List of works - David McDowell

A comparison of immunomagnetic and surface adhesion immunofluorescent techniques for the rapid detection of Listeria monocytogenes and Listeria innocua in meat.

scientific article published on June 1997

A membrane-immunofluorescent-viability staining technique for the detection of Salmonella spp. from fresh and processed meat samples.

scientific article

A method for the growth and recovery of 17 species of Campylobacter and its subsequent application to inoculated beef.

scientific article published on 11 June 2010

A new method for the detection of proteolytic activity in Pseudomonas lundensis after sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis.

scientific article published in January 1995

A study of Salmonella in pigs from birth to carcass: serotypes, genotypes, antibiotic resistance and virulence profiles

scientific article published on 10 November 2012

A study of the growth kinetics of Yersinia enterocolitica serotype O:3 in pure and meat culture systems.

scientific article published on August 1998

A survey for serotyping, antibiotic resistance profiling and PFGE characterization of and the potential multiplication of restaurant Salmonella isolates.

scientific article published in November 2007

A survey of the incidence of Yersinia on Irish meat and meat products.

scientific article published on January 1995

Airborne Salmonella and Listeria associated with Irish commercial beef, sheep and pig plants

scientific article published on 9 February 2014

An investigation of the immediate and storage effects of chemical treatments on Campylobacter and sensory characteristics of poultry meat

article

An investigation of the thermal inactivation of Staphylococcus aureus and the potential for increased thermotolerance as a result of chilled storage

scientific article published in January 2005

Antibacterial activity of honey against community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA).

scientific article published on 4 March 2008

Antibiotic resistance among Listeria, including Listeria monocytogenes, in retail foods

scientific article published on April 2001

Antimicrobial resistance in Irish isolates of verocytotoxigenic Escherichia coli (E. coli)—VTEC

scientific article published on 19 April 2006

Antimicrobial resistance in campylobacter isolates from sporadic cases of acute human gastroenteritis in Northern Ireland

scientific article published in May 2009

Atmospheric pressure plasma induced grafting of poly(ethylene glycol) onto silicone elastomers for controlling biological response

scientific article

Campylobacter

scientific article

Changes in Escherichia coli O157:H7 numbers during holding on excised lean, fascia and fat beef surfaces at different temperatures.

scientific article

Changes in antibiotic susceptibility in staphylococci habituated to sub-lethal concentrations of tea tree oil (Melaleuca alternifolia)

scientific article published on 01 October 2008

Characterisation of E. coli O157 isolates from bovine hide and beef trimming in Irish abattoirs by pulsed field gel electrophoresis.

scientific article

Characterization of farm, food, and clinical Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O113.

scientific article published in December 2012

Chlamydia pneumoniae antibodies and C-reactive protein levels in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms.

scientific article

Comparison of aerial counts at different sites in beef and sheep abattoirs and the relationship between aerial and beef carcass contamination

scientific article published on 8 August 2012

Comparison of maintenance energy requirement and energetic efficiency between lactating Holstein-Friesian and other groups of dairy cows

scientific article published on 5 December 2014

Comparison of selective and non-selective enrichment media in the detection of Listeria monocytogenes from meat containing Listeria innocua

scientific article published on 01 June 2001

Comparison of the effect of ciprofloxacin and Tazocin on the incidence of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in an Intensive Care Unit.

scientific article

Cross-reactivity of antibodies raised to Pseudomonas fluorescens protease with extracellular proteins produced by meat-spoiling pseudomonads

scientific article published on 01 July 1996

Decontamination of pork carcasses during scalding and the prevention of Salmonella cross-contamination.

scientific article published in January 2003

Detection and recovery rates achieved using direct plate and enrichment/immunomagnetic separation methods for Escherichia coli O157:H7 in minced beef and on bovine hide.

scientific article

Development of a surface adhesion immunofluorescent technique for the rapid detection of Salmonella spp. from meat and poultry.

scientific article published in April 1999

Development of a surface adhesion immunofluorescent technique for the rapid isolation of Listeria monocytogenes and Listeria innocua from meat.

