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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. Persistence comparison of two Shiga-toxin producing Escherichia coli (STEC) serovars during long-term storage and thermal inactivation in various wheat flours

    • PLOS ONE

    • by Ian S. Hines, Tom Jurkiw, Emily Nguyen, Martine Ferguson, Sultana Solaiman, Elizabeth Reed, Maria Hoffmann, Jie Zheng Foodborne outbreaks associated with Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) contaminated wheat flour have been an increasing food safety concern in recent decades. However, there is little literature aimed at investigating the impact of different flour types on the persistence of STEC during storage and thermal inactivation.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli

  2. Comparative evaluation of antimicrobial activity of human granulysin, bovine and porcine NK-lysins against Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157:H7

    • PLOS ONE

    • by Erika N. Biernbaum, Rohana P. Dassanayake, Eric M. Nicholson, Indira T. Kudva Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O157:H7 (O157) is a foodborne pathogen causing human disease ranging from hemorrhagic colitis and hemolytic uremic syndrome to kidney failure, while remaining harmless to cattle, its primary reservoir.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli

  3. Shiga toxin (stx) encoding genes in sheep and goats reared in Trinidad and Tobago

    • PLOS ONE

    • by Anil K. Persad, Gireesh Rajashekara, Jeffrey T. LeJeune Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) is estimated to cause over two million cases of human disease annually. Trinidad and Tobago is one of the largest livestock producer and consumer of sheep and goat meat in the Caribbean, however, the potential role of these animals in the epidemiology of STEC infections has not been previously described.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli

  4. Logistic modeling to predict the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of olive leaf extract (OLE) against Listeria monocytogenes

    • PLOS ONE

    • by Renjie Du, Yuejun Qu, Min Zhao, Yanhong Liu, Phoebe X. Qi, Xingbin Sun Olive leaf extract (OLE) has been increasingly recognized as a natural and effective antimicrobial against a host of foodborne pathogens. This study attempts to predict the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of OLE against Listeria monocytogenes F2365 by utilizing the asymptotic deceleration point (PDA) in a logistic model (LM), namely MIC-PDA.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli
      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Salmonella

  5. Combination of organic acids and low-dose gamma irradiation as antimicrobial treatment to inactivate Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli inoculated in beef trimmings: Lack of benefits in relation to single treatments

    • PLOS ONE

    • by Mariana Cap, Celeste Cingolani, Carla Lires, Marina Mozgovoj, Trinidad Soteras, Adriana Sucari, Jimena Gentiluomo, Adriana Descalzo, Gabriela Grigioni, Marcelo Signorini, Celina Horak, Sergio Vaudagna, Gerardo Leotta

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli

  6. Genomic analysis of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli from patients and asymptomatic food handlers in Japan

    • PLOS ONE

    • by Hiroaki Baba, Hajime Kanamori, Hayami Kudo, Yasutoshi Kuroki, Seiya Higashi, Kentaro Oka, Motomichi Takahashi, Makiko Yoshida, Kengo Oshima, Tetsuji Aoyagi, Koichi Tokuda, Mitsuo Kaku

      • Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli
      • Bacterial pathogens

  7. Nanopore sequencing for fast determination of plasmids, phages, virulence markers, and antimicrobial resistance genes in Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli

    • PLOS ONE

    • Narjol González-Escalona, Marc A. Allard, Eric W. Brown, Shashi Sharma, Maria Hoffmann

      • Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli
      • Bacterial pathogens

  8. Antibodies Directed against Shiga-Toxin Producing Escherichia coli Serotype O103 Type III Secreted Proteins Block Adherence of Heterologous STEC Serotypes to HEp-2 Cells

    • PLOS ONE

    • Taseen S. Desin, Hugh G. Townsend, Andrew A. Potter

      • Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli
      • Bacterial pathogens

  9. Development of Three Multiplex PCR Assays Targeting the 21 Most Clinically Relevant Serogroups Associated with Shiga Toxin-Producing E. coli Infection in Humans

    • PLOS ONE

    • Sergio Sánchez, María Teresa Llorente, María Aurora Echeita, Silvia Herrera-León

      • Shigella
      • Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli
      • Bacterial pathogens