02/05/2024

1. Asgari, S., Dhital, R., Mustapha, A., & Lin, M.   Duplex detection of foodborne pathogens using a SERS optofluidic sensor coupled with immunoassay. Int. J. Food Microbiol. 383 (2022):109947.


2. Choo, K. W., Mao, L. and Mustapha, A.   CAM-21, a novel lytic phage with high specificity towards Escherichia coli O157:H7 in food products. Int. J. of Food Microbiol. 386 (2023):110026.


3. Haley, O.C.*, Xu, X., Jaberi-Douraki, M., Rivard, C., Pliakoni, E.D., Nwadike, L. & Bhullar, M.S. 2023. The Reduction of Escherichia coli on the Surface of Fresh Strawberries by UV-LED Technology is limited by Its Complex Surface Structures. Journal of Food Protection (Revisions submitted).


4. Haley, O.C.*, Xu, X., Jaberi-Douraki, M., Bhullar, M.S., Rivard, C., Pliakoni, E.D., & Nwadike, L. 2023. Knowledge, Attitudes, and Perceptions of Ultraviolet-C Light Technologies for Agricultural Surface Water Decontamination by Produce Growers in Kansas and Missouri. Food Protection Trends (Accepted).


5. Haley, O. C.*, Zhao, Y., Hefley, T., Britton, L. L., Nwadike, L., Rivard, C., & Bhullar, M.S. 2023. Developing a decision-making tool for agricultural surface water decontamination using ultraviolet-C light. Journal of Food Protection, 100129.


6. Manville, E., Bhullar, M., Nwadike, L., Mustapha, A., & Trinetta, V. 2023. Characterization of Escherichia coli Isolates from Agricultural Water on Kansas and Missouri Fresh Produce Farms by Whole-Genome Sequencing. Food Protection Trends, 43(4).


7. Zhao, Y.*, Haley, O.C.*, Xu, X., Jaberi-Douraki, M., Rivard, C., Pliakoni, E.D., Nwadike, L. & Bhullar, M.S., 2023. The Potential for Cover Crops to Reduce the Load of Escherichia coli in Contaminated Agricultural Soil. Journal of Food Protection, 86(7), p.100103.


8. Haley, O.C.*, Nwadike, L., Pliakoni, E., Rivard, C., & Bhullar, M.S. 2023. Not 'berry' fruitful. The attenuation of UV-LED microbial reduction efficacy in blueberry fruit despite 360º treatment. Journal of Food Protection


9. Choi, J. M., and D. H. D'Souza.   Inactivation of Tulane virus and feline calicivirus by aqueous ozone.  Journal of Food Science, J Food Sci. 2023 Sep 7. Doi: 10.1111/1750-3841.16755.


10. Joshi, S., S. Ailavadi, L. Dice, and D. H. D'Souza.   Antiviral Effects of Quillaja saponaria Extracts Against Human Noroviral Surrogates.  Food Environ Virol. Mar 15. doi: 10.1007/s12560-023-09550-7.


11. Dhital, R. & Mustapha, A. DNA concentration by solid phase reversible immobilization improves its yield and purity, and detection time of E. coli O157:H7 in foods by high resolution melt curve qPCR. Food Control 145 (2023):109456.


12. Dhowlaghar, N. and T. G. Denes. 2023. Control of residual phage in the evaluation of phage-based food safety applications. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 1-7.


13. Yan, R., Mikanatha, N., Nachamkin, I., Hudson, L. K., Denes, T. G., and J. Kovac. 2023. Prevalence of ciprofloxacin resistance and associated genetic determinants differed among Campylobacter isolated from human and poultry meat sources in Pennsylvania. Food Microbiology, 116:104349.


14. Chaggar, H.K., Hudson, L.K., Kuster, R., Garman, K.N., Dunn, J.R. and T.G. Denes.2023. ClustFinder: A tool for threshold-delineated clustering of microbial isolates by pairwise genomic distance. Journal of Microbiological Methods, 211:106788.


15. Bryan, D.W., Hudson, L.K., Wang, J. and T.G. Denes. 2023. Characterization of a diverse collection of Salmonella phages isolated from Tennessee wastewater. PHAGE, 4(2):90-98.


