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

Center for Food Safety
Dept. Avian Medicine
University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602-4875
Office Phone: (706) 542-5071

E-Mail: jmaurer@vet.uga.edu

Overview of Research Program
Pathogenesis and epidemiology of avian Escherichia coli
Epidemiology of foodborne pathogens
Rapid detection methods for foodborne pathogens
 
Recent Publications (2002 - present)
 

Maurer, J.J. 2007. The proper conduct of research.  Avian Dis. 51:1-7.

Simjee, S., P.F. McDermott, D.G. White, C. Hofacre, R.D. Berghaus, P.J. Carter, L. Stewart, T. Liu, M. Maier, and J.J. Maurer. 2007. Antimicrobial susceptibility and distribution of antimicrobial-resistance genes among Enterococcus and coagulase-negative Staphylococcus isolates recovered from poultry litter.  Avian Dis. 51:884-892.

Smith, J.L., D.J.V. Drum, Y. Dai, J.M. Kim, S. Sanchez, J.J. Maurer, C.L. Hofacre, and M.D. Lee. 2007. Impact of antimicrobial usage on antimicrobial resistance in commensal Escherichia coli strains colonizing broiler chickens.  Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 73:1404-1414.

Idris, U., J.R. Lu, M. Maier, S. Sanchez, C.L. Hofacre, B.G. Harmon, J.J. Maurer, and M.D. Lee. 2006. Dissemination of fluoroquinolone-resistant Campylobacter spp. within an integrated commercial poultry production system.  Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 72:3441-3447.

Cole, D., D. J. V. Drum, D. E. Stallknecht, D. G. White, M. D. Lee, S. Ayers, M. Sobsey, and J. J. Maurer. 2005. Free-ranging Canada geese as environmental vectors of antimicrobial resistance.  Emerg. Infect. Dis. 11:935-938.

Liljebjelke, K. A., C. L. Hofacre, T. Liu, D. G. White, S. Ayers, S. Young, and J. J. Maurer. 2005. Vertical and horizontal transmission of Salmonella within integrated broiler production system.  Foodborne Path. Dis. 2:90-102.

Ward, M. P., T. H. Brady, L. L. Couëtil, K. Liljebjelke, J. J. Maurer, and C. C. Wu. 2005. Investigation and control of an outbreak of salmonellosis caused by multidrug-resistant Salmonella Typhimurium in a population of hospitalized horses.  Vet. Microbiol. 107:233-240.

Zhao, S., J. J. Maurer, S. Hubert, J. F. de Villena, P. F. McDermott, J. Meng, S. Ayers, L. English, and D. G. White. 2005. Antimicrobial susceptibility and molecular characterization of avian pathogenic Escherichia coli isolates.  Vet. Microbiol. 107:215-224.

Hurd, H. S., S. Doores, D. Hayes, A. Mathew, J. Maurer, P. Silley, R. S. Singer, and R. N. Jones. 2004. Public health consequences of macrolide use in food animals: a deterministic risk assessment.  J. Food Prot. 67:980-992.

Morales, C., M. D. Lee, C. Hofacre, and J. J. Maurer. 2004. Detection of a novel virulence gene and a Salmonella virulence homologue among Escherichia coli isolated from broiler chickens.  Foodborne Pathogens Dis. 1:160-165.

Nandi, S., J. J. Maurer, C. Hofacre, and A. O. Summers. 2004. Gram-positive bacteria are a major reservoir of Class 1 antibiotic resistance integrons in poultry litter.  Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA 101:7118-7122.

Gibbs, P. S., J. J. Maurer, L. K. Nolan, and R. E. Wooley. 2003. Prediction of chicken embryo lethality with the avian Escherichia coli traits complement resistance, colicin V production, and presence of the increased serum survival gene cluster (iss).  Avian Dis. 47:370-379.

Hong, Y., M. Berrang, T. Liu, C. Hofacre, S. Sanchez, L. Wang, and J. J. Maurer. 2003. Rapid detection of Campylobacter coli, C. jejuni and Salmonella enterica on poultry carcasses using PCR-enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.  Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 69:3492-3499.

Hong, Y., T. Liu, C. Hofacre, M. Maier, S. Ayers, D. G. White, L. Wang, and J. J. Maurer. 2003. A restriction fragment length polymorphism based polymerase chain reaction as an alternative to serotyping for identifying Salmonella serotypes.  Avian Dis. 47:387-395.

Lu, J., U. Idris, B. Harmon, C. Hofacre, J. J. Maurer, and M. D. Lee. 2003. Diversity and succession of the intestinal bacterial community of the maturing broiler chicken.  Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 69:6816-6824.

Lu, J., S. Sanchez, C. Hofacre, J. J. Maurer, B. G. Harmon, and M. D. Lee. 2003. Evaluation of broiler litter with reference to the microbial composition as assessed by using 16S rRNA and functional gene markers.  Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 69:901-908.

White, D. G., S. Ayers, J. J. Maurer, S. G. Thayer, and C. Hofacre. 2003. Antimicrobial susceptibilities of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from commercial broilers in northeast Georgia.  Avian Dis. 47:203-210.

Liu, T. R., K. Liljebjelke, E. Bartlett, C. Hofacre, S. Sanchez, and J. J. Maurer. 2002. Application of nested polymerase chain reaction to detection of Salmonella in poultry environment. J. Food Protect. 65:1227-1232.

Mizan, S., M. D. Lee, B. G. Harmon, S. Tkalcic, and J. J. Maurer. 2002. Acquisition of antibiotic resistance plasmids by enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 within rumen fluid. J. Food Protect. 65:1038-1040.

Sanchez, S., M. D. Lee, B. G. Harmon, J. J. Maurer, and M. P. Doyle. 2002. Zoonosis update - Animal issues associated with Escherichia coli O157:H7. J. Am. Vet. Med. Assoc. 221:1122-1126.

Sanchez, S., M. A. M. Stevenson, C. R. Hudson, M. Maier, T. Buffington, Q. Dam, and J. J. Maurer. 2002. Characterization of multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli isolates associated with nosocomial infections in dogs. J. Clin. Microbiol. 40:3586-3595.

Sanchez, S., C.L. Hofacre, M.D. Lee, J.J. Maurer, and M.P. Doyle. 2002. Animal sources of salmonellosis in humans. J. Am. Vet. Med. Assoc. 221:492-497.

Maurer, J.J., Hofacre, C.L., Wooley, R.E., Gibbs, P., and Froyman, R. 2002. Virulence factors associated with Escherichia coli present in a commercially produced competitive exclusion product. Avian Dis. 46:704-707.

Hazariwala, A., Sanders, Q., Hudson, C.R., Hofacre, C., Thayer, S.G., and Maurer, J.J. 2002. Distribution of staphylococcal enterotoxin genes among Staphylococcus aureus, isolates from poultry and humans with invasive staphylococcal disease. Avian Dis. 46:132-136.

Bischoff, K. M., D. G. White, P. F. McDermott, S. H. Zhao, S. Gaines, J. J. Maurer, and D. J. Nisbet. 2002. Characterization of chloramphenicol resistance in beta-hemolytic Escherichia coli associated with diarrhea in neonatal swine. J. Clin. Microbiol. 40:389-394.