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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. Evaluation of Steady-State Gaseous Chlorine Dioxide Treatment for the Inactivation of Tulane virus on Berry Fruits

    • Food and Environmental Virology

    • The effectiveness of steady-state levels of gaseous chlorine dioxide (ClO2) against Tulane virus (TV), a human norovirus surrogate, on berries was determined. The generated ClO2 was maintained at 1 mg/L inside a 269 L glove box to treat two 50 g batches of blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries, and two 100 g batches of strawberries that were immersion coated with TV.

      • Norovirus
      • Viruses

  2. Co-culture with Enterobacter cloacae does not Enhance Virus Resistance to Thermal and Chemical Treatments

    • Food and Environmental Virology

    • Human noroviruses (hNoV) are the primary cause of foodborne disease in the USA. Most studies on inactivation kinetics of hNoV and its surrogates are performed in monoculture, while the microbial ecosystem effect on virus inactivation remains limited.

      • Norovirus
      • Viruses
      • Bacterial pathogens

  3. Norovirus Detection at Oualidia Lagoon, a Moroccan Shellfish Harvesting Area, by Reverse Transcription PCR Analysis

    • Food and Environmental Virology

    • Norovirus (NoV) is the leading cause of acute viral gastroenteritis outbreaks in the world. These outbreaks are frequently associated with bivalve shellfish consumption, particularly because these products are often eaten raw or only slightly cooked. In Morocco, regulations concerning the acceptable levels of enteric bacteria indicator organisms in these products have been put in place.

      • Norovirus
      • Viruses
      • Norovirus
      • Viruses

  4. Assessment of the Applicability of Capsid-Integrity Assays for Detecting Infectious Norovirus Inactivated by Heat or UV Irradiation

    • Food and Environmental Virology

    • Human noroviruses are the leading cause of viral gastroenteritis. In the absence of a practical culture technique for routine analysis of infectious noroviruses, several methods have been developed to discriminate between infectious and non-infectious viruses by removing non-viable viruses prior to analysis by RT-qPCR.

      • Norovirus
      • Viruses
      • Norovirus
      • Viruses

  5. Use of F-Specific RNA Bacteriophage to Estimate Infectious Norovirus Levels in Oysters

    • Food and Environmental Virology

    • Contamination of bivalve shellfish, particularly oysters, with norovirus is recognised as a significant food safety risk. Methods for quantification of norovirus in oysters using the quantitative real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) are well established, and various studies using RT-qPCR have detected norovirus in a considerable proportion of oyster samples, both in the UK and elsewhere.

      • Norovirus
      • Viruses
      • Viruses
      • Norovirus

  6. Occurrence of HEV-RNA in Italian Regional Pork and Wild Boar Food Products

    • Food and Environmental Virology

    • Hepatitis E is an emerging threat in industrialized countries. The foodborne transmission linked to consumption of pork and game meat is considered the main source of autochthonous infection. In Europe, small outbreaks have been reported linked to the consumption of pork liver sausages and wild boar meat.

      • Hepatitis
      • Viruses

  7. Molecular Characterization and Phylogenetic Analysis of Enteroviruses and Hepatitis A Viruses in Sewage Samples, Northern Italy, 2016

    • Food and Environmental Virology

    • Abstract

      • Hepatitis
      • Viruses
      • Viruses
      • Hepatitis

  8. Missing the Match Might Not Cost You the Game: Primer-Template Mismatches Studied in Different Hepatitis A Virus Variants

    • Food and Environmental Virology

    • Abstract

      • Viruses
      • Viruses
      • Hepatitis
      • Hepatitis

  9. Outbreaks of Norovirus and Acute Gastroenteritis Associated with British Columbia Oysters, 2016–2017

    • Food and Environmental Virology

    • Abstract

      • Norovirus
      • Viruses

  10. Hepatitis A Outbreak in the General Population due to a MSM-Associated HAV Genotype Linked to a Food Handler, November 2017–February 2018, Germany

    • Food and Environmental Virology

    • Abstract

      • Hepatitis
      • Viruses

  11. An Outbreak of Gastroenteritis Associated with GII.17 Norovirus -Contaminated Secondary Water Supply System in Wuhan, China, 2017

    • Food and Environmental Virology

    • Abstract

      • Vibrio
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Viruses
      • Bacillus cereus
      • Norovirus
      • Shigella

  12. Bacteriophages Against Pathogenic Vibrios in Delaware Bay Oysters ( Crassostrea virginica ) During a Period of High Levels of Pathogenic Vibrio parahaemolyticus

    • Food and Environmental Virology

    • Abstract

      • Vibrio
      • Bacterial pathogens

  13. Antiviral Activity of Essential Oils Against Hepatitis A Virus in Soft Fruits

    • Food and Environmental Virology

    • Abstract

      • Hepatitis
      • Viruses

  14. Detection of Norovirus and Rotavirus Present in Suspended and Dissolved Forms in Drinking Water Sources

    • Food and Environmental Virology

    • Abstract

      • Norovirus
      • Viruses

  15. Interlaboratory Validation of a Method for Hepatitis E Virus RNA Detection in Meat and Meat Products

    • Food and Environmental Virology

    • Abstract

      • Hepatitis
      • Viruses

  16. Effects of pH Variability on Peracetic Acid Reduction of Human Norovirus GI, GII RNA, and Infectivity Plus RNA Reduction of Selected Surrogates

    • Food and Environmental Virology

    • Abstract

      • Norovirus
      • Viruses

  17. Hepatitis A Virus, Hepatitis E Virus, and Rotavirus in Foods of Animal Origin Traded at the Borders of Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay

    • Food and Environmental Virology

    • Abstract

      • Hepatitis
      • Viruses

  18. Hepatitis E Virus Detected in Pork Products

    • Food and Environmental Virology
      • Hepatitis
      • Viruses

  19. Comparison of Swab Sampling Methods for Norovirus Recovery on Surfaces

    • Food and Environmental Virology

    • Abstract

      • Norovirus
      • Viruses

  20. Molecular Detection of Indigenous Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) from Tibetan Pigs in Tibet, China

    • Food and Environmental Virology

    • Abstract

      • Hepatitis
      • Viruses

  21. Persistence of Hepatitis A Virus in Fresh Produce and Production Environments, and the Effect of Disinfection Procedures: A Review

    • Food and Environmental Virology

    • Abstract

      • Hepatitis
      • Viruses

  22. Successful Use of Advertisement Pictures to Assist Recall in a Food-Borne Hepatitis A Outbreak in The Netherlands, 2017

    • Food and Environmental Virology

    • Abstract

      • Hepatitis
      • Viruses

  23. Correction to: Genetic Diversity Among Genogroup II Noroviruses and Progressive Emergence of GII.17 in Wastewaters in Italy (2011–2016) Revealed by Next-Generation and Sanger Sequencing

    • Food and Environmental Virology

    • The original version of this article unfortunately contained a mistake. The presentation of Table 1 was incorrect. The corrected table is given below. The original article has been corrected.

      • Norovirus
      • Viruses

  24. The Impact of Winter Relocation and Depuration on Norovirus Concentrations in Pacific Oysters Harvested from a Commercial Production Site

    • Food and Environmental Virology

    • Abstract

      • Norovirus
      • Viruses

  25. A One-Year Survey of Norovirus in UK Oysters Collected at the Point of Sale

    • Food and Environmental Virology

    • Abstract

      • Norovirus
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Viruses