scientific article

Dissemination of central nervous system tissue during the slaughter of cattle in three Irish abattoirs

scientific article published in January 2004

Dissemination of central nervous system tissue from the brain and spinal cord of cattle after captive bolt stunning and carcass splitting

scientific article

Diversity of culturable psychrophilic and psychrotrophic anaerobic bacteria isolated from beef abattoirs and their environments

scientific article published on 15 April 2011

Effect of a commercial freeze/tempering process on the viability of Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts on lean and fat beef trimmings

scientific article published on 01 August 2004

Effect of different modified atmospheric packaging (MAP) gaseous combinations on Campylobacter and the shelf-life of chilled poultry fillets

scientific article published on 18 June 2014

Effects of acid adaptation, product pH, and heating on survival of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in pepperoni.

scientific article

Effects of diet forage proportion on maintenance energy requirement and the efficiency of metabolizable energy use for lactation by lactating dairy cows

scientific article published on 7 October 2015

Effects of reduction in beef surface water activity on the survival of Salmonella Typhimurium DT104 during heating

scientific article published on 27 February 2009

Effects of storage and the presence of a beef microflora on the thermal resistance of Salmonella Typhimurium DT104 in beef and broth systems.

scientific article published in June 2007

Enteric methane emissions and efficiency of use of energy in Holstein heifers and steers at age of six months

scientific article published on 9 October 2012

Environmental stress and antibiotic resistance in food-related pathogens

scientific article published on December 2006

Epidemiological study of E. coli O157:H7 isolated in Northern Ireland using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE).

scientific article published in September 2008

Evaluation of the Efficacy of a Conventional Cleaning Regimen in Removing Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus From Contaminated Surfaces in an Intensive Care Unit

scientific article published on 01 March 2009

Factors affecting the emergence of pathogens on foods

scientific article published on 01 January 1998

Fate of Escherichia coli O157:H7 during silage fermentation.

scientific article published in December 2002

Food safety knowledge of consumers and the microbiological and temperature status of their refrigerators

scientific article published on July 2005

Genomic and proteomic analysis of the Alkali-Tolerance Response (AlTR) in Listeria monocytogenes 10403S

scientific article

Habituation to sub-lethal concentrations of tea tree oil (Melaleuca alternifolia) is associated with reduced susceptibility to antibiotics in human pathogens.

scientific article published on 28 October 2006

Impact of a novel spray-chilling system on surface microflora, water activity and weight loss during beef carcass chilling

scientific article published on 15 July 2005

Incidence and survival of non-O157 verocytotoxigenic Escherichia coli in soil

scientific article published on 13 June 2011

Increased erythromycin resistance in clinical Campylobacter in Northern Ireland--an update.

scientific article published on 28 January 2005

Is there a relationship between genetic merit and enteric methane emission rate of lactating Holstein-Friesian dairy cows?

scientific article

Isolation and detection of Listeria spp, Salmonella spp and Yersinia spp using a simultaneous enrichment step followed by a surface adhesion immunofluorescent technique.

scientific article published on December 1999

Isolation and sources of ‘blown pack’ spoilage clostridia in beef abattoirs

article

Microbial contamination on beef in relation to hygiene assessment based on criteria used in EU Decision 2001/471/EC.

scientific article

Microbiological examination of pre-storage and post-storage intervention beef

scientific article published on 01 January 1994

Molecular characterisation of the recA locus in clinical isolates of verocytotoxigenic E. coli O157:H7.

scientific article

Molecular characterisation of verocytoxigenic Escherichia coli O157:H7 by random amplification of polymorphic DNA (RAPD) typing.

scientific article

Molecular identification of airborne bacteria associated with aerial spraying of bovine slurry waste employing 16S rRNA gene PCR and gene sequencing techniques

scientific article published on 16 December 2009

Morphological changes in Listeria monocytogenes subjected to sublethal alkaline stress.

scientific article

Occurrence and characteristics of fastidious Campylobacteraceae species in porcine samples

scientific article published on 16 February 2013

Occurrence of fastidious Campylobacter spp. in fresh meat and poultry using an adapted cultural protocol.

scientific article published on 4 August 2011

Occurrence, antibiotic resistance and molecular characterization of Listeria monocytogenes in the beef chain in the Republic of Ireland

scientific article published on 10 February 2014

Occurrence, virulence genes and antibiotic resistance of enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) from twelve bovine farms in the north-east of Ireland

scientific article published on 19 June 2013

Optimization of enrichment and plating procedures for the recovery of Escherichia coli O111 and O26 from minced beef.

scientific article published in January 2003

Phenotypic diversity of Campylobacter isolates from sporadic cases of acute human gastroenteritis in Northern Ireland

scientific article published on 01 January 2010

Physical characteristics of lamb primals packaged under vacuum or modified atmospheres.

scientific article

Prediction of manure nitrogen and organic matter excretion for young Holstein cattle fed on grass silage-based diets

scientific article

Prevalence and characterisation of Cryptosporidium species in cattle faeces and on beef carcases at slaughter

article

Prevalence and characteristics of Salmonella in the beef chain in the Republic of Ireland

scientific article published on 5 February 2014

Prevalence and level of Escherichia coli O157 on beef trimmings, carcasses and boned head meat at a beef slaughter plant.

scientific article published in February 2006

Prevalence and numbers of Escherichia coli O157 on bovine hides at a beef slaughter plant.

scientific article

Prevalence of gastrointestinal bacterial pathogens in a population of zoo animals.

scientific article published on April 2008

Protein, cell and bacterial response to atmospheric pressure plasma grafted hyaluronic acid on poly(methylmethacrylate).

scientific article

RAPID detection and quantification of E. coli O157/O26/O111 in minced beef by real-time PCR.

scientific article published in January 2004

Recovery and transfer of Salmonella typhimurium from four different domestic food contact surfaces.

scientific article published in October 2007

Role of branched-chain fatty acids in pH stress tolerance in Listeria monocytogenes.

scientific article published on 17 November 2006

Role of sigma B factor in the alkaline tolerance response of Listeria monocytogenes 10403S and cross-protection against subsequent ethanol and osmotic stress.

scientific article

Screening of clinical, food, water and animal isolates of Escherichia coli for the presence of blaCTX-M extended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) antibiotic resistance gene loci.

scientific article

Separation of micro-organisms from meat and their rapid enumeration using a membrane filtration-epifluorescent microscopy technique

scientific article published on 01 January 1990

Serotypes and virulence profiles of atypical enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) isolated from bovine farms and abattoirs

scientific article published on 27 December 2012

Serotypes and virulence profiles of non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates from bovine farms

scientific article published on 14 October 2011

Serotypes and virulotypes of non-O157 shiga-toxin producing Escherichia coli (STEC) on bovine hides and carcasses.

scientific article

Studies to determine the critical control points in pork slaughter hazard analysis and critical control point systems.

scientific article published in February 2004

Surface decontamination of beef inoculated with Salmonella Typhimurium DT104 or Escherichia coli O157:H7 using dry air in a novel heat treatment apparatus

scientific article published in November 2006

Survival and growth of Aeromonas hydrophila on modified atmosphere packaged normal and high pH lamb

scientific article published on 01 January 1996

Survival and recovery of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium DT104 at low temperature and water activity in a broth system

scientific article published in January 2006

Survival of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and non-pathogenic E. coli on irradiated and non-irradiated beef surfaces

scientific article published on 18 June 2009

Survival of Escherichia coli O157:H7 during the manufacture of pepperoni

scientific article published in February 1998

Survival of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in bottled natural mineral water

scientific article published on 01 December 1999

Survival of Pseudomonas fluorescens on beef carcass surfaces in a commercial abattoir

scientific article published on 07 March 2010

Survival of antibiotic resistant and antibiotic sensitive strains of E. coli O157 and E. coli O26 in food matrices

scientific article published on 28 February 2006

Synergistic effect of heat and sodium lactate on the thermal resistance of Yersinia enterocolitica and Listeria monocytogenes in minced beef

scientific article published on May 1999

The development of a combined surface adhesion and polymerase chain reaction technique in the rapid detection of Listeria monocytogenes in meat and poultry

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The effect of commercial production and product formulation stresses on the heat resistance of Escherichia coli O157:H7 (NCTC 12900) in beef burgers

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The effect of culture growth phase on induction of the heat shock response in Yersinia enterocolitica and Listeria monocytogenes

scientific article published on August 2000

The effect of heat shrink treatment and storage temperature on the time of onset of “blown pack” spoilage

scientific article published on 18 September 2010

The effect of storage temperature and inoculum level on the time of onset of â blown packâ spoilage

scientific article published on 30 June 2009

The effect of temperature and selective agents on the growth of Yersinia enterocolitica serotype O:3 in pure culture.

scientific article published on June 2000

The effect of thermal treatments on the viability and infectivity of Cryptosporidium parvum on beef surfaces.

scientific article published on January 2005

The effect of urea and ammonia treatments on the survival of Salmonella spp. and Yersinia enterocolitica in pig slurry

scientific article published on October 2012

The effect of vacuum and modified atmosphere packaging on the shelf-life of lamb primals, stored at different temperatures ⬇️

scientific article published on January 1, 1997

The effects of preslaughter washing on the reduction of Escherichia coli O157:H7 transfer from cattle hides to carcasses during slaughter.

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The effects of regeneration equipment on food quality

scientific article published on 01 May 1990

The effects of treating bovine hide with steam at subatmospheric pressure on bacterial numbers and leather quality

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The epidemiology of antibiotic resistance in Campylobacter.

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The ineffectiveness of organic acids, freezing and pulsed electric fields to control Escherichia coli O157:H7 in beef burgers.

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The influence of attachment to beef surfaces on the survival of cells of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium DT104, at different a(w) values and at low storage temperatures.

scientific article published on 12 January 2007

The influence of storing beef aerobically or in vacuum packs on the shelf life of mince

scientific article published on 19 August 2010

The occurence and initial numbers of Listeria in Irish meat and fish products and the recovery of injured cells from frozen products

scientific article published on 01 May 1994

The pH of wound fluid in diabetic foot ulcers -- the way forward in detecting clinical infection?

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The pattern of pleiomorphism in stressed Salmonella Virchow populations is nutrient and growth phase dependent.

scientific article published in September 2007

The prevalence and characterisation of Cryptosporidium spp. in beef abattoir water supplies

scientific article published in September 2005

The prevalence and spread of Escherichia coli O157:H7 at a commercial beef abattoir.

scientific article

The prevalence of Salmonella spp. in bovine faecal, rumen and carcass samples at a commercial abattoir.

scientific article published in January 2003

The prevalence, distribution and characterization of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) serotypes and virulotypes from a cluster of bovine farms

scientific article published on 28 August 2012

The relationship between hide cleanliness and bacterial numbers on beef carcasses at a commercial abattoir

scientific article published on 01 May 2000

The role of environmental health officers in the protection of allergic consumers

scientific article

The survival characteristics of a non-toxigenic strain of Escherichia coli O157:H7.

scientific article published in March 1999

The survival of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium DT104 and total viable counts on beef surfaces at different relative humidities and temperatures

scientific article published on 28 November 2008

The use of a marked strain of Pseudomonas fluorescens to model the spread of brain tissue to the musculature of cattle after shooting with a captive bolt gun

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The use of a surface adhesion immunofluorescent (SAIF) method for the rapid detection of Yersinia enterocolitica serotype O:3 in meat

scientific article published on October 1998

Thermal inactivation of Listeria monocytogenes and Yersinia enterocolitica in minced beef under laboratory conditions and in sous-vide prepared minced and solid beef cooked in a commercial retort

scientific article published on April 2000

Thermal inactivation of Yersinia enterocolitica in pork slaughter plant scald tank water

scientific article published on 27 November 2012

Thermal resistance of wild-type and antibiotic-resistant Listeria monocytogenes in meat and potato substrates

scientific article published on 01 April 2001

Tracking verocytotoxigenic Escherichia coli O157, O26, O111, O103 and O145 in Irish cattle

scientific article published on 29 November 2011

Transcriptome analysis of alkali shock and alkali adaptation in Listeria monocytogenes 10403S.

scientific article

Transfer of ampicillin resistance from Salmonella Typhimurium DT104 to Escherichia coli K12 in food.

scientific article published on 19 November 2007

Transfer of verocytotoxigenic Escherichia coli O157, O26, O111, O103 and O145 from fleece to carcass during sheep slaughter in an Irish export abattoir

scientific article published on 3 December 2012

Washing and chilling as critical control points in pork slaughter hazard analysis and critical control point (HACCP) systems.

scientific article published in January 2002

Yersinia spp. and numbers, with particular reference to Y. enterocolitica bio/serotypes, occurring on Irish meat and meat products, and the influence of alkali treatment on their isolation

scientific article published on December 1996

Zoonoses associated with petting farms and open zoos.

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List of works by David McDowell

A comparison of immunomagnetic and surface adhesion immunofluorescent techniques for the rapid detection of Listeria monocytogenes and Listeria innocua in meat.

A membrane-immunofluorescent-viability staining technique for the detection of Salmonella spp. from fresh and processed meat samples.

A method for the growth and recovery of 17 species of Campylobacter and its subsequent application to inoculated beef.

A new method for the detection of proteolytic activity in Pseudomonas lundensis after sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis.

A study of Salmonella in pigs from birth to carcass: serotypes, genotypes, antibiotic resistance and virulence profiles

A study of the growth kinetics of Yersinia enterocolitica serotype O:3 in pure and meat culture systems.

A survey for serotyping, antibiotic resistance profiling and PFGE characterization of and the potential multiplication of restaurant Salmonella isolates.

A survey of the incidence of Yersinia on Irish meat and meat products.

Airborne Salmonella and Listeria associated with Irish commercial beef, sheep and pig plants

An investigation of the immediate and storage effects of chemical treatments on Campylobacter and sensory characteristics of poultry meat

An investigation of the thermal inactivation of Staphylococcus aureus and the potential for increased thermotolerance as a result of chilled storage

Antibacterial activity of honey against community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA).

Antibiotic resistance among Listeria, including Listeria monocytogenes, in retail foods

Antimicrobial resistance in Irish isolates of verocytotoxigenic Escherichia coli (E. coli)—VTEC

Antimicrobial resistance in campylobacter isolates from sporadic cases of acute human gastroenteritis in Northern Ireland

Atmospheric pressure plasma induced grafting of poly(ethylene glycol) onto silicone elastomers for controlling biological response

Campylobacter

Changes in Escherichia coli O157:H7 numbers during holding on excised lean, fascia and fat beef surfaces at different temperatures.

Changes in antibiotic susceptibility in staphylococci habituated to sub-lethal concentrations of tea tree oil (Melaleuca alternifolia)

Characterisation of E. coli O157 isolates from bovine hide and beef trimming in Irish abattoirs by pulsed field gel electrophoresis.

Characterization of farm, food, and clinical Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O113.

Chlamydia pneumoniae antibodies and C-reactive protein levels in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms.

Comparison of aerial counts at different sites in beef and sheep abattoirs and the relationship between aerial and beef carcass contamination

Comparison of maintenance energy requirement and energetic efficiency between lactating Holstein-Friesian and other groups of dairy cows

Comparison of selective and non-selective enrichment media in the detection of Listeria monocytogenes from meat containing Listeria innocua

Comparison of the effect of ciprofloxacin and Tazocin on the incidence of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in an Intensive Care Unit.

Cross-reactivity of antibodies raised to Pseudomonas fluorescens protease with extracellular proteins produced by meat-spoiling pseudomonads

Decontamination of pork carcasses during scalding and the prevention of Salmonella cross-contamination.

Detection and recovery rates achieved using direct plate and enrichment/immunomagnetic separation methods for Escherichia coli O157:H7 in minced beef and on bovine hide.

Development of a surface adhesion immunofluorescent technique for the rapid detection of Salmonella spp. from meat and poultry.

Development of a surface adhesion immunofluorescent technique for the rapid isolation of Listeria monocytogenes and Listeria innocua from meat.

Dissemination of central nervous system tissue during the slaughter of cattle in three Irish abattoirs

Dissemination of central nervous system tissue from the brain and spinal cord of cattle after captive bolt stunning and carcass splitting

Diversity of culturable psychrophilic and psychrotrophic anaerobic bacteria isolated from beef abattoirs and their environments

Effect of a commercial freeze/tempering process on the viability of Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts on lean and fat beef trimmings

Effect of different modified atmospheric packaging (MAP) gaseous combinations on Campylobacter and the shelf-life of chilled poultry fillets

Effects of acid adaptation, product pH, and heating on survival of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in pepperoni.

Effects of diet forage proportion on maintenance energy requirement and the efficiency of metabolizable energy use for lactation by lactating dairy cows

Effects of reduction in beef surface water activity on the survival of Salmonella Typhimurium DT104 during heating

Effects of storage and the presence of a beef microflora on the thermal resistance of Salmonella Typhimurium DT104 in beef and broth systems.

Enteric methane emissions and efficiency of use of energy in Holstein heifers and steers at age of six months

Environmental stress and antibiotic resistance in food-related pathogens

Epidemiological study of E. coli O157:H7 isolated in Northern Ireland using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE).

Evaluation of the Efficacy of a Conventional Cleaning Regimen in Removing Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus From Contaminated Surfaces in an Intensive Care Unit

Factors affecting the emergence of pathogens on foods

Fate of Escherichia coli O157:H7 during silage fermentation.

Food safety knowledge of consumers and the microbiological and temperature status of their refrigerators

Genomic and proteomic analysis of the Alkali-Tolerance Response (AlTR) in Listeria monocytogenes 10403S

Habituation to sub-lethal concentrations of tea tree oil (Melaleuca alternifolia) is associated with reduced susceptibility to antibiotics in human pathogens.

Impact of a novel spray-chilling system on surface microflora, water activity and weight loss during beef carcass chilling

Incidence and survival of non-O157 verocytotoxigenic Escherichia coli in soil

Increased erythromycin resistance in clinical Campylobacter in Northern Ireland--an update.

Is there a relationship between genetic merit and enteric methane emission rate of lactating Holstein-Friesian dairy cows?

Isolation and detection of Listeria spp, Salmonella spp and Yersinia spp using a simultaneous enrichment step followed by a surface adhesion immunofluorescent technique.

Isolation and sources of ‘blown pack’ spoilage clostridia in beef abattoirs

Microbial contamination on beef in relation to hygiene assessment based on criteria used in EU Decision 2001/471/EC.

Microbiological examination of pre-storage and post-storage intervention beef

Molecular characterisation of the recA locus in clinical isolates of verocytotoxigenic E. coli O157:H7.

Molecular characterisation of verocytoxigenic Escherichia coli O157:H7 by random amplification of polymorphic DNA (RAPD) typing.

Molecular identification of airborne bacteria associated with aerial spraying of bovine slurry waste employing 16S rRNA gene PCR and gene sequencing techniques

Morphological changes in Listeria monocytogenes subjected to sublethal alkaline stress.

Occurrence and characteristics of fastidious Campylobacteraceae species in porcine samples

Occurrence of fastidious Campylobacter spp. in fresh meat and poultry using an adapted cultural protocol.

Occurrence, antibiotic resistance and molecular characterization of Listeria monocytogenes in the beef chain in the Republic of Ireland

Occurrence, virulence genes and antibiotic resistance of enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) from twelve bovine farms in the north-east of Ireland

Optimization of enrichment and plating procedures for the recovery of Escherichia coli O111 and O26 from minced beef.

Phenotypic diversity of Campylobacter isolates from sporadic cases of acute human gastroenteritis in Northern Ireland

Physical characteristics of lamb primals packaged under vacuum or modified atmospheres.

Prediction of manure nitrogen and organic matter excretion for young Holstein cattle fed on grass silage-based diets

Prevalence and characterisation of Cryptosporidium species in cattle faeces and on beef carcases at slaughter

Prevalence and characteristics of Salmonella in the beef chain in the Republic of Ireland

Prevalence and level of Escherichia coli O157 on beef trimmings, carcasses and boned head meat at a beef slaughter plant.

Prevalence and numbers of Escherichia coli O157 on bovine hides at a beef slaughter plant.

Prevalence of gastrointestinal bacterial pathogens in a population of zoo animals.

Protein, cell and bacterial response to atmospheric pressure plasma grafted hyaluronic acid on poly(methylmethacrylate).

RAPID detection and quantification of E. coli O157/O26/O111 in minced beef by real-time PCR.

Recovery and transfer of Salmonella typhimurium from four different domestic food contact surfaces.

Role of branched-chain fatty acids in pH stress tolerance in Listeria monocytogenes.

Role of sigma B factor in the alkaline tolerance response of Listeria monocytogenes 10403S and cross-protection against subsequent ethanol and osmotic stress.