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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. Carvacrol nanoemulsion combined with acid electrolysed water to inactivate bacteria, yeast in vitro and native microflora on shredded cabbages

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: June 2017
      , Volume 76

      Author(s): Li Cheng Sow, Felisa Tirtawinata, Hongshun Yang, Qingsong Shao, Shifei Wang

      • Bacterial pathogens

  2. Genetic and serological identification of three Vibrio parahaemolyticus strains as candidates for novel provisional O serotypes

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: 20 March 2017
      , Volume 245

      Author(s): Xi Guo, Bin Liu, Min Chen, Yuanyuan Wang, Lu Wang, Hongyou Chen, Yao Wang, Lihong Tu, Xi Zhang, Lu Feng

      • Vibrio
      • Bacterial pathogens

  3. Oral Multiple Sclerosis Drugs Inhibit the In vitro Growth of Epsilon Toxin Producing Gut Bacterium, Clostridium perfringens

    • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

    • Kareem R. Rumah, Timothy K. Vartanian, Vincent A. Fischetti

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Clostridium perfringens

  4. Occurrence of food-borne pathogens and process hygiene indicators in three Italian poultry slaughterhouses

    • Journal of Food Safety

    • Abstract

      • Campylobacter
      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Clostridium perfringens
      • Staphylococcus aureus

  5. Use of natural preservatives in low sodium carne-de-sol beef

    • Journal of Food Safety

    • Abstract

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Staphylococcus aureus

  6. Strain-level characterization of cold-stressed Listeria monocytogenes using maldi-tof mass fingerprinting

    • Journal of Food Safety

    • Abstract

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  7. Occurrence of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in cattle feces and contamination of carcass and various contact surfaces in abattoir and butcher shops of Hawassa, Ethiopia

    • BMC Microbiology

    • Despite of the sanitation measures in municipal abattoirs to reduce contamination, Escherichia coli continues to be a health hazard. The present study was conducted on 150 apparently healthy slaughtered cattle at...

      • Escherichia coli O157:H7
      • Bacterial pathogens

  8. Characterization of H5N1 highly pathogenic mink influenza viruses in eastern China

    • Veterinary Microbiology

    • Publication date: Available online 24 January 2017


      Author(s): Wenming Jiang, Suchun Wang, Chuanmei Zhang, Jinping Li, Guangyu Hou, Cheng Peng, Jiming Chen, Hu Shan

      • Viruses

  9. Methylmercury Causes Blood-Brain Barrier Damage in Rats via Upregulation of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Expression

    • PLOS ONE

    • Tetsuya Takahashi, Masatake Fujimura, Misaki Koyama, Masato Kanazawa, Fusako Usuki, Masatoyo Nishizawa, Takayoshi Shimohata

      • Chemical contaminants

  10. Novel Temperate Phages of Salmonella enterica subsp. salamae and subsp. diarizonae and Their Activity against Pathogenic S. enterica subsp. enterica Isolates

    • PLOS ONE

    • Lenka Mikalová, Juraj Bosák, Hana Hříbková, Daniela Dědičová, Oldřich Benada, Jan Šmarda, David Šmajs

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  11. Extraction of melamine from milk using a magnetic molecularly imprinted polymer

    • Food Chemistry

    • Publication date: 15 July 2017
      , Volume 227

      Author(s): T.S. Anirudhan, J. Christa, J.R. Deepa

      • Chemical contaminants

  12. Potent neutralization of hepatitis A virus reveals a receptor mimic mechanism and the receptor recognition site [Microbiology]

    • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    • Hepatitis A virus (HAV) infects ∼1.4 million people annually and, although there is a vaccine, there are no licensed therapeutic drugs. HAV is unusually stable (making disinfection problematic) and little is known of how it enters cells and releases its RNA. Here we report a potent HAV-specific monoclonal antibody, R10,...

      • Hepatitis
      • Viruses

  13. Costs of Food Safety Investments in the Meat and Poultry Slaughter Industries

    • Journal of Food Science

    • Abstract

  14. Guidelines To Validate Control of Cross-Contamination during Washing of Fresh-Cut Leafy Vegetables

    • Journal of Food Protection

    • Journal of Food Protection, Volume 80, Issue 2, Page 312-330, February 2017.

  15. Dietary Exposure and Natural Occurrence of Total Aflatoxins in Basmati Rice of Pakistan

    • Journal of Food Protection

    • Journal of Food Protection, Volume 80, Issue 2, Page 331-337, February 2017.

      • Natural toxins
      • Aflatoxins

  16. Biogenic Amines and Predictive Models of Quality of Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Fillets during Storage

    • Journal of Food Protection

    • Journal of Food Protection, Volume 80, Issue 2, Page 279-287, February 2017.

  17. Role of Food Handlers in Norovirus Outbreaks in London and South East England, 2013 to 2015

    • Journal of Food Protection

    • Journal of Food Protection, Volume 80, Issue 2, Page 257-264, February 2017.

      • Norovirus
      • Viruses

  18. Listeria monocytogenes in Smoked Salmon and Other Smoked Fish at Retail in Italy: Frequency of Contamination and Strain Characterization in Products from Different Manufacturers

    • Journal of Food Protection

    • Journal of Food Protection, Volume 80, Issue 2, Page 271-278, February 2017.

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  19. Evaluation of a Multiplex PCR Assay for the Identification of Salmonella Serovars Enteritidis and Typhimurium Using Retail and Abattoir Samples

    • Journal of Food Protection

    • Journal of Food Protection, Volume 80, Issue 2, Page 295-301, February 2017.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  20. Characterizing Salmonella Contamination in Two Rendering Processing Plants

    • Journal of Food Protection

    • Journal of Food Protection, Volume 80, Issue 2, Page 265-270, February 2017.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  21. Dry Transfer Inoculation of Low-Moisture Spices Containing Antimicrobial Compounds

    • Journal of Food Protection

    • Journal of Food Protection, Volume 80, Issue 2, Page 338-344, February 2017.

  22. Induction of Viable but Nonculturable Salmonella in Exponentially Grown Cells by Exposure to a Low-Humidity Environment and Their Resuscitation by Catalase

    • Journal of Food Protection

    • Journal of Food Protection, Volume 80, Issue 2, Page 288-294, February 2017.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  23. Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment for Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Fresh-Cut Lettuce

    • Journal of Food Protection

    • Journal of Food Protection, Volume 80, Issue 2, Page 302-311, February 2017.

      • Escherichia coli O157:H7
      • Bacterial pathogens

  24. Relationship between multi-element composition in tea leaves and in provenance soils for geographical traceability

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: June 2017
      , Volume 76

      Author(s): Haiyan Zhao, Shuangling Zhang, Zhiwei Zhang

  25. Stevia-based sweeteners as a promising alternative to table sugar: The effect on Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella Typhimurium growth dynamics

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: 20 March 2017
      , Volume 245

      Author(s): María M. Lobete, Maria Baka, Estefanía Noriega, Etienne Jooken, Annick Monballiu, Sam de Beurme, Boudewijn Meesschaert, Jan F. Van Impe

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens