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List of works by Marcel H. Zwietering

A computerised system for the identification of lactic acid bacteria

scientific article published on 01 August 1997

A decision support system for the prediction of microbial food safety and food quality

scientific article

A novel derivation of a within-batch sampling plan based on a Poisson-gamma model characterising low microbial counts in foods

scientific article published on December 6, 2012

A systematic approach to determine global thermal inactivation parameters for various food pathogens

scientific article published on 7 November 2005

Abstract withdrawn

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Acid resistance variability among isolates of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium DT104.

scientific article published in January 2005

Actual distribution of Cronobacter spp. in industrial batches of powdered infant formula and consequences for performance of sampling strategies

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Air-liquid interface biofilms of Bacillus cereus: formation, sporulation, and dispersion

scientific article published on 5 January 2007

An identification procedure for foodborne microbial hazards

scientific article published on 01 August 1997

Analysis of the role of RsbV, RsbW, and RsbY in regulating {sigma}B activity in Bacillus cereus

scientific article published on August 2005

Application of predictive microbiology to estimate the number of Bacillus cereus in pasteurised milk at the point of consumption

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Application of the Central Limit Theorem in microbial risk assessment: high number of servings reduces the Coefficient of Variation of food-borne burden-of-illness

scientific article published on 13 December 2011

Arginine metabolism in sugar deprived Lactococcus lactis enhances survival and cellular activity, while supporting flavour production

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Bacterial Spores in Food: Survival, Emergence, and Outgrowth

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Bacterial concentration and diversity in fresh tropical shrimps (Penaeus notialis) and the surrounding brackish waters and sediment

scientific article published on 2 December 2015

Campylobacter jejuni: a study on environmental conditions affecting culturability and in vitro adhesion/invasion

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Characterization and Exposure Assessment of Emetic Bacillus cereus and Cereulide Production in Food Products on the Dutch Market

scientific article published on February 2016

Characterization of the microbial community in different types of Daqu samples as revealed by 16S rRNA and 26S rRNA gene clone libraries

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Comparing nonsynergistic gamma models with interaction models to predict growth of emetic Bacillus cereus when using combinations of pH and individual undissociated acids as growth-limiting factors

scientific article published on 16 July 2010

Comparing nonsynergy gamma models and interaction models to predict growth of emetic Bacillus cereus for combinations of pH and water activity values.

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Comparison of two optical-density-based methods and a plate count method for estimation of growth parameters of Bacillus cereus

scientific article published on 15 January 2010

Complex microbiota of a Chinese "Fen" liquor fermentation starter (Fen-Daqu), revealed by culture-dependent and culture-independent methods

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Consumption of raw vegetables and fruits: a risk factor for Campylobacter infections

scientific article published on 28 October 2010

Data analysis of the inactivation of foodborne microorganisms under high hydrostatic pressure to establish global kinetic parameters and influencing factors

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Deletion of the sigB gene in Bacillus cereus ATCC 14579 leads to hydrogen peroxide hyperresistance

scientific article published on October 2005

Determination of single cell lag times of Cronobacter spp. strains exposed to different stress conditions: Impact on detection

scientific article published on 3 August 2016

Development and validation of a combined temperature, water activity, pH model for bacterial growth rate of Lactobacillus curvatus

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Development and validation of experimental protocols for use of cardinal models for prediction of microorganism growth in food products

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Diffusion of lactic acid in a buffered gel system supporting growth ofLactobacillus curvatus

Direct-imaging-based quantification of Bacillus cereus ATCC 14579 population heterogeneity at a low incubation temperature

scientific article published on 18 December 2009

Distribution of prophages and SGI-1 antibiotic-resistance genes among different Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium isolates

scientific article published in July 2006

Diversity assessment of Listeria monocytogenes biofilm formation: Impact of growth condition, serotype and strain origin

scientific article published on 05 June 2013

Diversity in biofilm formation and production of curli fimbriae and cellulose of Salmonella Typhimurium strains of different origin in high and low nutrient medium

scientific article published in January 2012

Diversity of acid stress resistant variants of Listeria monocytogenes and the potential role of ribosomal protein S21 encoded by rpsU

scientific article published on 8 May 2015

Dynamic modelling of brewers' yeast and Cyberlindnera fabianii co-culture behaviour for steering fermentation performance

scientific article published on 15 May 2019

Editorial: Integration of omics into MRA.

scientific article published on 13 November 2017

Effect of sublethal preculturing on the survival of probiotics and metabolite formation in set-yoghurt

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Effects of different media on the enrichment of low numbers of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in mung bean sprouts and on the development of the sprout microbiome.

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Effects of preculturing conditions on lag time and specific growth rate of Enterobacter sakazakii in reconstituted powdered infant formula

scientific article published on April 2006

Estimating the probability of recontamination via the air using Monte Carlo simulations

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Evaluation of different buffered peptone water (BPW) based enrichment broths for detection of Gram-negative foodborne pathogens from various food matrices

scientific article published in August 2015

Extreme Heat Resistance of Food Borne Pathogens Campylobacter jejuni, Escherichia coli, and Salmonella typhimurium on Chicken Breast Fillet during Cooking

scientific article published on 29 January 2012

Factors influencing the accuracy of the plating method used to enumerate low numbers of viable micro-organisms in food

scientific article published on 23 July 2010

Fermentation characteristics of yeasts isolated from traditionally fermented masau (Ziziphus mauritiana) fruits

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Fermented soya bean (tempe) extracts reduce adhesion of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli to intestinal epithelial cells.

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First characterization of bioactive components in soybean tempe that protect human and animal intestinal cells against enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) infection

scientific article published on July 2010

Future challenges to microbial food safety

scientific article published on 23 October 2009

Gene profiling-based phenotyping for identification of cellular parameters that contribute to fitness, stress-tolerance and virulence of Listeria monocytogenes variants

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Germination and outgrowth of spores of Bacillus cereus group members: diversity and role of germinant receptors

scientific article published on 08 April 2010

Heat resistance of spores of 18 strains of Geobacillus stearothermophilus and impact of culturing conditions

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How NaCl and water content determine water activity during ripening of Gouda cheese, and the predicted effect on inhibition of Listeria monocytogenes

scientific article published on 13 April 2016

Identification of novel Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium DT104-specific prophage and nonprophage chromosomal sequences among serovar Typhimurium isolates by genomic subtractive hybridization

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Identification of sigmaB-dependent genes in Bacillus cereus by proteome and in vitro transcription analysis

scientific article published in July 2004

Impact of Pathogen Population Heterogeneity and Stress-Resistant Variants on Food Safety

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Inactivation of bacterial pathogens in yoba mutandabota, a dairy product fermented with the probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus yoba

scientific article published on 18 October 2015

Influence of Lactobacillus plantarum WCFS1 on post-acidification, metabolite formation and survival of starter bacteria in set-yoghurt

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Influence of different proteolytic strains of Streptococcus thermophilus in co-culture with Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus on the metabolite profile of set-yoghurt.

scientific article published on 21 February 2014

Information systems in food safety management.

scientific article published on 28 August 2006

Isolation and quantification of highly acid resistant variants of Listeria monocytogenes

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Isolation of highly heat-resistant Listeria monocytogenes variants by use of a kinetic modeling-based sampling scheme

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Kinetics of Lactobacillus plantarum 44a in the faeces of tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) after its intake in feed.

scientific article published on 18 May 2009

Lack of response of INT-407 cells to the presence of non-culturable Campylobacter jejuni

scientific article published on 17 December 2007

Metabolic capacity of Bacillus cereus strains ATCC 14579 and ATCC 10987 interlinked with comparative genomics

scientific article published on December 2007

Microbial testing in food safety: effect of specificity and sensitivity on sampling plans—how does the OC curve move

article by Marcel H. Zwietering & Heidy MW den Besten published December 2016 in Current opinion in food science

Microbial variability in growth and heat resistance of a pathogen and a spoiler: All variabilities are equal but some are more equal than others

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Microbiota dynamics and diversity at different stages of industrial processing of cocoa beans into cocoa powder

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Microbiota dynamics related to environmental conditions during the fermentative production of Fen-Daqu, a Chinese industrial fermentation starter

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Microbiota of cocoa powder with particular reference to aerobic thermoresistant spore-formers

scientific article published on 24 November 2010

Microgradients in bacterial colonies: use of fluorescence ratio imaging, a non-invasive technique

scientific article published on 01 May 2000

Minimal inhibitory concentrations of undissociated lactic, acetic, citric and propionic acid for Listeria monocytogenes under conditions relevant to cheese

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Modeling Growth of Clostridium perfringens in Pea Soup During Cooling

scientific article published on 01 February 2005

Modeling and Validation of the Ecological Behavior of Wild-Type Listeria monocytogenes and Stress-Resistant Variants

scientific article published on 24 June 2016

Modeling the interactions of Lactobacillus curvatus colonies in solid medium: consequences for food quality and safety.

scientific article published on July 2002

Modelling bacterial growth of Listeria monocytogenes as a function of water activity, pH and temperature

scientific article published in April 1993

Modelling growth rates of Listeria innocua as a function of lactate concentration

scientific article published in December 1994

Modelling homogeneous and heterogeneous microbial contaminations in a powdered food product

scientific article published on 20 April 2012

Modelling the effect of ethanol on growth rate of food spoilage moulds

scientific article published in February 2005

Modelling the interactions between Lactobacillus curvatus and Enterobacter cloacae. I. Individual growth kinetics

scientific article published in October 1999

Modelling the interactions between Lactobacillus curvatus and Enterobacter cloacae. II. Mixed cultures and shelf life predictions

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Modelling the number of viable vegetative cells of Bacillus cereus passing through the stomach

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Modelling: one word for many activities and uses

scientific article published on 2 June 2010

Next generation microbiological risk assessment—Potential of omics data for hazard characterisation

scientific article published on 12 April 2018

Non-essential genes form the hubs of genome scale protein function and environmental gene expression networks in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium

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Nutritive value of masau (Ziziphus mauritiana) fruits from Zambezi Valley in Zimbabwe

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Occurrence and characterization of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in raw meat, raw milk, and street vended juices in Bangladesh.

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On the risk of Enterobacter sakazakii in infant milk formula

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P023: Transfer of noroviruses between fingers and fomites

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Perception of food-related risks: Difference between consumers and experts and changes over time

scientific article published in 2022

Performance of stress resistant variants of Listeria monocytogenes in mixed species biofilms with Lactobacillus plantarum

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Perspective on the risk to infants in the Netherlands associated with Cronobacter spp. occurring in powdered infant formula

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Phenotypic and transcriptomic analyses of mildly and severely salt-stressed Bacillus cereus ATCC 14579 cells

scientific article published on 24 April 2009

Population diversity of Listeria monocytogenes LO28: phenotypic and genotypic characterization of variants resistant to high hydrostatic pressure

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Practical considerations on food safety objectives

Prediction of spoilage of tropical shrimp (Penaeus notialis) under dynamic temperature regimes.

scientific article published on 14 June 2015

Prevalence and genetic characterization of shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates from slaughtered animals in Bangladesh

scientific article published on 18 July 2008

Pyruvate relieves the necessity of high induction levels of catalase and enables Campylobacter jejuni to grow under fully aerobic conditions

scientific article published on 7 February 2008

Quality Perceptions of Stakeholders in Beninese Export-Oriented Shrimp Chain

scientific article published on 01 September 2014

Quantification of the effect of culturing temperature on salt-induced heat resistance of bacillus species

scientific article published on 7 May 2010

Quantification of the effects of salt stress and physiological state on thermotolerance of Bacillus cereus ATCC 10987 and ATCC 14579.

scientific article published on September 2006

Quantifying Variability in Growth and Thermal Inactivation Kinetics of Lactobacillus plantarum

scientific article published on 3 June 2016

Quantifying recontamination through factory environments--a review

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Quantifying strain variability in modeling growth of Listeria monocytogenes

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Quantifying variability on thermal resistance of Listeria monocytogenes

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Quantitative analysis of population heterogeneity of the adaptive salt stress response and growth capacity of Bacillus cereus ATCC 14579.

scientific article published on June 2007

Quantitative microbiological risk assessment as a tool to obtain useful information for risk managers — Specific application to Listeria monocytogenes and ready-to-eat meat products

scientific article published on 14 January 2010

Quantitative risk assessment: is more complex always better? Simple is not stupid and complex is not always more correct

scientific article published on 31 December 2008

Reducing viral contamination from finger pads: handwashing is more effective than alcohol-based hand disinfectants

scientific article published on 10 April 2015

Regarding "The economic efficiency of sampling size: the case of beef trim".

scientific article published in March 2013

Relevance of microbial interactions to predictive microbiology.

scientific article published in August 2003

Residual viral and bacterial contamination of surfaces after cleaning and disinfection

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Risk Assessment or Assessment of Risk? Developing an Evidence-Based Approach for Primary Producers of Leafy Vegetables To Assess and Manage Microbial Risks.

scientific article published on 28 March 2017

Risk assessment and risk management for safe foods: Assessment needs inclusion of variability and uncertainty, management needs discrete decisions

scientific article published on 04 April 2015

Risk assessment strategies as a tool in the application of the Appropriate Level of Protection (ALOP) and Food Safety Objective (FSO) by risk managers

scientific article published on 25 April 2013

Risk evaluation and management to reaching a suggested FSO in a steam meal

scientific article published on 19 September 2010

Risk-based estimate of effect of foodborne diseases on public health, Greece.

scientific article published in September 2011

Sensitivity analysis in quantitative microbial risk assessment

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Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolated from patients with diarrhoea in Bangladesh.

scientific article published on March 2007

Short- and long-term biomarkers for bacterial robustness: a framework for quantifying correlations between cellular indicators and adaptive behavior

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Spoilage evaluation, shelf-life prediction, and potential spoilage organisms of tropical brackish water shrimp (Penaeus notialis) at different storage temperatures

scientific article published on 17 December 2014

Spores from mesophilic Bacillus cereus strains germinate better and grow faster in simulated gastro-intestinal conditions than spores from psychrotrophic strains

scientific article published on 24 July 2006

Statistical aspects of food safety sampling.

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Stepwise quantitative risk assessment as a tool for characterization of microbiological food safety

scientific article published on 01 June 2000

Strain diversity and phage resistance in complex dairy starter cultures

scientific article published on 28 May 2015

Surface behaviour of S. Typhimurium, S. Derby, S. Brandenburg and S. Infantis

scientific article published on 6 August 2012

Temperature effect on bacterial growth rate: quantitative microbiology approach including cardinal values and variability estimates to perform growth simulations on/in food

scientific article published on 24 November 2004

The effect of blanching on the mechanical and rehydration properties of dried potato slices

article by J. I. Maté et al published 2 September 1999 in European Food Research and Technology

The effect of different matrices on the growth kinetics and heat resistance of Listeria monocytogenes and Lactobacillus plantarum

scientific article published on 21 September 2016

The impact of oxygen availability on stress survival and radical formation of Bacillus cereus

scientific article published on 09 September 2009

Theobroma cacao L., "The food of the Gods": quality determinants of commercial cocoa beans, with particular reference to the impact of fermentation

scientific article published on September 2011

Thermal stability of structurally different viruses with proven or potential relevance to food safety

scientific article published on 30 March 2012

Transfer of noroviruses between fingers and fomites and food products

scientific article published on 5 October 2013

Two complementary approaches to quantify variability in heat resistance of spores of Bacillus subtilis

scientific article published on 26 April 2017

Two distinct groups within the Bacillus subtilis group display significantly different spore heat resistance properties

scientific article published on 30 April 2014

Validation of predictive models describing the growth of Listeria monocytogenes

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Virulence aspects of Listeria monocytogenes LO28 high pressure-resistant variants

scientific article published on 17 April 2013

Yeasts and lactic acid bacteria microbiota from masau (Ziziphus mauritiana) fruits and their fermented fruit pulp in Zimbabwe

scientific article published on 24 August 2007

Yeasts preservation: alternatives for lyophilisation

scientific article published on 7 July 2012