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Vivian Wu
Produce Safety and Microbiology Research
Microbiology

Phone: (510) 559-5829
Fax: (510) 559-6162

800 BUCHANAN ST
ALBANY , CA 94710

Projects

Immunodiagnostics to Detect Prions and Other Important Animal Pathogens

	In-House Appropriated (D)
	Accession Number: 424354

Ecology and Detection of Human Pathogens in the Produce Production Continuum

	In-House Appropriated (D)
	Accession Number: 430338

Molecular Identification and Characterization of Bacterial and Viral Pathogens Associated with Foods

	In-House Appropriated (D)
	Accession Number: 430420

Large Scale Non-Destructive Sampling of Field Crops

	Non-Funded Cooperative Agreement (N)
	Accession Number: 432233

Enhancing the Safety and Quality of Fresh Produce and Low-Moisture Foods

	Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement (R)
	Accession Number: 430689

Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon

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Inhibition of Tulane Virus replication via exposure to Lowbush Blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium) fractional components -

Bridges, D., Beard, A., Lacombe, A., Valentine, D.C., Tadepalli, S., Wu, V.C. 2017. Inhibition of Tulane Virus replication via exposure to Lowbush Blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium) fractional components. Journal of Berry Research. Berry Research. In press.

Biotinylation of environmentally isolated Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) – specific bacteriophages for biosensor and biocontrol applications -

Disruption the Outer Membrane of Enteropathogenic and Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli using Proanthocyanidins -

Prevalence and Molecular Typing of Vibrio parahaemolyticus (tdh+) isolated from seafood using PCR-based methods -

Investigation of environmental factors on the prevalence of free bacteriophages against Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli strains in produce pre-harvest environment in Salinas, California -

Antibacterial characteristics of anthocyanins extracted from wild blueberries against foodborne pathogens -

Investigation of environmental factors on the prevalence of free bacteriophages against Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli strains in produce pre-harvest environment in Salinas, California -

Liao, Y., Quintela, I., Nguyen, K.M., Salvador, A., Cooley, M.B., Wu, V.C. 2017. Investigation of environmental factors on the prevalence of free bacteriophages against Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli strains in produce pre-harvest environment in Salinas, California. Meeting Proceedings. 2017 USDA-ARS/FSIS Annual Food Safety Meeting. NCTC, Shepherdstown, WV. Section Z, P13.

Isolation and characterization of bacteriophages as potential agents against Shiga toxin – producing Escherichia coli (STEC) strains -

Quintela, I.A., Liao, Y., Valentine, D., Zhang, R., Anderson, G., Delos Reyes, B.G., Nguyen, K.M., Wu, V.C. 2017. Isolation and characterization of bacteriophages as potential agents against Shiga toxin – producing Escherichia coli (STEC) strains. Meeting Proceedings. . 2017 USDA-ARS/FSIS Annual Food Safety Meeting. NCTC, Shepherdstown, WV. Section Z, P12.

Overcoming the challenges of safely quantifying and distinguishing among Shiga toxins in complex media and human serum -

Silva, C.J., Erickson-Beltran, M.L., Skinner, C.B., Patfield, S.A., He, X., Wu, V.C. 2017. Overcoming the challenges of safely quantifying and distinguishing among Shiga toxins in complex media and human serum. Meeting Abstract. Poster. ARS-FSIS 2017 meeting.

Salmonella spp. dynamics in wild blueberry, Vaccinium angustifolium Aiton -

Wu, V.C., Drummond, F., Tadepalli, S., Camire, M., Davis-Dentici, K., Bushway, A., Yarborough, D.E. 2017. Salmonella spp. dynamics in wild blueberry, Vaccinium angustifolium Aiton. World Journal of Microbiology. 4(1):64-71.

Simultaneous direct detection of Shiga-toxin producing Escherichia coli (STEC) strains by gold nanoparticle optical sensing -

The Potential of Berries to Serve as Selective Inhibitors of Pathogens and Promoters of Beneficial Microorganisms -

Lacombe, A., Wu, V.C. 2017. The Potential of Berries to Serve as Selective Inhibitors of Pathogens and Promoters of Beneficial Microorganisms. Food Quality and Safety. 1(1):3-12. doi:10.1093/fqs/fyx001.

In-situ generation of chlorine dioxide for surface decontamination of produce -

Hwang, C., Huang, L., Wu, V.C. 2017. In-situ generation of chlorine dioxide for surface decontamination of produce. Journal of Food Protection. 80(4):567-572.

Inactivation of Toxoplasma gondii on blueberries using low dose irradiation without affecting quality -

Lacombe, A.C., Beard, A., Hwang, C., Hill, D., Fan, X., Huang, L., Yoo, B.K., Niemira, B.A., Gurtler, J., Wu, V.C. 2016. Inactivation of Toxoplasma gondii on blueberries using low dose irradiation without affecting quality. Food Control. 73(2017):981-985.

Detecting and discriminating among Shiga toxins -

Silva, C.J., Erickson-Beltran, M.L., Skinner, C.B., Patfield, S.A., He, X., Wu, V.C. 2016. Detecting and discriminating among Shiga toxins. doi: 10.1021/acs.jafc.6b00379.

Safe, rapid, and sensitive method of quantitating and distinguishing among Shiga toxins in complex media and human serum -

Wu, V.C., Silva, C.J., Erickson-Beltran, M.L., Skinner, C.B., Patfield, S.A., He, X. 2016. Safe, rapid, and sensitive method of quantitating and distinguishing among Shiga toxins in complex media and human serum. ARS Food Safety and Inspection Service Research Workshop. ARS-FSIS.

Last Modified: 09/22/2017

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