Intervention strategies for microbial control

Anthoula A. Argyri, Agapi I. Doulgeraki, Vasiliki A. Blana, Efstathios Z. Panagou, George-John E. Nychas (2010) Potential of a simple HPLC based approach to quantify spoilage of minced beef stored at different temperatures and packaging systems Food Microbiology

Agapi I. Doulgeraki, Spiros Paramithiotis, Dafni - Maria Kagkli and George – John, E. Nychas (2010) Spoilage dynamics of lactic acid bacteria strains during minced beef storage under aerobic or modified atmosphere packaging conditions Food Microbiology

Chorianopoulos Ν., Giaouris Ε., Kourkoutas Υ. and Nychas G,-J. (2010) Inhibition of the Early Stage of Salmonella enterica Serovar Enteritidis Biofilm Development on Stainless Steel by Cell-Free Supernatant of a Hafnia alvei Culture Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Chorianopoulos N., Giaouris E., Grigoraki I., Skandamis P. and Nychas G.-J. (2010) Effect of acid tolerance response (ATR) on attachment of Listeria monocytogenes to stainless steel under extended exposure to acid or/and salt stress and resistance of sessile cells to subsequent strong acid challenges International Journal of Food Microbiology

Chaucheyras-Durand, F., Faqir, F., Ameilbonne, A., Rozand, C., and Martin C. (2010) (2010) Fate of acid resistant and non-acid resistant shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli strains in ruminant digestive contents in the absence and presence of probiotics. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 76:640-647.

Lianou, Α., K.P. Koutsoumanis (2009) Evaluation of the effect of defrosting practices of ground beef on the heat tolerance of Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella Enteritidis Meat Science (82, 461-468)

Zinoviadou, K.G., Koutsoumanis K.P., Biliaderis, C.G. (2009) Physico-chemical properties of whey protein isolate films containing oregano oil and their antimicrobial action against spoilage flora of fresh beef Meat Science (82, 338-345)

Vaikousi, H., Biliaderis C.G., Koutsoumanis, K. (2009) Applicability of a microbial Time Temperature Indicator (TTI) for monitoring spoilage of modified atmosphere packed minced meat International Journal of Food Microbiology (133, 272-278)

Zinoviadou, K.G., Koutsoumanis K.P., Biliaderis, C.G. (2010) Physical and thermo-mechanical properties of whey protein isolate films containing antimicrobials, and their effect against spoilage flora of fresh beef Food Hydrocolloids (24, 49-59)

Kristo, E., Koutsoumanis, K.P., Biliaderis, C.G. (39661) Thermal, mechanical and water vapour barrier properties of sodium caseinate films containing antimicrobials and their inhibitory action on Listeria monocytogenes Food Hydrocolloids 22 , 373-386

Rhoades, J. Koutsoumanis, K and Duffy G. (2008) Prevalence and concentration of Verocytotoxigenic Escherichia coli, Salmonella enterica and Listeria monocytogenes in the Beef Production Chain. Food Microbiology

Nychas, G-J.E., P Skandamis, C.C. Tassou, & K. Koutsoumanis. (2008) A. Meat spoilage during distribution . Meat Science 78, 77-89

Ammor, S.M, Michaelides, C. G., and Nychas G-J. (2008) B. Insights into the role of quorum sensing in food spoilage. Journal of Food Protection 71, 1510-1525

Chorianopoulos, N.G., Giaouris, E.D., Skandamis, P.N., Haroutounian, S.A. and Nychas G.-J.N. (2008) Disinfectant test against monoculture and mixed-culture biofilms composed of echnological, spoilage and pathogenic bacteria: bactericidal effect of essential oil and hydrosol of Satureja thymbra and comparison with standard acid–base sanitizers. J. Appl Microbiol 104, 1586-1596

M.S. Ammor, A. Argyri, G-J. Nychas. (2009) M.S. Ammor, A. Argyri, G-J. Nychas. D. (2009). Rapid monitoring of the spoilage of minced beef stored under conventionally and active packaging conditions using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy in tandem with chemometrics. Meat Science, 81 507-514

Chorianopoulos, N., Giaouris, E. and Nychas G.-J.N. (2009) Early stages of biofilm development by Salmonella Enteritidis on stainless steel are inhibited by the cell-free culture supernatant of Hafnia alvei. Journal of Applied Microbiology.

G-John E. Nychas, D. Dourou, P Skandamis, K Koutsoumanis, J Baranyi, J Sofos. (2009) Effect of microbial cell free meat extract on the growth of spoilage bacteria. Journal of Applied Microbiology.

D. Dourou, M. S. Ammor, P Skandamis, G. – J. Nychas (2009) Growth of Salmonella Enteritidis and Salmonella Typhimurium in the presence of quorum sensing signalling compounds produced by other Gram-negative pathogenic bacteria. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease.

