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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. 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

  2. Characterisation, antimicrobial resistance and diversity of atypical EPEC and STEC isolated from COW’S milk, cheese and dairy cattle farm environments

    • LWT

    • Publication date: Available online 26 March 2019

      Source: LWT

      Author(s): Edson A. Rios, Jesús Santos, Isidro García-Meniño, Saskia C. Flament-Simon, Jorge Blanco, María-Luisa García-López, Andrés Otero, Jose M. Rodríguez-Calleja

      • Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli
      • Bacterial pathogens

  3. Prevalence of Shiga-toxigenic and atypical enteropathogenic Escherichia coli in untreated surface water and reclaimed water in the Mid-Atlantic U.S

    • Environmental Research

    • Publication date: May 2019

      Environmental Research, Volume 172

      Author(s): Joseph Haymaker, Manan Sharma, Salina Parveen, Fawzy Hashem, Eric B. May, Eric T. Handy, Chanelle White, Cheryl East, Rhodel Bradshaw, Shirley A. Micallef, Mary Theresa Callahan, Sarah Allard, Brienna Anderson, Shani Craighead, Samantha Gartley, Adam Vanore, Kalmia E. Kniel, Sultana Solaiman, Anthony Bui, Rianna Murray

      • Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli
      • Bacterial pathogens

  4. Bacteriological analysis of wheat flour associated with an outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O121

    • Food Microbiology

    • Available online 22 March 2019

      Author(s): Alexander Gill, Catherine Carrillo, Micaela Hadley, Robyn Kenwell, Linda Chui

      • Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli
      • Bacterial pathogens

  5. Curli fimbriae confer shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli a competitive trait in mixed biofilms

    • Food Microbiology

    • Available online 22 March 2019

      Author(s): Michelle Qiu Carter, Doris Feng, Hui Hong Li

      • Bacterial pathogens

  6. Longitudinal Study of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli and Campylobacter jejuni on Finnish Dairy Farms and in Raw Milk [Food Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) and Campylobacter jejuni are notable health hazards associated with the consumption of raw milk. These bacteria may colonize the intestines of asymptomatic cattle and enter bulk tank milk via fecal contamination during milking. We studied the frequency of STEC O157:H7 and C.

      • Campylobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens

  7. Research and molecular characteristic of Shiga toxin‐producing Escherichia coli isolated from sheep carcasses

    • Letters in Applied Microbiology

    • Letters in Applied Microbiology Research and molecular characteristic of Shiga toxin‐producing Escherichia coli isolated from sheep carcasses

      Significance and Impact of the Study: PCR screening revealed the significant presence of the genetic markers of Shiga toxin‐producing Escherichia coli (STEC) (stx

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      • Bacterial pathogens

  8. Microbial quality of raw and ready-to-eat mung bean sprouts produced in Italy

    • Food Microbiology

    • Available online 15 March 2019

      Author(s): Lucilla Iacumin, Giuseppe Comi

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  9. A Clonal Shiga Toxin–Producing Escherichia coli O121:H19 Population Exhibits Diverse Carbon Utilization Patterns

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

    • , Ahead of Print.

      • Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli
      • Bacterial pathogens

  10. Rapid and Simple Universal Escherichia coli Genotyping Method Based on Multiple-Locus Variable-Number Tandem-Repeat Analysis Using Single-Tube Multiplex PCR and Standard Gel Electrophoresis [Methods]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • We developed a multiplex PCR method based on multiple-locus variable-number tandem-repeat (VNTR) analysis (MLVA) that was designed for the rapid typing of Escherichia coli and Shigella isolates. The method amplifies seven VNTRs and does not require a sequencing capillary or fluorescent dyes. The amplification products are simply loaded on a standard agarose gel for electrophoresis, and the banding patterns are analyzed visually.

      • Shigella
      • Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli
      • Bacterial pathogens

  11. Microbiological risk characterization in butcher SHOPS from the province of Neuquen, Patagonia Argentina

    • LWT

    • Publication date: Available online 28 February 2019

      Source: LWT

      Author(s): Patricia A. Barril, Silvina A. Soto, María V. Jaureguiberry, Gabriela Gottardi, Ianina Bascur, Gerardo A. Leotta, Juan M. Oteiza

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens

  12. Fate of generic and Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) in Central Florida surface waters and evaluation of EPA Worst Case water as standard medium

    • Food Research International

    • Available online 26 February 2019

      Author(s): Zeynal Topalcengiz, Michelle D. Danyluk

      • Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli
      • Bacterial pathogens

  13. Simultaneous detection of Salmonella enterica, Escherichia coli, and Listeria monocytogenes in food using a light scattering sensor

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology

    • Abstract

      Aim

      To investigate the use of a light scattering sensor, BARDOT (BActerial Rapid Detection using Optical scattering Technology) coupled with a multi‐pathogen selective medium, SEL (Salmonella, Escherichia, and Listeria) for concurrent detection of the three major foodborne pathogens in a single assay.

  14. Relative response of populations of Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica to exposure to thermal, alkaline and acidic treatments

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Available online 15 January 2019

      Author(s): Alexander Gill, Sandeep Tamber, Xianqin Yang

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  15. Resistance of various shiga-toxin producing Escherichia coli (STEC) strains and serogroups to infra-red and pulsed UV radiation and effect of nalidixic acid adaptation

    • LWT

    • Publication date: March 2019

      Source: LWT, Volume 102

      Author(s): Sailaja Chintagari, Raviraj Jadeja, Yen-Con Hung

      • Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli
      • Bacterial pathogens

  16. Improving hazard characterization in microbial risk assessment using next generation sequencing data and machine learning: Predicting clinical outcomes in shigatoxigenic Escherichia coli

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Available online 4 December 2018

      Author(s): Patrick Murigu Kamau Njage, Pimlapas Leekitcharoenphon, Tine Hald

      • Bacterial pathogens

  17. 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

  18. 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

  19. 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

  20. 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

  21. 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

  22. Microbial contamination of moose (Alces alces) and white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) carcasses harvested by hunters

    • Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: April 2019

      , Volume 78

      Author(s): Mikaela Sauvala, Sauli Laaksonen, Riikka Laukkanen-Ninios, Katri Jalava, Roger Stephan, Maria Fredriksson-Ahomaa

      • Campylobacter
      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Yersinia
      • Bacterial pathogens

  23. Evaluation of PCR-based methods for the identification of enteroaggregative hemorrhagic Escherichia coli in sprouts

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: 16 February 2019

      , Volume 291

      Author(s): Luca Rotundo, Giulia Amagliani, Elisa Carloni, Enrica Omiccioli, Mauro Magnani, George Paoli

      • Bacterial pathogens

  24. Application of bacteriophages in simultaneously controlling Escherichia coli O157:H7 and extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producing Escherichia coli

    • Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

    • Abstract

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Escherichia coli O157:H7

  25. Emerging Shiga-toxin-producing Escherichia coli serogroup O80 associated hemolytic and uremic syndrome in France, 2013-2016: Differences with other serogroups

    • PLOS ONE

    • Brecht Ingelbeen, Mathias Bruyand, Patricia Mariani-Kurkjian, Simon Le Hello, Kostas Danis, Cécile Sommen, Stéphane Bonacorsi, Henriette de Valk

      • Bacterial pathogens