Sophia Kathariou

Campylobacter Colonization and Diversity in Young Turkeys in the Context of Gastrointestinal Distress and Antimicrobial Treatment

MICROORGANISMS, 11(2).

Contrasting Genetic Diversity of Listeria Pathogenicity Islands 3 and 4 Harbored by Nonpathogenic Listeria spp.

Lee, S., Parsons, C., Chen, Y., Dungan, R. S. S., & Kathariou, S. (2023, February 2). APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY.

Investigation of a Listeria monocytogenes Chromosomal Immigration Control Region Reveals Diverse Restriction Modification Systems with Complete Sequence Type Conservation

MICROORGANISMS, 11(3).

Optimization of Plasma-activated Water and Validation of a Potential Surrogate for Salmonella for Future Egg Washing Processes

JOURNAL OF FOOD PROTECTION, 86(1).

Bacteriophages Isolated From Turkeys Infecting Diverse Salmonella Serovars

FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY, 13.

Differences in the Propensity of Different Antimicrobial Resistance Determinants to Be Disseminated via Transformation in Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli

MICROORGANISMS, 10(6).

Genomic Analysis Reveals That Isolation Temperature on Selective Media Introduces Genetic Variation in Campylobacter jejuni from Bovine Feces

PATHOGENS, 11(6).

Horizontal Gene Transfer and Loss of Serotype-Specific Genes in Listeria monocytogenes Can Lead to Incorrect Serotype Designations with a Commonly-Employed Molecular Serotyping Scheme

Brown, P., Kucerova, Z., Gorski, L., Chen, Y., Ivanova, M., Leekitcharoenphon, P., … Kathariou, S. (2022, December 6). (K. Chousalkar, Ed.). MICROBIOLOGY SPECTRUM, Vol. 12.

Induction of the Viable-but-Nonculturable State in Salmonella Contaminating Dried Fruit

APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, 88(2).

Photoactivated carbon dots inducing bacterial functional and molecular alterations

Dong, X., Wang, P., Rodriguez, C. E., Tang, Y., Kathariou, S., Sun, Y.-P., & Yang, L. (2022, June 29). MATERIALS ADVANCES.

Whole-Genome Sequencing Reveals Multiple Subpopulations of Dominant and Persistent Lineage I Isolates of Listeria monocytogenes in Two Meat Processing Facilities during 2011-2015

MICROORGANISMS, 10(5).

Growth and Survival of Attached Listeria on Lettuce and Stainless Steel Varies by Strain and Surface Type

JOURNAL OF FOOD PROTECTION, 84(5), 903–911.

Harnessing Whole Genome Sequence Data for Facility-Specific Signatures for Listeria monocytogenes: A Case Study With Turkey Processing Plants in the United States

FRONTIERS IN SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS, 5.

Identification and Characterization of a Novel Genomic Island Harboring Cadmium and Arsenic Resistance Genes in Listeria welshimeri

BIOMOLECULES, 11(4).

Impact of Ceftiofur Administration in Steers on the Prevalence and Antimicrobial Resistance of Campylobacter spp.

MICROORGANISMS, 9(2).

Microbial Contamination in Environmental Waters of Rural and Agriculturally-Dominated Landscapes Following Hurricane Florence

ACS ES&T WATER, 1(9), 2012–2019.

Mutant Construction and Integration Vector-Mediated Genetic Complementation in Listeria monocytogenes

LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES, 2 EDITION, Vol. 2220, pp. 177–185.

Natural Horizontal Gene Transfer of Antimicrobial Resistance Genes in Campylobacter spp. From Turkeys and Swine

FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY, 12.

Photoactivated Carbon Dots for Inactivation of Foodborne Pathogens Listeria and Salmonella

APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, 87(23).

TAK1 inhibition elicits mitochondrial ROS to block intracellular bacterial colonization

PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 118(25).

