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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. Mig-14 may contribute to Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi resistance to polymyxin B by decreasing the permeability of the outer-membrane and promoting the formation of biofilm

    • International Journal of Medical Microbiology

    • Available online 16 January 2019

      Author(s): Xiumei Sheng, Weiwei Wang, Long Chen, Hong Zhang, Ying Zhang, Shungao Xu, Huaxi Xu, Xinxiang Huang

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  2. Phenotypic and molecular characterization of Escherichia albertii: Further surrogates to avoid potential laboratory misidentification

    • International Journal of Medical Microbiology

    • Available online 30 December 2018

      Author(s): Atsushi Hinenoya, Hidetoshi Ichimura, Sharda Prasad Awasthi, Noritomo Yasuda, Jun Yatsuyanagi, Shinji Yamasaki

      • Bacterial pathogens

  3. Distribution of the pilS gene in Escherichia coli pathovars, its transfer ability and influence in the typical enteropathogenic E. coli adherence phenotype

    • International Journal of Medical Microbiology

    • Available online 11 December 2018

      Author(s): G. Bruna Garcia, S. Felipe Castro, A.M. Mônica Vieira, M. Dennys Girão, T. Lucas Uenishi, C. Maria Cergole-Novella, F. Luis Dos Santos, M.F. Roxane Piazza, T. Rodrigo Hernandes, A.T. Tânia Gomes

      • Bacterial pathogens

  4. Core elements of the vegetative replication control of the Inc1 plasmid pO104_90 of Escherichia coli O104:H4 also regulate its transfer frequency

    • International Journal of Medical Microbiology

    • Publication date: October 2018

      , Volume 308, Issue 7

      Author(s): Michael Berger, Petya Berger, Erick Denamur, Alexander Mellmann, Ulrich Dobrindt

      • Shigella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  5. Evolution of STEC virulence: Insights from the antipredator activities of Shiga toxin producing E. coli

    • International Journal of Medical Microbiology

    • Publication date: October 2018

      , Volume 308, Issue 7

      Author(s): Gerald B. Koudelka, Jason W. Arnold, Dolonchapa Chakraborty

      • Bacterial pathogens

  6. Characterization of a novel plasmid encoding F4-like fimbriae present in a Shiga-toxin producing enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli isolated during the investigation on a case of hemolytic-uremic syndrome

    • International Journal of Medical Microbiology

    • Publication date: October 2018

      , Volume 308, Issue 7

      Author(s): Valeria Michelacci, Antonella Maugliani, Rosangela Tozzoli, Giulia Corteselli, Paola Chiani, Fabio Minelli, Federica Gigliucci, Silvia Arancia, Gabriella Conedera, Chiara Targhetta, Alessandro Pierasco, Lucia Collini, Antonio Parisi, Gaia Scavia, Stefano Morabito

      • Bacterial pathogens

  7. Regulation of virulence and motility by acetate in enteropathogenic Escherichia coli

    • International Journal of Medical Microbiology

    • Publication date: October 2018

      , Volume 308, Issue 7

      Author(s): Fan Yang, Lei Yang, Zhanhe Chang, Lianxia Chang, Bin Yang

      • Bacterial pathogens

  8. A versatile remote control system for functional expression of bacterial virulence genes based on the tetA promoter

    • International Journal of Medical Microbiology

    • Available online 16 November 2018

      Author(s): Marc Schulte, Torsten Sterzenbach, Katarzyna Miskiewicz, Laura Elpers, Michael Hensel, Nicole Hansmeier

      • Yersinia
      • Bacterial pathogens

  9. De-O-Acetylation of mucin-derived sialic acids by recombinant NanS-p esterases of Escherichia coli O157:H7 strain EDL933

    • International Journal of Medical Microbiology

    • Publication date: December 2018

      , Volume 308, Issue 8

      Author(s): S. Feuerbaum, N. Saile, G. Pohlentz, J. Müthing, H. Schmidt

      • Escherichia coli O157:H7
      • Bacterial pathogens

  10. Effect of chlorine on cultivability of Shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli (STEC) and β-lactamase genes carrying E. coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    • International Journal of Medical Microbiology

    • Publication date: December 2018

      , Volume 308, Issue 8

      Author(s): Anni Bommer, Olga Böhler, Eva Johannsen, Ulrich Dobrindt, Thorsten Kuczius

      • Bacterial pathogens

  11. Anti-inflammatory agents reduce microglial response, demyelinating process and neuronal toxin uptake in a model of encephalopathy produced by Shiga Toxin 2

    • International Journal of Medical Microbiology

    • Publication date: December 2018

      , Volume 308, Issue 8

      Author(s): Alipio Pinto, Clara Berdasco, David Arenas-Mosquera, Adriana Cangelosi, Patricia A. Geoghegan, Myriam C. Nuñez, Jorge Goldstein

      • Bacterial pathogens

  12. Genomic organization and role of SPI-13 in nutritional fitness of Salmonella

    • International Journal of Medical Microbiology

    • Publication date: December 2018

      , Volume 308, Issue 8

      Author(s): Jacob R. Elder, Narayan C. Paul, Raquel Burin, Jean Guard, Devendra H. Shah

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  13. Factors in the emergence of serious human infections associated with highly pathogenic strains of shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli

    • International Journal of Medical Microbiology

    • Publication date: December 2018

      , Volume 308, Issue 8

      Author(s): Mohamed A. Karmali

      • Bacterial pathogens

  14. Shiga toxin-glycosphingolipid interaction: Status quo of research with focus on primary human brain and kidney endothelial cells

    • International Journal of Medical Microbiology

    • Publication date: December 2018

      , Volume 308, Issue 8

      Author(s): Nadine Legros, Gottfried Pohlentz, Daniel Steil, Johannes Müthing

      • Bacterial pathogens

  15. Microevolution of epidemiological highly relevant non-O157 enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli of serogroups O26 and O111

