Publications
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Publications on Food Safety
Lewis, G.L., Cernicchiaro, N., Moxley, R.A. Performance of chromogenic agar media for isolation of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli from ground beef. Journal of Food Protection. Accepted.
Cernicchiaro, N., Oliveira, A.R.S., Hoehn, A., Cull, C.A., Noll, L.N., Shridhar, P.B., Nagaraja, T.G., Ives, S.E., Renter, D.G., Sanderson, M.W. Associations between season, processing plant and hide cleanliness scores with prevalence and concentration of major Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli on beef cattle hides. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease. Accepted.
Dixon, A., Cernicchiaro, N.*, Amachawadi, R.G., Cull, C.A., Renter, D.G. Longitudinal characterization of prevalence and concentration of non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in U.S. feedlot cattle. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease. Accepted.
Cernicchiaro, N.*, Oliveira, A.R.S., Hoehn, A., Cull, C.A., Noll, L.W., Shridhar, P.B., Nagaraja, T.G., Ives, S.E., Renter, D.G., Sanderson, M.W. 2019. Quantification of bacteria indicative of fecal and environmental contamination from hides to carcasses. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease. Aug 5. doi: 10.1089/fpd.2019.2656.
Magossi, G., Bai, J., Cernicchiaro, N., Jones, C., Porter, E., Trinetta, V. 2019. Seasonal prevalence of Salmonella spp., Salmonella Typhimurium and its monophasic variant serovar I 4,[5],12:i:-, in selected United States feed mills. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease. 16(4):276-281. doi: 10.1089/fpd.2018.2504.
Ekong, P., Sanderson, M.W., Renter, D.G., Cernicchiaro, N., Nagaraja, T.G., Shridhar, P.B., Bai, J., Bello, N. 2018. Bayesian estimation of sensitivity and specificity of culture- and PCR-based methods for the detection of six major non-O157 Escherichia coli serogroups in cattle feces. Preventive Veterinary Medicine. 161:90-99.
Bai, J., Trinetta, V., Shi, X., Noll, L., Magossi, G.B., Zheng, W., Porter, E., Cernicchiaro, N., Renter, D.G., Nagaraja, T.G. 2018. A duplex real-time PCR assay, based on invA and pagC genes, for the detection and quantification of Salmonella from cattle lymph nodes. Journal of Microbiological Methods. 148: 110-116.
Bai, J., Trinetta, V., Shi, X., Noll, L., Magossi, G.B., Zheng, W., Porter, E., Cernicchiaro, N., Renter, D.G., Nagaraja, T.G. 2018. Comparison data of a two-target real-time PCR assay with and without an internal control in detecting Salmonella enterica from cattle lymph nodes. Data in Brief.
Ekong, P.S., Sanderson, M.W., Noll, L.W., Dewsbury, D.D., Shridhar, P.B., Cernicchiaro, N., Renter, D.G., Bello, N.M., Bai, J., Nagaraja, T.G. 2017. Bayesian estimation of true prevalence, sensitivity, and specificity of three diagnostic tests for detection of Escherichia coli O157 in cattle feces. Preventive Veterinary Medicine Journal. 148: 21-27.
Shridhar, P.B., Noll, L., Cull, C.A., Shi, X., Cernicchiaro, N., Renter, D.G., Bai, J., Nagaraja, T.G. 2017. Spiral Plating Method to Quantify the Six Major Non-O157 E. coli Serogroups in Cattle Feces. Journal of Food Protection. Apr 17: 848-856.
Cull, C.A., Renter, D.G., Dewsbury, D.M., Noll, L.W., Shridhar, P.B., Ives, S.E., Nagaraja, T.G., Cernicchiaro, N*. 2017. Feedlot- and pen-level prevalence of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli in feces of commercial feedlot cattle in two major U.S. cattle feeding areas. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease. 14(6): 308-317.
Chen, S., Sanderson, M.W., Lee, C., Cernicchiaro, N., Renter D.G., Lanzas, C. 2016. Basic reproduction number and transmission dynamics of common serogroups of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 82(18): 5612-5620.
Cernicchiaro, N., Ives, S.E., Edrington, T.S., Nagaraja, T.G., Renter, D.G. 2016. Efficacy of a Salmonella Siderophore Receptor Protein vaccine on fecal shedding and lymph node carriage of Salmonella in commercial feedlot cattle. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease. 13(9): 517-525.
Chopyk, J., Moore, R., Stromberg, Z.R., Lewis, G.L., Renter, D.G., Cernicchiaro, N., Moxley, R.A., Wommack, K.E. 2016. Presence of pathogenic Escherichia coli is correlated with bacterial community diversity and composition on pre-harvest cattle hides. Microbiome. 4(1): 9.
Shridhar, P.B., Noll, L.W., Shi, X., Cernicchiaro, N., Renter, D.G., Bai, J., Nagaraja, T.G. 2016. Escherichia coli O104 in Feedlot Cattle Feces: Prevalence, Isolation and Characterization. PLoS One. 11(3): e0152101.
Noll, L.W., Baumgartner, W.C., Shridhar, P.B., Cull, C.A., Dewsbury, D., Shi, X., Cernicchiaro, N., Renter, D.G., Nagaraja, T.G. 2016. Pooling of immunomagnetic separation beads does not affect sensitivity of detection of six serogroups of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in cattle feces. Journal of Food Protection 79(1): 59-65.
Stromberg Z.R., Lewis, G.L., Aly S.S., Lehenbauer T.W., Bosilevac J.M., Cernicchiaro N., Moxley R.A. 2016. Prevalence and level of Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli in culled dairy cows at harvest. Journal of Food Protection. 79(3): 421-431.
Shridhar, P.B., Noll, L.W., Shi, X., An, B., Cernicchiaro, N., Renter, D.G., Nagaraja, T.G., Bai, J. 2016. Multiplex Quantitative PCR assay for the detection and quantification of the six major non-O157 Escherichia coli serogroups in cattle feces. Journal of Food Protection. 79(1): 66-74
Noll, L.W., Shridhar, P.B., Dewsbury, D., Shi, X., Cernicchiaro, N., Renter, D.G., Nagaraja, T.G. 2015. A comparison of culture- and PCR-based methods to detect six major non-O157 serogroups of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in cattle feces. PLoS One 10(8): e0135446.
Noll, L.W., Shridhar, P.B., Shi, X., An, B., Cernicchiaro, N., Renter, D.G., Nagaraja, T.G., Bai, J. 2015. A four-plex real-time PCR assay, based on rfbE, eae, stx1, and stx2 genes, for the detection and quantification of Escherichia coli O157 in cattle feces. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease. 12(9): 787-794.
Dewsbury D.M., Renter D.G., Shridhar P.B., Noll L.W., Shi X., Nagaraja T.G., Cernicchiaro N.* 2015. Summer and winter prevalence of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O26, O45, O103, O111, O121, O145, and O157 in feces of feedlot cattle. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease. 12
Stromberg, Z.R., Baumann, N., Lewis, G.L., Cernicchiaro, N., Renter, D.G., Marx, D.B., Phebus, R.K., Moxley, R.A. 2015. Prevalence of Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O26, O45, O103, O111, O121, O145, and O157 on hides and carcass surfaces of beef feedlot cattle at harvest. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease 12(7): 631-638.
Ekong, P.S., Sanderson, M.W., Cernicchiaro, N. 2015. Prevalence and concentration of Escherichia coli O157 in different cattle types, and seasons, processed in North America: A systematic review and meta-analysis of published research. Preventive Veterinary Journal. 121(1-2): 74-85.
Cernicchiaro, N., Paddock, Z.D., Cull, C.A., Nagaraja, T.G., Renter, D.G. 2014. Fecal shedding of non-O157 serogroups of Shiga toxin--producing Escherichia coli in feedlot cattle vaccinated with an E. coli O157:H7 SRP® vaccine and fed a Lactobacillus-based direct-fed microbial. Journal of Food Protection. 77: 732-737.
Swirski, A.L., Pearl, D.L., Williams, M.L., Homan, J., Linz, G., Cernicchiaro, N., LeJeune, J.T. 2014. Spatial epidemiology of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in dairy cattle in relation to night roosts of Sturnus vulgaris (European starling) in Ohio, USA (2007-2009). Zoonoses and Public Health. 61: 428-435.
Cernicchiaro, N.*, Cull, C.A., Paddock, Z.D., Shi, X., Bai, J., Nagaraja, T.G., Renter, D.G. 2013. Prevalence of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli and associated virulence genes in feces of commercial feedlot cattle. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease. 10: 835-841.
Cernicchiaro, N.*, Pearl, D.L., McEwen, S.A., Harpster, L., Homan, H.J., Linz, G.M., LeJeune, J.T. 2012. Association of wild bird density and farm management factors with the prevalence of E. coli O157 in dairy herds in Ohio (2007-2009). Zoonoses and Public Health. 59: 320-329.
Cernicchiaro, N.*, Pearl, D.L., McEwen, S.A., LeJeune, J.T. 2011. Assessment of diagnostic tools for identifying cattle shedding and super-shedding Escherichia coli O157:H7 in a longitudinal study of naturally infected feedlot steers in Ohio. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease 8: 239-248.
Cernicchiaro, N.*, Pearl, D.L., McEwen, S.A., Zerby, H.N., Fluharty, F.L., Loerch, S.C., Kauffman, M.D., Bard, J.L., LeJeune, J.T. 2010. A randomized controlled trial to assess the impact of dietary energy sources, feed supplements, and the presence of super-shedders on the detection of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in feedlot cattle using different diagnostic procedures. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease 7: 1071-1081.
Cernicchiaro, N.*, Pearl, D.L., Ghimire, S., Gyles, C.L., Johnson, R.P., LeJeune, J.T., Ziebell, K., McEwen, S.A. 2009. Risk factors associated with Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Ontario beef cow-calf operations. Preventive Veterinary Medicine 92: 106-115.
Publications on Antimicrobial Resistance
Foster, D.M., Jacob, M.E., Farmer, K., Callahan, B., Theriot, C.M., Kathariou, S., Cernicchiaro, N., Prange, T., Papich, M.G. 2019. Ceftiofur formulation differentially affects the intestinal drug concentration, resistance of fecal bacteria, and the microbiome of steers. PLOS One. 14(10):e0223378. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0223378.
Smith, A.B., Renter, D.G., Cernicchiaro, N., Shi, X., Nickell, J.S., Keil, D.J, Nagaraja, T.G. 2017. A randomized trial to assess the effect of fluoroquinolone metaphylaxis on the fecal prevalence and quinolone susceptibilities of Salmonella and Campylobacter in feedlot cattle. Foodborne Pathogens Disease. 14(10): 600-607.
Smith, A., Renter, D.G., Cernicchiaro, N., Shi, X., Nagaraja, T.G. 2016. Prevalence and fluoroquinolone-susceptibilities of Salmonella isolated from the feces of pre-harvest cattle within feedlots that use a fluoroquinolone to treat bovine respiratory disease. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease. 13(6): 303-308.
