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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. Genetic associations in chronic hepatitis B infection: toward developing polygenic risk scores

    • Future Microbiology

    • Chronic hepatitis B (CHB) infection results in multiple clinical phenotypes of varying severity. One of the critical gaps in CHB management is the lack of a genetic-based tool to aid existing hepatocellular carcinoma and cirrhosis risk stratification models for patients with active CHB. Such individual predictive models for CHB are plagued by an inherent limitation of discriminatory power that clearly indicates the need for their improvement.

      • Viruses
      • Hepatitis

  2. Inflammation at the crossroads of Helicobacter pylori and COVID-19

    • Future Microbiology

    • On 11 March 2020, the WHO declared the COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) outbreak a pandemic, initially reported in Wuhan, China. Its death rate and global expansion have made it one of the deadliest pandemics in history, with more than 4.8 million confirmed deaths.

      • Viruses
      • COVID-19

  3. Virucidal activity of three ethanol-based handrubs against murine norovirus in a hand hygiene clinical simulation study

    • Future Microbiology

    • Aim: We evaluated the efficacy of three ethanol-based hand rubs against murine norovirus in a proposed clinical simulation test (prEN 17430). Materials & methods: Virucidal activity was determined in 18 volunteers using three hand rubs: ethanol 72.4 and 89.5% v/v solutions, and 86% v/v gel. Subjects underwent testing with each product (3/6 ml for 15/30 s) and a reference solution (6 ml 70% v/v ethanol for 60 s).

      • Norovirus
      • Viruses

  4. Accuracy of rapid test for diagnosis of hepatitis A with different infection rate settings and with predictive modeling

    • Future Microbiology

    • Aim: We evaluated the accuracy of a commercial rapid immunochromatographic test (rapid test [RT]) for hepatitis A (HA) diagnosis and epidemiological studies. Materials & methods: The accuracy of a RT was evaluated in laboratory and in field conditions. Predictive modeling estimated the test performance in a hypothetical population.

      • Hepatitis
      • Viruses

  5. Live-attenuated auxotrophic mutant of Salmonella typhimurium expressing immunogenic HA1 protein enhances immunity and protective efficacy against H1N1 influenza virus infection

    • Future Microbiology

    • Aim: To evaluate the efficacy of attenuated Salmonella Typhimurium (JOL912) as a live bacterial vaccine vector. Materials & methods: The JOL912 engineered to deliver HA1 protein from influenza A/Puerto Rico/8/1934 (H1N1; PR8) virus was coined as JOL1635 and further evaluated for immunogenicity and protective efficacy. Results: The JOL1635 stably harbored the HA1 gene within pMMP65 plasmid with periplasmic expression and effective delivery of HA1 protein to RAW264.7 cells.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Viruses