P04 - Pathogens and Produce Poster Session

Exhibit Hall
2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Authors Present: 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Convenors: TBD

P4-01 Evaluation of Differences among Guaiacol Producing and Non-Guaiacol Producing Alicyclobacillus spp. — Su-sen Chang and Dong-Hyun Kang, Washington State University, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA

P4-02 Effect of Background Microflora and Temperature on the Behavior of Salmonella Enterica on Cilantro (Coriandrum sativum L.) — Erika A. Neri-Herrera, Naaxielii Serna-Villagomez, Scott E. Martin, Graciela W. Padua, and Montserrat Hernandez-Iturriaga, Universidad Autonoma de Queretaro, Queretaro, Mexico

P4-03 Role of E. coli O157:H7 O Side Chain on Cell Hydrophobicity, Charge and Attachment to Lettuce — Renee Boyer, Susan Sumner, Robert Williams, and Kali Kniel, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA

P4-04 Cell Surface Charge and Hydrophobicity of Sixteen Salmonella Serovars on Attachment to Cantaloupe Rind and Decontamination with Sanitizers — Dike O. Ukuku, and William F. Fett, USDA-ARS-ERRC, Wyndmoor, PA, USA

P4-05 Moisture, Seed Coat Characteristics, and Disinfection of Artificially Inoculated Alfalfa Seeds — Kathleen T. Rajkowski, USDA-ARS-ERRC-FSITRU, Wyndmoor, PA, USA

P4-06 Misting Effects on Microbial Growth of Retail Produce — Amy Volkman, Kara Behlke, Soley Quinlin, David Giruad, Sam Beattie, and Julie A. Albrecht, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA

P4-07 Factors Affecting the Recovery of Salmonella spp. and E. coli O157:H7 From the Surface of Cantaloupe — Edgar Villalpando-Arteaga, Nanci Martínez-Gonzales, Elisa Cabrera-Diaz, Cristina Martínez-Cárdenas, Porfirio Gutiérrez-González, and Ofelia Rodríguez-García, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Jalisco, México

P4-08 Survival of Salmonella spp. on Whole and Minimally Processed Mangoes — Alma Soltero-Sánchez, Liliana Martínez-Chávez, Alejandro Castillo, Nanci Martínez-Gonzáles, Porfirio Gutiérrez-González, and OFELIA RODRÍGUEZ-GARCÍA, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Jalisco, México

P4-09 Internalization of Salmonella ser. Typhimurium into Mango Pulp and Its Prevention by Chlorine and Copper Ions — Cristobal Chaidez, Gladys Chavez, Manuel Baez, Celida Rodriguez, and Marcela Soto, Centro de Investigacion en Alimentacion y Desarrollo, Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico

P4-10 Interaction of Salmonella with Pre- and Post-Harvest Tomato Fruit — Xiaoqing Shi, Magdalena Kostrzynska, and Keith Warriner, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada

P4-11 Potential Sources of Salmonella Contamination on Tomatoes Grown in Hydroponic Greenhouses in Mexico — Leopoldo Orozco R., Mark L. Tamplin, Pina M. Fratamico, Jeffrey E. Call, John B. Luchansky, and Eduardo F. Escartin, Universidad Autonoma de Queretaro, Queretaro, Mexico

P4-12 Survival and Growth of Salmonella Enteritidis PT 30 in Almond Orchard Soils — Michelle D. Danyluk, Mamie Nozawa-Inoue, Krassimira R. Hristova, Kate M. Scow, and Linda J. Harris, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA, USA

P4-13 Fate of Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci during Active Composting on Farm — Xiuping Jiang, Andrew Daane, Pingfang Liang, and Marion Shepherd, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA

P4-14 Cryotolerance, Attachment, and Recoverability of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Selected Surrogates from Romaine Lettuce Leaf Surfaces — Jin Kyung Kim and Mark A. Harrison, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA

P4-15 Dry Heat Treatment for Non-Pathogenic Surrogate Cultures for Salmonella Enteritidis on Whole Almonds — Erdogan Ceylan, Guangwei Huang, and Ann Marie McNamara, Silliker Inc., South Holland, IL, USA

P4-16 Reduction of Salmonella Enteritidis PT 30 on In-shell Almonds Using Gaseous Propylene Oxide — Wen-Xian Du, Shirin J. Abd, Michelle D. Danyluk, and Linda J. Harris, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA, USA

