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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. Phenotypic impacts and genetic regulation characteristics of the DNA adenine methylase gene (dam) in Salmonella Typhimurium biofilm forms

    • Research in Microbiology

    • In this study, transcriptional level gene expression changes in biofilm forms of Salmonella Typhimurium ATCC 14028 and its dam mutant were investigated by performing RNAseq analysis. As a result of these analyzes, a total of 233 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified in the dam mutant, of which 145 genes were downregulated and 88 genes were upregulated compared to the wild type.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Salmonella

  2. Therapeutic potential of otilonium bromide against Vibrio vulnificus

    • Research in Microbiology

    • New drugs are urgently required for the treatment of infections due to an increasing number of new strains of diseases-causing pathogens and antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Vibrio

  3. Giardia duodenalis carries out canonical homologous recombination and single-strand annealing

    • Research in Microbiology

    • In the past decades, the ability of Giardia duodenalis to perform homologous recombination has been suggested, supported by the observations of genomic integration of foreign plasmids and the disruption of genes using CRISPR technology. Unfortunately, the direct study of a HR mechanism has not been addressed, which would be pertinent in a minimalist organism lacking fundamental DNA-repair elements and even complete pathways.

      • Parasites
      • Giardia lamblia

  4. Biochemical and Molecular Mechanisms of Antibiotic Resistance in Salmonella spp.

    • Research in Microbiology

    • Salmonella is a diverse Gram-negative bacterium that represents the major disease burden worldwide. According to WHO, Salmonella is one of the fourth global causes of diarrhoeal disease. Antibiotic resistance is a worldwide health concern, and Salmonella spp. is one of the microorganisms that can evade the toxicity of antimicrobials via antibiotic resistance.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Salmonella

  5. Essential role of extracytoplasmic proteins in the resistance of Gluconacetobacter diazotrophicus to cadmium

    • Research in Microbiology

    • Cadmium (Cd) is a heavy metal used as raw material for several fertilizers and pesticides. The increase of Cd concentration in soils has been observed in cultivated areas, affecting animals, plants, and microorganisms. Gluconacetobacter diazotrophicus is a plant growth-promoting bacterium able to survive under adverse environmental conditions. Here, we investigated key mechanisms involved with the resistance of G. diazotrophicus to Cd.

      • Chemical contaminants
      • Heavy Metals

  6. Staphylococcus aureus surface protein G (sasG) allelic variants: correlation between biofilm formation and their prevalence in methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) clones

    • Research in Microbiology

    • Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) may persist for long periods due to biofilm formation. The objective of this study was to describe biofilm formation in association with the presence of S. aureus surface protein G (sasG) and its allelic variants in MRSA bacteraemia isolates from endemic (CC5, CC8, CC22) and sporadic clones in Spain (2008-2015).

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Staphylococcus aureus

  7. Improved eradication efficacy of a combination of newly identified antimicrobial agents in C. albicans and S. aureus mixed-species biofilm

    • Research in Microbiology
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Staphylococcus aureus

  8. Quantitative phosphoproteomics reveals the effect of baeSR and acrB genes on protein phosphorylation in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium

    • Research in Microbiology

    • The BaeSR two-component system and the AcrB efflux pump are closely associated with Salmonella resistance to antibiotics. However, the relationship between the two-component system, efflux pumps and protein phosphorylation of Salmonella is poorly understood. In this study, S.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Salmonella

  9. Secretion systems play a critical role in resistance to predation by Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus

    • Research in Microbiology
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Vibrio

  10. New insight into the relationship between Salmonella Typhimurium and the German cockroach suggests active mechanisms of vector-borne transmission

    • Research in Microbiology

    • Diarrheal diseases are among the most common illnesses in the world and the bacterium Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality from diarrhea globally. The German cockroach (Blattella germanica) frequently harbors and has been linked to human outbreaks of Salmonella, but the mechanisms of vector-borne transmission are not fully clear.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Salmonella

  11. New insight into the relationship between Salmonella Typhimurium and the German cockroach suggests active mechanisms of vector-borne transmission

    • Research in Microbiology

    • Author(s): Matthew Turner, Vincent Peta, Jose E. Pietri Diarrheal diseases are among the most common illnesses in the world and the bacterium Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality from diarrhea globally. The German cockroach (Blattella germanica) frequently harbors and has been linked to human outbreaks of Salmonella, but the mechanisms of vector-borne transmission are not fully clear. Transmission of S.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Salmonella

  12. Quantitative phosphoproteomics reveals the effect of baeSR and acrB genes on protein phosphorylation in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium

    • Research in Microbiology

    • Author(s): Caili Qi, Feifei Sun, Qiling Wei, Jun Xu, Rui Li, Lin Zhang, Fang Lu, Xidi Jiang, Hengfeng Fu, Chunxiao Zhang, Lin Li The BaeSR two-component system and the AcrB efflux pump are closely associated with Salmonella resistance to antibiotics. However, the relationship between the two-component system, efflux pumps and protein phosphorylation of Salmonella is poorly understood. In this study, S.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Salmonella

