Projects

MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY AND CONTROL OF ENTERIC PATHOGENS THAT CONTAMINATE FRESH PRODUCE Appropriated (D)   Accession Number: 410235

Publications

An Engineered R-Type Pyocin Is a Highly Specific and Sensitive Bactericidal Agent for the Food-Borne Pathogen Escherichia coli O157:H7 - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Scholl, D., Cooley, M.B., Williams, S.R., Gebhart, D., Martin, D., Bates, A.H., Mandrell, R.E. 2009. An Engineered R-Type Pyocin Is a Highly Specific and Sensitive Bactericidal Agent for the Food-Borne Pathogen Escherichia coli O157:H7. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 53(7):3074-3080.

Escherichia coli O157:H7 Strains Isolated from Environmental Sources Differ Significantly in Acid Resistance Compared to Human Outbreak Strains - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Oh, D., Pan, Y., Berry, E. D., Cooley, M. B., Mandrell, R. E., Breidt, F. 2009. Escherichia coli O157:H7 Strains Isolated from Environmental Sources Differ Significantly in Acid Resistance Compared to Human Outbreak Strains. Journal of Food Protection. 72(3):503-509.

Incidence and tracking of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in a major produce production region in California - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Cooley, M.B., Carychao, D.K., Crawford-Miksza, L., Jay, M.T., Myers, C., Rose, C., Key, C., Farrar, J., Mandrell, R.E. 2007. Incidence and tracking of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in a major produce production region in California. PLoS One. 0001159, www.plosone.org

Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Feral Swine Near Spinach Fields and Cattle, Central California Coast - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Jay, M.T., Cooley, M.B., Carychao, D.K., Wiscomb, G.W., Sweitzer, R.A., Crawford-Miksza, L., Farrar, J.A., Lau, D.K., O'Connell, J., Millington, A., Asmundson, R.V., Atwill, E.R., Mandrell, R.E. 2007. Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Feral Swine Near Spinach Fields and Cattle, Central California Coast. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 13:12.

Escherichia Coli O157:h7 Survival and Growth on Lettuce Is Altered by the Presence of Epiphytic Bacteria - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Cooley, M.B., Chao, D.K., Mandrell, R.E. 2006. Escherichia coli O157:H7 survival and growth on lettuce is altered by the presence of epiphytic bacteria. Journal of Food Protection.69:10:2329-2335

Colonization of Arabidopsis Thaliana with Salmonella Enterica and Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia Coli 157:h7 and Competitian by Enterobactor Asburiae - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

COOLEY, M.B., MILLER, W.G., MANDRELL, R.E. COLONIZATION OF ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA WITH SALMONELLA ENTERICA AND ENTEROHEMORRHAGIC ESCHERICHIA COLI 157:H7 AND COMPETITIAN BY ENTEROBACTOR ASBURIAE. APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY. 2003. v 68(8) p.4915-4926