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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. In vitro assay to determine inactivation of Toxoplasma gondii in meat samples

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Consumption of raw and undercooked meat is considered as an important source of Toxoplasma gondii infections. However, most non-heated meat products contain salt and additives, which affect T. gondii viability. It was our aim to develop an in vitro method to substitute the mouse bioassay for determining the effect of salting on T. gondii viability. Two sheep were experimentally infected by oral inoculation with 6.5 × 104 oocysts.

      • Parasites
      • Toxoplasma gondii

  2. Comparison of molecular techniques for the detection of Toxoplasma gondii in raw bovine milk from small rural properties in Brazil

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • This study aimed to research Toxoplasma gondii DNA in 102 samples of raw bovine milk from expansion tanks, in small properties located in different cities of the Midwest region of São Paulo, Brazil. For this, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was performed with the primers TOX4/TOX5 for cPCR (conventional PCR), TgNP1/TgNP2 gene for nested PCR and the Tg18s58F/Tg18s348R for nested PCR. It was possible to detect T.

      • Parasites
      • Toxoplasma gondii

  3. Evaluating uncertainty and variability associated with Toxoplasma gondii survival during cooking and low temperature storage of fresh cut meats

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Author(s): Surabhi Rani, Abani K. Pradhan

      • Toxoplasma gondii
      • Parasites

  4. Toxoplasma gondii in lambs of China: Heart juice serology, isolation and genotyping

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Author(s): Nan Jiang, Ruijing Su, Fuchun Jian, Chunlei Su, Longxian Zhang, Yibao Jiang, Yurong Yang

      • Parasites
      • Toxoplasma gondii

  5. The effect of salting on Toxoplasma gondii viability evaluated and implemented in a quantitative risk assessment of meat-borne human infection

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Author(s): Huifang Deng, Arno Swart, Axel A. Bonačić Marinović, Joke W.B. van der Giessen, Marieke Opsteegh

      • Toxoplasma gondii
      • Parasites

  6. Source attribution at the food sub-product level for the development of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency risk assessment model

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Available online 13 June 2019

      Author(s): Romina Zanabria, Manon Racicot, Alexandre Leroux, Liu Xucen, Mathieu Cormier, Cécile Ferrouillet, Julie Arsenault, Anna Mackay, Mansel Griffiths, Rick Holley, Tom Gill, Sylvain Charlebois, Jeffrey Farber, Aamir Fazil, Sylvain Quessy

      • Campylobacter
      • Toxoplasma gondii
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Parasites

  7. Genetic diversity of Toxoplasma gondii isolates from ruminants: A systematic review

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: 3 October 2017
      , Volume 258

      Author(s): Mehdi Sharif, Afsaneh Amouei, Shahabeddin Sarvi, Azadeh Mizani, Mohsen Aarabi, Seyed-Abdollah Hosseini, Ahmad Daryani

      • Toxoplasma gondii
      • Parasites

  8. Molecular characterization of Toxoplasma gondii in pork meat from different production systems in the Czech Republic

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: 5 December 2016
      , Volume 238

      Author(s): Michal Slany, Nikol Reslova, Vladimir Babak, Alena Lorencova

      • Toxoplasma gondii
      • Parasites

  9. Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii and direct genotyping using minisequencing in free-range pigs in Burkina Faso

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: 2 August 2016
      , Volume 230

      Author(s): Sanata Bamba, Lénaïg Halos, Zékiba Tarnagda, Alexandre Alanio, Pauline Macé, Sandrine Moukoury, Ibrahim Sangaré, Robert Guiguemdé, Jean-Marc Costa, Stéphane Bretagne

      • Toxoplasma gondii
      • Parasites

  10. Cost-of-illness and disease burden of food-related pathogens in the Netherlands, 2011

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: 2 March 2015
      , Volume 196
      Author(s): Marie-Josée J. Mangen , Martijn Bouwknegt , Ingrid H.M. Friesema , Juanita A. Haagsma , Laetitia M. Kortbeek , Luqman Tariq , Margaret Wilson , Wilfrid van Pelt , Arie H. Havelaar

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Parasites
      • Campylobacter
      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Clostridium perfringens
      • Norovirus
      • Toxoplasma gondii
      • Viruses