Scientific Publications:
Danyluk, M.D., M.T. Brandl and L.J. Harris. 2007. Migration of Salmonella Enteritidis PT 30 through almond hulls and shells. J.Food Prot. In Press.
Danyluk, M.D., M. Nozawa-Inoue, K.R. Hristova, K.M Scow, B.D. Lampinen and L.J. Harris. 2007. Survival and growth of Salmonella Enteritidis PT 30 in almond orchard soils. J. Appl. Microbiol. In Press.
Palumbo, M.S., J.R. Gorny, D.E. Gombas, L.R. Beuchat, C.M. Bruhn, B. Cassens, P. Delaquis, J.M. Farber, L.J. Harris, K. Ito, M.T. Osterholm, M. Smith and K.M.J. Swanson. 2007. Recommendations for handling fresh-cut leafy green salads by consumers and retail foodservcie operators. Trends Food Prot. 27:892-898.
Uesugi, A.R., M.D. Danyluk, R.E. Mandrell and L.J. Harris. 2007. Isolation
of Salmonella Enteritidis PT 30 from a single almond orchard over a
5-year period. J. Food Prot. 70:1784-1789
Du, W.X., M.D. Danyluk, and L. J. Harris. 2007. Evaluation of cleaning
treatments for almond-contact surfaces. Trends Food Prot. 9:678-683.
Danyluk, M.D., T.M. Jones, S.J. Abd, F. Schlitt-Dittrich, M. Jacobs, and L.
J. Harris. 2007. Prevalence and amounts of Salmonella found on
raw California almonds. J. Food Prot., 70:820-827.
Danyluk, M.D., L.J. Harris, and W.H. Sperber. 2007. Chapter 9. Nuts
and Cereals. In: M. P. Doyle, and L. R. Beuchat (ed.). Food Microbiology: Fundamentals
and Frontiers, 3rd ed., American Society for Microbiology Press.
Gabel, M. M., Z. Pan, K. S. P. Amaratunga, L.J. Harris, and J.F. Thompson. 2006. Catalytic
infrared dehydration of onions. J. Food Sci. 71:E351-E356.
Uesugi, A. R., M. D. Danyluk, and L. J. Harris. 2006. Survival of Salmonella Enteritidis
Phage Type 30 on inoculated almonds stored at –20, 4, 23 and 35°C. J.
Food Prot. 69:1851-1857.
Danyluk, M., D., L. J. Harris, and D. W. Schaffner. 2006. Monte Carlo
simulations assessing the risk of salmonellosis from consumption of almonds. J.
Food Prot. 69:1594-1599.
Uesugi, A. R., and L.J. Harris. 2006. Growth of Salmonella Enteritidis
Phage Type 30 in almond hull and shell slurries and survival in drying almond
hulls. J. Food Prot. 69:712-718.
Min, S., L.J. Harris, and J. M. Krochta. 2006. Inhibition of Salmonella enterica and Escherichia
coli O157:H7 on roasted turkey by edible whey protein coatings incorporating
the lactoperoxidase system. J. Food Prot. 69:784-793.
Min, S., L.J. Harris, Jung H. Han, and J.M. Krochta. 2005. Listeria
monocytogenes inhibition by whey protein films and coatings incorporating
lysozyme. J. Food Prot., 68(11):2317-2325.
Min, S., L. J. Harris, and J. M. Krochta. 2005. Listeria monocytogenes inhibition by whey protein films and coatings incorporating the lactoperoxidase system. J.
Food Sci. 70:317-324.
Min, S., L.J. Harris, and J.M. Krochta. 2005. Antimicrobial effects
of lactoferrin, lysozyme, and the lactoperoxidase system and edible whey protein
films incorporating the lactoperoxidase system against Salmonella enterica and Escherichia coli O157:H7. J. Food Sci. 70:332-338.
Danyluk, M.D., A. R. Uesugi, and L. J. Harris. 2005. Survival of Salmonella Entertidis
PT 30 on inoculated almonds after commercial fumigation with propylene oxide. J.
Food Prot. 68:1613-1622.
Flessa, S., D. M. Lusk, L. J. Harris. 2005. Survival of Listeria
monocytogenes on fresh and frozen strawberries. Int. J. Food Microbiol.
101:255-262.