Use of Bacteriophage Amended with CRISPR-Cas Systems to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance in the Bacterial Foodborne Pathogen Listeria monocytogenes

(P. Brown, Ed.) [Review of ]. ANTIBIOTICS-BASEL, 10(3).

Whole Genome Sequence Analysis of Phage-Resistant Listeria monocytogenes Serotype 1/2a Strains from Turkey Processing Plants

PATHOGENS, 10(2).

Dissemination and conservation of cadmium and arsenic resistance determinants in Listeria and other Gram-positive bacteria

[Review of ]. MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY, 113(3), 560–569.

Identification of Novel Genes Mediating Survival ofSalmonellaon Low-Moisture Foods via Transposon Sequencing Analysis

FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY, 11.

Listeria monocytogenes at the human–wildlife interface: black bears ( Ursus americanus ) as potential vehicles for Listeria

Microbial Biotechnology, 13(3), 706–721.

Photoexcited state properties and antibacterial activities of carbon dots relevant to mechanistic features and implications

CARBON, 170, 137–145.

Ceftiofur formulation differentially affects the intestinal drug concentration, resistance of fecal Escherichia coli, and the microbiome of steers

PLOS ONE, 14(10).

Draft Genome Sequence of Multidrug-Resistant Listeria innocua Strain UAM003-1A, Isolated from a Wild Black Bear (Ursus americanus)

MICROBIOLOGY RESOURCE ANNOUNCEMENTS, 8(47).

Effect of a direct-fed microbial and prebiotic on performance and intestinal histomorophology of turkey poults challenged with Salmonella and Campylobacter

POULTRY SCIENCE, 98(12), 6572–6578.

Heavy Metal Resistance Determinants of the Foodborne Pathogen Listeria monocytogenes

[Review of ]. GENES, 10(1).

Necroptosis mediators RIPK3 and MLKL suppress intracellular Listeria replication independently of host cell killing

JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY, 218(6), 1994–2005.

Requirement of lmo1930, a Gene in the Menaquinone Biosynthesis Operon, for Esculin Hydrolysis and Lithium Chloride Tolerance in Listeria monocytogenes

MICROORGANISMS, 7(11).

Strain-Specific Differences in Survival of Campylobacter spp. in Naturally Contaminated Turkey Feces and Water

APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, 85(22).

Vaccine strain Listeria monocytogenes abscess in a dog: a case report

BMC VETERINARY RESEARCH, 15(1).

Validation of an ampicillin selection protocol to enrich for mutants of Listeria monocytogenes unable to replicate on fresh produce

FEMS MICROBIOLOGY LETTERS, 366(7).

Lack of Evidence for erm(B) Infiltration Into Erythromycin-Resistant Campylobacter coli and Campylobacter jejuni from Commercial Turkey Production in Eastern North Carolina: A Major Turkey-Growing Region in the United States

FOODBORNE PATHOGENS AND DISEASE, 15(11), 698–700.

Listeria monocytogenes Source Distribution Analysis Indicates Regional Heterogeneity and Ecological Niche Preference among Serotype 4b Clones

MBIO, 9(2).

Next generation microbiological risk assessment-Potential of omics data for hazard characterisation

Haddad, N., Johnson, N., Kathariou, S., Metris, A., Phister, T., Pielaat, A., … Zwietering, M. H. (2018, December 20). INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD MICROBIOLOGY, Vol. 287, pp. 28–39.

Next generation microbiological risk assessment: opportunities of whole genome sequencing (WGS) for foodborne pathogen surveillance, source tracking and risk assessment

Rantsiou, K., Kathariou, S., Winkler, A., Skandamis, P., Saint-Cyr, M. J., Rouzeau-Szynalski, K., & Amezquita, A. (2018, December 20). INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD MICROBIOLOGY, Vol. 287, pp. 3–9.

Proximity to Other Commercial Turkey Farms Affects Colonization Onset, Genotypes, and Antimicrobial Resistance Profiles of Campylobacter spp. in Turkeys: Suggestive Evidence from a Paired-Farm Model

APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, 84(18).

RNA Helicase Mediates Competitive Fitness of Listeria monocytogenes on the Surface of Cantaloupe

HORTICULTURAE, 4(4).

Acute Fetal Demise with First Trimester Maternal Infection Resulting from Listeria monocytogenes in a Nonhuman Primate Model

MBIO, 8(1).

Biofilm formation by Salmonella Typhimurium and Staphylococcus aureus on stainless steel under either mono- or dual-species multi-strain conditions and resistance of sessile communities to sub-lethal chemical disinfection

FOOD CONTROL, 73, 838–846.

Identification of a Campylobacter coli methyltransferase targeting adenines at GATC sites

FEMS Microbiology Letters, 364(7).

Novel Cadmium Resistance Determinant in Listeria monocytogenes

APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, 83(5).

Penicillin-binding protein encoded by pbp4 is involved in mediating copper stress in Listeria monocytogenes

FEMS MICROBIOLOGY LETTERS, 364(20).

The Arsenic Resistance-Associated Listeria Genomic Island LGI2 Exhibits Sequence and Integration Site Diversity and a Propensity for Three Listeria monocytogenes Clones with Enhanced Virulence

APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, 83(21).

The Current State of Macrolide Resistance in Campylobacter spp.: Trends and Impacts of Resistance Mechanisms

[Review of ]. APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, 83(12).

Fresh Produce-Associated Listeriosis Outbreaks, Sources of Concern, Teachable Moments, and Insights

[Review of ]. JOURNAL OF FOOD PROTECTION, 79(2), 337–344.

Isolation and characterization of atypical Listeria monocytogenes associated with a canine urinary tract infection

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation, 28(5), 604–607.

Listeria monocytogenes septicemia in an immunocompromised dog

VETERINARY CLINICAL PATHOLOGY, 45(2), 254–259.

Novel plasmid conferring kanamycin and tetracycline resistance in the turkey-derived Campylobacter jejuni strain 11601MD

PLASMID, 86, 32–37.

Routes of transmission of Salmonella and Campylobacter in breeder turkeys

JOURNAL OF APPLIED POULTRY RESEARCH, 25(4), 591–609.

The effects of probiotics, organic acid, and a medicinal plant on the immune system and gastrointestinal microflora in broilers challenged with Campylobacter jejuni

TURKISH JOURNAL OF VETERINARY & ANIMAL SCIENCES, 40(3), 329–336.

DNA Methods in Food Safety: Molecular Typing of Foodborne and Waterborne Bacterial Pathogens

In DNA METHODS IN FOOD SAFETY: MOLECULAR TYPING OF FOODBORNE AND WATERBORNE BACTERIAL PATHOGENS (pp. 1–392).

Genetic Characterization of Plasmid-Associated Triphenylmethane Reductase in Listeria monocytogenes

APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, 80(17), 5379–5385.

Population Structure of Listeria monocytogenes Serotype 4b Isolates from Sporadic Human Listeriosis Cases in the United States from 2003 to 2008

APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, 80(12), 3632–3644.

A "successful allele" at Campylobacter jejuni contingency locus Cj0170 regulates motility; "successful alleles" at locus Cj0045 are strongly associated with mouse colonization

FOOD MICROBIOLOGY, 34(2), 425–430.

Conservation and Distribution of the Benzalkonium Chloride Resistance Cassette bcrABC in Listeria monocytogenes

APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, 79(19), 6067–6074.

Genetic Determinants for Cadmium and Arsenic Resistance among Listeria monocytogenes Serotype 4b Isolates from Sporadic Human Listeriosis Patients

APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, 79(7), 2471–2476.

Role of a GntR-Family Response Regulator LbrA in Listeria monocytogenes Biofilm Formation

PLOS ONE, 8(7).

'Omics' technologies in quantitative microbial risk assessment

[Review of ]. Trends in Food Science & Technology, 27(1), 12–24.

Chromosomal tet(O)-Harboring Regions in Campylobacter coli Isolates from Turkeys and Swine

APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, 78(23), 8488–8491.

Coselection of Cadmium and Benzalkonium Chloride Resistance in Conjugative Transfers from Nonpathogenic Listeria spp. to Other Listeriae

APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, 78(21), 7549–7556.

Heavy Metal and Disinfectant Resistance of Listeria monocytogenes from Foods and Food Processing Plants

APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, 78(19), 6938–6945.

Microbiology of prechill carcasses from medium- and fast-growing pastured broiler chicken strains

JOURNAL OF APPLIED POULTRY RESEARCH, 21(3), 623–629.

Purine Biosynthesis Mutants (purA and purB) of Serotype 4b Listeria monocytogenes Are Severely Attenuated for Systemic Infection in Intragastrically Inoculated A/J Mice

FOODBORNE PATHOGENS AND DISEASE, 9(5), 480–486.

Two Novel Type II Restriction-Modification Systems Occupying Genomically Equivalent Locations on the Chromosomes of Listeria monocytogenes Strains

APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, 78(8), 2623–2630.

Complete Genome Sequence of the Thermophilic Bacterium Exiguobacterium sp AT1b

JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY, 193(11), 2880–2881.

Effect of direct-fed microbials on performance and Clostridium perfringens colonization of turkey poults

POULTRY SCIENCE, 90(11), 2656–2662.

Genomes of foodborne and waterborne pathogens

Listeria monocytogenes Strains Selected on Ciprofloxacin or the Disinfectant Benzalkonium Chloride Exhibit Reduced Susceptibility to Ciprofloxacin, Gentamicin, Benzalkonium Chloride, and Other Toxic Compounds

APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, 77(24), 8714–8721.

comK Prophage Junction Fragments as Markers for Listeria monocytogenes Genotypes Unique to Individual Meat and Poultry Processing Plants and a Model for Rapid Niche-Specific Adaptation, Biofilm Formation, and Persistence (vol 77, pg 3279, 2011)

Verghese, B., Lok, M., Wen, J., Alessandria, V., Chen, Y., Kathariou, S., & Knabel, S. (2011, July). APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, Vol. 77, pp. 5064–5064.

comK prophage junction fragments as markers for listeria monocytogenes genotypes unique to individual meat and poultry processing plants and a model for rapid niche-specific adaptation, biofilm formation, and persistence

Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 77(10), 3279–3292.

Conservation of Genomic Localization and Sequence Content of Sau3AI-Like Restriction-Modification Gene Cassettes among Listeria monocytogenes Epidemic Clone I and Selected Strains of Serotype 1/2a

APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, 76(16), 5577–5584.

DNA Probes for Unambiguous Identification of Listeria monocytogenes Epidemic Clone II Strains

APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, 76(9), 3061–3068.

Differences in Methylation at GATC Sites in Genomic DNA of Campylobacter coli from Turkeys and Swine

APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, 76(21), 7314–7317.

Diverse Cadmium Resistance Determinants in Listeria monocytogenes Isolates from the Turkey Processing Plant Environment

APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, 76(2), 627–630.

Genetic Characterization of Plasmid-Associated Benzalkonium Chloride Resistance Determinants in a Listeria monocytogenes Strain from the 1998-1999 Outbreak

APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, 76(24), 8231–8238.

Impact of Growth Temperature and Agar Versus Liquid Media on Freeze-Thaw Tolerance of Yersinia enterocolitica

FOODBORNE PATHOGENS AND DISEASE, 7(9), 1125–1128.

Inactivation of a Cold-Induced Putative RNA Helicase Gene of Listeria monocytogenes Is Accompanied by Failure To Grow at Low Temperatures but Does Not Affect Freeze-Thaw Tolerance

JOURNAL OF FOOD PROTECTION, 73(8), 1474–1479.

Temperature-Dependent Requirement for Catalase in Aerobic Growth of Listeria monocytogenes F2365

APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, 76(21), 6998–7003.

Antimicrobial Susceptibility Profiles and Strain Type Diversity of Campylobacter jejuni Isolates from Turkeys in Eastern North Carolina

APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, 75(2), 474–482.

Competition of Listeria monocytogenes serotype 1/2a and 4b strains in mixed-culture biofilms

Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 75(18), 5846–5852.

Multiple-Locus Variable-Number Tandem-Repeat Analysis as a Tool for Subtyping Listeria monocytogenes Strains (vol 46, pg 1435, 2008)

Sperry, K. E. V., Kathariou, S., Edwards, J. S., & Wolf, L. A. (2009, June). JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY, Vol. 47, pp. 1984–1984.

Role of Growth Temperature in Freeze-Thaw Tolerance of Listeria spp.

APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, 75(16), 5315–5320.

Temperature-Dependent Phage Resistance of Listeria monocytogenes Epidemic Clone II

APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, 75(8), 2433–2438.

The Exiguobacterium genus: biodiversity and biogeography

EXTREMOPHILES, 13(3), 541–555.

The Role of L-monocytogenes Serotype 4b gtcA in Gastrointestinal Listeriosis in A/J Mice

FOODBORNE PATHOGENS AND DISEASE, 6(1), 39–48.

Differential effects of temperature on natural transformation to erythromycin and nalidixic acid resistance in Campylobacter coli

APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, 74(19), 6121–6125.

Genomic evidence for interspecies acquisition of chromosomal DNA from Campylobacter jejuni by Campylobacter coli strains of a turkey-associated clonal group (cluster II)

FOODBORNE PATHOGENS AND DISEASE, 5(4), 387–398.

Heavy-metal and benzalkonium chloride resistance of Listeria monocytogenes isolates from the environment of turkey-processing plants

APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, 74(5), 1464–1468.

Host Ranges of Listeria-Specific Bacteriophages from the Turkey Processing Plant Environment in the United States

APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, 74(21), 6623–6630.

Longitudinal study of prevalence of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli from turkeys and swine grown in close proximity

JOURNAL OF FOOD PROTECTION, 71(9), 1791–1796.

Multiple-locus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis as a tool for subtyping Listeria monocytogenes strains

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY, 46(4), 1435–1450.

Teichoic acid glycosylation mediated by gtcA is required for phage adsorption and susceptibility of Listeria monocytogenes serotype 4b

APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, 74(5), 1653–1655.

A P60 mutant of Listeria monocytogenes is impaired in its ability to cause infection in intragastrically inoculated mice

MICROBIAL PATHOGENESIS, 42(5-6), 237–241.

Absence of serotype-specific surface antigen in laboratory variants of epidemic-associated Listeria monocytogenes strains

APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, 73(19), 6313–6316.

Clonal population structure and specific genotypes of multidrug-resistant Campylobacter coli from turkeys

APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, 73(7), 2156–2164.

Effect of low temperature and culture media on the growth and freeze-thawing tolerance of Exiguobacterium strains

CRYOBIOLOGY, 54(2), 234–240.

Quantitative recovery of Listeria monocytogenes and select Salmonella serotypes from environmental sample media

Journal of AOAC International, 90(1), 250–257.

The absence of intervening sequences in 23S rRNA genes of Campylobacter coli isolates from turkeys is a unique attribute of a cluster of related strains which also lack resistance to erythromycin

APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, 73(4), 1208–1214.

Effect of direct culture versus selective enrichment on the isolation of thermophilic Campylobacter from feces of mature cattle at harvest

JOURNAL OF FOOD PROTECTION, 69(5), 1024–1027.

