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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. Prevalence and tracing of persistent Listeria monocytogenes strains in meat processing facility production chain

    • Journal of Food Safety

    • Abstract

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Listeria monocytogenes

  2. The synthesis of OspD3 (ShET2) in Shigella flexneri is independent of OspC1

    • Gut Microbes

    • .

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Shigella

  3. Toxins, Vol. 8, Pages 270: Phosphoproteome Analysis Reveals the Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Deoxynivalenol-Induced Intestinal Toxicity in IPEC-J2 Cells

    • Toxins

    • Deoxynivalenol (DON) is a widespread trichothecene mycotoxin that commonly contaminates cereal crops and has various toxic effects in animals and humans. DON primarily targets the gastrointestinal tract, the first barrier against ingested food contaminants.

  4. Toxins, Vol. 8, Pages 273: Different Toxicity Mechanisms for Citrinin and Ochratoxin A Revealed by Transcriptomic Analysis in Yeast

    • Toxins

    • Citrinin (CIT) and ochratoxin A (OTA) are important mycotoxins, which frequently co-contaminate foodstuff. In order to assess the toxicologic threat posed by the two mycotoxins separately or in combination, their biological effects were studied here using genomic transcription profiling and specific live cell gene expression reporters in yeast cells.

      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  5. Toxins, Vol. 8, Pages 272: The Mechanism of Diarrhetic Shellfish Poisoning Toxin Production in Prorocentrum spp.: Physiological and Molecular Perspectives

    • Toxins

    • Diarrhetic shellfish poisoning (DSP) is a gastrointestinal disorder caused by the consumption of seafood contaminated with okadaic acid (OA) and dinophysistoxins (DTXs). OA and DTXs are potent inhibitors of protein phosphatases 2A, 1B, and 2B, which may promote cancer in the human digestive system. Their expression in dinoflagellates is strongly affected by nutritional and environmental factors.

      • Shellfish toxins

  6. Antimicrobial-Resistant Campylobacter in Organically and Conventionally Raised Layer Chickens

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

    • Online Ahead of Print.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Campylobacter

  7. Community-wide outbreak of haemolytic uraemic syndrome associated with Shiga toxin 2-producing Escherichia coli O26:H11 in southern Italy, summer 2013

    • Eurosurveillance

    • In summer 2013, an excess of paediatric cases of haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) in a southern region of Italy prompted the investigation of a community-wide outbreak of Shiga toxin 2-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O26:H11 infections. Case finding was based on testing patients with HUS or bloody diarrhoea for STEC infection by microbiological and serological methods. A case-control study was conducted to identify the source of the outbreak.

      • Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli
      • Bacterial pathogens

  8. Multilocus sequence typing of Campylobacter concisus from Danish diarrheic patients

    • Gut Pathogens

    • The emerging enteric pathogen Campylobacter concisus is associated with prolonged diarrhea and inflammatory bowel disease. Previous studies have shown that C. concisus strains are very genetically diverse. Nevert...

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Campylobacter

  9. Microbial dynamics of indicator microorganisms on fresh tomatoes in the supply chain from Mexico to the USA

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: 5 December 2016
      , Volume 238

      Author(s): Claire Zoellner, Fabiola Venegas, John J. Churey, Jorge Dávila-Aviña, Yrjo T. Grohn, Santos García, Norma Heredia, Randy W. Worobo

      • Bacterial pathogens

  10. Corrigendum: Whole-Transcriptome Analysis of Verocytotoxigenic Escherichia coli O157:H7 (Sakai) Suggests Plant-Species-Specific Metabolic Responses on Exposure to Spinach and Lettuce Extracts

    • Frontiers in Microbiology

    • Louise Crozier, Pete E. Hedley, Jenny Morris, Carol Wagstaff, Simon C. Andrews, Ian Toth, Robert W. Jackson, Nicola J. Holden

      • Escherichia coli O157:H7
      • Bacterial pathogens

  11. Genome Sequence of Vibrio parahaemolyticus VP103 Strain Isolated from Shrimp in Malaysia

    • Frontiers in Microbiology

    • Vengadesh Letchumanan, Hooi-Leng Ser, Kok-Gan Chan, Bey-Hing Goh, Learn-Han Lee

      • Vibrio
      • Bacterial pathogens

  12. Beneficial Effects of Spices in Food Preservation and Safety

    • Frontiers in Microbiology

    • Davide Gottardi, Danka Bukvicki, Sahdeo Prasad, Amit K. Tyagi

  13. Antibacterial Activities of Wasabi against Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Staphylococcus aureus

    • Frontiers in Microbiology

    • Zhongjing Lu, Christopher R. Dockery, Michael Crosby, Katherine Chavarria, Brett Patterson, Matthew Giedd

      • Escherichia coli O157:H7
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Staphylococcus aureus

  14. Biocontrol activity and patulin-removal effects of Bacillus subtilis, Rhodobacter sphaeroides and Agrobacterium tumefaciens against Penicillium expansum

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology

    • Abstract

      Aims

      This study was conducted to evaluate the biocontrol potential of Bacillus subtilis CICC 10034, Rhodobacter sphaeroides CGMCC 1.2182 and Agrobacterium tumefaciens CGMCC 1.2554 against patulin (PAT)-producer Penicillium expansum and their ability to remove PAT.

