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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. Thermal Processing Alters the Chemical Quality and Sensory Characteristics of Sweetsop (Annona squamosa L.) and Soursop (Annona muricata L.) Pulp and Nectar

    • Journal of Food Science

    • Abstract

  2. Effects of Electrolyzed Oxidizing Water on Inactivation of Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus cereus Spores in Suspension and on Carriers

    • Journal of Food Science

    • Abstract

      • Bacillus cereus

  3. NqrM (DUF539) Protein is Required for Maturation of Bacterial Na+-translocating NADH:quinone Oxidoreductase

    • Journal of Bacteriology

    • Na+-translocating NADH:quinone oxidoreductase (Na+-NQR) catalyzes electron transfer from NADH to ubiquinone in the bacterial respiratory chain, coupled with Na+ translocation across the membrane. Na+-NQR maturation involves covalent attachment of FMN residues, catalyzed by flavin transferase encoded by the nqr-associated apbE gene.

      • Yersinia
      • Vibrio
      • Antibiotic residues
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Chemical contaminants

  4. A hypothetical protein BB0569 is essential for chemotaxis of the Lyme disease spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi

    • Journal of Bacteriology

    • The Lyme disease spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi has five putative methyl-accepting chemotaxis proteins (MCPs). In this report, we provide evidence that a hypothetical protein BB0569 is essential for the chemotaxis of B. burgdorferi. While BB0569 lacks significant homology to the canonical MCPs, it contains a conserved domain (spanning residues 110 - 170) that is often evident in membrane-bound MCPs such as Tar and Tsr of Escherichia coli.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  5. Preparation and characterization of bionanocomposite films reinforced with nano kaolin

    • Journal of Food Science and Technology

    • Abstract

      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens

  6. Exploring the Antibacterial and Antifungal Potential of Jellyfish-Associated Marine Fungi by Cultivation-Dependent Approaches

    • PLOS ONE

    • Yang Yue, Huahua Yu, Rongfeng Li, Ronge Xing, Song Liu, Pengcheng Li

      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens

  7. Recent Advances for the Detection of Ochratoxin A

    • Toxins

    • Ochratoxin A (OTA) is one of the mycotoxins secreted by Aspersillus and Penicillium that can easily colonize various grains like coffee, peanut, rice, and maize. Since OTA is a chemically stable compound that can endure the physicochemical conditions of modern food processing, additional research efforts have been devoted to develop sensitive and cost-effective surveillance solutions.

      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  8. Physiologic Stresses Reveal a Salmonella Persister State and TA Family Toxins Modulate Tolerance to These Stresses

    • PLOS ONE

    • Eugenia Silva-Herzog, Erin M. McDonald, Amy L. Crooks, Corrella S. Detweiler

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  9. Antimicrobial Resistance in Escherichia coli Recovered from Feedlot Cattle and Associations with Antimicrobial Use

    • PLOS ONE

    • Katharine M. Benedict, Sheryl P. Gow, Tim A. McAllister, Calvin W. Booker, Sherry J. Hannon, Sylvia L. Checkley, Noelle R. Noyes, Paul S. Morley

      • Bacterial pathogens

  10. National Studies as a Component of the World Health Organization Initiative to Estimate the Global and Regional Burden of Foodborne Disease

    • PLOS ONE

    • Robin J. Lake, Brecht Devleesschauwer, George Nasinyama, Arie H. Havelaar, Tanja Kuchenmüller, Juanita A. Haagsma, Helen H. Jensen, Nasreen Jessani, Charline Maertens de Noordhout, Frederick J. Angulo, John E. Ehiri, Lindita Molla, Friday Agaba, Suchunya Aungkulanon, Yuko Kumagai, Niko Speybroeck

      Background

  11. Methodological Framework for World Health Organization Estimates of the Global Burden of Foodborne Disease

    • PLOS ONE

    • Brecht Devleesschauwer, Juanita A. Haagsma, Frederick J. Angulo, David C. Bellinger, Dana Cole, Dörte Döpfer, Aamir Fazil, Eric M. Fèvre, Herman J. Gibb, Tine Hald, Martyn D. Kirk, Robin J. Lake, Charline Maertens de Noordhout, Colin D. Mathers, Scott A. McDonald, Sara M. Pires, Niko Speybroeck, M. Kate Thomas, Paul R. Torgerson, Felicia Wu, Arie H. Havelaar, Nicolas Praet

      Background

  12. Aetiology-Specific Estimates of the Global and Regional Incidence and Mortality of Diarrhoeal Diseases Commonly Transmitted through Food

    • PLOS ONE

    • Sara M. Pires, Christa L. Fischer-Walker, Claudio F. Lanata, Brecht Devleesschauwer, Aron J. Hall, Martyn D. Kirk, Ana S. R. Duarte, Robert E. Black, Frederick J. Angulo