Identification of host-associated alleles by multilocus sequence typing of Campylobacter coli strains from food animals

Microbiology, 152(1), 245–255.

Natural transformation-mediated transfer of erythromycin resistance in Campylobacter coli strains from turkeys and swine

APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, 72(2), 1316–1321.

Proteomic analysis of cold adaptation in a Siberian permafrost bacterium - Exiguobacterium sibiricum 255-15 by two-dimensional liquid separation coupled with mass spectrometry

PROTEOMICS, 6(19), 5221–5233.

Resistance of Listeria monocytogenes biofilms to sanitizing agents in a simulated food processing environment

APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, 72(12), 7711–7717.

Isolation and selection of lactic acid bacteria as biocontrol agents for nonacidified, refrigerated pickles

JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE, 70(1), M7–M11.

Molecular characterization of Listeria monocytogenes of the serotype 4b complex (4b, 4d, 4e) from two turkey processing plants

FOODBORNE PATHOGENS AND DISEASE, 2(3), 192–200.

Putative transposases conserved in Exiguobacterium isolates from ancient Siberian permafrost and from contemporary surface habitats

APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, 71(11), 6954–6962.

Strain persistence and fluctuation of multiple-antibiotic resistant Campylobacter coli colonizing turkeys over successive production cycles

FOODBORNE PATHOGENS AND DISEASE, 2(1), 103–110.

Campylobacter colonization of sibling turkey flocks reared under different management conditions

JOURNAL OF FOOD PROTECTION, 67(7), 1463–1468.

Comprehensive review of Campylobacter and poultry processing

[Review of ]. COMPREHENSIVE REVIEWS IN FOOD SCIENCE AND FOOD SAFETY, 3(2), 105–116.

Effects of carcass washers on Campylobacter contamination in large broiler processing plants

POULTRY SCIENCE, 83(7), 1232–1239.

Epidemic clone I-specific genetic markers in strains of Listeria monocytogenes serotype 4b from foods

APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, 70(7), 4158–4164.

Epidemic clone I-specific genetic markers in strains of Listeria monocytogenes serotype 4b from foods (vol 70, pg 4158, 2004)

Yildirim, S., Lin, W., Hitchins, A. D., Jaykus, L. A., Altermann, E., Klaenhammer, T. R., & Kathariou, S. (2004, December). APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, Vol. 70, pp. 7581–7581.

Genetic markers unique to Listeria monocytogenes serotype 4b differentiate epidemic clone II (hot dog outbreak strains) from other lineages

APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, 70(4), 2383–2390.

Natural atypical Listeria innocua strains with Listeria monocytogenes pathogenicity island 1 genes

APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, 70(7), 4256–4266.

Whole genome comparisons of serotype 4b and 1/2a strains of the food-borne pathogen Listeria monocytogenes reveal new insights into the core genome components of this species

NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH, 32(8), 2386–2395.

An improved cloning vector for construction of gene replacements in Listeria monocytogenes

Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 69(5), 3020–3023.

Listeria monocytogenes virulence and pathogenicity, a food safety perspective

[Review of ]. JOURNAL OF FOOD PROTECTION, 65(11), 1811–1829.

Restriction fragment length polymorphisms detected with novel DNA probes differentiate among diverse lineages of serogroup 4 Listeria monocytogenes and identify four distinct lineages in serotype 4b

APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, 68(1), 59–64.

A novel serotype-specific gene cassette (gltA-gltB) is required for expression of teichoic acid-associated surface antigens in Listeria monocytogenes of serotype 4b

JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY, 183(4), 1133–1139.

Survival of clinical and poultry-derived isolates of Campylobacter jejuni at a low temperature (4 degrees C)

APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, 67(9), 4186–4191.

A sheep in wolf's clothing: Listeria innocua strains with teichoic acid-associated surface antigens and genes characteristic of Listeria monocytogenes serogroup 4

JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY, 182(21), 6161–6168.