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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. Expression of citrinin biosynthesis gene in Liupao tea and effect of Penicillium citrinum on tea quality

    • Fungal Genetics and Biology

    • Similar to Pu-erh tea, Liupao tea is a post-fermented tea that is produced through natural fermentation by microorganisms. Penicillium citrinum has been detected is involved in multiple production processes of Liupao tea that can produce citrinin, a secondary metabolite with renal toxicity; however, the effect of P. citrinum on the quality of Liupao tea has not been investigated yet.

      • Natural toxins
      • Mycotoxins

  2. Investigation of Citrinin and Monacolin K Gene Clusters Variation among Pigment Producer Monascus Species

    • Fungal Genetics and Biology

    • The filamentous fungi Monascus spp. have been widely used in the production of food colorants. However, the presence of mycotoxin citrinin and the antihypercholestrolemia agent monacolin K in Monascus-fermented products (MFPs) has raised food safety concerns.

      • Natural toxins
      • Mycotoxins

  3. The epigenetic reader SntB regulates secondary metabolism, development and global histone modifications in Aspergillus flavus

    • Fungal Genetics and Biology

    • Available online 18 August 2018

      Author(s): Brandon T. Pfannenstiel, Claudio Greco, Andrew T. Sukowaty, Nancy P. Keller

      • Aflatoxins
      • Natural toxins

  4. Carbon catabolite repression gene creA regulates morphology, aflatoxin biosynthesis and virulence in Aspergillus flavus

    • Fungal Genetics and Biology

    • Publication date: Available online 12 April 2018


      Author(s): Opemipo Esther Fasoyin, Bin Wang, Mengguang Qiu, Xiaoyun Han, Kuang-Ren Chung, Shihua Wang

      • Aflatoxins
      • Natural toxins

  5. Piperine inhibits Aflatoxin B1 production in Aspergillus flavus by modulating fungal oxidative stress response

    • Fungal Genetics and Biology

    • Publication date: Available online 19 August 2017


      Author(s): Isaura Caceres, Rhoda El Khoury, Sylviane Bailly, Isabelle P. Oswald, Olivier Puel, Jean-Denis Bailly

      • Aflatoxins
      • Natural toxins

  6. Evolution of polyketide synthesis in a Dothideomycete forest pathogen

    • Fungal Genetics and Biology

    • Publication date: Available online 6 July 2017


      Author(s): I. Kutay Ozturk, Pranav Chettri, Pierre-Yves Dupont, Irene Barnes, Rebecca L. McDougal, Geromy G. Moore, Andre Sim, Rosie E. Bradshaw

      • Aflatoxins
      • Natural toxins

  7. Aspergillus flavus aswA, a gene homolog of Aspergillus nidulans oefC, regulates sclerotial development and biosynthesis of sclerotium-associated secondary metabolites

    • Fungal Genetics and Biology

    • Publication date: Available online 22 April 2017


      Author(s): Perng-Kuang Chang, Leslie L. Scharfenstein, Robert W. Li, Natalia Arroyo-Manzanares, Sarah De Saeger, José Diana Di Mavungu

      • Aflatoxins
      • Natural toxins

  8. The high-affinity phosphodiesterase PdeH regulates development and aflatoxin biosynthesis in Aspergillus flavus

    • Fungal Genetics and Biology

    • Publication date: Available online 14 February 2017


      Author(s): Kunlong Yang, Yinghang Liu, Linlin Liang, Zhenguo Li, Qiuping Qin, Xinyi Nie, Shihua Wang

      • Natural toxins
      • Aflatoxins

  9. LaeA negatively regulates dothistromin production in the pine needle pathogen Dothistroma septosporum.

    • Fungal Genetics and Biology

    • Publication date: Available online 3 November 2016


      Author(s): Pranav Chettri, Rosie E. Bradshaw

      • Aflatoxins
      • Natural toxins

  10. Comprehensive curation and analysis of fungal biosynthetic gene clusters of published natural products

    • Fungal Genetics and Biology

    • Publication date: Available online 22 January 2016

      • Aflatoxins
      • Natural toxins

  11. Nuclear heterogeneity in conidial populations of Aspergillus flavus

    • Fungal Genetics and Biology

    • Publication date: Available online 9 September 2015

      Author(s): Farhana Runa, Ignazio Carbone, Deepak Bhatnagar, Gary A. Payne

      • Aflatoxins
      • Natural toxins

  12. An Aspergillus flavus secondary metabolic gene cluster containing a hybrid PKS-NRPS is necessary for synthesis of the 2-pyridones, leporins

    • Fungal Genetics and Biology

    • Publication date: Available online 4 June 2015

      Author(s): Jeffrey W. Cary , Valdet Uka , Zheng Han , Dieter Buyst , Pamela Y. Harris-Coward , Kenneth C. Ehrlich , Qijian Wei , Deepak Bhatnagar , Patrick F. Dowd , Stacey L. Martens , Ana M. Calvo , José C. Martins , Lynn Vanhaecke , Tom Coenye , Sarah De Saeger , José Diana Di Mavungu

      • Aflatoxins
      • Natural toxins