John J. Maurer

Characterization of chloramphenicol resistance in beta-hemolytic Escherichia coli associated with diarrhea in neonatal swine.

Distribution of staphylococcal enterotoxin genes among Staphylococcus aureus isolates from poultry and humans with invasive staphylococcal disease.

Acquisition of antibiotic resistance plasmids by enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 within rumen fluid.

Application of nested polymerase chain reaction to detection of Salmonella in poultry environment.

Animal sources of salmonellosis in humans.

Virulence factors associated with Escherichia coli present in a commercially produced competitive exclusion product.

Characterization of multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli isolates associated with nosocomial infections in dogs.

Animal issues associated with Escherichia coli O157:H7.

Evaluation of broiler litter with reference to the microbial composition as assessed by using 16S rRNA and functional gene markers.

Antimicrobial susceptibilities of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from commercial broilers in northeastern Georgia.

Rapid detection of Campylobacter coli, C. jejuni, and Salmonella enterica on poultry carcasses by using PCR-enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.

Prediction of chicken embryo lethality with the avian Escherichia coli traits complement resistance, colicin V production, and presence of the increased serum survival gene cluster (iss).

A restriction fragment length polymorphism-based polymerase chain reaction as an alternative to serotyping for identifying Salmonella serotypes.

Diversity and succession of the intestinal bacterial community of the maturing broiler chicken.

Gram-positive bacteria are a major reservoir of Class 1 antibiotic resistance integrons in poultry litter.

Antimicrobial susceptibility and molecular characterization of avian pathogenic Escherichia coli isolates.

Investigation and control of an outbreak of salmonellosis caused by multidrug-resistant Salmonella typhimurium in a population of hospitalized horses.

Free-living Canada geese and antimicrobial resistance.

Detection of a novel virulence gene and a Salmonella virulence homologue among Escherichia coli isolated from broiler chickens.

Vertical and horizontal transmission of salmonella within integrated broiler production system.

Dissemination of fluoroquinolone-resistant Campylobacter spp. within an integrated commercial poultry production system.

The proper conduct of research.

Antimicrobial susceptibility and distribution of antimicrobial-resistance genes among Enterococcus and coagulase-negative Staphylococcus isolates recovered from poultry litter.

Molecular characterization reveals Salmonella enterica serovar 4,[5],12:i:- from poultry is a variant Typhimurium serovar.

Rapid screening of Salmonella enterica serovars Enteritidis, Hadar, Heidelberg and Typhimurium using a serologically-correlative allelotyping PCR targeting the O and H antigen alleles.

Effect of Salmonella vaccination of breeder chickens on contamination of broiler chicken carcasses in integrated poultry operations.

Rapid detection and limitations of molecular techniques.

Variation in Salmonella enteritidis RAPD-pCR patterns may not be due to genetic differences.