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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. Bacterial-mediated phagosomal escape [Microbiology]

    • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    • Upon entry into host cells, intracellular bacterial pathogens establish a variety of replicative niches. Although some remodel phagosomes, others rapidly escape into the cytosol of infected cells. Little is currently known regarding how professional intracytoplasmic pathogens, including Shigella, mediate phagosomal escape. Shigella, like many other Gram-negative bacterial pathogens, uses a...

      • Shigella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  2. Cyclic-di-GMP Regulation of Bacillus cereus Group Biofilm Formation

    • Molecular Microbiology

    • Abstract

      • Bacillus cereus

  3. Bacillus cereus hazard and control in industrial dairy processing environment

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: November 2016
      , Volume 69

      Author(s): Sarita Kumari, Prabir K. Sarkar

      • Bacillus cereus

  4. Prevalence and serovar diversity of Salmonella spp. in primary horticultural fruit production environments

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: November 2016
      , Volume 69

      Author(s): Annancietar Gomba, Lizyben Chidamba, Lise Korsten

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  5. The microbiological quality of pasteurized milk sold by automatic vending machines

    • Letters in Applied Microbiology

    • Abstract

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  6. The Small RNA DsrA Influences the Acid Tolerance Response and Virulence of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium

    • Frontiers in Microbiology

    • Daniel Ryan, Urmesh K. Ojha, Sangeeta Jaiswal, Chandrashekhar Padhi, Mrutyunjay Suar The Gram-negative, enteropathogen Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (S. Typhimurium) is exposed to various stress conditions during pathogenesis, of which acid stress serves as a major defense mechanism in the host. Such environments are encountered in the stomach and Salmonella containing vacuole of phagocytic and non-phagocytic cells.

      • Bacterial pathogens

  7. Toxins, Vol. 8, Pages 125: Use of Cold Atmospheric Plasma to Detoxify Hazelnuts from Aflatoxins

    • Toxins

    • Aflatoxins, produced by Aspergillus flavus and A. parasiticus, can contaminate different foodstuffs, such as nuts. Cold atmospheric pressure plasma has the potential to be used for mycotoxin detoxification. In this study, the operating parameters of cold atmospheric pressure plasma were optimized to reduce the presence of aflatoxins on dehulled hazelnuts.

      • Aflatoxins
      • Natural toxins

  8. Toxins, Vol. 8, Pages 123: Deciphering the Anti-Aflatoxinogenic Properties of Eugenol Using a Large-Scale q-PCR Approach

    • Toxins

    • Produced by several species of Aspergillus, Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) is a carcinogenic mycotoxin contaminating many crops worldwide. The utilization of fungicides is currently one of the most common methods; nevertheless, their use is not environmentally or economically sound. Thus, the use of natural compounds able to block aflatoxinogenesis could represent an alternative strategy to limit food and feed contamination.

      • Aflatoxins
      • Natural toxins

  9. Toxins, Vol. 8, Pages 119: The Spider Venom Peptide Lycosin-II Has Potent Antimicrobial Activity against Clinically Isolated Bacteria

    • Toxins

    • Antimicrobial peptides have been accepted as excellent candidates for developing novel antibiotics against drug-resistant bacteria. Recent studies indicate that spider venoms are the source for the identification of novel antimicrobial peptides. In the present study, we isolated and characterized an antibacterial peptide named lycosin-II from the venom of the spider Lycosa singoriensis.

      • Heavy Metals
      • Antibiotic residues
      • Chemical contaminants

  10. Toxins, Vol. 8, Pages 126: Intraprostatic Botulinum Neurotoxin Type A Injection for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia—A Spotlight in Reality

    • Toxins

    • Botulinum toxin is a neurotoxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. It inhibits the release of acetylcholine and other neurotransmitters from the nerve terminal. Botulinum toxin, specifically toxin type A (BoNT-A) has been used since the 1970s to reduce the muscular hypercontraction disorders. The application of BoNT-A in urology field started from intra-bladder injection for overactive bladder, which has been recognized as third line therapy in many countries.

      • Clostridium botulinum
      • Bacterial pathogens

  11. Staphylococcus chromogenes, a Coagulase-Negative Staphylococcus Species That Can Clot Plasma [Clinical Veterinary Microbiology]

    • Journal of Clinical Microbiology

    • Staphylococcus chromogenes is one of the main coagulase-negative staphylococci isolated from mastitis of dairy cows. We describe S. chromogenes isolates that can clot plasma. Since the main pathogen causing mastitis is coagulase-positive Staphylococcus aureus, the coagulase-positive phenotype of S. chromogenes described here can easily lead to misidentification.

      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens

  12. Molecular Characterization of Human Atypical Sorbitol-Fermenting Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli O157 Reveals High Diversity [Bacteriology]

    • Journal of Clinical Microbiology

    • Alongside the well-characterized enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) O157:H7, serogroup O157 comprises sorbitol-fermenting typical and atypical enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC/aEPEC) strains that carry the intimin-encoding gene eae but not Shiga toxin-encoding genes (stx).

      • Bacterial pathogens

  13. Evaluation of an IgG Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay as a Serological Assay for Detection of Mycoplasma bovis Infection in Feedlot Cattle [Clinical Veterinary Microbiology]

    • Journal of Clinical Microbiology

    • Mycoplasma bovis is a pathogen of emerging significance in cattle throughout the world that is causing a range of diseases, including mastitis, arthritis, and pneumonia. The limited availability and efficacy of current diagnostic and prophylactic tools for its control and its increasing antimicrobial resistance are contributing to its increasing importance in beef and dairy cattle.

  14. Multicenter Evaluation of Clinical Diagnostic Methods for Detection and Isolation of Campylobacter spp. from Stool [Bacteriology]

    • Journal of Clinical Microbiology

    • The use of culture-independent diagnostic tests (CIDTs), such as stool antigen tests, as standalone tests for the detection of Campylobacter in stool is increasing. We conducted a prospective, multicenter study to evaluate the performance of stool antigen CIDTs compared to culture and PCR for Campylobacter detection.

      • Campylobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens

  15. Revisiting the Roles of Culture and Culture-Independent Detection Tests for Campylobacter [Commentaries]

    • Journal of Clinical Microbiology

    • Culture-independent detection tests (CIDTs) for Campylobacter have become an area of intense controversy and confusion among laboratorians in the field of clinical microbiology. To date, the true analytical and clinical performance of stool antigen CIDTs versus truly optimized culture conditions is unknown. In this issue of the Journal of Clinical Microbiology, Fitzgerald and colleagues (C.

      • Campylobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens

  16. Toxins, Vol. 8, Pages 121: Dynamic Duo—The Salmonella Cytolethal Distending Toxin Combines ADP-Ribosyltransferase and Nuclease Activities in a Novel Form of the Cytolethal Distending Toxin

    • Toxins

    • The cytolethal distending toxin (CDT) is a well characterized bacterial genotoxin encoded by several Gram-negative bacteria, including Salmonella enterica (S. enterica). The CDT produced by Salmonella (S-CDT) differs from the CDT produced by other bacteria, as it utilizes subunits with homology to the pertussis and subtilase toxins, in place of the traditional CdtA and CdtC subunits. Previously, S-CDT was thought to be a unique virulence factor of S.

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  17. The Inhibitory Effects of Varying Water Activity, pH, and Nisin Content on Staphylococcus Aureus Growth and Enterotoxin a Production in Whipping Cream

    • Journal of Food Safety

    • Abstract

      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens

  18. Growth and toxigenic potential of Bacillus cereus during storage temperature abuse in cooked irradiated chicken rice in combination with nisin and carvacrol

    • LWT

    • Publication date: October 2016
      Source:LWT - Food Science and Technology, Volume 72

      Author(s): Samia Ayari, Dominic Dussault, Moktar Hamdi, Monique Lacroix

      • Bacillus cereus

  19. Antimicrobial activities of lauric arginate and cinnamon oil combination against foodborne pathogens: Improvement by ethylenediaminetetraacetate and possible mechanisms

    • LWT

    • Publication date: October 2016
      Source:LWT - Food Science and Technology, Volume 72

      Author(s): Qiumin Ma, P. Michael Davidson, Faith Critzer, Qixin Zhong

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  20. Interactions of Ziziphora clinopodioides and Mentha spicata essential oils with chitosan and ciprofloxacin against common food-related pathogens

    • LWT

    • Publication date: September 2016
      Source:LWT - Food Science and Technology, Volume 71

      Author(s): Yasser Shahbazi, Nassim Shavisi

      • Bacillus cereus
      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens

  21. Detection of addition of apple juice in purple grape juice

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: November 2016
      , Volume 69

      Author(s): F.R. Spinelli, S.V. Dutra, G. Carnieli, S. Leonardelli, A.P. Drehmer, R. Vanderlinde

  22. Molecular Characterizations of Vibrio Parahaemolyticus in Seafood from the Black Sea, Turkey

    • Letters in Applied Microbiology

    • Abstract

      • Vibrio
      • Bacterial pathogens

  23. Proteomic Profile of Brucella abortus-Infected Bovine Chorioallantoic Membrane Explants

    • PLOS ONE

    • Juliana P. S. Mol, Simone F. Pires, Alexander D. Chapeaurouge, Jonas Perales, Renato L. Santos, Hélida M. Andrade, Andrey P. Lage

      • Bacterial pathogens

  24. Listeriolysin O Membrane Damaging Activity Involves Arc Formation and Lineaction -- Implication for Listeria monocytogenes Escape from Phagocytic Vacuole

    • PLOS Pathogens

    • Yi Ruan, Saša Rezelj, Apolonija Bedina Zavec, Gregor Anderluh, Simon Scheuring

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  25. Assessing the effect of sodium dichloroisocyanurate concentration on transfer of Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium in wash water for production of minimally processed iceberg lettuce (Lactuca sativa L)

    • Letters in Applied Microbiology

    • Abstract

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens