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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. Molecular Detection and Genotyping of Toxoplasma gondii in Edward's Long-Tailed Rats (Leopoldamys edwardsi)

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease
    • , Ahead of Print.

      • Toxoplasma gondii
      • Parasites
  2. 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
  3. An ortholog of Plasmodium falciparum chloroquine resistance transporter (PfCRT) plays a key role in maintaining the integrity of the endolysosomal system in Toxoplasma gondii to facilitate host invasion

    • PLOS Pathogens
    • L. Brock Thornton, Paige Teehan, Katherine Floyd, Christian Cochrane, Amy Bergmann, Bryce Riegel, Andrew J. Stasic, Manlio Di Cristina, Silvia N. J. Moreno, Paul D. Roepe, Zhicheng Dou

      • Toxoplasma gondii
      • Parasites
  4. Development of a miniaturized protein microarray as a new serological IgG screening test for zoonotic agents and production diseases in pigs

    • PLOS ONE
    • Katharina Loreck, Sylvia Mitrenga, Diana Meemken, Regina Heinze, Annett Reissig, Elke Mueller, Ralf Ehricht, Claudia Engemann, Matthias Greiner

      • Yersinia
      • Hepatitis
      • Toxoplasma gondii
      • Parasites
      • Viruses
      • Bacterial pathogens
  5. A social cost-benefit analysis of two One Health interventions to prevent toxoplasmosis

    • PLOS ONE
    • Anita W. M. Suijkerbuijk, Eelco A. B. Over, Marieke Opsteegh, Huifang Deng, Paul F. van Gils, Axel A. Bonačić Marinović, Mattijs Lambooij, Johan J. Polder, Talitha L. Feenstra, Joke W. B. van der Giessen, G. Ardine de Wit, Marie-Josee J. Mangen

      • Parasites
      • Toxoplasma gondii
  6. Retraction statement: Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum in different types of raw milk and traditional dairy product samples

    • Journal of Food Safety
    • The above article from the Journal of Food Safety, published online on 20 November 2018 in Wiley Online Library (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jfs.12575), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor‐in‐Chief, Vivian Wu and Wiley Periodicals, Inc. The retraction has been agreed due to evidence indicating that the peer review of this paper was compromised.

      • Parasites
      • Toxoplasma gondii
      • Toxoplasma gondii
      • Parasites
  7. Gamma Irradiation Influences the Survival and Regrowth of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria and Antibiotic-Resistance Genes on Romaine Lettuce

    • Frontiers in Microbiology
    • Contamination of romaine lettuce with human pathogens, antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ARB), and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) occurs during production. Post-harvest interventions are emplaced to mitigate pathogens, but could also mitigate ARB and ARGs on vegetables. The objective of this research was to determine changes to lettuce phyllosphere microbiota, inoculated ARB, and the resistome (profile of ARGs) following washing with a sanitizer, gamma irradiation, and cold storage.

      • Escherichia coli O157:H7
      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Yersinia
      • Shigella
      • Toxoplasma gondii
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Parasites
  8. Toxoplasma gondii and Other Zoonotic Protozoans in Mediterranean Mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis) and Blue Mussel (Mytilus edulis): A Food Safety Concern?

    • Journal of Food Protection
    • Journal of Food Protection, Volume 82, Issue 3, Page 535-542, March 2019.

      • Toxoplasma gondii
      • Parasites
      • Toxoplasma gondii
      • Parasites
  9. Socioeconomic vulnerability associated to Toxoplasma gondii exposure in southern Brazil

    • PLOS ONE
    • Marcelle Mareze, Aline do Nascimento Benitez, Ana Pérola Drulla Brandão, Fernanda Pinto-Ferreira, Ana Carolina Miura, Felippe Danyel Cardoso Martins, Eloiza Teles Caldart, Alexander Welker Biondo, Roberta Lemos Freire, Regina Mitsuka-Breganó, Italmar Teodorico Navarro

      • Toxoplasma gondii
      • Parasites
  10. Molecular detection and genetic characterization of Toxoplasma gondii in pork in Shanghai, China

    • Food Control
    • Available online 18 December 2018

      Author(s): Yehua Zhang, Rongsheng Mi, Yan Huang, Luming Xia, Yushu Cai, Haiyan Jia, Xiaoli Zhang, Heng Yang, Xu Wang, Xiangan Han, Zhaoguo Chen

      • Toxoplasma gondii
      • Parasites
  11. Toxoplasma gondii in Retail Beef, Lamb, and Pork in Canada: Prevalence, Quantification, and Risk Factors from a Public Health Perspective

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease
    • , Volume 15, Issue 12, Page 798-808, December 2018.