Eleana Kristo, Konstantinos P. Koutsoumanis, Costas G. Biliaderis (2008) Thermal, mechanical and water vapor barrier properties of sodium caseinate films containing antimicrobials and their inhibitory action on Listeria monocytogenes. Food Hydrocolloids, Volume 22, Issue 3, May 2008, Pages 373-386

K. Koutsoumanis. (2008) A study on the variability in the growth limits of individual cells and its effect on the behavior of microbial populations. International Journal of Food Microbiology, 128, 116-121
Hariklia Vaikousi, Costas G. Biliaderis, and Konstantinos P. Koutsoumanis. (2008) Development of a Microbial Time/Temperature Indicator Prototype for Monitoring the Microbiological Quality of Chilled Foods. Appl. Envir. Microbiol. 2008 74: 3242-3250

Koutsoumanis, K. (2009) Modeling Food Spoilage in Microbial Risk Assessment. Journal of Food Protection, Volume 72, 425-427(3)
J.R. Rhoades, G. Duffy, K. Koutsoumanis (2009) J.R. Rhoades, G. Duffy, K. Koutsoumanis (2009). Prevalence and concentration of verocytotoxigenic Escherichia coli, Salmonella enterica and Listeria monocytogenes in the beef production chain: A review. Food Microbiology In Press

Kyriaki G. Zinoviadou , Konstantinos P. Koutsoumanis , Costas G. Biliaderis. (2009) Physico-chemical properties of whey protein isolate films containing oregano oil and their antimicrobial action against spoilage flora of fresh beef. Meat Science (In Press)

Alexandra Lianou, Konstantinos P. Koutsoumanis. (2009) Alexandra Lianou, Konstantinos P. Koutsoumanis. (2009). Evaluation of the effect of defrosting practices of ground beef on the heat tolerance of Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella Enteritidis. Meat Science (In Press)

Hariklia Vaikousi1, Costas G. Biliaderis1 and Konstantinos P. Koutsoumanis. (2009) Applicability of a microbial Time Temperature Indicator (TTI) for monitoring spoilage of modified atmosphere packed minced meat. International Journal of Food Microbiology (Submitted)

Agapi I. Doulgeraki, Spiros Paramithiotis and George – John, E. Nychas (2009) Genomic analysis of lactic acid bacteria isolated during the spoilage process of minced beef stored under different conditions at 3rd Pan-Hellenic conference of Biotechnology and Technology of foods15-17 October Rethymno, Crete, Greece

Agapi I. Doulgeraki, Spiros Paramithiotis and George – John, E. Nychas (2009) A modified pulsed - field gel electrophoresis method to prevent DNA degradation of Enterobacteriaceae3rd Pan – Hellenic of Interdisciplinary Society of Food Hygiene assurance at 4 – 6 June Thessaloniki, Greece

Agapi I. Doulgeraki, Spiros Paramithiotis and George – John, E. Nychas (2010) Identification with molecular tools of Enterobacteriaceae isolates recovered from meat at 6th Pan – Hellenic of Interdisciplinary Society of Food Hygiene assurance4 – 6 June Thessaloniki, Greece

Agapi I. Doulgeraki, Vasiliki A. Blana, Anthoula A. Argyri, Antigoni – Varvara Kuriakopoulou Eustathios Panagou and George – John E. Nychas (2009) Effectiveness of volatile compounds of oregano essential oil on Listeria monocytogenes in vitro and in meat at 5th Pan – Hellenic of Interdisciplinary Society of Food Hygiene assurance4 – 6 June Thessaloniki, Greece

Argyri, A.A., Panagou, E.Z., Jarvis, R., Goodacre, R. and Nychas, G-J.E. (2009) The potential of end-product metabolites on predicting the shelf life of minced beef stored under aerobic and modified atmospheres with or without the effect of essential oils at 6th ICPMF 8-12 September Washington D.C., USA

Blana V. A., Griffiths M. W. and Nychas G.-J. E. (2009) Cell-to-cell communication during beef spoilage6th Pan – Hellenic of Interdisciplinary Society of Food Hygiene assurance at 4 – 6 June Thessaloniki, Greece

Blana V.A. and Nychas G.-J.E. (2009) Quorum sensing phenomenon through minced beef spoilage at 3rd Pan-Hellenic conference of Biotechnology and Technology of foods 15- Rethymno, Crete, Greece 17 October

Chorianopoulos N., Giaouris E., Skandamis P. and Nychas G.-J. (2010) Effect of Listeria monocytogenes acid tolerance response (ATR) on its adherent survival under food processing-related stresses and on the subsequent disinfection of attached cells with standard acid and natural sanitizers at International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) Annual Meeting1 – 4 August Anaheim, California

