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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. Digital PCR for Quantifying Norovirus in Oysters Implicated in Outbreaks, France

    • Emerging Infectious Diseases

    • D. Polo et al.

      • Norovirus
      • Viruses

  2. Toxins, Vol. 8, Pages 310: Prevalence, Characterization, and Mycotoxin Production Ability of Fusarium Species on Korean Adlay (Coix lacrymal-jobi L.) Seeds

    • Toxins

    • Adlay seed samples were collected from three adlay growing regions (Yeoncheon, Hwasun, and Eumseong region) in Korea during 2012. Among all the samples collected, 400 seeds were tested for fungal occurrence by standard blotter and test tube agar methods and different taxonomic groups of fungal genera were detected. The most predominant fungal genera encountered were Fusarium, Phoma, Alternaria, Cladosporium, Curvularia, Cochliobolus and Leptosphaerulina.

      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  3. The L-Arginine Transporter Solute Carrier Family 7 Member 2 Mediates the Immunopathogenesis of Attaching and Effacing Bacteria

    • PLOS Pathogens

    • Kshipra Singh, Nicole T. Al-Greene, Thomas G. Verriere, Lori A. Coburn, Mohammad Asim, Daniel P. Barry, Margaret M. Allaman, Dana M. Hardbower, Alberto G. Delgado, M. Blanca Piazuelo, Bruce A. Vallance, Alain P. Gobert, Keith T. Wilson

      • Bacterial pathogens

  4. Metabolic parameters linked by phenotype microarray to acid resistance profiles of poultry-associated Salmonella enterica

    • Research in Microbiology

    • Publication date: Available online 12 July 2016
      Source:

      Author(s): Jean Guard, Michael J. Rothrock, Devendra H. Shah, Deana R. Jones, Richard K. Gast, Roxana Sanchez-Ingunza, Melissa Madsen, John El-Attrache, Bwalya Lungu

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Salmonella

  5. Evolutionary processes and environmental factors underlying the genetic diversity and lifestyles of Bacillus cereus group bacteria

    • Research in Microbiology

    • Publication date: Available online 16 July 2016
      Source:

      Author(s): Rafael Patiño-Navarrete, Vincent Sanchis

      • Bacillus cereus

  6. H-NS: an overarching regulator of the Vibrio cholerae life cycle

    • Research in Microbiology

    • Publication date: Available online 1 August 2016
      Source:

      Author(s): Julio C. Ayala, Anisia J. Silva, Jorge A. Benitez

      • Vibrio
      • Bacterial pathogens

  7. Methicillin-resistant food-related Staphylococcus aureus: a review of current knowledge and biofilm formation for future studies and applications

    • Research in Microbiology

    • Publication date: Available online 17 August 2016
      Source:

      Author(s): Agapi I. Doulgeraki, Pierluigi Di Ciccio, Adriana Ianieri, George-John E. Nychas

      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens

  8. Update on: Shigella new serogroups/serotypes and their antimicrobial resistance

    • Letters in Applied Microbiology

    • Abstract

      • Shigella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  9. Oxidative and nitrosative stress defences of Helicobacter and Campylobacter species that counteract mammalian immunity

    • FEMS Microbiology Reviews

    • Helicobacter and Campylobacter species are Gram-negative microaerophilic host-associated heterotrophic bacteria that invade the digestive tract of humans and animals. Campylobacter jejuni is the major worldwide cause of foodborne gastroenteritis in humans, while Helicobacter pylori is ubiquitous in over half of the world's population causing gastric and duodenal ulcers.

  10. Role of environmental factors and microorganisms in determining the fate of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the marine environment

    • FEMS Microbiology Reviews

    • Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are widespread in marine ecosystems and originate from natural sources and anthropogenic activities. PAHs enter the marine environment in two main ways, corresponding to chronic pollution or acute pollution by oil spills. The global PAH fluxes in marine environments are controlled by the microbial degradation and the biological pump, which plays a role in particle settling and in sequestration through bioaccumulation.

      • Chemical contaminants

  11. Hepatitis E Virus in Yellow Cattle, Shandong, Eastern China

    • Emerging Infectious Diseases

    • To the Editor: Hepatitis E, caused by hepatitis E virus (HEV), is recognized as a zoonosis (1). HEV has been identified in a wide range of animals, and swine is the primary reservoir (2). In cattle, HEV strains have been recently described in yak (3), Holstein cows and their milk (4), and dairy cows in Xinjiang Province, China (5), but not in other cattle.

      • Viruses
      • Hepatitis

  12. Molecular epidemiology, virulence determinants and antimicrobial resistance of Campylobacter spreading in retail chicken meat in Central China

    • Gut Pathogens

    • Campylobacter species are the major food-borne pathogens which could cause bacterial gastroenteritis in humans. Contaminated chicken products have been recognized as the primary vehicl...

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Campylobacter

  13. The novel norovirus genotype GII.17 is the predominant strain in diarrheal patients in Shanghai, China

    • Gut Pathogens

    • In the winter of 2014–2015, a novel norovirus (NoV) strain (GII.17) was reported to be the major cause of gastroenteritis outbreaks in East Asia. To determine the time course of gastroenteritis infections asso...