Publications on Bovine Respiratory Disease
Baruch, J., Cernicchiaro, N.*, Cull, C.C., Lechtenberg, K.F., Nickell, J.S., Renter, D.G. 2019. Performance of multiple diagnostic methods in assessing the progression of bovine respiratory disease in calves challenged with infectious bovine rhinotracheitis virus and Mannheimia haemolytica. Journal of Animal Science. 97(6):2357-2367. .
Mitra, N., Cernicchiaro, N., Torres, S., Li, F., Hause, B.M. 2016. Metagenomic characterization of the virome associated with bovine respiratory disease in feedlot cattle. Journal of General Virology. 94(4): 1662-1676.
Schaffer A., Larson R., Cernicchiaro N., Bartle S., Hanzlicek G, Thomson D. 2016. The association between calfhood BRDC and subsequent departure from the herd, milk production, and reproduction: an observational, retrospective, study. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 248(10): 1157-1164.
Amrine, D.E., White, B.J., Larson, R.L, Anderson, D.E, Mosier, D.A, Cernicchiaro, N. 2013. Precision and accuracy of clinical illness scores, compared with pulmonary consolidation scores, in Holstein calves with experimentally induced Mycoplasma bovis pneumonia. American Journal of Veterinary Research. 74: 310-315.
Cernicchiaro, N.*, White, B.J., Renter, D.G., Babcock, A.H. 2013. Evaluation of economic and performance outcomes associated with the number of treatments after an initial diagnosis of bovine respiratory disease in commercial feeder cattle. American Journal of Veterinary Research. 74: 300-309.
Babcock, A.H., Cernicchiaro, N., White, B.J., Dubnicka, S.R., Thomson, D.U., Ives, S.E., Scott, H.M., Milliken, G.A., Renter, D.G. 2012. A multivariable assessment quantifying effects of cohort-level factors associated with combined mortality and culling risk in U.S. commercial feedlot cattle. Preventive Veterinary Medicine.108: 38-46.
Cernicchiaro, N.*, Renter, D.G., White, B.J., Babcock, A.H., Fox, J.T. 2012. Associations between weather conditions during the first 45 days following arrival and daily respiratory disease rates in autumn-placed U.S. commercial feedlot cattle. Journal of Animal Science. 90: 1328-1337.
Cernicchiaro, N.*, White, B.J., Renter, D.G., Babcock, A.H., Kelly, L., Slattery, R. 2012. Associations between the distance traveled from sale barns to U.S. commercial feedlots and overall performance, risk of respiratory disease and cumulative mortality in feeder cattle during 1997 to 2009. Journal of Animal Science. 90: 1929-1939.
Cernicchiaro, N.*, White, B.J., Renter, D.G., Babcock, A.H., Kelly, L., Slattery, R. 2012. . Journal of Animal Science. 90: 1940-1947.
Publications on Vector-Borne Diseases and Arthropods
Oliveira, A.R.S., Cohnstaedt, L.W., Noronha, L.E., Mitzel, D.N., McVey, D.S., Cernicchiaro N.* Perspectives regarding the risk of introduction of the Japanese Encephalitis virus (JEV) in the United States: A perspective article. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. Accepted.
Oliveira, A.R.S., Piaggio, J., Cohnstaedt, L.W., McVey, D.S., Cernicchiaro, N.*. 2019. Introduction of the Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) in the United States – a qualitative risk assessment. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases.
Oliveira, A.R.S., Piaggio, J., Cohnstaedt, L.W., McVey, D.S., Cernicchiaro, N.*. 2018. A quantitative risk assessment (QRA) of the risk of introduction of the Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) in the United States via infected mosquitoes transported in aircraft and cargo ships. Preventive Veterinary Medicine. 160:1-9.
Upreti, D., Cernicchiaro, N., Richt, J.A., Wilson, W.C., Clavijo, A., Davis, A.S. 2018. Preliminary evaluation of diagnostic accuracy and precision of a competitive ELISA for detection of antibodies to Rift Valley Fever Virus in cattle and sheep sera. Journal of Virological Methods. 262:6-11.
Oliveira, A.R., Cohnstaedt, L.W., Cernicchiaro, N.*. 2018. Japanese Encephalitis virus: Placing disease vectors in the epidemiological triad. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. doi:10.1093/aesa/say025Review.
Oliveira, A.R., Strathe, E., Etcheverry, L., Cohnstaedt, L.W., McVey, D.S., Piaggio, J., Cernicchiaro, N.*. 2018. Assessment of data on vector and host competence for Japanese encephalitis virus: a systematic review of the literature. Preventive Veterinary Medicine. 154(1): 71-89.
Oliveira, A.R.S., Cohnstaedt, L.W., Strathe, E., Etcheverry, L., McVey, D.S., Piaggio, J., Cernicchiaro, N.*. 2018. Meta-analyses of Japanese encephalitis virus infection, dissemination, and transmission rates in vectors. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2018. Jan 22.
Oliveira, A.R.S., Cohnstaedt, L.W., Strathe, E., Etcheverry, L., McVey, D.S., Piaggio, J., Cernicchiaro, N.*. 2017. Meta-analysis of the proportion of Japanese encephalitis virus infection in vectors and vertebrate hosts. Parasites and Vectors Journal. 10(1): 418.
Snyder, D., Cernicchiaro, N., Cohnstaedt, L.W. 2016. Sugar feeding status alters biting midge photoattraction. Journal of Medical and Veterinary Entomology. 30(1): 31-38.
Snyder, D., Cernicchiaro, N., Allan, S., Cohnstaedt, L.W. 2016. Insecticidal sugar baits for adult biting midges. Journal of Medical and Veterinary Entomology. 30(2): 209-217.