Parnell, T.L., L. J. Harris, and T. V. Suslow. 2005. Reducing Salmonella on
cantaloupes and honeydew melons using wash practices applicable to postharvest
handling, foodservice, and consumer preparation. Int. J. Food Microbiol.
99:59-70.
Isaacs, S. J. Aramini, B. Ceibin, J.A. Farrar, R. Ahmed, D. Middleton, A.U. Chandran,
L.J. Harris, M. Howes, E. Chan, A.S. Pichette, K. Campbell, A. Gupta, L.J. Lior,
M. Pearce, C. Clark, F. Rodgers, F. Jamieson, I. Brophy, and A. Ellis. 2005. An
international outbreak of salmonellosis associated with raw almonds contaminated
with a rare phage type of Salmonella Enteritidis. J. Food Prot. 68:191-198.
Lang, M. M., L. J. Harris, and L. R. Beuchat. 2004. Survival and
recovery of Escherichia coli O157:H7, Salmonella, and Listeria
monocytogenes on lettuce and parsley as affected by method of inoculation,
time between inoculation and analysis, and treatment with chlorinated water.
J. Food Prot. 67:1092-1103.
Lang, M. M., L. J. Harris, and L. R. Beuchat. 2004. Evaluation of
inoculation method and inoculum drying time for their effects on survival and
efficiency of recovery of Escherichia coli O157:H7, Salmonella,
and Listeria monocytogenes inoculated on the surface of tomatoes. J.
Food Prot. 67:732-741.
Committee on the Review of the Use of Scientific Criteria and Performance Standards
for Safe Food. 2003. Scientific criteria to ensure safe food, Food
and Nutrition Board, Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources, National Academies
Press, Washington, D.C.
Parnell, T.L. and L.J. Harris. 2003. Reducing Salmonella on
apples using wash practices commonly used by consumers. J. Food Prot. 66:741-747.
Harris, L.J., J.N. Farber, L.R. Beuchat, M.E. Parish, T.V. Suslow, E.H. Garrett,
F.F. Busta. 2003. Outbreaks associated with fresh produce: Incidence,
growth and survival of pathogens in fresh and fresh-cut produce. Comp.
Rev. Food Sci. Food Safety. 2S:78-141.
Beuchat, L.R., F.F. Busta, J.N. Farber, E. H. Garrett, L.J. Harris, M.E. Parish,
T.V. Suslow. 2003, Analysis and evaluation of preventive control
measures for the control and reduction/elimination of microbial hazards on fresh
and fresh-cut produce. A report of the Institute of Food Technologists
for the Food and Drug Administration of the United States Department of Health
and Human Services. Comp. Rev. Food Sci. Food Safety 2S:1-200.
Harris, L.J. 2002. Listeria monocytogenes. In Cliver, D.O.
and H. Reimann (ed.). Foodborne diseases, second ed. Academic Press.
Harris, L.J., D. Zagory, and J. Gorny. 2002. Safety factors. In
Kader, A. (ed.) Postharvest technology of horticultural crops. Division
of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of California.
Suslow, T.V., J. Wu, W.F. Fett and L.J. Harris. 2002. Elimination
and detection of Salmonella Mbandaka from naturally contaminated alfalfa
seed by treatment with heat or calcium hypochlorite. J. Food Prot. 65:452-458.
Knudsen, D.M., S.A. Yamamoto, and L.J. Harris. 2001. Survival of Salmonella spp.
and E. coli O157:H7 on fresh and frozen strawberries. J. Food Prot.
64:1483-1488.
Harris, L.J., L.R. Beuchat, T.M. Kajs, T.E. Ward, and C.H. Taylor. 2001. Efficacy
and re-producibility of a produce wash in killing Salmonella on the
surface of tomatoes assessed with a proposed standard method for produce sanitizers. J.
Food Prot. 64:1477-1482.
Yamamoto, S.A., and L.J. Harris. 2001. Phosphate buffer increases
recovery of E. coli O157:H7 from frozen apple juice. J. Food Prot. 64:1315-1319.
Beuchat, L.R., J.M. Farber, E. Garrett, L.J. Harris, M.E. Parish, T.V. Suslow,
and F.F. Busta. 2001. Standardization of a method to determine the
efficacy of sanitizers in killing human pathogenic microorganisms on raw fruits
and vegetables. J. Food Prot. 64:1079-1084.
Beuchat, L.R., L.J. Harris, T.E. Ward, and T.M. Kajs. 2001. Development
of a proposed standard method for assessing the efficacy of fresh produce sanitizers.
J. Food Prot. 64:1003-1009.
Yamamoto, S.A., and L.J. Harris. 2001. The effects of freezing and
thawing on the survival of E. coli O157:H7 in apple juice. Int. J. Food
Microbiol. 67:89-96.
Barakat, R.K., M.W. Griffiths, and L.J. Harris. 2000. Isolation and characterization
of Carnobacterium, Lactococcus, and Enterococcus spp.
from modified atmosphere packaged, refrigerated, poultry. Int. J. Food Microbiol.
62:83-94.
Knight, K.P., F.M. Bartlett, R.C. McKellar, and L.J. Harris. 1999. Nisin
reduces the thermal resistance of Listeria monocytogenes Scott A in
liquid whole egg. J. Food Prot. 62:999-1003.
Reid, D.S. and L.J. Harris. 1999. Microorganisms and microbial toxins,
p.9-21. In Jackson et al. (eds.) Impact of Processing on Food Safety. Plenum
Publishers, New York.
Barakat, R.K. and L.J. Harris. 1999. Growth of Listeria monocytogenes and
Yersinia enterocolitica on cooked modified atmosphere packaged poultry in
the presence and absence of a naturally-occurring microbiota. Appl. Environ.
Microbiol. 65:342-345.
Keith, W. D., L. J. Harris and M. W. Griffiths. 1998. Reduction
of bacterial levels in flour by pulsed electric fields. J. Food Process
Eng. 21:263-269.
Keith, W.D., L.J. Harris, L. Hudson, and M.W. Griffiths. 1998. Pulsed
electric fields as a processing alternative for microbial reduction in spice. Food
Res. Int. 30:185-191.
Harris, L.J. 1998. Microbiology of vegetable fermentations, p. 45-72. In B.
Woods (ed.) Microbiology of fermented foods, 2nd ed. Thompson Science, London.
Powell, D.P. and L.J. Harris. 1997. Hamburger hell: better
risk communication for better health, 77-98. In D. Powell (ed.)
Mad cows and mother's milk. Case studies in risk communication. McGill-Queen's
University Press, Montreal.
Steele, M. S. Read, C. Poppe, L.J. Harris, A.M. Lammerding, W.B. McNab, J. Odumeru. 1997. Analysis
of whole cell fatty acid profiles of verotoxigenic Escherichia coli and Salmonella
enteritidis using the microbial identification system. Appl. Environ. Microbiol.
63(2):757-760.
Howes, M.P., M.W. Griffiths, L.J. Harris, and S.A. McEwen. 1996. Impact
of a home study training program on food safety knowledge and practices of food
handlers. Dairy Food Environ. San. 16:737-744.
Cottrell, T., L.J. Harris, T. Tanaka, and R.Y. Yada. 1995. The effect of
site-directed mutagenesis of Lys 319 on the structure and function of porcine
pepsinogen and pepsin. J. Biol. Chem. 270:19974-19978.
Jackman, R.L., T. Cottrell., and L.J. Harris. 1995. Protein Engineering. In Y.H.
Hui and G.G. Khachatourians (ed.) Food Biotechnology: Microorganisms, Volume
I: Principles and General Applications, VCH Publishers, New York.
Lammerding, A.M., M. Steele, L.J. Harris, J.J. Kolar, and J. Odumeru. 1995. Evaluation
of a rapid fatty acid analysis system for typing Listeria monocytogenes. Conference
Proceedings XII International symposium on Problems of Listeriosis, October 1995.
Harris, L.J., and M.W. Griffiths. 1992. The detection of foodborne pathogens
by the PCR. Food Res. Int. 25:457-469.
Harris, L.J., and M.E. Stiles. 1992. Reliability of Escherichia
coli counts for vacuum-packaged ground beef. J. Food Prot. 55:266-270.
Harris, L.J., H.P. Fleming, and T.R. Klaenhammer. 1992. Developments
in nisin research. Food Res. Int. 25:57-66.
