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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. Assessment of the in-vitro probiotic efficacy and safety of Pediococcus pentosaceus L1 and Streptococcus thermophilus L3 isolated from Laban, a popular fermented milk product

    • Archives of Microbiology
    • Probiotics are beneficial microorganisms, mostly lactic acid bacteria (LAB), that offer health benefits to the host when consumed in adequate amounts. This study assessed the probiotic efficacy and safety of LAB strains isolated from Laban, a traditional fermented milk product.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Bacillus cereus
      • Salmonella
      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Vibrio
  2. Isolation and characterization of lactic acid bacteria producing a potent anti-listerial bacteriocin-like inhibitory substance (BLIS) from chhurpi, a fermented milk product

    • Archives of Microbiology
    • Nowadays, the bacteriocin industries have seen significant growth, supplanting chemical preservatives in its ability to improve the shelf-life and safety of food. The increasing customer desire to use natural preservatives has fueled advancing bacteriocin research. The objective of this study was to identify lactic acid bacteria (LAB) that produce bacteriocin-like inhibitory substance (BLIS) and have strong anti-listerial activity.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Staphylococcus aureus
  3. Human milk oligosaccharides and the association with microbiota in colostrum: a pilot study

    • Archives of Microbiology
    • HMOs (Human milk oligosaccharide) has an impact on maternal and infant health. Colostrum samples of 70 breastfeeding women in China were collected and recorded clinical characteristics. The major oligosaccharides and microbiota were quantitated in colostrum. The concentration of fucosylated HMOs in primipara was higher than that of multipara (p = 0.030). The concentration of N-acetylated HMOs in vaginal delivery milk was less than that of cesarean (p = 0.038).

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Staphylococcus aureus
  4. Synergistic antimicrobial effect of nisin−octanoic acid nanoemulsions against E. coli and S. aureus

    • Archives of Microbiology
    • Food safety is a major public health concern all over the world. Therefore, the prevention of food contamination is becoming extremely crucial. In this study, an antimicrobial nanoemulsion composed of water-soluble nisin and fat-soluble octanoic acid was successfully prepared. The results showed that the average particle size and the polymer dispersity index of the nisin−octanoic acid (NOA) nanoemulsion were around 52.21 nm and 0.253, respectively.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Staphylococcus aureus
  5. Isolation of lectin from Musa acuminata for its antibiofilm potential against Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and its synergistic effect with Enterococcus species

    • Archives of Microbiology
    • Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is an emerging pathogen posing a considerable burden on the healthcare system due to its involvement in skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). Lectins are carbohydrate binding proteins found ubiquitously in animals, plants and microorganisms. Extraction and isolation of proteins from Musa acuminata were performed by using Affinity chromatography with Sephadex G 75 to determine antibiofilm activity against MRSA.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Staphylococcus aureus
  6. Antibiotic resistance profiles on pathogenic bacteria in the Brazilian environments

    • Archives of Microbiology
    • The present study aimed to elaborate a review of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria in soil, food, aquatic environments, cattle, poultry, and swine farms in Brazil. Initially, the literature database for published papers from 2012 to 2023 was Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO), U.S. National Library of Medicine (PubMed), and Google Scholar, through the descriptors: antimicrobial resistance, resistance profile, multidrug resistance, environmental bacteria, and pathogenic bacteria.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Salmonella
      • Shigella
      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Vibrio
  7. Carotenoid from marine Bacillus infantis: production, extraction, partial characterization, and its biological activity

    • Archives of Microbiology
    • Marine bacteria could serve as a potential source of natural carotenoids. Bacillus infantis, (Accession number OP601610), a bacterium with the ability to synthesize carotenoids, was isolated from the marine environment and used in this investigation to produce an orange pigment. Additionally, the production, extraction, partial characterization, and biological activity of orange pigment are reported in the current work.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Salmonella
      • Shigella
      • Staphylococcus aureus
  8. In-vitro evaluation of the probiotic potential and the fermentation profile of Pediococcus and Enterococcus strains isolated from Moroccan camel milk

    • Archives of Microbiology
    • The promotion of human health through natural approaches like functional foods and probiotics is in high demand. The medicinal plants are the major feed of Moroccan dromedary, which improves the functional properties of their milk. A few studies have reported the probiotic and functional aptitudes of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) of this milk.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Salmonella
      • Staphylococcus aureus
  9. Exploration of the chemical constituents and its antioxidant, antibacterial activities of endophytic fungi isolated from the medicinal plant Dillenia indica

    • Archives of Microbiology
    • Assam, India being the pool for ethnomedicinal plants harbors diverse endophytic fungi constituting major bioactive metabolites. The present study was designed to screen the antioxidant, antibacterial activities along with the chemical constituents of the endophytic fungi isolated from the fruits of Dillenia indica (commonly known as Otenga in Assam).