Publications on Zoonoses
Beyene, T.J., Hogeveen, H., Mourits, M.C.M., Sanderson, M.W., Revie, C.R., Cernicchiaro, N., Galvani, A., Fitzpatrick, M. 2019. . One Health. 8:100103. doi: 10.1016/j.onehlt.2019.100103.
Beyene, T.J., Mindaye, B., Leta, S., Cernicchiaro, N., Revie. 2018. Understanding factors influencing dog owners’ intention to vaccinate against rabies evaluated using Health Belief Model constructs. Frontiers. 5:159.
Tusevljak, N., Rajic, A., Waddell, L., Dutil, L., Cernicchiaro, N., Greig, J., Wilheim, B., Wilkins, W., Totton, S., Uhland, C.F., Avery, B., McEwen, S. 2012. Prevalence of selected zoonotic bacteria in selected aquatic species and seafood: a scoping study, systematic review and meta-analysis of published research. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease 9: 487-497.
Weir, M., Rajić, A., Dutil, L., Cernicchiaro, N., Uhland, C.F., Mercier, B., and Tuševljak, N. 2012. Zoonotic bacteria, antimicrobial use and antimicrobial resistance in ornamental fish: a systematic review of the existing research and survey of aquaculture-allied professionals. Epidemiology and Infection Journal 140: 192-206.
Publications on Animal Health, Animal Production and Outcomes Research,
Dewsbury, D.M.A., DeDonder, K.D., Rezac, D.J., Cernicchiaro, N*. 2019. A complete cross-over design evaluating canine acceptance of Carprieve® and Rimadyl® carprofen chewable tablets in healthy dogs. BMC Veterinary Research. 15, 394. doi:10.1186/s12917-019-2124-1.
Wright, A., Amodie, D.M., Cernicchiaro, N., Lascelles D.X., Pavlock, A.M. 2019. Diagnosis and treatment rates of osteoarthritis in dogs using a health risk assessment (HRA) or health questionnaire for osteoarthritis in general veterinary practice. Value in Health 22(2):S387. doi:10.1016/j.jval.2019.04.1886.
Wright, A., Amodie, D.M., Cernicchiaro, N., Lascelles D.X., Pavlock, A.M. 2019. Ability score improvement over time in response to carprofen in dogs newly diagnosed with osteoarthritis. Value in Health. April 2019. doi: 10.1016/j.jval.2019.04.1887.
Van Engen, N.K., Engelken, T., Lockard, C., Lakritz, J., Cernicchiaro, N., Wilson, B., Kreihbel, C., Coetzee, J.F. 2019. The effect of pretransportation or arrival meloxicam administration to calves entering the feedlot on morbidity, biomarkers, performance and carcass characteristics. Translational Animal Science. 3(2):620-632. doi.org/10.1093/tas/txz070.
Reppert, E.J., Chamorro, M.F., Robinson, L., Cernicchiaro, N., Wick, J., Weaber, R., Lacoste, S., Haines, D.M. 2019. Effect of vaccination of pregnant beef heifers during gestation on the concentration of total serum IgG and specific antibodies to BVDV 1, BVDV 2 and BHV-1 in calves. The Canadian Veterinary Journal. 83(4):313-316.
Chamorro, M., Reppert, E.J., Robinson, L., Cernicchiaro, N., Biller, D., Miesner, M. 2019. Factors associated with septic arthritis of the distal interphalangeal joint in beef cattle: a case-control study. The Veterinary Journal. 244:104-111. doi:.
Cha, E., Sanderson, M.W., Cernicchiaro, N., Jager, A., Renter, D.G., Bello, N.M. 2017. Implementing structural equation models to observational data from feedlot production systems. Preventive Veterinary Medicine. 147: 163-171.
Capik, S.F., White, B.J., Larson, R.L., Van Engen, N., Cernicchiaro, N., Engelken, T.J., Lakritz, J., Ballou, M., Hulbert, L.E., Vann, R., Caswell, J.L., Jacob, G., Carroll, J.A., Coetzee, J.F. American Journal of Veterinary Research. 78: 1426-1436.
Chamorro, M., Cernicchiaro, N., Haines, D. 2017. Evaluation of the effects of colostrum replacer supplementation of the milk replacer ration on the occurrence of disease and antibiotic therapy of pre-weaned dairy calves. Journal of Dairy Science. 100(2): 1378-1387.
Cernicchiaro, N., Corbin, M., Quinn, M., Prouty, F., Branine, M., Renter, D. 2016. Meta-analysis of the effects of laidlomycin propionate, fed alone or in combination with chlortetracycline, and monensin sodium, fed alone or in combination with tylosin, on growth performance, health, and carcass outcomes in finishing steers in North America. Journal of Animal Science. 94(4): 1662-1676.
Elmas, C.R., Koenig, J.B., Bienzle, D., Cribb, N., Cernicchiaro, N., Cote, N., Weese, S. 2013. Evaluation of a broad-range real time PCR assay for the diagnosis of septic sinovitis in horses. Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research. 77: 211-217.
Cernicchiaro, N., Renter, D.G., Xiang, S., White, B.J., Bello, N.M. 2013. Hierarchical Bayesian modeling of heterogeneous variances in average daily weight gain of commercial feedlot cattle. Journal of Animal Science. 91: 2910-2919.
Rioja, E., Cernicchiaro, N., Costa, M.C., Valverde, A. 2012. Perioperative risk factors for mortality and length of hospitalization in mares with dystocia undergoing general anesthesia: a retrospective study. Canadian Veterinary Journal. 53: 502-510.
