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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. Plant-made colicins for EHEC control [Applied Biological Sciences]

    • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    • Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) is one of the leading causes of bacterial enteric infections worldwide, causing ∼100,000 illnesses, 3,000 hospitalizations, and 90 deaths annually in the United States alone. These illnesses have been linked to consumption of contaminated animal products and vegetables. Currently, other than thermal inactivation, there are no...

      • Bacterial pathogens

  2. Smarter arrow for the food safety quiver [Applied Biological Sciences]

    • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    • Food safety is a critical issue worldwide, and responsibility for ensuring and enhancing safety in the food chain is collectively shared by all involved, from producers to preparation to food service. Just over a century ago, the issues of food safety and production were brought to the forefront of public...

  3. Development and comparison of a generic multiple-locus variable-number tandem repeat analysis with PFGE for typing of Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology

    • Abstract

      Aims

      Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica causes salmonellosis in humans and animals. Serovar specific multiple-locus variable-number tandem repeat analysis (MLVA) is widely used for Salmonella surveillance; however, isolates have to be serotyped prior to MLVA typing and only the most common serovars can be typed. We developed a MLVA scheme for high discriminatory typing of Salmonella.

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  4. Inactivation of Cronobacter sakazakii in reconstituted infant formula by combination of thymoquinone and mild heat

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology

    • Abstract

      Aims

      The objective of this study was to determine the combined effect of thymoquinone (TQ) and mild heat on C. sakazakii in reconstituted infant formula.

      • Cronobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens

  5. Temperate phages promote colicin-dependent fitness of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium

    • Environmental Microbiology

    • Summary

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  6. Isolation and Characterization of Clostridium difficile in Farm Animals from Slaughterhouse to Retail Stage in Isfahan, Iran

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

    • Oct 2015, Vol. 12, No. 10: 864-866.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  7. Determining the arsenic, cadmium, lead, copper and chromium contents by atomic absorption spectrometry in Pangasius fillets from Vietnam

    • Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

    • Abstract

      Background

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  8. A {lambda} Cro-like repressor is essential for the induction of conjugative transfer of SXT/R391 elements in response to DNA damage

    • Journal of Bacteriology

    • Integrative and Conjugative Elements (ICEs) of the SXT/R391 family are the main contributors to acquired multidrug resistance in the seventh pandemic lineage of Vibrio cholerae, the etiological agent of the diarrhoeal disease cholera. Conjugative transfer of SXT/R391 ICEs is triggered by antibiotics and agents promoting DNA damage through RecA-dependent autoproteolysis of SetR, an ICE-encoded CI-like repressor.

      • Vibrio
      • Bacterial pathogens

  9. Fast detection of both o157 and non-o157 shiga-toxin producing escherichia coli by real-time optical immunoassay

    • Letters in Applied Microbiology

    • Abstract

      • Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli
      • Bacterial pathogens

  10. Prevalence and characterization of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in spring waters

    • Letters in Applied Microbiology

    • Abstract

      • Bacterial pathogens

  11. Eradication of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus and of Enterobacteriaceae Expressing Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamases on a Model Pig Farm [Public and Environmental Health Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Colonization of livestock with bacteria resistant to antibiotics is considered a risk for the entry of drug-resistant pathogens into the food chain. For this reason, there is a need for novel concepts to address the eradication of drug-resistant commensals on farms. In the present report, we evaluated the decontamination measures taken on a farm contaminated with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Enterobacteriaceae expressing extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBL-E).

      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens

  12. Molecular Epidemiology of Oyster-Related Human Noroviruses and Their Global Genetic Diversity and Temporal-Geographical Distribution from 1983 to 2014 [Environmental Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Noroviruses (NoVs) are a leading cause of epidemic and sporadic cases of acute gastroenteritis worldwide. Oysters are well recognized as the main vectors of environmentally transmitted NoVs, and disease outbreaks linked to oyster consumption have been commonly observed.

      • Viruses
      • Norovirus

  13. Rapid Proliferation of Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Vibrio vulnificus, and Vibrio cholerae during Freshwater Flash Floods in French Mediterranean Coastal Lagoons [Microbial Ecology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Vibrio vulnificus, and Vibrio cholerae of the non-O1/non-O139 serotype are present in coastal lagoons of southern France. In these Mediterranean regions, the rivers have long low-flow periods followed by short-duration or flash floods during and after heavy intense rainstorms, particularly at the end of the summer and in autumn. These floods bring large volumes of freshwater into the lagoons, reducing their salinity.

      • Vibrio
      • Bacterial pathogens

  14. The Ocean as a Global Reservoir of Antibiotic Resistance Genes [Environmental Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Recent studies of natural environments have revealed vast genetic reservoirs of antibiotic resistance (AR) genes. Soil bacteria and human pathogens share AR genes, and AR genes have been discovered in a variety of habitats. However, there is little knowledge about the presence and diversity of AR genes in marine environments and which organisms host AR genes.

      • Vibrio
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Chemical contaminants

  15. Identification of Benzo[a]pyrene-Metabolizing Bacteria in Forest Soils by Using DNA-Based Stable-Isotope Probing [Environmental Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • DNA-based stable-isotope probing (DNA-SIP) was used in this study to investigate the uncultivated bacteria with benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) metabolism capacities in two Chinese forest soils (Mt. Maoer in Heilongjiang Province and Mt. Baicaowa in Hubei Province). We characterized three different phylotypes with responsibility for BaP degradation, none of which were previously reported as BaP-degrading microorganisms by SIP. In Mt.

      • Chemical contaminants

  16. Sensitivity to Polymyxin B in El Tor Vibrio cholerae O1 Strain, Kolkata, India

    • Emerging Infectious Diseases

    • P. Samanta et al.

      • Vibrio
      • Bacterial pathogens

  17. Differences in major bacterial populations in the intestines of mature broilers after feeding virginiamycin or bacitracin methylene disalicylate

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology

    • Abstract

      Aims

      The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of feeding virginiamycin or bacitracin methylene disalicylate (BMD), two in-feed antibiotics typically used by commercial poultry producers in the United States, on the chicken gastrointestinal microbiota.

      • Clostridium perfringens
      • Bacterial pathogens

  18. Campylobacter species in animal, food, and environmental sources, and relevant testing programs in Canada

    • Canadian Journal of Microbiology

    • Volume 61, Issue 10, Page 701-721, October 2015.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Campylobacter

  19. Inhibitory Activity of Lactobacillus plantarum Strains from Akamu - A Nigerian Fermented Maize Food against Escherichia coli

    • American Journal of Food Science and Technology

    • Lactobacillus plantarum strains: NGL5 and NGL7 previously identified from akamu-a lactic acid bacteria fermented maize food using PCR sequencing analysis were evaluated for inhibitory activity against Eschericia coli NCTC 11560 in fermenting ground maize slurries at 22 and 30°C, and in porridges prepared from 24 h fermented slurries. The L.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  20. An Advanced Visual Qualitative and EVA Green-Based Quantitative Isothermal Amplification Method to Detect Listeria Monocytogenes

    • Journal of Food Safety

    • The purpose of this study is to apply the visual qualitative (LFD-LAMP) and advanced quantitative loop-mediated isothermal amplification (EVA-LAMP) methods to detect Listeria monocytogenes, which is an important pathogenic foodborne bacterium. This research designed a new set of primers to amplify the hlyA gene of L. monocytogenes. The LFD-LAMP products were detected by lateral flow device (LFD) with the naked eyes, and the test results were consistent with agarose gel electrophoresis.

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  21. Establishment of a Method for Describing stx Genes Expression of E. coli O157:H7 in Ground Beef Matrix during Refrigerated Storage

    • Journal of Food Safety

    • Ingredients and complexity of food matrices are inhibitory factors for gene expression studies of bacterial pathogens directly from food matrix. The aim of this study was to develop a simple and fast method for RNA extraction from ground beef matrix as well as stx genes expression of Escherichia coli O157:H7 by relative quantitative real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR).

      • Escherichia coli O157:H7
      • Bacterial pathogens

  22. DNA barcoding for the identification of common economic aquatic products in Central China and its application for the supervision of the market trade

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: March 2016
      , Volume 61
      Author(s): Yanjun Shen, Jingliang Kang, Weitao Chen, Shunping He

  23. Meat species identification using DNA-redox electrostatic interactions and non-specific adsorption on graphene biochips

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: March 2016
      , Volume 61
      Author(s): Sharmili Roy, Ibrahim Abd Rahman, Jose Hernandez Santos, Minhaz Uddin Ahmed

  24. Towards more sustainable surimi? PCR-cloning approach for DNA barcoding reveals the use of species of low trophic level and aquaculture in Asian surimi

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: March 2016
      , Volume 61
      Author(s): Asmaa Galal-Khallaf, Alba Ardura, Yaisel J. Borrell, Eva Garcia-Vazquez

  25. Use of Internet Search Queries to Enhance Surveillance of Foodborne Illness

    • Emerging Infectious Diseases

    • As a supplement to or extension of methods used to determine trends in foodborne illness over time, we propose the use of Internet search metrics. We compared Internet query data for foodborne illness syndrome–related search terms from the most popular 5 Korean search engines using Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service inpatient stay data for 26 International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, codes for foodborne illness in South Korea during 2010–2012.