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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. Indole pyruvate decarboxylase gene regulates the auxin synthesis pathway in rice by interacting with the indole-3-acetic acid–amido synthetase gene, promoting root hair development under cadmium stress

    • Frontiers in Plant Science
    • This research focused on cadmium (Cd), which negatively affects plant growth and auxin hemostasis. In plants, many processes are indirectly controlled through the expression of certain genes due to the secretion of bacterial auxin, as indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) acts as a reciprocal signaling molecule in plant–microbe interaction.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Bacillus cereus
      • Chemical contaminants
      • Heavy Metals
  2. The Possible Transmission and Potential Enterotoxicity of Bacillus cereus on Lettuce Farms in Five Chinese Provinces

    • Frontiers in Microbiology
    • Bacillus cereus is a well-characterized human pathogen that produces toxins associated with diarrheal and emetic foodborne diseases. To investigate the possible transmission of B. cereus on lettuce farms in China and determine its enterotoxicity, (I) a total of 524 samples (lettuce: 332, soil: 69, water: 57, manure: 57, pesticide: 9) were collected from 46 lettuce farms in five Chinese provinces, (II) multilocus sequence typing (MLST) was used to classify B.

      • Pesticide residues
      • Chemical contaminants
      • Bacillus cereus
  3. Alkylated Salicylaldehydes and Prenylated Indole Alkaloids from the Endolichenic Fungus Aspergillus chevalieri and Their Bioactivities

    • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
    • Sixteen metabolites, including seven C7-alkylated salicylaldehyde derivatives (1–7) and nine prenylated indole alkaloids (8–16), three of which are new, namely, asperglaucins A and B (1 and 2) and neoechinulin F (8), were separated from the endolichenic fungus Aspergillus chevalieri SQ-8. Asperglaucin A (1) represents an unusual phthalide-like derivative with a benzo[c]thiophen-1(3H)-one scaffold.

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants
      • Bacillus cereus
  4. Further Insights into the Toxicity of Bacillus cytotoxicus Based on Toxin Gene Profiling and Vero Cell Cytotoxicity Assays

    • Toxins
    • Bacillus cytotoxicus belongs to the Bacillus cereus group that also comprises the foodborne pathogen Bacillus cereus sensu stricto, Bacillus anthracis causing anthrax, as well as the biopesticide Bacillus thuringiensis. The first B. cytotoxicus was isolated in the context of a severe food poisoning outbreak leading to fatal cases of diarrheal disease.

      • Bacillus cereus
      • Pesticide residues
      • Chemical contaminants
  5. Comparative bioefficacy of Bacillus and Pseudomonas chitinase against Helopeltis theivora in tea ( Camellia sinensis (L.) O.Kuntze

    • Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants
    • Tea (Camellia sinensis (L.) O.Kuntze) is an industry-oriented economical crop in India. Among the sap sucking pests, tea mosquito bug (Helopeltis theivora) is one of the most serious pests causing heavy crop loss in tea plantation. Continuous use of chemical pesticides causes environmental pollution and health hazards besides developing pesticide residues in tea powder.

      • Chemical contaminants
      • Pesticide residues
      • Bacillus cereus
  6. Proposal of a Taxonomic Nomenclature for the Bacillus cereus Group Which Reconciles Genomic Definitions of Bacterial Species with Clinical and Industrial Phenotypes

    • mBio
    • ABSTRACT

      • Chemical contaminants
      • Bacillus cereus
      • Pesticide residues
  7. Indications of biopesticidal Bacillus thuringiensis strains in bell pepper and tomato

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology
    • Author(s): Hendrik Frentzel, Katharina Juraschek, Natalie Pauly, Ylanna Kelner-Burgos, Heidi Wichmann-Schauer

      • Pesticide residues
      • Bacillus cereus
      • Chemical contaminants
  8. Interaction and multi‐objective effects of multiple non‐thermal treatments of sour cherry juice: Pesticide removal, microbial inactivation, and quality preservation

    • Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture
    • BACKGROUND The consumption of pesticides‐contaminated sour cherry as fruit or juice has become a major health concern, and thus, intensified the search for alternative processing technologies such as pulsed electric fields (PEF), ozone (O), and ultrasonication (US).

      • Escherichia coli O157:H7
      • Pesticide residues
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Chemical contaminants
      • Bacillus cereus
  9. Gut Bacteria of Water Monitor Lizard (Varanus salvator) Are a Potential Source of Antibacterial Compound(s)

    • Antibiotics
    • For the past few decades, there has been limited progress in the development of novel antibacterials. Previously, we postulated that the gut microbiota of animals residing in polluted environments are a forthcoming supply of antibacterials. Among various species, the water monitor lizard is an interesting species that feeds on organic waste and the carcass of wild animals.

      • Salmonella
      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Heavy Metals
      • Bacillus cereus
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Chemical contaminants
  10. Role of Starter Cultures on the Safety of Fermented Meat Products

    • Frontiers in Microbiology
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Bacillus cereus
      • Campylobacter
      • Clostridium botulinum
      • Clostridium perfringens
      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Yersinia
      • Chemical contaminants
      • Natural toxins
      • Aflatoxins
      • Mycotoxins
  11. LysPBC2, a Novel Endolysin Harboring a Bacillus cereus Spore Binding Domain [Genetics and Molecular Biology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology
    • To control the spore-forming human pathogen Bacillus cereus, we isolated and characterized a novel endolysin, LysPBC2, from a newly isolated B. cereus phage, PBC2. Compared to the narrow host range of phage PBC2, LysPBC2 showed very broad lytic activity against all Bacillus, Listeria, and Clostridium species tested.

      • Chemical contaminants
      • Antibiotic residues
      • Bacillus cereus
      • Bacterial pathogens
  12. Microbial Dynamics during Industrial Rearing, Processing, and Storage of Tropical House Crickets (Gryllodes sigillatus) for Human Consumption [Food Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology
    • In this study, the microbiota during industrial rearing, processing, and storage of the edible tropical house cricket, Gryllodes sigillatus, was investigated. To this end, we analyzed samples from the cricket feed, obtained before feeding as well as from the cages, and from the crickets during rearing, after harvest, and after processing into frozen, oven-dried, and smoked and oven-dried (smoked/dried) end products.

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Heavy Metals
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Chemical contaminants
      • Bacillus cereus
  13. Foodborne disease and food control in the Gulf States

    • Food Control
    • Publication date: March 2017
      , Volume 73, Part B

      Author(s): Ewen C.D. Todd

      • Chemical contaminants
      • Pesticide residues
      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacillus cereus
      • Bacterial pathogens
  14. Isolation and Structural Elucidation of Brevibacillin, an Antimicrobial Lipopeptide from Brevibacillus laterosporus That Combats Drug-Resistant Gram-Positive Bacteria [Food Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology
    • A new environmental bacterial strain exhibited strong antimicrobial characteristics against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, vancomycin-resistant strains of Enterococcus faecalis and Lactobacillus plantarum, and other Gram-positive bacteria. The producer strain, designated OSY-I1, was determined to be Brevibacillus laterosporus via morphological, biochemical, and genetic analyses.

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Antibiotic residues
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Chemical contaminants
      • Bacillus cereus