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Publikováno v:
Journal of food protection. 50(3)
Identification techniques for Bacillus cereus are unsettled even though there is an increased awareness of the organism's potential public health implications. Biochemical and morphological characteristics of 17 strains of B. cereus , including 10 is
Simple Technique to Determine Heat Resistance of Bacillus stearothermophilus Spores in Fluid Systems
Publikováno v:
Journal of food protection. 43(10)
A simple, rapid, highly reproducible procedure was developed to determine heat resistance of Bacillus stearothermophilus spores in milk and soy protein-based formulas at temperatures > 100 C. Plating efficiencies on different media and heat activatio
Autor:
Kathleen T. Rajkowski, Pina M. Fratamico, Christopher H. Sommers, Shiowshuh Sheen, Jennifer Cassidy, O. Joseph Scullen
Publikováno v:
Food Microbiology. 49:231-234
In this study the radiation resistance of 40 Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli (STEC) isolates which contained various combinations of the shiga toxin 1 (stx1), shiga toxin 2 (stx2), intimin (eae), and hemolysin (ehx) genes were determined. The
Autor:
Ruijin Yang, Jennifer Cassidy, Kathleen T. Rajkowski, Christopher H. Sommers, Tony Z. Jin, Rachel Antenucci, O. Joseph Scullen, Joseph Sites, Mingming Guo, Brittany Mills
Publikováno v:
Food Control. 34:24-30
Shrimp have been associated with outbreaks of foodborne illnesses. A survey was conducted to determine the microbiological safety and quality of frozen whole raw shrimp, purchased at markets in the Northeast United States. Shrimp were composed of 32
Publikováno v:
Journal of Aquatic Food Product Technology. 21:39-47
Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes (LM) are occasional contaminants on raw fish. Catfish fillets were artificially contaminated with LM and Salmonella, dipped in a 1.5 % (30 min) trisodium phosphate solution (TSP), and cryogenically frozen. After
Publikováno v:
Journal of Food Protection. 74:641-644
Foodborne illness due to consumption of contaminated seafood is, unfortunately, a regular occurrence in the United States. Ionizing (gamma) radiation can effectively inactivate microorganisms and extend the shelf life of seafood. In this study, the a
Autor:
Kean Ashurst, Kathleen T. Rajkowski
Publikováno v:
Foodborne Pathogens and Disease. 6:1041-1046
To achieve the production of pathogen-free sprouts, there must be appropriate mixing of liquid sanitizer with the seeds to assure contact. Commercial treatments by irradiation or ozone gas of Salmonella spp. artificially inoculated seeds were compare
Autor:
Kathleen T. Rajkowski
Publikováno v:
Journal of Food Safety. 29:224-235
Naturally contaminated seeds have low pathogen levels. Most reports on sanitizing efficacy used artificially inoculated seeds. There is no standard procedure for artificially inoculating seeds with bacteria pathogens. This study compared 15 published
Autor:
Kathleen T. Rajkowski
Publikováno v:
Journal of Food Safety. 27:233-240
The germicidal effect of ultraviolet light (UVC) at 254 nm is used to decontaminate surfaces. Using the combined lights from 185- and 254-nm sources, the reduction of Shigella sonnei was determined on inoculated agars and radish sprouts, and in disti
Publikováno v:
Journal of food protection. 78(2)
The use of polyphosphate-based marinades in the processing of poultry has been previously shown to increase the survival of Campylobacter species present in the exudates derived from these products. This study investigates the effects that some of th