Cernicchiaro, N.*, Wells, S. J., Sreevatsan, S., Janagama, H. 2008. Characterization of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis subtypes by type of culture media. Journal of Clinical Microbiology 46: 145-149.
Wells, S.J., Collins, M.T., Faaberg, K.S., Wees, C., Tavornpanich, S., Petrini, K.R., Collins, J.E., Cernicchiaro, N., Whitlock, R. 2006. Evaluation of a rapid fecal PCR test for detection of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in dairy cattle. Clinical Vaccine Immunology 13: 1125-1130.
Book chapters:
Sreevatsan, S., Cernicchiaro, N., Kaushik, R., 2009. Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis: an unconventional pathogen? In: Food-borne microbes: Shaping the host ecosystem. IV. Model organisms. Editors: Lee-Ann Jaykus, Hua H. Wang, Larry, S. Schlesinger, ASM Press.
Publications on Food Safety
Lewis, G.L., Cernicchiaro, N., Moxley, R.A. Performance of chromogenic agar media for isolation of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli from ground beef. Journal of Food Protection. Accepted.
Cernicchiaro, N., Oliveira, A.R.S., Hoehn, A., Cull, C.A., Noll, L.N., Shridhar, P.B., Nagaraja, T.G., Ives, S.E., Renter, D.G., Sanderson, M.W. Associations between season, processing plant and hide cleanliness scores with prevalence and concentration of major Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli on beef cattle hides. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease. Accepted.
Dixon, A., Cernicchiaro, N.*, Amachawadi, R.G., Cull, C.A., Renter, D.G. Longitudinal characterization of prevalence and concentration of non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in U.S. feedlot cattle. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease. Accepted.
Cernicchiaro, N.*, Oliveira, A.R.S., Hoehn, A., Cull, C.A., Noll, L.W., Shridhar, P.B., Nagaraja, T.G., Ives, S.E., Renter, D.G., Sanderson, M.W. 2019. Quantification of bacteria indicative of fecal and environmental contamination from hides to carcasses. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease. Aug 5. doi: 10.1089/fpd.2019.2656.
Magossi, G., Bai, J., Cernicchiaro, N., Jones, C., Porter, E., Trinetta, V. 2019. Seasonal prevalence of Salmonella spp., Salmonella Typhimurium and its monophasic variant serovar I 4,[5],12:i:-, in selected United States feed mills. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease. 16(4):276-281. doi: 10.1089/fpd.2018.2504.
Ekong, P., Sanderson, M.W., Renter, D.G., Cernicchiaro, N., Nagaraja, T.G., Shridhar, P.B., Bai, J., Bello, N. 2018. Bayesian estimation of sensitivity and specificity of culture- and PCR-based methods for the detection of six major non-O157 Escherichia coli serogroups in cattle feces. Preventive Veterinary Medicine. 161:90-99.
Bai, J., Trinetta, V., Shi, X., Noll, L., Magossi, G.B., Zheng, W., Porter, E., Cernicchiaro, N., Renter, D.G., Nagaraja, T.G. 2018. A duplex real-time PCR assay, based on invA and pagC genes, for the detection and quantification of Salmonella from cattle lymph nodes. Journal of Microbiological Methods. 148: 110-116.
Bai, J., Trinetta, V., Shi, X., Noll, L., Magossi, G.B., Zheng, W., Porter, E., Cernicchiaro, N., Renter, D.G., Nagaraja, T.G. 2018. Comparison data of a two-target real-time PCR assay with and without an internal control in detecting Salmonella enterica from cattle lymph nodes. Data in Brief.
Ekong, P.S., Sanderson, M.W., Noll, L.W., Dewsbury, D.D., Shridhar, P.B., Cernicchiaro, N., Renter, D.G., Bello, N.M., Bai, J., Nagaraja, T.G. 2017. Bayesian estimation of true prevalence, sensitivity, and specificity of three diagnostic tests for detection of Escherichia coli O157 in cattle feces. Preventive Veterinary Medicine Journal. 148: 21-27.
Shridhar, P.B., Noll, L., Cull, C.A., Shi, X., Cernicchiaro, N., Renter, D.G., Bai, J., Nagaraja, T.G. 2017. Spiral Plating Method to Quantify the Six Major Non-O157 E. coli Serogroups in Cattle Feces. Journal of Food Protection. Apr 17: 848-856.
Cull, C.A., Renter, D.G., Dewsbury, D.M., Noll, L.W., Shridhar, P.B., Ives, S.E., Nagaraja, T.G., Cernicchiaro, N*. 2017. Feedlot- and pen-level prevalence of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli in feces of commercial feedlot cattle in two major U.S. cattle feeding areas. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease. 14(6): 308-317.
Chen, S., Sanderson, M.W., Lee, C., Cernicchiaro, N., Renter D.G., Lanzas, C. 2016. Basic reproduction number and transmission dynamics of common serogroups of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 82(18): 5612-5620.
Cernicchiaro, N., Ives, S.E., Edrington, T.S., Nagaraja, T.G., Renter, D.G. 2016. Efficacy of a Salmonella Siderophore Receptor Protein vaccine on fecal shedding and lymph node carriage of Salmonella in commercial feedlot cattle. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease. 13(9): 517-525.
Chopyk, J., Moore, R., Stromberg, Z.R., Lewis, G.L., Renter, D.G., Cernicchiaro, N., Moxley, R.A., Wommack, K.E. 2016. Presence of pathogenic Escherichia coli is correlated with bacterial community diversity and composition on pre-harvest cattle hides. Microbiome. 4(1): 9.
Shridhar, P.B., Noll, L.W., Shi, X., Cernicchiaro, N., Renter, D.G., Bai, J., Nagaraja, T.G. 2016. Escherichia coli O104 in Feedlot Cattle Feces: Prevalence, Isolation and Characterization. PLoS One. 11(3): e0152101.
Noll, L.W., Baumgartner, W.C., Shridhar, P.B., Cull, C.A., Dewsbury, D., Shi, X., Cernicchiaro, N., Renter, D.G., Nagaraja, T.G. 2016. Pooling of immunomagnetic separation beads does not affect sensitivity of detection of six serogroups of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in cattle feces. Journal of Food Protection 79(1): 59-65.
Stromberg Z.R., Lewis, G.L., Aly S.S., Lehenbauer T.W., Bosilevac J.M., Cernicchiaro N., Moxley R.A. 2016. Prevalence and level of Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli in culled dairy cows at harvest. Journal of Food Protection. 79(3): 421-431.
Shridhar, P.B., Noll, L.W., Shi, X., An, B., Cernicchiaro, N., Renter, D.G., Nagaraja, T.G., Bai, J. 2016. Multiplex Quantitative PCR assay for the detection and quantification of the six major non-O157 Escherichia coli serogroups in cattle feces. Journal of Food Protection. 79(1): 66-74
Noll, L.W., Shridhar, P.B., Dewsbury, D., Shi, X., Cernicchiaro, N., Renter, D.G., Nagaraja, T.G. 2015. A comparison of culture- and PCR-based methods to detect six major non-O157 serogroups of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in cattle feces. PLoS One 10(8): e0135446.
Noll, L.W., Shridhar, P.B., Shi, X., An, B., Cernicchiaro, N., Renter, D.G., Nagaraja, T.G., Bai, J. 2015. A four-plex real-time PCR assay, based on rfbE, eae, stx1, and stx2 genes, for the detection and quantification of Escherichia coli O157 in cattle feces. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease. 12(9): 787-794.
Dewsbury D.M., Renter D.G., Shridhar P.B., Noll L.W., Shi X., Nagaraja T.G., Cernicchiaro N.* 2015. Summer and winter prevalence of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O26, O45, O103, O111, O121, O145, and O157 in feces of feedlot cattle. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease. 12
Stromberg, Z.R., Baumann, N., Lewis, G.L., Cernicchiaro, N., Renter, D.G., Marx, D.B., Phebus, R.K., Moxley, R.A. 2015. Prevalence of Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O26, O45, O103, O111, O121, O145, and O157 on hides and carcass surfaces of beef feedlot cattle at harvest. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease 12(7): 631-638.
Ekong, P.S., Sanderson, M.W., Cernicchiaro, N. 2015. Prevalence and concentration of Escherichia coli O157 in different cattle types, and seasons, processed in North America: A systematic review and meta-analysis of published research. Preventive Veterinary Journal. 121(1-2): 74-85.
Cernicchiaro, N., Paddock, Z.D., Cull, C.A., Nagaraja, T.G., Renter, D.G. 2014. Fecal shedding of non-O157 serogroups of Shiga toxin--producing Escherichia coli in feedlot cattle vaccinated with an E. coli O157:H7 SRP® vaccine and fed a Lactobacillus-based direct-fed microbial. Journal of Food Protection. 77: 732-737.
Swirski, A.L., Pearl, D.L., Williams, M.L., Homan, J., Linz, G., Cernicchiaro, N., LeJeune, J.T. 2014. Spatial epidemiology of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in dairy cattle in relation to night roosts of Sturnus vulgaris (European starling) in Ohio, USA (2007-2009). Zoonoses and Public Health. 61: 428-435.
Cernicchiaro, N.*, Cull, C.A., Paddock, Z.D., Shi, X., Bai, J., Nagaraja, T.G., Renter, D.G. 2013. Prevalence of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli and associated virulence genes in feces of commercial feedlot cattle. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease. 10: 835-841.
Cernicchiaro, N.*, Pearl, D.L., McEwen, S.A., Harpster, L., Homan, H.J., Linz, G.M., LeJeune, J.T. 2012. Association of wild bird density and farm management factors with the prevalence of E. coli O157 in dairy herds in Ohio (2007-2009). Zoonoses and Public Health. 59: 320-329.
Cernicchiaro, N.*, Pearl, D.L., McEwen, S.A., LeJeune, J.T. 2011. Assessment of diagnostic tools for identifying cattle shedding and super-shedding Escherichia coli O157:H7 in a longitudinal study of naturally infected feedlot steers in Ohio. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease 8: 239-248.
Cernicchiaro, N.*, Pearl, D.L., McEwen, S.A., Zerby, H.N., Fluharty, F.L., Loerch, S.C., Kauffman, M.D., Bard, J.L., LeJeune, J.T. 2010. A randomized controlled trial to assess the impact of dietary energy sources, feed supplements, and the presence of super-shedders on the detection of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in feedlot cattle using different diagnostic procedures. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease 7: 1071-1081.
Cernicchiaro, N.*, Pearl, D.L., Ghimire, S., Gyles, C.L., Johnson, R.P., LeJeune, J.T., Ziebell, K., McEwen, S.A. 2009. Risk factors associated with Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Ontario beef cow-calf operations. Preventive Veterinary Medicine 92: 106-115.
Publications on Antimicrobial Resistance
Foster, D.M., Jacob, M.E., Farmer, K., Callahan, B., Theriot, C.M., Kathariou, S., Cernicchiaro, N., Prange, T., Papich, M.G. 2019. Ceftiofur formulation differentially affects the intestinal drug concentration, resistance of fecal bacteria, and the microbiome of steers. PLOS One. 14(10):e0223378. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0223378.
