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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. Synergistic Effects of Probiotic Bifidobacterium Isolated from Chicken's Intestine in Combination with Polyvinylpyrrolidone on Reduction of Aflatoxin B1

    • Letters in Applied Microbiology
    • Letters in Applied Microbiology, Accepted Article. Food contamination with aflatoxin is one of the most critical concerns of health professionals. One of the best ways to reduce aflatoxin content in food is probiotics. Therefore, this study was performed to isolate Bifidobacterium from the chick's intestine; evaluate its probiotic activities and its application with Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) to reduce aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) in the medium were investigated.

      • Natural toxins
      • Aflatoxins
      • Mycotoxins
  2. Development and evaluation of Multiplex PCR for detection of T‐2 and zearalenone producing Fusarium spp

    • Letters in Applied Microbiology
    • Letters in Applied Microbiology, Accepted Article. The study aimed to develop and evaluate a multiplex polymerase chain reaction assay (mPCR) for the concurrent detection of three major mycotoxin metabolic pathway genes, viz. tri8 (T-2 toxin), tri6 (trichothecene), and pks4 (zearalenone) along with competitive internal amplification control. Specific primers for each of the aforementioned genes were optimized and validated using 14 reference strains and 10 pure culture isolates.

      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins
  3. Deciphering the origin of Aspergillus flavus NRRL21882, the active biocontrol agent of Afla‐Guard®

    • Letters in Applied Microbiology
    • Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of genome sequences of eight Aspergillus flavus and seven Aspergillus oryzae strains were extracted with Mauve, a multiple‐genome alignment program. A phylogenetic analysis with sequences comprised of concatenated total SNPs by the unweighted pair group method with arithmetic mean (UPGMA) of MAFFT adequately separated them into three groups, A. flavus S‐morphotype, A. flavus L‐morphotype, and A. oryzae. Divergence time inferred for A.

      • Aflatoxins
      • Natural toxins
  4. A highly specific competitive direct enzyme immunoassay for sterigmatocystin as a tool for rapid immunochemotaxonomic differentiation of mycotoxigenic Aspergillus species

    • Letters in Applied Microbiology
    • Abstract

      • Natural toxins
      • Aflatoxins
  5. Efficacy of different caffeine concentrations on growth and ochratoxin A production by Aspergillus species

    • Letters in Applied Microbiology
    • Abstract

      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins
  6. Isolation, selection and evaluation of antagonistic yeasts and lactic acid bacteria against ochratoxigenic fungus Aspergillus westerdijkiae on coffee beans

    • Letters in Applied Microbiology
    • Abstract

      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins