T6 Technical Session 6 - Microbial Food Spoilage and Low-water Activity Foods

Tuesday, July 11, 2017: 8:30 AM-12:00 PM
Room 16 (Tampa Convention Center)
Convenor: Stephen Kenney

Presentations

8:30 AM
8:30 AM
Strategies for Enhanced Protection of Agricultural Produce in Outdoor Storage
Chin Gouk, Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources; Simone Kreidl, Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources; Peta Faulkner, Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources
8:45 AM
The In Vitro and In Vivo Effects of Pseudomonas aeruginosa DesB on Pathogen-host Interaction
Jimyeong Ha, Sookmyung Women's University; Sejeong Kim, Sookmyung Women's University; Yohan Yoon, Sookmyung Women's University; Kyoung-Hee Choi, Wonkwang University
9:00 AM
Occurrence of Sporeformers in Processed Milk from Household Refrigerators and the Effect of Heat Treatment on Bacillus Spore Activation
Sarisha Devnath, Durban University of Technology; Ajibola Oyedeji, Durban University of Technology; Oluwatosin Ademola Ijabadeniyi, Durban University of Technology
9:15 AM
Thermal Death Kinetics of Bacillus sporothermodurans Spores Isolated from Ultra-high Temperature Milk
Rodney Owusu-Darko, University of Pretoria; Lungile Shongwe, University of Pretoria; Elna Buys, University of Pretoria
9:30 AM
Desaturase-mediated Adaptation to High Salt Concentration in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Sejeong Kim, Sookmyung Women's University; Jimyeong Ha, Sookmyung Women's University; Yohan Yoon, Sookmyung Women's University; Kyoung-Hee Choi, Wonkwang University
9:45 AM
10:00 AM
Break - Refreshments Available in the Exhibit Hall
10:30 AM
Survival of Salmonella in Low-moisture Military Ration Products
Genevieve Flock, U.S. Army NSRDEC; Michelle Richardson, U.S. Army NSRDEC; Patrick Marek, U.S. Army NSRDEC; Courtney Cowell, U.S. Army NSRDEC; Gianna Prata, U.S. Army NSRDEC; Dominique Pacitto, U.S. Army NSRDEC; Andre Senecal, U.S. Army NSRDEC
10:45 AM
Heat Resistance of Salmonella spp. and Enterococcus faecium Increased Exponentially at Reduced Water Activity in Silicon Dioxide
Shuxiang Liu, Washington State University; Ravi Kiran Tadapaneni, Washington State University; Meijun Zhu, Washington State University; Sablani Shyam, Washington State University; Juming Tang, Washington State University
11:00 AM
Evaluation of Survival on Flaxseeds and Subsequent Heat Resistance among Four Salmonella Serovars
Sahar Malekmohammadi, North Dakota State University; Teresa Bergholz, North Dakota State University
11:15 AM
A Novel Method to Determine Thermal Death Kinetics of Microorganisms in Low-moisture Foods: Thermal-Death-Time Sandwich
Soon Kiat Lau, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Harshavardhan Thippareddi, University of Georgia; Jeyamkondan Subbiah, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
11:30 AM
Microbial Safety of Edible Low-water Activity Foods:  Study of Simulated and Durban Household Samples
Oluwatosin Ademola Ijabadeniyi, Durban University of Technology; Yovani Pillay, Durban University of Technology
11:45 AM
Utilization of Enterococcus faecium as a Salmonella spp. Surrogate for Thermal Treatment in Selected Low-moisture Food Products
Nurul Ahmad, Michigan State University; Ian Hildebrandt, Michigan State University; Shannon Pickens, Illinois Institute of Technology; Soon Kiat Lau, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Jie Xu, Washington State University; Shuxiang Liu, Washington State University; Hsieh-Chin Tsai, Washington State University; Angela Maria Rincon, University of Georgia; Jeyamkondan Subbiah, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Harshavardhan Thippareddi, University of Georgia; Meijun Zhu, Washington State University; Juming Tang, Washington State University; Nathan Anderson, U.S. Food and Drug Administration; Elizabeth Grasso-Kelley, Illinois Institute of Technology; Elliot Ryser, Michigan State University; Bradley Marks, Michigan State University
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