P4-17 The Effect of Pretreatments on the Reduction of Salmonella Enteritidis PT 30 on Almonds during Dry Roasting — Brian U. Kim and Linda J. Harris, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA, USA

P4-18 Effects of Sanitization Treatments and Storage Temperature on Survival and Growth of Listeria and E. coli on Fresh-cut Vegetables — Gillian A. Francis and David O’Beirne, University of Limerick, Food Science Research Centre, Dept. of Life Sciences, Limerick, Ireland

P4-19 Effectiveness of a Simple Chlorine Dioxide Method for Controlling Listeria monocytogenes, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Salmonella Typhimurium, Staphylococcus aureus, and Yersinia enterocolitica on Blueberries — Byungchul Kim and Vivian Wu, The University of Maine, Orono, ME, USA

P4-20 Comparison of Treatment of Fresh-cut Produce with Sodium Hychlorite and Calcium Hypochlorite for Effects on Microbiological and Sensory Quality — Jennifer L. Simmons, Jee-Hoon Ryu, and Larry R. Beuchat, University of Georgia, Griffin, GA, USA

P4-21 Comparison of Lactic Acid and Hypochlorite Treatments for Reducing Listeria monocytogenes on the Surface of Fresh Mangoes — Arias-Orozco Berenice, Cristina Martínez-Cárdenas, Ofelia Rodríguez-García, and Nanci E. Martínez-Gonzáles, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Jalisco, México

P4-22 Comparison of Treatments for Reducing Salmonella and Escherichia coli O157:H7 on the Surface of Fresh Fruits — Edith Vargas-Morales , Liliana Martínez-Chávez, Cristina Martínez-Cárdenas, M. Ofelia Rodríguez-García1, Alejandro Castillo, and Nanci Martinez-Gonzales, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Jalisco, México

P4-23 Evaluation of Ionizing Radiation for the Inactivation of Salmonella Enterica in Cilantro (Coriandrum sativum L.) — Naaxielii Serna-Villagomez, Erika Alejandra Neri-Herrera, Scott E. Martin, Graciela Wild-Padua, and Montserrat Hernandez-Iturriaga, Centro Universitario, Queretaro, Mexico

P4-24 Fate of Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella sp. on Irradiated Minimally Processed Organic Watercress during Refrigerated Shelf Life — Cecília GERALDES Martins, Tatiana Pacheco Nunes, Kátia Leani Oliveira de Souza, Bernadette Dora Gombossy de Melo Franco, Maria Teresa Destro, Beatriz Hutzler, and Mariza Landgraf, University of São Pãulo, São Pãulo, Brazil

P4-25 Effect of Irradiation on Flavonoid Content and Radio-resistance of Listeria monocytogenes on Arugula — Tatiana Pacheco Nunes, Cecília Geraldes Martins, Maria Inês Genovese, Bernadette Dora Gombossy de Melo Franco, Maria Teresa Destro, Beatriz Hutzler, and Mariza Landgraf, University of São Pãulo, São Pãulo, Brazil

P4-26 Comparative Inactivation of Foodborne Viruses on Fresh Produce — Viviana Fino and Kalmia Kniel, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA

P4-27 Reduction of Salmonellae Inoculated onto Different Tomato Surfaces by Gaseous Chlorine Dioxide — Arpan Bhagat and Richard Linton, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA

P4-28 Development of a Pilot-scale Continuous Flow Process for Sanitizing Lettuce by Aqueous Ozone — Mustafa Vurma, Jin-Gab Kim, Luis A. Rodriguez-Romo, and Ahmed E. Yousef, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA

P4-29 Eliminating Salmonella Enterica on Alfalfa and Mung Bean Sprouts by Acid and Heat Treatments — Aref Kalantari, Aref Kalantari, Edwina Westbrook, and Steven Pao, Virginia State University, Petersburg, VA, USA

P4-30 Efficacy of High Pressure Processing in Combination with Antimicrobials for the Reduction of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella in Apple Juice and Orange Juice — Brooke M. Whitney, Robert C. Williams, Joseph E. Marcy, and Joseph D. Eifert, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Cary, NC, USA

P4-31 Inactivation of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Apple Juice as Affected by Cranberry Juice Concentration and Holding Temperature — ASHLEY S. PEDIGO, Faith J. Critzer, and David A. Golden. The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA

P4-32 Microbiological Safety of Retail Pre-packaged Mixed Salads for Listeria monocytogenes — Christine L. Little, Fiona Taylor, Satnam K. Sagoo, Health Protection Agency, London, UK

P4-33 Hygenic-sanitary Conditions of Minimally Processed Fruits and Vegetables Marketed in Campinas, SP, Brazil — THAÍS BELO ANACLETO DOS SANTOS; Neusely Da Silva, Valeria Christina Amstalden Junqueira, and Jose Luiz Pereira, Food Technology Institute, São Pãulo, Brazil

P4-34 Salmonella Surveillance in Mexico, 2002–2005: Results from a Four-state Network — Mussaret B. Zaidi, Patrick F. McDermott, Freddy Campos, Jesus Contreras, Gloria Figueroa, Susannah K. Hubert, Estela Lopez, Gabriela Vazquez, Celia Alpuche, Maria Teresa Estrada, Juan J. Calva, and Linda Tollefson, Departamento de Investigacion, Hospital General O'Horan, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico

P4-35 Enumeration of Salmonella in Raw Retail Meat in Yucatan, Mexico — Mussaret B. Zaidi, Freddy Campos, and Carolina Perez, Departamento de Investigacion, Hospital General O'Horan, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico

P4-36 Isolation of Enterobacter sakazakii from Sunsik (Traditional Korean Ready-to-Eat Food) — Se-Wook Oh, Jae-Won Choi, Yun-Ji Kim, and Jong-Kyung Lee, Korea Food Research Institute, Sungnam-si, Kyunggi-do, Korea

P4-37 Growth and Persistence of L. monocytogenes Strains on the Model Plant Arabidopsis thaliana and Prevalence of Listeria spp. on Plant Matter in Natural Environments — Sara Milillo, Martin Wiedmann, and Kathryn Boor, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA

P4-38 Susceptibility of Enterococci Faecium and Enterococcus Faecalis Associated with Dairy Cattle: A Pilot Study — Terry Miller, H Troutt, Carol Maddox, Nohra Mateus-Pinilla, and Theodore Lock, University of Illinois, U-C, Urbana, IL, USA

P4-39 Comparison of Occurrence of Four Major Foodborne Pathogens on Swine Farms in Four States — Philipus Pangloli, Carl D. Doane, David D. Rasmussen, Andres Rodriguez, Willie Taylor, and F. Ann Draughon, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA

P4-40 The Effect of Swine Production System on Bacterial Prevalence and Antibiotic Resistance — Brenda S. Patton, Wayne R. Cast, Matt E. Kocher, John O. Matthews, Ronald W. Griffith, Howard S. Hurd, and James S. Dickson, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA

P4-41 Dissemination of Clonal Strains of Campylobacter Resistant to Multiple Antimicrobial Drugs among Retail Chickens in Korea — Wonki Bae, Jun-Man Kim, Jun-Bae Hong, Katie N. Kaya, Thomas E. Besser, and Yong Ho Park, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Korea

P4-42 pVir Plasmid and Tetracycline Resistance of Campylobacter jejuni Isolates from Poultry, Meat and Humans in Korea — Jun Man Kim, Won Ki Bae, Hye Cheong Koo, So Hyun Kim, Woo Kyung Jung, Young Kyung Park, Sun Young Hwang, Sook Shin, and Yong Ho Park, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea

P4-43 Phenotypic and Genotypic Characterization of Enterobacter sakazakii — Raquel Lenati , Karine H é bert, Yuntong Kou, Sarah McIlwham, Kevin Tyler, Jeffery M. Farber, and Franco Pagotto, University of Ottawa and Health Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada

P4-44 Development of a Non-primate Animal Model for Enterobacter sakazakii — Raquel Lenati, Min Lin, Jeffery M. Farber, Franco Pagotto, University of Ottawa and Health Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada

P4-45 Detection of Norovirus in a Small Community Groundwater Source — Christine Barthe, O. Laroche, P. Payment, A. Locas, P. Ward, and Alain Houde, Ministère de l'Agriculture, Ste-Foy, QC, Canada

P4-46 Survival of Human Norovirus on Fresh Lettuce using Real-time Quantitative RT-PCR and Two-step RT-PCR —Solange E. Ngazoa and Julie Jean, University Laval, Quebec, QC, G1K 7P4, Canada

P4-47 Characterization of Salmonella spp. Isolated from Pre- and Post-Chill Whole Broiler Carcasses — Salina Parveen, Maryam Taabodi, Tagelsir Mohamed, Jurgen Schwarz, Susannah Hubert, David White, and Tom Oscar, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Princess Anne, MD, USA

P4-48 Prevalence of Class 1 Integrons and Antibiotic Resistance Patterns of Enteric Bacteria in Broiler Chickens in Thailand and the United States — Sumalee Liamthong, Alan Mathew, and Eddie Jarboe, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA

P4-49 Growth Characteristics and Susceptibility to 1% Lactic Acid of Nalidixic Acid Resistant Mutants of Salmonella Typhimurium Developed from a Single Wild-type Strain — Karen Killinger Mann, Brian San Francisco, Michael Galyean, and Mindy Brashears, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA

P4-50 Insertional Mutagenesis of Listeria monocytogenes 568 Reveals Genes That Contribute to Elevated Thermotolerance — Tim Ells and Elisbeth Truelstrup Hansen, Atlantic Food and Horticulture Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Kentville, NS, Canada

P4-51 The Role of σ B-dependent and σ B-independent Mechanisms of Listeria monocytogenes during Cold Shock and Growth at Low Temperature — Yvonne Chan Chan, Kathryn J. Boor, and Martin Wiedmann, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA

P4-52 Exposure of Nutrient Deprived Listeria monocytogenes Cells to Food Preservative Stress in the Presence or Absence of Oxygen — Bwalya Lungu and Michael G. Johnson, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA

P4-53 One-year Starvation-stressed Cells of Listeria monocytogenes ScottA Serotype 4b Invade Human Cell Line Caco-2 — Ramakrishna Nannapaneni, Keith C. Wiggins, Robert Story, Aubrey F. Mendonca, and Michael G. Johnson, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA

P4-54 Molecular Characterization of “Unusual” Listeria monocytogenes from Brazilian Poultry Slaughterhouses — Eb Chiarini, Maria T. Destro, Jeffery M. Farber, and Franco Pagotto, University of São Pãulo, São Pãulo, Brazil

P4-55 Distribution of Epidemic Clonal Genetic Markers among Listeria monocytogenes 4b Strains and Correlation with Molecular Subtypes — Giovanna Franciosa, Concetta Scalfaro, Antonella Maugliani, Francesca Floridi, Antonietta Gattuso, and Paolo Aureli, Istituto Superiore di Sanità (Italian National Institute of Health), Rome, Italy

P4-56 The Role of Listeria monocytogenes Serotype 4b Antigens in the Pathogenesis of Listeriosis — Nancy Faith, Sophia Kathariou, Brien Neudeck, John Luchansky, and Charles Czuprynski, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA

P4-57 Induction of Apoptosis in an In Vitro HEp-2 Cell Model by Listeria spp. — Leonard L. Williams, Alabama A&M University, Huntsville, AL, USA

P4-58 Stability of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Sub-optimal Conditions as Monitored by Multilocus Variable Number Tandem Repeat Analysis — Michael Cooley, Diana Chao, and Robert Mandrel, USDA-ARS, Albany, CA, USA

P4-59 Oxygen Consumption Rate of Campylobacter jejuni during Growth and Survival under Various Oxygen Levels — Chin-Yi Chen, George Paoli, and Peter Irwin, USDA-ARS-ERRC, Wyndmoor, PA, USA

P4-60 Quorum Sensing and Stress Resistance Relationship in Salmonella — Yohan Yoon and John N. Sofos, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA

P4-61 Invasiveness and Intracellular Growth of Multidrug-Resistant Salmonella and Other Pathogens in Caco-2 Cells — Shin-Hee Kim and Cheng-i Wei, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA

P4-62 Generation of Accessory Gene Regulator Variants in Staphylococcus aureus Biofilms — Jeremy Yarwood, Kara Paquette, Esther Volper, and E. Peter Greenberg, 3M Corporate Research, St. Paul, MN, USA

P4-63 Quantitative Analysis of the Growth and Attachment of Salmonella Typhimurium Mutants during the Alfalfa Seed Sprouting Process — Bin Liu and Donald W. Schaffner, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, USA

P4-64 Microbiological and Toxicological Safety of Dried Spices and Herbs at Import, Production, Retail and Catering Establishments in the UK — Satnam Sagoo, Christine Little, Melody Greenwood, Health Protection Agency - Centre for Infection, London, UK