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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. Whole-Genome-Based Public Health Surveillance of Less Common Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli Serovars and Untypeable Strains Identifies Four Novel O Genotypes

    • Journal of Clinical Microbiology

    • Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) and the STEC subgroup enterohemorrhagic E. coli cause intestinal infections with symptoms ranging from watery diarrhea to hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS). A key tool for the epidemiological differentiation of STEC is serotyping. The serotype in combination with the main virulence determinants gives important insight into the virulence potential of a strain.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  2. Viability of bacterial enteropathogens in fecal samples in the presence or absence of different types of transport media

    • Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    • Author(s): Byron Michael Berenger, Christina Ferrato, Linda Chui

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Campylobacter
      • Salmonella
      • Shigella

  3. Extended spectrum beta‐lactamase producing Shiga‐toxin producing ‐ Escherichia coli in Piglets, Humans and Water sources in North East region of India

    • Letters in Applied Microbiology

    • ESBL producing STEC are posing a constant threat to public health throughout the world leading to serious infections and raising key therapeutic issues. A total of 219 fecal samples were collected from piglets with diarrheoa, pig farmers, and water sources in North East India; and were processed for isolation of Escherichia coli. The isolates were screened for antimicrobial resistance and suspected isolates for ESBLs production by double disk synergy test (DDST). E.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Bacterial pathogens

  4. Characterization of non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) obtained from feces of sheep in Brazil

    • World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

    • Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) are zoonotic pathogens and may induce severe diarrheagenic diseases in humans and other animals. Non-O157 STEC have been emerging as important pathogens causing outbreaks worldwide. Bacterial resistance to antimicrobials has become a global public health problem, which involves different ecological spheres, including animals.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  5. High prevalence of non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in beef cattle detected by combining four selective agars

    • BMC Microbiology

    • Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) are emerging foodborne pathogens that are public health concern. Cattle have been identified as the major STEC reservoir. In the present study, we investigated the pr...

      • Bacterial pathogens

  6. Heat resistance of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli and potential surrogates in wheat flour at two moisture levels

    • Food Control

    • Available online 8 August 2019

      Author(s): Hossein Daryaei, Qian Sui, Hui Liu, André Rehkopf, Walter Peñaloza, Andreas Rytz, Yuqi Luo, Jason Wan

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Bacterial pathogens

  7. Assessment of recommended thermal inactivation parameters for fruit juices

    • LWT

    • Publication date: Available online 2 August 2019

      Source: LWT

      Author(s): Zeynal Topalcengiz

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  8. Nanopore sequencing for fast determination of plasmids, phages, virulence markers, and antimicrobial resistance genes in Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli

    • PLOS ONE

    • Narjol González-Escalona, Marc A. Allard, Eric W. Brown, Shashi Sharma, Maria Hoffmann

      • Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli
      • Bacterial pathogens

  9. Selective media and real-time PCR assays for the effective detection of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli in vegetables

    • LWT

    • Publication date: November 2019

      Source: LWT, Volume 114

      Author(s): Kayoko Ohtsuka, Kozue Hoshino, Natsuko Kadowaki, Misa Ohsaka, Noriko Konishi, Hiromi Obata, Akemi Kai, Jun Terajima, Yukiko Hara-Kudo

      • Bacterial pathogens

  10. Toxins, Vol. 11, Pages 424: Virulence Characteristics and Antimicrobial Resistance Profiles of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli Isolates from Humans in South Africa: 2006–2013

    • Toxins

    • Toxins, Vol. 11, Pages 424: Virulence Characteristics and Antimicrobial Resistance Profiles of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli Isolates from Humans in South Africa: 2006–2013

      Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins11070424

      Authors:
      Karama
      Cenci-Goga
      Malahlela
      Smith
      Keddy
      El-Ashram
      Kabiru
      Kalake

      • Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli
      • Bacterial pathogens

  11. Comparison of six commercial systems for the detection of non-O157 STEC in meat and vegetables

    • Food Microbiology

    • Available online 16 July 2019

      Author(s): Magdalena Costa, Adriana Sucari, Sergio Epszteyn, Juan Oteiza, Jimena Gentiluomo, Celia Melamed, Yamila Figueroa, Santiago Mingorance, Agustina Grisaro, Silvia Spioussas, Mariana Buffoni Almeida, Mailen Caruso, Andrés Pontoni, Marcelo Signorini, Gerardo Leotta

      • Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli
      • Bacterial pathogens

  12. Isolation and characterisation of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli from Norwegian bivalves

    • Food Microbiology

    • Available online 14 July 2019

      Author(s): Carlota Cedillo Martin, Cecilie Smith Svanevik, Bjørn Tore Lunestad, Camilla Sekse, Gro S. Johannessen

      • Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli
      • Bacterial pathogens

  13. Inactivation of extraintestinal pathogenic E. coli clinical and food isolates suspended in ground chicken meat by gamma radiation

    • Food Microbiology

    • Available online 12 July 2019

      Author(s): Aixia Xu, O. Joseph Scullen, Shiowshuh Sheen, James R. Johnson, Christopher H. Sommers

