Our current projects are:
1. Pulsed field gel electrophoresis analysis of Campylobacter isolates from broiler processing plants and retail stores.
2. Comparison of plate media for enumeration of Campylobacter from poultry fecal samples.
3. Use of buffered peptone water to isolate Campylobacter spp. from broiler retail samples.
4. Scheduling delivery of broilers through processing to reduce contamination by Campylobacter spp.
5. Rapid identification of Campylobacter spp. by surface plasmon resonance.
1. Pulsed field gel electrophoresis and multi locus sequence typing analysis of Campylobacter isolates from broiler processing plants and retail stores.
2. Rapid identification of Campylobacter spp. by surface plasmon resonance.
3. Exchange of chromosomically encoded genes for antimicrobial resistnace among Campylobacter, Arcobacter and Helicobacter.
4. Testing of antimicrobials for their efficay to reduce bacterial pathogens transmitted by poultry meat.
5. Multilocus sequence typing of C. jejuni and C. coli.
Chemical sanitizers used to reduce human pathogens in foods.
Non-thermal resistance properties of stressed bacteria.
Certified HACCP instructor.
Campylobacter, Epidemiology, Food Microbiology, Food Safety, Helicobacter
The poultry industry is constantly looking for alternatives to reduce the level of foodborne pathognes transmitted by live animals.
DNA-based detection methods and molecular subtyping for rapid detection of Campylobacter in poultry products.
Factors affecting appearance and transmission of Campylobacter in poultry.
