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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. The role of PhoP/PhoQ two component system in regulating stress adaptation in Cronobacter sakazakii

    • Food Microbiology
    • Author(s): Yan Ma, Yingying Zhang, Ke Chen, Lingzhu Zhang, Yibei Zhang, Xin Wang, Xiaodong Xia

      • Cronobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens
  2. Red fluorescent ultra-small gold nanoclusters functionalized with signal molecules to probe specificity in quorum sensing receptors in gram-negative bacteria

    • Archives of Microbiology
    • Ultra-small (size < 2 nm) gold nanoclusters (AuNCs) are used as fluorescent probes which have excellent applications in bioimaging and sensing due to their emission in visible and NIR spectral region. Here, this property is exploited for understanding the quorum sensing phenomenon in bacteria which is regulated by signal molecules which are specific to various species.

      • Cronobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens
  3. Cronobacter sakazakii ATCC 29544 Translocated Human Brain Microvascular Endothelial Cells via Endocytosis, Apoptosis Induction, and Disruption of Tight Junction

    • Frontiers in Microbiology
    • Cronobacter sakazakii (C. sakazakii) is an emerging opportunistic foodborne pathogen that can cause neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis, meningitis, sepsis in neonates and infants with a relatively high mortality rate. Bacterial transcytosis across the human brain microvascular endothelial cells (HBMEC) is vital for C. sakazakii to induce neonatal meningitis. However, few studies focus on the mechanisms by which C. sakazakii translocates HBMEC. In this study, the translocation processes of C.

      • Cronobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens
  4. Roles of tolC on tolerance to bile salts and biofilm formation in Cronobacter malonaticus

    • Journal of Dairy Science
    • Bile salts is one of essential components of bile secreted into the intestine to confer antibacterial protection. Cronobacter species are associated with necrotizing enterocolitis in newborns and show a strong tolerance to bile salts. However, little attempt has been made to focus on the molecular basis of the tolerance to bile salts.

      • Cronobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens
  5. Multivariate analysis of adaptive response to ferulic acid and p‐coumaric acid after physiological stresses in Cronobacter sakazakii

    • Journal of Applied Microbiology
    • Journal of Applied Microbiology, Accepted Article. Aim
      The present study demonstrated the antimicrobial activity of ferulic acid and p-coumaric acid against unstressed and stressed (cold stressed, starved and desiccated) Cronobacter sakazakii in laboratory media (37°C) and reconstituted powdered infant formulation (PIF) with mild heat treatment (50°C).

      • Cronobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens
  6. Quantitative detection of trace VBNC Cronobacter sakazakii by immunomagnetic separation in combination with PMAxx-ddPCR in dairy products

    • Food Microbiology
    • Author(s): Xinrui Lv, Li Wang, Jingfeng Zhang, Xiaoxin He, Lei Shi, Lichao Zhao

      • Cronobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens
  7. Proteomics analysis mediated by quorum sensing luxS involved in oxidative stress in Cronobacter malonaticus

    • LWT
    • Author(s): Na Ling, Dexin Ou, Yizhong Shen, Danfeng Zhang, Yaping Wang, Liaowang Tong, Yu Ding, Juan Wang, Xiaojuan Yang, Jumei Zhang, Qingping Wu, Yingwang Ye

      • Cronobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens
  8. Diversity of Cronobacter genus isolated between 1970 and 2019 on the American continent and genotyped using multi-locus sequence typing

    • FEMS Microbiology Letters
    • This study aimed to evaluate the Cronobacter spp. strains isolated on the American continent and characterized using multi-locus sequence typing (MLST) available in the PubMLST database and current literature. From 465 Cronobacter spp. strains, the majority (n = 267, 57.4%) was from North America, mainly from USA (n = 234) and 198 (42.6%) were from South America, mainly from Brazil (n = 196).

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Cronobacter
  9. Rapid and absolute quantification of VBNC Cronobacter sakazakii by PMAxx combined with single intact cell droplet digital PCR in infant foods

    • LWT
    • Author(s): Xinrui Lv, Xiaokui Gu, Li Wang, Xiaoxin He, Chunai He, Jingfeng Zhang, Lichao Zhao

      • Cronobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens
  10. Effect of 405-nm light-emitting diode on environmental tolerance of Cronobacter sakazakii in powdered infant formula

    • Food Research International
    • Author(s): Zhanwen Zheng, Yawen Xie, Sheng Ma, Junhong Tu, Jiahui Li, Sen Liang, Yunfeng Xu, Chao Shi

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Cronobacter
  11. Impact of pmrA on Cronobacter sakazakii planktonic and biofilm cells: A comprehensive transcriptomic study

    • Food Microbiology
    • Author(s): Zhenbo Xu, Ziqi Liu, Thanapop Soteyome, Jingjing Hua, Liang Zhang, Yanyan Li, Lei Yuan, Yanrui Ye, Zhao Cai, Liang Yang, Ling Chen, Janette M. Harro, Birthe Veno Kjellerup, Junyan Liu

      • Cronobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens
  12. Rapid and easy quantitative identification of Cronobacter spp. in infant formula milk powder by isothermal strand-exchange-amplification based molecular capturing lateral flow strip

    • Food Control
    • Author(s): Yan Gao, Yingwang Ye, Jianguo Xu, Qian Wu, Bangben Yao, Wei Chen

      • Cronobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens
  13. Novel phage vB_CtuP_B1 for controlling Cronobacter malonaticus and Cronobacter turicensis in ready-to-eat lettuce and powered infant formula

    • Food Research International
    • Author(s): Haiyan Zeng, Chengsi Li, Dandan Luo, Jumei Zhang, Yu Ding, Moutong Chen, Xiaojuan Yang, Tao Lei, Shi Wu, Qinghua Ye, Rui Pang, Qihui Gu, Qingping Wu

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Cronobacter
  14. Highly sensitive detection of Cronobacter sakazakii based on immunochromatography coupled with surface-enhanced Raman scattering

    • Journal of Dairy Science
    • The presence of Cronobacter sakazakii must be controlled in infant powder plants, because it may cause infectious disease in infants, with high mortality. Testing for C. sakazakii in powdered infant formula should be performed before delivery, and it requires rapid and specific detection methods.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Cronobacter
  15. SdiA plays a crucial role in stress tolerance of C. sakazakii CICC 21544

    • LWT
    • Author(s): Yifang Cao, Li Li, Yan Zhang, Fengsong Liu, Xinglong Xiao, Xiaofeng Li, Yigang Yu

      • Cronobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens
  16. Screening of specific nucleic acid targets for Cronobacter sakazakii and visual detection by loop-mediated isothermal amplification and lateral flow dipstick method in powdered infant formula

    • Journal of Dairy Science
    • Due to the lack of specific genes for rapid detection methods of Cronobacter sakazakii in food samples, whole genome sequence analysis was performed in this investigation using the basic local alignment search tool. Forty-two DNA fragments unique to C. sakazakii were mined, then primers were designed and screened by PCR and loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP).

      • Cronobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens
  17. Natural Agents against Bovine Mastitis Pathogens

    • Antibiotics
    • Bovine mastitis is the most widespread and economically important disease worldwide. The present study aimed to determine bioactive compounds in two essential oils (EOs) from wild (Thymus serpyllum) and common thyme (Thymus vulgaris) and to assess the antioxidant potential as well as antibacterial efficacy of the EOs against mastitis-associated bacteria. The study also included antibiotic susceptibility tests.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Cronobacter
      • Staphylococcus aureus
  18. Point-of-care and visual detection of Salmonella spp. and Cronobacter spp. by multiplex loop-mediated isothermal amplification label-based lateral flow dipstick in powdered infant formula

    • International Dairy Journal
    • Author(s): Xinyan Yang, Yujun Jiang, Yang Song, Xue Qin, Yuwei Ren, Yueming Zhao, Chaoxin Man, Wei Zhang

      • Salmonella
      • Cronobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens
  19. Simultaneous enumeration of Cronobacter sakazakii and Staphylococcus aureus in powdered infant foods through duplex TaqMan real-time PCR

    • International Dairy Journal
    • Author(s): Xueqin Xie, Zhou Liu

      • Cronobacter
      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens
  20. Antibacterial Activity of Chrysanthemum buds Crude Extract Against Cronobacter sakazakii and Its Application as a Natural Disinfectant

    • Frontiers in Microbiology
    • Cronobacter sakazakii is an opportunistic food-borne pathogen that endangers the health of neonates and infants. This study aims to elucidate the antibacterial activity and mechanism of Chrysanthemum buds crude extract (CBCE) against C. sakazakii and its application as a natural disinfectant. The antibacterial activity was evaluated by the determination of the diameter of inhibition zone (DIZ), minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC), and minimum bactericide concentration (MBC).

      • Cronobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens
  21. Antibacterial mechanisms of bacteriocin BM1157 against Escherichia coli and Cronobacter sakazakii

    • Food Control
    • Author(s): Lingli Luo, Lanhua Yi, Jiaxin Chen, Bianfang Liu, Xin Lü

      • Cronobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens
  22. Potential Mobilization of mcr-10 by an Integrative Mobile Element via Site-Specific Recombination in Cronobacter sakazakii

    • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
    • mcr-10 is a newly identified plasmid-borne colistin resistance gene, but its mobilization mechanism remains unclear. In this study, mcr-10 was found on an IncFIB plasmid carrying virulence genes mrkABCDFJ, iucABCD/iutA, and eitCBAD in a Cronobacter sakazakii isolate.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Cronobacter
  23. Isolation and characterization of new phage vB_CtuP_A24 and application to control Cronobacter spp. in infant milk formula and lettuce

    • Food Research International
    • Author(s): Dandan Luo, Chengsi Li, Qingping Wu, Yu Ding, Meiyan Yang, Yongdan Hu, Haiyan Zeng, Jumei Zhang

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Cronobacter
  24. Rapid detection of viable Cronobacter sakazakii in powdered infant formula using improved propidium monoazide (PMAxx) and quantitative recombinase polymerase amplification (qRPA) assay

    • Food Control
    • Author(s): Shijue Gao, Chongzhen Sun, Hanlu Hong, Ravi Gooneratne, Anthony Mutukumira, Xiyang Wu

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Cronobacter
  25. PCR and multiplex PCR assays for the detection of Cronobacter species using specific targets obtained by a bioinformatics approach

    • Food Control
    • Author(s): Yuting Shang, Qinghua Ye, Qingping Wu, Rui Pang, Baoqing Zhou, Chufang Wang, Xinran Xiang, Fan Li, Juan Wang, Yinzhi Zhang, Jiasheng Wang, Xiulan Sun, Jumei Zhang

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Cronobacter