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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. Food safety regulations in Australia and New Zealand Food Standards

    • Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

  2. Circulating of CMY-2 β-Lactamase gene in weaned pigs and their environment in a commercial farm and the effect of feed supplementation with a clay mineral

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology

    • Abstract

      Aims

      To investigate the mechanisms leading to an increase in the prevalence of blaCMY-2 conferring resistance to ceftiofur in pigs receiving a feed medicated with chlortetracycline and penicillin and to examine the effect of supplementation with a clay mineral on this phenomenon.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  3. Tocopherol-mediated synthesis of silver nanoparticles and preparation of antimicrobial PBAT/silver nanoparticles composite films

    • LWT

    • Publication date: October 2016
      Source:LWT - Food Science and Technology, Volume 72

      Author(s): Shiv Shankar, Jong-Whan Rhim

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  4. Prevalence and Genetic Characterization of Cryptosporidium Species in Dairy Calves in Central Ethiopia

    • PLOS ONE

    • Teklu Wegayehu, Robiul Karim, Manyazewal Anberber, Haileeyesus Adamu, Berhanu Erko, Longxian Zhang, Getachew Tilahun

      • Cryptosporidium parvum
      • Parasites

  5. Environmental Metabolomics of the Tomato Plant Surface Provides Insights on Salmonella enterica Colonization [Food Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Foodborne illness-causing enteric bacteria are able to colonize plant surfaces without causing infection. We lack an understanding of how epiphytic persistence of enteric bacteria occurs on plants, possibly as an adaptive transit strategy to maximize chances of reentering herbivorous hosts.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Salmonella

  6. Construction of Nontoxigenic Mutants of Nonproteolytic Clostridium botulinum NCTC 11219 by Insertional Mutagenesis and Gene Replacement [Food Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Group II nonproteolytic Clostridium botulinum (gIICb) strains are an important concern for the safety of minimally processed ready-to-eat foods, because they can grow and produce botulinum neurotoxin during refrigerated storage.

      • Clostridium botulinum
      • Bacterial pathogens

  7. Differences in the Vulnerability of Waterbird Species to Botulism Outbreaks in Mediterranean Wetlands: an Assessment of Ecological and Physiological Factors [Public and Environmental Health Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Avian botulism kills thousands of waterbirds every year, including endangered species, but information about the differences between species in vulnerability to botulism outbreaks and the capacity to act as carriers of Clostridium botulinum is still poorly known. Here, we estimated the vulnerability to botulism of 11 waterbird species from Mediterranean wetlands by comparing the number of affected birds with the census of individuals at risk.

      • Clostridium botulinum
      • Bacterial pathogens

  8. Complementation of Arginine Auxotrophy for Genetic Transformation of Coxiella burnetii by Use of a Defined Axenic Medium [Methods]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Host cell-free (axenic) culture of Coxiella burnetii in acidified citrate cysteine medium-2 (ACCM-2) has provided important opportunities for investigating the biology of this naturally obligate intracellular pathogen and enabled the development of tools for genetic manipulation. However, ACCM-2 has complex nutrient sources that preclude a detailed study of nutritional factors required for C. burnetii growth. Metabolic reconstruction of C.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  9. Recognition of Histo-Blood Group Antigen-Like Carbohydrates in Lettuce by Human GII.4 Norovirus [Food Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Human norovirus (HuNoV) genogroup II genotype 4 (GII.4) strains account for about 80% of the gastroenteritis outbreaks in the United States. Contaminated food is a major transmission vehicle for this virus. In humans, pigs, and oysters, histo-blood group antigens (HBGAs) act as attachment factors for HuNoVs. In lettuce, although the virus-like particles (VLPs) of a GII.4 HuNoV were found to bind to cell wall carbohydrates, the exact binding site has not been investigated.

      • Viruses
      • Norovirus

  10. Transcriptional Profile during Deoxycholate-Induced Sporulation in a Clostridium perfringens Isolate Causing Foodborne Illness [Food Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Clostridium perfringens type A is a common source of foodborne illness (FBI) in humans. Vegetative cells sporulate in the small intestinal tract and produce the major pathogenic factor C. perfringens enterotoxin. Although sporulation plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of FBI, the mechanisms inducing sporulation remain unclear. Bile salts were shown previously to induce sporulation, and we confirmed deoxycholate (DCA)-induced sporulation in C.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Clostridium perfringens

  11. Influence of Low-Shear Modeled Microgravity on Heat Resistance, Membrane Fatty Acid Composition, and Heat Stress-Related Gene Expression in Escherichia coli O157:H7 ATCC 35150, ATCC 43889, ATCC 43890, and ATCC 43895 [Food Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • We previously showed that modeled microgravity conditions alter the physiological characteristics of Escherichia coli O157:H7. To examine how microgravity conditions affect bacterial heat stress responses, D values, membrane fatty acid composition, and heat stress-related gene expression (clpB, dnaK, grpE, groES, htpG, htpX, ibpB, and rpoH), E.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Escherichia coli O157:H7

