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Paula J. Fedorka-Cray is a researcher affiliated with North Carolina State University in the United States. Their work lies primarily within the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Agricultural and Biological Sciences. The researcher has contributed extensively to the subfields of Molecular Medicine, Food Science, Endocrinology, Pollution, and Biotechnology.

Their research topics prominently include:

  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
  • Vibrio bacteria research studies
  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing

Recent publications by Paula J. Fedorka-Cray span prestigious journals and cover diverse aspects of microbiology and food safety. Notable papers include:

  • "Optimizing a Screening Protocol for Potential Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase Escherichia coli on MacConkey Agar for Use in a Global Surveillance Program," 2020, Journal of Clinical Microbiology
  • "Whole-genome sequencing analysis and CRISPR genotyping of rare antibiotic-resistant Salmonella enterica serovars isolated from food and related sources," 2020, Food Microbiology
  • "Evidence of sheep and abattoir environment as important reservoirs of multidrug resistant Salmonella and extended-spectrum beta-lactamase Escherichia coli," 2021, International Journal of Food Microbiology
  • "Class 1 integron-borne cassettes harboring blaCARB-2 gene in multidrug-resistant and virulent Salmonella Typhimurium ST19 strains recovered from clinical human stool samples, United States," 2020, PLoS ONE
  • "International lineages of Salmonella enterica serovars isolated from chicken farms, Wakiso District, Uganda," 2020, PLoS ONE

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Siddhartha Thakur
  • Megan E. Jacob
  • Shivaramu Keelara
  • Catherine Gensler
  • Daniel F. M. Monte

Paula J. Fedorka-Cray has published multiple articles in several journals, with a focus on:

  • PLoS ONE (5 publications)
  • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease (3 publications)
  • Journal of Food Protection (2 publications)
  • Journal of Clinical Microbiology (1 publication)
  • Food Microbiology (1 publication)

Best Publications

  • Antimicrobial Use and Resistance in Animals

    Scott A. McEwen;Paula J. Fedorka-Cray

  • Use of a genus- and species-specific multiplex PCR for identification of enterococci.

    Charlene R. Jackson;Paula J. Fedorka-Cray;John B. Barrett

  • Application of chlorine dioxide to lessen bacterial contamination during broiler defeathering

    M.E. Berrang;R.J. Meinersmann;N.A. Cox;P.J. Fedorka-Cray

  • World Health Organization Ranking of Antimicrobials According to Their Importance in Human Medicine: A Critical Step for Developing Risk Management Strategies to Control Antimicrobial Resistance From Food Animal Production

    Peter C. Collignon;Peter C. Collignon;John M. Conly;Antoine Andremont;Scott A. McEwen

  • Distribution of Campylobacter spp. in selected U.S. poultry production and processing operations.

    N. J. Stern;P. Fedorka-Cray;J. S. Bailey;N. A. Cox

  • Alternate routes of invasion may affect pathogenesis of Salmonella typhimurium in swine.

    P J Fedorka-Cray;L C Kelley;T J Stabel;J T Gray

  • Antimicrobial drug use in veterinary medicine.

    Paul S. Morley;Michael D. Apley;Thomas E. Besser;Derek P. Burney

  • Fecal Shedding of Salmonella spp. by Dairy Cows on Farm and at Cull Cow Markets

    S. J. Wells;P. J. Fedorka-Cray;D. A. Dargatz;K. Ferris

  • Detection of multidrug-resistant Salmonella enterica serotype typhimurium DT104 based on a gene which confers cross-resistance to florfenicol and chloramphenicol.

    Lance F. Bolton;Lynda C. Kelley;Margie D. Lee;Paula J. Fedorka-Cray

  • Multiplex PCR-Based Method for Identification of Common Clinical Serotypes of Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica

    Seonghan Kim;Jonathan G. Frye;Jinxin Hu;Paula J. Fedorka-Cray

  • Determination of the incidence of Salmonella spp., Campylobacter jejuni, and Clostridium perfringens in wild birds near broiler chicken houses by sampling intestinal droppings.

    S. E. Craven;N. J. Stern;E. Line;J. S. Bailey

  • Antimicrobial resistance-conferring plasmids with similarity to virulence plasmids from avian pathogenic Escherichia coli strains in Salmonella enterica serovar Kentucky isolates from poultry.

    W. Florian Fricke;Patrick F. McDermott;Mark K. Mammel;Shaohua Zhao

  • Prevalence of Salmonella in finishing swine raised in different production systems in North Carolina, USA.

    P. R. Davies;W. E. M. Morrow;F. T. Jones;J. Deen

  • Salmonella and antimicrobial resistance in broilers: A review

    Douglas E. Cosby;Nelson A. Cox;Mark A. Harrison;Jeanna L. Wilson

  • Sources and Movement of Salmonella through Integrated Poultry Operations: A Multistate Epidemiological Investigation

    J. S. Bailey;N. J. Stern;P. Fedorka-Cray;S. E. Craven

  • Survey of Salmonella Serotypes in Feedlot Cattle

    P. J. Fedorka-Cray;D. A. Dargatz;L. A. Thomas;J. T. Gray

  • Type 1 fimbriae of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium bind to enterocytes and contribute to colonization of swine in vivo.

    Carrie Althouse;Sheila Patterson;Paula Fedorka-Cray;Richard E. Isaacson;Richard E. Isaacson

  • Salmonella enterica serotype enteritidis in table egg layer house environments and in mice in U.S. layer houses and associated risk factors.

    Lindsey Garber;Martin Smeltzer;Paula Fedorka-Cray;Scott Ladely

  • Identification of host-associated alleles by multilocus sequence typing of Campylobacter coli strains from food animals.

    William G. Miller;Mark D. Englen;Sophia Kathariou;Irene V. Wesley

  • Prevalence, distribution and characterisation of ceftiofur resistance in Salmonella enterica isolated from animals in the USA from 1999 to 2003.

    Jonathan G. Frye;Paula J. Fedorka-Cray

Frequent Co-Authors

David A. Dargatz
David A. Dargatz Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Jonathan G. Frye
Jonathan G. Frye United States Department of Agriculture
Mark E. Berrang
Mark E. Berrang Agricultural Research Service
Nelson A. Cox
Nelson A. Cox Agricultural Research Service
Shaohua Zhao
Shaohua Zhao United States Food and Drug Administration
Patrick F. McDermott
Patrick F. McDermott US Food and Drug Administration
Bruce A. Wagner
Bruce A. Wagner Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
R. J. Buhr
R. J. Buhr Agricultural Research Service
Jason E. Lombard
Jason E. Lombard Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Josie L. Traub-Dargatz
Josie L. Traub-Dargatz Colorado State University

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