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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. Structure-Function Analysis of the Transmembrane Protein AmpG from Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    • PLOS ONE

    • Peizhen Li, Jun Ying, Guangjian Yang, Aifang Li, Jian Wang, Junwan Lu, Junrong Wang, Teng Xu, Huiguang Yi, Kewei Li, Shouguang Jin, Qiyu Bao, Kaibo Zhang

      • Vibrio
      • Bacterial pathogens

  2. A Polyketide Synthase Encoded by the Gene An15g07920Is Involved in the Biosynthesis of Ochratoxin A in Aspergillusniger

    • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

    • The polyketide synthase gene An15g07920 was known in Aspergillus niger CBS 513.88 as putatively involved in the production of ochratoxin A (OTA). Genome resequencing analysis revealed that the gene An15g07920 is also present in the ochratoxin-producing A. niger strain 1062. Disruption of An15g07920 in A. niger 1062 removed its capacity to biosynthesize ochratoxin β (OTβ), ochratoxin α (OTα), and OTA.

  3. A Polyketide Synthase Encoded by the Gene An15g07920 Is Involved in the Biosynthesis of Ochratoxin A in Aspergillus niger

    • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

    • TOC Graphic

      • Natural toxins
      • Mycotoxins

  4. Recent advances on determination of milk adulterants

    • Food Chemistry

    • Publication date: 15 April 2017
      , Volume 221

      Author(s): Carina F. Nascimento, Poliana M. Santos, Edenir Rodrigues Pereira-Filho, Fábio R.P. Rocha

      • Chemical contaminants

  5. The first report of A. novoparasiticus, A. arachidicola and A. pseudocaelatus in Brazilian corn kernels

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: 21 February 2017
      , Volume 243

      Author(s): Helena Paula Viaro, Josué José da Silva, Larissa de Souza Ferranti, Jaqueline Gozzi Bordini, Fernanda Pelisson Massi, Maria Helena Pelegrinelli Fungaro

      • Natural toxins
      • Aflatoxins

  6. A minireview on the in vitro and in vivo experiments with anti-Escherichia coli O157:H7 phages as potential biocontrol and phage therapy agents

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: 21 February 2017
      , Volume 243

      Author(s): Salehe Sabouri, Zargham Sepehrizadeh, Sahar Amirpour-Rostami, Mikael Skurnik

      • Escherichia coli O157:H7
      • Bacterial pathogens

  7. Genetic characterization of the galactitol utilization pathway of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium

    • Journal of Bacteriology

    • Galactitol degradation by salmonellae remains underinvestigated, although this metabolic capability contributes to growth in animals (1). The genes responsible for this metabolic capability are part of a 9.6-kb gene cluster that spans from gatY to gatR (STM3253 to STM3262) and encodes a phosphotransferase system, four enzymes, and a transporter of the major facilitator superfamily. Genome comparison revealed the presence of this genetic determinant in nearly all Salmonella strains.

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  8. The hot oyster: levels of virulent Vibrio parahaemolyticus strains in individual oysters

    • FEMS Microbiology Ecology

    • Vibrio parahaemolyticus is the leading cause of seafood-associated gastroenteritis and is most commonly transmitted by raw oysters. Consequently, detection of virulent strains of this organism in oysters is a primary concern for seafood safety. Vibrio parahaemolyticus levels were determined in 110 individual oysters harvested from two sampling sites in SC, USA. The majority of oysters (98%) contained low levels of presumptive V. parahaemolyticus.

      • Vibrio
      • Bacterial pathogens

  9. Safety assessment of genetically modified milk containing human beta-defensin-3 on rats by a 90-day feeding study

    • Food and Chemical Toxicology

    • Publication date: Available online 12 December 2016
      Food and Chemical Toxicology

      Author(s): Xin Chen, Ming-Qing Gao, Dong Liang, Songna Yin, Kezhen Yao, Yong Zhang

  10. Molecular identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in cattle

    • Veterinary Microbiology

    • Publication date: Available online 11 December 2016


      Author(s): N. Sweetline Anne., B.S.M. Ronald, T.M.A. Senthil Kumar, P. Kannan, A. Thangavelu

      • Bacterial pathogens

  11. COX-2 Inhibition Reduces Brucella Bacterial Burden in Draining Lymph Nodes

    • Frontiers in Microbiology

    • Aurélie Gagnaire, Laurent Gorvel, Alexia Papadopoulos, Kristine Von Bargen, Jean-Louis Mège, Jean-Pierre Gorvel

      • Bacterial pathogens

  12. Catecholamine-Stimulated Growth of Aeromonas hydrophila Requires the TonB2 Energy Transduction System but Is Independent of the Amonabactin Siderophore

    • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

    • Yuhao Dong, Jin Liu, Maoda Pang, Hechao Du, Nannan Wang, Furqan Awan, Chengping Lu, Yongjie Liu