      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  15. The heat resistance and spoilage potential of aerobic mesophilic and thermophilic spore forming bacteria isolated from Chinese milk powders

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: 5 December 2016
      , Volume 238

      Author(s): Faizan A. Sadiq, Yun Li, TongJie Liu, Steve Flint, Guohua Zhang, Lei Yuan, Zhipeng Pei, GuoQing He

      • Bacillus cereus

  16. Genetic basis for hypervirulence of Campylobacter [Microbiology]

    • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    • Infections due to clonal expansion of highly virulent bacterial strains are clear and present threats to human and animal health. Association of genetic changes with disease is now a routine, but identification of causative mutations that enable disease remains difficult. Campylobacter jejuni is an important zoonotic pathogen transmitted to humans...

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Campylobacter

  17. Thermal inactivation kinetics of Salmonella spp. in ground pork supplemented with cinnamaldehyde

    • Journal of Food Safety

    • Abstract

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Salmonella

  18. Emergence of a competence reducing filamentous phage from the genome of Acinetobacter baylyi ADP1

    • Journal of Bacteriology

    • Bacterial genomes commonly contain prophage sequences as a result of past infections with lysogenic phages. Many of these integrated viral sequences are believed to be cryptic, but prophage genes are sometimes co-opted by the host, and some prophages may be re-activated to form infectious particles when cells are stressed or mutate. We found that a previously uncharacterized filamentous phage emerged from the genome of Acinetobacter baylyi ADP1 during a laboratory evolution experiment.

      • Vibrio
      • Bacterial pathogens

  19. Klebsiella pneumoniae major porins OmpK35 and OmpK36 allow more efficient diffusion of {beta}-lactams than their Escherichia coli homologs OmpF and OmpC

    • Journal of Bacteriology

    • Klebsiella pneumoniae, one of the most important nosocomial pathogens, is becoming a major problem in health care because of its resistance to multiple antibiotics including cephalosporins of the latest generation and more recently even carbapenems. This is largely due to the spread of plasmid-coded extended spectrum β-lactamases.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  20. Effect of Green Tea, Stinging Nettle and Olive Leaves Extracts on the Quality and Shelf Life Stability of Frankfurter Type Sausage

    • Journal of Food Processing and Preservation

  21. Quality Changes in Functional Pasta During Storage in Two Different Packaging Materials: LDPE and BOPP

    • Journal of Food Processing and Preservation

      • Bacterial pathogens

  22. Shelf Life Improvement of Rice Beer by Incorporation of Albizia myriophylla Extracts

    • Journal of Food Processing and Preservation

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Staphylococcus aureus

  23. Pyrosequencing Analysis of Norovirus Genogroup II Distribution in Sewage and Oysters: First Detection of GII.17 Kawasaki 2014 in Oysters

    • Food and Environmental Virology

    • Abstract

      Norovirus GII.3, GII.4, and GII.17 were detected using pyrosequencing in sewage and oysters in January and February 2015, in Japan. The strains in sewage and oyster samples were genetically identical or similar, predominant strains belonging to GII.17 Kawasaki 2014 lineage. This is the first report of GII.17 Kawasaki 2014 in oysters.

      • Viruses
      • Norovirus

  24. The efficacy of Mentha arvensis L. and M. piperita L. essential oils in reducing pathogenic bacteria and maintaining quality characteristics in cashew, guava, mango, and pineapple juices

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: 5 December 2016
      , Volume 238

      Author(s): Jossana Pereira de Sousa Guedes, José Alberto da Costa Medeiros, Richard Sidney de Souza e Silva, Janaína Maria Batista de Sousa, Maria Lúcia da Conceição, Evandro Leite de Souza

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Listeria monocytogenes

  25. Chemical, physical and morphological properties of bacterial biofilms affect survival of encased Campylobacter jejuni F38011 under aerobic stress

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: 5 December 2016
      , Volume 238

      Author(s): Jinsong Feng, Guillaume Lamour, Rui Xue, Mehr Negar Mirvakliki, Savvas G. Hatzikiriakos, Jie Xu, Hongbin Li, Shuo Wang, Xiaonan Lu

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Campylobacter