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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. Genomic Characterization of β-Glucuronidase–Positive Escherichia coli O157:H7 Producing Stx2a

    • Emerging Infectious Diseases

    • Among Shiga toxin (Stx)–producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O157:H7 strains, those producing Stx2a cause more severe diseases. Atypical STEC O157:H7 strains showing a β-glucuronidase–positive phenotype (GP STEC O157:H7) have rarely been isolated from humans, mostly from persons with asymptomatic or mild infections; Stx2a-producing strains have not been reported.

      • Escherichia coli O157:H7
      • Bacterial pathogens

  2. Toxins, Vol. 10, Pages 422: Detection of Shiga Toxin 2 Produced by Escherichia coli in Foods Using a Novel AlphaLISA

    • Toxins

    • Toxins, Vol. 10, Pages 422: Detection of Shiga Toxin 2 Produced by Escherichia coli in Foods Using a Novel AlphaLISA

      Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins10110422

      Authors:
      Cheryl M. Armstrong
      Leah E. Ruth
      Joseph A. Capobianco
      Terence P. Strobaugh
      Fernando M. Rubio
      Andrew G. Gehring

      • Bacterial pathogens

  3. Investigating behavioral drivers of seasonal Shiga-Toxigenic Escherichia Coli (STEC) patterns in grazing cattle using an agent-based model

    • PLOS ONE

    • Daniel E. Dawson, Jocelyn H. Keung, Monica G. Napoles, Michael R. Vella, Shi Chen, Michael W. Sanderson, Cristina Lanzas

      • Bacterial pathogens

  4. Detection of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli, stx1, stx2 and Salmonella by two high resolution melt curve multiplex real-time PCR

    • Food Control

    • Available online 22 September 2018

      Author(s): Prashant Singh, Yuejiao Liu, Joseph M. Bosilevac, Azlin Mustapha

      • Salmonella
      • Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli
      • Bacterial pathogens

  5. A new single-tube platform of melting temperature curve analysis based on multiplex real-time PCR using EvaGreen for simultaneous screening detection of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli, Salmonella spp. and Listeria monocytogenes in food

    • Food Control

    • Available online 2 July 2018

      Author(s): Bundidamorn Damkerng, Supawasit Wannakarn, Trevanich Sudsai

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  6. Molecular Epidemiology of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli (STEC) on New Zealand Dairy Farms: Application of a Culture-Independent Assay and Whole-Genome Sequencing [Public and Environmental Health Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • New Zealand has a relatively high incidence of human cases of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC), with 8.9 STEC cases per 100,000 people reported in 2016. Previous research showed living near cattle and contact with cattle feces as significant risk factors for STEC infections in humans in New Zealand, but infection was not linked to food-associated factors.

      • Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli
      • Bacterial pathogens

  7. 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

  8. Dynamic analysis of competitive growth of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in raw ground beef

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: November 2018
      , Volume 93

      Author(s): Cheng-An Hwang, Lihan Huang

      • Escherichia coli O157:H7
      • Bacterial pathogens

  9. Toxins, Vol. 10, Pages 241: Toxins of Locus of Enterocyte Effacement-Negative Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli

    • Toxins

    • Toxins, Vol. 10, Pages 241: Toxins of Locus of Enterocyte Effacement-Negative Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli

      Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins10060241

      Authors:
      Maike Krause
      Holger Barth
      Herbert Schmidt

      • Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli
      • Bacterial pathogens

  10. 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

  11. Microbiological quality assessment of milk at different stages of the dairy value chain in a developing country setting

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: 2 August 2018
      , Volume 278

      Author(s): Mohammad Aminul Islam, Subarna Roy, Ashikun Nabi, Sultana Solaiman, Mahdia Rahman, Mohsina Huq, Nurul Amin Siddiquee, Niyaz Ahmed

      • Campylobacter
      • Shigella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  12. Prevalence and characterization of Escherichia coli isolated from the Upper Oconee Watershed in Northeast Georgia

    • PLOS ONE

    • Sohyun Cho, Lari M. Hiott, John B. Barrett, Elizabeth A. McMillan, Sandra L. House, Shaheen B. Humayoun, Eric S. Adams, Charlene R. Jackson, Jonathan G. Frye

      • Bacterial pathogens

  13. DNA microarray-based assessment of virulence potential of Shiga toxin gene-carrying Escherichia coli O104:H7 isolated from feedlot cattle feces

    • PLOS ONE

    • Pragathi B. Shridhar, Isha R. Patel, Jayanthi Gangiredla, Lance W. Noll, Xiaorong Shi, Jianfa Bai, Christopher A. Elkins, Nancy Strockbine, T. G. Nagaraja

