Research Project: Innovative Detection and Intervention Technologies Mitigating Shellfish-borne Pathogens

Location: Microbial and Chemical Food Safety

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

Highly pleomorphic strains of the Vibrio predator Pseudoalteromonas piscicida and their outer membrane vesicles: A scanning electron micrographic study - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Richards, G.P., Uknalis, J., Watson, M.A. 2025. Highly pleomorphic strains of the Vibrio predator Pseudoalteromonas piscicida and their outer membrane vesicles: A scanning electron micrographic study. Microorganisms. 13/365. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms13020365.

Prevalence and pathogenic potential of Shewanella species in oysters and seawater collected from the Chesapeake Bay and Maryland Coastal Bays - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Johnson, T., Richards, G.P., Jacobs, J., Townsend, H., Almuhaideb, E., Rosales, D., Chigbu, P., Dasilva, L., Parveen, S. 2025. Prevalence and pathogenic potential of Shewanella species in oysters and seawater collected from the Chesapeake Bay and Maryland Coastal Bays. Frontiers in Microbiology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2025.1503443.

Draft genome sequence of the marine halophile Vibrio diabolicus strain 3098 - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Boas Lichty, K., Bhide, S.M., Thomas, H.E., Richards, G.P., Boyd, E. 2024. Draft genome sequence of the marine halophile Vibrio diabolicus strain 3098. Microbiology Resource Announcements. https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.00940-24.

Osmotic stress response of the coral and oyster pathogen Vibrio coralliilyticus: acquisition of catabolism gene clusters for the compatible solute and signal molecule myo-inositol - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Boas Lichty, K., Loughran, R.M., Ushijima, B., Richards, G.P., Boyd, F. 2024. Osmotic stress response of the coral and oyster pathogen Vibrio coralliilyticus: Acquisition of catabolism gene clusters for the compatible solute and signal molecule myo-inositol. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.00920-24.

Confirming the stimulated Raman origin of singlet-oxygen photogeneration - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Marcano-Olaizano, A., Zerrad, A., Janneto, F., Kingsley, D.H. 2023. Confirming the stimulated Raman origin of singlet-oxygen photogeneration. Journal of Raman Spectroscopy. https://doi.org/10.1002/jrs.6615.

Ultralow temperature high pressure processing enhances inactivation of norovirus surrogates - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Dewitt, C.A., Nelson, K.A., Kim, H., Kingsley, D.H. 2024. Ultralow temperature high pressure processing enhances inactivation of norovirus surrogates. International Journal of Food Microbiology. 408:110438. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2023.110438.

Predator-prey interactions between Halobacteriovorax and pathogenic Vibrio parahaemolyticus strains: geographical considerations and influence of Vibrio hemolysins - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Richards, G.P., Watson, M.A., Williams, H.N., Jones, J.L. 2023. Predator-prey interactions between Halobacteriovorax and pathogenic Vibrio parahaemolyticus strains: geographical considerations and influence of Vibrio hemolysins. Microbiology Spectrum. 11(4). https://doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.02353-23.

Evaluation of riboflavin as an enhancer for X-Ray and EBeam irradiation treatment of Tulane virus - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Kingsley, D.H., Chang, S., Annous, B.A., Pillai, S.D. 2022. Evaluation of riboflavin as an enhancer for X-Ray and EBeam irradiation treatment of Tulane virus. Radiation Physics and Chemistry. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radphyschem.2022.110645.

Stimulated raman generation of aqueous singlet oxygen without photosensitizers - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Marcano Olaizola, A., Kuis, R., Johnson, A., Kingsley, D.H. 2022. Stimulated raman generation of aqueous singlet oxygen without photosensitizers. Photochemistry and Photobiology. 235. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2022.112562.