Maria Brandl
Produce Safety and Microbiology Research
Research Microbiologist
Phone: (510) 559-5885
Fax: (510) 559-6162
Room WAB305 USDA, ARS, PWA, WRRC-PSM
800 BUCHANAN STREET ALBANY, CA, 94710
Brandl, M. 2008. Plant lesions promote the rapid multiplication of Escherichia coli O157:H7 on post-harvest lettuce. Applied and Environmental Microbiology.
74(17) 5285-5289
Gourabathini, P., Brandl, M., Redding, K.S., Gunderson, J.H., Berk, S.G. 2008. Interactions Between Foodborne Pathogens and Protozoa Isolated from Lettuce and Spinach. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 74:2518-2525
Brandl, M., Amundson, R. 2008. Leaf age as a risk factor in the contamination of lettuce with Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella enterica. Applied and Environmental Microbiology.74:2298-2306
Brandl, M., Pan, Z., Huynh, S., Zhu, Y., Mc Hugh, T.H. 2008. Reduction of Salmonella Enteritidis Population Sizes on Almond Kernels with Infrared Heat. Journal of Food Protection. 71(5)-897-902
Danyluk, M.D., Brandl, M., Harris, L.J. 2008. Migration of Salmonella Enteritidis PT 30 through almond hulls and shells. Journal of Food Protection. 71:397-401
Chantangsi, C., Lynn, D.H., Brandl, M. 2007. Barcoding Ciliates: a comprehensive study of 75 isolates of the genus Tetrahymena. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 57:2412-25.
Tian, P., Jiang, X., Zhong, W., Jensen, H., Brandl, M., Bates, A.H., Engelbrektson, A.L., Mandrell, R.E. 2007. Binding of recombinant norovirus like particle to histo-blood group antigen on cells in the lumen of pig duodenum. Research in Veterinary Science. 83(3) 410-418
Brandl, M.T. 2006. Human pathogens and the health threat of the phyllosphere. . In "Microbial ecology of aerial plant surfaces". (Eds.) Bailey, M.J., A.K. Lilley, T.M. Timms-Wilson, and P.T.N. Spencer-Phillips. CAB International. Wallingford, UKBook Chapter. 269-286
Solomon, E.B., Brandl, M., Mandrell, R.E. 2006. Behavior of human pathogens on produce. In: Matthews, K.R., editor. Emerging Issues in Food Safety: Microbiology of Fresh Produce. Washington, D.C.:ASM Press. p. 55-83.
Tian, P., Brandl, M., Mandrell, R.E. 2005 Porcine stomach mucin binds to recombinant norovirus particles and competitively inhibits their binding to histo-blood group antigens and human intestine cells. Letters in Applied Microbiology.(41)315-320
Brandl, M., Miller, W.G., Bates, A.H., Mandrell, R.E. 2005. Production of autoinducer-2 in salmonella enterica serovar thompson contributes to its fitness in chickens but not on cilantro plant leaf surfaces. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 71(5):2653-2662.
Brandl, M., Rosenthal, B.M., Haxo, A.F., Berk, S.G. 2005. Sequestration and enhanced survival of salmonella enterica in vesicles released by a soil-borne
species of tetrahymena.surfaces. Applied and Environmental Microbiology.71(3).1562-1569
Mandrell, R.E., Brandl, M. 2004 Campylobacter species and fresh produce: outbreaks, incidence and biology. In: Beier,R.C., Pillai,S.D., Phillips,T.D., and Ziprin,R.L., editors. Preharvest and Post Harvest Food Safety: Contemporary Issues and Future Directions. IFT Press and Blackwell publishing, Ames, IA. p. 59-72
BRANDL, M., HAXO, A.F., BATES, A.H., MANDRELL, R.E. 2004. COMPARISON OF SURVIVAL OF CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI IN THE PHYLLOSPHERE WITH THAT IN THE RHIZOSPHERE OF SPINACH AND RADISH PLANTS. APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY. 70:1182-1189.