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RESEARCH PROGRAMS
 Beef/Pork

2007 projects (pdf file containing summaries)

Isolation and Enumeration of E. coli O157:H7 from Possible Contaminated Ground Beef Samples
(L. Ma, G. Zhang, P. Gerner-Smidt, and M. P. Doyle)

The Wide Occurrence of Cryptosporidium bovis and the Deer-like Genotype in Bovines
(Y. Feng, Y. Ortega, G. He, P. Das, X. Zhang, R. Fayer, W. Gatei, V. Cama, and L. Xiao)

Genotypic and Intragenotypic Analyses of Giardia duodenalis in Dairy Cattle
(Y. Feng, Y. Ortega, V. Cama, and L. Xiao)

2006 projects (pdf file containing summaries)

Presence of Neospora Caninum Specific Antibodies Isolated from Dairy Farms in Georgia and Texas
(Y.R. Ortega, M.P. Torres, and K.D. Mena)

2004 projects (pdf file containing summaries)

Survival and Growth of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Roast Beef and Salami After Exposure to an Alkaline Cleaner 
(M. Sharma, G. M. Richards, and L. R. Beuchat)

The role of aerosol in transmission of microorganisms (including Listeria) to ready-to-eat meat/poultry products
(L. Ma, C. M. Lin, Z. Yan, J. Kornacki, O. Oyarzabal, and M.P. Doyle)

Fate of acid-adapted and nonadapted Escherichia coli, Listeria monocytogenes, and Salmonella on ground or whole beef jerky 
(R. A. Morrow, M. A. Harrison, and J. A. Harrison)

2003 projects (pdf file containing summaries)

Survival and Control of E. coli O157:H7 in Drinking Water for Cattle 
(P. Zhao, M. P. Doyle, and T. Zhao)

Viability of Acid-adapted Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Ground Beef Treated with Acidic Calcium Sulfate 
(L. R. Beuchat and A. J. Scouten)

Seroprevalence of  Toxoplasma and Neospora in Cattle and Swine
(Y. R. Ortega, G. Saavedra, and P. Torres)

Fate of Escherichia coli O157:H7, Listeria monocytogenes, and Salmonella spp. in Reduced Sodium Home-style Beef Jerky
(M. A. Harrison)

Comparison of USDA Culture Procedure and Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR).  Detection of Listeria monocytogenes on Deli Meats
(C.-M. Lin, L. Zhang, and M. P. Doyle)