Qianru Yang

Occurrence of Norovirus and Hepatitis A Virus RNA in Agricultural Soil from Produce Farms in Ohio and Georgia

Although foodborne viruses are considered ubiquitous in the environment, studies on their presence in soil are largely lacking. In this field study, 168 agricultural soil samples were collected from farms in Georgia and Ohio over seven and eight months, respectively. A total RNA...

Efficacies of three anti-Salmonella additives - bacteriophage, formaldehyde, and formic acid - within the animal food microbiota

Abstract Bacteriophage, formaldehyde, and formic acid are anti- Salmonella additives used in animal food but their effects on its microbiota are largely unknown. We applied 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing and shotgun metagenomics to measure animal food microbiota shifts followi...