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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. Occurrence and Trend of Hepatitis A Virus in Bivalve Molluscs Production Areas Following a Contamination Event

    • Food and Environmental Virology

    • Abstract

      • Hepatitis
      • Viruses

  2. Quantitative analysis of Campylobacter spp. contamination in chicken slaughtering lines by “label tracking method” in eastern China

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: October 2017
      , Volume 80

      Author(s): Jinlin Huang, Xiaoqi Zang, Weihua Zhai, Chunai Guan, Tianyao Lei, Xinan Jiao

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Campylobacter

  3. Isolation and characterization of bacteriocin-producing Pediococcus acidilactici HW01 from malt and its potential to control beer spoilage lactic acid bacteria

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: October 2017
      , Volume 80

      Author(s): Hyunwoo Ahn, Jinseon Kim, Wang June Kim

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Staphylococcus aureus

  4. Comprehensive matrices for regulatory approvals and genetic characterization of genetically modified organisms

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: October 2017
      , Volume 80

      Author(s): Narmeen Mallah, Marc Obeid, Gretta Abou Sleymane

  5. Headspace oxygen as a hurdle to improve the safety of in-pack pasteurized chilled food during storage at different temperatures

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: Available online 26 April 2017


      Author(s): Nydia Munoz, Kanishka Bhunia, Hongchao Zhang, Gustavo V. Barbosa-Cánovas, Juming Tang, Shyam Sablani

      • Bacterial pathogens

  6. Antimicrobial activity of free and liposome-encapsulated thymol and carvacrol against Salmonella and Staphylococcus aureus adhered to stainless steel

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: 3 July 2017
      , Volume 252

      Author(s): Juliana Both Engel, Caroline Heckler, Eduardo Cesar Tondo, Daniel Joner Daroit, Patrícia da Silva Malheiros

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Salmonella
      • Staphylococcus aureus

  7. Modelling the effect of combined antimicrobials: A base model for multiple-hurdles

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: 3 July 2017
      , Volume 252

      Author(s): M. Anastasiadi, R.J.W. Lambert

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Cronobacter

  8. Two complementary approaches to quantify variability in heat resistance of spores of Bacillus subtilis

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: Available online 26 April 2017 Author(s): Heidy M.W. den Besten, Erwin M. Berendsen, Marjon H.J. Wells-Bennik, Han Straatsma, Marcel H. Zwietering Realistic prediction of microbial inactivation in food requires quantitative information on variability introduced by the microorganisms. Bacillus subtilis forms heat resistant spores and in this study the impact of strain variability on spore heat resistance was quantified using 20 strains.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Listeria monocytogenes

  9. Evaluation of the bioactive extract of actinomyces isolated from the Egyptian environment against aflatoxin B1-induce cytotoxicity, genotoxicity and oxidative stress in the liver of rats

    • Food and Chemical Toxicology

    • Publication date: July 2017
      Food and Chemical Toxicology, Volume 105

      Author(s): Aziza A. El-Nekeety, Asmaa S. Salman, Amal S. Hathout, Bassem A. Sabry, Sekena H. Abdel-Aziem, Nabila S. Hassan, Mosaad A. Abdel-Wahhab

      • Aflatoxins
      • Natural toxins

  10. Identification and measurement of staphylococcal enterotoxin M (SEM) from Staphylococcus aureus isolate associated with staphylococcal food poisoning

    • Letters in Applied Microbiology

    • Abstract

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Staphylococcus aureus

  11. Hepatitis A virus infections and outbreaks in asylum seekers arriving to Germany, September 2015 to March 2016

    • Emerging Microbes & Infections

    • Hepatitis A virus infections and outbreaks in asylum seekers arriving to Germany, September 2015 to March 2016

      Emerging Microbes & Infections 6,
      e26 (April 2017). doi:10.1038/emi.2017.11

      Authors: Kai Michaelis, Jürgen J Wenzel, Klaus Stark & Mirko Faber

      • Hepatitis
      • Viruses

  12. Brucella neotomae Infection in Humans, Costa Rica

    • Emerging Infectious Diseases

    • M. Suárez-Esquivel et al.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  13. Effect of dietary bacteriophage supplementation on internal organs, fecal excretion, and ileal immune response in laying hens challenged by Salmonella Enteritidis

    • Poultry Science

    • With the current researches on replacing antibiotics with different dietary interventions, bacteriophages (BP) are potential antimicrobial intervention because of their ability to affect specific bacteria. A study was conducted to evaluate the role of BP against Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis (SE) on SE internal organs colonization and ileum immune response in laying hens.

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  14. Temporal and spatial characteristics of highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreaks in China during 2004 to 2015

    • Poultry Science

    • Identifying the temporal and spatial characteristics of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreaks is very important for developing effective and appropriate countermeasures against HPAI and promoting sustainable development in the poultry industry.

      • Viruses

  15. Transcriptomic profiling of a chicken lung epithelial cell line (CLEC213) reveals a mitochondrial respiratory chain activity boost during influenza virus infection

    • PLOS ONE

    • Léa Meyer, Olivier Leymarie, Christophe Chevalier, Evelyne Esnault, Marco Moroldo, Bruno Da Costa, Sonia Georgeault, Philippe Roingeard, Bernard Delmas, Pascale Quéré, Ronan Le Goffic

      • Viruses

  16. Dysbiosis of intestinal microbiota and decrease in paneth cell antimicrobial peptide level during acute necrotizing pancreatitis in rats

    • PLOS ONE

    • Jing Chen, Chunlan Huang, Jingjing Wang, Hui Zhou, Yingying Lu, Lihong Lou, Junyuan Zheng, Ling Tian, Xingpeng Wang, Zhongwei Cao, Yue Zeng

      Objectives

      • Shigella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  17. Slow Clearance of Norovirus following Infection with Emerging Variants of Genotype GII.4 Strains [Virology]

    • Journal of Clinical Microbiology

    • The emergence of new norovirus genotype GII.4 strains is associated with widespread norovirus epidemics. Extended periods of viral shedding can contribute to the epidemic potential of norovirus. To describe the duration of viral shedding in infections with novel emerging GII.4 strains versus infections with previously circulating strains, we performed a prospective cohort study of patients hospitalized with norovirus gastroenteritis during separate winter seasons.

      • Viruses
      • Norovirus

  18. Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) Detection and Quantification by a Real-Time Reverse Transcription-PCR Assay Calibrated to the World Health Organization Standard for HEV RNA [Virology]

    • Journal of Clinical Microbiology

    • Hepatitis E virus (HEV) has emerged as a cause of chronic hepatitis among immunocompromised patients. Molecular assays have become important tools for the diagnosis and management of these chronically infected patients.

      • Hepatitis
      • Viruses

  19. Molecular Epidemiology and Strain Comparison between Hepatitis E Viruses in Human Sera and Pig Livers during 2014 to 2016 in Hong Kong [Virology]

    • Journal of Clinical Microbiology

    • Hepatitis E virus (HEV) causes substantial morbidity and mortality in developing countries and is considered an emerging foodborne pathogen in developed countries in which it was previously not endemic. To investigate genetic association between human HEV infection and HEV-contaminated high-risk food in Hong Kong, we compared local virus strains obtained from hepatitis E patient sera with those surveyed from high-risk food items during 2014 to 2016.

      • Hepatitis
      • Viruses

  20. Multilaboratory Survey To Evaluate Salmonella Prevalence in Diarrheic and Nondiarrheic Dogs and Cats in the United States between 2012 and 2014 [Clinical Veterinary Microbiology]

    • Journal of Clinical Microbiology

    • Eleven laboratories collaborated to determine the periodic prevalence of Salmonella in a population of dogs and cats in the United States visiting veterinary clinics. Fecal samples (2,965) solicited from 11 geographically dispersed veterinary testing laboratories were collected in 36 states between January 2012 and April 2014 and tested using a harmonized method. The overall study prevalence of Salmonella in cats (3 of 542) was <1%. The prevalence in dogs (60 of 2,422) was 2.5%.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Salmonella

  21. The EpiQuant Framework for Computing Epidemiological Concordance of Microbial Subtyping Data [Epidemiology]

    • Journal of Clinical Microbiology

    • A fundamental assumption in the use and interpretation of microbial subtyping results for public health investigations is that isolates that appear to be related based on molecular subtyping data are expected to share commonalities with respect to their origin, history, and distribution. Critically, there is currently no approach for systematically assessing the underlying epidemiology of subtyping results.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Campylobacter

  22. High Prevalence and Diversity of Hepatitis Viruses in Suspected Cases of Yellow Fever in the Democratic Republic of Congo [Virology]

    • Journal of Clinical Microbiology

    • The majority of patients with acute febrile jaundice (>95%) identified through a yellow fever surveillance program in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) test negative for antibodies against yellow fever virus. However, no etiological investigation has ever been carried out on these patients.

      • Hepatitis
      • Viruses

  23. Whole-Genome Sequencing in Epidemiology of Campylobacter jejuni Infections [Minireviews]

    • Journal of Clinical Microbiology

    • This review describes the current state of knowledge regarding the application of whole-genome sequencing (WGS) in the epidemiology of Campylobacter jejuni, the leading cause of bacterial gastroenteritis worldwide. We describe how WGS has increased our understanding of the evolutionary and epidemiological dynamics of this pathogen and how WGS has the potential to improve surveillance and outbreak detection.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Campylobacter

  24. A novel typing method for Listeria monocytogenes using high-resolution melting analysis (HRMA) of tandem repeat regions

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: Available online 25 April 2017


      Author(s): Chihiro Ohshima, Hajime Takahashi, Ai Iwakawa, Takashi Kuda, Bon Kimura

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  25. Molecular Evolution of the RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase and Capsid Genes of Human Norovirus Genotype GII.2 in Japan during 2004–2015

    • Frontiers in Microbiology

    • Fuminori Mizukoshi, Koo Nagasawa, Yen H. Doan, Kei Haga, Shima Yoshizumi, Yo Ueki, Michiyo Shinohara, Mariko Ishikawa, Naomi Sakon, Naoki Shigemoto, Reiko Okamoto-Nakagawa, Akie Ochi, Koichi Murakami, Akihide Ryo, Yoshiyuki Suzuki, Kazuhiko Katayama, Hirokazu Kimura

      • Norovirus
      • Viruses