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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. Hepatitis A virus subtype IB outbreak among MSM in Hungary with a link to a frozen berry source

    • Infection, Genetics and Evolution

    • Men who have sex with men (MSM) are at high risk of acquiring hepatitis A virus (HAV) and in recent years several HAV outbreaks mostly affecting MSM have been described. These outbreaks were caused by subtype IA strains circulating in this high-risk population. After years of low incidence, an outbreak among MSM in Hungary caused a significant increase in reported HAV infections in 2022.

      • Viruses
      • Hepatitis

  2. Using codon usage analysis to speculate potential animal hosts of hepatitis E virus: An exploratory study

    • Infection, Genetics and Evolution

    • There has been an increase in the reported number of animals worldwide that carry the hepatitis E virus (HEV). This study aimed to explore potential animal hosts for HEV through codon usage analysis.

      • Viruses
      • Hepatitis

  3. fIdentification of a novel norovirus species in fox

    • Infection, Genetics and Evolution

    • A novel Norovirus (NoV) was identified by viral metagenomic analysis in fox fecal samples from the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China. The virus exhibited typical genomic characteristics of NoVs. It was closely related to the canine NoV GVII strains with 86.0–86.2% and 91.9% amino acid identities in the capsid protein VP1 and RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp), respectively.

      • Viruses
      • Norovirus

  4. Analysis of entire hepatitis B virus genomes reveals reversion of mutations to wild type in natural infection, a 15 year follow-up study

    • Infection, Genetics and Evolution

    • It has been reported that some mutations in the genome of hepatitis B virus (HBV) may predict the outcome of the virus infection. However, evolutionary data derived from long-term longitudinal analysis of entire HBV genomes using next generation sequencing (NGS) remain rare. In this study, serum samples were collected from asymptomatic hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) carriers from a long-term prospective cohort.

      • Viruses
      • Hepatitis

  5. Phylogenetic and phenotypic characterization of two novel clade 2.3.2.1 H5N2 subtype avian influenza viruses from chickens in China

    • Infection, Genetics and Evolution

    • Author(s): Zhichuang Ge, Lijun Xu, Xiaomiao Hu, Shanshan Zhu, Ying Zhao, Yang Li, Kaituo Liu, Ruyi Gao, Xiaoquan Wang, Jiao Hu, Xiaowen Liu, Shunlin Hu, Daxin Peng, Min Gu, Xiufan Liu

      • Viruses

  6. Investigation and analysis on an outbreak of norovirus infection in a health school in Guangdong Province, China

    • Infection, Genetics and Evolution

    • Author(s): Yucheng Xu, Yuanzhao Zhu, Zhao Lei, Jia Rui, Zeyu Zhao, Shengnan Lin, Yao Wang, Jingwen Xu, Xingchun Liu, Meng Yang, Hongsheng Chen, Xuemei Pan, Wentao Lu, Yuzhong Du, Hui Li, Ling Fang, Meng Zhang, Lina Zhou, Fen Yang, Tianmu Chen

      • Norovirus
      • Viruses

  7. Retrospective molecular analysis of norovirus recombinant strains in the amazon region, Brazil

    • Infection, Genetics and Evolution

    • Author(s): AnaCaroline Rodrigues Portela, Juliana Merces Hernandez, Renato Silva Bandeira, Edivaldo Costa Sousa Junior, Taynah Cohen de Melo, Maria Silvia Sousa Lucena, Dielle Monteiro Teixeira, Jones Anderson Monteiro Siqueira, Yvone Benchimol Gabbay, Luciana Damascena Silva

      • Norovirus
      • Viruses

  8. Association of fucosyltransferase 2 gene with norovirus infection: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    • Infection, Genetics and Evolution

    • Author(s): Xiaojing Hong, Liang Xue, Yingyin Liao, Aiwu Wu, Yueting Jiang, Xiaoxia Kou

      Background
      Norovirus is a leading cause of viral gastroenteritis outbreaks worldwide. Histo-blood group antigens (HBGAs) are important host attachment factors in susceptibility to norovirus. In this study, the association of FUT2 gene, which participates in the biosynthesis of HBGAs, with norovirus infection has been investigated.

      • Norovirus
      • Viruses

  9. Genome characterization, prevalence and tissue distribution of astrovirus, hepevirus and norovirus among wild and laboratory rats (Rattus norvegicus) and mice (Mus musculus) in Hungary

    • Infection, Genetics and Evolution

    • Author(s): Péter Pankovics, Ákos Boros, Zoltán László, Sándor Szekeres, Gábor Földvári, Eda Altan, Eric Delwart, Gábor Reuter

      • Norovirus
      • Viruses

  10. First detection of canine norovirus in dogs and a complete GVI.2 genome in mainland China

    • Infection, Genetics and Evolution

    • Author(s): Huiqiang Ma, Hua Yue, Yingying Luo, Siyi Li, Cheng Tang

      • Norovirus
      • Viruses

  11. Molecular detection and characterization of norovirus in asymptomatic food handlers in Chiang Mai, Thailand

    • Infection, Genetics and Evolution

    • Author(s): Kattareeya Kumthip, Pattara Khamrin, Hiroshi Ushijima, Niwat Maneekarn

      • Viruses
      • Norovirus

  12. Molecular epidemiology and genetic diversity of norovirus infection in children hospitalized with acute gastroenteritis in East Java, Indonesia in 2015–2019

    • Infection, Genetics and Evolution

    • Author(s): Takako Utsumi, Maria Inge Lusida, Zayyin Dinana, Rury Mega Wahyuni, Soegeng Soegijanto, Soetjipto, Alpha Fardah Athiyyah, Subijanto Marto Sudarmo, Reza Gunadi Ranuh, Andy Darma, Juniastuti, Laura Navika Yamani, Yen Hai Doan, Hiroyuki Shimizu, Koji Ishii, Chieko Matsui, Lin Deng, Takayuki Abe, Kazuhiko Katayama, Ikuo Shoji

      • Viruses
      • Norovirus

  13. Population genomic transformations induced by isolation of wild bird avian influenza viruses (Orthomyxoviridae) in embryonated chicken eggs

    • Infection, Genetics and Evolution

    • Author(s): Matthew W. Hopken, Antoinette J. Piaggio, Kristy L. Pabilonia, James Pierce, Theodore Anderson, Courtney Pierce, Zaid Abdo

      • Viruses

  14. Identification of GII.14[P7] norovirus and its genomic mutations from a case of long-term infection in a post-symptomatic individual

    • Infection, Genetics and Evolution

    • Author(s): Nutthawan Nonthabenjawan, Patcharaporn Boonyos, Benjarat Phattanawiboon, Worakarn Towayunanta, Kobkool Chuntrakool, Karn Ngaopravet, Kriangsak Ruchusatsawat, Ballang Uppapong, Somchai Sangkitporn, Eisuke Mekada, Yoshiharu Matsuura, Masashi Tatsumi, Hiroto Mizushima

      • Norovirus
      • Viruses

  15. Detection, risk factors and molecular diversity of norovirus GIII in cattle in Uruguay

    • Infection, Genetics and Evolution

    • Author(s): Matías Castells, Rubén Darío Caffarena, María Laura Casaux, Carlos Schild, Felipe Castells, Daniel Castells, Matías Victoria, Franklin Riet-Correa, Federico Giannitti, Viviana Parreño, Rodney Colina

      • Viruses
      • Norovirus

  16. Phylogenetic and biological characterizations of a GI.3 norovirus

    • Infection, Genetics and Evolution

    • Author(s): Lijun Zheng, Hanming Zhang, Jie Ma, Jinjin Liu, Shuhuan Ma, Mingchen Wang, Yuqi Huo

      • Viruses
      • Norovirus

  17. Molecular epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 in Faisalabad, Pakistan: A real-world clinical experience

    • Infection, Genetics and Evolution

    • Author(s): Hassan Raza, Braira Wahid, Ghazala Rubi, Adil Gulzar

      • Viruses
      • COVID-19

  18. Identification of potential inhibitors against SARS-CoV-2 by targeting proteins responsible for envelope formation and virion assembly using docking based virtual screening, and pharmacokinetics approaches

    • Infection, Genetics and Evolution

    • Author(s): Deep Bhowmik, Rajat Nandi, Rahul Jagadeesan, Niranjan Kumar, Amresh Prakash, Diwakar Kumar

      • Viruses
      • COVID-19

  19. Ancestral origin, antigenic resemblance and epidemiological insights of novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2): Global burden and Bangladesh perspective

    • Infection, Genetics and Evolution

    • Author(s): Md Bashir Uddin, Mahmudul Hasan, Ahmed Harun-Al-Rashid, Md. Irtija Ahsan, Md. Abdus Shukur Imran, Syed Sayeem Uddin Ahmed

      • Viruses
      • COVID-19

  20. Association between ABO blood groups and COVID-19 infection, severity and demise: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    • Infection, Genetics and Evolution

    • Author(s): Bing-Bing Wu, Dong-Zhou Gu, Jia-Ning Yu, Jie Yang, Shen Wang-Qin

      • Viruses
      • COVID-19

  21. COVID-19: Time to exonerate the pangolin from the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 to humans

    • Infection, Genetics and Evolution

    • Author(s): Roger Frutos, Jordi Serra-Cobo, Tianmu Chen, Christian A. Devaux

      • Viruses
      • COVID-19

  22. Functional prediction and comparative population analysis of variants in genes for proteases and innate immunity related to SARS-CoV-2 infection

    • Infection, Genetics and Evolution

    • Author(s): Kristel Klaassen, Biljana Stankovic, Branka Zukic, Nikola Kotur, Vladimir Gasic, Sonja Pavlovic, Maja Stojiljkovic

      • Viruses
      • COVID-19

  23. Emerging genetic diversity among clinical isolates of SARS-CoV-2: Lessons for today

    • Infection, Genetics and Evolution

    • Author(s): Javaid Ahmad Sheikh, Jasdeep Singh, Hina Singh, Salma Jamal, Mohd. Khubaib, Sunil Kohli, Ulrich Dobrindt, Syed Asad Rahman, Nasreen Zafar Ehtesham, Seyed Ehtesham Hasnain

      • Viruses
      • COVID-19

  24. Repurposing of SARS-CoV nucleocapsid protein specific nuclease resistant RNA aptamer for therapeutics against SARS-CoV-2

    • Infection, Genetics and Evolution

    • Author(s): Nidarshana Chaturvedi Parashar, Jit Poddar, Sasanka Chakrabarti, Gaurav Parashar

      • Viruses
      • COVID-19

  25. The role of extracellular vesicles in COVID-19 virus infection

    • Infection, Genetics and Evolution

    • Author(s): Mehdi Hassanpour, Jafar Rezaie, Mohammad Nouri, Yunes Panahi

      • Viruses
      • COVID-19