T4 Technical Session 4 – General Microbiology

Sunday, July 26, 2015: 1:30 PM-5:00 PM
C124 (Oregon Convention Center)
Convenors: Alvin Lee and Hyun Gyun Yuk

Presentations

1:30 PM
Assessment of the Effect of Ingredients on Pathogen Survival in Cookie Dough
Shuang Wu, University of Florida; Alan Gutierrez, University of Florida; Keith Schneider, University of Florida; George Baker, University of Florida; Kwang Cheol Jeong, University of Florida; Soohyoun Ahn, University of Florida
1:45 PM
Analysis of Osmotic Stress on Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
Aaron Pleitner, Purdue University; Soraya Chaturongakul, Mahidol University, Department of Microbiology; Haley Oliver, Purdue University
2:00 PM
Lactobacillus plantarum Isolates from Different Vegetables That Have Antifungal Activity against the Common Cheese Spoilage Mold Penicillium commune are Genetically Related
Whitney Beddoes, University of Queensland; Nidhi Bansal, School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, University of Queensland; Mark Turner, University of Queensland
2:15 PM
Assessing Immunological Risk of Listeria Infection in the Aging Population Using a Susceptible Animal Model
Mohammad Samiul Alam, U.S. Food and Drug Administration-CFSAN; Matthew Costales, U.S. Food and Drug Administration-CFSAN; Christopher Cavanagh, U.S. Food and Drug Administration-CFSAN; Dennis Gaines, U.S. Food and Drug Administration-CFSAN; Marion Pereira, U.S. Food and Drug Administration-CFSAN; Kristina Williams, U.S. Food and Drug Administration-CFSAN
2:30 PM
Histo-blood Group Antigen Expressing Bacteria May Help with Human Norovirus Survival before Causing Infection
Dan Li, Ghent University; Adrien Breiman, Université de Nantes; Jacques le Pendu, Université de Nantes; Mieke Uyttendaele, Ghent University
2:45 PM
Antibacterial Effect and Mechanism of High-intensity 405 nm Light Emitting Diode on Bacillus cereus, Listeria monocytogenes, and Staphylococcus aureus under Refrigerated Condition
Min-Jeong Kim, National University of Singapore; Marta Mikš-Krajnik, National University of Singapore; Amit Kumar, National University of Singapore; Hyun-Jung Chung, Inha University; Hyun-Gyun Yuk, National University of Singapore
3:00 PM
Break
3:30 PM
Modeling the Growth Rate of Pseudomonas fluorescens as a Function of Residual Dioxygen Concentrations in Food Packages
Anne Lochardet, ADRIA UMT14.01 SPORE RISK; Marie-Laure Divanac'h, ADRIA UMT14.01 SPORE RISK; Dominique Thuault, ADRIA UMT14.01 SPORE RISK; Florence Postollec, ADRIA; Olivier Couvert, LUBEM UMT14.01 SPORE RISK; Veronique Huchet, ADRIA UMT14.01 SPORE RISK; Noémie Desriac, ADRIA
3:45 PM
The Role of Pseudomonas aeruginosa DesB on Host Cell Infection
Sejeong Kim, Sookmyung Women's University; Yohan Yoon, Sookmyung Women's University; Kyoung-Hee Choi, Wonkwang University
4:00 PM
Listeria monocytogenes from the British Columbia Food Chain Show Evidence of Co-selection of Cadmium and Benzalkonium Chloride Resistance
Michael Milillo, University of British Columbia; Jessica Chen, University of British Columbia; Kevin Allen, University of British Columbia
4:15 PM
Effect of Probiotic on the Survival of Non-O157 Shiga Toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) Strains in African Fermented Weaning Food Products
Olanrewaju Fayemi, University of Pretoria; John RN Taylor, University of Pretoria; Elna Buys, University of Pretoria
4:30 PM
Comparison of First-order and Weibull Modelling of the Thermal Inactivation Kinetics of E. coli O157:H7, Non-O157:H7 E. coli and Salmonella enterica in Fettuccine Alfredo
Malcond Valladares, University of Tennessee-Knoxville; Emefa Monu, Auburn University; P. Michael Davidson, University of Tennessee-Knoxville; Doris D'Souza, University of Tennessee-Knoxville
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