Edward Dudley

Professor of Food Science; Director of E. coli Reference Center

Edward Dudley

Research Summary

Mechanisms driving toxin production in Shiga-toxigenic Escherichia coli; use of genome sequencing to track pathogen transmission during foodborne outbreaks

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Most Recent Publications

Corrigendum to "A Comparative Study on Antimicrobial Resistance in Escherichia coli Isolated from Channel Catfish and Related Freshwater Fish Species" [J. Food Protect. 87(1) (2023) 100192

Yesutor K. Soku, Abdelrahman Mohamed, Temesgen Samuel, Uday Dessai, Isabel Walls, Catherine Rockwell, Gamola Fortenberry, Tracy Berutti, Sharon Nieves-Miranda, Erin M. Nawrocki, Yezhi Fu, Edward Dudley, Stephen W. Mamber, John Hicks, 2024, J.MILK.FOOD TECHNOL. on p. 100225

Genomic characterization of Listeria monocytogenes and Listeria innocua isolated from milk and dairy samples in Ethiopia

Xiaoyuan Wei, Anwar Hassen, Karen McWilliams, Karen Pietrzen, Taejung Chung, Marysabel Acevedo, Tyler Chandross-Cohen, Edward Dudley, Jessie Vipham, Hassen Mamo, Tesfaye Tessema, Ashagrie Zewdu, Jasna Kovac, 2024, BMC Genomic Data on p. 12

A Comparative Study on Antimicrobial Resistance in Escherichia coli Isolated from Channel Catfish and Related Freshwater Fish Species

Yesutor K. Soku, Abdelrahman Mohamed, Temesgen Samuel, Uday Dessai, Isabel Walls, Catherine Rockwell, Gamola Fortenberry, Tracy Berutti, Sharon Nieves-Miranda, Erin M. Nawrocki, Yezhi Fu, Edward Dudley, Stephen W. Mamber, John Hicks, Benjamin H. Beck, 2024, J.MILK.FOOD TECHNOL.

Exploring Antimicrobial Resistance Profiles of E. coli Isolates in Dairy Cattle: A Baseline Study across Dairy Farms with Varied Husbandry Practices in Puerto Rico

Yadira Malavez, Sharon M. Nieves-Miranda, Paola N. Loperena Gonzalez, Adrian F. Padin-Lopez, Lingzi Xiaoli, Edward G. Dudley, 2023, Microorganisms

High resistance of fluoroquinolone and macrolide reported in avian pathogenic Escherichia coli isolates from the humid subtropical regions of Pakistan

Amna Jalil, Saleha Masood, Quratul Ain, Saadia Andleeb, Edward G. Dudley, Fazal Adnan, 2023, Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance on p. 5-17

Whole-Genome Subtyping Reveals Population Structure and Host Adaptation of Salmonella Typhimurium from Wild Birds

Yezhi Fu, Nkuchia M. M’ikanatha, Edward G. Dudley, 2023, Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Global Distribution of O Serotypes and Antibiotic Resistance in Extraintestinal Pathogenic Escherichia coli Collected from the Blood of Patients with Bacteremia Across Multiple Surveillance Studies

Eveline Weerdenburg, Todd Davies, Brian Morrow, Aldert L. Zomer, Peter Hermans, Oscar Go, Bart Spiessens, Thijs van den Hoven, Gunter van Geet, Moussa Aitabi, Chitrita Debroy, Edward G. Dudley, Marc Bonten, Jan Poolman, Jeroen Geurtsen, 2023, Clinical Infectious Diseases on p. e1236-e1243

Comparison of genotypic and phenotypic predictions for heavy metal resistance in <i>Salmonella enterica</i> and <i>Escherichia coli</i>

Jeevan Riverez-Diaz, Haley Phillippi, Nyduta Mbodo, Erin Nawrocki, Edward Dudley, 2022, American Journal of Undergraduate Research on p. 3-15

Virulence Potential of Escherichia coli Isolates from a Beef Farm in Puerto Rico

Yadira Malavez, Paola N. Loperena-Gonzalez, Sharon M. Nieves-Miranda, Enilanice Vazquez-Rodriguez, Carlos N. Centeno-Velez, Lingzi Xiaoli, Edward G. Dudley, 2022, Genome Announcements

Corrigendum to ‘Fluoroquinolone sales in food animals and quinolone resistance in non-typhoidal Salmonella from retail meats: United States, 2009–2018’ [Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance 29 (2022) 163-167, (Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance (2022) 29(163-167) (S2213716522000595), (10.1016/j.jgar.2022.03.005))

Xin Yin, Edward G. Dudley, Casey N. Pinto, Nkuchia M. M'ikanatha, 2022, Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance on p. 489

Most-Cited Papers

CRISPRs: Molecular Signatures Used for Pathogen Subtyping

Nikki Shariat, Edward G. Dudley, 2014, Applied and Environmental Microbiology on p. 430-439

