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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. Detection and Quantification of 41 Antibiotic Residues in Gilthead Sea Bream ( Sparus aurata ) From Aquaculture Origin, Using a Multiclass and Multi-residue UHPLC-MS/MS Method

    • Food Analytical Methods

  2. A Microextraction Method Based on Ligandless Ion-Pair Formation for Measuring the Cadmium Cation in Real Samples by Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrometry

    • Food Analytical Methods

  3. Peptidoglycan Acetylation of Campylobacter jejuni Is Essential for Maintaining Cell Wall Integrity and Colonization in Chicken Intestines [Food Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Peptidoglycan (PG) acetylation of Gram-positive bacteria confers lysozyme resistance and contributes to survival in the host. However, the importance of PG acetylation in Gram-negative bacteria has not been fully elucidated. The genes encoding putative PG acetyltransferase A (PatA) and B (PatB) are highly conserved in Campylobacter jejuni, the predominant cause of bacterial diarrhea worldwide. To evaluate the importance of PatA and PatB of C.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Campylobacter

  4. Core Genome Multilocus Sequence Typing for Identification of Globally Distributed Clonal Groups and Differentiation of Outbreak Strains of Listeria monocytogenes [Food Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Many listeriosis outbreaks are caused by a few globally distributed clonal groups, designated clonal complexes or epidemic clones, of Listeria monocytogenes, several of which have been defined by classic multilocus sequence typing (MLST) schemes targeting 6 to 8 housekeeping or virulence genes. We have developed and evaluated core genome MLST (cgMLST) schemes and applied them to isolates from multiple clonal groups, including those associated with 39 listeriosis outbreaks.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Listeria monocytogenes

  5. Whole-Genome Sequencing Analysis of Salmonella enterica Serovar Enteritidis Isolates in Chile Provides Insights into Possible Transmission between Gulls, Poultry, and Humans [Public and Environmental Health Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serotype Enteritidis is a major cause of human salmonellosis worldwide; however, little is known about the genetic relationships between S. Enteritidis clinical strains and S. Enteritidis strains from other sources in Chile. We compared the whole genomes of 30 S. Enteritidis strains isolated from gulls, domestic chicken eggs, and humans in Chile, to investigate their phylogenetic relationships and to establish their relatedness to international strains.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Salmonella

  6. Effect of Leaf Surface Chemical Properties on Efficacy of Sanitizer for Rotavirus Inactivation [Food Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • The use of sanitizers is essential for produce safety. However, little is known about how sanitizer efficacy varies with respect to the chemical surface properties of produce. To answer this question, the disinfection efficacies of an oxidant-based sanitizer and a new surfactant-based sanitizer for porcine rotavirus (PRV) strain OSU were examined.

  7. Antimicrobial and Virulence-Modulating Effects of Clove Essential Oil on the Foodborne Pathogen Campylobacter jejuni [Physiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Our study investigated the antimicrobial action of clove (Syzygium aromaticum) essential oil (EO) on the zoonotic pathogen Campylobacter jejuni. After confirming the clove essential oil's general antibacterial effect, we analyzed the reference strain Campylobacter jejuni NCTC 11168. Phenotypic, proteomic, and transcriptomic methods were used to reveal changes in cell morphology and functions when exposed to sublethal concentrations of clove EO.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Campylobacter

  8. Multivalent Chromosomal Expression of the Clostridium botulinum Serotype A Neurotoxin Heavy-Chain Antigen and the Bacillus anthracis Protective Antigen in Lactobacillus acidophilus [Biotechnology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Clostridium botulinum and Bacillus anthracis produce potent toxins that cause severe disease in humans. New and improved vaccines are needed for both of these pathogens. For mucosal vaccine delivery using lactic acid bacteria, chromosomal expression of antigens is preferred over plasmid-based expression systems, as chromosomal expression circumvents plasmid instability and the need for antibiotic pressure.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Clostridium botulinum

  9. Shiga (vero) toxin producing Escherichia coli in various types of food stuffs; virulence factors, O-serogroups and antimicrobial resistance properties

    • Journal of Food Safety

    • Abstract

      • Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli
      • Bacterial pathogens

  10. Mycotoxins in harvested fruits and vegetables: Insights in producing fungi, biological role, conducive conditions, and tools to manage postharvest contamination

    • Postharvest Biology and Technology

    • Publication date: December 2016
      , Volume 122

      Author(s): Simona M. Sanzani, Massimo Reverberi, Rolf Geisen

  11. Induced resistance to control postharvest decay of fruit and vegetables

    • Postharvest Biology and Technology

    • Publication date: December 2016
      , Volume 122

      Author(s): Gianfranco Romanazzi, Simona Marianna Sanzani, Yang Bi, Shiping Tian, Porfirio Gutiérrez Martínez, Noam Alkan

      • Chemical contaminants
      • Pesticide residues

  12. Decay control in the postharvest system: Role of microbial and plant volatile organic compounds

    • Postharvest Biology and Technology

    • Publication date: December 2016
      , Volume 122

      Author(s): Marta Mari, Silvia Bautista-Baños, Dharini Sivakumar

      • Chemical contaminants
      • Pesticide residues

  13. Disinfecting agents for controlling fruit and vegetable diseases after harvest

    • Postharvest Biology and Technology

    • Publication date: December 2016
      , Volume 122

      Author(s): Erica Feliziani, Amnon Lichter, Joseph L. Smilanick, Antonio Ippolito

  14. Brucella abortus Strain 2308 Wisconsin Genome: Importance of the Definition of Reference Strains

    • Frontiers in Microbiology

    • Marcela Suárez-Esquivel, Nazareth Ruiz-Villalobos, Amanda Castillo-Zeledón, César Jiménez-Rojas, R. Martin Roop II, Diego J. Comerci, Elías Barquero-Calvo, Carlos Chacón-Díaz, Clayton C. Caswell, Kate S. Baker, Esteban Chaves-Olarte, Nicholas R. Thomson, Edgardo Moreno, Jean J. Letesson, Xavier De Bolle, Caterina Guzmán-Verri

      • Bacterial pathogens

  15. Contamination by Norovirus and Adenovirus on Environmental Surfaces and in Hands of Conscripts in Two Finnish Garrisons

    • Food and Environmental Virology

    • Abstract

      • Viruses
      • Norovirus

  16. Microscale In Vitro Assays for the Investigation of Neutral Red Retention and Ethoxyresorufin-O-Deethylase of Biofuels and Fossil Fuels

    • PLOS ONE

    • Sebastian Heger, Kerstin Bluhm, Julia Brendt, Philipp Mayer, Nico Anders, Andreas Schäffer, Thomas-Benjamin Seiler, Henner Hollert

      • Dioxins
      • Chemical contaminants

  17. Immunotoxicological Evaluation of Genetically Modified Rice Expressing Cry1Ab/Ac Protein (TT51-1) by a 6-Month Feeding Study on Cynomolgus Monkeys

    • PLOS ONE

    • Xiaoyan Tan, Xiaobing Zhou, Yao Tang, Jianjun Lv, Lin Zhang, Li Sun, Yanwei Yang, Yufa Miao, Hua Jiang, Gaofeng Chen, Zhiying Huang, Xue Wang

  18. Inactivation of Prions and Amyloid Seeds with Hypochlorous Acid

    • PLOS Pathogens

    • Andrew G. Hughson, Brent Race, Allison Kraus, Laura R. Sangaré, Lori Robins, Bradley R. Groveman, Eri Saijo, Katie Phillips, Luis Contreras, Virkamal Dhaliwal, Matteo Manca, Gianluigi Zanusso, Daniel Terry, Jeffrey F. Williams, Byron Caughey

  19. Pathogenic Escherichia coli and enteric viruses in biosolids and related top soil improvers in Italy

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology

    • Abstract

      Aims

      to investigate the presence of genomic traits associated with a set of enteric viruses as well as pathogenic Escherichia coli in Top Soil Improvers (TSI) from Italy

      Methods

      24 TSI samples originating from municipal sewage sludges, pig manure, green and household wastes were analysed by Real Time PCR for the presence of Hepatitis E virus, porcine and human adenovirus, norovirus, rotavirus and diarrheagenic E. coli.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Viruses
      • Norovirus
      • Hepatitis

  20. Feed Presentation Options in Swine Early Fattening Mitigates Salmonella Shedding and Specifically Modulates the Faecal Microbiota

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology

    • Abstract

      Aims

      The object of this study was to determine the impact of only modifying the processing and/or particle size of pig feed on Salmonella shedding and faecal microbiota.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Salmonella

  21. Assessment of food safety using a new real-time PCR assay for detection and quantification of virulence factors of Enterococci in food samples

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology

    • Abstract

      Aims

      Development of Taqman MGB real-time PCR (q-PCR) assays for the quantitative detection of virulence factor genes in pure culture and food samples with regards to food safety assessment.

  22. Modeling the Transfer of Salmonella Enteritidis during Slicing of Ready-to-Eat Turkey Products Treated with Thyme Essential Oil

    • Journal of Food Science

    • Abstract

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Salmonella

  23. Molecular characterization of Toxoplasma gondii in pork meat from different production systems in the Czech Republic

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: 5 December 2016
      , Volume 238

      Author(s): Michal Slany, Nikol Reslova, Vladimir Babak, Alena Lorencova

      • Toxoplasma gondii
      • Parasites

  24. Distribution of Human Norovirus in the Coastal Waters of South Korea

    • PLOS ONE

    • Man Su Kim, Eung Seo Koo, Yong Seon Choi, Ji Young Kim, Chang Hoon Yoo, Hyun Jin Yoon, Tae-Ok Kim, Hyun Bae Choi, Ji Hoon Kim, Jong Deok Choi, Kwon-Sam Park, Yongsik Shin, Young-Mog Kim, GwangPyo Ko, Yong Seok Jeong

      • Viruses
      • Norovirus

  25. A four-quadrant sequential streak technique to evaluate Campylobacter selective broths for suppressing background flora in broiler carcass rinses

    • Journal of Food Safety

    • Abstract

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Campylobacter