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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. Seasonal variation in the balance and strength of cooperative and competitive behavior in patches of blue mussels

    • PLOS ONE

    • by Jacob J. Capelle, Eva Hartog, Tony Wilkes, Tjeerd J. Bouma Aggregation into groups may affect performance of individuals through the balance and strength of facilitative versus competitive interactions. We studied in situ how seasonal variation in abiotic environment affects this balance for blue mussels, a semi-sessile species. We hypothesize that seasonal variation in stresses and resources affects the strength of the interaction.

      • Produce Safety
      • Seasonal Produce

  2. Spatio-temporal patterns of the crustacean demersal fishery discard from the south Humboldt Current System, based on scientific observer program (2014–2019)

    • PLOS ONE

    • by Mauricio F. Landaeta, Carola Hernández-Santoro, Francesca V. Search, Manuel I. Castillo, Claudio Bernal, Sergio A. Navarrete, Evie A. Wieters, Ricardo Beldade, Ana Navarro Campoi, Alejandro Pérez-Matus 

      • Produce Safety
      • Seasonal Produce

  3. Ionomic and metabolic responses of wheat seedlings to PEG-6000-simulated drought stress under two phosphorus levels

    • PLOS ONE

    • by Li Chunyan, Zhang Xiangchi, Li Chao, Li Cheng Background Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is a major food crop worldwide.

      • Produce Safety
      • Ethylene Sensitive

  4. Influence of natural and anthropogenic controls on runoff in the Keriya River, central Tarim Basin, China

    • PLOS ONE

    • by Jinhua Wang, Feng Zhang, Guangming Luo, Yuchuan Guo, Jianghua Zheng, Shixin Wu, Qalibinur Keram, Suhong Liu, Qingdong Shi The potential impact of natural factors on the runoff of intermittent rivers and ephemeral streams (IRES) has been largely ignored in the Tarim Basin, China. A representative example is the Keriya River.

      • Produce Safety
      • Seasonal Produce

  5. Postharvest quality maintenance of wax apple and guava fruits by use of a fermented broth of an ε-poly-l-lysine-producing Streptomyces strain

    • PLOS ONE

    • by Jian-Ling Bai, Hui-Hui Wang, Ju-Mei Zhang, Qing-Ping Wu, Shu-Ping Mo, Ying-Long He, Shao-Quan Weng, Xiao-Juan Yang, Ci-Zhou Li ε-Poly-l-lysine (ε-PL) is a natural antimicrobial polymer with significant inhibitory activity against a broad spectrum of microorganisms, and nowadays used widely as a preservative in the food industry. In the present study, ε-PL broth was obtained from Streptomyces ahygroscopicus GIM8 fermentation in a nutrient-limited liquid medium.

      • Produce Safety
      • Post Harvest

  6. The growth of Escherichia coli cultures under the influence of pheomelanin nanoparticles and a chelant agent in the presence of light

    • PLOS ONE

    • by Denisse Fuentes-López, Daniel Ortega-Zambrano, María Antonieta Fernández-Herrera, Hilda Mercado-Uribe Growing concern of antibiotic resistance has increased research efforts to find nonspecific treatments to inhibit pathogenic microorganisms. In this regard, photodynamic inactivation is a promising method. It is based on the excitation of a photosensitizer molecule (PS) with UV-Vis radiation to produce reactive oxygen species.

      • Produce Safety
      • Ethylene Sensitive

  7. Variability in spring phytoplankton blooms associated with ice retreat timing in the Pacific Arctic from 2003–2019

    • PLOS ONE

    • by Hisatomo Waga, Hajo Eicken, Toru Hirawake, Yasushi Fukamachi

      • Seasonal Produce
      • Produce Safety

  8. Methods for assessing seasonal and annual trends in wasting in Indian surveys (NFHS-3, 4, RSOC & CNNS)

    • PLOS ONE

    • by Robert Johnston, Gaurav Dhamija, Mudit Kapoor, Praween K. Agrawal, Arjan de Wagt