Smith, A.B., Renter, D.G., Cernicchiaro, N., Shi, X., Nickell, J.S., Keil, D.J, Nagaraja, T.G. 2017. A randomized trial to assess the effect of fluoroquinolone metaphylaxis on the fecal prevalence and quinolone susceptibilities of Salmonella and Campylobacter in feedlot cattle. Foodborne Pathogens Disease. 14(10): 600-607.
Smith, A., Renter, D.G., Cernicchiaro, N., Shi, X., Nagaraja, T.G. 2016. Prevalence and fluoroquinolone-susceptibilities of Salmonella isolated from the feces of pre-harvest cattle within feedlots that use a fluoroquinolone to treat bovine respiratory disease. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease. 13(6): 303-308.
Publications on Bovine Respiratory Disease
Baruch, J., Cernicchiaro, N.*, Cull, C.C., Lechtenberg, K.F., Nickell, J.S., Renter, D.G. 2019. Performance of multiple diagnostic methods in assessing the progression of bovine respiratory disease in calves challenged with infectious bovine rhinotracheitis virus and Mannheimia haemolytica. Journal of Animal Science. 97(6):2357-2367. .
Mitra, N., Cernicchiaro, N., Torres, S., Li, F., Hause, B.M. 2016. Metagenomic characterization of the virome associated with bovine respiratory disease in feedlot cattle. Journal of General Virology. 94(4): 1662-1676.
Schaffer A., Larson R., Cernicchiaro N., Bartle S., Hanzlicek G, Thomson D. 2016. The association between calfhood BRDC and subsequent departure from the herd, milk production, and reproduction: an observational, retrospective, study. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 248(10): 1157-1164.
Amrine, D.E., White, B.J., Larson, R.L, Anderson, D.E, Mosier, D.A, Cernicchiaro, N. 2013. Precision and accuracy of clinical illness scores, compared with pulmonary consolidation scores, in Holstein calves with experimentally induced Mycoplasma bovis pneumonia. American Journal of Veterinary Research. 74: 310-315.
Cernicchiaro, N.*, White, B.J., Renter, D.G., Babcock, A.H. 2013. Evaluation of economic and performance outcomes associated with the number of treatments after an initial diagnosis of bovine respiratory disease in commercial feeder cattle. American Journal of Veterinary Research. 74: 300-309.
Babcock, A.H., Cernicchiaro, N., White, B.J., Dubnicka, S.R., Thomson, D.U., Ives, S.E., Scott, H.M., Milliken, G.A., Renter, D.G. 2012. A multivariable assessment quantifying effects of cohort-level factors associated with combined mortality and culling risk in U.S. commercial feedlot cattle. Preventive Veterinary Medicine.108: 38-46.
Cernicchiaro, N.*, Renter, D.G., White, B.J., Babcock, A.H., Fox, J.T. 2012. Associations between weather conditions during the first 45 days following arrival and daily respiratory disease rates in autumn-placed U.S. commercial feedlot cattle. Journal of Animal Science. 90: 1328-1337.
Cernicchiaro, N.*, White, B.J., Renter, D.G., Babcock, A.H., Kelly, L., Slattery, R. 2012. Associations between the distance traveled from sale barns to U.S. commercial feedlots and overall performance, risk of respiratory disease and cumulative mortality in feeder cattle during 1997 to 2009. Journal of Animal Science. 90: 1929-1939.
Cernicchiaro, N.*, White, B.J., Renter, D.G., Babcock, A.H., Kelly, L., Slattery, R. 2012. . Journal of Animal Science. 90: 1940-1947.
Publications on Vector-Borne Diseases and Arthropods
Oliveira, A.R.S., Cohnstaedt, L.W., Noronha, L.E., Mitzel, D.N., McVey, D.S., Cernicchiaro N.* Perspectives regarding the risk of introduction of the Japanese Encephalitis virus (JEV) in the United States: A perspective article. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. Accepted.
Oliveira, A.R.S., Piaggio, J., Cohnstaedt, L.W., McVey, D.S., Cernicchiaro, N.*. 2019. Introduction of the Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) in the United States – a qualitative risk assessment. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases.
Oliveira, A.R.S., Piaggio, J., Cohnstaedt, L.W., McVey, D.S., Cernicchiaro, N.*. 2018. A quantitative risk assessment (QRA) of the risk of introduction of the Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) in the United States via infected mosquitoes transported in aircraft and cargo ships. Preventive Veterinary Medicine. 160:1-9.
Upreti, D., Cernicchiaro, N., Richt, J.A., Wilson, W.C., Clavijo, A., Davis, A.S. 2018. Preliminary evaluation of diagnostic accuracy and precision of a competitive ELISA for detection of antibodies to Rift Valley Fever Virus in cattle and sheep sera. Journal of Virological Methods. 262:6-11.
Oliveira, A.R., Cohnstaedt, L.W., Cernicchiaro, N.*. 2018. Japanese Encephalitis virus: Placing disease vectors in the epidemiological triad. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. doi:10.1093/aesa/say025Review.
Oliveira, A.R., Strathe, E., Etcheverry, L., Cohnstaedt, L.W., McVey, D.S., Piaggio, J., Cernicchiaro, N.*. 2018. Assessment of data on vector and host competence for Japanese encephalitis virus: a systematic review of the literature. Preventive Veterinary Medicine. 154(1): 71-89.
Oliveira, A.R.S., Cohnstaedt, L.W., Strathe, E., Etcheverry, L., McVey, D.S., Piaggio, J., Cernicchiaro, N.*. 2018. Meta-analyses of Japanese encephalitis virus infection, dissemination, and transmission rates in vectors. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2018. Jan 22.
