U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
950 College Station Rd., Room 539
Athens, GA 30605-2720
Office Phone: (706) 546-3516
Fax: (706) 546-3531

E-Mail: Norman.Stern@ars.usda.gov

Hiett, K.L., N.J. Stern, P. Fedorka-Cray, N.A. Cox, and B.S. Seal. 2007. Molecular phylogeny of the flaA short variable region among Campylobacter jejuni isolates collected during an annual evaluation of poultry flocks in the southeastern United States .  Foodborne Pathogens Dis. 4:339-347.

Snelling, W.J., N.J. Stern, C.J. Lowery, J.E. Moore, E. Gibbons, C. Baker, and J.S.G. Dooley. 2007. Colonization of broilers by Campylobacter jejuni internalized within Acanthamoeba castellanii.  Arch. Microbiol. 189:175-179.

Sosunov, V., V. Mischenko, B. Eruslanov, E. Svetoch, Y. Shakina, N. Stern, K. Majorov, G. Sorokoumova, A. Selishcheva, and A. Apt. 2007. Antimycobacterial activity of bacteriocins and their complexes with liposomes.  J. Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 59:919-925.

Stern, N.J., F. Georgsson, R. Lowman, J.R. Bisaillon, J. Reiersen, K.A. Callicott, M. Geirsdóttir, R. Hrolfsdóttir, and K.L. Hiett. 2007. Frequency and enumeration of Campylobacter spp. from processed broiler carcasses by weep and rinse samples. Poultry Sci. 86:394-399.

Zhilenkov, E.L. V.M. Popova, D.V. Popov, L.Y. Zavalsky, E.A. Svetoch, N.J. Stern, and B.S. Seal. 2006. The ability of flagellum-specific Proteus vulgaris bacteriophage PV22 to interact with Campylobacter jejuni flagella in culture.  Virology J. 3: Art. No. 50.

Barrios, P.R., J. Reiersen, R. Lowman, J.R. Bisaillon, P. Michel, V. Fridriksdottir, E. Gunnarsson, N.J. Stern, O. Berke, S. McEwen, and W. Martin. 2006. Risk factors for Campylobacter spp. colonization in broiler flocks in Iceland.  Prev. Vet. Med. 74:264-278.

Callicott, K.A., V. Fridiksdottir, J. Reiersen, R. Lowman, J.R. Bisaillon, E. Gunnarsson, E. Berndtson, K.L. Hiett, D.S. Needleman, and N.J. Stern. 2006. Lack of evidence for vertical transmission of Campylobacter spp. in chickens.  Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 72:5794-5798.

Cole, K., M.B. Farnell, A.M. Donoghue, N.J. Stern, E.A. Svetoch, B.N. Eruslanov, L.I. Volodina, Y.N. Kovalev, V.V. Perelygin, E.V. Mitsevich, I.P. Mitsevich, V.P. Levchuk, V.D. Pokhilenko, V.N. Borzenkov, O.E. Svetoch, T.Y. Kudryavtseva, I. Reyes-Herrera, P.J. Blore, F.S. de los Santos, and D.J. Donoghue. 2006. Bacteriocins reduce Campylobacter colonization and alter gut morphology in turkey poults.  Poultry Sci. 85:1570-1575.

Georgsson, F., A.E. Porkelsson, M. Geirsdottir, J. Reiersen, and N.J. Stern. 2006. The influence of freezing and duration of storage on Campylobacter and indicator bacteria in broiler carcasses.  Food Microbiol. 23:677-683.

Manfreda, G., A. De Cesare, V. Bondioli, N.J. Stern, and A. Franchini. 2006. Enumeration and identity of Campylobacter spp. in Italian broilers.  Poultry Sci. 85:556-562.

Stern, N.J. and S. Pretanik. 2006. Counts of Campylobacter spp. on US broiler carcasses.  J. Food Prot. 69:1034-1039.

Stern, N.J., J. Reiersen, R. Lowman, J.R. Bisaillon, V. Fridriksdottir, E. Gunnarsson, and K.L. Hiett. 2005. Occurrence of Campylobacter spp. in cecal contents among commercial broilers in Iceland .  Foodborne Pathogens Dis. 2:82-89.

Stern, N.J., E.A. Svetoch, B.V. Eruslanov, V.V. Perelygin, E.V. Mitsevich, I.P. Mitsevich, V.D. Pokhilenko, V.P. Levchuk, O.E. Svetoch, and B.S. Seal. 2006. Isolation of a Lactobacillus salivarius strain and purification of its bacteriocin, which is inhibitory to Campylobacter jejuni in the chicken gastrointestinal system.  Antimicrobial Agents Chemotherapy 50:3111-3116.

Sung, K., K.L. Hiett, and N.J. Stern. 2005. Heat-treated Campylobacter and mRNA stability as determined by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction.  Foodborne Pathogens Dis. 2:130-137.

Callicott, K. A., N. J. Stern, and K. L. Hiett. 2005. Isolation of DNA for PCR assays from noncultivable Campylobacter jejuni isolates.  Poultry Sci. 84:1530-1532.

Stern, N. J., E. A. Svetoch, B. V. Eruslanov, Y. N. Kovalev, L. I. Volodina, V. V. Perelygin, E. V. Mitsevich, I. P. Mitsevich, and V. P. Levchuk. 2005. Paenibacillus polymyxa purified bacteriocin to control Campylobacter jejuni in chickens.  J. Food Prot. 68:1450-1453.

Sung, K. D., N. J. Stern, and K. L. Hiett. 2004. Relationship of messenger RNA reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction signal to Campylobacter spp. viability.  Avian Dis. 48:254-262.

Svetoch, E. A., N. J. Stern, B.V. Eruslanov, Y. N. Kovalev, L. I. Volodina, V. V. Perelygin, E. N. Mitsevich, I. P. Mitsevich, V. D. Pokhilenko, V. N. Borzenkov, V. P. Levchuk, O. E. Svetoch, and T. Y. Kudriavtseva. 2005. Isolation of Bacillus circulans and Paenibacillus polymyxa strains inhibitory to Campylobacter jejuni and characterization of associated bacteriocins.  J. Food Prot. 68:11-17.

Bates, C., K. L. Hiett, and N. J. Stern. 2004. Relationship of Campylobacter isolated from poultry and from darkling beetles in New Zealand .  Avian Dis. 48:138-147.

Stern, N. J., V. A. Bannov, E. A. Svetoch, E. V. Mitsevich, I. P. Mitsevich, N. V. Volozhantsev, V. V. Gusev, and V. V. Perelygin. 2004. Distribution and characterization of Campylobacter spp. from Russian poultry.  J. Food Prot. 67:239-245.

Cox, N. A., S. E. Craven, M. T. Musgrove, M. E. Berrang, and N. J. Stern. 2003. Effect of sub-therapeutic levels of antimicrobials in feed on the intestinal carriage of Campylobacter and Salmonella in turkeys.  J. Appl. Poultry Res. 12:32-36.

Hiett, K. L., G. R. Siragusa, N. A. Cox, R. J. Buhr, M. T. Musgrove, N. J. Stern, and J. L. Wilson. 2003. Genotype analyses of Campylobacter isolated from the gastrointestinal tracts and the reproductive tracts of broiler breeder roosters.  Avian Dis. 47:406-414.