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B. Swaminathan
Researcher at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Publications - 45
Citations - 12315
B. Swaminathan is an academic researcher from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The author has contributed to research in topics: Listeria monocytogenes & Restriction fragment length polymorphism. The author has an hindex of 29, co-authored 45 publications receiving 11974 citations.
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Interpreting chromosomal DNA restriction patterns produced by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis: criteria for bacterial strain typing.
Fred C. Tenover,Robert D. Arbeit,Richard V. Goering,P. A. Mickelsen,Barbara E Murray,D. H. Persing,B. Swaminathan +6 more
TL;DR: This research presents a novel, scalable and scalable approach that allows for real-time assessment of the severity of the infection and its impact on patients’ health.
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Standardization of pulsed-field gel electrophoresis protocols for the subtyping of Escherichia coli O157:H7, Salmonella, and Shigella for PulseNet.
Efrain M. Ribot,M.A. Fair,R. Gautom,Daniel N. Cameron,Susan B. Hunter,B. Swaminathan,Timothy J. Barrett +6 more
TL;DR: Standardized rapid pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) protocols for the subtyping of Escherichia coli O157:H7, Salmonella serotypes, and Shigella species are described.
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PulseNet USA: a five-year update.
Peter Gerner-Smidt,Kelley Hise,J. Kincaid,Susan B. Hunter,S. Rolando,Eija Hyytia-Trees,Efrain M. Ribot,B. Swaminathan,Pulsenet Taskforce +8 more
TL;DR: PulseNet USA is the molecular surveillance network for foodborne infections in the United States, including the methodologies used and its future possibilities, and the currently preferred subtyping method is pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE), a proven highly discriminatory molecular subtyped method.
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Listeria marthii sp. nov., isolated from the natural environment, Finger Lakes National Forest.
Lewis M. Graves,Leta O. Helsel,Arnold G. Steigerwalt,Roger E. Morey,Maryam I. Daneshvar,Sherry Roof,Renato H. Orsi,Esther D. Fortes,Sara R. Milillo,Henk C. den Bakker,Martin Wiedmann,B. Swaminathan,Brian D. Sauders +12 more
TL;DR: The four isolates isolated from soil, standing water and flowing water samples obtained from the natural environment in the Finger Lakes National Forest, New York, USA were determined to be the same species by whole genome DNA-DNA hybridization studies and should be classified as a new species within the genus Listeria.
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Nationwide outbreak of listeriosis due to contaminated meat.
Paul S. Mead,Eileen F. Dunne,Lewis M. Graves,Martin Wiedmann,Mary E. Patrick,Susan B. Hunter,Ellen Salehi,Farzad Mostashari,Allen S. Craig,P. A. Mshar,Tammy L. Bannerman,Brian D. Sauders,Peggy S. Hayes,Wallis E. DeWitt,P. H. Sparling,Paul M. Griffin,Dale L. Morse,Laurence Slutsker,B. Swaminathan +18 more
TL;DR: The findings suggest that L. monocytogenes strains vary widely in virulence and confirm that large outbreaks can occur even when only low levels of contamination are detected in sampled food.