      • Viruses
      • Norovirus

  14. Anaerobic heme degradation in E. coli O157:H7 [Biochemistry]

    • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    • All of the heme-degrading enzymes that have been characterized to date require molecular oxygen as a cosubstrate. Escherichia coli O157:H7 has been shown to express heme uptake and transport proteins, as well as use heme as an iron source. This enteric pathogen colonizes the anaerobic space of the lower intestine...

      • Escherichia coli O157:H7
      • Bacterial pathogens

  15. Biological activities of silver nanoparticles from Nothapodytes nimmoniana (Graham) Mabb. Fruit extracts.

    • Food Science and Human Wellness

    • Publication date: Available online 17 October 2016
      Food Science and Human Wellness

      Author(s): G. Mahendran, B.D.Ranjitha Kumari

      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens

  16. Coagulase gene polymorphism of Staphylococcus aureus isolates: A study on dairy food products and other foods in Tehran, Iran

    • Food Science and Human Wellness

    • Publication date: Available online 18 October 2016
      Food Science and Human Wellness

      Author(s): Mohammad Mehdi Soltan Dallal, Mohammad Reza Khoramizadeh, Solmaz Agha Amiri, Ali Akbar Saboor Yaraghi, Ramin Mazaheri Nezhad Fard

      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens

  17. CELIAC DISEASE: Overview and considerations for development of gluten-free foods

    • Food Science and Human Wellness

    • Publication date: Available online 18 October 2016
      Food Science and Human Wellness

      Author(s): Prakriti Jnawali, Vikas Kumar, Beenu Tanwar

  18. Monitoring Seven Potentially Pathogenic Escherichia coli Serogroups in a Closed Herd of Beef Cattle from Weaning to Finishing Phases

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

    • Online Ahead of Print.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  19. The Effects of Produce Washes on the Quality and Shelf Life of “Cantaloupe” (Cucumis Melo var. Cantalupensis) and “Watermelon” (Citrullus Lantus var. Lanatus)

    • Journal of Food Quality

    • Abstract

  20. Inactivation of Viruses and Bacteriophages as Models for Swine Hepatitis E Virus in Food Matrices

    • Food and Environmental Virology

    • Abstract

      • Viruses
      • Norovirus
      • Hepatitis
      • Bacterial pathogens

  21. Suppressor mutations linking gpsB with the first committed step of peptidoglycan biosynthesis in Listeria monocytogenes

    • Journal of Bacteriology

    • The cell division protein GpsB is a regulator of the penicillin binding protein A1 (PBP A1) in the Gram-positive human pathogen Listeria monocytogenes. Penicillin binding proteins mediate the last two steps of peptidoglycan biosynthesis as they polymerize and crosslink peptidoglycan strands, the main components of the bacterial cell wall. It is not known what other processes are controlled by GpsB. L.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Listeria monocytogenes

  22. Comparison of PCR-Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry with 16S rRNA PCR and Amplicon Sequencing for Detection of Bacteria in Excised Heart Valves [Bacteriology]

    • Journal of Clinical Microbiology

    • Identification of the causative pathogen of infective endocarditis (IE) is crucial for adequate management and therapy. A broad-range PCR-electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (PCR-ESI-MS) technique was compared with broad-spectrum 16S rRNA PCR and amplicon sequencing (16S rRNA PCR) for the detection of bacterial pathogens in 40 heart valves obtained from 34 definite infective endocarditis patients according to the modified Duke criteria and six nonendocarditis patients.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  23. Identification and Analysis of Informative Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in 16S rRNA Gene Sequences of the Bacillus cereus Group [Bacteriology]

    • Journal of Clinical Microbiology

    • Analysis of 16S rRNA genes is important for phylogenetic classification of known and novel bacterial genera and species and for detection of uncultivable bacteria. PCR amplification of 16S rRNA genes with universal primers produces a mixture of amplicons from all rRNA operons in the genome, and the sequence data generally yield a consensus sequence.

      • Bacillus cereus

  24. Accurate Detection of Avian Respiratory Viruses by Use of Multiplex PCR-Based Luminex Suspension Microarray Assay [Clinical Veterinary Microbiology]

    • Journal of Clinical Microbiology

    • A novel oligonucleotide suspension microarray (Luminex microsphere system) was developed for the rapid detection of avian respiratory viruses of major clinical importance. This test was optimized and validated with 70 clinical samples.

      • Viruses

  25. Pooled Nucleic Acid Amplification Test for Screening of Stool Specimens for Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli [Bacteriology]

    • Journal of Clinical Microbiology

    • Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC)-associated enteric illness is attributed to O157 and non-O157 serotypes; however, traditional culture-based methods underdetect non-O157 STEC. Labor and cost of consumables are major barriers to implementation of the CDC recommendation to test all stools for both O157 and non-O157 serotypes. We evaluated the feasibility of a pooled nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT) as an approach for screening stool specimens for STEC.

      • Bacterial pathogens