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Comparative Analysis of Live, Heat-inactivated, and Electron Beam Inactivated Salmonella Typhimurium Infection in Human Host Cells
(2013-08-07)
Salmonella Typhimurium continues to be a leading cause of human gastroenteritis worldwide. This organism is a facultative intracellular pathogen, meaning that it is able grow and reproduce within the host ...
Evaluation of Vaccines on the Prevalence of Salmonella and/or Campylobacter in Layer and Broiler Chickens
(2013-05-22)
The control of foodborne pathogens especially Salmonella and Campylobacter are of great concern to the commercial poultry industry. The control of these pathogens could be essential in the reduction of foodborne illness ...
Epidemiological Investigation of Risk Factors for Microbial Contamination in Produce at the Preharvest Level
(2013-11-15)
In the United States, the proportion of outbreaks of microbial foodborne illnesses associated with fresh produce has increased over the past decades. A large proportion of these outbreaks have been caused by enteric ...
Challenges of Pathogen Control in Beef Cattle Production and Processing in South Texas
(2013-01-04)
This multi-phase project was designed (1) to evaluate existing post-harvest process controls and intervention strategies used to reduce Escherichia coli O157:H7, (2) to evaluate the impacts of cattle source and environmental ...
Quantitative Assessment of the Presence of Salmonella and Fecal Indicators in Mexican Tomatoes for Export to the United States
(2013-01-17)
Over the past decades, there has been increase in the consumption of the fresh tomato in the United States; this has been attributed to the nutritional benefits of fresh tomato, its widespread use in cooking and its ...
Effect of Accelerated Drying on the Reduction of Salmonella on Almonds by Thermal and Electron Beam Irradiation Pasteurization Treatments
(2013-08-08)
After two outbreaks of salmonellosis that were linked to the consumption of almonds in 2001 and 2004, scientific community and industry have encouraged the study of pathogen inactivation kinetics in almonds. However, these ...