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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. High Level Expression of a Novel Family 3 Neutral β-Xylosidase from Humicola insolens Y1 with High Tolerance to D-Xylose

    • PLOS ONE

    • Wei Xia, Pengjun Shi, Xinxin Xu, Lichun Qian, Ying Cui, Mengjuan Xia, Bin Yao

  2. Isolation and Functional Characterization of the Novel Clostridium botulinum Neurotoxin A8 Subtype

    • PLOS ONE

    • Skadi Kull, K. Melanie Schulz, Jasmin Weisemann née Strotmeier, Sebastian Kirchner, Tanja Schreiber, Alexander Bollenbach, P. Wojtek Dabrowski, Andreas Nitsche, Suzanne R. Kalb, Martin B. Dorner, John R. Barr, Andreas Rummel, Brigitte G. Dorner

  3. Generation of a Persistently Infected MDBK Cell Line with Natural Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)

    • PLOS ONE

    • Dongseob Tark, Hyojin Kim, Michael H. Neale, Minjeong Kim, Hyunjoo Sohn, Yoonhee Lee, Insoo Cho, Yiseok Joo, Otto Windl

  4. Comparative Study of the Effects of Citral on the Growth and Injury of Listeria innocua and Listeria monocytogenes Cells

    • PLOS ONE

    • Angela B. Silva-Angulo, Surama F. Zanini, Amauri Rosenthal, Dolores Rodrigo, Günter Klein, Antonio Martínez

  5. Increase in Resistance to Extended-Spectrum Cephalosporins in Salmonella Isolated from Retail Chicken Products in Japan

    • PLOS ONE

    • Tamie Noda, Koichi Murakami, Yoshiki Etoh, Fuyuki Okamoto, Jun Yatsuyanagi, Nobuyuki Sera, Munenori Furuta, Daisuke Onozuka, Takahiro Oda, Tetsuo Asai, Shuji Fujimoto

  6. Effects of the Diet on the Microbiota of the Red Palm Weevil (Coleoptera: Dryophthoridae)

    • PLOS ONE

    • Matteo Montagna, Bessem Chouaia, Giuseppe Mazza, Erica Maria Prosdocimi, Elena Crotti, Valeria Mereghetti, Violetta Vacchini, Annamaria Giorgi, Alessio De Biase, Santi Longo, Rita Cervo, Giuseppe Carlo Lozzia, Alberto Alma, Claudio Bandi, Daniele Daffonchio

  7. Long-Term Persistence of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis in Entomopathogenic Nematodes

    • PLOS ONE

    • Samuel Gengler, Anne Laudisoit, Henri Batoko, Pierre Wattiau

  8. Development of Three Multiplex PCR Assays Targeting the 21 Most Clinically Relevant Serogroups Associated with Shiga Toxin-Producing E. coli Infection in Humans

    • PLOS ONE

    • Sergio Sánchez, María Teresa Llorente, María Aurora Echeita, Silvia Herrera-León

      • Shigella
      • Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli
      • Bacterial pathogens

  9. Persistent Organic Pollutants and Early Menopause in U.S. Women

    • PLOS ONE

    • Natalia M. Grindler, Jenifer E. Allsworth, George A. Macones, Kurunthachalam Kannan, Kimberly A. Roehl, Amber R. Cooper

      Objective

      Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) adversely affect human health. Our objective was to determine the association of EDC exposure with earlier age of menopause.

      Methods

      • Chemical contaminants

  10. Determination of Key Environmental Factors Responsible for Distribution Patterns of Fiddler Crabs in a Tropical Mangrove Ecosystem

    • PLOS ONE

    • Mohammad Mokhtari, Mazlan Abd Ghaffar, Gires Usup, Zaidi Che Cob

  11. Milk-Based Nutraceutical for Treating Autoimmune Arthritis via the Stimulation of IL-10- and TGF-β-producing CD39+ Regulatory T Cells

    • PLOS ONE

    • Massimo Maddaloni, Irina Kochetkova, SangMu Jun, Gayle Callis, Theresa Thornburg, David W. Pascual

  12. The Antimicrobial Activity of Gramicidin A Is Associated with Hydroxyl Radical Formation

    • PLOS ONE

    • Je-Wen Liou, Yu-Jiun Hung, Chin-Hao Yang, Yi-Cheng Chen

  13. Genotyping of Human Brucella melitensis Biovar 3 Isolated from Shanxi Province in China by MLVA16 and HOOF

    • PLOS ONE

    • Pei Xiao, Hongxia Yang, Dongdong Di, Dongri Piao, Qiuxiang Zhang, Ruie Hao, Suxia Yao, Rong Zhao, Fanfei Zhang, Guozhong Tian, Hongyan Zhao, Weixing Fan, Buyun Cui, Hai Jiang

      Background

  14. Persistent High IgG Phase I Antibody Levels against Coxiella burnetii among Veterinarians Compared to Patients Previously Diagnosed with Acute Q Fever after Three Years of Follow-Up

    • PLOS ONE

    • Cornelia C. H. Wielders, Anneroos W. Boerman, Barbara Schimmer, René van den Brom, Daan W. Notermans, Wim van der Hoek, Peter M. Schneeberger

      Background

      • Bacterial pathogens

  15. Sequence Analysis of the Capsid Gene during a Genotype II.4 Dominated Norovirus Season in One University Hospital: Identification of Possible Transmission Routes

    • PLOS ONE

    • Barbara Juliane Holzknecht, Kristina Træholt Franck, Rikke Thoft Nielsen, Blenda Böttiger, Thea Kølsen Fischer, Jannik Fonager

  16. Considerations on the Current Universal Vaccination Policy against Hepatitis A in Greece after Recent Outbreaks

    • PLOS ONE

    • Kassiani Mellou, Theologia Sideroglou, Vassiliki Papaevangelou, Anna Katsiaflaka, Nikolaos Bitsolas, Eleni Verykouki, Eleni Triantafillou, Agoritsa Baka, Theano Georgakopoulou, Christos Hadjichristodoulou

      • Hepatitis

  17. Urinary Amino Acid Alterations in 3-Year-Old Children with Neurodevelopmental Effects due to Perinatal Dioxin Exposure in Vietnam: A Nested Case-Control Study for Neurobiomarker Discovery

    • PLOS ONE

    • Muneko Nishijo, Pham The Tai, Nguyen Thi Nguyet Anh, Tran Ngoc Nghi, Hideaki Nakagawa, Hoang Van Luong, Tran Hai Anh, Yuko Morikawa, Tomoo Waseda, Teruhiko Kido, Hisao Nishijo

  18. Primary Isolation Strain Determines Both Phage Type and Receptors Recognised by Campylobacter jejuni Bacteriophages

    • PLOS ONE

    • Martine C. Holst Sørensen, Yilmaz Emre Gencay, Tina Birk, Signe Berg Baldvinsson, Claudia Jäckel, Jens A. Hammerl, Christina S. Vegge, Horst Neve, Lone Brøndsted