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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. An improved traceability system for food quality assurance and evaluation based on fuzzy classification and neural network

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: September 2017
      , Volume 79

      Author(s): Jing Wang, Huili Yue, Zenan Zhou

  2. Wine varietal authentication based on phenolics, volatiles and DNA markers: State of the art, perspectives and drawbacks

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: October 2017
      , Volume 80

      Author(s): Clizia Villano, Maria Tiziana Lisanti, Angelita Gambuti, Riccardo Vecchio, Luigi Moio, Luigi Frusciante, Riccardo Aversano, Domenico Carputo

  3. Development and Validation of Ion Chromatography–TandemMass Spectrometry-Based Method for the Multiresidue Determinationof Polar Ionic Pesticides in Food

    • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

    • An extraction method using acidified methanol based on the quick polar pesticide (QuPPe) method using suppressed ion chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry was developed and validated for the direct analysis of polar pesticides, without the need for derivatization or ion pairing, in cereals and grapes.

  4. Development and Validation of Ion Chromatography–Tandem Mass Spectrometry-Based Method for the Multiresidue Determination of Polar Ionic Pesticides in Food

    • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

    • TOC Graphic

      • Pesticide residues
      • Chemical contaminants

  5. A Farnesylated Coxiella burnetii Effector Forms a Multimeric Complex at the Mitochondrial Outer Membrane during Infection [Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions]

    • Infection and Immunity

    • Coxiella burnetii, the causative agent of Q fever, establishes a unique lysosome-derived intracellular niche termed the Coxiella-containing vacuole (CCV). The Dot/Icm-type IVB secretion system is essential for the biogenesis of the CCV and the intracellular replication of Coxiella. Effector proteins, translocated into the host cell through this apparatus, act to modulate host trafficking and signaling processes to facilitate CCV development.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  6. Promotion and Rescue of Intracellular Brucella neotomae Replication during Coinfection with Legionella pneumophila [Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions]

    • Infection and Immunity

    • We established a new Brucella neotomae in vitro model system for study of type IV secretion system-dependent (T4SS) pathogenesis in the Brucella genus. Importantly, B. neotomae is a rodent pathogen, and unlike B. abortus, B. melitensis, and B. suis, B. neotomae has not been observed to infect humans. It therefore can be handled more facilely using biosafety level 2 practices.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  7. A Redox-Responsive Transcription Factor Is Critical for Pathogenesis and Aerobic Growth of Listeria monocytogenes [Molecular Pathogenesis]

    • Infection and Immunity

    • Bacterial pathogens have evolved sophisticated mechanisms to sense and adapt to redox stress in nature and within the host. However, deciphering the redox environment encountered by intracellular pathogens in the mammalian cytosol is challenging, and that environment remains poorly understood.

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  8. Investigating the biocontrol and anti-biofilm potential of a three phage cocktail against Cronobacter sakazakii in different brands of infant formula

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: Available online 21 April 2017


      Author(s): Lorraine Endersen, Colin Buttimer, Eoghan Nevin, Aidan Coffey, Horst Neve, Hugo Oliveira, Rob Lavigne, Jim O'Mahony

      • Cronobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens

  9. Molecular characterization of O157:H7, O26:H11 and O103:H2 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolated from dairy products

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: Available online 21 April 2017


      Author(s): T. Douëllou, S. Delannoy, S. Ganet, P. Fach, E. Loukiadis, M.-C. Montel, D. Sergentet-Thevenot

      • Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli
      • Bacterial pathogens

  10. Multiple pathogen biomarker detection using an encoded bead array in droplet PCR

    • Journal of Microbiological Methods

    • Publication date: Available online 20 April 2017


      Author(s): Prem Kumar Periyannan Rajeswari, Lovisa M. Soderberg, Alia Yacoub, Mikael Leijon, Helene Andersson Svahn, Haakan N. Joensson

      • Campylobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Viruses

  11. Bile Sensing: The Activation of Vibrio parahaemolyticus Virulence

    • Frontiers in Microbiology

    • Vengadesh Letchumanan, Kok-Gan Chan, Tahir M. Khan, Sarah I. Bukhari, Nurul-Syakima Ab Mutalib, Bey-Hing Goh, Learn-Han Lee

      • Vibrio
      • Bacterial pathogens

  12. Association of GII.P16-GII.2 Recombinant Norovirus Strain with Increased Norovirus Outbreaks, Guangdong, China, 2016

    • Emerging Infectious Diseases

    • An unusual prevalence of recombinant GII.2 noroviruses (GII.P16-GII.2) in Guangdong, China, at the end of 2016 caused a sharp increase in outbreaks of acute gastroenteritis. This event was another non-GII.4 epidemic that emerged after the GII.17 viruses in 2014 and 2015 and warrants global surveillance.

      • Norovirus
      • Viruses

  13. Norovirus GII.P16/GII.2–Associated Gastroenteritis, China, 2016

    • Emerging Infectious Diseases

    • During October–December 2016, the number of norovirus outbreaks in China increased sharply from the same period during the previous 4 years. We identified a recombinant norovirus strain, GII.P16-GII.2, as the cause of 44 (79%) of the 56 outbreaks, signaling that this strain could replace the predominant GII.4 viruses.

