List of works - Ian Blair

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 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 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

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

scientific article published on 19 April 2006

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

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

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

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

scientific article

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

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

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

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

scientific article

Morphological changes in Listeria monocytogenes subjected to sublethal alkaline stress.

scientific article

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

scientific article published in January 2003

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

article

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

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

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

scientific article published in February 2004

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

scientific article published on 01 January 1996

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

scientific article published on 01 December 1999

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

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

article

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

article

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

article

The epidemiology of antibiotic resistance in Campylobacter.

scientific article

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

scientific article published in September 2007

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 rate of horizontal transmission of antibiotic resistance plasmids is increased in food preservation-stressed bacteria.

scientific article published in November 2007

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

scientific article published on 01 May 2000

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

scientific article published in March 1999

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

article

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

scientific article published on 01 April 2001

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

scientific article

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

scientific article published in January 2002

List of works by Ian Blair

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

Morphological changes in Listeria monocytogenes subjected to sublethal alkaline stress.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The epidemiology of antibiotic resistance in Campylobacter.

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.

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

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

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

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

The rate of horizontal transmission of antibiotic resistance plasmids is increased in food preservation-stressed bacteria.

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

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

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

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

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

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