Commercially Available Rapid Methods for Detection of Selected Food-borne Pathogens

Wladir B. Valderrama, Edward G. Dudley, Stephanie Doores, Catherine N. Cutter, 2016, Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition on p. 1519-1531

Comparative analysis of subtyping methods against a whole-genome-sequencing standard for Salmonella enterica serotype Enteritidis

Xiangyu Deng, Nikki Shariat, Elizabeth M. Driebe, Chandler C. Roe, Beth Tolar, Eija Trees, Paul Keim, Wei Zhang, Edward G. Dudley, Patricia I. Fields, David M. Engelthaler, 2015, Journal of Clinical Microbiology on p. 212-218

Characterization and evolution of Salmonella CRISPR-Cas systems

Nikki Shariat, Ruth E. Timme, James B. Pettengill, Rodolphe Barrangou, Edward G. Dudley, 2015, Journal of General Microbiology on p. 374-386

Antimicrobial-coated films as food packaging: A review

Yezhi Fu, Edward G. Dudley, 2021, Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety on p. 3404-3437

CRISPR-Based Typing and Next-Generation Tracking Technologies

Rodolphe Barrangou, Edward G. Dudley, 2016, Annual review of food science and technology on p. 395-411

Coculture of Escherichia coli O157:H7 with a nonpathogenic E. coli strain increases toxin production and virulence in a germfree mouse model

Kakolie Goswami, Chun Chen, Lingzi Xiaoli, Kathryn A. Eaton, Edward G. Dudley, 2015, Infection and Immunity on p. 4185-4193

Prevalence and phylogenetic characterization of Escherichia coli and hygiene indicator bacteria isolated from leafy green produce, beef, and pork obtained from farmers' markets in Pennsylvania

Joshua A. Scheinberg, Edward G. Dudley, Jonathan Campbell, Beth Roberts, Michael DiMarzio, Chitrita DebRoy, Catherine N. Cutter, 2017, J.MILK.FOOD TECHNOL. on p. 237-244

Identification of a mouse Lactobacillus johnsonii strain with deconjugase activity against the FXR antagonist T-β-MCA

Michael DiMarzio, Brigida Rusconi, Neela H. Yennawar, Mark Eppinger, Andrew D. Patterson, Edward G. Dudley, 2017, PLoS One

Complete nucleotide sequence of pRS218, a large virulence plasmid, that augments pathogenic potential of meningitis-associated Escherichia coli strain RS218

Dona Saumya S. Wijetunge, Kurundu Hewage Eranda M. Karunathilake, Atul Chaudhari, Robab Katani, Edward G. Dudley, Vivek Kapur, Chitrita Debroy, Subhashinie Kariyawasam, 2014, BMC Microbiology on p. 203

News Articles Featuring Edward Dudley

Sep 25, 2024

Wastewater monitoring can detect foodborne illness, researchers find

A team of scientists from Penn State and the Pennsylvania Department of Health have shown that domestic sewage monitoring is useful for a foodborne pathogen as well.

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Sep 23, 2024

Wastewater holds the key to early disease detection

In more recent years, wastewater surveillance has become a comprehensive disease monitoring tool. Now, researchers from Penn State University and the Pennsylvania Department of Health have demonstrated another promising application for this surveillance tool.

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Sep 19, 2024

Wastewater monitoring can detect foodborne illness, researchers find

Results of a new study suggest sewage monitoring could provide early warning of foodborne disease outbreaks to public health authorities

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Sep 22, 2023

Researchers aim to reduce antimicrobial resistance in Puerto Rico dairy industry

Using a $1 million grant from the USDA, a Penn State-led research team will assess levels of antimicrobial-resistant microorganisms in Puerto Rico's dairy industry and train farmers and students to mitigate the health threat they pose.

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Aug 22, 2023

One Health Microbiome Center's 2023-24 Interdisciplinary Innovation Fellows

The One Health Microbiome Center (OHMC) in the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences at Penn State has named five recipients for its 2023-24 Interdisciplinary Innovation Fellowships (IIF) program.

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Mar 02, 2023

New partnership will address health and food safety challenges in Kenya

Representatives from Penn State, Meru University of Science and Technology, and Meru County in Kenya signed a memorandum of understanding today (March 2) in a ceremony in Kenya to formally commence their new partnership. This collaboration also will involve the Technical University of Denmark.

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Oct 27, 2022

Microbiologist in food science, E. coli Reference Center gets grant for research

A Penn State microbiologist and the huge collection of bacteria he oversees recently received a four-year, $371,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to be part of a multi-institutional $2.5 million research project aimed at predicting “bacteriophage” resistance from only a genome sequence.

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Aug 07, 2019

Whole genome sequencing may help officials get a handle on disease outbreaks

Researchers used whole genome sequencing to investigate shigella, salmonella pathogens.

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