Research Project: Alternatives to Antibiotics and Genomics of Antimicrobial Resistance to Control Foodborne Pathogens in Poultry

Location: Poultry Microbiological Safety and Processing Research Unit

Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon will take you to the publication reprint.)

Varying amplification efficiency Real-time PCR assay for the specific detection and estimation of Salmonella contamination levels in poultry rinse - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Kandula, N., Velez, F.J., Jackson, C.R., Bosilevac, J.M., Singh, P. 2024. Varying amplification efficiency Real-time PCR assay for the specific detection and estimation of Salmonella contamination levels in poultry rinse. Food Bioscience. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fbio.2024.104777.

Digital PCR assay for the specific detection and estimation of Salmonella contamination levels in poultry rinse - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Velez, F.J., Kandula, N., Blech-Hermoni, Y., Jackson, C.R., Bosilevac, J.M., Singh, P. 2024. Digital PCR assay for the specific detection and estimation of Salmonella contamination levels in poultry rinse. Food Control. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crfs.2024.100807.

Genome analysis of Salmonella enterica serovar enteritis isolated from poultry and humans in Burkina Faso - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Kagambega, A., Ramadan, H., Dione, M., Bouda, S.C., Hiott, L.M., Mcmillan, E.A., Sharma, P., Gupta, S.K., Jackson, C.R., Frye, J.G. 2024. Genome analysis of Salmonella enterica serovar enteritis isolated from poultry and humans in Burkina Faso. Microbiology Resource Announcements. 2024:e01024. https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.01024-23.

Detection and distribution of clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPRs) in Campylobacter jejuni isolates from chicken livers - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Yeh, H., Cox Jr, N.A., Hinton Jr, A., Berrang, M.E. 2024. Detection and distribution of clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPRs) in Campylobacter jejuni isolates from chicken livers. Journal of Food Protection. 87(4):100250. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfp.2024.100250.

Distribution of antibiotic resistance in a mixed-use watershed and the impact of wastewater treatment plants on antibiotic resistance in surface water - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Cho, S., Hiott, L.M., Read, Q.D., Damashek, J., Westrich, J., Edwards, M., Seim, R.F., Glinsk, D.A., Mcdonald, J.M., Ottesen, E.A., Lipp, E.K., Henderson, M.W., Jackson, C.R., Frye, J.G. 2023. Distribution of antibiotic resistance in a mixed-use watershed and the impact of wastewater treatment plants on antibiotic resistance in surface water. Antibiotics. 2023(12):1586. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics.

Tulathromycin metaphylaxis increases nasopharyngeal isolation of multidrug resistant Mannheimia haemolytica in stocker heifers - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Crosby, W.B., Karisch, B.B., Hiott, L.M., Pinnell, L.J., Pittman, A., Frye, J.G., Jackson, C.R., Loy, D.J., Epperson, W.B., Blanton, J., Morley, P.S., Woolams, A.R. 2023. Tulathromycin metaphylaxis increases nasopharyngeal isolation of multidrug resistant Mannheimia haemolytica in stocker heifers. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 10. Article 1256997. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2023.1256997.

Polymerase Chain Reaction for the in vitro detection of the pESI plasmid associated with the globally circulating Salmonella Infantis outbreak strain - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Mcmillan, E.A., Hiott, L.M., Carrica, J.A., Machado, M.P., Bailey, S.J., Dutta, V., Jackson, C.R., Frye, J.G. 2023. Polymerase Chain Reaction for the in vitro detection of the pESI plasmid associated with the globally circulating Salmonella Infantis outbreak strain. Letters in Applied Microbiology. https://doi.org/10.1093/lambio/ovad088.

Use of automated capillary immunoassay for quantification of antibodies in chicken sera against recombinant Salmonella enterica serotype Heidelberg proteins - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Yeh, H., Frye, J.G., Jackson, C.R., Read, Q.D., Line, J.E., Hinton Jr, A. 2023. Use of automated capillary immunoassay for quantification of antibodies in chicken sera against recombinant Salmonella enterica serotype Heidelberg proteins. Journal of Microbiological Methods. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mimet.2023.106757.

Epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus non-susceptible to vancomycin in South Asia - (Review Article)
Ejaz, M., Syed, M., Jackson, C.R., Sharif, M., Faryal, R. 2023. Epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus non-susceptible to vancomycin in South Asia. Antibiotics. 12(6). Article 12060972. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics12060972.

Whole-genome sequence analysis of Listeria innocua recovered from retail milk and dairy products in Egypt - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Ramadan, H., Al-Ashmawy, M., Soliman, A.M., Elbediwi, M., Sabeq, I., Yousef, M., Algammal, A., Hiott, L.M., Berrang, M.E., Frye, J.G., Jackson, C.R. 2023. Whole-genome sequence analysis of Listeria innocua recovered from retail milk and dairy products in Egypt. Frontiers in Genetics. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1160244.

Freshwater environment as a reservoir of extended-spectrum ß-lactamase-producing enterobacteriaceae - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Cho, S., Jackson, C.R., Frye, J.G. 2023. Freshwater environment as a reservoir of extended-spectrum ß-lactamase-producing enterobacteriaceae. Journal of Applied Microbiology. https://doi.org/10.1093/jambio/lxad034 .

ß-lactamase producing Escherichia coli encoding blaCTX-M and blaCMY genes in chicken carcasses from Egypt - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Abo-Almagd, E., Sabalab, R., Abd-Elghany, S., Ramadan, H., Jackson, C.R., Sallam, K. 2023. ß-lactamase producing Escherichia coli encoding blaCTX-M and blaCMY genes in chicken carcasses from Egypt. Foods. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods12030598.

Non-point human fecal contamination from aging wastewater infrastructure is a primary driver of antibiotic resistance in surface waters - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Damashek, J., Westrich, J.R., Bateman, J.M., Teachey, M.E., Jackson, C.R., Frye, J.G., Lipp, E.K., Capps, K.A., Ottesen, E.A. 2023. Non-point human fecal contamination from aging wastewater infrastructure is a primary driver of antibiotic resistance in surface waters. Water Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2022.118853.

Distribution and transfer of plasmid replicon families among multidrug resistant Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium from poultry - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Jackson, C.R., Cho, S., Mcmillan, E.A., Barrett, J.B., Hiott, L.M., Woodley, T.A., House, S.L., Frye, J.G. 2022. Distribution and transfer of plasmid replicon families among multidrug resistant Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium from poultry. Microorganisms. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10061244.

Resistance genes, plasmids, multilocus sequence typing (MLST) and phenotypic resistance of Salmonella isolated from slaughtered chickens in Burkina Faso - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Mcmillan, E.A., Hiott, L.M., Jackson, C.R., Frye, J.G., Kagambega, A., Ramadan, H., Bouda, C., Soro, D., Sharma, P., Gupta, S., Barro, N. 2022. Resistance genes, plasmids, multilocus sequence typing (MLST) and phenotypic resistance of Salmonella isolated from slaughtered chickens in Burkina Faso. Antibiotics. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics11060782.

Characterization of diverse Salmonella isolated from surface water of a mixed-use watershed and their comparison to human clinical isolates - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Cho, S., Hiott, L.M., House, S.L., Woodley, T.A., Mcmillan, E.A., Sharma, P., Barrett, J.B., Adams, E.S., Brandenburg, J.M., Hise, K.B., Bateman Mcdonald, J.M., Ottesen, E.A., Lipp, E.K., Jackson, C.R., Frye, J.G. 2022. Characterization of diverse Salmonella isolated from surface water of a mixed-use watershed and their comparison to human clinical isolates. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.00393-22.

Genetic diversity of Staphylococcus aureus strains from a tertiary care hospital in Rawalpindi, Pakistan - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Syed, M.A., Jamil, B., Ramadan, H., Rukan, M., Ali, S., Abassi, S.A., Woodley, T.A., Jackson, C.R. 2021. Genetic diversity of Staphylococcus aureus strains from a tertiary care hospital in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Microorganisms. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9112301.

Genomic comparison of conjugative plasmids from Salmonella enterica and Escherichia coli encoding beta-lactamases and capable of mobilizing kanamycin resistance Col-like plasmids - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Mcmillan, E.A., Nguyen, L.T., Hiott, L.M., Sharma, P., Jackson, C.R., Frye, J.G., Chen, C. 2021. Genomic comparison of conjugative plasmids from Salmonella enterica and Escherichia coli encoding beta-lactamases and capable of mobilizing kanamycin resistance Col-like plasmids. Microorganisms. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9112205.

Genomic comparison of conjugative plasmids from Salmonella enterica and Escherichia coli encoding beta-lactamases and capable of mobilizing kanamycin resistance Col-like plasmids - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Mcmillam, E.A., Nguyen, L.T., Hiott, L.M., Sharma, P., Jackson, C.R., Frye, J.G., Chen, C. 2021. Genomic comparison of conjugative plasmids from Salmonella enterica and Escherichia coli encoding beta-lactamases and capable of mobilizing kanamycin resistance Col-like plasmids. Microorganisms. 9(11), 2205. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9112205.