  12. Fungal flora and aflatoxin contamination in Pakistani wheat kernels (Triticum aestivum L.) and their attribution in seed germination

    • Journal of Food and Drug Analysis

    • This study aimed to isolate fungal pathogens and to subsequently quantify aflatoxin (AF; B1 + B2 + G1 + G2) contamination in wheat crops grown in Pakistan. Accordingly, a total of 185 wheat samples were collected from different areas of Pakistan and numerous potent fungal pathogens were isolated.

      • Aflatoxins
      • Natural toxins

  13. Mononuclear phagocytes contribute to intestinal invasion and dissemination of Yersinia enterocolitica

    • International Journal of Medical Microbiology

    • Publication date: Available online 19 April 2016


      Author(s): Doreen Drechsler-Hake, Hanin Alamir, Manina Günter, Samuel Wagner, Monika Schütz, Erwin Bohn, Katja Schenke-Layland, Fabio Pisano, Petra Dersch, Ingo B. Autenrieth, Stella E. Autenrieth

      • Yersinia
      • Bacterial pathogens

  14. Contribution of protein isoaspartate methyl transferase (PIMT) in the survival of Salmonella Typhimurium under oxidative stress and virulence

    • International Journal of Medical Microbiology

    • Publication date: Available online 29 April 2016


      Author(s): Manoj Kumawat, Pavan Kumar Pesingi, Rajesh Kumar Agarwal, Tapas Kumar Goswami, Manish Mahawar

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Salmonella

  15. Determination of Haloxyfop-Methyl, Linuron, and Procymidone Pesticides in Carrot Using SLE-LTP Extraction and GC-MS

    • Food Analytical Methods

      • Pesticide residues
      • Chemical contaminants

  16. Determination of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Olive and Refined Pomace Olive Oils with Modified Low Temperature and Ultrasound-Assisted Liquid–Liquid Extraction Method Followed by the HPLC/FLD

    • Food Analytical Methods

      • Chemical contaminants

  17. Simple and Fast Determination of Acrylamide and Metabolites in Potato Chips and Grilled Asparagus by Liquid Chromatography Coupled to Mass Spectrometry

    • Food Analytical Methods

      • Chemical contaminants

  18. Bioactive components of pomegranate fruit and their transformation by fermentation processes

    • European Food Research and Technology

    • Abstract

  19. Contribution of phenolic acids isolated from green and roasted boiled-type coffee brews to total coffee antioxidant capacity

    • European Food Research and Technology

    • Abstract

  20. In vitro selection, characterization and cytotoxic effect of bacteriocin of Lactobacillus sakei GM3 isolated from goat milk

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: November 2016
      , Volume 69

      Author(s): Natarajan Devi Avaiyarasi, A. David Ravindran, Perumal Venkatesh, Venkatesan Arul

  21. Sushi commercialized in Brazil: Organic Hg levels and exposure intake evaluation

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: November 2016
      , Volume 69

      Author(s): Esther Lima de Paiva, Jeanne Clécia Alves, Raquel Fernanda Milani, Bárbara Sia Boer, Késia Diego Quintaes, Marcelo Antonio Morgano

      • Chemical contaminants

  22. Daily intake and bacteriological quality of meat consumed in the households of Kigali, Rwanda

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: November 2016
      , Volume 69

      Author(s): Eugène Niyonzima, Martin Patrick Ongol, Yves Brostaux, Nicolas Korsak Koulagenko, Georges Daube, Anastase Kimonyo, Marianne Sindic

      • Bacterial pathogens

  23. An assessment of the processing and physicochemical factors contributing to the microbial contamination of salpicão, a naturally-fermented Portuguese sausage

    • LWT

    • Publication date: October 2016
      Source:LWT - Food Science and Technology, Volume 72

      Author(s): V. Cadavez, U. Gonzales-Barron, P. Pires, E. Fernandes, A.P. Pereira, A. Gomes, J.P. Araújo, F. Lopes-da-Silva, P. Rodrigues, C. Fernandes, M.J. Saavedra, F. Butler, T. Dias

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens

  24. Quality Characteristics of Refined Squid (Todarodes pacificus) Oil as an Alternative Resource for Omega-3 Fatty Acids

    • Journal of Food Processing and Preservation

  25. Developing an Intelligent Traceability System for Aquatic Products in Cold Chain Logistics Integrated WSN with SPC

    • Journal of Food Processing and Preservation