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Spring 2012

Monu, Emefa A

Listeria monocytogenes is a foodborne pathogen of concern in meat products. Also, many fresh meat products packaged for retail sale with oxygen permeable films are prone to browning, leading to a decrease in sales. The first objective of this study was to investigate the inhibitory effect of C....

Fall 2013

Ward, Patrick J

The application of antimicrobials to a brine-injected raw beef roast for the elimination/inhibition of heat resistant Escherichia coli and Listeria monocytogenes was investigated. The choice of antimicrobials for use in brine injected beef was based on minimum bactericidal concentration in brine...

Fall 2016

Satchwell, Katherine L

Bacterial pathogens are responsible for a number of infectious diseases affecting humans and animals. Peptide based antimicrobial interventions may be an effective means to control pathogens. Enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica are foodborne pathogens that are commonly...

Spring 2012

Vail, Kathleen M

The objective of this study was to examine filamentation characteristics of cold-adapted Listeria monocytogenes under conditions representative of a meat processing plant. Initial analysis of 16 strains found three strains with a wide range of filamentation characteristics and these were used in...

Spring 2010

Liu, Xiaoji

Enterococcus faecalis 710C is a lactic acid bacterium that produces two bacterocins, ent7A and ent7B. Both ent7A and ent7B have strong activity against gram-positive food pathogens including Listeria spp., Clostridium spp., vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) and methicillin-resistant...

Fall 2009

Ho, Linda

The objectives of this study were to determine the microbial ecology of “blown-pack” fresh beef obtained from a federally inspected facility and to use biopreservation to prevent spoilage of vacuum packaged chilled beef. Organic acids and alcohols in the purge obtained from the “blown” beef...

Spring 2022

Pswarayi, Felicitas

Mahewu is a non-alcoholic fermented maize and finger millet malt beverage produced in Zimbabwe. Africa has a rich tradition of cereal fermentations to produce diverse products including baked goods, non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverages with live microbiota and the widespread use of fermented...

Spring 2018

Zhang, Lingxiao

Shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli (STEC) strains are pathogens which frequently cause human intestinal diseases. The main virulence factor Shiga toxin (Stx) is encoded by the gene located on the Stx prophage and gene expression is affected by the diversity of Stx prophage genome. Nineteen...

Fall 2020

Popoola, Ibironke O.

There is a declining trend in meat consumption in most developed countries including Canada due to environmental, animal welfare and food safety concerns. The trend is more pronounced for red meat due to its association with negative health outcomes. Red meats from alternative animal species such...

Spring 2012

Socholotuik, Mandi R

Novel methods to control Listeria monocytogenes and Escherichia coli on vacuum-packaged raw beef were investigated. Bacteriocin-negative Lactobacillus sakei FUA3058 and bacteriocin-positive Carnobacterium maltaromaticum UAL307 were tested as biopreservatives, alone or in combination with...