      • Bacterial pathogens

  13. Bacillus sp. QSI-1 Modulate Quorum Sensing Signals Reduce Aeromonas hydrophila Level and Alter Gut Microbial Community Structure in Fish

    • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

    • Shuxin Zhou, An Zhang, Hongping Yin, Weihua Chu

      • Bacterial pathogens

  14. Immunization with the MipA, Skp, or ETEC_2479 Antigens Confers Protection against Enterotoxigenic E. coli Strains Expressing Different Colonization Factors in a Mouse Pulmonary Challenge Model

    • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

    • Michael P. Hays, Amit Kumar, Francisco J. Martinez-Becerra, Philip R. Hardwidge

      • Bacterial pathogens

  15. Determination of 103 Pesticides and Their Main Metabolites in Animal Origin Food by QuEChERS and Liquid Chromatography–Tandem Mass Spectrometry

    • Food Analytical Methods

      • Chemical contaminants
      • Pesticide residues

  16. Toxins, Vol. 8, Pages 370: Frequent Occupational Exposure to Fusarium Mycotoxins of Workers in the Swiss Grain Industry

    • Toxins

    • Type B trichotecens such as deoxynivalenol (DON), 3-acetyldeoxynivalenol (3-ADON), 15-acetyldeoxynivalenol (15-ADON), nivalenol (NIV) and zearalenone (ZEN) are mycotoxins contaminating wheat and wheat dust. Mycotoxins are toxic upon ingestion and considered potentially toxic when inhaled. Whereas dietary exposure to mycotoxins is controlled in food, data on occupational exposure by inhalation by grain workers are scarce.

      • Natural toxins
      • Mycotoxins

  17. Comparative genomics analyses revealed two virulent Listeria monocytogenes strains isolated from ready-to-eat food

    • Gut Pathogens

    • Listeria monocytogenes is an important foodborne pathogen that causes considerable morbidity in humans with high mortality rates. In this study, we have sequenced the genomes and perfo...

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  18. Fast detection of Southern tomato virus by one-step transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification (RT-LAMP)

    • Journal of Virological Methods

    • Publication date: Available online 10 December 2016


      Author(s): L. Elvira-González, A.V. Puchades, C. Carpino, A. Alfaro-Fernandez, M.I. Font-San-Ambrosio, L. Rubio, L Galipienso

  19. Novel variants of clade 2.3.2.1 H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus in migratory waterfowl of Hongze Lake

    • Veterinary Microbiology

    • Publication date: Available online 11 December 2016


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

      • Viruses

  20. Digital RT-PCR method for hepatitis A virus and norovirus quantification in soft berries

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: 21 February 2017
      , Volume 243

      Author(s): Audrey Fraisse, Coralie Coudray-Meunier, Sandra Martin-Latil, Catherine Hennechart-Collette, Sabine Delannoy, Patrick Fach, Sylvie Perelle

      • Norovirus
      • Viruses
      • Hepatitis

  21. The Expression of Longus type 4 pilus of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli is regulated by LngR and LngS, and by H-NS, CpxR, and CRP global regulators

    • Environmental Microbiology

    • SUMMARY

      • Bacterial pathogens

  22. Corrigendum to “Development and validation of a high-throughput online solid phase extraction – Liquid chromatography – Tandem mass spectrometry method for the detection of tetrodotoxin in human urine” [Toxicon 119 (2016) 64–71]

    • Toxicon

    • Publication date: January 2017
      Source:, Volume 125

      Author(s): Rebecca Coleman, Sharon W. Lemire, William Bragg, Alaine Garrett, Geovannie Ojeda-Torres, Elizabeth Hamelin, Rudolph C. Johnson, Jerry Thomas







      • Natural toxins

  23. A novel CMOS image sensor system for quantitative loop-mediated isothermal amplification assays to detect food-borne pathogens

    • Journal of Microbiological Methods

    • Publication date: Available online 10 December 2016


      Author(s): Tiantian Wang, Sanghyo Kim, Jeong Ho An

      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens

  24. Evaluating the efficacy of beef slaughter line interventions by quantifying the six major non-O157 Shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli serogroups using real-time multiplex PCR

    • Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: May 2017
      , Volume 63

      Author(s): Kaushi S.T. Kanankege, Kelly S. Anklam, Catherine M. Fick, Megan J. Kulow, Charles W. Kaspar, Barbara H. Ingham, Andrew Milkowski, Dörte Döpfer

      • Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli
      • Bacterial pathogens

  25. Comparison of PCR assays targeting the multi-copy targets B1 gene and 529 bp repetitive element for detection of Toxoplasma gondii in swine muscle

    • Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: May 2017
      , Volume 63

      Author(s): Fabrizia Veronesi, Azzurra Santoro, Giovanni Luigi Milardi, Manuela Diaferia, Raffaella Branciari, Dino Miraglia, Attilia Cioffi, Simona Gabrielli, David Ranucci

      • Toxoplasma gondii
      • Parasites