T7 Technical Session 7 - Pre-harvest Food Safety and Water

Tuesday, July 11, 2017: 1:30 PM-5:00 PM
Room 15 (Tampa Convention Center)
Convenors: Renee Boyer and Benjamin Chapman

Presentations

1:30 PM
1:30 PM
Cantaloupe Fruit Microbiome:  Responses to Field Location, Cover Crop, and Cold Storage
Maria Albarracin, North Carolina State University; Christopher Gunter, North Carolina State University; Penelope Perkins-Veazie, North Carolina State University; Benjamin Chapman, North Carolina State University; Jonathan Baros, North Carolina State University; Sophia Kathariou, North Carolina State University; Eduardo Gutierrez-Rodriguez, North Carolina State University
1:45 PM
2:00 PM
Spatiotemporal Variability in Microbial Quality of Agricultural Water Supplies:  Implications for Cooperative Sampling
Melissa L Partyka, University of California-Davis; Ronald F. Bond, University of California-Davis; Jennifer A. Chase, University of California-Davis; Edward R. Atwill, University of California-Davis
2:15 PM
Prevalence of Escherichia coli, Salmonella spp., and Listeria monocytogenes in Non-traditional Irrigation Waters in the Mid-Atlantic United States:  A CONSERVE Project
Eric Handy, USDA ARS Environmental Microbial and Food Safety Laboratory; Cheryl East, USDA ARS Environmental Microbial and Food Safety Laboratory; Mary Theresa Callahan, University of Maryland; Sarah Allard, Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health, University of Maryland, School of Public Health; Hillary Craddock, Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health, University of Maryland; Shirley Micallef, University of Maryland; Kalmia Kniel, University of Delaware; Fawzy Hashem, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Salina Parveen, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Eric May, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Joseph Haymaker, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Amy Sapkota, Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health, University of Maryland, School of Public Health; Manan Sharma, USDA ARS Environmental Microbial and Food Safety Laboratory
2:30 PM
Evaluation of Cover Cropping, Farming System, and Meteorological Factors on the Survival of Generic Escherichia coli and Listeria innocua in Produce Fields
Hao Pang, University of Maryland; Shirley Micallef, University of Maryland; Kathryne Everts, University of Maryland College Park; Abani Pradhan, University of Maryland
2:45 PM
Persistence and Transmission of Escherichia coli and Salmonella spp. in a Watermelon Field Ammended with Poultry Litter:  Year Two
Thais De Melo Ramos, University of Delaware; Shani Craighead, University of Delaware; Patrick Spanninger, University of Delaware; Claire Marik, University of Delaware; Samantha Gartley, University of Delaware; Adam Vanore, University of Delaware; Gordon Johnson, University of Delaware; Manan Sharma, USDA ARS Environmental Microbial and Food Safety Laboratory; Kalmia Kniel, University of Delaware
3:00 PM
Break - Refreshments Available in the Exhibit Hall
3:30 PM
Association of Fresh Produce Food Safety Hazard with Growth and Persistence of Escherichia coli in Soils Amended with FSMA-compliant Heat-treated Manure
Patricia Millner, USDA ARS Environmental Microbial and Food Safety Laboratory; Kathryn White, U.S. Department of Agriculture–ARS; Herbert Clark, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Fawzy Hashem, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Manan Sharma, USDA ARS Environmental Microbial and Food Safety Laboratory
3:45 PM
Differential Tissue Distribution of Internalized Human Norovirus, Porcine Sapovirus, and Tulane Virus in Lettuce and Spinach Plants
Malak Esseili, Ohio State University; Sarah Tegtmeier, Ohio State University; Linda Saif, Ohio State University; Tibor Farkas, Louisiana State University; Qiuhong Wang, Ohio State University
4:00 PM
Risk Assessment of Factors Associated with the Occurrence of Escherichia coli O157:H7 on Cow/Calf Operations in Oklahoma and Louisiana
Joyjit Saha, Oklahoma State University; Buddhini Jayasundera, Oklahoma State University; Ravirajsinh Jadeja, Oklahoma State University; Divya Jaroni, Oklahoma State University
4:15 PM
Multiplex PCR-based Identification of Shiga Toxin-producing Escherichia coli Other Than the Top Seven Serogroups Found in the Feces of Feedlot Cattle
Justin Ludwig, Kansas State University; Xiaorong Shi, Kansas State University; Lance Noll, Kansas State University; Jianfa Bai, Kansas State University; T G Nagaraja, Kansas State University
4:30 PM
Escherichia coli and Salmonella Derby Carry a Novel Family of Temperate Bacteriophages that Encode Extended-spectrum Beta-lactamase Genes
Anna Colavecchio, McGill University; Michca Gordon, McGill University; Julie Jeukens, IBIS, University of Laval; Jean-Guillaume Emond Rheault, IBIS, University of Laval; Luca Freschi, IBIS, University of Laval; Irena Kukavica-Ibrulj, IBIS, University of Laval; Roger Levesque, IBIS, University of Laval; Lawrence Goodridge, McGill University
4:45 PM
Mathematical Modeling Approach for Enhancing Preharvest Sampling Plans for the Detection of Pathogenic Bacteria through Consideration of Prior Knowledge of Factors Related to Nonrandom Contamination
Aixia Xu, University of Maryland, Department of Nutrition and Food Science; Robert Buchanan, University of Maryland, Department of Nutrition and Food Science and Center for Food Safety and Security Systems
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