Research Area
Our research group works on microbial food safety. The overall goal is to understand how pathogenic microorganisms contaminate and persist in the food chain, develop antimicrobial resistance and other virulence potential, and cause diseases in humans. Specifically, we are interested in molecular epidemiology of major foodborne and nosocomial pathogens, microbial source tracking through the food chain, and investigation of antimicrobial resistance mechanisms and the resistance transfer among foodborne bacteria.
Recent Publications
1. Zhang, Y., S. Agidi, and J. T. LeJeune. Diversity of Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome in Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci from Animal Sources. Journal of Applied Microbiology. 2009, 107: 1375-1383.
2. Lenz, J., D. Jaffe, M. Kauffman, Y. Zhang, and J. T. LeJeune. Perceptions, practices, and consequences associated with foodborne pathogens and the feeding of raw meat to dogs. The Canadian Veterinary Journal. 2009, 50: 637-643.
3. Zhang, Y. and J. T. LeJeune. Transduction of blaCMY-2, tet(A), and tet(B) from Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serovar Heidelberg to S. Typhimurium. Veterinary Microbiology. 2008, 129: 418-425.
4. Zhang, Y., E. Yeh, Y. Shen, A. Bhagwat, and J. Meng. Characterization of Listeria monocytogenes isolated from deli meats and retail chickens. International Journal of Food Microbiology. 2007, 113: 47-53.
5. Simjee, S., Y. Zhang, P. F. McDermott, S. Donabedian, M. Zervos, and J. Meng. Heterogeneity of vatE carrying plasmids in Enterococcus faecium isolated from human and animal sources. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents. 2006, 28: 200-205.
6. Shen, Y., Y. Liu, Y. Zhang, J. Cripe, W. Conway, J. Meng, G. Hall, and A. Bhagwat. Isolation and Characterization of Listeria monocytogenes Isolates from Ready-To-Eat Foods in Florida. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 2006, 72: 5073-5076.
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