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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. Assessment of Enterotoxin Production and Cross-Contamination of Staphylococcus aureus between Food Processing Materials and Ready-To-Eat Cooked Fish Paste

    • Journal of Food Science

    • Abstract

      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens

  2. Inhibitory Effect of Cinnamaldehyde, Citral, and Eugenol on Aflatoxin Biosynthetic Gene Expression and Aflatoxin B1 Biosynthesis in Aspergillus flavus

    • Journal of Food Science

    • Abstract

      • Aflatoxins
      • Natural toxins

  3. Detection, Identification, and Prevalence of Pathogenic Vibrio parahaemolyticus in Fish and Coastal Environment in Jordan

    • Journal of Food Science

    • Abstract

      • Vibrio
      • Bacterial pathogens

  4. Approaches to the Surveillance of Foodborne Disease: A Review of the Evidence

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

    • Online Ahead of Print.

  5. Biofilm Formation Characteristics of Pseudomonas lundensis Isolated from Meat

    • Journal of Food Science

    • Abstract

  6. Dissecting the structural elements for the activation of {beta}-ketoacyl-(acyl carrier protein) reductase from Vibrio cholerae

    • Journal of Bacteriology

    • β-ketoacyl-(acyl carrier protein) reductase (FabG) catalyzes the key reductive reaction in the elongation cycle of fatty acid synthesis (FAS), which is a vital metabolic pathway in bacteria and a promising target for new antibiotic development. The activation of the enzyme is usually linked to the formation of a catalytic triad and cofactor binding, and crystal structures of FabG from different organisms have been captured in either active or inactive conformations.

      • Vibrio
      • Antibiotic residues
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Chemical contaminants

  7. Transcriptome-wide identification of Hfq-associated RNAs in Brucella suis by deep sequencing

    • Journal of Bacteriology

    • Recent breakthroughs in next generation sequencing technologies have led to the identification of small noncoding RNAs (sRNAs) as a new important class of regulatory molecules. In prokaryotes, sRNAs are often bound to the chaperone protein Hfq, that allows them to interact with their partner mRNA(s). We screened the genome of the zoonotic and human pathogen Brucella suis 1330 for the presence of this class of RNA.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  8. The Mutation Glu151Asp in the B-Component ofthe Bacillus cereus Non-Hemolytic Enterotoxin (Nhe) Leads toa Diverging Reactivity in Antibody-Based Detection Systems

    • Toxins

    • The ability of Bacillus cereus to cause foodborne toxicoinfections leads to increasing concerns regarding consumer protection. For the diarrhea-associated enterotoxins, the assessment of the non-hemolytic enterotoxin B (NheB) titer determined by a sandwich enzyme immunoassay (EIA) correlates best with in vitro cytotoxicity. In general, the regulation of enterotoxin expression of B. cereus is a coordinately-regulated process influenced by environmental, and probably also by host factors.

      • Bacillus cereus

  9. Delay of the Onset of Puberty in Female Rats by Prepubertal Exposure to T-2 Toxin

    • Toxins

    • Growing evidence has revealed the deleterious influence of environmental and food contaminants on puberty onset and development in both animals and children, provoking an increasing health concern. T-2 toxin, a naturally-produced Type A trichothecene mycotoxin which is frequently found in cereal grains and products intended for human and animal consumption, has been shown to impair the reproduction and development in animals.

  10. Construction of an oral vaccine for transmissible gastroenteritis virus based on the TGEV N gene expressed in an attenuated Salmonella typhimurium vector

    • Journal of Virological Methods

    • Publication date: January 2016
      , Volume 227

      Author(s): Dan Zhang, Xiaobo Huang, Xiaohui Zhang, Sanjie Cao, Xintian Wen, Yiping Wen, Rui Wu, Entao Liang

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  11. Melamine Induces Oxidative Stress in Mouse Ovary

    • PLOS ONE

    • Xiao-Xin Dai, Xing Duan, Xiang-Shun Cui, Nam-Hyung Kim, Bo Xiong, Shao-Chen Sun

      • Chemical contaminants

  12. Prenatal Exposure to Cadmium, Placental Permeability and Birth Outcomes in Coastal Populations of South Africa

    • PLOS ONE

    • Halina B. Röllin, Tahira Kootbodien, Kalavati Channa, Jon Ø. Odland

      Background

      The impact of prenatal exposure to cadmium (Cd) on birth outcomes is an area of concern. This study aimed to assess an impact of prenatal Cd exposure on birth outcomes in distinct coastal populations of South Africa.

      Methods

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  13. Genetic Analysis of Norovirus GII.4 Variant Strains Detected in Outbreaks of Gastroenteritis in Yokohama, Japan, from the 2006-2007 to the 2013-2014 Seasons

    • PLOS ONE

    • Makoto Kumazaki, Shuzo Usuku

      • Norovirus
      • Viruses

  14. Isolation, selection and evaluation of antagonistic yeasts and lactic acid bacteria against ochratoxigenic fungus Aspergillus westerdijkiae on coffee beans

    • Letters in Applied Microbiology

    • Abstract

      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  15. Salmonellosis Hospitalizations in the United States: Associated Chronic Conditions, Costs, and Hospital Outcomes, 2011, Trends 2000–2011

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

    • Online Ahead of Print.

  16. Detection of Vaccinia Virus in Milk: Evidence of a Systemic and Persistent Infection in Experimentally Infected Cows

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

    • Nov 2015, Vol. 12, No. 11: 898-903.

  17. Bacillus cereus Adhesion to Simulated Intestinal Mucus Is Determined by Its Growth on Mucin, Rather Than Intestinal Environmental Parameters

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

    • Nov 2015, Vol. 12, No. 11: 904-913.

      • Bacillus cereus

  18. Control Strategies against Campylobacter at the Poultry Production Level: Biosecurity Measures, Feed Additives and Vaccination

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology

    • Abstract

      • Campylobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens

  19. Effects of Small Molecule Calcium-Activated Chloride Channel Inhibitors on Structure and Function of Accessory Cholera Enterotoxin (Ace) of Vibrio cholerae

    • PLOS ONE

    • Tanaya Chatterjee, Irshad Ali Sheikh, Devlina Chakravarty, Pinak Chakrabarti, Paramita Sarkar, Tultul Saha, Manoj K. Chakrabarti, Kazi Mirajul Hoque

      • Vibrio
      • Bacterial pathogens

  20. Growth of Staphylococcus aureus in Cooked Potato and Potato Salad—A One-Step Kinetic Analysis

    • Journal of Food Science

    • Abstract

      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens

  21. Foodborne Pathogens Prevention and Sensory Attributes Enhancement in Processed Cheese via Flavoring with Plant Extracts

    • Journal of Food Science

    • Abstract

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens

  22. ‘Next-Generation’ Surveillance: An Epidemiologists’ Perspective on the Use of Molecular Information in Food Safety and Animal Health Decision-Making

    • Zoonoses and Public Health

    • Summary

  23. Detection and Molecular Characterization of Salmonella enterica Serovar Eppendorf Circulating in Chicken Farms in Tunisia

    • Zoonoses and Public Health

    • Summary

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  24. Salmonella Prevalence and Antimicrobial Susceptibility from the National Animal Health Monitoring System Sheep 2011 Study

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

    • Online Ahead of Print.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  25. Shift in performance of food safety management systems in supply chains: case of green bean chain in Kenya versus hot pepper chain in Uganda

    • Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

    • Abstract

      BACKGROUND

      • Pesticide residues
      • Chemical contaminants