1109 Experiment St. - Melton Building - Griffin, GA 30223 USA - PH (770) 228-7284 - FAX (770) 229-3216
Dr. Marilyn Erickson
Associate Professor

Center for Food Safety
Dept. Food Science & Technology
University of Georgia
Griffin, GA 30223-1797
Office Phone: (770) 412-4742
E-Mail: mericks@uga.edu

Overview of Research Program
 
Mechanisms of antioxidant action are being examined in food and model systems. Research to date has focused on tocopherol, ascorbic acid and glutathione.
Oxidative responses are being measured in simple and complex muscle model systems to understand the potential influence of microenvironment on oxidation of lipids.
The antioxidant capacity of pathogens are being examined to identify their role in the organism's susceptibility to inactivation by variable modes of oxidative attack.
     
Recent Publications (2000-present)  

Erickson, M.C., M.A. Bulgarelli, A.V.A. Resurreccion, R.A. Vendetti, and K.A. Gates. 2007. Sensory differentiation of shrimp using a trained descriptive analysis panel.  LWT- Food Sci. Technol. 40:1774-1783.

Erickson, M.C. and M.P. Doyle. 2007. Food as a vehicle for transmission of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli.  J. Food Prot. 70:2426-2449.

Shepherd, M.W., P.F. Liang, X.P. Jiang, M.P. Doyle, and M.C. Erickson. 2007. Fate of Escherichia coli O157:H7 during on-farm dairy manure-based composting.  J. Food Prot. 70:2708-2716.

Doyle, M.P. and M.C. Erickson. 2006. Reducing the carriage of foodborne pathogens in livestock and poultry. Poultry Sci. 85:960-973.

Doyle, M.P. and M.C. Erickson. 2006. Emerging microbiological food safety issues related to meat. Meat Sci. 74:98-112.

Erickson, M.C. and Y.R. Ortega. 2006. Inactivation of protozoan parasites in food, water, and environmental systems. J. Food Prot. 69:2786-2808.

Erickson, M.C., M.A. Bulgarelli, A.V.A. Resurreccion, R.A. Vendetti, and K.A. Gates. 2006. Consumer differentiation, acceptance, and demographic patterns to consumption of six varieties of shrimp.  J. Aquat. Food Prod. Technol. 15:37-53.

Doyle, M.P. and M.C. Erickson. 2006. Closing the door on the fecal coliform assay.  Microbe 1(4):162-163.

Erickson, M. C., M. Islam, C. Sheppard, J. Liao, and M. P. Doyle. 2004. Reduction of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis in chicken manure by larvae of the black soldier fly.  J. Food Prot. 67:685-690.

Erickson, M. C. and J. L. Kornacki. 2003. Bacillus anthracis: Current knowledge in relation to contamination of food.  J. Food Prot. 66:691-699.

Holownia, K. I., M. C. Erickson, M. S. Chinnan, and R. R. Eitenmiller. 2001. Tocopherol losses in peanut oil during pressure frying of marinated chicken strips coated with edible films. Food Res. Int. 34:77-80.

Len, S.-V., Y.-C. Hung, M. Erickson, and C. Kim. 2000. Ultraviolet spectrophotometric characterization and bactericidal properties of electrolyzed oxidizing water as influenced by amperage and pH. J. Food Protect. 63:1534-1537.

Holownia, K. I., M. S. Chinnan, M. C. Erickson, and P. Mallikarjunan. 2000. Quality evaluation of edible film-coated chicken strips and frying oils. J. Food Sci. 65:1087-1090.

Sista, R.V., M. C. Erickson, and R. L. Shewfelt. 2000. Lipid oxidation in a chicken muscle model system: Oxidative response of lipid classes to iron ascorbate or methemoglobin catalysis. J. Agric. Food Chem. 48:1421-1426.

Erickson, M. C. 2000. Chemical treatments to control enzymes in fishery products. In: Seafood Enzymes. (B. K. Simpson and N. F. Haard, eds.) Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York. Chapter 17, pp. 489-503.

White Papers on a range of food safety topics