16. G. Denes. 2023. Bacteria can shed a layer when phages turn up the heat. Nature Microbiology, 8(3):367-368..


17. Hudson, L.K., Andershock, W.E., Qian, X., Gibbs, P.L., Orejuela, K., Garman, K.N., Dunn, J.R. and T.G. Denes. 2023. Phylogeny and genomic characterization of clinical Salmonella enterica serovar Newport collected in Tennessee. Microbiology Spectrum,11(1):e03876-22.


18. Murray, A.F., Bryan, D., Garfinkel, D.A., Jogensen, C.S., Tang, N., Liyanage, W.L.N.C., Lass, E.A., Yang, Y., Rack, P.D., Denes, T.G. and D.A. Gilbert*. 2022. Antimicrobialproperties of a multi-component alloy. Scientific Reports, 12(1):21427.


19. Claxton, M.L., Hudson, L.K., Bryan, D.W. and T.G. Denes*. 2022. Soil collected from asingle Great Smoky Mountains trail contains a diversity of Listeria monocytogenes and Listeria spp. Microbiology Spectrum.


20. Waldron, C., Eifert, J., O’Keefe, S., Williams, R. and Le, T. 2023. Delmopinol hydrochloride inhibits Campylobacter jejuni on skinless poultry meat, stainless steel and high-density polyethylene food contact surfaces. Letters in Applied Microbiology, 76, 1–6. https://doi.org/10.1093/lambio/ovad042


21. Acuff, J. C., Waterman, K., Wu, J. Murphy, C., Gallagher, D. and Ponder, MA. 2023. Inactivation kinetics of a surrogate yield conservative predictions of foodborne pathogen reductions from low water activity foods of varying size and composition during low-temperature steam processing. Heliyon. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e17893


22. Bywater A, Alexander KA, Eifert J., Strawn L. and Ponder MA.   Survival of inoculated Campylobacter jejuni and Escherichia coli O157:H7 on kale during refrigerated storage.  Journal of Food Protection.  86 (3): 100042.  doi: 10.1016/j.jfp.2023.100042


23. Brooks M, Alexander KA, Medley, S. and M. Ponder. 2023. Campylobacter in aquatic and terrestrial mammals is driven by life traits: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 11: 57.


24. Devarajan, N., Weller, D.L., Jones, M., Adell, A.D., Adhikari, A., Allende, A., Arnold, N.L., Baur, P., Beno, S.M., Clements, D., Olimpi, E.M., Critzer, F., Green, H., Gorski, L., Ferelli Gruber, A., Kovac, J., McGarvey, J., Murphy, C.M., Murphy, S.I., Navarro-Gonzalez, N., Owen, J.P., Pires, A.F.A., Richard, N., Samaddar, S., Schmidt, R., Scow, K., Shariat, N.W., Smith, O.M., Spence, A.R., Stoeckel, D., Tran, T.D.H., Wall, G., Karp, D.S. 2023. Evidence for the efficacy of pre-harvest agricultural practices in mitigating food-safety risks to fresh produce in North America. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. DOI: 3389/fsufs.2023.1101435


25. Rolon M.L., Tan, X., Chung, T., Gonzalez-Escalona, N., Chen, Y., Macarisin, D., LaBorde, L., Kovac, J. 2023. The composition of environmental microbiota in three tree fruit packing facilities changed over seasons and contained taxa indicative of monocytogenes contamination. Microbiome. DOI: 10.1186/s40168-023-01544-8.


26. Chung, T., Yan, R., Weller, D.L., Kovac, J. 2023. Conditional forest models built using metagenomic data accurately predicted Salmonella contamination in Northeastern streams. Microbiology Spectrum. DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.00381-23.


27. Bedassa, A., Nahusenay, H., Asefa, Z., Sisay, T., Girmay, G., Kovac, J., Vipham, J.L., Zewdu, A. 2023. Prevalence and associated risk factors for Salmonella enterica contamination of cow milk and cottage cheese in Ethiopia. International Journal of Food Contamination. DOI: 10.1186/s40550-023-00101-3.


28. Mengstu, B., Tola, A., Nahusenay, H., Sisay, T., Kovac, J., Vipham, J., Zewdu, A. 2023. Evaluation of microbial hygiene indicators in raw milk, pasteurized milk and cottage cheese collected across the dairy value chain in Ethiopia. International Dairy Journal. DOI: 10.1016/j.idairyj.2022.105487


29. Admasie, A., Eshetu, A., Tessema, T.S., Vipham, J., Kovac, J., Zewdu, A. 2023. Prevalence of Campylobacter species and associated risk factors for contamination of dairy products collected in a dry season from major milk sheds in Ethiopia. Food Microbiology. DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2022.104145.


30. Mu, M., J.-K. Oh, Perez, W. Zhou, X. Wang, A. Castillo, M. Taylor, Y. Min, L. Cisneros-Zevallos, and M. Akbulut. 2024. Effect of wax chain length on the adhesion dynamics and interfacial rigidity of Salmonella Typhimurium LT2. Surfaces and Interfaces. 44:103745. Doi: 10.1016/j.surfin.2023.103745


31. Nickodem, C.A., A.N. Arnold, M.R. Beck, J.J. Bush, K.B. Gehring, J.J. Gill, T. Le, J.A. Procter, J.T. Richeson, H.M. Scott, J.K. Smith, M. Taylor, J. Vinasco, and K.N. Norman. 2023. An experimental field trial investigating the use of bacteriophage and manure slurry applications in beef cattle feedlot pens for Salmonella mitigation. Animals. 13:1370. Doi: 10.3390/ani13203170.


32. Arcot, Y., M. Mu, Taylor, A. Castillo, L. Cisneros-Zevallos, and M.E.S. Akbulut. 2023. Essential oil vapors-assisted plasma for rapid, enhanced sanitization of food-associated pathogenic bacteria. Food and Bioprocess Technology. Doi: 10.1007/s11947-023-03203-0.


33. Shimwa Mykuvure, A.L., R.G. Moreira, and M. Taylor. 2023. Lethality validation for human pathogenic Salmonella enterica on chicken feathers and blood during simulated commercial low-temperature dry rendering. Microorganisms. 11:2071. Doi: 10.3390/microorganisms11082071.


34. Mu, M., X. Wang, Taylor, A. Castillo, L. Cisneros-Zevallos, M. Akbulut, and Y. Min. 2023. Multifunctional coatings for mitigating bacterial fouling and contamination. Colloid and Interface Science Communications. 55:100717. Doi: 10.1016/j.colcom.2023.100717.


35. Nickodem, C., A. Arnold, K. Gehring, J. Gill, J. Richeson, K. Samuelson, H. Scott, J. Smith, Taylor, J. Vinasco, and K. Norman. 2023. A longitudinal study on the dynamics of Salmonella enterica prevalence and serovar composition in beef cattle feces and lymph nodes and potential contributing sources from the feedlot environment. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 89:e0003323. Doi: 10.1128/aem.00033-23


36. Mu, M., S. Liu, DeFlorio, L. Hao, X. Wang, K.S. Salazar, M. Taylor, A. Castillo, L. Cisneros-Zevallos, J.K. Oh, Y. Min, and M. Akbulut. 2023. Influence of surface roughness on nanostructure, and wetting on bacterial adhesion. Langmuir. 39:5426-5439. Doi: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c00091.


37. Annor, S.D., K.S. Salazar, S.D. Pillai, C.R. Kerth, J. Gill and T.M. Taylor. 2023. Melibiose-X-Gal-MacConkey agar for presumptive differentiation of Escherichia albertii from E. coli and Salmonella from poultry meat. Applied Microbiology. 3:119-130. Doi: 10.3390/applimicro3010010.


38. Li K, Yucel U, Trinetta V. The Effects of Different Types of Sorghum varieties on the microbial fermentation dynamics of Huangjiu (Chinese-wine-rice) 2023. Journal of Food Technology and Preservation. 7(6): 201.


39. Harrison O, Jones C, Trinetta V. Understanding the environmental presence of Salmonella spp. in finishing pigs at commercial swine farms in Kansas. Letters of Applied Microbiology. 1;76 (6):ovad065


40. Manville E., Nwadike L, Trinetta V. 2023. The Combined Effect of Sanitizers and UV-C Light on Listeria monocytogenes Biofilms Growth and Survivability on Produce Harvesting Materials. Food Protection Trends. 43 (5), 376-382


41. Pozuelo Bonilla K., Vega D., Maher J., Najar-Villareal F., Kang Q., Trinetta V., O’Quinn T.G., Phebus R.K., Gragg S.E. 2023. Validation of commercial antimicrobial intervention technologies to control Salmonella on skin-on market hog carcasses and chilled pork wholesale cuts. Food Control Journal. 151, 109829.


42. Kiprotich SS, Altom E, Mason R, Trinetta V, Aldrich G. 2023 Application of encapsulated and dry-plated food acidulants to control Salmonella enterica in raw meat-based diets for dogs. Accepted Journal of Food Protection. 86 (5), 10077


43. Shen, X., J. Zhu. 2023. Enhancing the efficacy of peracetic acid against L. monocytogenes and L. innocua on fresh apples using commercial cleaners. Food Microbiology, 116, 104358.


44. Shen, X., Y. Su, Z. Hua, H. Zhu, G. Unlu, C. Ross, M. Mendoza, I. Hanrahan, J. Tang, J. Zhu. 2023. Listeria monocytogenes cross-contamination during apple waxing and subsequent survival under different storage conditions. Food Microbiology, 110: 104166.


45. Su, Y., X. Shen, Z. Hua, H. Zhu, T. Chiu, Y. Wang, M. Mendoza, I. Hanrahan, J. Zhu. 2023. Fate of Listeria innocua on wax-coated Fuji apple surfaces under commercial refrigerated air storage. Postharvest Biology and Technology, 198: 112236.


46. Wang, R., X. Shen, Y. Su, F. Critzer, J. Zhu. 2023. Chlorine and peroxyacetic acid inactivation of Listeria monocytogenes in simulated apple dump tank water. Food Control, 144: 109314


47. Charles, V.A., W.C. Baldwin, and W. Schaffner. 2023. Growth models for Salmonella, E. coli O157:H7 and L. monocytogenes give different predictions for pathogen growth in cut leafy greens transportation but are consistent in identifying higher risk conditions. Food Microbiology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fm.2023.104338.


48. Dolan, K.D., Miranda, R. and Schaffner, D.W. Estimation of bacteriophage MS2 inactivation parameters during microwave heating of frozen strawberries. Journal of Food Protection, 86, 100032. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfp.2022.100032


49. Charles, V.A. and Schaffner, D. W. Curli production influences cross-contamination by Escherichia coli O157:H7 when washing fresh-cut romaine lettuce. Journal of Food Protection, 100023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfp.2022.100023


50. Jung, J. and W. Schaffner. 2022. Thermal inactivation of Salmonella enterica and nonpathogenic bacterial surrogates in wheat flour by baking in a household oven. J Food Prot; 85 (10): 1431–1438. https://doi.org/10.4315/JFP-22-107


51. Jung, J. and W. Schaffner. 2022. Enterobacter aerogenes B199A may be an effective surrogate for quantifying transfer of Salmonella Newport 96E01152C-TX from cucumber peel to edible flesh and peeler during peeling. J Food Prot. 85(10): 1452–1457. https://doi.org/10.4315/JFP-22-110


52. Jung, J. and W. Schaffner. 2022. Role of Salmonella Newport cell surface structures on bacterial attachment and transfer during cucumber peeling. Lett Appl Microbiol. 75: 1246-1253. https://doi.org/10.1111/lam.13792


53. Kimbrell, B., J. Huang, A. Fraser, and X. Jiang. Efficacy of ready-to-use spray disinfectants against SARS-COV-2 surrogates, bovine coronavirus and human coronavirus OC43, in suspension and on surfaces. IAFP Annual Meeting 2023, Jul 16-19, Toronto, Canada.


