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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. Decontamination of iceberg lettuce by some plant hydrosols

    • LWT

    • Publication date: December 2016
      Source:LWT - Food Science and Technology, Volume 74

      Author(s): Ismet Ozturk, Fatih Tornuk, Oznur Caliskan-Aydogan, M. Zeki Durak, Osman Sagdic

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  2. The effect of Pediococcus acidilactici and Lactobacillus sakei on biogenic amines formation and free amino acid profile in different lupin during fermentation

    • LWT

    • Publication date: December 2016
      Source:LWT - Food Science and Technology, Volume 74

      Author(s): Elena Bartkiene, Vadims Bartkevics, Janis Rusko, Vytaute Starkute, Egle Bendoraitiene, Daiva Zadeike, Grazina Juodeikiene

  3. Biopolymer films and the effects of added lipids, nanoparticles and antimicrobials on their mechanical and barrier properties: a review

    • International Journal of Food Science & Technology

    • Summary

  4. Microbiological contamination in peanut confectionery processing plants

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology

    • Abstract

      Aims

      In order to investigate Enterobacteriaceae, coliforms, Escherichia coli, and Salmonella contamination a survey was conducted at three peanut confectionery processing companies (A, B, and C) in Brazil.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  5. Bacillus spore wet heat resistance and evidence for the role of an expanded osmoregulatory spore cortex

    • Letters in Applied Microbiology

    • Abstract

      • Bacillus cereus

  6. Serotypes, virulence markers and cell invasion ability of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) strains isolated from healthy dairy cattle

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology

    • Abstract

      Aim

      The occurrence of virulence markers, serotypes and invasive ability were investigated in Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) isolated from fecal samples of healthy dairy cattle at Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil.

      • Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli
      • Bacterial pathogens

  7. The effect of milk composition, yeast-mould numbers and seasons on aflatoxin M1 amounts in camel milk

    • Journal of Food Safety

    • Abstract

      • Aflatoxins
      • Natural toxins

  8. Sequential dietary exposure to aflatoxin B1 and fumonisin B1 in F344 rats increases liver preneoplastic changes indicative of a synergistic interaction

    • Food and Chemical Toxicology

    • Publication date: Available online 16 July 2016
      Food and Chemical Toxicology

      Author(s): Guoqing Qian, Lili Tang, Shuhan Lin, Kathy S. Xue, Nicol J. Mitchell, Jianjia Su, Wentzel C. Gelderblom, Ronald T. Riley, Timothy D. Phillips, Jia-Sheng Wang

      • Aflatoxins
      • Natural toxins

  9. Bacterial assessment of phage magnetoelastic sensors for Salmonella enterica Typhimurium detection in chicken meat

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: January 2017
      , Volume 71

      Author(s): I-Hsuan Chen, Shin Horikawa, Kayla Bryant, Rebecca Riggs, Bryan A. Chin, James M. Barbaree

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  10. Performance assessment of food safety management system in the pork slaughter plants of China

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: January 2017
      , Volume 71

      Author(s): Chuanwu Xiong, Changhong Liu, Feng Chen, Lei Zheng

  11. Use of growth inhibitors for control of Listeria monocytogenes in heat-processed ready-to-eat meat products simulating post-processing contamination

    • LWT

    • Publication date: December 2016
      Source:LWT - Food Science and Technology, Volume 74

      Author(s): Isabela Sarmento Brasileiro, Matheus Barbosa, Maria Crystina Igarashi, Vanessa Biscola, Daniele Fernanda Maffei, Mariza Landgraf, Bernadette Dora Gombossy de Melo Franco

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  12. Plant lignan secoisolariciresinol suppresses pericardial edema caused by dioxin-like compounds in developing zebrafish: Implications for suppression of morphological abnormalities

    • Food and Chemical Toxicology

    • Author(s): Saimi Tokunaga, Bruce R. Woodin, John J. Stegeman Dioxins and dioxin-like compounds (DLCs) enter the body mainly through diet and cause various toxicological effects through activation of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR), a ligand activated transcription factor. Some plant extracts and phytochemicals are reported to suppress this transformation. However, most of these reports have been from in vitro experiments and few reports have been from in vivo experiments.

      • Chemical contaminants
      • Dioxins

  13. Sequences of a co-existing SXT element, a chromosomal integron (CI) and an IncA/C plasmid and their roles in multidrug resistance in a Vibrio cholerae O1 El Tor strain

    • International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

    • Publication date: Available online 14 July 2016


      Author(s): Ruibai Wang, Jie Li, Biao Kan

      • Vibrio
      • Bacterial pathogens

  14. Nanotechnology in food science: Functionality, applicability, and safety assessment

    • Journal of Food and Drug Analysis

    • Rapid development of nanotechnology is expected to transform many areas of food science and food industry with increasing investment and market share. In this article, current applications of nanotechnology in food systems are briefly reviewed. Functionality and applicability of food-related nanotechnology are highlighted in order to provide a comprehensive view on the development and safety assessment of nanotechnology in the food industry.

  15. Influence of Host Ecology and Behavior on Campylobacter jejuni Prevalence and Environmental Contamination Risk in a Synanthropic Wild Bird Species [Environmental Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Campylobacter jejuni is a foodborne pathogen that often leads to human infections through the consumption of contaminated poultry. Wild birds may play a role in the transmission of C. jejuni by acting as reservoir hosts. Despite ample evidence that wild birds harbor C. jejuni, few studies have addressed the role of host ecology in transmission to domestic animals or humans. We tested the hypothesis that host social behavior and habitat play a major role in driving transmission risk. C.

      • Campylobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens

  16. Evaluation of Various Campylobacter-Specific Quantitative PCR (qPCR) Assays for Detection and Enumeration of Campylobacteraceae in Irrigation Water and Wastewater via a Miniaturized Most-Probable-Number-qPCR Assay [Public and Environmental Health...

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Campylobacter spp. are the leading cause of bacterial gastroenteritis worldwide, and water is increasingly seen as a risk factor in transmission. Here we describe a most-probable-number (MPN)–quantitative PCR (qPCR) assay in which water samples are centrifuged and aliquoted into microtiter plates and the bacteria are enumerated by qPCR. We observed that commonly used Campylobacter molecular assays produced vastly different detection rates.

      • Campylobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens

  17. Loss of SigB in Listeria monocytogenes Strains EGD-e and 10403S Confers Hyperresistance to Hydrogen Peroxide in Stationary Phase under Aerobic Conditions [Food Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • SigB is the main stress gene regulator in Listeria monocytogenes affecting the expression of more than 150 genes and thus contributing to multiple-stress resistance. Despite its clear role in most stresses, its role in oxidative stress is uncertain, as results accompanying the loss of sigB range from hyperresistance to hypersensitivity. Previously, these differences have been attributed to strain variation.

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  18. Effects of Intertidal Harvest Practices on Levels of Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio vulnificus Bacteria in Oysters [Food Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio vulnificus can grow rapidly in shellfish subjected to ambient air conditions, such as during intertidal exposure. In this study, levels of total and pathogenic (tdh+ and/or trh+) V. parahaemolyticus and total V. vulnificus were determined in oysters collected from two study locations where intertidal harvest practices are common.

      • Vibrio
      • Bacterial pathogens

  19. Characterisation of Resistance to Tetracyclines and Aminoglycosides of Sheep Mastitis Pathogens. Study of the Effect of Gene Content on Resistance

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology

    • Abstract

      Aims

      Mastitis causes economic losses and antimicrobials are frequently used for mastitis treatment. Antimicrobial resistance surveys are still rare in the ovine field and characterization of strains is important in order to acquire information about resistance and for optimization of therapy.

  20. The combined effects of developmental lead and ethanol exposure on hippocampus dependent spatial learning and memory in rats: Role of oxidative stress

    • Food and Chemical Toxicology

    • Publication date: Available online 13 July 2016
      Food and Chemical Toxicology

      Author(s): Elham Soleimani, Iran Goudarzi, Kataneh Abrari, Taghi Lashkarbolouki

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  21. Antibacterial activity of liposome containing curry plant essential oil against Bacillus cereusin rice

    • Journal of Food Safety

    • Abstract

      • Bacillus cereus

  22. cj0371: A Novel Virulence-Associated Gene of Campylobacter jejuni

    • Frontiers in Microbiology

    • Xueqing Du, Nan Wang, Fangzhe Ren, Hong Tang, Xinan Jiao, Jinlin Huang

      • Campylobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens

  23. Toxins, Vol. 8, Pages 220: Impact of CDT Toxin on Human Diseases

    • Toxins

    • Cytolethal distending toxin (CDT) is found in Gram-negative bacteria, especially in certain Proteobacteria such as the Pasteurellaceae family, including Haemophilus ducreyi and Aggregatibacter (Actinobacillus) actinomycetemcomitans, in the Enterobacteriaceae family and the Campylobacterales order, including the Campylobacter and Helicobacter species.

      • Campylobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens

  24. Curcumin inhibits adenosine deaminase and arginase activities in cadmium-induced renal toxicity in rat kidney

    • Journal of Food and Drug Analysis

    • In this study, the effect of enzymes involved in degradation of renal adenosine and l-arginine was investigated in rats exposed to cadmium (Cd) and treated with curcumin, the principal active phytochemical in turmeric rhizome. Animals were divided into six groups (n = 6): control/saline, saline/curcumin 12.5 mg/kg, saline/curcumin 25 mg/kg, Cd/vehicle, Cd/curcumin 12.5 mg/kg, and Cd/curcumin 25 mg/kg.

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  25. Codfish authentication by a fast Short Amplicon High Resolution Melting Analysis (SA-HRMA) method

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: January 2017
      , Volume 71

      Author(s): C. Tomás, I.M.P.L.V.O. Ferreira, M.A. Faria