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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. Antibacterial properties of selenium nanoparticles and their toxicity to Caco-2 cells

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: July 2017
      , Volume 77

      Author(s): Trang H.D. Nguyen, Bongkosh Vardhanabhuti, Mengshi Lin, Azlin Mustapha

      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Listeria monocytogenes

  2. Antibiotic-Resistant Extended Spectrum ß-Lactamase- and Plasmid-Mediated AmpC-Producing Enterobacteriaceae Isolated from Retail Food Products and the Pearl River in Guangzhou, China

    • Frontiers in Microbiology

    • Qinghua Ye, Qingping Wu, Shuhong Zhang, Jumei Zhang, Guangzhu Yang, Huixian Wang, Jiahui Huang, Mongtong Chen, Liang Xue, Juan Wang

      • Bacterial pathogens

  3. The SCID Mouse Model for Identifying Virulence Determinants in Coxiella burnetii

    • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

    • Erin J. van Schaik, Elizabeth D. Case, Eric Martinez, Matteo Bonazzi, James E. Samuel

      • Bacterial pathogens

  4. Listeriolysin S: A bacteriocin from epidemic Listeria monocytogenes strains that targets the gut microbiota

    • Gut Microbes

    • .

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Listeria monocytogenes

  5. Toxin Mediates Sepsis Caused by Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis

    • PLOS Pathogens

    • Li Qin, Fei Da, Emilie L. Fisher, Daniel C. S. Tan, Thuan H. Nguyen, Chih-Lung Fu, Vee Y. Tan, Joshua W. McCausland, Daniel E. Sturdevant, Hwang-Soo Joo, Shu Y. Queck, Gordon Y. C. Cheung, Michael Otto

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Staphylococcus aureus

  6. Improved Extraction and Quality Characterization of Water-Soluble Polysaccharide from Gamma-Irradiated Lentinus edodes

    • Journal of Food Science

    • Abstract

  7. In Situ Evaluation of Crop Productivity and Bioaccumulationof Heavy Metals in Paddy Soils after Remediation of Metal-ContaminatedSoils

    • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

    • Soils contaminated with heavy metals have been reused for agricultural, building, and industrial uses following remediation. This study assesses plant growth and bioaccumulation of heavy metals following remediation of industrially contaminated soil. The soil was collected from a field site near a nonferrous smelter and was subjected to laboratory- and field-scale studies.

  8. Non-culture-based identification of mastitis-causing bacteria by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry

    • Journal of Dairy Science

    • Publication date: Available online 2 February 2017


      Author(s): Juliana Regina Barreiro, Juliano Leonel Gonçalves, Patrícia Aparecida Campos Braga, Aline Gerato Dibbern, Marcos Nogueira Eberlin, Marcos Veiga dos Santos

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Staphylococcus aureus

  9. Exploration of the phycoremediation potential of Laminaria digitata towards diflubenzuron, lindane, copper and cadmium in a multitrophic pilot-scale experiment

    • Food and Chemical Toxicology

    • Publication date: Available online 1 February 2017
      Food and Chemical Toxicology

      Author(s): Patrícia Anacleto, Freek H.M. van den Heuvel, C. Oliveira, Rie R. Rasmussen, José O. Fernandes, Jens J. Sloth, Vera Barbosa, Ricardo N. Alves, António Marques, Sara C. Cunha

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants
      • Pesticide residues

  10. Assessment of the Antimicrobial Activity of Olive Leaf Extract Against Foodborne Bacterial Pathogens

    • Frontiers in Microbiology

    • Yanhong Liu, Lindsay C. McKeever, Nasir S. A. Malik

  11. Lactobacillus brevis R2Δ as starter culture to improve biological and technological qualities of barley malt

    • European Food Research and Technology

    • Abstract

  12. Distribution and Molecular Characterization of Campylobacter Species at Different Processing Stages in Two Poultry Processing Plants

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

    • Online Ahead of Print.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Campylobacter

  13. Requirement of the RNA-binding protein SmpB during intracellular growth of Listeria monocytogenes

    • International Journal of Medical Microbiology

    • Publication date: Available online 1 February 2017


      Author(s): Mobarak Abu Mraheil, Renate Frantz, Lisa Teubner, Heiko Wendt, Uwe Linne, Jessica Wingerath, Thomas Wirth, Trinad Chakraborty

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Listeria monocytogenes

  14. Swine influenza A (H1N1) virus (SIV) infection requiring extracorporeal life support in an immunocompetent adult patient with indirect exposure to pigs, Italy, October 2016

    • Eurosurveillance

    • We describe a case of severe swine influenza A(H1N1) virus infection in an immunocompetent middle-aged man in October 2016 in Italy who had only indirect exposure to pigs. The patient developed a severe acute distress respiratory syndrome which was successfully supported by extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and treated with antiviral therapy. The sole risk factor for influenza was a body mass index?>?30 kg/m2.