      • Seasonal Produce
      • Produce Safety

  9. Genomic evidence of environmental and resident Salmonella Senftenberg and Montevideo contamination in the pistachio supply-chain

    • PLOS ONE

    • by Julie Haendiges, Gordon R. Davidson, James B. Pettengill, Elizabeth Reed, Padmini Ramachandran, Tyann Blessington, Jesse D. Miller, Nathan Anderson, Sam Myoda, Eric W. Brown, Jie Zheng, Rohan Tikekar, Maria Hoffmann Pistachios have been implicated in two salmonellosis outbreaks and multiple recalls in the U.S.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Salmonella
      • Produce Safety
      • Post Harvest
      • Pre Harvest

  10. Temporal patterns of wildlife roadkill in the UK

    • PLOS ONE

    • by Sarah Raymond, Amy L. W. Schwartz, Robert J. Thomas, Elizabeth Chadwick, Sarah E. Perkins

      • Seasonal Produce
      • Produce Safety

  11. Effects of rainfall, temperature and photoperiod on the phenology of ephemeral resources for selected bushveld woody plant species in southern Africa

    • PLOS ONE

    • by Alan Barrett, Leslie Brown

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants
      • Seasonal Produce
      • Produce Safety

  12. Dental wear patterns reveal dietary ecology and season of death in a historical chimpanzee population

    • PLOS ONE

    • by Julia Stuhlträger, Ellen Schulz-Kornas, Ottmar Kullmer, Marcel M. Janocha, Roman M. Wittig, Kornelius Kupczik

      • Seasonal Produce
      • Produce Safety

  13. Analyzing the importance of attributes for Brazilian consumers to replace conventional beef with cultured meat

    • PLOS ONE

    • by Gabriela Andrade de Oliveira, Carla Heloisa de Faria Domingues, João Augusto Rossi Borges

      • Produce Safety

  14. The abundance and diversity of fruit flies and their parasitoids change with elevation in guava orchards in a tropical Andean forest of Peru, independent of seasonality

    • PLOS ONE

    • by Paolo Salazar-Mendoza, Ivan Peralta-Aragón, Ladislao Romero-Rivas, Jordano Salamanca, Cesar Rodriguez-Saona

      • Seasonal Produce
      • Produce Safety

  15. Otolith chemical fingerprints of skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) in the Indian Ocean: First insights into stock structure delineation

    • PLOS ONE

    • by Iraide Artetxe-Arrate, Igaratza Fraile, Jessica Farley, Audrey M. Darnaude, Naomi Clear, Naiara Rodríguez-Ezpeleta, David L. Dettman, Christophe Pécheyran, Iñigo Krug, Anaïs Médieu, Mohamed Ahusan, Craig Proctor, Asep Priatna, Pratiwi Lestari, Campbell Davies, Francis Marsac, Hilario Murua

      • Seasonal Produce
      • Produce Safety

  16. Effect of leaf type on browse selection by free-ranging goats in a southern African savanna

    • PLOS ONE

    • by Casper C. Nyamukanza, Allan Sebata

      • Seasonal Produce
      • Produce Safety

  17. Information integration and decision making in flowering time control

    • PLOS ONE

    • by Linlin Zhao, Sarah Richards, Franziska Turck, Markus Kollmann

      • Seasonal Produce
      • Produce Safety

  18. Seasonal and ontogenetic variation of whiting diet in the Eastern English Channel and the Southern North Sea

    • PLOS ONE

    • by Charles-André Timmerman, Paul Marchal, Margaux Denamiel, Clémence Couvreur, Pierre Cresson

      • Seasonal Produce
      • Produce Safety

  19. Sustaining the growth of Pinaceae trees under nutrient-limited edaphic conditions via plant-beneficial bacteria

    • PLOS ONE

    • by Akshit Puri, Kiran Preet Padda, Chris P. Chanway

      • Produce Safety
      • Ethylene Sensitive