54. Kimbrell, B., J. Huang, A. Fraser, and X. Jiang. Efficacy testing of three disinfectants against two SARS-COV-2 surrogates, bovine coronavirus and human coronavirus OC43, on materials commonly used in the “front-of-house” of foodservice establishments. Will submit to J. Food Prot.


55. Huang, J., Fraser, and X. Jiang. Persistence of and steam vapor efficacy against two SARS-CoV-2 surrogates on two types of carpet.  Will submit to Viruses.


56. Vishal Manjunatha and Xiuping Jiang. Nigella sativa and kefir as antibiotic alternatives in sustainable broiler production”, Southeastern Institute of Food Technologists (SEIFT) Annual Spring meeting, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL, 21 April 2023. Placed 3^rd in the poster competition.


57. Manjunatha, V., Nixon, J. E., Mathis, G. F., Lumpkins, B. S., Güzel-Seydim, Z. B., Seydim, A. C., Greene, A.K. Jiang, X. 2023. Nigella sativa as an antibiotic alternative to promote growth and enhance health of broilers challenged with Eimeria maxima and Clostridium perfringens. Poultry Science, 102831.


58. Vishal Manjunatha, V., J. Nixon, G. Mathis, B. Lumpkins, Z. B. Seydim, A. C. Seydim, A.K. Greene, and X. Jiang. Effect of combined action of Nigella sativa and kefir on the growth performance and health of broiler chickens with necrotic enteritis. Appl. Microbiol. (under review)


59. Vishal Manjunatha, Vijay Shankar, Christopher J. Grim, Zhao Chen, and Xiuping Jiang. Analysis of whole genome sequences of Clostridium perfringens strains CP4 and CP6 isolated from chickens affected by necrotic enteritis. Genome report according to Genome Biology and Evolution. (in preparation)


60. Dawson, P., and Richardson, J. (2023). Storage Temperature Effects on the Quality of Chicken Breast and Beef Sirloin. European Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences, 5(2), 85-91.


61. Buyukyavuz, A, Northcutt, J.K. and Dawson, P. Bacterial pathogens carried by insects on and around poultry farms. Journal of Applied Poultry Research. In review. submitted 5-2023.


62. Hopkins, D. Z., M. A. Parisi, P. L. Dawson and K. Northcutt. 2021. Surface decontamination of fresh whole peaches (Prunus persica) using sodium hypochlorite or acidified electrolyzed water solutions. International Journal of Fruit Science 21(1):1-11. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15538362.2020.1822269


63. Thompson, A., Northcutt, J.K., and Dawson, P. 2023. Surface hygiene in the microbrewery environment. Journal of the American Society of Brewing Chemists. In review. submitted 11/2023.


64. Dawson, P.L., Northcutt, J.K., Buyukyavuz, A., Cochran, B. and McCollough, T. 2023. Assessment and mitigation of bacterial and fungal contamination of refrigerator waterlines. European Journal of Agriculture and Food Science. Submitted 9-29-23.


65. Ghorbani Tajani, A. and Bisha, B. Effect of food matrix and treatment time on the effectiveness of grape seed extract as an antilisterial treatment in fresh produce. Microorganisms 11: 1029. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11041029


66. Moore, M.D., Bisha, B., Anderson, J., and Brehm-Stecher, B. 2023. Sample preparation for detection of microbiological and chemical analytes. Elsevier.


67. Bisha, B. and Brehm-Stecher, B. 2023. Disposable devices for microbial and chemical detection. Elsevier.


68. Bodie, A.R., Dittoe, D.K., Applegate, S.F., Stephens, T.P., and Ricke, S.C. 2023. Adaptation of a commercial qualitative BAX^® Real-Time PCR assay to quantify Campylobacter in whole bird carcass rinses. Foods 13,56. https://doi.org/ 10.3390/foods13010056


69. Dittoe, D.K., Olson, E.G., Wythe, L.A., Lawless, Z.G., Thompson, D.R., Perry, L.M., and Ricke, S.C. 2023. Mitigating the attachment of Salmonella Infantis on isolated poultry skin with cetylpyridinium chloride. PLoS ONE 18(12): e0293549. https://doi.org/ 10.1371/journal.pone.0293549


70. Dann A, Kaur S, Stoufer S, Kim M, Kaur I, Moore MD, Peeters M, McClements J. 2023. Imprinted Polymers for Detection of Chemical and Microbial Contaminants in Foods. Textbook Chapter. Encyclopedia of Food Safety, 2nd Edition, Ed. Byron Brehm-Stecher.