      Background

      • Norovirus
      • Shigella
      • Giardia lamblia
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Parasites
      • Viruses

  13. Estimate of the prevalence and burden of food poisoning by natural toxic compounds in South Korea

    • Food Research International

    • Publication date: Available online 2 November 2015


      Author(s): Myoung Su Park, Gyung Jin Bahk

  14. Relating physicochemical and microbiological safety indicators during processing of linguiça, a Portuguese traditional dry-fermented sausage

    • Food Research International

    • Publication date: Available online 10 November 2015


      Author(s): U. Gonzales-Barron, V. Cadavez, A.P. Pereira, A. Gomes, J.P. Araújo, M.J. Saavedra, L. Estevinho, F. Butler, P. Pires, T. Dias

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens

  15. Electrostatic spraying of organic acids on biofilms formed by E. coli O157:H7 and Salmonella Typhimurium on fresh produce

    • Food Research International

    • Publication date: Available online 20 November 2015


      Author(s): Ahmad Almasoud, Navam Hettiarachchy, Srinivas Rayaprolu, Ronny Horax, Satchithanandam Eswaranandam

      • Escherichia coli O157:H7
      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  16. Eggshell penetration by Salmonella Typhimurium in table eggs: Examination of underlying eggshell structures by micro-computed tomography and scanning electron microscopy

    • Food Research International

    • Publication date: Available online 23 November 2015


      Author(s): Aaron Ray, J.R. Roberts, R. Flavel, K.K. Chousalkar

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  17. Modeling the effect of natamycin, pine-resin and environmental factors on the growth and OTA production by A. carbonarius using response surface methodology

    • Food Research International

    • Publication date: Available online 27 November 2015


      Author(s): Efstathia A. Kogkaki, Pantelis I. Natskoulis, Efstathios Z. Panagou

      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  18. Ochratoxin A-induced cytotoxicity, genotoxicity and reactive oxygen species in kidney cells: an integrative approach of complementary endpoints

    • Food and Chemical Toxicology

    • Publication date: Available online 2 December 2015
      Food and Chemical Toxicology

      Author(s): João G. Costa, Nuno Saraiva, Patrícia S. Guerreiro, Henriqueta Louro, Maria J. Silva, Joana P. Miranda, Matilde Castro, Ines Batinic-Haberle, Ana S. Fernandes, Nuno G. Oliveira

      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  19. Membrane-Binding Mechanism of Clostridium perfringens Alpha-Toxin

    • Toxins

    • Clostridium perfringens alpha-toxin is a key mediator of gas gangrene, which is a life-threatening infection that manifests as fever, pain, edema, myonecrosis, and gas production. Alpha-toxin possesses phospholipase C and sphingomyelinase activities. The toxin is composed of an N-terminal domain (1–250 aa, N-domain), which is the catalytic site, and a C-terminal domain (251–370 aa, C-domain), which is the membrane-binding site.

      • Clostridium perfringens
      • Bacterial pathogens

  20. Detection of leishmania-specific DNA and surface antigens using a combination of functionalized magnetic beads and cadmium selenite quantum dots

    • Journal of Microbiological Methods

    • Publication date: Available online 2 December 2015


      Author(s): Margarita Andreadou, Emmanouil Liandris, Maria Gazouli, Antonia Mataragka, Ilias Tachtsidis, Nikolaοs Goutas, Dimitrios Vlachodimitropoulos, John Ikonomopoulos

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  21. Shigellosis in refugees, Austria, July to November 2015

    • Eurosurveillance

    • We report on a cluster of shigellosis including 21 cases in refugees and two in local residents who worked in refugee transit centres, detected in Austria in 2015, between calendar weeks 29 and 47. The species isolated from the cluster cases, including one mixed infection, were S. sonnei (n?=?13), S. flexneri (n?=?10) and S. boydii (n?=?1).

  22. Constitutive Effects of Lead on Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Gene Battery and Protection by β-carotene and Ascorbic Acid in Human HepG2 Cells

    • Journal of Food Science

    • Abstract

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  23. Distribution of Cadmium, Iron, and Zinc in Millstreamsof Hard Winter Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

    • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

    • Hard winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is a major crop in the Great Plains of the United States, and our previous work demonstrated that wheat genotypes vary for grain cadmium accumulation with some exceeding the CODEX standard (0.2 mg kg–1). Previous reports of cadmium distribution in flour milling fractions have not included high cadmium grain.

  24. Distribution of Cadmium, Iron, and Zinc in Millstreams of Hard Winter Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

    • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

    • TOC Graphic

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  25. Impact of OmpR on the membrane proteome of Yersinia enterocolitica in different environments: repression of major adhesin YadA and heme receptor HemR

    • Environmental Microbiology

    • Summary

      • Yersinia
      • Bacterial pathogens