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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. Identification of lead‐resistant rhizobacteria of Carthamus tinctorius and their effects on lead absorption of Sunflower

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology, EarlyView.

      • Chemical contaminants
      • Heavy Metals

  2. Genomic characterization and antimicrobial resistance profiles of Salmonella enterica serovar Infantis isolated from food, humans and veterinary‐related sources in Brazil

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology, EarlyView. Aims To characterize the genetic relatedness, phenotypic and genotypic antimicrobial resistance and plasmid content of 80 Salmonella Infantis strains isolated from food, humans and veterinary sources from 2013 to 2018 in Brazil. Methods and results Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis and single-nucleotide polymorphism analysis showed major clusters containing 50% and 38.8% of the strains studied respectively.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Salmonella

  3. Isolation and agricultural potential of penicillic acid against citrus canker

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology, EarlyView.

      • Natural toxins
      • Mycotoxins

  4. Inhibitory effects of atmospheric dielectric barrier discharge plasma against Bacillus cereus and Staphylococcus aureus on Gwamegi (Semi‐dried Cololabis saira)

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology, Accepted Article.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Bacillus cereus
      • Staphylococcus aureus

  5. Effect of functional diets on intestinal microbiota and resistance to Vibrio parahaemolyticus causing acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease (AHPND) of Pacific white shrimp (Penaeus vannamei)

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology, Accepted Article.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Vibrio

  6. Effect of functional diets on intestinal microbiota and resistance to Vibrio parahaemolyticus causing acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease (AHPND) of Pacific white shrimp (Penaeus vannamei)

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology, Accepted Article.

      • Vibrio
      • Bacterial pathogens

  7. In situ dynamics of Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio vulnificus in water, sediment and triploid Crassostrea virginica oysters cultivated in floating gear

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology, Accepted Article. Aims
      To understand spatial-temporal distribution of V. parahaemolyticus and V. vulnificus in triploid C. virginica in off-bottom aquaculture.

      • Vibrio
      • Bacterial pathogens

  8. Genomic characterization and antimicrobial resistance profiles of Salmonella enterica serovar Infantis isolated from food, humans and veterinary‐related sources in Brazil

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology, Accepted Article. To characterize the genetic relatedness, phenotypic and genotypic antimicrobial resistance and plasmid content of 80 S. Infantis strains isolated from food, humans and veterinary sources from 2013 to 2018 in Brazil.

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  9. Identification of lead resistant rhizobacteria of Carthamus tinctorius and their effects on lead absorption of Sunflower

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology, Accepted Article. Aims
      Using rhizobacteria as plant growth promoting agents for improving heavy metal phytoremediation processes in contaminated soil has attracted a lot of attention mainly because of their eco-friendliness. The aim of this study was the evaluation of lead phytoremediation by Carthamus tinctorius improved with the isolated and molecularly identified lead resistant rhizobacteria.

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  10. Effects of water activity, ammonia, and Corynebacterium urealyticum on the survival of Salmonella Typhimurium in sterile poultry litter

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology, Accepted Article. Aims
      This study examined the effects of water activity (aw), ammonia, and Corynebacterium urealyticum on the survival of Salmonella Typhimurium in sterile poultry litter.

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  11. Campylobacter Express Resistance Array for detecting the presence of fluoroquinolone‐ and macrolide‐resistant Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli in broiler farms

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology, Accepted Article. Aims
      The aim of the study was to develop a microarray-based method for the detection of antibiotic-resistant Campylobacter in broiler farms to decrease the risk of contamination of chicken meat.

      • Campylobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens

  12. Biosorption of lead ions from aqueous solution by Clostridium tyrobutyricum immobilized in macroporous Ca‐alginate‐lignin beads

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology, Accepted Article. Aims
      The adsorption of lead ions from aqueous solution by macroporous Ca-alginate-lignin (MCAL) beads immobilized with Clostridium tyrobutyricum (C. tyrobutyricum) and free strains was evaluated.

      • Heavy Metals
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Chemical contaminants

  13. Development of a Loop‐Mediated Isothermal Amplification Assay for Molecular Serotyping of Shigella flexneri Serotypes 2 and Xv

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology, Accepted Article. Aims
      This study developed and evaluated a loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay to simply, rapidly and accurately identify Shigella flexneri serotypes 2 and Xv.

      • Shigella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  14. The globally re‐emerging norovirus GII.2 manifests higher heat resistance than norovirus GII.4 and Tulane virus

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology, Accepted Article. Aims
      To compare the heat stability of two globally prevalent human norovirus (HuNoV) strains (GII.2[P16] and GII.4[P16]) and a commonly used HuNoV surrogate, Tulane virus (TV).

      • Norovirus
      • Viruses

  15. Effectiveness of selected essential oils and one hydrolate to prevent and remove L. monocytogenes biofilms on polystyrene and stainless steel food‐contact surfaces

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology, Accepted Article. Aims
      This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of selected essential oils (EOs) and hydrolates (Hs) against L. monocytogenes biofilms on polystyrene (PS) and stainless steel (SS) surfaces.

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  16. Antibacterial and antibiofilm activities and synergism with florfenicol from the essential oils of Lippia sidoides and Cymbopogon citratus against Aeromonas hydrophila

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology, Accepted Article. Aims

      • Bacterial pathogens

  17. Dynamics of Fungal and Bacterial Microbiome Associated with Green‐mold Contaminated Sawdust Substrate of Pleurotus pulmonarius (Grey Oyster mushroom)

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology, Accepted Article. Aims
      Green-mold contamination is identified as one of the challenges faced by mushroom cultivation industry globally which believed to be caused by Trichoderma spp..

  18. Evaluation of acrylamide production by Rhodococcus rhodochrous (RS‐6) cells immobilized in agar matrix

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology, Accepted Article. Aims
      The efficiency of acrylamide production was examined with immobilized cells of Rhodococcus rhodochrous (RS-6) containing NHase.

      • Chemical contaminants

  19. Competitive growth kinetics of Campylobacter jejuni, Escherichia coli O157:H7, and Listeria monocytogenes with enteric microflora in a small‐intestine model

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology, Accepted Article. Abstract
      Aims
      The biological events occurring during human digestion help understand the mechanisms underlying the dose-response relationships of enteric bacterial pathogens. To better understand these events, we investigated the growth and reduction behavior of bacterial pathogens in an in vitro model simulating the environment of the small intestine.

      • Campylobacter
      • Escherichia coli O157:H7
      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  20. Fate and mitigation of Salmonella contaminated in lettuce (Lactuca sativa) seeds grown in a hydroponic system

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology, Accepted Article. Abstract
      Aims
      We investigated the fate of Salmonella in lettuce seeds grown in a hydroponic system and the potentials of applying photodynamic inactivation (PDI) to enhance microbial safety of hydroponic farming systems.

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  21. Detection and characterization of a rare two‐component lantibiotic, amyloliquecidin GF610 produced by Bacillus velezensis, using a combination of culture, molecular, and bioinformatic analyses

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology, Accepted Article. Abstract
      Aim
      To detect and characterize novel lantibiotics from a collection of Bacillus spp. using a multifaceted analytical approach.

  22. A sensor based system for rapid on‐site testing of microbial contamination in meat samples and carcasses

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology, Accepted Article. Abstract
      Aims
      To develop an oxygen sensor based method for testing total aerobic viable counts (TVC) in raw meat samples and cattle carcass swabs, which is rapid, simple, affordable, provides good sensitivity and analytical performance and allows on-site use.

  23. Prevalence and molecular characterization of Listeria monocytogenes isolated from wastewater of cattle slaughterhouses in Turkey

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology, Accepted Article. Aim
      The study aimed to investigate the role of cattle slaughterhouse wastewater as a possible source for the environmental distribution of Listeria monocytogenes.

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  24. Inactivation of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella Typhimurium in black and red pepper by vacuumed hydrogen peroxide vapor

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology, Accepted Article. ABSTRACT
      Aims
      In this study, the efficacy of using vacuumed hydrogen peroxide vapor (VHPV) to inactivate foodborne pathogens in whole dried black pepper (Piper nigrum) and powdered dried red pepper (Capsicum annuum) was evaluated.

      • Escherichia coli O157:H7
      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  25. Genotypic analyses and antimicrobial resistance profiles of Campylobacter jejuni from crows (Corvidae) of US and India reflect their respective local antibiotic burdens of the areas

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology, Accepted Article. Aim
      The study examined the hypothesis that crow-borne Campylobacter can function as environmental reservoirs and indicators of antibiotic resistance (AR) determinants circulating in a human population.

      • Campylobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens