Microbial Risk Management Publications

We are investigating innovative, new technologies and methodologies with the potential to transform the management of microbial risk from reactive to predictive and ultimately preventative.

Frontiers in Microbiology
Evaluation of Salmonella Serotype Prediction With Multiplex Nanopore Sequencing and Resistance Gene and Virulence Gene Detection
Authors: Xingwen Wu, Hao Luo, Chongtao Ge, Feng Xu, Xiangyu Deng, Martin Wiedmann, Robert C. Baker, Abigail E. Stevenson, Guangtao Zhang and Silin Tang
02/01/2023
Journal of Food Protection
Enhancement of Thermal Inactivation of Cronobacter Sakazakii in Apple Juice at 58 ºC by Inclusion of Butyl Para-Hydroxybenzoate and Malic Acid.
Authors: Zhujun Gao, Chongtao Ge, Robert C. Baker, Rohan V. Tikekar, Robert L Buchanan
08/12/2022
Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Subtyping Evaluation of Salmonella Enteritidis using SNP and Core Genome MLST with Nanopore Reads
Authors: Zhihan Xian, Shaoting Li, David Ames Mann, Yixiao Huang, Feng Xu, Xingwen Wu, Silin Tang, Guangtao Zhang, Abigail Stevenson, Chongtao Ge, Xiangyu Deng
07/12/2022
Journal of Food Protection
Evaluation of Potential for Butyl and Heptyl Para-Hydroxybenzoate Enhancement of Thermal Inactivation of Cronobacter sakazakii during Rehydration of Powdered Infant Formula and Nonfat Dry Milk
Authors: Zhujun Gao; Chongtao Ge; Robert C. Baker; Rohan V. Tikekar; Robert L. Buchanan
05/19/2022
Journal of Food Science
Assessment of Butylparaben (4-hydroxybenzoic acid butyl ester)-Assisted Heat Treatment Against Escherichia Coli O157:H7 and Salmonella Enterica Serotype Typhimurium in Meat and Bone Meal
Authors: Qiao Ding, Chongtao Ge, Robert C. Baker, Robert L. Buchanan, Rohan V. Tikekar
09/09/2021
Journal of Food Protection
Synergistic Effects of Butyl Para-hydroxybenzoate and Mild Heating on Foodborne Pathogenic Bacteria
Authors: Zhujun Gao, Qiao Ding, Chongtao Ge, Robert C. Baker, Rohan. V. Tikekar and Robert. L. Buchanan
04/12/2021
npj. Science of Food
Monitoring the Microbiome for Food Safety and Quality Using Deep Shotgun Sequencing
Authors: K. Beck, N. Haiminen, D. Chambliss, S. Edlund, M. Kunitomi, B. C. Huang, N. Kong, B. Ganesan, R. Baker, P. Markwell, B. Kawas, M. Davis, R. Prill, H. Krishnareddy, E. Seabolt, C. Marlowe, S. Pierre, A. Quintanar, L. Parida, G. Dubois, J. Kaufman, and B. W
04/12/2021
International Journal of Food Microbiology
Evaluation of Nanopore Sequencing Technology to Identify Salmonella Enterica Choleraesuis Var. Kunzendorf and Orion Var. 15+, 34+
Authors: Feng Xu, Chongtao Ge, Shaoting Li, Silin Tang, Xingwen Wu, Hao Luo, Xiangyu Deng, Guangtao Zhang, Abigail Stevenson, Robert C. Baker
03/16/2021
Frontiers in Microbiology
Evaluation of Salmonella Serotype Prediction With Multiplex Nanopore Sequencing
Authors: Xingwen Wu, Hao Luo, Feng Xu, Chongtao Ge, Shaoting Li, Xiangyu Deng, Martin Wiedmann, Robert C. Baker, Abigail Stevenson, Guangtao Zhang and Silin Tang
03/12/2021
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