      • Bacterial pathogens

  14. Rapid Molecular Detection of Gastrointestinal Pathogens and Its Role in Antimicrobial Stewardship [Epidemiology]

    • Journal of Clinical Microbiology

    • We aimed to detect the etiological agents of acute diarrhea by a molecular gastrointestinal pathogen test (MGPT) and to assess the impact of MGPT on antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASP). This is a prospective observational study and was conducted between 1 January 2015 and 30 June 2017. We included consequent patients who had acute diarrhea. At the end of 2015, we implemented ASP in acute diarrhea cases and compared the outcomes in the pre-ASP and post-ASP periods.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Viruses
      • Campylobacter
      • Norovirus

  15. Revealing the microbiota of marketed edible insects through PCR-DGGE, metagenomic sequencing and real-time PCR

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: 2 July 2018
      , Volume 276

      Author(s): Andrea Osimani, Vesna Milanović, Cristiana Garofalo, Federica Cardinali, Andrea Roncolini, Riccardo Sabbatini, Francesca De Filippis, Danilo Ercolini, Claudia Gabucci, Annalisa Petruzzelli, Franco Tonucci, Francesca Clementi, Lucia Aquilanti

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Vibrio
      • Staphylococcus aureus

  16. Evaluation of decontamination efficacy of commonly used antimicrobial interventions for beef carcasses against Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli

    • Meat Science

    • Publication date: August 2018
      , Volume 142

      Author(s): Marcelo Signorini, Magdalena Costa, David Teitelbaum, Viviana Restovich, Hebe Brasesco, Diego García, Valeria Superno, Sandra Petroli, Mariana Bruzzone, Victor Arduini, Mónica Vanzini, Adriana Sucari, Germán Suberbie, Turina Maricel, Ricardo Rodríguez, Gerardo A. Leotta

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli

  17. The effectiveness of closed-circulation gaseous chlorine dioxide or ozone treatment against bacterial pathogens on produce

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: September 2018
      , Volume 91

      Author(s): David F. Bridges, Bhargavi Rane, Vivian C.H. Wu

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Listeria monocytogenes

  18. Quantification and colonisation dynamics of Escherichia coli O157:H7 inoculation of microgreens species and plant growth substrates

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: 20 May 2018
      , Volume 273

      Author(s): Kathryn M. Wright, Nicola J. Holden

      • Escherichia coli O157:H7
      • Bacterial pathogens

  19. The bacterial biota of laboratory-reared edible mealworms (Tenebrio molitor L.): From feed to frass

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: 2 May 2018
      , Volume 272

      Author(s): Andrea Osimani, Vesna Milanović, Federica Cardinali, Cristiana Garofalo, Francesca Clementi, Marina Pasquini, Paola Riolo, Sara Ruschioni, Nunzio Isidoro, Nino Loreto, Elena Franciosi, Kieran Tuohy, Annalisa Petruzzelli, Martina Foglini, Claudia Gabucci, Franco Tonucci, Lucia Aquilanti

      • Bacterial pathogens

  20. Survival and interaction of Escherichia coli O104:H4 on Arabidopsis thaliana and lettuce (Lactuca sativa) in comparison to E. coli O157:H7: Influence of plant defense response and bacterial capsular polysaccharide

    • Food Research International

    • Publication date: June 2018
      , Volume 108

      Author(s): Hyein Jang, Karl R. Matthews

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Escherichia coli O157:H7

  21. Quantitative surveillance of shiga toxins 1 and 2, Escherichia coli O178 and O157 in feces of western-Canadian slaughter cattle enumerated by droplet digital PCR with a focus on seasonality and slaughterhouse location

    • PLOS ONE

    • Sarah-Jo Paquette, Kim Stanford, James Thomas, Tim Reuter

      • Bacterial pathogens

  22. Co-occurrence of mcr-1, mcr-4 and mcr-5 genes in multidrug-resistant ST10 Enterotoxigenic and Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in Spain (2006-2017)

    • International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

    • Publication date: Available online 7 April 2018


      Author(s): Vanesa García, Isidro García-Meniño, Azucena Mora, Saskia C. Flament-Simon, Dafne Díaz-Jiménez, Jesús E. Blanco, María Pilar Alonso, Jorge Blanco

      • Bacterial pathogens

  23. Molecular Prediction of the O157:H-Negative Phenotype Prevalent in Australian Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli Cases Improves Concordance of In Silico Serotyping with Phenotypic Motility [Epidemiology]

    • Journal of Clinical Microbiology

    • Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) is a foodborne pathogen, and serotype O157:H7 is typically associated with severe disease. Australia is unique in its STEC epidemiology, as severe cases are typically associated with non-O157 serogroups, and locally acquired O157 isolates are H-negative/nonmotile.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  24. Shiga-toxigenic Escherichia coli of cattle origin represents a surveillance priority and an important human health threat to public and travelers of the Indian Ocean islands

    • Journal of Food Safety

    • Abstract

  25. Phenotypic and virulence traits of E. coli and Salmonella strains isolated from vegetables and fruits from India

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology

    • Abstract

      Aims

      The present study was designed to assess the phenotypic traits and virulence determinants of vegetables/fruits-origin E. coli and Salmonella strains.