William S. Conway

Best Publications

• Biocontrol of Listeria monocytogenes on Fresh-Cut Produce by Treatment with Lytic Bacteriophages and a Bacteriocin

  Britta Leverentz;William S. Conway;Mary J. Camp;Wojciech J. Janisiewicz

  560
  Citations

• Examination of Bacteriophage as a Biocontrol Method for Salmonella on Fresh-Cut Fruit: A Model Study

  Britta Leverentz;William S. Conway;Zemphira Alavidze;Wojciech J. Janisiewicz

  467
  Citations

• Physicochemical properties and bioactivity of fungal chitin and chitosan.

  Tao Wu;Svetlana Zivanovic;F. Ann Draughon;William S. Conway

  336
  Citations

• The Role of Calcium and Nitrogen in Postharvest Quality and Disease Resistance of Apples

  Esmaeil Fallahi;William S. Conway;Kenneth D. Hickey;Carl E. Sams

  280
  Citations

• Relationship Between Host Acidification and Virulence of Penicillium spp. on Apple and Citrus Fruit.

  Dov Prusky;James L. McEvoy;Robert Saftner;William S. Conway

  276
  Citations

• Fate of Escherichia coli O157:H7 on fresh-cut apple tissue and its potential for transmission by fruit flies

  W. J. Janisiewicz;W. S. Conway;M. W. Brown;G. M. Sapers

  275
  Citations

• Local modulation of host pH by Colletotrichum species as a mechanism to increase virulence.

  Dov Prusky;James L. McEvoy;Britta Leverentz;William S. Conway

  255
  Citations

• Effectiveness of bacteriophages in reducing Escherichia coli O157:H7 on fresh-cut cantaloupes and lettuce.

  Manan Sharma;Jitendra R. Patel;William S. Conway;Sean Ferguson

  228
  Citations

• Optimizing concentration and timing of a phage spray application to reduce Listeria monocytogenes on honeydew melon tissue.

  Britta Leverentz;William S. Conway;Wojciech Janisiewicz;Mary J. Camp

  221
  Citations

• Determination of free chlorine concentrations needed to prevent Escherichia coli O157:H7 cross-contamination during fresh-cut produce wash.

  Yaguang Luo;Xiangwu Nou;Yang Yang;Isabel Alegre

  207
  Citations

• Calcium treatment of apples and potatoes to reduce postharvest decay.

  W. S. Conway;C. E. Sams;R. G. Mcguire;A. Kelman

  201
  Citations

• ADDITIVE EFFECTS OF POSTHARVEST CALCIUM AND HEAT TREATMENT ON REDUCING DECAY AND MAINTAINING QUALITY IN APPLES

  William S. Conway;Carl E. Sams;Chien Yi Wang;Judith A. Abbott

  193
  Citations

• The effects of postharvest infiltration of calcium, magnesium, or strontium on decay, firmness, respiration, and ethylene production in apples

  W. S Conway;C. E Sams

  192
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• PRE- AND POSTHARVEST CALCIUM TREATMENT OF APPLE FRUIT AND ITS EFFECT ON QUALITY

  W.S. Conway;C.E. Sams;K.D. Hickey

  185
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• Firmness and decay of apples following postharvest pressure infiltration of calcium and heat treatment

  Carl E. Sams;William S. Conway;Judith A. Abbott;Russell J. Lewis

  170
  Citations

• Biocontrol of the Food-Borne Pathogens Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella enterica Serovar Poona on Fresh-Cut Apples with Naturally Occurring Bacterial and Yeast Antagonists

  Britta Leverentz;William S. Conway;Wojciech Janisiewicz;Maribel Abadias

  161
  Citations

• Chemical changes in the cortical tissue and cell walls of calcium-infiltrated ‘Golden Delicious’ apples during storage

  Catherine O Chardonnet;Craig S Charron;Carl E Sams;William S Conway

  157
  Citations

• Integrating heat treatment, biocontrol and sodium bicarbonate to reduce postharvest decay of apple caused by Colletotrichum acutatum and Penicillium expansum

  William S. Conway;Britta Leverentz;Wojciech J. Janisiewicz;Amy B. Blodgett

  156
  Citations

• Survival and Growth of Listeria monocytogenes on Fresh-Cut Apple Slices and Its Interaction with Glomerella cingulata and Penicillium expansum

  William S Conway;Britta Leverentz;Robert A Saftner;Wojciech J Janisiewicz

  155
  Citations

• Postharvest Calcium Treatment of Apple Fruit to Provide Broad-Spectrum Protection Against Postharvest Pathogens

  W. S. Conway;C. E. Sams;J. A. Abbott;B. D. Bruton

  153
  Citations

• Possible mechanisms by which postharvest calcium treatment reduces decay in apples.

  W. S. Conway;C. E. Sams

  143
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• Biological control of postharvest decays of apple can prevent growth of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in apple wounds.

  W. J. Janisiewicz;W. S. Conway;B. Leverentz

  125
  Citations

• Control of bitter rot and blue mold of apples by integrating heat and antagonist treatments on 1-MCP treated fruit stored under controlled atmosphere conditions

  Wojciech J Janisiewicz;Britta Leverentz;William S Conway;Robert A Saftner

  120
  Citations

• Control of blue mold decay of apple during commercial controlled atmosphere storage with yeast antagonists and sodium bicarbonate

  Wojciech J. Janisiewicz;Robert A. Saftner;William S. Conway;Keith S. Yoder

  108
  Citations

• Improving biocontrol using antagonist mixtures with heat and/or sodium bicarbonate to control postharvest decay of apple fruit

  William S. Conway;Britta Leverentz;Wojciech J. Janisiewicz;Robert A. Saftner

  97
  Citations

• Combining yeasts or a bacterial biocontrol agent and heat treatment to reduce postharvest decay of ‘Gala’ apples

  Britta Leverentz;Wojciech J Janisiewicz;William S Conway;Robert A Saftner

  86
  Citations

• Effect of combining MCP treatment, heat treatment, and biocontrol on the reduction of postharvest decay of ‘Golden Delicious’ apples

  Britta Leverentz;William S Conway;Wojciech J Janisiewicz;Robert A Saftner

  75
  Citations

• Fate of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in the presence of indigenous microorganisms on commercially packaged baby spinach, as impacted by storage temperature and time.

  Yaguang Luo;Qiang He;Qiang He;James L. McEVOY;William S. Conway

  70
  Citations

• Control of blue mold of apple by combining controlled atmosphere, an antagonist mixture, and sodium bicarbonate

  William S. Conway;Wojciech J. Janisiewicz;Britta Leverentz;Robert A. Saftner

  66
  Citations

• Phospholipid, galactolipid, and steryl lipid composition of apple fruit cortical tissue following postharvest CaCl2 infiltration

  G.A. Picchioni;A.E. Watada;W.S. Conway;B.D. Whitaker

  64
  Citations

• Postharvest calcium chloride infiltration affects textural attributes of apples

  J.A. Abbott;W.S. Conway;C.E. Sams

  55
  Citations