Peer Reviewed Abstracts

1- Al-Khaldi, S. F., A. O. Kilic, and M. N. Vijayakumar.  1992.  Localization of transfer related genes(s) in streptococcal conjugative transposon, Tn5252. Streptococcal and Lactobacillus Gene Transfer Conference, Denver, CO. 

(Abstract).

2- Al-Khaldi, S. F., and R. L. Burnap.  1996.  Random mutagenesis of photosystem II genes in cyanobacteria Synechocystis PCC6803.  96th General Meeting of American Society for Microbiology, May 19-23, New Orleans, LA.  (Abstract: H110).

3- Qian, M., S. F. Al-Khaldi, C. Putnam-Evans, T. Bricker, and R. L. Burnap.  1997.  Photoactivation of the PSII (Mn)4: Results from the analysis of directed mutants of Synechocystis sp. PCC6803.  Advanced ACS Meeting,

November 15, Ann Arbor, MI.

4- Al-Khaldi, S. F., J. D. Evans, and S. A. Martin.  1999.  Complete nucleotide sequence of a cryptic plasmid from the ruminal bacterium Selenomonas ruminantium HD4 and identification of two predicted open reading frames. 

99th General Meeting of American Society for Microbiology, May 30-June 3, Chicago, IL.  (Abstract: H32).

5- Al-Khaldi, S. F., L. L. Durocher, and S. A. Martin.  2000.Deoxyribonuclease activity in Selenomonas ruminantium and Streptococcus bovis.  American Dairy Science Association and American Society of Animal Science Joint Meeting, July 24-28, Baltimore, MD.  Abstract:1130

6- Sufian F. Al-Khaldi and Avraham Rasooly.  2001. DNA Microarray Chip Analysis of Staphylococcal Enterotoxins.   FDA Science Forum. Washington, DC. Abstract: E5

7- Sufian Al-Khaldi, Charles Warner, Magdi Mossoba, and Hatsuichi Mimata. 2002. Development of DNA and infrared detection method for the presence of KBrO₃ .  FDA Science Forum, Washington, DC. Abstract D4

8- Paul Whittaker, Magdi M. Mossoba, Ben D. Tall, Sufian Al Khaldi, Fred S. Fry, M. Pete Yurawecz, Virginia C. Dunkel, 2003. Identification of food-borne bacteria pathogens by infrared spectroscopy based on cellular fatty acids. FASEBJ.

9- Magdi M. Mossoba, Paul Whittaker, Sufian Al Khaldi, Ben D. Tall, Fred S. Fry, M. Pete Yurawecz, Virginia C. Dunkel, 2003. Identification of food-borne bacteria pathogens by infrared spectroscopy based on cellular fatty acids. FDA Science Forum, Washington, DC.

10- Jonah Prevost Kirkwood, Ashraf A. Ismail, Lorraine Gour, Irene Iugovaz, John Austin, Sufian Al-Khaldi, Magdi Mossoba, 2003.  Development of the First High-Throughput System for Rapid Identification of Microorganisms Based on Rapid-Scan Focal Plane Array Fourier Transform Infrared (FPA-FTIR) Spectroscopy. Health Canada Research Forum, Ottawa, ON (Winner of the Best Poster Award, HC Research Forum)

11- Sufian F. Al-Khaldi, Magdi M. Mossoba , Ashraf A. Ismail and Frederick  S. Fry. 2003. Novel Application of Microarray Technology for the Rapid Identification of Foodborne Bacteria Using Infrared Spectroscopy. American Society for Microbiology, Washington, DC. Abstract: 1982 (P-047).

12- K. M. Myers (presenter), D. Villanueva, S. F. Al-Khaldi, D. Volokhov, A. Rasooly, V. Chizhikov. 2004. Identifying Clostridium Perfringens Toxins by Microarray Hybridization. National Science Foundation, Washington, DC.

13- Sufian F. Al-Khaldi, Magdi M. Mossoba , Ashraf A. Ismail and Frederick  S. Fry. 2004:  Novel Application of Microarray Technology for the Rapid Identification of Foodborne Bacteria Using Infrared Spectroscopy. FDA Science Forum. Washington, DC. Abstract

14- Nikolay Sergeev, Margaret Distler, Shannon Courtney, Sufian F. Al-Khaldi, Dmitriy Volokhov, Vladimir Chizhikov and Avraham Rasooly.  2004.  DNA Microarray Food Safety Analysis. FDA Science Forum, Washington DC. Abstract.