Koutsoumanis K. (2009) , (2009). The use of Predictive Microbiology in Risk Assessment. In: at Advancing Beef Safety through research and innovation, An international conference organised by ProSafeBeef, Duffy, G., and Nychas, G.J. (eds) 25-26- March, 2009, Dublin, Ireland, p.21

Blana V. A. and Nychas G.-J. E. (15-17 October, 2009) Quorum sensing phenomenon through minced beef spoilage at 3rd Pan-Hellenic conference of Biotechnology and Technology of foods

Argyri, A.A., Panagou, E.Z., Jarvis, R., Goodacre, R. and Nychas, G-J.E. (8-12 September, 2009) The potential of end-product metabolites on predicting the shelf life of minced beef stored under aerobic and modified atmospheres with or without the effect of essential oils at 6th ICPMF

Agapi I. Doulgeraki, Spiros Paramithiotis and George – John, E. Nychas (15-17 October, 2009) Genomic analysis of lactic acid bacteria isolated during the spoilage process of minced beef stored under different conditions at 3rd Pan-Hellenic conference of Biotechnology and Technology of foods

Agapi I. Doulgeraki, Spiros Paramithiotis and George – John, E. Nychas (4-6 June, 2010) A modified pulsed - field gel electrophoresis method to prevent DNA degradation of Enterobacteriaceae at 3rd Pan – Hellenic of Interdisciplinary Society of Food Hygiene assurance

Agapi I. Doulgeraki, Vasiliki A. Blana, Anthoula A. Argyri, Antigoni – Varvara Kuriakopoulou Eustathios Panagou and George – John E. Nychas (4-6 June, 2010) Effectiveness of volatile compounds of oregano essential oil on Listeria monocytogenes in vitro and in meat at 5th Pan – Hellenic of Interdisciplinary Society of Food Hygiene assurance

Agapi I. Doulgeraki, Spiros Paramithiotis and George – John, E. Nychas (4-6 June, 2010) Identification with molecular tools of Enterobacteriaceae isolates recovered from meat at 6th Pan – Hellenic of Interdisciplinary Society of Food Hygiene assurance

Giaouris E. (28-29 October, 2009) Attachment of Listeria monocytogenes to stainless steel surfaces under food processing-related stresses and subsequent exposure of sessile cells to disinfection at Abildgaard Symposium on the Response of Bacterial Pathogens to Biocides, University of Copenhagen

Chorianopoulos N., Giaouris E., Skandamis P. and Nychas G.-J. (1-4 Aug, 2010) Effect of Listeria monocytogenes acid tolerance response (ATR) on its adherent survival under food processing-related stresses and on the subsequent disinfection of attached cells with standard acid and natural sanitizers at International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) Annual Meeting

Blana V. A., Griffiths M. W. and Nychas G.-J. E. (4-6 June, 2010) Cell-to-cell communication during beef spoilage at 6th Pan – Hellenic of Interdisciplinary Society of Food Hygiene assurance

Blana V. A. and Nychas G.-J. E. ( 9 April, 2009 ) Presence of quorum sensing phenomenon in beef products at 2nd International Conference of Food Science and Nutrition,

Argyri, A.A, Panagou, E., Jarvis, R. , Goodacre, R. , and Nychas, G-J.E . (15-17, October 2009 ) The dynamics of Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and Raman spectroscopy on the rapid prediction of meat shelf life at 3nd Pan-Hellenic conference of biotechnology and technology of foods

Argyri, A.A., Ammor, S. Panagou, E.Z. and Nychas, G-J.E. ( 9 April, 2009 ) Fingerprinting of the course of beef spoilage and shelf life prediction using Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) at 2nd International conference of food science and nutrition

Agapi I. Doulgeraki, Dafni - Maria Kagkli Eustathios Panagou and George – John, E. Nychas ( 9 April, 2009 ) Contribution of lactic acid bacteria in beef spoilage during storage under aerobic and modified atmosphere conditions at 3rd International conference of food science and nutrition

Chorianopoulos N., Giaouris E., Panagou E. and Nychas G.-J. (11-13 November, 2009) Early stages of biofilm development by Salmonella Enteritidis on stainless steel are inhibited by the cell-free culture supernatant of Hafnia alvei at EFFoST Conference on New Challenges in Food Preservation, Processing – Safety – Sustainability

Chorianopoulos N., Giaouris E., Grigoraki I., Skandamis P., Panagou E. and Nychas G.-J. (11-13 November, 2009) Effect of Listeria monocytogenes acid tolerance response (ATR) on its adherent survival under food processing-related stresses and on the subsequent disinfection of attached cells with standard acid and natural sanitizers at EFFoST Conference on New Challenges in Food Preservation, Processing – Safety – Sustainability

Bertin, Y., Girardeau, J.P., Harel, J. and Martin, C. (2009) Analysis of physiology of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in bovine digestive content by transcriptomic profiling. at Advancing beef Safety through research and innovation Conference, Dublin (Ireland), 25-26 mars.

