmental hazards to human health

    • Environmental Microbiology

    • Summary

  16. Salmonella infection in grey seals (Halichoerus grypus), a marine mammal sentinel species: Pathogenicity and molecular typing of Salmonella strains compared with human and livestock isolates

    • Environmental Microbiology

    • Abstract

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  17. Impact of OmpR on the membrane proteome of Yersinia enterocolitica in different environments: repression of major adhesin YadA and heme receptor HemR

    • Environmental Microbiology

    • Summary

      • Yersinia
      • Bacterial pathogens

  18. The different ecological niches of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC)

    • Environmental Microbiology

    • Summary

      • Bacterial pathogens

  19. Major contribution of the type II beta carbonic anhydrase CanB (Cj0237) to the capnophilic growth phenotype of Campylobacter jejuni

    • Environmental Microbiology

    • Summary

      • Campylobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens

  20. Temperate phages promote colicin-dependent fitness of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium

    • Environmental Microbiology

    • Summary

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  21. Three transcription regulators of the Nss family mediate the adaptive response induced by nitrate, nitric oxide or nitrous oxide in Wolinella succinogenes

    • Environmental Microbiology

    • Sensing potential nitrogen-containing respiratory substrates such as nitrate, nitrite, hydroxylamine, nitric oxide (NO) or nitrous oxide (N2O) in the environment and subsequent up-regulation of corresponding catabolic enzymes is essential for many microbial cells. The molecular mechanisms of such adaptive responses are, however, highly diverse in different species.

      • Campylobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens

  22. Enhanced biofilm formation and multi-host transmission evolve from divergent genetic backgrounds in Campylobacter jejuni

    • Environmental Microbiology

    • Multicellular biofilms are an ancient bacterial adaptation that offers a protective environment for survival in hostile habitats. In microaerophilic organisms like Campylobacter, biofilms play a key role in transmission to humans as the bacteria are exposed to atmospheric oxygen concentrations when leaving the reservoir host gut.

      • Campylobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens

  23. Elevated Na+ and pH influence the production and transport of saxitoxin in the cyanobacteria Anabaena circinalis AWQC131C and Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii T3

    • Environmental Microbiology

    • Saxitoxins (STX), neurotoxic alkaloids, fall under the umbrella of Paralytic Shellfish Toxins (PSTs) produced by marine dinoflagellates and freshwater cyanobacteria. The genes responsible for the production of saxitoxin have been proposed, but factors that influence their expression and induce toxin efflux remain unclear. Here we characterise the putative STX NorM-like MATE transporters SxtF and SxtM.

      • Shellfish toxins
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Natural toxins

  24. The dual transcriptional regulator RovM regulates the expression of AR3- and T6SS4-dependent acid survival systems in response to nutritional status in Yersinia pseudotuberculosis

    • Environmental Microbiology

    • Coordinated regulation of various acid survival systems in response to environmental stimuli is crucial for the adaptation of enteropathogenic bacteria to acidic environments such as the stomach. In this study, we demonstrated that the RovM protein, a central regulator of the CsrABC-RovM-RovA cascade, conversely regulates the expression of two acid survival systems in Yersinia pseudotuberculosis by acting as a dual transcriptional regulator.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Yersinia

  25. Fungi associated with rocks of the Atacama Desert: taxonomy, distribution, diversity, ecology and bioprospection for bioactive compounds

    • Environmental Microbiology

    • This study assessed the diversity of cultivable rock-associated fungi from Atacama Desert. Eighty-one fungal isolates obtained were identified as 21 species from Ascomycota, sequencing different regions of fungal DNA. Cladosporium halotolerans, Penicillium chrysogenum and Penicillium citrinum were the most frequent species, which occur at least in four different altitudes. The diversity and similarity indices ranged in the fungal communities across the latitudinal gradient.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Staphylococcus aureus