71. Soorneedi A, Stoufer S, Kim M, Moore MD. 2023. Sample concentration and processing methods for viruses from foods and the environment prior to detection. Annual Reviews in Food Science and Technology. (In Press).


72. Gensler C, Harper K, Stoufer S, Moore MD, Kinchla A. 2023. Exploring washing procedures for produce brush washers. Journal of Food Protection. 86(9): 100126.


73. Kim M, Foster J, Moore MD, Chen M. 2023. Improving Single-Molecule Antibody Detection Selectivity through Optimization of Peptide Epitope Presentation in OmpG Nanopore. ACS Sensors. 8(7): 2673–2680.


74. Dilpreet S, Soorneedi A, Vaze N, Domitrovic R, Sharp F, Lindsey D, Rohr A, Moore MD, Koutrakis P, Nardell E, Demokritou P. 2023. Assessment of SARS-CoV-2 surrogate inactivation on surfaces and in air using UV and blue light-based intervention technologies. Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association 73(3):200-211.


75. Stoufer S, Demokritou M, Buckley D, Teska P, Moore MD. 2023. Evaluation of Commercial Disinfectants’ Ability to Degrade Free Nucleic Acids Commonly Targeted using Molecular Diagnostics. Journal of Hospital Infection 133:28-37.


76. Foster JC, Pham B, Pham R, Kim M, Moore MD, Chen M. 2023. An engineered OmpG nanopore with displayed peptide motifs for single-molecule multiplex protein detection. Angewandte Chemie 62(7): e202214566.


77. Safavizadeh V, Moggadam MRA, Farajzadeh MA, Mojkar M, Moore MD, Nokhodchi A, Naebi M, Nemati M. 2023. Descriptions in toxicology, interactions, extraction, and analytical methods of Aflatoxins; a 10-year study performed in Iranian foodstuffs. International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry 103(3):701-711.


78. Soorneedi A, Moore MD. 2022. Recent developments in noroviruses interactions with bacteria. Current Opinion in Food Science 48:100926.


79. Rafieepoor M, Mohebbi SR, Hosseini SM, Tanhaei M, Niasar MS, Kazemian SK, Aghdaei HA, Moore MD, Zali MR. 2022. Detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in farms, markets, and fresh leafy green vegetables from Tehran, Iran. 2022. Frontiers in Public Health 10:823061.


80. Alavia M, Kamarasu P, McClements DJ, Moore MD. 2022. Metal and metal oxide-based antiviral nanoparticles: Properties, mechanisms of action, and applications. Advances in Colloid and Interface Science 306: 102726.


81. Vaze N, Soorneedi A, Moore MD, Demokritou P. 2022. Inactivating SARS-CoV-2 surrogates on surfaces using Engineered Water Nanostructures incorporated with nature derived antimicrobials. Nanomaterials 12(10):1735.


82. Mertens BS, Moore MD, Jaykus L-A, Velev OD. 2022. Efficacy and mechanisms of copper ion-catalyzed inactivation of human norovirus. American Chemical Society Infectious Diseases 8(4):855-864.


83. Suther C, Stoufer S, Zhou Y, Moore MD. 2022. Recent Developments in Isothermal Amplification Methods for the Detection of Foodborne Viruses. “Rising Stars in Virology: 2022” Special Issue, Frontiers in Microbiology 13:841875.


84. Söderlund-Venermo M; Varma A; Guo D; Gladue DP; Poole E; Pujol FH; Pappu H; Romalde J; Kramer L; Baz M; Venter V; Moore MD; Nevels MM; Ezzikouri S; Vakharia VN; Wilson WC; Malik Y; Shi Z; Abdel-Moneim A. 2022. World Society for Virology First International Conference: Tackling Global Virus Epidemics. Virology. 566:114-12