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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. Kinetic and proteomic studies in milk show distinct patterns among major Listeria monocytogenes clones

    • Microbes and Infection

    • Listeria monocytogenes, a contaminant of raw milk, includes hypervirulent clonal complexes (CC) like CC1, CC4, and CC6, highly overrepresented in dairy products when compared to other food types. Whether their higher prevalence in dairy products is the consequence of a growth advantage in this food remains unknown. We examined growth kinetics of five L.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Listeria monocytogenes

  2. Sequential infection of human norovirus and Salmonella enterica resulted in higher mortality and ACOD1/IRG1 upregulation in zebrafish larvae

    • Microbes and Infection

    • Human norovirus (HNoVs) and Salmonella are both very important foodborne pathogens with mixed infection of HNoV and Salmonella reported clinically.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Salmonella
      • Viruses
      • Norovirus

  3. Comparative virulence of the worldwide ST19 and emergent ST213 genotypes of Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium strains isolated from food

    • Microbes and Infection

    • Salmonella enterica Typhimurium represents one of the most frequent causal agents of food contamination associated to gastroenteritis. The sequence type ST19 is the founder and worldwide prevalent genotype within this serotype, but its replacement by emerging genotypes has been recently reported. Particularly, the ST213 genotype has replaced it as the most prevalent in clinical and contaminated food samples in Mexico and has been recently reported in several countries.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Salmonella

  4. Characterization and proteome profiling of extracellular vesicles in a murine model of Staphylococcus aureus endophthalmitis

    • Microbes and Infection

    • Endophthalmitis is a vision-threatening complication of intraocular surgery or penetrating injury of which Staphylococcus aureus is an important etiological agent. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) holds a tremendous possibility for developing diagnostic and therapeutic biomarkers due to their role in the pathogenesis of various infections. The aim of this study was to characterise the protein cargo of EVs, isolated from a murine (C57BL/6) model of S.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Staphylococcus aureus

  5. Label-free quantitative proteomics reveals the Steap3-Gm2a axis inhibiting the phagosomal escape of Listeria monocytogenes

    • Microbes and Infection

    • As a pathogenic microorganism, Listeria monocytogenes is widely used in the research of bacterial pathogenesis and host defense. The phagosomal escape of Listeria monocytogenes is essential for its replication in the cytoplasm of the host.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Listeria monocytogenes

  6. The first reported case of Staphylococcus pettenkoferi prosthetic joint infection

    • Microbes and Infection

    • Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis are among the most frequent causes of prosthetic joint infections (PJIs). Staphylococcus pettenkoferi, a coagulase-negative Staphylococcal species first described in 2002, has been detected in fewer than 20 patients with true infection (15 cases of bacteremia and 1 case of osteomyelitis).

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Staphylococcus aureus

  7. Genomic characterization of a multi-drug resistant, CTX-M-65-producing clinical isolate of Salmonella Infantis isolated in Brazil

    • Microbes and Infection

    • A multi-drug resistant, CTX-M-65 producing Salmonella Infantis was identified from a patient in Brazil. Whole genome sequencing followed by hybrid assembly (short and long reads) indicated the presence of blaCTX-M-65 in a pESI-like megaplasmid in this ST32 isolate and phylogenetic analysis showed high similarity with IncFIB S. Infantis isolates from food and poultry in the USA.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Salmonella

  8. Biogenic silver nanoparticles reduce Toxoplasma gondii infection and proliferation in RAW 264.7 macrophages by inducing tumor necrosis factor-alpha and reactive oxygen species production in the cells

    • Microbes and Infection

    • Owing to the serious adverse effects caused by pyrimethamine and sulfadiazine, the drugs commonly used to treat toxoplasmosis, there is a need for treatment alternatives for this disease. Nanotechnology has enabled significant advances toward this goal. This study was conducted to evaluate the activity of biogenic silver nanoparticles (AgNp-Bio) in RAW 264.7 murine macrophages infected with the RH strain of Toxoplasma gondii. The macrophages were infected with T.

      • Parasites
      • Toxoplasma gondii

  9. Cleaved CD95L perturbs in vitro macrophages responses to Toxoplasma gondii

    • Microbes and Infection

    • Toxoplasma gondii infects approximately 1-2 billion people, and manipulation of the macrophage response is critical to host and parasite survival. A cleaved (cl)-CD95L form can promote cellular migration and we have previously shown that cl-CD95L aggravates inflammation and pathology in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Findings have shown that CD95L is upregulated during human infection, therefore we examined the effect of cl-CD95L on the macrophage response to T.

