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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. Ventrolateral prefrontal hemodynamic responses in autism spectrum disorder with and without depression

    • PLOS ONE

    • by Toshiyuki Ohtani, Akio Wakabayashi, Chihiro Sutoh, Fumiyo Oshima, Yoshiyuki Hirano, Eiji Shimizu

  2. Pharmacokinetics of tulathromycin in pregnant ewes (Ovis aries) challenged with Campylobacter jejuni

    • PLOS ONE

    • by Michael Yaeger, Jonathan P. Mochel, Zuowei Wu, Paul Plummer, Orhan Sahin, Joseph Smith, Melda Ocal, Ashenafi Beyi, Changyun Xu, Qijing Zhang, Ronald W. Griffith

      • Campylobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens

  3. Safety verification for polysorbate 20, pharmaceutical excipient for intramuscular administration, in Sprague-Dawley rats and New Zealand White rabbits

    • PLOS ONE

    • by Junhyung Kim, Seongsung Kwak, Mi-Sun Park, Chang-Hoon Rhee, Gi-Hyeok Yang, Jangmi Lee, Woo-Chan Son, Won-ho Kang

      • Clostridium botulinum
      • Bacterial pathogens

  4. Activity Enhancement of Trametes versicolor Aflatoxin B1-Degrading Enzyme (TV-AFB1D) by Molecular Docking and Site-Directed Mutagenesis Techniques

    • Food and Bioproducts Processing

    • Author(s): Peizhou Yang, Shuhua Lu, Wei Xiao, Zhi Zheng, Suwei Jiang, Shaotong Jiang, Shuying Jiang, Jieshun Cheng, Danfeng Zhang

      • Aflatoxins
      • Natural toxins

  5. Acrylamide in commercial table olives and the effect of domestic cooking

    • Food Control

    • Author(s): L. Duedahl-Olesen, A.S. Wilde, M.P. Dagnæs-Hansen, A. Mikkelsen, P.T. Olesen, K. Granby

      • Chemical contaminants

  6. Foodborne botulism survey in Northern Italy from 2013 to 2020: Emerging risk or stable situation?

    • Food Control

    • Author(s): Benevenia Roberto, Arnaboldi Sara, Dalzini Elena, Todeschi Silvia, Bornati Luigi, Saetti Francesca, Ferrari Marina, Varisco Giorgio, Finazzi Guido, Losio Marina-Nadia

  7. 60Coγ-ray irradiation inhibits germination of fresh walnuts by modulating respiratory metabolism and reducing energy status during storage

    • Postharvest Biology and Technology

    • Author(s): Haichao Hu, Nana Jing, Yuhang Peng, Chaobin Liu, Huiling Ma, Yanping Ma

  8. Application of silanized melamine sponges in matrix purification for rapid multi-residue analysis of veterinary drugs in eggs by UPLC-MS/MS

    • Food Chemistry

    • Author(s): Xu Xu, Wenhao Zhao, Baocheng Ji, Yu Han, Gaigai Xu, Mingsha Jie, Nan Wu, Yongmei Wu, Junguang Li, Ke Li, Dianbo Zhao, Yanhong Bai

      • Antibiotic residues
      • Chemical contaminants

  9. Method optimization and validation for the routine analysis of multi-class pesticide residues in Kinnow Mandarin and fruit quality evaluation

    • Food Chemistry

    • Author(s): Aasma Bibi, Nazia Rafique, Sofia Khalid, Abdul Samad, Karam Ahad, Farrakh Mehboob

      • Pesticide residues
      • Chemical contaminants

  10. Pan-drug resistant Providencia rettgeri contributing to a fatal case of COVID-19

    • Microbiology

    • Following prolonged hospitalization that included broad-spectrum antibiotic exposure, a strain of was cultured from the blood of a patient undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation treatment for hypoxic respiratory failure due to COVID-19.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  11. Genomics of Ochrobactrum pseudogrignonense (newly named Brucella pseudogrignonensis) reveals a new blaOXA subgroup

  12. Assessment of Microbiological Quality of Fresh Vegetables and Oysters Produced in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina

    • Food and Environmental Virology

    • Fresh vegetables and shellfish are prone to microbial contamination through irrigation or breeding with sewage-polluted waters, as well as by infected food handlers. In this work, we studied the presence of human and bovine polyomaviruses and human norovirus in fresh lettuces, strawberries and oysters produced in Buenos Aires province, Argentina. In oysters, we also investigated F-specific RNA bacteriophages, indicator Escherichia coli (E.

      • Norovirus
      • Salmonella
      • Vibrio
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Viruses

  13. Different Soil Factors Influencing Dehydrogenase Activity in Mine Degraded Lands—State-of-Art Review

    • Water, Air, & Soil Pollution

    • Abstract

  14. A reduction in cadmium accumulation and sulphur containing compounds resulting from grafting in eggplants (Solanum melogena) is associated with DNA methylation

    • Plant and Soil

    • Abstract


      Aims

      Grafting is an effective strategy to reduce the accumulation of cadmium (Cd) from the soil to the aerial plant parts. However, few studies have investigated the mechanisms involved.