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Staphylococcus aureus
  10. Characterization of novel of temperate phages of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from bovine milk

    • Archives of Microbiology
    • Bovine mastitis is an important disease in dairy cows, and Staphylococcus aureus is the most prevalent microorganism. Bacteriophages are considered an alternative to treat bacterial infections due to antimicrobial resistance crisis. In this study, we isolated and characterized novel S. aureus temperate phages, namely B_UFSM4 and B_UFSM5, from bovine milk. The complete genomes of B_UFSM4 and B_UFSM5 have 41.396 bp and 41.829 bp, respectively.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Staphylococcus aureus
  11. Bacterial diversity of loggerhead and green turtle eggs from two major nesting beaches from the Turkish coast of the Mediterranean

    • Archives of Microbiology
    • This study was conducted during the 2018 nesting season at the Sugözü Beaches (Adana-Turkey) and Göksu Delta (Mersin-Turkey). Egg samples (n = 63) from loggerhead and green turtle nests (n = 43) were collected. Isolated bacteria were initially identified by phenotypic methods and then by MALDI-TOF MS. The bacterial mass spectra were analyzed using Principal Component Analysis.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Staphylococcus aureus
  12. Antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus and genome features of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum LR-14 from Sichuan pickles

    • Archives of Microbiology
    • The persistence of Staphylococcus aureus within biofilm can lead to contamination of medical devices and life-threatening infections. Luckily, lactic acid bacteria (LAB) have an inhibitory effect on the growth of these bacteria. This study aims to select LAB strains from fermented vegetables, and analyze their potential inhibition activities against S. aureus.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Staphylococcus aureus
  13. Probiotic potential and immunomodulatory properties in Enterococcus faecium GMB24 and Enterococcus hirae SMB16 isolated from goat and sheep milk

    • Archives of Microbiology
    • Probiotic attributes of lactic acid bacteria isolated from goat and sheep milk samples were analysed by culturing them on an MRS agar medium. The most potential isolates, GMB24 and SMB16, were identified by biochemical tests which had ability to tolerate different concentrations of acid and bile and phenol resistance. They were further identified as Enterococcus faecium GMB24 and Enterococcus hirae SMB16 by 16S rRNA gene sequencing approach.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Salmonella
      • Staphylococcus aureus
  14. Modeling the effect of Croton blanchetianus Baill essential oil on pathogenic and spoilage bacteria

    • Archives of Microbiology
    • This study aimed to evaluate and model the antimicrobial action of different concentrations of Croton blanchetianus essential oil (CBEO) on the behavior of six bacterial species in vitro. CBEO extraction was performed by hydrodistillation and characterized by CG-MS.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Salmonella
      • Staphylococcus aureus
  15. A comparative study of antimicrobial, anti-quorum sensing, anti-biofilm, anti-swarming, and antioxidant activities in flower extracts of pecan (Carya illinoinensis) and chestnut (Castanea sativa)

    • Archives of Microbiology
    • Antibiotic resistance, which has increased rapidly in recent years because of uncontrolled and unconscious antibiotic consumption, poses a major threat to public health. The inadequacy of existing antibiotics has increased the need for new, effective, and less toxic antibiotic raw materials or antibiotic derivatives. Pecan (Carya illinoinensis) and Chestnut (Castanea sativa) flowers possess abundant pollen contents and exhibit similar morphological features.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Bacillus cereus
      • Staphylococcus aureus
  16. Rapid-killing efficacy substantiates the antiseptic property of the synergistic combination of carvacrol and nerol against nosocomial pathogens

    • Archives of Microbiology
    • Globally, new classes of synthetic and natural antibiotics and antivirulents have continuously been validated for their potential broad-spectrum antagonistic activity with the aim of identifying an effective active molecule to prevent the spread of infectious agents in both food industry and medical field.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Staphylococcus aureus
  17. Kinetics and antimicrobial activity of gallic acid by novel bacterial co-culture system using Taguchi’s method and submerged fermentation

    • Archives of Microbiology
    • A tannase-positive Bacillus gottheilii M2S2 and Bacillus cereus M1GT were co-cultivated for the production of gallic acid using tannic acid as the sole carbon source through submerged fermentation. Taguchi orthogonal array of design of experimental methodology was used to estimate the influence and significance of tannic acid concentration, glucose concentration, agitation speed, and inoculum size on the gallic acid production in a shake flask.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Bacillus cereus
      • Staphylococcus aureus
  18. Detection of Staphylococcus aureus and their toxin genes inhabit on the scorpions surface

    • Archives of Microbiology
    • The transmission of infectious agents by arthropods is of particular importance. Every year, many people are bitten by scorpions around the world. Staphylococcus aureus is of the most important infectious bacteria. This study aimed to investigate the distribution of S. aureus in scorpion specimens and the presence of some toxin genes in these species. The fauna of scorpions in the Kuhdasht region was studied for one year. Then, S.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Staphylococcus aureus
  19. Dynamics of microbial community structure and enzyme activities during the solid-state fermentation of Forgood Daqu: a starter of Chinese strong flavour Baijiu

    • Archives of Microbiology
    • Daqu is the traditional fermentation starter for Chinese Baijiu, a traditional Chinese distilled liquor. Although the microbes in Daqu blocks play important roles in the solid-state fermentation process, the changes in microbial community structure and the correlation between the microbiota and enzyme activity have seldom been discussed in previous studies.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Staphylococcus aureus
  20. Bioactive secondary metabolites from marine Actinomyces sp. AW6 with an evaluation of ADME-related physicochemical properties

    • Archives of Microbiology
    • This study was designed to evaluate the antimicrobial, antioxidant, and cytotoxic potentials of the marine actinomycetes spp. isolated from the Red Sea water, Hurghada, Egypt. Out of 80 actinomycetes isolates, one isolate AW6 was selected based on its antioxidant activity (IC50 about 5.24 µg/mL which scavenged 91% of formed DPPH free radicals) and antimicrobial potential against E. coli, S. aureus, B. subtilis, and P. aeruginosa, A. niger, and C.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Staphylococcus aureus
  21. Antimicrobial, antioxidant, antiviral activity, and gas chromatographic analysis of Varanus griseus oil extracts

    • Archives of Microbiology
    • There is an urgent need to develop natural antimicrobials for the control of rapidly mutating drug-resistant bacteria and poultry viruses. Five extracts were prepared using diethyl ether, ethyl acetate, methanol, 1-butanol and n-hexane from abdominal fats of Varanus griseus locally known as Indian desert monitor.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Staphylococcus aureus
  22. Antibacterial effect of the combination of terpenoids

    • Archives of Microbiology
    • Terpenoids are natural compounds originating from five-carbon isoprene units. Over 60,000 terpenoid structures have been identified, and they contribute to the flavor, color, growth, and development of plants. There are several reports on various physiological activities of terpenoids, such as antioxidative and anticancer activities. This study revealed that combinations of terpenoids have activities against a spectrum of bacteria.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Staphylococcus aureus
  23. Comparative study on characteristics of mandarin peel extracts by biological processing

    • Archives of Microbiology
    • Mandarin peel is a by-product from mandarin canning industry containing multiple functional substances with useful properties such as antibacterial and antioxidant activities. To evaluate the effect of bioprocessing, fresh mandarin peels were fermented by Rhizopus stolonifer JP13 for 4 days and then the peels’ antioxidant and antimicrobial activities were tested. The flavonoiuds, hesperidin and VC contents in dry peels were also determined.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Staphylococcus aureus
  24. Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolate PM1 effectively controls virus infection and promotes growth in plants

    • Archives of Microbiology
    • A bacterial isolate PM1 obtained from the rhizosphere of healthy plants was identified as Pseudomonas aeruginosa by biochemical characteristics and 16S rRNA gene sequence (GenBank ID OL321133.1). It induced resistance in Nicotiana tabacum cv. Xanthi-nc and Cyamopsis tetragonoloba, against Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) and Sunn-hemp rosette virus (SRV), respectively. Foliar treatment with isolate PM1 curbed TMV accumulation in susceptible N. tabacum cv.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Staphylococcus aureus
  25. Characterization of exopolysaccharide produced by probiotic Enterococcus durans DU1 and evaluation of its anti-biofilm activity

    • Archives of Microbiology
    • Exopolysaccharides (EPS) produced by lactic acid bacteria are complicated polymers with industrial applications. LAB were isolated, screened for EPS production, and their probiotic properties determined. The anti-biofilm activity of EPS was investigated. Safety of EPS-producing isolate was investigated and it was molecularly identified through 16S rRNA sequencing.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Staphylococcus aureus