  13. Novel strains of Klebsiella africana and Klebsiella pneumoniae in Australian Fruit Bats (Pteropus poliocephalus)

    • Research in Microbiology

    • Author(s): Fiona K. McDougall, Kelly L. Wyres, Louise M. Judd, Wayne S.J. Boardman, Kathryn E. Holt, Michelle L. Power

      • Bacterial pathogens

  14. Transcriptional regulation of the mannitol phosphotransferase system operon by the ferric uptake regulator (Fur) in Vibrio cholerae El Tor Serogroup O1

    • Research in Microbiology

    • Author(s): He Gao, Han Wang, Qin Qin, Yue Gao, Yue Qiu, Jingyun Zhang, Jie Li, Jing Lou, Baowei Diao, Yiquan Zhang, Biao Kan

      • Vibrio
      • Bacterial pathogens

  15. Effects of sub-lethal doses of nisin on the virulence of Salmonella enterica in Galleria mellonella larvae

    • Research in Microbiology

    • Author(s): Fernanda Pereira da Silva, Kenner Morais Fernandes, Leonardo Luiz de Freitas, Renan de Souza Cascardo, Rodrigo Cupertino Bernardes, Leandro Licursi de Oliveira, Gustavo Ferreira Martins, Maria Cristina Dantas Vanetti

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  16. Performance of the GenoType MTBDRsl V 2.0 for detecting second-line drugs resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates in Tunisia

    • Research in Microbiology

    • Author(s): Imen Bouzouita, Henda Draoui, Andrea Maurizio Cabibbe, Leila Essalah, Sana Bejaoui, Alberto Trovato, Férièle Messadi, Daniela Maria Cirillo, Leila Slim-Saidi

      Rapid detection of the second-line drug (SLD) resistant tuberculosis (TB) strains is challenging to prescribe an immediate adequate treatment and limit the transmission of SLD resistant strains.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  17. Combined antimicrobial use of Essential Oils and bacteriocin bacLP17 as seafood biopreservative to control Listeria monocytogenes both in planktonic and in sessile forms

    • Research in Microbiology

    • Author(s): Ramona Iseppi, Stefania Camellini, Carla Sabia, Patrizia Messi

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  18. Effect of bile on growth and biofilm formation of Non-typhoidal Salmonella serovars isolated from seafood and poultry

    • Research in Microbiology

    • Author(s): Akshatha Kotian, Vankadari Aditya, Kadeeja Jazeela, Iddya Karunasagar, Indrani Karunasagar, Vijaya Kumar Deekshit

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  19. Polyamine depletion has global effects on stress and virulence gene expression and affects HilA translation in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium

    • Research in Microbiology

    • Author(s): Priscila R. Guerra, Gang Liu, Sebastien Lemire, Arkadiusz Nawrockic, Egle Kudirkiene, Jakob Møller-Jensen, John E. Olsen, Lotte Jelsbak

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Salmonella

  20. Distribution of carbapenem resistant Acinetobacter baumannii with blaADC-30 and induction of ADC-30 in response to beta-lactam antibiotics

    • Research in Microbiology

    • Author(s): Birson Ingti, Supriya Upadhyay, Monalisha Hazarika, Annie Bakorlin Khyriem, Deepjyoti Paul, Prithwis Bhattacharya, S.R. Joshi, Debajyoti Bora, Debadatta Dhar (Chanda), Amitabha Bhattacharjee

  21. Genome insights of mercury methylation among Desulfovibrio and Pseudodesulfovibrio strains

    • Research in Microbiology

    • Author(s): Marisol Goni-Urriza, Christophe Klopp, Magali Ranchou-Peyruse, Anthony Ranchou-Peyruse, Mathilde Monperrus, Bahia Khalfaoui-Hassani, Rémy Guyoneaud

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Chemical contaminants
      • Vibrio

  22. LoiA directly represses lon gene expression to activate the expression of Salmonella pathogenicity island-1 genes

    • Research in Microbiology

    • Author(s): Lingyan Jiang, Xiaomin Li, Runxia Lv, Lu Feng

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Salmonella

  23. Effect of the optimized selective enrichment medium on the expression of the p60 protein used as Listeria monocytogenes antigen in specific sandwich ELISA

    • Research in Microbiology

    • Author(s): Marie-Christine Etty, Sabato D'Auria, Carole Fraschini, Stephane Salmieri, Monique Lacroix

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Listeria monocytogenes

  24. Effect of the optimized selective enrichment medium on the expression of the p60 protein used as L. monocytogenes antigen in specific sandwich ELISA

    • Research in Microbiology

    • Publication date: Available online 3 April 2019

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      Author(s): Marie-Christine Etty, Sabato D’Auria, Carole Fraschini, Stephane Salmieri, Monique Lacroix

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  25. Quorum-sensing systems trigger catalase expression to reverse the oxyR deletion-mediated VBNC state in Salmonella typhimurium

    • Research in Microbiology

    • Publication date: Available online 7 November 2018

      Source:

      Author(s): Hebin Liao, Xiaowu Zhong, Lei Xu, Qiang Ma, Yongjian Wang, Yan Cai, Xiaolan Guo

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens