@article{martinez_osborne_jayeola_katic_kathariou_2016, title={Capacity of Listeria monocytogenes Strains from the 2011 Cantaloupe Outbreak To Adhere, Survive, and Grow on Cantaloupe}, volume={79}, ISSN={["1944-9097"]}, DOI={10.4315/0362-028x.jfp-15-498}, abstractNote={The 2011 listeriosis outbreak attributed to whole cantaloupe involved several genetically distinct strains of serotypes 1/2a and 1/2b that had not been previously reported in invasive listeriosis outbreaks. Here we investigated the potential of strains from the 2011 cantaloupe outbreak to adhere, survive, and grow on cantaloupe rind and flesh and in juice extracted from cantaloupe at different temperatures (4, 8, and 25°C). All strains were able to adhere and grow, with ∼10-fold increases after 7 days at 4 or 8°C and after 24 h at 25°C, with a propensity for more growth on rind than on flesh or in extract. No significant differences in growth potential were noted among the different strains or between them and unrelated strains from other listeriosis outbreaks involving celery, deli meats, or hot dogs. Similarly to the cantaloupe outbreak strains, these other strains exhibited greater propensity for growth on rind than on flesh or in extract. Rinsing of cantaloupe fragments in sterile water resulted in temporary reductions of the populations by 50- to 100-fold, suggesting the potential of such washing to reduce risk if the produce is promptly consumed. The absence of marked differences in adherence or growth between the cantaloupe outbreak strains and strains from other outbreaks highlights the need to further characterize the 2011 cantaloupe outbreak strains and elucidate potential biological attributes that contributed to their implication in the outbreak.}, number={5}, journal={JOURNAL OF FOOD PROTECTION}, author={Martinez, Mira Rakic and Osborne, Jason and Jayeola, Victor Oladimeji and Katic, Vera and Kathariou, Sophia}, year={2016}, month={May}, pages={757–763} }
 @article{dutta_elhanafi_osborne_martinez_kathariou_2014, title={Genetic Characterization of Plasmid-Associated Triphenylmethane Reductase in Listeria monocytogenes}, volume={80}, ISSN={["1098-5336"]}, DOI={10.1128/aem.01398-14}, abstractNote={ABSTRACT}, number={17}, journal={APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY}, author={Dutta, Vikrant and Elhanafi, Driss and Osborne, Jason and Martinez, Mira Rakic and Kathariou, Sophia}, year={2014}, month={Sep}, pages={5379–5385} }
 @article{lee_rakic-martinez_graves_ward_siletzky_kathariou_2013, title={Genetic Determinants for Cadmium and Arsenic Resistance among Listeria monocytogenes Serotype 4b Isolates from Sporadic Human Listeriosis Patients}, volume={79}, ISSN={["1098-5336"]}, DOI={10.1128/aem.03551-12}, abstractNote={ABSTRACT}, number={7}, journal={APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY}, author={Lee, Sangmi and Rakic-Martinez, M. and Graves, L. M. and Ward, T. J. and Siletzky, R. M. and Kathariou, S.}, year={2013}, month={Apr}, pages={2471–2476} }
 @article{katharios-lanwermeyer_rakic-martinez_elhanafi_ratani_tiedje_kathariou_2012, title={Coselection of Cadmium and Benzalkonium Chloride Resistance in Conjugative Transfers from Nonpathogenic Listeria spp. to Other Listeriae}, volume={78}, ISSN={["0099-2240"]}, DOI={10.1128/aem.02245-12}, abstractNote={ABSTRACT}, number={21}, journal={APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY}, author={Katharios-Lanwermeyer, S. and Rakic-Martinez, M. and Elhanafi, D. and Ratani, S. and Tiedje, J. M. and Kathariou, S.}, year={2012}, month={Nov}, pages={7549–7556} }
 @article{rakic-martinez_drevets_dutta_katic_kathariou_2011, title={Listeria monocytogenes Strains Selected on Ciprofloxacin or the Disinfectant Benzalkonium Chloride Exhibit Reduced Susceptibility to Ciprofloxacin, Gentamicin, Benzalkonium Chloride, and Other Toxic Compounds}, volume={77}, ISSN={["1098-5336"]}, DOI={10.1128/aem.05941-11}, abstractNote={ABSTRACT}, number={24}, journal={APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY}, author={Rakic-Martinez, Mira and Drevets, Douglas A. and Dutta, Vikrant and Katic, Vera and Kathariou, Sophia}, year={2011}, month={Dec}, pages={8714–8721} }