      • Toxoplasma gondii
      • Parasites
  12. Consumers' preferences for freezing of meat to prevent toxoplasmosis– A stated preference approach

    • Meat Science
    • Publication date: March 2019

      , Volume 149

      Author(s): Mattijs S. Lambooij, Jorien Veldwijk, Paul van Gils, Marie-Josee J. Mangen, Eelco Over, Anita Suijkerbuijk, Johan Polder, G. Ardine de Wit, Marieke Opsteegh

      • Toxoplasma gondii
      • Parasites
  13. Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum in different types of raw milk and traditional dairy product samples

    • Journal of Food Safety
    • Journal of Food Safety, Volume 38, Issue 6, December 2018.

      • Toxoplasma gondii
      • Parasites
  14. Detection and Molecular Characteristics of Toxoplasma gondii DNA in Retail Raw Meat Products in Poland

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease
    • , Ahead of Print.

      • Toxoplasma gondii
      • Parasites
  15. Molecular Detection and Genotyping of Toxoplasma gondii in Pigs for Human Consumption in Hunan Province, China

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease
    • , Ahead of Print.

      • Toxoplasma gondii
      • Parasites
  16. Toxoplasma gondii Antibodies in Bulk Tank Milk Samples of Caprine Dairy Herds

    • Journal of Parasitology
    • A major public health issue, Toxoplasma gondii infection can affect humans mainly via the consumption of animal products from certain species, including small ruminants. Therefore, a regular monitoring of the infection in ovine and caprine populations is advisable for the control of human and animal toxoplasmosis.

      • Toxoplasma gondii
      • Parasites
  17. Molecular detection and genotype identification of Toxoplasma gondii in domestic and industrial eggs

    • Journal of Food Safety
    • Journal of Food Safety, EarlyView.

      • Toxoplasma gondii
      • Parasites
  18. Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Genotypes of Toxoplasma gondii in Food Animals and Humans (2000–2017) From China

    • Frontiers in Microbiology
    • Hui Dong, Ruijing Su, Yaoyao Lu, Mengyao Wang, Jing Liu, Fuchun Jian, Yurong Yang

      • Toxoplasma gondii
      • Parasites
  19. Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii DNA in Processed Pork Meat

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease
    • , Ahead of Print.

      • Toxoplasma gondii
      • Parasites
  20. Neospora caninum Dense Granule Protein 7 Regulates the Pathogenesis of Neosporosis by Modulating Host Immune Response [Genetics and Molecular Biology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology
    • Neospora caninum is a protozoan parasite closely related to Toxoplasma gondii. Neosporosis caused by N. caninum is considered one of the main causes of abortion in cattle and nervous-system dysfunction in dogs, and identification of the virulence factors of this parasite is important for the development of control measures. Here, we used a luciferase reporter assay to screen the dense granule proteins genes of N.

      • Toxoplasma gondii
      • Parasites
  21. Genetic Diversity of Toxoplasma gondii Isolates From Free-Range Chickens In Bahia, Brazil

    • Journal of Parasitology
    • The genotyping of 25 isolates of Toxoplasma gondii from free-range chickens in the state of Bahia, Brazil, was performed by PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism using 11 genetic markers: SAG1, 5′ 3′SAG2, alt.SAG2, SAG3, BTUB, GRA6, c22-8, c29-2, L358, PK1, Apico, and CS3. The analysis revealed 8 genotypes, 3 of which had not been previously reported. Four genotypes were represented by single isolates, whereas the other genotypes were represented by 2 or more isolates.

      • Toxoplasma gondii
      • Parasites
  22. Toxoplasma gondii Lineages Circulating in Slaughtered Industrial Pigs and Potential Risk for Consumers

    • Journal of Food Protection
    • Journal of Food Protection, Volume 81, Issue 8, Page 1373-1378, August 2018.

      • Toxoplasma gondii
      • Parasites
  23. Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum in Tolai Hares (Lepus tolai) Intended for Human Consumption in China: Seroprevalence, DNA Detection, and Genotyping

    • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease
    • , Ahead of Print.

      • Toxoplasma gondii
      • Parasites
  24. Prevalence of toxoplasmosis and genetic characterization of Toxoplasma gondii strains isolated in wild birds of prey and their relation with previously isolated strains from Turkey

    • PLOS ONE
    • Muhammet Karakavuk, Duygu Aldemir, Aurélien Mercier, Esra Atalay Şahar, Hüseyin Can, Jean-Benjamin Murat, Ömer Döndüren, Şengül Can, Hüseyin Gökhan Özdemir, Aysu Değirmenci Döşkaya, Bayram Pektaş, Marie-Laure Dardé, Adnan Yüksel Gürüz, Mert Döşkaya

      • Toxoplasma gondii
      • Parasites
  25. A multi-screening Fast qPCR approach to the identification of abortive agents in ruminants

    • Journal of Microbiological Methods
    • Publication date: Available online 21 March 2018


      Author(s): Carla Sebastiani, Ludovica Curcio, Marcella Ciullo, Deborah Cruciani, Silvia Crotti, Cristina Pesca, Martina Torricelli, Martina Sebastianelli, Andrea Felici, Massimo Biagetti

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Parasites
      • Toxoplasma gondii