National Alliance for Food Safety and Security

Czuprynski, C.J. Does Growth of Listeria monocytogenes on Sliced Turkey Affect its Virulence and Ability to Invade Intestinal Epithelial Cells? USDA Food Safety 32.0 NRI PI Meeting, Oct. 19, 2005, River Falls, WI.

D. Williams, Irvin, E.A., Chmielewski, R.A., Frank, J.F., Smith, M.A. 2006 Dose Response of Listeria monocytogenes After Oral Exposure in Pregnant Guinea Pigs. J Food Protection (submitted August 2006).

Draughon, F.A. Contamination of RTE Foods: Transfer and Risks: Listeria monocytogenes and other microorganisms. Risk Assessment of Listeria monocytogenes in RTE meat and poultry at retail grocery stores. Abstract #S16. Annual Meeting of the Int. Assoc. Food Protection, p. 66. Calgary, August 2006.

Faith N.G., Peterson L.D., Luchansky J.B., Czuprynski C.J. 2006. Intragastric inoculation with a cocktail of Listeria monocytogenes strains does not potentiate the severity of infection in A/J mice compared to inoculation with the individual strains comprising the cocktail. J Food Prot. 69:2664-2670.

Faith, N. G., Uhlich, G.A., Luchansky, J.B., Neudeck, B., Czuprynski, C.J. 2005. A prfA transposon mutant of Listeria monocytogenes F2365, a serotype 4b strain, is able to survive in the gastrointestinal tract but not cause systemic infection of the spleen and liver of intragastrically inoculated mice. Infect. Immun. 73:7517-7524.

Faith, N., Kathariou, S., Neudeck, B., Luchansky, J., Czuprynski, C. The role of L. monocytogenes serotype 4b antigens in the pathogenesis of listeriosis. IAFP Meeting, Aug. 15, 2006, Calgary, Alberta.

Irvin, E.A., Williams, D., Voss K.A., Smith, M.A. Immunological and pathological effects of Listeria monocytogenes infection in pregnant guinea pigs. Teratology Society Annual meeting, Tucson, AZ. Birth Defects Research 76(5): Abstract #7.

Li, Y., Pradhan, A., Jia, C. ThermalSimu -a computational software for predicting the thermal inactivation of pathogens, product yield, and temperature and moisture profiles of poultry products during thermal processing. 2006. Invention Disclosure at University of Arkansas May 15.

Pangloli, P., Ahmed, O., Stevens, J., Golden, D.A., Draughon, F.A. Comparison of several Chromogenic media for recovery of Listeria monocytogenes from ready-to-eat meat and poultry products. Abstract No. 039H-02 presented at the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, June 24-28, 2006.

Pradhan, A., Li, Y., Marcy, J., Johnson, M., and Tamplin, M. Pathogen kinetics and heat/mass transfer-based predictive models for Listeria in irregular-shape poultry products during thermal processing. Journal of Food Protection 2006 (in press).

Schultze, K.K., Linton, R.H., Cousin, M.A., Luchanksy, J. B., Tamplin, M. L. A predictive model to describe the effects of temperature, sodium lactate and sodium diacetate on the inactivation of a serotype 4b strain of Listeria monocytogenes in a frankfurter slurry. 2006. Journal of Food Protection. v.69 p. 1552-1560.

Schultze, K.K., Linton, R.H., Cousin, M.A., Luchansky, J.B., Tamplin, M.L. Effect of pre-inoculation growth media and fat levels on thermal inactivation of a serotype 4b strain of Listeria monocytogenes in frankfurter slurries. 2007. Food Microbiology. v.24 p. 352-361.

Smith, M.A. 2006. Listeria-induced stillbirths: Impact of mechanisms of infection on risk assessment. Teratology Society Annual meeting, Tucson, AZ. Birth Defects Research 76(5): Abstract #26.

Taylor, W.J., Draughon, F.A., Pangloli, P., Richards, H., Oliver, S. P., Golden, D.A., Mount, J.R. Retail ready-to-eat luncheon meats packages as a potential source of foodborne pathogens. Abstract # P1-52. Annual Meeting of the Int. Assoc. Food Prot. p. 109. Calgary, August 13-16, 2006.

Vorst, K.L., Todd, E.C.D., Ryser, E. T. 2006. Transfer of Listeria monocytogenes during mechanical slicing of turkey breast, bologna, and salami. J. Food Prot. 69:619-626.

Vorst, K.L., Todd, E.C.D., Ryser, E. T. 2006. Transfer of Listeria monocytogenes during slicing of turkey breast, bologna, and salami using kitchen knives. J. Food Prot. (in press).

Wang, H., Li, Y., Slavik, M. Quantum dot labeled fluorescence immunoassay for rapid detection of Listeria monocytogenes in foods. J. Rapid Meths. Automat. Microbiol. 2007 (in review).

Williams, D, Irvin, E.A., Chmielewski, R.A., Frank, J.F., Smith, M.A. Dose response, infectivity and stillbirths in pregnant guinea pigs inoculated with Listeria monocytogenes. Teratology Society Annual meeting, Tucson, AZ. Birth Defects Research 76(5): Abstract #P23.

Yan, Z., Todd, E.C.D., Ryser, E.T. Optimization of recovery methods for Listeria monocytogenes from conveyor belt surfaces. Ann. Mtg. Int. Assoc. Food Prot. Baltimore, MD. 2005. Abstract P2-05.

Yan, Z., Todd, E.C.D., Ryser, E.T. Quantitative transfer of Listeria monocytogenes from conveyor belt materials to deli ham. Ann. Mtg. Int. Assoc. Food Prot., Calgary, Alberta, Canada. 2006. Abstract T1-10.

Yan, Z., Todd, E.C.D., Ryser, E.T. Sequential transfer of Listeria monocytogenes from a high-density polyethylene surface to bologna. Ann. Mtg. Int. Assoc. Food Prot. Baltimore, MD. 2005. Abstract P2-04.

Yan, Z., Todd, E.C.D., Zhang, L., Ryser, E.T. Impact of contact time and product weight on transfer of Listeria monocytogenes from different conveyor belt surfaces to ham and bologna. Ann. Mtg. Int. Assoc. Food Prot. Baltimore, MD. 2005. Abstract T5-06.