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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. Multiplex qPCR analysis of strawberries from Bogota, Colombia for contamination with three parasites

    • Journal of Food Protection

    • Berries are potential vehicles for the transmission of parasites and have been implicated in illness outbreaks in various countries around the world, particularly in the USA. Although data on contamination of fresh produce with foodborne parasites have been obtained from different global regions, data from Colombia are lacking despite South America being a major producer of fresh produce, which is consumed both nationally and exported.

      • Toxoplasma gondii
      • Cyclospora cayetanensis
      • Parasites

  2. Comparative evaluation of UNEX-based DNA extraction for molecular detection of Cyclospora cayetanensis, Toxoplasma gondii, and Cryptosporidium parvum as contaminants of berries

    • Food Microbiology

    • Author(s): Tamirat Tefera Temesgen, Alessandra Barlaam, Kristoffer R. Tysnes, Lucy J. Robertson

      • Toxoplasma gondii
      • Cryptosporidium parvum
      • Cyclospora cayetanensis
      • Parasites

  3. How globalization and climate change could affect foodborne parasites

    • Experimental Parasitology

    • Author(s): Edoardo Pozio

      • Parasites
      • Toxoplasma gondii
      • Cryptosporidium parvum
      • Cyclospora cayetanensis

  4. A novel multiplex real-time PCR for the detection of Echinococcus multilocularis, Toxoplasma gondii, and Cyclospora cayetanensis on berries

    • Food Research International

    • Author(s): Tamirat Tefera Temesgen, Lucy Jane Robertson, Kristoffer Relling Tysnes

      • Cyclospora cayetanensis
      • Toxoplasma gondii
      • Parasites

  5. A New Protocol for Molecular Detection of Cyclospora cayetanensis as Contaminants of Berry Fruits

    • Frontiers in Microbiology

    • Cyclospora cayetanensis is a coccidian parasite that has been associated with foodborne outbreaks of gastrointestinal illnesses. Raspberries have been implicated as vehicle of infection in some of these outbreaks. Most of the molecular techniques used for the detection of parasites commonly use the 18s rRNA as a target gene, which is highly conserved.

      • Toxoplasma gondii
      • Cryptosporidium parvum
      • Cyclospora cayetanensis
      • Cyclospora cayetanensis
      • Parasites

  6. Simultaneous detection of four protozoan parasites on leafy greens using a novel multiplex PCR assay

    • Food Microbiology

    • Author(s): Karen Shapiro, Minji Kim, Veronica B. Rajal, Michael J. Arrowood, Andrea Packham, Beatriz Aguilar, Stefan Wuertz

      • Cyclospora cayetanensis
      • Toxoplasma gondii
      • Giardia lamblia
      • Cryptosporidium parvum
      • Cyclospora cayetanensis
      • Parasites

  7. Detection and prevalence of protozoan parasites in ready-to-eat packaged salads on sale in Italy

    • Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: October 2017
      , Volume 67

      Author(s): Tiziana Caradonna, Marianna Marangi, Federica Del Chierico, Nicola Ferrari, Sofia Reddel, Giorgia Bracaglia, Giovanni Normanno, Lorenza Putignani, Annunziata Giangaspero

      • Toxoplasma gondii
      • Giardia lamblia
      • Cryptosporidium parvum
      • Cyclospora cayetanensis
      • Parasites