      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  15. Elevated atmospheric CO2 generally improved soluble sugars content in the rhizosphere soil of black locust seedlings under cadmium exposure

    • Plant and Soil

    • Abstract


      Aims

      Sugars in soils play vital roles in soil aggregation and microbial activity, which is easily affected by environmental factors. Here, we investigated the accumulation of total sugars and monosaccharides in the rhizosphere soil of black locust seedlings exposed to the contamination of elevated atmospheric CO2 (eCO2) and cadmium (Cd) and its driving factors.

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  16. Cellular Activity of Salmonella Typhimurium ArtAB Toxin and Its Receptor-Binding Subunit

    • Toxins

    • Salmonellosis is among the most reported foodborne illnesses in the United States. The Salmonella enterica Typhimurium DT104 phage type, which is associated with multidrug-resistant disease in humans and animals, possesses an ADP-ribosylating toxin called ArtAB. Full-length artAB has been found on a number of broad-host-range non-typhoidal Salmonella species and serovars.

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  17. A kinetic analysis of the aflatoxin detoxification potential of lactic acid bacteria in Terxine (a cereal-based food)

    • FEMS Microbiology Letters

    • ABSTRACT Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) is a hazardous component that can seriously threaten the public health. Terxine is a component used in traditional soup and found in the western mountainous regions of Iran. Several microorganisms have been reported to bind or degrade aflatoxins (AFs) in foods and feeds. This research aimed to investigate the effect of Terxine fermentation by Lactobacillus plantarum strains AF1 and LU5 on AFB1.

      • Aflatoxins
      • Natural toxins

  18. SARS-CoV-2 suppresses IFNβ production mediated by NSP1, 5, 6, 15, ORF6 and ORF7b but does not suppress the effects of added interferon

    • PLOS Pathogens

    • by Maya Shemesh, Turgut E. Aktepe, Joshua M. Deerain, Julie L. McAuley, Michelle D. Audsley, Cassandra T. David, Damian F. J. Purcell, Victoria Urin, Rune Hartmann, Gregory W. Moseley, Jason M. Mackenzie, Gideon Schreiber, Daniel Harari

  19. A poplar short-chain dehydrogenase reductase plays a potential key role in biphenyl detoxification

    • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    • Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are persistent organic pollutants with severe effects on human health and the biosphere. Plant-based remediation offers many benefits over conventional PCB remediation, but its development has been hampered by our poor understanding of biphenyl metabolism in eukaryotes, among other factors. We report here a major PCB-responsive protein...

      • Chemical contaminants

  20. Colorimetric detection of Aflatoxin B1 by using smartphone-assisted microfluidic paper-based analytical devices

    • Food Control

    • Author(s): Xuemei Tang, Ruiqi Su, Haixi Luo, Ying Zhao, Lu Feng, Jian Chen

      • Aflatoxins
      • Natural toxins

  21. Quantification of mycotoxin residues in domestic and imported chicken muscle, liver and kidney in Jordan

    • Food Control

    • Author(s): Akram R. Alaboudi, Tareq M. Osaili, Ghaida Otoum

  22. Effect of long-term exposure to acrylamide on endoplasmic reticulum stress and autophagy in rat cerebellum

    • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

    • Author(s): Yiqi Wang, Lian Duan, Xing Zhang, Yang Jiao, Ying Liu, Lingling Dai, Hong Yan

      • Chemical contaminants

  23. Recognition of Divergent Viral Substrates by the SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease

    • ACS Infectious Diseases

    • The main protease (Mpro) of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the cause of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), is an ideal target for pharmaceutical inhibition. Mpro is conserved among coronaviruses and distinct from human proteases. Viral replication depends on the cleavage of the viral polyprotein at multiple sites. We present crystal structures of SARS-CoV-2 Mpro bound to two viral substrate peptides.

      • Antibiotic residues
      • Chemical contaminants

  24. Microbiological Quality and Levels of Heavy Metals in Slipper Oyster (Crassostrea iredalei) Cultured in Major Growing Areas in Capiz Province, Western Visayas, Philippines: Compliance with International Shellfish Safety and Sanitation Standards

    • Journal of Food Protection

    • The increasing demand for slipper oyster ( Crassostrea iredalei ) has propelled farmers to expand oyster cultivation areas in the Philippines, chiefly for local consumption and feasibly for export overseas. Being filter feeders, oysters can accumulate pathogens from their surrounding waters, which can cause foodborne diseases once consumed. Monitoring oyster farming areas for microbiological quality and levels of heavy metals is therefore crucial.

      • Salmonella
      • Vibrio
      • Bacterial pathogens

  25. A rapid, sensitive, specific and visual detection of Salmonella in retail meats using the loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP), targeting the invA gene

    • Journal of Food Protection

    • Salmonella is one of the major pathogenic bacteria causing food-borne diseases. The rapid detection of Salmonella in food is of great significance to food safety. In this study, the loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) method was developed and the primers were designed targeting the invA gene of Salmonella.

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens