2004 Projects & Achievements

Below are the awarded projects, publications, meetings and annual reports for the selected year. You can view them individually by selecting a viewing option from the left.

Awarded Projects
Formation of biofilms by E. coli O157:H7
Investigators: Cornick, Minion, Bohach, Sharma
Listeria monocytogenes in RTE processed meat products at retail
Investigators: Draughon, Oyarzabal, Ryser, Cliver, Hajmeer
Role of adherence-associated surface antigens in foodborne listeriosis
Investigators: Czuprynski, Kathariou, Neudeck, Luchansky
Publications

Peer Reviewed Journal Publications

Gray, M.J., Zadoks R.N., Fortes E.D., Dogan, B., Cai, S., Chen, Y., Scott, V.N., Gombas, D.E., Boor, K.J., Wiedmann, M. Listeria monocytogenes isolates from foods and humans forma distinct bu overlapping populations. Applied Environmental Microbiology. 2004. 70(10) 5833-5841.

Jordan, D,M., Cornick N., Torress, A.G., Dean-Nystrom, E.A., Kaper, J.B., Moon, H.W. Long polar fimbriae contribute to colonization by Escherichia coli O157:H7 in vivo. Infection Immunity. 2004 72(10) 6168-6171.

Kenney, S.J., Anderson, G.L., Williams, P.L., Millner, P.D., Beuchat, L.R. Effectiveness of cleaners and sanitizers in killing Salmonella newport in the gut of a free-living neamatode Caenorhabditis elegans. Journal Food Protection. 2004. 67(10) 2151-2157.

Larsen, S.T., Hurd, H.S., McKean, J.D., Griffith , R.W., Wesley, I.V. Effect of short-term lairage on the prevalence of Salmonella enterica in culled sows. Journal Food Protection. 2004. 67(7) 1489-1493.

Murinda, S.E., Nguyen, L.T., Landers T.L., Draughon, F.A., Mathew, A.G., Hogan, J.S., Hancock, D.D., Oliver, S.P. Comparison of Escherichia coli isolates from humans, food, and farm and companion animals for presence of Shiga-toxin producing E. coli virulence markers. Foodborne Pathogens Disease. 2004. 1(2) 178-184.

Sharma, R.R., Demirci, A., Puri, M., Beuchat, L.R., Fett, W.F. Modeling the inactivation of Escherichia coli O157:H7 on inoculated alfalfa seeds during exposure to ozonated or electrolyzed oxidizing water. Transactions ASAE. 2004. 47. 173-181.

Yildirim, S., Lin, W., Hitchins, A.D., Jaykus, L-A., Alterman, E., Klaenahmmer TR., Kathariou, S. Epidemic clones I-specific genetic markers in strains of Listeria monocytogenes serotype 4b from foods. Applied Environmental Microbiology. 2004. 70(7) 4158-4164.

Zhu, M.J., Mendonca, A., Lee, E.J., Ahn, D.U. Influence of irradiation and storage on the quality of RTE turkey breast rolls. Poultry Science. 2004. 83 1462-1466.

Meetings
Operations Committee Meeting
February 16, 2004 | Conference Call
Operations Committee Meeting
March 3, 2004 | Conference Call
Operations Committee Meeting
April 26-27, 2004 | Dallas, TX
Operations Committee Meeting
August 7, 2004 | Phoenix , AZ
NAFSS 2004 Annual Meeting
August 7, 2004 | Phoenix , AZ