      • Bacterial pathogens

  14. Inactivation of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in fresh beef by electrolytically-generated hypochlorous acid, peroxyacetic acid, lactic acid and caprylic acid

    • Meat Science

    • Available online 8 July 2019

      Author(s): Mariana Cap, Sergio Vaudagna, Marina Mozgovoj, Trinidad Soteras, Adriana Sucari, Marcelo Signorini, Gerardo Leotta

      • Bacterial pathogens

  15. Evaluation of an WPC edible film added with a cocktail of six lytic phages against foodborne pathogens such as enteropathogenic and Shigatoxigenic Escherichia coli

    • LWT

    • Publication date: Available online 26 June 2019

      Source: LWT

      Author(s): David Tomat, Marina Soazo, Roxana Verdini, Cecilia Casabonne, Virginia Aquili, Claudia Balagué, Andrea Quiberoni

      • Bacterial pathogens

  16. Enhanced formation of shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli persister variants in environments relevant to leafy greens production

    • Food Microbiology

    • Available online 14 June 2019

      Author(s): Sandy Thao, Maria T. Brandl, Michelle Qiu Carter

      • Bacterial pathogens

  17. A sensitive method for the recovery of Escherichia coli serogroup O55 including Shiga toxin‐producing variants for potential use in outbreaks

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology

    • Abstract

      Aim

      Shiga toxin‐producing Escherichia coli (STEC) cause bloody diarrhoea, kidney failure and occasionally death. However, identifying the source of infection caused by STEC other than serogroup O157 is hampered by availability of sensitive methods for detecting these pathogens. In this study we developed novel tools for detecting E. coli O55 that is potentially associated with human outbreaks.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Bacterial pathogens

  18. Prevalence of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O157:H7, six non-O157 STECs, and Salmonella on beef carcasses in provincially licensed Abattoirs in Alberta, Canada

    • Food Control

    • Available online 29 May 2019

      Author(s): Saida Essendoubi, Natisha Stashko, Iyla So, Gary Gensler, Deana Rolheiser, Chunu Mainali

      • Salmonella
      • Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli
      • Bacterial pathogens

  19. Influence of Plant Species, Tissue Type, and Temperature on the Capacity of Shiga-Toxigenic Escherichia coli To Colonize, Grow, and Be Internalized by Plants [Food Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Contamination of fresh produce with pathogenic Escherichia coli, including Shiga-toxigenic E. coli (STEC), represents a serious risk to human health. Colonization is governed by multiple bacterial and plant factors that can impact the probability and suitability of bacterial growth.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  20. Survival of acid-adapted and non-adapted Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli using an in vitro model

    • Food Control

    • Available online 13 April 2019

      Author(s): Minerva Rivera-Reyes, Jonathan A. Campbell, Catherine N. Cutter

      • Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli
      • Bacterial pathogens

  21. Pathogenic potential to humans of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolated from wild boars in Poland

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Available online 10 April 2019

      Author(s): A. Szczerba-Turek, P. Socha, A. Bancerz-Kisiel, A. Platt-Samoraj, K. Lipczynska-Ilczuk, J. Siemionek, K. Kończyk, E. Terech-Majewska, Wojciech Szweda

      • Bacterial pathogens

  22. Response to Questions Posed by the Food and Drug Administration Regarding Virulence Factors and Attributes that Define Foodborne Shiga Toxin–Producing Escherichia coli (STEC) as Severe Human Pathogens

    • Journal of Food Protection

    • Journal of Food Protection, Volume 82, Issue 5, Page 724-767, May 2019.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  23. Porcine pathogenic E. coli strains differ from human fecal strains in occurrence of bacteriocin types

    • Veterinary Microbiology

    • Available online 6 April 2019

      Author(s): Juraj Bosák, Matěj Hrala, Viktória Pirková, Lenka Micenková, Alois Čížek, Jiří Smola, Dana Kučerová, Zdenka Vacková, Eva Budinská, Ivana Koláčková, David Šmajs

      • Bacterial pathogens

  24. Toxins, Vol. 11, Pages 212: Roles of Shiga Toxins in Immunopathology

    • Toxins

    • Toxins, Vol. 11, Pages 212: Roles of Shiga Toxins in Immunopathology

      Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins11040212

      Authors:
      Moo-Seung Lee
      Vernon L. Tesh

      • Shigella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  25. Unveiling hákarl: A study of the microbiota of the traditional Icelandic fermented fish

    • Food Microbiology

    • Available online 2 April 2019

      Author(s): Andrea Osimani, Ilario Ferrocino, Monica Agnolucci, Luca Cocolin, Manuela Giovannetti, Caterina Cristani, Michela Palla, Vesna Milanovic, Andrea Roncolini, Riccardo Sabbatini, Cristiana Garofalo, Francesca Clementi, Federica Cardinali, Annalisa Petruzzelli, Claudia Gabucci, Franco Tonucci, Lucia Aquilanti

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Staphylococcus aureus