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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. Listeriosis Caused by Persistence of Listeria monocytogenes Serotype 4b Sequence Type 6 in Cheese Production Environment

    • Emerging Infectious Diseases

    • M. Nüesch-Inderbinen et al. A nationwide outbreak of human listeriosis in Switzerland was traced to persisting environmental contamination of a cheese dairy with Listeria monocytogenes serotype 4b, sequence type 6, cluster type 7488. Whole-genome sequencing was used to match clinical isolates to a cheese sample and to samples from numerous sites within the production environment.

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  2. Listeria monocytogenes Associated with Pasteurized Chocolate Milk, Ontario, Canada

    • Emerging Infectious Diseases

    • In an investigation of a listeriosis outbreak in Ontario, Canada, during November 2015–June 2016, pasteurized chocolate milk was identified as the source. Because listeriosis outbreaks associated with pasteurized milk are rare in North America, these findings highlight that dairy products can be contaminated after pasteurization.

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  3. Real-Time Whole-Genome Sequencing for Surveillance of Listeria monocytogenes, France

    • Emerging Infectious Diseases

    • During 2015–2016, we evaluated the performance of whole-genome sequencing (WGS) as a routine typing tool. Its added value for microbiological and epidemiologic surveillance of listeriosis was compared with that for pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE), the current standard method. A total of 2,743 Listeria monocytogenes isolates collected as part of routine surveillance were characterized in parallel by PFGE and core genome multilocus sequence typing (cgMLST) extracted from WGS.

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  4. Infectious Dose of Listeria monocytogenes in Outbreak Linked to Ice Cream, United States, 2015

    • Emerging Infectious Diseases

    • R. Pouillot et al.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Listeria monocytogenes

  5. Cryptococcus gattii Meningitis Complicated by Listeria monocytogenes Infection

    • Emerging Infectious Diseases

    • R. G. Deiss et al.

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens