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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. In vitro activity of plant extracts against biofilm-producing food-related bacteria

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: 5 December 2016
      , Volume 238

      Author(s): Antonia Nostro, Alessandra Guerrini, Andreana Marino, Massimo Tacchini, Mara Di Giulio, Alessandro Grandini, Methap Akin, Luigina Cellini, Giuseppe Bisignano, Hatice T. Saraçoğlu

  2. Inhibition of mycotoxin-producing fungi by Bacillus strains isolated from fish intestines

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: 5 December 2016
      , Volume 238

      Author(s): Flávio Fonseca Veras, Ana Paula Folmer Correa, Juliane Elisa Welke, Adriano Brandelli

  3. Antimicrobial Susceptibility and Internalization of Salmonella Typhimurium in Vacuum Tumbled Marinated Beef Products

    • Letters in Applied Microbiology

    • Abstract

  4. Highly Pathogenic Reassortant Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus Clade 2.3.2.1a in Poultry, Bhutan

    • Emerging Infectious Diseases

    • Highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1), clade 2.3.2.1a, with an H9-like polymerase basic protein 1 gene, isolated in Bhutan in 2012, replicated faster in vitro than its H5N1 parental genotype and was transmitted more efficiently in a chicken model. These properties likely help limit/eradicate outbreaks, combined with strict control measures.

  5. Toxins, Vol. 8, Pages 246: Exposure Assessment of Infants to Aflatoxin M1 through Consumption of Breast Milk and Infant Powdered Milk in Brazil

    • Toxins

    • Aflatoxin M1 (AFM1) is an important biomarker that can be used to evaluate aflatoxin exposure in both humans and animals. The aim of this study was to evaluate the exposure degree of infants to AFM1 through consumption of breast milk and infant powdered milk in Brazil.

  6. Toxins, Vol. 8, Pages 254: A Novel Population of Fusarium fujikuroi Isolated from Southeastern U.S. Winegrapes Reveals the Need to Re-Evaluate the Species’ Fumonisin Production

    • Toxins

    • Mycotoxins pose a challenge to a safe food supply worldwide, and their threat is expected to worsen with our changing climate. The need for diligence is exemplified by the discovery of fumonisin B2 in wine, which joins ochratoxin A as a mycotoxin of concern in the grape-wine chain.

  7. Hepatitis E Virus in Pork and Variety Meats Sold in Fresh Markets

    • Food and Environmental Virology

    • Abstract

  8. Development of synthetic media mimicking food soils to study the behaviour of Listeria monocytogenes on stainless steel surfaces

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: 5 December 2016
      , Volume 238

      Author(s): Anaïs Overney, Danielle Chassaing, Brigitte Carpentier, Laurent Guillier, Olivier Firmesse

  9. An Amperometric Immunosensor Based on an Ionic Liquidand Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Composite Electrode for Detectionof Tetrodotoxin in Pufferfish

    • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

    • An amperometric immunosensor based on a composite electrode of single-walled carbon nanotubes and ionic liquid n-octylpyridinum afluorophosphate (SWCNT–ILE) was developed for the determination of tetrodotoxin (TTX).

  10. Population Genetic Structure of Listeria monocytogenes Strains as Determined by Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis and Multilocus Sequence Typing [Food Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Listeria monocytogenes is a ubiquitous bacterium that may cause the foodborne illness listeriosis. Only a small amount of data about the population genetic structure of strains isolated from food is available. This study aimed to provide an accurate view of the L. monocytogenes food strain population in France. From 1999 to 2014, 1,894 L. monocytogenes strains were isolated from food at the French National Reference Laboratory for L.

  11. Relevance of F-Specific RNA Bacteriophages in Assessing Human Norovirus Risk in Shellfish and Environmental Waters [Environmental Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Human noroviruses (HuNoVs) are the main cause of shellfish-borne gastroenteritis outbreaks. In the absence of routine technical approaches allowing infectious particles to be detected, this viral pathogen is currently targeted by genome research, leading to difficult interpretations. In this study, we investigated the potential of F-specific RNA bacteriophages (FRNAPH) as fecal and viral contamination indicators in shellfish and water from a local harvesting area.

  12. Efficient and Regioselective Synthesis of {beta}-GalNAc/GlcNAc-Lactose by a Bifunctional Transglycosylating {beta}-N-Acetylhexosaminidase from Bifidobacterium bifidum [Enzymology and Protein Engineering]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • β-N-Acetylhexosaminidases have attracted interest particularly for oligosaccharide synthesis, but their use remains limited by the rarity of enzyme sources , low efficiency, and relaxed regioselectivity of transglycosylation. In this work, genes of 13 β-N-acetylhexosaminidases, including 5 from Bacteroides fragilis ATCC 25285, 5 from Clostridium perfringens ATCC 13124, and 3 from Bifidobacterium bifidum JCM 1254, were cloned and heterogeneously expressed in Escherichia coli.