      • Norovirus
      • Viruses

  14. Toxins, Vol. 9, Pages 146: Initial Spore Density Has an Influence on Ochratoxin A Content in Aspergillus ochraceus CGMCC 3.4412 in PDB and Its Interaction with Seeds

    • Toxins

    • The morphology and secondary metabolism of Aspergillus spp. are associated with initial spore density (ISD). Fatty acids (FA) are involved in the biosynthesis of aflatoxins (AF) through Aspergillus quorum sensing (QS). Here, we studied how ochratoxin A (OTA) was regulated by spore density in Aspergillus ochraceus CGMCC 3.4412. The results contribute to understanding the role of spore density in morphogenesis, OTA biosynthesis, and host–pathogen interactions. When A.

      • Aflatoxins
      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  15. Toxins, Vol. 9, Pages 147: A Rapid Magnetic Solid Phase Extraction Method Followed by Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry Analysis for the Determination of Mycotoxins in Cereals

    • Toxins

    • Mycotoxins can contaminate various food commodities, including cereals. Moreover, mycotoxins of different classes can co-contaminate food, increasing human health risk. Several analytical methods have been published in the literature dealing with mycotoxins determination in cereals.

      • Aflatoxins
      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  16. Isolation and characterization of lactic acid bacteria from traditional pickles of Himachal Pradesh, India

    • Journal of Food Science and Technology

    • Abstract

      • Bacillus cereus
      • Shigella
      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens

  17. Inhibition of food-spoilage and foodborne pathogenic bacteria by a nisin Z-producing Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis KT2W2L

    • LWT

    • Publication date: 1 September 2017
      Source:LWT - Food Science and Technology, Volume 82

      Author(s): Noraphat Hwanhlem, Teodora Ivanova, Thomas Haertlé, Emmanuel Jaffrès, Xavier Dousset

      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens

  18. Gre factors-mediated control of hilD transcription is essential for the invasion of epithelial cells by Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium

    • PLOS Pathogens

    • Tania Gaviria-Cantin, Youssef El Mouali, Soazig Le Guyon, Ute Römling, Carlos Balsalobre

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  19. A second wave of Salmonella T3SS1 activity prolongs the lifespan of infected epithelial cells

    • PLOS Pathogens

    • Ciaran E. Finn, Audrey Chong, Kendal G. Cooper, Tregei Starr, Olivia Steele-Mortimer

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  20. A Comparative Study of Natural Antimicrobial Delivery Systems for Microbial Safety and Quality of Fresh-Cut Lettuce

    • Journal of Food Science

    • Abstract

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Chemical contaminants

  21. Occurrence, seasonal variation and risk assessment of exposure to aflatoxin M1 in Iranian traditional cheeses

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: September 2017
      , Volume 79

      Author(s): Yasser Shahbazi, Zahra Nikousefat, Negin Karami

      • Aflatoxins
      • Natural toxins

  22. A Geographically Widespread Outbreak Investigation and Development of a Rapid Screening Method Using Whole Genome Sequences of Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O121

    • Frontiers in Microbiology

    • Ken-ichi Lee, Tomoko Morita-Ishihara, Sunao Iyoda, Yoshitoshi Ogura, Tetsuya Hayashi, Tsuyoshi Sekizuka, Makoto Kuroda, Makoto Ohnishi, EHEC Working Group in Japan , Hiroko Takenuma, Junji Seto, Yu Suzuki, Kyoko Mashiko, Shigenori Matsui, Shinichiro Hirai, Eiji Yokoyama, Noriko Konishi, Hiromi Obata, Akemi Kai, Atsuko Ogawa, Yuko Matsumoto, Ayako Kikuchi, Emiko Kitagawa, Hitomi Kasahara, Maki Sekiguchi, Yuji Tsuchiya, Hiromi Nakamura, Kazuko Seto, Junko Tanabe, Mayumi Tsujimoto, Hisahiro Kawa

      • Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli
      • Bacterial pathogens

  23. InlL from Listeria monocytogenes Is Involved in Biofilm Formation and Adhesion to Mucin

    • Frontiers in Microbiology

    • Magdalena Popowska, Agata Krawczyk-Balska, Rafał Ostrowski, Mickaël Desvaux

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  24. Next-generation non-starch polysaccharide-degrading, multi-carbohydrase complex rich in xylanase and arabinofuranosidase to enhance broiler feed digestibility

    • Poultry Science

    • This study was carried out to evaluate the effect of a multi-carbohydrase complex (MCC) rich in xylanase (Xyl) and arabinofuranosidase (Abf) on overall broiler feed digestibility in broilers. Energy utilization and digestibility of dry matter (DM), organic matter (OM), protein, starch, fat, and insoluble and soluble fibers were measured using the mass-balance method. The experiment was carried out on 120 broilers (3-week-old chickens).

      • Chemical contaminants

  25. Evaluation of radio-frequency heating in controlling Salmonella enterica in raw shelled almonds

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: Available online 19 April 2017


      Author(s): Seul-Gi Jeong, Dong-Hyun Kang

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens