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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. AFM1 in Milk: Physical, Biological, and Prophylactic Methods to Mitigate Contamination

    • Toxins

    • Aflatoxins (AFs) are toxic, carcinogenic, immunosuppressive secondary metabolites produced by some Aspergillus species which colonize crops, including many dietary staple foods and feed components. AFB1 is the prevalent and most toxic among AFs. In the liver, it is biotransformed into AFM1, which is then excreted into the milk of lactating mammals, including dairy animals. AFM1 has been shown to be cause of both acute and chronic toxicoses.

      • Aflatoxins
      • Natural toxins

  2. Comparative Ochratoxin Toxicity: A Review of the Available Data

    • Toxins

    • Ochratoxins are a group of mycotoxins produced by a variety of moulds. Ochratoxin A (OTA), the most prominent member of this toxin family, was first described by van der Merwe et al. in Nature in 1965. Dietary exposure to OTA represents a serious health issue and has been associated with several human and animal diseases including poultry ochratoxicosis, porcine nephropathy, human endemic nephropathies and urinary tract tumours in humans.

      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  3. In vitro activity of oritavancin and comparator agents against staphylococci, streptococci and enterococci from clinical infections in Europe and North America, 2011–2014

    • International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

    • Publication date: Available online 20 October 2015


      Author(s): Douglas J. Biedenbach, Francis F. Arhin, Gregory Moeck, Thomas F. Lynch, Daniel F. Sahm

      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens

  4. The Occurrence of Beer Spoilage Lactic Acid Bacteria in Craft Beer Production

    • Journal of Food Science

    • Abstract

      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens

  5. Subtyping of Salmonella Food Isolates Suggests the Geographic Clustering of Serotype Telaviv

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

    • Online Ahead of Print.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  6. Antimicrobial Resistance and Molecular Typing of Salmonella Stanley Isolated from Humans, Foods, and Environment

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

    • Online Ahead of Print.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  7. Effect of Whole-Grain Barley on the Human Fecal Microbiota and Metabolome [Food Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • In this study, we compared the fecal microbiota and metabolomes of 26 healthy subjects before (HS) and after (HSB) 2 months of diet intervention based on the administration of durum wheat flour and whole-grain barley pasta containing the minimum recommended daily intake (3 g) of barley β-glucans. Metabolically active bacteria were analyzed through pyrosequencing of the 16S rRNA gene and community-level catabolic profiles.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  8. Mercury Reduction and Methyl Mercury Degradation by the Soil Bacterium Xanthobacter autotrophicus Py2 [Environmental Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Two previously uncharacterized potential broad-spectrum mercury (Hg) resistance operons (mer) are present on the chromosome of the soil Alphaproteobacteria Xanthobacter autotrophicus Py2.

      • Chemical contaminants

  9. Metabolism of Fructooligosaccharides in Lactobacillus plantarum ST-III via Differential Gene Transcription and Alteration of Cell Membrane Fluidity [Genetics and Molecular Biology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Although fructooligosaccharides (FOS) can selectively stimulate the growth and activity of probiotics and beneficially modulate the balance of intestinal microbiota, knowledge of the molecular mechanism for FOS metabolism by probiotics is still limited. Here a combined transcriptomic and physiological approach was used to survey the global alterations that occurred during the logarithmic growth of Lactobacillus plantarum ST-III using FOS or glucose as the sole carbon source.

      • Chemical contaminants

  10. Stability of Secondary and Tertiary Structures of Virus-Like Particles Representing Noroviruses: Effects of pH, Ionic Strength, and Temperature and Implications for Adhesion to Surfaces [Food Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Loss of ordered molecular structure in proteins is known to increase their adhesion to surfaces. The aim of this work was to study the stability of norovirus secondary and tertiary structures and its implications for viral adhesion to fresh foods and agrifood surfaces.

      • Norovirus
      • Viruses

  11. Housefly Larva Vermicomposting Efficiently Attenuates Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Swine Manure, with Concomitant Bacterial Population Changes [Environmental Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Manure from swine treated with antimicrobials as feed additives is a major source for the expansion of the antibiotic resistance gene (ARG) reservoir in the environment. Vermicomposting via housefly larvae (Musca domestica) can be efficiently used to treat manure and regenerate biofertilizer, but few studies have investigated its effect on ARG attenuation.

      • Antibiotic residues
      • Chemical contaminants

  12. Glyoxal–Urea–Formaldehyde MolecularlyImprinted Resin as Pipette Tip Solid-Phase Extraction Adsorbent forSelective Screening of Organochlorine Pesticides in Spinach

    • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

    • A new kind of glyoxal–urea–formaldehyde molecularly imprinted resin (GUF-MIR) was synthesized by a glyoxal–urea–formaldehyde (GUF) gel imprinting method with 4,4′-dichlorobenzhydrol as a dummy template.

  13. Glyoxal–Urea–Formaldehyde Molecularly Imprinted Resin as Pipette Tip Solid-Phase Extraction Adsorbent for Selective Screening of Organochlorine Pesticides in Spinach

    • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

    • TOC Graphic

      • Pesticide residues
      • Chemical contaminants

  14. Antifungal, Antiaflatoxin and Antioxidant Activity of Plant Essential Oils and Their In Vivo Efficacy in Protection of Chickpea Seeds

    • Journal of Food Quality

    • Abstract

      • Aflatoxins
      • Natural toxins

  15. The Multivalent Adhesion Molecule SSO1327 plays a key role in Shigella sonnei pathogenesis

    • Molecular Microbiology

    • Summary

      • Shigella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  16. A Magnetic Nanoparticle Based Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Sensitive Quantification of Zearalenone in Cereal and Feed Samples

    • Toxins

    • A novel enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay based on magnetic nanoparticles and biotin/streptavidin-HRP (MNP-bsELISA) was developed for rapid and sensitive detection of zearalenone (ZEN). The detection signal was enhanced and the sensitivity of the assay was improved by combined use of antibody-conjugated magnetic nanoparticles and biotin-streptavidin system. Under the optimized conditions, the regression equation for quantification of ZEN was y = −0.4287x + 0.3132 (R2 = 0.9904).

  17. Feed Samples

    • Toxins

    • A novel enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay based on magnetic nanoparticles and biotin/streptavidin-HRP (MNP-bsELISA) was developed for rapid and sensitive detection of zearalenone (ZEN). The detection signal was enhanced and the sensitivity of the assay was improved by combined use of antibody-conjugated magnetic nanoparticles and biotin-streptavidin system. Under the optimized conditions, the regression equation for quantification of ZEN was y = −0.4287x + 0.3132 (R2 = 0.9904).

      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  18. An outbreak of multiple norovirus strains on a cruise ship in China, 2014

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology

    • Abstract

      Aims

      To determine the cause of an outbreak of acute gastroenteritis that occurred on a cruise ship sailing along the Yangzi River from Chongqing to Nanjing, China.

      • Norovirus
      • Viruses

  19. Antibacterial efficacy of 405, 460 and 520 nm light emitting diodes on Lactobacillus plantarum, Staphylococcus aureus and Vibrio parahaemolyticus

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology

    • Abstract

      Aim

      Little information is available on a direct comparison of the antibacterial efficacy of LEDs of different peak wavelengths. Thus, the objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of LEDs of three different wavelengths on bacterial inactivation.

      • Vibrio
      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens

  20. Effect of Bacillus subtilis CGMCC 1.1086 on the growth performance and intestinal microbiota of broilers

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology

    • Abstract

      Aims

      Probiotics have been proved to be the most preferred and effective alternative to antibiotics as growth promoter and pathogens inhibitor in poultry industry. In this study Bacillus subtilis CGMCC 1.1086 as a probiotic bacterium was administered in diet and its effects on both the growth performance and the cecal microbiota of broilers were evaluated.

      • Shigella
      • Vibrio
      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens

  21. Safety assessment for octadecyl 3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)-propionate (CAS Reg. No. 2082-79-3) from use in food contact applications

    • Food and Chemical Toxicology

    • Publication date: Available online 19 October 2015
      Food and Chemical Toxicology

      Author(s): April P. Neal-Kluever, Allan B. Bailey, Karen R. Hatwell

  22. Serological Evidence of Pandemic H1N1 Influenza Virus Infections in Greek Swine

    • Zoonoses and Public Health

    • Summary

      • Viruses

  23. High Sensitivity of Aged Mice to Deoxynivalenol (Vomitoxin)-Induced Anorexia Corresponds to Elevated Proinflammatory Cytokine and Satiety Hormone Responses

    • Toxins

    • Deoxynivalenol (DON), a trichothecene mycotoxin that commonly contaminates cereal grains, is a public health concern because of its adverse effects on the gastrointestinal and immune systems. The objective of this study was to compare effects of DON on anorectic responses in aged (22 mos) and adult (3 mos) mice. Aged mice showed increased feed refusal with both acute i.p. (1 mg/kg and 5 mg/kg) and dietary (1, 2.5, 10 ppm) DON exposure in comparison to adult mice.

  24. Purification and Characterization of Bacteriocin Produced by Weissella confusa A3 of Dairy Origin

    • PLOS ONE

    • Hweh Fen Goh, Koshy Philip

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Bacillus cereus

  25. Shigella Effector OspB Activates mTORC1 in a Manner That Depends on IQGAP1 and Promotes Cell Proliferation

    • PLOS Pathogens

    • Richard Lu, BobBrooke Herrera, Heather D. Eshleman, Yang Fu, Alexander Bloom, Zhigang Li, David B. Sacks, Marcia B. Goldberg

      • Shigella
      • Bacterial pathogens