Shirley Micallef
Shirley Micallef
Research Interests
- Microbiological safety of fresh produce (especially pre-harvest plant associations with Salmonella and E. coli O157:H7)
- Impact of cropping practices and environmental/climatic conditions on the persistence and dispersal of foodborne enteric pathogens in the agricultural environment (such as cover crops, soil amendments, mulches, weather events)
- Reciprocal responses in enteropathogen-plant associations
- Environmental metabolomics of plant surfaces to decipher enteric pathogen colonization of plants
- Beneficial microbes, plant-growth-promoting bacteria and their role in plant resilience to abiotic and biotic stresses
- Crop microbiomes
Latest Papers
Salmonella enterica serovars co‐exist sporadically and at low abundance in US mid‐Atlantic irrigation ponds
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Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture
Author(s): Shirley A Micallef, Mary Theresa Callahan, Nikki W Shariat, et. al
UMD Author(s): Shirley Micallef
Differential phenolic metabolite and ROS responses in lettuce following infiltration with Salmonella and Escherichia coli O157:H7 accompanied bacterial log reductions
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Food Microbiology
Author(s): Claire L. Hudson, Shirley A. Micallef
UMD Author(s): Shirley Micallef
Transcriptomic response of Escherichia coli O157:H7 on Romaine lettuce from harvest to storage during the pre-processing interval
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Postharvest Biology and Technology
Author(s): Qiao Ding, Ganyu Gu, Yaguang Luo, et. al
UMD Author(s): Shirley Micallef
Efficacy of sodium hypochlorite and peracetic acid in reducing cross-contamination during washing of baby spinach at different water quality levels
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Journal of food science
UMD Author(s): Shirley Micallef
Evaluation of Calcium Hypochlorite and Peroxyacetic Acid to Inactivate E. coli and Salmonella in Irrigation Water in Maryland
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Journal of Food Safety
UMD Author(s): Shirley Micallef
Sub-lethal stress-induced cross-protection against ultraviolet-C in Salmonella enterica on raw whole almonds and fresh-cut leafy greens
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Frontiers in microbiology
UMD Author(s): Shirley Micallef
Sequential combination of gaseous chlorine dioxide and ultraviolet-C: Tackling sub-lethally stressed Salmonella enterica on raw whole almonds and fresh-cut leafy greens
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FOOD RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL
UMD Author(s): Shirley Micallef
Epiphytic, Attached, and Internal Escherichia coliO157:H7 Subpopulations Associating With Romaine Lettuce Are Strain‐Dependent and Affected by Relative Humidity and Pre‐ and Postharvest Plant State
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Journal of Food Safety
Author(s): Claire L. Hudson, Shirley A. Micallef
UMD Author(s): Shirley Micallef