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RESEARCH PROGRAMS
 Pathogenicity/Virulence

2007 projects (pdf file containing summaries)

Biomarkers of Listeria monocytogenes Infection and Treatment with a Synthetic Anti-internalin Peptide in Pregnant Guinea Pigs
( E. Irvin , D. Williams, A. Puckett, and M.A. Smith)

Enterobacter sakazakii Virulence Based on Infection in Neonatal Mice
(A.N. Richardson and M.A. Smith)

2006 projects (pdf file containing summaries)

Dose Response of Enterobacter sakazakii infections in CD-1 Neonatal Mice
(M.A. Smith)

Dose Response, Infectivity, and Stillbirths in Pregnant Guinea Pigs Inoculated with Listeria monocytogenes
(D. Williams, E. A. Irvin, R. A. Chmielewski, J. F. Frank, and M. A. Smith)

Neonatal Mice as Models for Premature Infants Fed Enterobacter sakazakii-contaminated Infant Formula 
(A.N. Richardson, S. Massengill , and M.A. Smith)

2005 projects (pdf file containing summaries)

Enterobacter sakazakii Infection in Neonatal Mice
(A. N. Richardson, S. Lambert, and M. A. Smith)

Mechanisms of Listeria monocytogenes Induced-Stillbirths in Pregnant Guinea Pigs
(E. A. Irvin, D. Williams, S. Lambert, A. Richardson, and M. A. Smith)

Clostridium botulinum Cell Numbers for Detectable Botulinum Toxin Production in Broth and Foods
(L. Ma, L. H. Thurber, C.-M. Lin, and M.  P. Doyle)

2004 projects (pdf file containing summaries)

Development of Animal Models for Listeria monocytogenes 
( N. Mytle , D. Williams, E.A. Irvin, G. A. Anderson, and M. A. Smith)

2003 projects(pdf file containing summaries)

Virulence of Listeria monocytogenes in Immunocompromised and Normal Mice
(N. Mytle, K. Takeuchi, M. P. Doyle, G. L. Anderson, and M. A. Smith)

Development of a DNA Microarray Chip for Identification of Listeria species, Partial Serotyping and Assessment of the Virulence Potential of Listeria monocytogenes Isolates
(L. Ma, G. Zhang, and M. P. Doyle)