      • Viruses

  15. Outbreak of hepatitis A associated with men who have sex with men (MSM), England, July 2016 to January 2017

    • Eurosurveillance

    • Between July 2016 and January 2017, 37 confirmed cases of hepatitis A with two unique IA genotype strains primarily among men who have sex with men, were reported across eight areas in England and Northern Ireland. Epidemiological and laboratory investigations indicate that these strains may have been imported several times from Spain, with secondary sexual transmission in the United Kingdom. Local and national public health services are collaborating to control this ongoing outbreak.

      • Hepatitis
      • Viruses

  16. Ongoing outbreaks of hepatitis A among men who have sex with men (MSM), Berlin, November 2016 to January 2017 - linked to other German cities and European countries

    • Eurosurveillance

    • Since 13 November 2016, 38 cases of hepatitis A have been notified in Berlin; of these, 37 were male and 30 reported to have sex with men (MSM). Median age of MSM cases is 31 years (range: 24-52 years). Phylogenetic analysis revealed three distinct sequences, linking cases in Berlin to those in other German cities and to clusters recognised in other European countries in 2016.

      • Hepatitis
      • Viruses

  17. Detailed analysis of c-di-GMP mediated regulation of csgD expression in Salmonella typhimurium

    • BMC Microbiology

    • The secondary messenger cyclic di-GMP promotes biofilm formation by up regulating the expression of csgD, encoding the major regulator of rdar biofilm formation in Salmonella typhimurium. The GGDEF/EAL domain pro...

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Salmonella

  18. Origins and global context of Brucella abortus in Italy

    • BMC Microbiology

    • Brucellosis is a common and chronic disease of cattle and other bovids that often causes reproductive disorders. Natural infection in cattle is caused by Brucella abortus and transmission typically occurs during ...

      • Bacterial pathogens

  19. Live-cell imaging of Salmonella Typhimurium interaction with zebrafish larvae after injection and immersion delivery methods

    • Journal of Microbiological Methods

    • Publication date: Available online 1 February 2017


      Author(s): Macarena Varas, Alonso Fariña, Francisco Díaz-Pascual, Javiera Ortíz-Severín, Andrés E. Marcoleta, Miguel L. Allende, Carlos A. Santiviago, Francisco P. Chávez

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Salmonella

  20. Utilization of a molecular serotyping method for Salmonella enterica in a routine laboratory in Alberta Canada

    • Journal of Microbiological Methods

    • Publication date: Available online 1 February 2017


      Author(s): Christina Ferrato, Linda Chui, Robin King, Marie Louie

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Salmonella

  21. Food Safety Crisis Management—A Comparison between Germany and the Netherlands

    • Journal of Food Science

    • Abstract

  22. Modeling Stochastic Variability in the Numbers of Surviving Salmonella enterica, Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli, and Listeria monocytogenes Cells at the Single-Cell Level in a Desiccated Environment [Food Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Despite effective inactivation procedures, small numbers of bacterial cells may still remain in food samples. The risk that bacteria will survive these procedures has not been estimated precisely because deterministic models cannot be used to describe the uncertain behavior of bacterial populations. We used the Poisson distribution as a representative probability distribution to estimate the variability in bacterial numbers during the inactivation process.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Salmonella
      • Listeria monocytogenes

  23. Analysis of Germination Capacity and Germinant Receptor (Sub)clusters of Genome-Sequenced Bacillus cereus Environmental Isolates and Model Strains [Food Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Spore germination of 17 Bacillus cereus food isolates and reference strains was evaluated using flow cytometry analysis in combination with fluorescent staining at a single-spore level.

      • Bacillus cereus

  24. Detection of ESKAPE Bacterial Pathogens at the Point of Care Using Isothermal DNA-Based Assays in a Portable Degas-Actuated Microfluidic Diagnostic Assay Platform [Methods]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • An estimated 1.5 billion microbial infections occur globally each year and result in ~4.6 million deaths. A technology gap associated with commercially available diagnostic tests in remote and underdeveloped regions prevents timely pathogen identification for effective antibiotic chemotherapies for infected patients.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Staphylococcus aureus

  25. Protective effect of carnosic acid against acrylamide-induced toxicity in RPE cells

    • Food and Chemical Toxicology

    • Publication date: Available online 1 February 2017
      Food and Chemical Toxicology

      Author(s): Aishah Albalawi, Reem Hasaballah A. Alhasani, Lincoln Biswas, James Reilly, Xinhua Shu

      • Chemical contaminants