15- Janie Dubois, E. Neil Lewis, Elizabeth M. Calvey, Sufian F. Al-Khaldi, Magdi M. Mossoba, Frederick S. Fry.  2004. An Array-Based Approach for Bacterial Identification by Infrared Spectroscopy.

16- K. M. Myers (presenter), D. Villanueva, S. F. Al-Khaldi, D. Volokhov, A. Rasooly, V. Chizhikov. 2004. Identifying Clostridium Perfringens Toxins by Microarray Hybridization.  Capital Science: Washington Academy of Sciences. Washington, DC. March 20 – 21.

17- H. Wu , A. A. Begum, S. F. Al-Khaldi,  Groves CG, Jerse AE.  2004. Anaerobic Growth in the Presence of Nitrite Pre-Adapts Neisseria gonorrhoeae for Murine Genital Tract Infection and Induces Virulence Gene Expression. IPNC September 5-10. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.

18- Mossoba M, S. F. Al-Khaldi, 2004. “FT-IR Spectroscopy in Microbiological and Medical Diagnostic” Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany. Title: Printing Microarrays of bacteria for identification by IR.

19- Jonah Prevost Kirkwood, Ashraf A. Ismail, Lorraine Gour, Irene Iugovaz, John Austin, Sufian Al-Khaldi, Magdi Mossoba, 2004.  Development of the First High-Throughput System for Rapid Identification of Microorganisms Based on Rapid-Scan Focal Plane Array Fourier Transform Infrared (FPA-FTIR) Spectroscopy. Health Canada Research Forum, Ottawa, ON October 2004. USA.

20- Shannon Courtney, Jonathan Gaba, Sufian Al-Khaldi. 2004. Gene Identification in Salmonella typhimurium using DNA Microarray chip. Bioscience Research & Technology review day. University of Maryland. College Park, MD. November 4. USA.

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21- Magdi M. Mossoba, Sufian Al-Khaldi, Fred S. Fry, Jr. 2005. Recovery of Enterobacter sakazakii and Klebsiella pneumonia from infant formula by filtration and cultivation on a unique infrared-transparent hydrophilic membrane filter. FDA Science Forum, Washington, DC. USA.

22- Katherine. M. Myers, Jonathan Gaba, Sufian F. Al-Khaldi. 2005. Molecular Identification of Yersinia enterocolitica Using DNA Microarray Chip Hybridization. FDA Science Forum, Washington, DC. USA.

23- .  Evelyn Job, Gail Wagley, Sufian Al-Khaldi, Mark Walderhaug, Carl E. Cerniglia, and Rajesh Nayak. 2006. Distribution of virulene gene determinant patterns in salmonella serovars associated with a food-related outbreak in the United States. Annual Meeting of the South-central Branch of the American Society for Microbiology.University of Louisiana, Lafayette, Louisiana, USA

24-  E. Job, G. Wagley, S. F. Al-Khaldi, S. Foley, D. Farmer, M. Walderhaug, K. Kerdahi, C. E. Cerniglia, R. Nayak. 2006. Threat Assessment of Potentially Emerging Salmonella Serovars Associated with Roma Tomato Outbreak and Egg Houses in the United States. FDA Science Forum.Washington, DC. USA.

25-Shannon Courtney, Miriam E. Mossoba, Thomas S. Hammack, Christine Keys, Sufian F. Al-Khaldi. 2006.  Increasing Confidence Level in DNA Microarray Chip Hybridization Data of 71 Genes with PCR Amplification of 10 genes in Salmonella typhimurium. FDA Science Forum.Washington, DC. April USA.

26- Magdi M. Mossoba, Sufian Al-Khaldi. 2006. Detection of Label-Free DNA Hybridization on a Microarray Platform by Using Infrared Spectroscopy for Identification of Virulence Genes in Foodborne Microorganisms.

27- Sufian F. Al-Khaldi,  2006. IBC's Discovery-2-Diagnostics. Sept 26. 2006. Using PCR Amplification to Increase the Confidence Level of S. typhimurium DNA Microarray Chip Hybridization. Boston, MA.USA. September 26.