    • International Journal of Medical Microbiology

    • Publication date: December 2018

      , Volume 308, Issue 8

      Author(s): Inga Eichhorn, Torsten Semmler, Alexander Mellmann, Derek Pickard, Muna F. Anjum, Angelika Fruth, Helge Karch, Lothar H. Wieler

      • Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli
      • Bacterial pathogens

  16. Case definitions of hemolytic uremic syndrome following Escherichia coli O157:H7 infection vary in validity

    • International Journal of Medical Microbiology

    • Publication date: December 2018

      , Volume 308, Issue 8

      Author(s): Gillian A.M. Tarr, Hanna N. Oltean, Amanda I. Phipps, Peter Rabinowitz, Phillip I. Tarr

      Abstract
      Background

      Multiple case definitions for post-diarrheal hemolytic uremic syndrome (D+ HUS) associated with Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) are used across public health, research, and clinical practice.

      • Escherichia coli O157:H7
      • Bacterial pathogens

  17. Strength of the association between antibiotic use and hemolytic uremic syndrome following Escherichia coli O157:H7 infection varies with case definition

    • International Journal of Medical Microbiology

    • Publication date: Available online 26 June 2018


      Author(s): Gillian A.M. Tarr, Hanna N. Oltean, Amanda I. Phipps, Peter Rabinowitz, Phillip I. Tarr

      • Escherichia coli O157:H7
      • Bacterial pathogens

  18. Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157 outer membrane vesicles induce interleukin 8 production in human intestinal epithelial cells by signaling via Toll-like receptors TLR4 and TLR5 and activation of the nuclear factor NF-κB

    • International Journal of Medical Microbiology

    • Publication date: Available online 19 June 2018


      Author(s): Martina Bielaszewska, Monika Marejková, Andreas Bauwens, Lisa Kunsmann-Prokscha, Alexander Mellmann, Helge Karch

      • Bacterial pathogens

  19. Comparative virulence characterization of the Shiga toxin phage-cured Escherichia coli O104:H4 and enteroaggregative Escherichia coli

    • International Journal of Medical Microbiology

    • Publication date: Available online 19 June 2018


      Author(s): Nadja Haarmann, Michael Berger, Ivan U. Kouzel, Alexander Mellmann, Petya Berger

      • Bacterial pathogens

  20. Pro-inflammatory capacity of Escherichia coli O104:H4 outbreak strain during colonization of intestinal epithelial cells from human and cattle

    • International Journal of Medical Microbiology

    • Publication date: Available online 19 June 2018


      Author(s): S. Stalb, S.A. Barth, K. Sobotta, E. Liebler-Tenorio, L. Geue, C. Menge

      • Bacterial pathogens

  21. Lysogenic conversion of atypical enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (aEPEC) from human, murine, and bovine origin with bacteriophage Φ3538 Δstx2::cat proves their enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) progeny

    • International Journal of Medical Microbiology

    • Publication date: Available online 19 June 2018


      Author(s): Inga Eichhorn, Katrin Heidemanns, Rainer G. Ulrich, Herbert Schmidt, Torsten Semmler, Angelika Fruth, Astrid Bethe, David Goulding, Derek Pickard, Helge Karch, Lothar H. Wieler

      • Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli
      • Bacterial pathogens

  22. Flagellin-deficient outer membrane vesicles as adjuvant induce cross-protection of Salmonella Typhimurium outer membrane proteins against infection by heterologous Salmonella serotypes

    • International Journal of Medical Microbiology

    • Publication date: Available online 8 June 2018


      Author(s): Qiong Liu, Kuang Tan, Jianhui Yuan, Kuangyu Song, Rong Li, Xiaotian Huang, Qing Liu

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  23. Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O103:H2 outbreak in Germany after school trip to Austria due to raw cow milk, 2017 – The important role of international collaboration for outbreak investigations

    • International Journal of Medical Microbiology

    • Publication date: Available online 29 May 2018


      Author(s): Maren Mylius, Johannes Dreesman, Matthias Pulz, Gerhard Pallasch, Konrad Beyrer, Katja Claußen, Franz Allerberger, Angelika Fruth, Christina Lang, Rita Prager, Antje Flieger, Sabine Schlager, Daniela Kalhöfer, Elke Mertens

      • Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli
      • Bacterial pathogens

  24. Contribution of the FilmArray® Gastrointestinal Panel in the laboratory diagnosis of gastroenteritis in a cohort of children: a two-year prospective study

    • International Journal of Medical Microbiology

    • Publication date: Available online 2 May 2018


      Author(s): Adriana Calderaro, Monica Martinelli, Mirko Buttrini, Sara Montecchini, Silvia Covan, Sabina Rossi, Francesca Ferraglia, Paolo Montagna, Federica Pinardi, Sandra Larini, Maria Cristina Arcangeletti, Maria Cristina Medici, Carlo Chezzi, Flora De Conto

      • Campylobacter
      • Norovirus
      • Yersinia
      • Shigella
      • Vibrio
      • Giardia lamblia
      • Cryptosporidium parvum
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Parasites
      • Viruses

  25. Growth Advantage of Escherichia coli O104:H4 Strains on 5-N-Acetyl-9-O-Acetyl Neuraminic Acid as a Carbon Source is Dependent on Heterogeneous Phage-Borne NanS-p Esterases

    • International Journal of Medical Microbiology

    • Publication date: Available online 26 March 2018


      Author(s): Nadja Saile, Lisa Schwarz, Kristina Eißenberger, Jochen Klumpp, Florian W. Fricke, Herbert Schmidt

      • Bacterial pathogens