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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. 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

  2. In vitro and ex vivo screening of candidate therapeutics to restore neurotransmission in nerve terminals intoxicated by botulinum neurotoxin serotype A1

    • Toxicon

    • Publication date: 1 June 2018
      Source:, Volume 147

      Author(s): Phillip H. Beske, Aaron B. Bradford, Katie M. Hoffman, Sydney J. Mason, Patrick M. McNutt

      • Clostridium botulinum
      • Heavy Metals
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Chemical contaminants

  3. A three monoclonal antibody combination potently neutralizes multiple botulinum neurotoxin serotype F subtypes

    • PLOS ONE

    • Yongfeng Fan, Consuelo Garcia-Rodriguez, Jianlong Lou, Weihua Wen, Fraser Conrad, Wenwu Zhai, Theresa J. Smith, Leonard A. Smith, James D. Marks

      • Clostridium botulinum
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Chemical contaminants

  4. Toxins, Vol. 8, Pages 101: EGA Protects Mammalian Cells from Clostridium difficile CDT, Clostridium perfringens Iota Toxin and Clostridium botulinum C2 Toxin

    • Toxins

    • The pathogenic bacteria Clostridium difficile, Clostridium perfringens and Clostridium botulinum produce the binary actin ADP-ribosylating toxins CDT, iota and C2, respectively. These toxins are composed of a transport component (B) and a separate enzyme component (A). When both components assemble on the surface of mammalian target cells, the B components mediate the entry of the A components via endosomes into the cytosol.

      • Clostridium perfringens
      • Clostridium botulinum
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Chemical contaminants