      • Parasites
      • Toxoplasma gondii

  10. Lycopene attenuates Staphylococcus aureus-induced inflammation via inhibiting α-hemolysin expression

    • Microbes and Infection

    • The purpose of this study was to explore the effect of Lycopene in Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) (USA 300)-induced inflammation and to elucidate the potential mechanism of its action. The direct effect of Lycopene on S. aureus USA300 growth was determined via growth curves assay, and α-hemolysin (Hla) release of S. aureus USA300 using hemolysis assay.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Staphylococcus aureus

  11. Staphylococcus epidermidis small colony variants, clinically significant quiescent threats for patients with prosthetic joint infection

    • Microbes and Infection
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Staphylococcus aureus

  12. Secondary Staphylococcus aureus intramammary colonization is reduced by non-aureus staphylococci exoproducts

    • Microbes and Infection
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Staphylococcus aureus

  13. Genetic features of verotoxigenic Escherichia coli O157:H7 isolated from clinical cases of Argentina and Chile

    • Microbes and Infection
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli

  14. Interactions between Cryptosporidium parvum and bovine corona virus during sequential and simultaneous infection of HCT-8 cells

    • Microbes and Infection
      • Parasites
      • Cryptosporidium parvum
      • Viruses
      • COVID-19

  15. Genetic features of verotoxigenic Escherichia coli O157:H7 isolated from clinical cases of Argentina and Chile

    • Microbes and Infection

    • Author(s): Juliana Gonzalez, Jimena Soledad Cadona, Claudio Marcelo Zotta, Silvina Lavayén, Roberto Vidal, Nora Lía Padola, Andrea Mariel Sanso, Ana Victoria Bustamante

      • Bacterial pathogens

  16. Changes of avian influenza virus subtypes before and after vaccination in live poultry in Nanchang, China from 2016 to 2019

    • Microbes and Infection

    • Author(s): Wentao Song, Jin Guo, Xiansheng Ni, Jingwen Wu, Wen Xia, Fenglan He, Xi Wang, Guoyin Fan, Kun Zhou, Yuhang Wu, Shengen Chen, Haiying Chen

      • Viruses

  17. Characterization of Brucella abortus S19 as a challenge strain for use in a mouse model of brucellosis

    • Microbes and Infection

    • Author(s): Jessica M. Jacob, Roy Curtiss

      • Bacterial pathogens

  18. Clinical characteristics and co-infections of 354 hospitalized patients with COVID-19 in Wuhan, China: a retrospective cohort study

    • Microbes and Infection

    • Author(s): Zhihua Lv, Shaohua Cheng, Juan Le, Jingtao Huang, Lina Feng, Binghong Zhang, Yan Li

      • Viruses
      • COVID-19

  19. Comparative computational analysis of SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein epitopes in taxonomically related coronaviruses

    • Microbes and Infection

    • Author(s): Bruno Tilocca, Alessio Soggiu, Maurizio Sanguinetti, Vincenzo Musella, Domenico Britti, Luigi Bonizzi, Andrea Urbani, Paola Roncada

      • Viruses
      • COVID-19

  20. Immunoinformatic analysis of the SARS-CoV-2 envelope protein as a strategy to assess cross-protection against COVID-19

    • Microbes and Infection

    • Author(s): Bruno Tilocca, Alessio Soggiu, Maurizio Sanguinetti, Gabriele Babini, Flavio De Maio, Domenico Britti, Alfonso Zecconi, Luigi Bonizzi, Andrea Urbani, Paola Roncada

      • Viruses
      • COVID-19

  21. Covid-19 accelerates endothelial dysfunction and nitric oxide deficiency

    • Microbes and Infection

    • Author(s): Shawn J. Green

      • Viruses
      • COVID-19

  22. The Forrest Gump approach to preventing severe COVID-19 – reverse the predisposing pro-inflammatory state with exercise

    • Microbes and Infection

    • Author(s): Chris Kenyon

      • Viruses
      • COVID-19

  23. Chloroquine paradox may cause more damage than help fight COVID-19

    • Microbes and Infection

    • Author(s): Anuj Sharma

      • Viruses
      • COVID-19

  24. The fate of house cats during the COVID-19 pandemic

    • Microbes and Infection

    • Author(s): Tianyue Gao, Xingchen Pan, Chungen Pan

      • Viruses
      • COVID-19

  25. It is too soon to attribute ADE to COVID-19

    • Microbes and Infection

    • Author(s): Anuj Sharma

      • Viruses
      • COVID-19