Harris, L.J., H.P. Fleming, and T.R. Klaenhammer. 1992. Characterization
of two nisin-producing Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis strains
isolated from a commercial sauerkraut fermentation. Appl. Environ. Microbiol.
58:1477-1483.
Harris, L.J., H.P. Fleming, and T.R. Klaenhammer. 1992. A novel
paired starter culture system for sauerkraut consisting of a nisin-resistant Leuconostoc
mesenteroides and a nisin-producing Lactococcus lactis. Appl.
Environ. Microbiol. 58:1484-1489.
Harris, L.J., H.P. Fleming, and T.R. Klaenhammer. 1991. Sensitivity
and resistance of Listeria monocytogenes ATCC 19115, Scott A, and UAL
500 to nisin. J. Food Prot. 54:836-840.
Harris, L.J., M.A. Daeschel, M.E. Stiles, and T.R. Klaenhammer. 1989. Antimicrobial
activity of lactic acid bacteria against Listeria monocytogenes. J.
Food Prot. 52:384-387.
General Interest Publications
Yada, S. and L.J. Harris. July 2007. Olives: Safe methods for home pickling. University of California, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Publication 8267.
Harris, L.J. 2007. A simple guide to handling fruits and vegetables safely. Fine Cooking 86:70-71.
L. J. Harris and E. Mitcham. 2007. Strawberries: Safe
methods to store, preserve, and enjoy. University of California, Division
of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR), Publication 8229.
Snart, J.E., M. L. Arpaia, and L.J. Harris. 2006. Oranges: Safe
methods to store, preserve, and enjoy. University of California, DANR,
Publication 8199.
Harris, L.J. July 2005. How clean is your cutting board?
Fine Cooking 72:80-81.
Suslow, T.V. and L.J. Harris. 2004. Growing seed sprouts
at home. University of California, DANR, Publication 8151.
Harris, L.J. November 2004. Freezing & thawing. How
to get safe, delicious results. Fine Cooking 67:84, 86.
Harris, L.J., and H.L. Tan. 2004. Selling meat and meat products.
University of California, DANR, Publication 8146.
Bruhn, C., A. Li-Cohen, L.J. Harris, and A. Spitler-Kashuba. 2004. Safe
handling of fruits and vegetables. University of California, DANR, Publication
8121.
Kader, A., J. Thompson, K. Sylva, and L. Harris. 2004. Storing
fresh fruits and vegetables for better taste. University of California,
DANR, Publication 234-706.
Parnell, T.L., T.V. Suslow, and L.J. Harris. 2004. Tomatoes: Safe
methods to store, preserve, and enjoy. University of California, DANR,
Publication 8116.
Suslow, T.V. and L.J. Harris. 2003. Key points of control and
management for microbial food safety: edible landscape plants and home
garden produce. DANR, Publication 8101.
Parnell, T.L., T.V. Suslow, and L.J. Harris. 2003. Cantaloupe,
Safe methods to store, preserve, and enjoy. University of California,
DANR, Publication 8095.
Harris, L.J. 2002. Safe methods of canning vegetables. University of
California, DANR, Publication 8072.
Harris, L.J. 2002. Food safety during a short-term power outage. University
of California, DANR, Publication 7624.
Suslow, T.V., and L.J. Harris. 2000. Guidelines for controlling Listeria
monocytogenes in small- to medium-scale packing and fresh-cut operations.
University of California, DANR, Publication 8015.
Harris, L.J. 1999. Safety and regulatory issues associated
with herbal flavored vinegars and oils. Perishables Handling Quarterly,
Davis, CA, No. 98, p. 11-12.
Harris, L.J. 1999. Use of herbs, decorative flowers and oils
on specialty cheeses can create potential health hazards. California
Dairy Dispatch. 6(3):6,8.
Harris, L.J. 1998. Peppers, Safe methods to store, preserve,
and enjoy. University of California, Division of Agriculture and
Natural Resources, Publication 8004.
Harris, L.J. 1997. Garlic, Safe methods to store, preserve,
and enjoy. University of California, Division of Agriculture and
Natural Resources, Publication 7231.
Powell, D.A. and Harris, L.J. 1997. Becoming electronic: Take
me to your e-mail. Dairy Food Environ. San. 17:796-797.