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RESEARCH PROGRAMS
Sanitation

2006 projects (pdf file containing summaries)

Sanitary Design of Meat Slicers for Better Cleanability
(G. Zhang, L. Ma, and M. P. Doyle)

Effectiveness of Disinfectants in Killing Enterobacter sakazakii in Suspension, Dried on the Surface of Stainless Steel, and in Biofilm 
(H. Kim, J.-H. Ryu, and L. R. Beuchat)

Chlorine Resistance of Listeria Monocytogenes Biofilms and Relationship to Subtype, Cell Density and Planktonic Cell Chlorine Resistance
(J.P. Folsom and J.F. Frank)

Microbiological Evaluation of Efficacy of Cleaning and Disinfection Protocols for Infant Feeding Bottles Designed for Rural African Communities
(L. Ma, G. Zhang, A. Bowen, M.P. Doyle, and B. Swaminathan)

2005 projects (pdf file containing summaries)

Application of Competitive Exclusion Bacteria for Control of Listeria in Floor Drains in a Ready-to-Eat Poultry Processing Plant
(T. Zhao, M. P. Doyle, T. C. Podtburg, P. Zhao, D. A. Baker, and B. Cords)

Removal of Pseudomonas putida Biofilm and Associated Extracellular Polymeric Substances from Stainless Steel Using Alkali Cleaning
(K. Antoniou and J. F. Frank)

Lethality of Chlorine, Chlorine Dioxide, and a Commercial Produce Sanitizer to Bacillus cereus and Pseudomonas in a Liquid Detergent, on Stainless Steel, and in Biofilm
(A. C. Kreske, J.-H. Ryu, C. A. Pettigrew, and L. R. Beuchat)

Biofilm Formation and Sporulation by Bacillus cereus on a Stainless Steel Surface, and Subsequent Resistance of Vegetative Cells and Spores to Chlorine, Chlorine Dioxide, and a Peroxyacetic Acid-based Sanitizer
(J.-H. Ryu and L. R. Beuchat)

2004 projects (pdf file containing summaries)

Control of Listeria monocytogenes by Competitive Exclusion Bacteria in Floor Drains of a Poultry Processing Plant 
(T. Zhao, M. P. Doyle, T. C. Podtburg, P. Zhao, B. E. Schmidt, D. A. Baker, B. Cords, and R. Howell)

Inactivation of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Biofilm on Stainless Steel by Treatment with an Alkaline Cleaner and a Bacteriophage
(M. Sharma, J-H. Rye, and L. R. Beuchat)

2003 projects (pdf file containing summaries)

Removal and Disinfection of Listeria monocytogenes and Poultry Soil-Containing Biofilms Using Chemical Cleaning and Sanitizing Agents Under Static Conditions 
(J. F. Frank, J. Ehlers, and L. Wicker)

Heat Inactivation of Listeria monocytogenes-containing Biofilms
(R. Chmielewski and J. F. Frank)

Fate of Aerosolized Listeria monocytogenes in a Closed Bioaerosol Chamber 
(Z. Yan, C. M. Lin, J. Kornacki, and M. Doyle)

Sensitivity of Escherichia coli O157:H7 to Commercial Alkaline Cleaners and Subsequent Resistance to Heat and Sanitizers
(M. Sharma and L. R. Beuchat)