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ARS Home Northeast Area Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania Eastern Regional Research Center Characterization and Interventions for Foodborne Pathogens People & Locations







Manita  Guragain

                                                                (PhD)
                        Characterization and Interventions for Foodborne Pathogens

                        




                        
                        Research Microbiologist
                        Phone: (215) 836-3749
                        
                        
                        Fax: (215) 233-6749(Employee information on this page comes from the REE Directory. Please contact your front office staff to update the REE Directory.)
                            ProjectsMolecular Analysis of Foodborne Pathogen Responses to Stressors
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                                                                    (D)Accession Number: 441489**Publications**
                                                (Clicking on the reprint icon
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                                                    will take you to the publication reprint.)Antibiotic and sanitizer resistance among Escherichia coli isolated during red meat production

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Impact of intense sanitization procedures on bacterial communities recovered from floor drains in pork processing plants

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Comparative genomics of extra intestinal pathogenic E. coli from human clinical and food samples

- (Abstract Only)High-throughput homogenous assay for the direct detection of Listeria monocytogenes DNA
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Armstrong, C.M., Capobianco Jr, J.A., Nguyen, S.C., Guragain, M., Liu, Y. 2024. High-throughput homogenous assay for the direct detection of Listeria monocytogenes DNA. Scientific Reports. (2024)14:7026. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-56911-8.Impact of intense santization on environmental biofilm communities and the survival of Salmonella enterica at a beef processing plant
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Wang, R., Guragain, M., Chitlapilly Dass, S., Palanisamy, V., Bosilevac, J.M. 2024. Impact of intense santization on environmental biofilm communities and the survival of Salmonella enterica at a beef processing plant. Frontiers in Microbiology. 15. 1338600. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2024.1338600.Complete closed genome sequences of multidrug resistant uropathogenic Escherichia coli
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Guragain, M., Kanrar, S., Bagi, L.K., Chen, C. 2023. Complete closed genome sequences of multidrug resistant uropathogenic Escherichia coli. Microbiology Resource Announcements. 12:10. https://doi.org/10.1128/MRA.00422-23.Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in pork, are they really only a problem for beef?

- (Abstract Only)Bosilevac, J.M., Guragain, M., Wang, R. 2023. Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in pork, are they really only a problem for beef? [Abstract]. Safe Pork Conference, May 15-17, 2023, New Orleans, LA.  Absract No. 16349.Distribution of extremely heat-resistant Escherichia coli in the beef production and processing continuum
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Guragain, M., Schmidt, J.W., Dickey, A.M., Bosilevac, J.M. 2023. Distribution of extremely heat-resistant Escherichia coli in the beef production and processing continuum. Journal of Food Protection. 86(1). Article 100031. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfp.2022.100031.Characterization of Salmonella strains and environmental microorganisms isolated from a meat plant with Salmonella recurrence
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Wang, R., Dass, S.C., Chen, Q., Guragain, M., Bosilevac, J.M. 2022. Characterization of Salmonella strains and environmental microorganisms isolated from a meat plant with Salmonella recurrence. Meat and Muscle Biology. 6(1). Article 15442. https://doi.org/10.22175/mmb.15442.Characterization of Escherichia coli harboring colibactin genes (clb) isolated from beef production and processing systems
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Guragain, M., Schmidt, J.W., Kalchayanand, N., Dickey, A.M., Bosilevac, J.M. 2022. Characterization of Escherichia coli harboring colibactin genes (clb) isolated from beef production and processing systems. Nature Scientific Reports. 12. Article 5305. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-09274-x.Complete closed genome sequence of extremely heat resistant escherichia coli AW1.7

- (Research Notes)Ensuring Escherichia coli possessing colibactin genes (clb) linked to colorectal cancer do not become a food safety problem for beef

- (Abstract Only)Guragain, M., Schmidt, J.W., Kalchayanand, N., Bosilevac, J.M. 2023. Ensuring Escherichia coli possessing colibactin genes (clb) linked to colorectal cancer do not become a food safety problem for beef. Journal of Food Protection. 84(Suppl A): P. 134.Locus of Heat Resistance (LHR) in meat-borne Escherichia coli: Screening and genetic characterization
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Guragain, M., Brichta-Harhay, D.M., Bono, J.L., Bosilevac, J.M. 2021. Locus of Heat Resistance (LHR) in meat-borne Escherichia coli: Screening and genetic characterization. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 87:e02343-20. https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.02343-20.Screening and characterization of genetic locus of heat resistance (LHR) in meat-borne Escherchia coli

- (Abstract Only)Guragain, M., Kalchayanand, N., Wang, R., Bosilevac, J.M. 2020. Screening and characterization of genetic locus of heat resistance (LHR) in meat-borne Escherchia coli [abstract]. American Society for Microbiology Microbe Conference. Available:  https://www.abstractsonline.com/pp8/#!/9103/presentation/7252.High prevalence of extremely heat-resistant Escherichia coli in finished beef products

- (Abstract Only)Guragain, M., Schmidt, J., Bosilevac, J.M. 2020. High prevalence of extremely heat-resistant Escherichia coli in finished beef products. [Abstract] International Association for Food Protection Proceedings, August 2-5, 2020, San Antonio, Texas [Virtual].  Journal of Food Protection. 83(Supplement A):P2-99.Prevalence of extreme heat-resistant gram-negative bacteria carried by U.S. cattle at harvest
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Guragain, M., Smith, G.E., King, D.A., Bosilevac, J.M. 2020. Prevalence of extreme heat-resistant gram-negative bacteria carried by U.S. cattle at harvest. Journal of Food Protection. 83(8):1438-1443. https://doi.org/10.4315/JFP-20-103.


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