T10 Technical Session 10 - Pathogens

Wednesday, July 31, 2013: 8:30 AM-12:00 PM
213D (Charlotte Convention Center)
Convenors: Manan Sharma and Bob Wynne

Presentations

8:30 AM
Salmonella Survival and Differential Expression of Membrane-associated Genes in a Low Water Activity Food
Wei Chen, University of Tennessee-Knoxville; David Golden, University of Tennessee-Knoxville; Faith Critzer, University of Tennessee-Knoxville
8:45 AM
Roles of Fatty Acid Composition and Cell Membrane Fluidity in Thermal Resistance of Salmonella after Desiccation
Xiaowen Fu, Institute for Food Safety and Health; Erica Fealko, U.S. Food and Drug Administration-CFSAN; Lauren Jackson, U.S. Food and Drug Administration-CFSAN; Mary Lou Tortorello, U.S. Food and Drug Administration-CFSAN; Haiping Li, U.S. Food and Drug Administration-CFSAN
9:00 AM
Listeria monocytogenes Persistence- and Virulence-associated Mechanisms are Mediated by Lmo0753, a Crp/Fnr Family Transcription Factor
Joelle Salazar, Illinois Institute of Technology; Zhuchun Wu, Illinois Institute of Technology; Mary Lou Tortorello, U.S. Food and Drug Administration-CFSAN; Wei Zhang, Illinois Institute of Technology
9:15 AM
The Long-term Survival of Salmonella Cells Adhered to Stainless Steel under Various Environmental Conditions and Their Resistance to Disinfectants
Edyta Margas, The University of Nottingham; John Holah, Campden BRI; Beatrice Conde-Petit, Bühler AG; Christine Dodd, The University of Nottingham
9:30 AM
Differentiation of Closely Related Salmonella enterica Serotype Heidelberg Isolates by Comparative Genomic Analysis
Maria Hoffmann, University of Maryland-College Park; Shaohua Zhao, U.S. Food and Drug Administration; James Pettengill, U.S. Food and Drug Administration; Yan Luo, U.S. Food and Drug Administration; Tim Muruvanda, U.S. Food and Drug Administration; Jason Abbott, U.S. Food and Drug Administration; Sherry Ayers, U.S. Food and Drug Administration; Jason Folster, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-NCEZID-DFWED-EDLB-NARMS; Marc Allard, U.S. Food and Drug Administration; Jianghong Meng, University of Maryland-College Park; Eric Brown, U.S. Food and Drug Administration; Patrick McDermott, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
9:45 AM
Fate of Infiltrated Salmonella Cells in Tomatoes during Storage
Bin Zhou, University of Maryland-College Park; Yaguang Luo, U.S. Department of Agriculture-ARS; Xiangwu Nou, U.S. Department of Agriculture-ARS; Yang Yang, U.S. Department of Agriculture-ARS; Yunpeng Wu, University of Maryland-College Park; Qin Wang, University of Maryland-College Park
10:00 AM
Break
10:30 AM
Autoinducer-2 Signaling Molecules Produced by Pediococcus Suppress Growth and Virulence Gene Regulation in Salmonella
Nan Zhang, University of Tennessee-Knoxville; Sandra Diaz-Sanchez, University of Tennessee-Knoxville; Kasey Estenson, University of Tennessee-Knoxville; Sean Pendleton, University of Tennessee-Knoxville; Francisco Gonzalez-Gil, University of Tennessee-Knoxville; Irene Hanning, University of Tennessee-Knoxville
10:45 AM
Relationship between Culture- and Molecular-based Methods in Detecting Escherichia coli O157 in Cattle Feces
Megan Jacob, North Carolina State University; Anna Rogers, North Carolina State University; Jianfa Bai, Kansas State University; David Renter, Kansas State University; TG Nagaraja, Kansas State University
11:00 AM
Improved Protocol for Isolation of Campylobacter spp. from Retail Broiler Meat
Omar Oyarzabal, IEH Laboratories and Consulting Group; Aretha Williams, Alabama State University; Ping Zhou, Alabama State University; Mansour Samadpour, IEH Laboratories and Consulting Group
11:30 AM
In-depth Analysis of Chlorine Dioxide Exposure on Listeria monocytogenes
Aaron Pleitner, Purdue University; Valentina Trinetta, Ecolab, Inc.; Mark Morgan, Purdue University; Richard Linton, North Carolina State University; Haley Oliver, Purdue University
11:45 AM
Norovirus Cross-contamination Associated with Bare Hands and Gloves during Produce Handling
Grishma Kotwal, University of Georgia; Jennifer Cannon, University of Georgia
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