  13. Identification of a Halogenase Involved in the Biosynthesis of Ochratoxin A in Aspergillus carbonarius [Food Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Aspergillus carbonarius is the main responsible fungus of ochratoxin A (OTA) contamination of grapes and derived products. To date, the biosynthetic mechanism of this mycotoxin has been partially elucidated. Availability of genome sequence of A. carbonarius has allowed the identification of a putative gene cluster involved in OTA biosynthesis. This region hosts the previously characterized AcOTAnrps and AcOTApks genes encoding two key enzymes of the biosynthetic pathway.

  14. Basic Reproduction Number and Transmission Dynamics of Common Serogroups of Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli [Environmental Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Understanding the transmission dynamics of pathogens is essential to determine the epidemiology, ecology, and ways of controlling enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) in animals and their environments. Our objective was to estimate the epidemiological fitness of common EHEC strains in cattle populations.

  15. A Small Number of Phylogenetically Distinct Clonal Complexes Dominate a Coastal Vibrio cholerae Population [Evolutionary and Genomic Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Vibrio cholerae is a ubiquitous aquatic microbe in temperate and tropical coastal areas. It is a diverse species, with many isolates that are harmless to humans, while others are highly pathogenic. Most notable among them are strains belonging to the pandemic O1/O139 serogroup lineage, which contains the causative agents of cholera. The environmental selective regimes that led to this diversity are key to understanding how pathogens evolve in environmental reservoirs.

  16. Outbreak of Campylobacteriosis Associated with Raccoon Contact at a Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre, Minnesota, 2013

    • Zoonoses and Public Health

    • Summary

  17. The Aspergillus flavus Histone Acetyltransferase AflGcnE Regulates Morphogenesis, Aflatoxin Biosynthesis, and Pathogenicity

    • Frontiers in Microbiology

    • Huahui Lan, Ruilin Sun, Kun Fan, Kunlong Yang, Feng Zhang, Xin Y. Nie, Xiunai Wang, Zhenhong Zhuang, Shihua Wang

  18. Spatio-Temporal Variation in Effects of Upwelling on the Fatty Acid Composition of Benthic Filter Feeders in the Southern Benguela Ecosystem: Not All Upwelling Is Equal

    • PLOS ONE

    • Eleonora Puccinelli, Christopher David McQuaid, Margaux Noyon

  19. Studies on the biofilm produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa grown in different metal fatty acid salt media and its application in biodegradation of fatty acids and bioremediation of heavy metal ions

    • Canadian Journal of Microbiology

    • e-First Articles.

  20. Mycobacterium tuberculosis Zinc Metalloprotease-1 Assists Mycobacterial Dissemination in Zebrafish

    • Frontiers in Microbiology

    • Mani H. Vemula, Raghavender Medisetti, Rakesh Ganji, Kiran Jakkala, Swetha Sankati, Kiranam Chatti, Sharmistha Banerjee

  21. Evaluation of the antibacterial and antioxidant activities of chitosan edible films incorporated with organic essential oils obtained from four Thymus species

    • Journal of Food Science and Technology

    • Abstract

  22. Sanitizing radish seeds by simultaneous treatments with gaseous chlorine dioxide, high relative humidity, and mild heat

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: 21 November 2016
      , Volume 237

      Author(s): Jihyun Bang, Moonhak Choi, Hyeri Son, Larry R. Beuchat, Yoonsook Kim, Hoikyung Kim, Jee-Hoon Ryu

  23. Development of IgY based sandwich ELISA for the detection of staphylococcal enterotoxin G (SEG), an egc toxin

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: 21 November 2016
      , Volume 237

      Author(s): Sowmya Nagaraj, Shylaja Ramlal, Joseph Kingston, Harsh Vardhan Batra

  24. A phosphoethanolamine transferase specific for the 4′-phosphate residue of Cronobacter sakazakii lipid A

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology

    • Abstract

      Aims

      Investigate how Cronobacter sakazakii modify their lipid A structure to avoid recognition by the host immune cells.

  25. Outer membrane vesicles derived from Salmonella Typhimurium mutants with truncated LPS induce cross-protective immune responses against infection of Salmonella enterica serovars in the mouse model

    • International Journal of Medical Microbiology

    • Publication date: Available online 25 August 2016


      Author(s): Qiong Liu, Qing liu, Jie Yi, Kang Liang, Tian Liu, Kenneth L. Roland, Yanlong Jiang, Qingke Kong