Research Publications (Food Safety)

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This study investigated waterborne opportunistic pathogens (OPs) including potential hosts, and evaluated the use of Legionella spp. for indicating microbial water quality for OPs within a full-scale operating drinking water distribution system (DWDS).

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Apply Response Surface Methodology (RSM) to develop and optimize an economical medium for lichenysin production, which is a surfactant produced by Bacillus licheniformis and evaluate the application of lichenysin in the prevention and disruption of pathogenic microorganism biofilm that creates health problems in the food industry and hospitals.

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The effect of ohmic heating (OH) in a pilot plant system which had a zig-zag shaped (elbow-type) ohmic heater with five sequential voltage electrodes was investigated on Bacillus cereus spores in a commercial tsuyu sauce.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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

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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.

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The main objective of this study was to investigate the antifungal effect of Solanum torvum leaves against different field and storage fungi, and to identify its active compound. Also, to evaluate in vitro and in vivo inhibitory efficacy on toxigenic strains of Aspergillus flavus and Fusarium verticillioides.

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This study aimed to evaluate the efficiency of four phosphate-solubilizing bacteria (PSB) on the growth and yield of rice under different soil conditions.

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The aim of this study was to cost-effectively improve detection of foodborne pathogens in PCR inhibitory samples through the use of alternative DNA polymerases.

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Ileocaecal lymph nodes (ICLNs) of pigs, the key immune inductive site for bacterial systemic invasion, were examined in this study with emphasis on viable and cultivable bacteria.

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The aim of the present study was to examine the effects of caprylic acid (CA) on pathogens in apple juice having intrinsic organic acids, and to determine any synergistic effects.

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To investigate the differential expression of virulence genes and role of gyrA mutations in quinolone resistant and susceptible strains of Salmonella isolated from seafood.

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To report fungal and aflatoxin contamination in stored tobacco leaves and potential of Foeniculum vulgare (fennel) seed essential oil (EO) as plant based preservative in protection of tobacco during storage.

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This study aimed to assess the sanitary situation in agricultural biogas plants regarding pathogenic Clostridium spp..

Tetrodotoxin is a deadly neurotoxin which selectively inhibits Na+ activation mechanism of nerve impulse, without affecting the permeability of K+ ions. Because of this sodium channel blocking action, it is majorly being studied for biomedical applications. Tetrodotoxin is present in taxonomically diverse groups of animals inhabiting terrestrial, marine, fresh water and brackish water environments, still its origin remains unclear.

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Epidemiological evidence suggests that hepatitis A virus (HAV) is the most common pathogen transmitted by bivalve mollusks such as clams, cockles, mussels, and oysters. This study aimed to generate thermal inactivation kinetics for HAV as a first step to design adequate thermal processes to control clam-associated HAV outbreaks.

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To identify lactic acid bacterial isolates that promote IgA production in honeybee products and honeybees (Apis mellifera).

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The presence of viable but nonculturable (VBNC) bacterial pathogens which often fail to be detected by cultivation and can regain the cultivability if the living conditions improve were reported. The objective of this study is to determine the occurrence of VBNC Salmonella spp. and Shigella spp. in the biosolids during anaerobic digestion and its reactivation during the cake storage.

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