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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. A Lipid Transfer Protein Increases the Glutathione Content and Enhances Arabidopsis Resistance to a Trichothecene Mycotoxin

    • PLOS ONE

    • John E. McLaughlin, Mohamed Anwar Bin-Umer, Thomas Widiez, Daniel Finn, Susan McCormick, Nilgun E. Tumer

  2. Revisiting the membrane interaction mechanism of a membrane-damaging β-barrel pore-forming toxin Vibrio cholerae cytolysin

    • Molecular Microbiology

    • Vibrio cholerae cytolysin (VCC) permeabilises target cell membranes by forming transmembrane oligomeric β-barrel pores. VCC has been shown to associate with the target membranes via amphipathicity-driven spontaneous partitioning into the membrane environment. More specific interaction(s) of VCC with the membrane components have also been documented.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  3. Activation of PrfA results in overexpression of virulent factors but does not rescue the pathogenicity of Listeria monocytogenes M7 [STANDARD]

    • Journal of Medical Microbiology

    • Listeria monocytogenes encodes a transcriptional activator PrfA to positively regulate the expression of virulence factors. We describe a strain M7 containing a PrfA*(G145S) that activates expression of virulence factors but with low pathogenicity. To uncover this contradictory relationship, we exchanged the prfA genes between strains EGDe and M7 (designated as EGDe-prfAM7 and M7-prfAEGDe).

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  4. The effects of different hygiene procedures in reducing bacterial contamination in a model domestic kitchen

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology

    • Aims
      Few studies have compared the effectiveness of hygienic cleaning under simulated use conditions. This study compares commonly used and novel cleaning methods for food contact and hand contact surfaces in kitchens.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  5. A plasmid-borne system to assess the excision and integration of Staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) mediated by CcrA and CcrB

    • Journal of Bacteriology

    • Resistance to methicillin and other β-lactam antibiotics in staphylococci is due to mecA, which is carried on a genomic island, SCCmec. The chromosomal excision and integration of SCCmec is mediated by the site-specific recombinases CcrAB or CcrC encoded within this element. A plasmid-borne system was constructed to assess the activities of CcrA and CcrB in the excision and integration of SCCmec in Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus. The excision frequency in E.

      • Antibiotic residues
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Chemical contaminants

  6. Potential impacts of climate change on veterinary medicinal residues in livestock produce: An island of Ireland perspective††This paper is one of a series of reviews on “Climate Change and Food Safety – an Island of Ireland perspective”.

    • Food Research International

    • Publication date: July 2015
      Trends in Food Science & Technology, Volume 44, Issue 1
      Author(s): Kevin M. Cooper , Connor McMahon , Ian Fairweather , Christopher T. Elliott

      • Antibiotic residues
      • Chemical contaminants

  7. Decontamination of Pangasius fish (Pangasius hypophthalmus) with chlorine or peracetic acid in the laboratory and in a Vietnamese processing company

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: 2 September 2015
      , Volume 208
      Author(s): Anh Ngoc Tong Thi , Imca Sampers , Sam Van Haute , Simbarashe Samapundo , Binh Ly Nguyen , Marc Heyndrickx , Frank Devlieghere

      • Bacterial pathogens

  8. An attempt to model the probability of growth and aflatoxin B1 production of Aspergillus flavus under non-isothermal conditions in pistachio nuts

    • Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: October 2015
      , Volume 51
      Author(s): Laila Aldars-García , Antonio J. Ramos , Vicente Sanchis , Sonia Marín

      • Aflatoxins
      • Natural toxins

  9. Antimicrobial property and microstructure of micro-emulsion edible composite films against Listeria

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: 2 September 2015
      , Volume 208
      Author(s): Mingming Guo , Tony Z. Jin , Madhav P. Yadav , Ruijin Yang

      • Bacterial pathogens

  10. Identification and mycotoxigenic capacity of fungi associated with pre- and postharvest fruit rots of pomegranates in Greece and Cyprus

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: 2 September 2015
      , Volume 208
      Author(s): Loukas Kanetis , Stefanos Testempasis , Vlasios Goulas , Stylianos Samuel , Charalampos Myresiotis , George S. Karaoglanidis

      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  11. Effect of cell immobilization on the growth dynamics of Salmonella Typhimurium and Escherichia coli at suboptimal temperatures

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: 2 September 2015
      , Volume 208
      Author(s): Cindy Smet , Eva Van Derlinden , Laurence Mertens , Estefanía Noriega , Jan F. Van Impe

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  12. Pre-harvest application of oxalic acid increases quality and resistance to Penicillium expansum in kiwifruit during postharvest storage

    • Food Chemistry

    • Publication date: 1 January 2016
      , Volume 190
      Author(s): Yuyan Zhu , Jie Yu , Jeffrey K. Brecht , Tianjia Jiang , Xiaolin Zheng

      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  13. In house validation from direct determination of 5-hydroxymethyl-2-furfural (HMF) in Brazilian corn and cane syrups samples by HPLC–UV

    • Food Chemistry

    • Publication date: 1 January 2016
      , Volume 190
      Author(s): Jucimara K. de Andrade , Emy Komatsu , Hélène Perreault , Yohandra R. Torres , Marcos R. da Rosa , Maria L. Felsner

  14. Pharmaceuticals in grocery market fish fillets by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry

    • Food Chemistry

    • Publication date: 1 January 2016
      , Volume 190
      Author(s): Musavvir Arafat Mottaleb , Carly Stowe , Daniel R. Johnson , Mohammed J. Meziani , M. Abdul Mottaleb

  15. Inhibition effects of carvacrol on biogenic amines formation by common food-borne pathogens in histidine decarboxylase broth

    • LWT

    • Publication date: November 2015
      Source:LWT - Food Science and Technology, Volume 64, Issue 1
      Author(s): Fatih Özogul , Çiğdem Kacar , Imen Hamed

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Listeria monocytogenes

  16. Real-time PCR detection of Campylobacter spp.: A comparison to classic culturing and enrichment

    • Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: October 2015
      , Volume 51
      Author(s): P. de Boer , H. Rahaoui , R.J. Leer , R.C. Montijn , J.M.B.M. van der Vossen

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Campylobacter

  17. A mathematical model for pathogen cross-contamination dynamics during produce wash

    • Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: October 2015
      , Volume 51
      Author(s): Daniel Munther , Yaguang Luo , Jianhong Wu , Felicia M.G. Magpantay , Parthasarathy Srinivasan

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Escherichia coli O157:H7

  18. Functional csdA is needed for effective adaptation and initiation of growth of Clostridium botulinum ATCC 3502 at suboptimal temperature

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: 2 September 2015
      , Volume 208
      Author(s): Henna Söderholm , Yağmur Derman , Miia Lindström , Hannu Korkeala

      • Bacterial pathogens

  19. Polyphenols rich fraction from Geoffroea decorticans fruits flour affects key enzymes involved in metabolic syndrome, oxidative stress and inflammatory process

    • Food Chemistry

    • Publication date: 1 January 2016
      , Volume 190
      Author(s): M.S. Costamagna , I.C. Zampini , M.R. Alberto , S. Cuello , S. Torres , J. Pérez , C. Quispe , G. Schmeda-Hirschmann , M.I. Isla

      • Bacterial pathogens

  20. Antimicrobial Resistance Profiles of Campylobacter spp. Isolated from Broiler Chicken Meat of Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian Origin at Estonian Retail Level and from Patients with Severe Enteric Infections in Estonia

    • Zoonoses and Public Health

    • The resistance patterns of Campylobacter spp. isolated from retail broiler chicken meat originating either from Estonia, Lithuania or Latvia collected in Estonia were determined. Additionally, in collaboration with the laboratories of several Estonian hospitals, antimicrobial susceptibility patterns were determined for Campylobacter isolates from patients with severe Campylobacter enteric infections. The isolates were identified at the species level by the PCR method.

      • Campylobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens

  21. An Aspergillus flavus secondary metabolic gene cluster containing a hybrid PKS-NRPS is necessary for synthesis of the 2-pyridones, leporins

    • Fungal Genetics and Biology

    • Publication date: Available online 4 June 2015

      Author(s): Jeffrey W. Cary , Valdet Uka , Zheng Han , Dieter Buyst , Pamela Y. Harris-Coward , Kenneth C. Ehrlich , Qijian Wei , Deepak Bhatnagar , Patrick F. Dowd , Stacey L. Martens , Ana M. Calvo , José C. Martins , Lynn Vanhaecke , Tom Coenye , Sarah De Saeger , José Diana Di Mavungu

      • Aflatoxins
      • Natural toxins

  22. Survey of Tea for the Presence of Gluten

    • Journal of Food Protection

    • Garber, Eric A.E. et al. In 2013, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration conducted a survey of green and white teas marketed in the northeastern United States for the presence of undeclared wheat. Based on the requirement for concurrence between the RIDASCREEN gliadin (R5) enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and the Morinaga Institutes of Biological Science (MIoBS) wheat protein ELISA, none of the 20 products included in the survey tested positive for wheat, rye, barley, or gluten.

  23. Inaccuracy of Labeling and Visual Inspection for Microsporidian Parasites in Anglerfish Lophius litulon (Jordan, 1902) Collected from Chinese Retail Markets in Sardinia, Italy

    • Journal of Food Protection

    • Meloni, Domenico et al. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the accuracy of labeling and the efficacy of visual inspection to detect the lesions by visible parasites in anglerfish Lophius litulon. One hundred samples were collected over a 2-year period (2011 to 2012) from Chinese retail markets in Sardinia, Italy. To assess the conformity of the items with the trade name, a preliminary visual inspection of the samples by a simple morphological analysis was performed.

  24. Simple High-Performance Liquid Chromatography Method for the Simultaneous Analysis of Aflatoxins, Ochratoxin A, and Zearalenone in Dried and Ground Red Pepper

    • Journal of Food Protection

    • Ok, Hyun Ee et al.

      • Aflatoxins
      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  25. Sporicidal Activities of Various Surfactant Components against Bacillus subtilis Spores

    • Journal of Food Protection

    • Cho, Won-Il et al. The sporicidal activities against Bacillus subtilis spores of surfactant components with hydrophilic and hydrophobic properties that can lead to the denaturation of various proteins comprising the spore structure were investigated. The reduction in spore numbers by each of the surfactant components bornyl acetate, geranyl acetate, pinene, p-cymene, camphene, citral, 2,3-dihydrobenzofuran, polylysine, and thiamine dilaurylsulfate at 1% was estimated at 1 to 2 log CFU/ml.