Christieans S. (June 2009) Update on the European project ProSafeBeef at (ACTIA Network)
Buncic S. (2007) (2007) Pre-skinning and/or post-dressing decontamination of beef carcasses: pro or contra? at Conference of Finish Official Veterinarians, Helsinki, Finland

Zinoviadou, K., Kristo, E., Biliaderis, C.G., Koutsoumanis, Κ. (39508) Mechanical properties of Whey Protein Isolate-based films and their antimicrobial effect on beef’s natural microflora. at Oral Presentation in 1st Hellenic Conference on Packaging of Food and Beverages, 17-18 March 2008, Athens, Greece (www.pack-conf.gr)

Gialamas, H., Biliaderis, C.G., Koutsoumanis, K (17-18 March 2008) Gialamas, H., Biliaderis, C.G., Koutsoumanis, K 2008 Development of innovative packaging based on the incorporation of a Lactobacillus sakei protective culture in sodium caseinate edible films: antimicrobial effect and mechanical properties at Oral Presentation in 1st Hellenic Conference on Packaging of Food and Beverages, 17-18 March 2008, Athens, Greece

Zinoviadou, K., Kristo, E., Biliaderis, C.G., Koutsoumanis, Κ (17-18 March 2008) Zinoviadou, K., Kristo, E., Biliaderis, C.G., Koutsoumanis, Κ 2008 Mechanical properties of Whey Protein Isolate-based films and their antimicrobial effect on beef’s natural microflora Oral Presentation in at 1st Hellenic Conference on Packaging of Food and Beverages, 17-18 March 2008, Athens, Greece

Vaikousi, H., Koutsoumanis, Κ., Biliaderis. C.G. (17-18 March 2008) Vaikousi, H., Koutsoumanis, Κ., Biliaderis. C.G. 2008. Development of a microbial Time Temperature Ιndicator (TTI) suitable for the monitoring of food quality Oral Presentation at 2nd Hellenic Conference on Packaging of Food and Beverages, 17-18 March 2008, Athens, Greece

Koutsoumanis, Κ (26th to 28th of June 2008) Koutsoumanis, Κ 2008 Predictive Microbiology Tools for Evaluating the Compliance of RTE Foods with the New European Union Safety Criteria for Listeria monocytogenes at Invited Lecture in FOODSIM 2008, June 26-28, 2008, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Koutsoumanis, Κ (22nd to 24th of October 2008) Predictive food microbiology as a tool in risk assessment. at Invited Lecture in Annual Meeting of the Italian Society for Veterinary Diagnostics (SIDILV), Alghero, Sardinia 22-24 October 2008

Koutsoumanis, Κ (21st to 22nd of April 2008) Adapting Predictive Modeling Developments in Microbial Risk Assessment at Invited Lecture in Risk Assessment workshop for the EFSA Salmonella in Pigs QMRA project 21st – 22nd April 2008, Copenhagen.

Buncic, S. (March 25th and 26th 2009) Foodborne pathogens on cattle hides and their control in the context of beef safety at

Koutsoumanis, Κ., Vaikousi, H., Biliaderis (2008) Development and validation of a microbial Time Temperature Ιndicator (TTI) for shelf life control of chilled foods. at The 21st International ICFMH Symposium “Evolving Microbial Food Quality and Safety”, Aberdeen a 1st – 4th September 2008 p. 80

Koutsoumanis, K. (2009) The use of Predictive Microbiology in Risk Assessment. at In: Advancing Beef Safety through research and innovation, An international conference organised by ProSafeBeef, Duffy, G., and Nychas, G.J. (eds) 25-26- March, 2009, Dublin, Ireland, p.21

Bertin, Y., Girardeau, J.P., and Martin, C. (2009) Expression of genes involved in carriage and persistence of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in the bovine gastrointestintal tract. at Pathogenic E. coli network Conference, Oslo (Norway), 5-6 mars.

Brahou E., Giaouris E., Skandamis, P. and Nychas G.-J. (2009) Attachment to and biofilm formation on polystyrene microplates and stainless steel surfaces by food-relevant bacterial strains. at 3nd Pan-Hellenic conference of biotechnology and technology of foods. Rethymno, Greece.

Chamot S.1, Hannevik S., Wold Åsli A., Chavant P., Bernardi T., Desvaux M., Heir E., and Hébraud M. (2009) Bacterial adhesion and biofilm formation: assessment of novel and standard microtiter plate assays. at ProSafeBeef Safety Conference, 25-26- March, 2009, Dublin, Ireland

Gialamaς Haralampos, Biliaderis Costas, Koutsoumanis Kostas (March 25-26, 2009) Development and application of a novel packaging technology for fresh meat based on the incorporation of a Lactobacillus sakei protective culture into a an Na-caseinate edible film at ProSafeBeef Safety Conference, 25-26- March, 2009, Dublin, Ireland

Vaikousi Hariklia, Biliaderis Costas, Koutsoumanis Kostas (March 25-26, 2009) Development of a microbial Time Temperature Indicator (TTI) for monitoring microbiological quality of fresh meat products at ProSafeBeef Safety Conference, 25-26- March, 2009, Dublin, Ireland

Lianou Alexandra, Koutsoumanis Kostas (March 25-26, 2009) Effect of Thawing Practices of Ground Beef on the Heat Tolerance of Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella Enteritidis at ProSafeBeef Safety Conference, 25-26- March, 2009, Dublin, Ireland

Koutsoumanis, K. (2009) A stochastic modeling approach for taking into account spoilage in Risk Assessment: Application for Escherichia coli O157:H7 in ground beef. at ProSafeBeef Safety Conference, 25-26- March, 2009, Dublin, Ireland

Lee M.R.F., Scott, M.B., Evans, P., Richardson, R.I., Kim, E.J., Veberg Dahl A., Lundby, F., Scollan N.D (2010) The potential of a lucerne extract (PX) to provide fluorescent chlorophyll derivatives to act as markers of faecal contamination on beef carcasses. at Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science. (in press)

Zinoviadou Kyriaki, Koutsoumanis Kostas, Biliaderis Costas (March 25-26, 2009) Physico-chemical properties of whey protein isolate films containing oregano oil and their antimicrobial action against spoilage flora of fresh beef at ProSafeBeef Safety Conference, 25-26- March, 2009, Dublin, Ireland

Wieczorek, K., Denis, E., and Osek, J., (2009) Molecular characterization of 35. pathogens identified on hide and carcass of cattle slaughtered in Poland at ProSafeBeef Safety Conference, 25-26- March, 2009, Dublin, Ireland

Wieczorek, K., Denis, E., and Osek, J. (2009) Occurrence, characteristion and anti-microbial resistance if VTEC strains recovered from cattle slaughtered in Poland. at Proceedings International conference “Ecology of pathogenic E.coli” Oslo, Norway,

Zinoviadou Kyriaki, Koutsoumanis Kostas and Biliaderis Costas (2009) Physico-chemical properties of whey protein isolate films containing oregano oil and their antimicrobial action against spoilage flora of fresh beef. at ProSafeBeef Safety Conference, 25-26- March, 2009, Dublin, Ireland

Τzavaras I., Skidina C., Boston-Smite N. and Κoutsoumanis K. (2009) A survey study on the prevalence and concentration of pathogens and hygiene “indicators” bacteria on beef hides and carcasses in Greek slaughterhouses at ProSafeBeef Safety Conference, 25-26- March, 2009, Dublin, Ireland

Bouhrara, M., Damez, J.-L., Clerjon, S., Benmoussa, A, Portanguen, S., Chevarin, C., Kondjoyan, A., Bonny, J.-M. . (2009) MRI assessment of deformation and cooking loss during beef meat heating, at 55th International Congress of Meat Science and Technology, 16-20 August 2009, Copenhagen, Denmark, PS4.05, 102.00, 4p.

Daudin, J. D. and Lebert, A. (2009) Ions transport through beef meat tissue during marination. at 55th Int. Cong. of Meat Science and Technology pp PS 4.07, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Lebert, A. and Daudin, J. D. (2009) Measurement and prediction of pH and raw of meat products. at 55th Int. Cong. of Meat Science and Technology pp PE 4.99, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Oillic, S., Portanguen, S., Lemoine, E., Gros, J.B., Kondjoyan, A. . (2009) Détermination de la conductivité thermique des viandes cuites par technique inverse. at Congrès de la Société Française de Thermique, 26-29 mai 2009, Vannes (France).

Portanguen, S., Lebert, A., Kondjoyan, A. . (2009) Effect of animal diet and muscle type on the evolution of the colour of cooked beef meat, at 55th International Congress of Meat Science and Technology, 16-20 August 2009, Copenhagen, Denmark, PE4.62, 227.00, 4p.

Gialamas, H., Biliaderis, C.G., Koutsoumanis, K. (39508) Development of innovative packaging based on the incorporation of a Lactobacillus sakei protective culture in sodium caseinate edible films: antimicrobial effect and mechanical properties. Oral Presentation at 1st Hellenic Conference on Packaging of Food and Beverages, 17-18 March 2008, Athens, Greece (www.pack-conf.gr)

Vaikousi, H., Koutsoumanis, Κ., Biliaderis. C.G. (39508) Development of a microbial Time Temperature Ιndicator (TTI) suitable for the monitoring of food quality. at Oral Presentation in 1st Hellenic Conference on Packaging of Food and Beverages, 17-18 March 2008, Athens, Greece (www.pack-conf.gr)Meeting with Stakeholders

Antic D., Buncic S. (2007) Hide decontamination in slaughtered cattle: a meat safety control measure. at XVII International Conference of Serbian Veterinary Association, Zlatibor, Serbia

Dimitra Dourou, Catherine A. Simpson, Keith E. Belk, John A. Scanga, Gary C. Smith, Konstantinos Koutsoumanis, George-John E. Nychas, and John N. Sofos. (28th of June to the 1st of July 2008) Variation on the attachment and biofilm formation among Escherichia coli O157:H7 strains on stainless steel surfaces under two inoculation scenarios. at 2008 IFT Annual Meeting + Food Expo, New Orleans, LA, 28/6-1/7/2008.

Anthoula A. Argyri, Mohammed Salim Ammor, Efstathios Z. Panagou, and G-John E. Nychas. (3rd to the 6th of August 2008) Rapid Detection of Meat Freshness Using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy. at 95th Annual Meeting of the International Association for Food Protection, Colombus, Ohio, 3-6/8/2008.

Efstathios Giaouris, Romain Briandet, Mickael Meyrand, Pascal Courtin, George-John E. Nychas, and Marie-Pierre Chapot-Chartier. (3rd to the 6th of August 2008) Impact of Teichoic Acids D-Alanylation in Lactococcus lactis on its Surface Physicochemical Properties, Adhesion Behavior and Nisin and Lysozyme Sensitivity. at 95th Annual Meeting of the International Association for Food Protection, Colombus, Ohio, 3-6/8/2008.

D Dourou, C A. Simpson, Y Yoon, Keith E. Belk, John A. Scanga, Gary C. Smith, K. Koutsoumanis, G-J E. Nychas, and John N. Sofos (3rd to the 6th of August 2008) Effect of Temperature, Shear and Substrate on Attachment and Biofilm Formation by Escherichia coli O157:H7 on Various Food-contact Surfaces Encountered in Beef Processing. at 95th Annual Meeting of the International Association for Food Protection, Colombus, Ohio, 3-6/8/2008.

A. Doulgeraki, A. Argyri, V. Blana, G-J. E. Nychas (1st to the 8th of August 2008) Potential Use of Essential Oils for Beef Preservation at Natural Products, Athens 1-8 August 2008.
A. Doulgeraki, V. Blana, A. Argyri, S. Ammor, J. Sofos, G.-J. E. Nychas. (1st to the 4th of September 2008) The Role of Lactic Acid Bacteria and AI-2 Like Activity In Spoilage of Modified Atmosphere Packaged Meat. at FoodMicro: Evolving microbial food quality and safety, Aberdeen, Scotland, 1-4 September 2008.

V. Blana, C. Michaelidis, E. Panagou, G.-J. E. Nychas (1st to the 4th of September 2008) Detection of Quorum Sensing Signals (AI-1 and AI-2) produced in minced beef samples stored under various conditions. at FoodMicro: Evolving microbial food quality and safety, Aberdeen, Scotland, 1-4 September 2008.

A. Doulgeraki, J. Hayes, D.-M. Kagkli, K. Jordan, G.-J. E. Nychas (1st to the 4th of September 2008) Dynamics of Lactic Acid Bacteria Population in Minced Beef. at FoodMicro: Evolving microbial food quality and safety, Aberdeen, Scotland, 1-4 September 2008.

A. Doulgeraki, V. Blana, E. Panagou, G.-J. E. Nychas (10th to 12th of October 2008) The role of Lactic acid bacteria and Quorum sensing in meat spoilage. at 1st Congress for Meat & Meat products. Athens 10-12 October 2008.

A. Doulgeraki, A. Nisitou, G.-J. E. Nychas. (10th to 12th of October 2008) The effect of packaging and storage temperature in Lactic acid population. at 1st Congress for Meat & Meat products. Athens 10-12 October 2008.

A. Argyri, P. Tarantilis, C. Pappas, E. Panagou, M. Polysiou, G.-J. Nychas (10th to 12th of October 2008) Rapid Detection of Meat Freshness Using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy. at 1st Congress for Meat & Meat products. Athens 10-12 October 2008.

A. Doulgeraki, V. Blana, E. Panagou, G.-J. E. Nychas. Microbiokosmos. (12th to the 14th of december 2008) The role of Lactic acid bacteria and Quorum sensing in meat spoilage. at Microbiokosmos. Athens 12-14 December 2008.

A. Argyri, P. Tarantilis, C. Pappas, E. Panagou, M. Polysiou, G.-J. Nychas. (12th to the 14th of december 2008) Rapid Detection of Meat Freshness Using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy. at Microbiokosmos. Athens 12-14 December 2008.

A. Doulgeraki, A. Nisitou, G.-J. E. Nychas. (12th to the 14th of december 2008) The effect of packaging and storage temperature in Lactic acid population at Microbiokosmos. Athens 12-14 December 2008.

Alexandros Doukas, Athina Grounda, Anastasios Stamatiou, Efstathios Panagou and George-John Nychas. (5th to 6th of March 2009) GROWTH AND SURVIVAL OF Escherichia coli O157:H7 IN MINCED BEEF STORED UNDER DIFFERENT PACKAGING AND TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS. at INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE: 'The Ecology of Pathogenic E. coli'. Oslo, Norway, March 5-6th 2009.

Doulgeraki, A., Blana, V., Panagou, E., Sofos, J., & Nychas G-J. (25th to 26th of March 2009) Quorum Sensing compounds and the role of lactic acid bacteria in beef spoilage. at Ashtown Food Research CentreConference on Advancing Beef Safety through Research March 25 to 26th 2007

Argyri, A. Tarantilis P.Α., Pappas, C., Panagou, E., Ammor, S., Polysiou, M., & Nychas G.-J (25th to 26th of March 2009) Potential Use of Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) to assess beef spoilage. at Ashtown Food Research CentreConference on Advancing Beef Safety through Research March 25 to 26th 2007

Doulgeraki, A., Nisiotou, A., & Nychas, G-J. (25th to 26th of March 2009) Contribution of lactic acid bacteria population in meat stored under modified atmospheres. at Ashtown Food Research Centre
Conference on Advancing Beef Safety through Research March 25 to 26th 2007

Samoilis, G., Paramithiotis, S., Skandamis, P., & Nychas, G (25th to 26th of March 2009) Contribution of –omics in the Microbiology of Meat. at Ashtown Food Research Centre
Conference on Advancing Beef Safety through Research March 25 to 26th 2008

Panagou, E ., Argyri, A. Tarantilis P.Α., Polysiou, M., & Nychas G-J. (25th to 26th of March 2009) Prediction of beef quality using a machine learning approach based on spectral data from FTIR. at Ashtown Food Research Centre, Conference on Advancing Beef Safety through Research
March 25 to 26th 2009

Nisiotou, A., Iliopoulos, V., Gounadaki, A.,Panagou, S., & Nychas G-J.E. (25th to 26th of March 2009) Effect of marination as a new processing method on beef safety/spoilage stored at refrigeration/abuse temperatures. at Ashtown Food Research Centre, Conference on Advancing Beef Safety through Research March 25 to 26th 2009

Anthoula A. Argyri, Agapi I. Doulgeraki, Vasiliki A. Blana and George-John E. Nychas. (25th to 26th of March 2009) The potential of HPLC analysis of organic acids on predicting the self life of minced beef stored under conventional and active packaging conditions. at Ashtown Food Research Centre
Conference on Advancing Beef Safety through Research, March 25 to 26th 2009

N.G. Chorianopoulos, E.D. Giaouris and G.-J.E. Nychas (25th to 26th of March 2009) Potential implication of extracellular signals produced by Hafnia alvei on the early stages of biofilm development by Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis on stainless steel. at Ashtown Food Research Centre
Conference on Advancing Beef Safety through Research, March 25 to 26th 2009

Alexandros Doukas, Athina Grounda, Anastasios Stamatiou, Efstathios Panagou and George-John Nychas. (25th to 26th of March 2009) GROWTH AND SURVIVAL OF Escherichia coli O157:H7 IN MINCED BEEF STORED UNDER DIFFERENT PACKAGING AND TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS. at Ashtown Food Research Centre, Conference on Advancing Beef Safety through Research, March 25 to 26th 2009

Dimitra Dourou, Mohammed Salim Ammor, Panagiotis Skandamis and George-John E. Nychas (25th to 26th of March 2009) Growth of Salmonella Enteritidis and Salmonella Typhimurium in the presence of quorum sensing signalling compounds produced by spoilage and pathogenic bacteria. at Ashtown Food Research Centre, Conference on Advancing Beef Safety through Research, March 25 to 26th 2009

Nastasijevic I., Mitrovic R. and Buncic S., (March 25th to 26th 2008) Nastasijevic I., Mitrovic R. and Buncic S., 2009, The occurrence of Escherichia coli O157 in/on faeces, carcasses and fresh meats from cattle at at Ashtown Food Research Centre, Conference on Advancing Beef Safety through Research, March 25 to 26th 2009

Antic D., Blagojevic B., Ducic M., Mitrovic R., Nastasijevic I. and Buncic S. (March 25th to 26th 2008) Evaluation of “microbial fixation” treatments on cattle hides – a proof of concept study at at Ashtown Food Research Centre, Conference on Advancing Beef Safety through Research, March 25 to 26th 2009

Antic D., Ducic M., Blagojevic B., Mitrovic R., Nastasijevic I. and Buncic S (March 25th to 26th 2008) icrobial transfer from cattle hides onto beef via direct contact at at Ashtown Food Research Centre, Conference on Advancing Beef Safety through Research, March 25 to 26th 2010

Antic D., Ducic M., Blagojevic B., Mitrovic R., Nastasijevic I. and Buncic S (March 25th to 26th 2008) Distribution of microflora on cattle hides at at Ashtown Food Research Centre, Conference on Advancing Beef Safety through Research, March 25 to 26th 2009

Gialamaς Haralamos, Biliaderis Costas and Koutsoumanis Kostas (2009) Gialamaς Haralamos, Biliaderis Costas and Koutsoumanis Kostas, 2009. Development and application of a novel packaging technology for fresh meat based on the incorporation of a Lactobacillus sakei protective culture into a an Na-caseinate edible film. In Proceedings Conference “Advancing Beef Safety through Research and inovoation”, Teagasc, Ashtown Food Research Centre, March 25 to 26th 2009. ISBN 1-84170-539-2.

Vaikousi Hariklia, Biliaderis Costas, and Koutsoumanis Kostas (2009) Vaikousi Hariklia, Biliaderis Costas, and Koutsoumanis Kostas, 2009. Development of a microbial Time Temperature Indicator (TTI) for monitoring microbiological quality of fresh meat products. In Proceedings Conference “Advancing Beef Safety through Research and inovoation”, Teagasc, Ashtown Food Research Centre, March 25 to 26th 2009. ISBN 1-84170-539-2.

Lianou Alexandra and Koutsoumanis Kostas, (2009) Lianou Alexandra and Koutsoumanis Kostas, 2009. Effect of Thawing Practices of Ground Beef on the Heat Tolerance of Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella Enteritidis In Proceedings Conference “Advancing Beef Safety through Research and inovoation”, Teagasc, Ashtown Food Research Centre, March 25 to 26th 2009. ISBN 1-84170-539-2.

Τzavaras Ioannis, Skidina Christina, Boston-Smite Natalie and Κoutsoumanis Kostas (2009) A survey study on the prevalence and concentration of pathogens and hygiene “indicators” bacteria on beef hides and carcasses in Greek slaughterhouses In Proceedings Conference “Advancing Beef Safety through Research and inovoation”, Teagasc, Ashtown Food Research Centre, March 25 to 26th 2009. ISBN 1-84170-539-2.

Zinoviadou Kyriaki, Koutsoumanis Kostas and Biliaderis Costas (2009) Physico-chemical properties of whey protein isolate films containing oregano oil and their antimicrobial action against spoilage flora of fresh beef. In Proceedings Conference “Advancing Beef Safety through Research and inovoation”, Teagasc, Ashtown Food Research Centre, March 25 to 26th 2009. ISBN 1-84170-539-2.

Koutsoumanis Kostas (2009) A stochastic modeling approach for taking into account spoilage in Risk Assessment: Application for Escherichia coli O157:H7 in ground beef. In Proceedings Conference “Advancing Beef Safety through Research and inovoation”, Teagasc, Ashtown Food Research Centre, March 25 to 26th 2009. ISBN 1-84170-539-2.

Osek J., Lopatek M. (March 6th to 7th 2008) Identification of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) in slaughter cattle in Poland. Proceedings of the International Conference “E. coli: Pathogenicity, Virulence and Emerging Pathogenic Strains”, Rome, Italy, March 6-7, 2008, p. 40
Wieczorek K., Denis E., Osek J (March 6th to 7th 2008) Occurrence, characterisation and antimicrobial resistence of VTEC strains recovered from cattle slaughtered in Poland. Proceeedings of the International Conference “Ecology of Pathogenic Escherichia coli”, Oslo, Norway, March 5-6, 2009, p. 80

Denis E., Wieczorek K., Osek J (March 25th to 26th 2008) Prevalence of selected pathogens on hide and carcass of cattle slaughtered in Poland. Proceedings of the international conference In Proceedings Conference “Advancing Beef Safety through Research and inovoation”, Teagasc, Ashtown Food Research Centre, March 25 to 26th 2009. ISBN 1-84170-539-2.

Wieczorek K., Denis E., Osek J. (March 25th to 26th 2008) Molecular characterization of pathogens identified on hide and carcass of cattle slaughtered in Poland. Proceedings of the international conference In Proceedings Conference “Advancing Beef Safety through Research and inovoation”, Teagasc, Ashtown Food Research Centre, March 25 to 26th 2009. ISBN 1-84170-539-2.