Oliveira, A.R.S., Cohnstaedt, L.W., Strathe, E., Etcheverry, L., McVey, D.S., Piaggio, J., Cernicchiaro, N.*. 2017. Meta-analysis of the proportion of Japanese encephalitis virus infection in vectors and vertebrate hosts. Parasites and Vectors Journal. 10(1): 418.
Snyder, D., Cernicchiaro, N., Cohnstaedt, L.W. 2016. Sugar feeding status alters biting midge photoattraction. Journal of Medical and Veterinary Entomology. 30(1): 31-38.
Snyder, D., Cernicchiaro, N., Allan, S., Cohnstaedt, L.W. 2016. Insecticidal sugar baits for adult biting midges. Journal of Medical and Veterinary Entomology. 30(2): 209-217.
Publications on Zoonoses
Beyene, T.J., Hogeveen, H., Mourits, M.C.M., Sanderson, M.W., Revie, C.R., Cernicchiaro, N., Galvani, A., Fitzpatrick, M. 2019. . One Health. 8:100103. doi: 10.1016/j.onehlt.2019.100103.
Beyene, T.J., Mindaye, B., Leta, S., Cernicchiaro, N., Revie. 2018. Understanding factors influencing dog owners’ intention to vaccinate against rabies evaluated using Health Belief Model constructs. Frontiers. 5:159.
Tusevljak, N., Rajic, A., Waddell, L., Dutil, L., Cernicchiaro, N., Greig, J., Wilheim, B., Wilkins, W., Totton, S., Uhland, C.F., Avery, B., McEwen, S. 2012. Prevalence of selected zoonotic bacteria in selected aquatic species and seafood: a scoping study, systematic review and meta-analysis of published research. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease 9: 487-497.
Weir, M., Rajić, A., Dutil, L., Cernicchiaro, N., Uhland, C.F., Mercier, B., and Tuševljak, N. 2012. Zoonotic bacteria, antimicrobial use and antimicrobial resistance in ornamental fish: a systematic review of the existing research and survey of aquaculture-allied professionals. Epidemiology and Infection Journal 140: 192-206.
Publications on Animal Health, Animal Production and Outcomes Research,
Dewsbury, D.M.A., DeDonder, K.D., Rezac, D.J., Cernicchiaro, N*. 2019. A complete cross-over design evaluating canine acceptance of Carprieve® and Rimadyl® carprofen chewable tablets in healthy dogs. BMC Veterinary Research. 15, 394. doi:10.1186/s12917-019-2124-1.
Wright, A., Amodie, D.M., Cernicchiaro, N., Lascelles D.X., Pavlock, A.M. 2019. Diagnosis and treatment rates of osteoarthritis in dogs using a health risk assessment (HRA) or health questionnaire for osteoarthritis in general veterinary practice. Value in Health 22(2):S387. doi:10.1016/j.jval.2019.04.1886.
Wright, A., Amodie, D.M., Cernicchiaro, N., Lascelles D.X., Pavlock, A.M. 2019. Ability score improvement over time in response to carprofen in dogs newly diagnosed with osteoarthritis. Value in Health. April 2019. doi: 10.1016/j.jval.2019.04.1887.
Van Engen, N.K., Engelken, T., Lockard, C., Lakritz, J., Cernicchiaro, N., Wilson, B., Kreihbel, C., Coetzee, J.F. 2019. The effect of pretransportation or arrival meloxicam administration to calves entering the feedlot on morbidity, biomarkers, performance and carcass characteristics. Translational Animal Science. 3(2):620-632. doi.org/10.1093/tas/txz070.
Reppert, E.J., Chamorro, M.F., Robinson, L., Cernicchiaro, N., Wick, J., Weaber, R., Lacoste, S., Haines, D.M. 2019. Effect of vaccination of pregnant beef heifers during gestation on the concentration of total serum IgG and specific antibodies to BVDV 1, BVDV 2 and BHV-1 in calves. The Canadian Veterinary Journal. 83(4):313-316.
Chamorro, M., Reppert, E.J., Robinson, L., Cernicchiaro, N., Biller, D., Miesner, M. 2019. Factors associated with septic arthritis of the distal interphalangeal joint in beef cattle: a case-control study. The Veterinary Journal. 244:104-111. doi:.
Cha, E., Sanderson, M.W., Cernicchiaro, N., Jager, A., Renter, D.G., Bello, N.M. 2017. Implementing structural equation models to observational data from feedlot production systems. Preventive Veterinary Medicine. 147: 163-171.
Capik, S.F., White, B.J., Larson, R.L., Van Engen, N., Cernicchiaro, N., Engelken, T.J., Lakritz, J., Ballou, M., Hulbert, L.E., Vann, R., Caswell, J.L., Jacob, G., Carroll, J.A., Coetzee, J.F. American Journal of Veterinary Research. 78: 1426-1436.
Chamorro, M., Cernicchiaro, N., Haines, D. 2017. Evaluation of the effects of colostrum replacer supplementation of the milk replacer ration on the occurrence of disease and antibiotic therapy of pre-weaned dairy calves. Journal of Dairy Science. 100(2): 1378-1387.
Cernicchiaro, N., Corbin, M., Quinn, M., Prouty, F., Branine, M., Renter, D. 2016. Meta-analysis of the effects of laidlomycin propionate, fed alone or in combination with chlortetracycline, and monensin sodium, fed alone or in combination with tylosin, on growth performance, health, and carcass outcomes in finishing steers in North America. Journal of Animal Science. 94(4): 1662-1676.
Elmas, C.R., Koenig, J.B., Bienzle, D., Cribb, N., Cernicchiaro, N., Cote, N., Weese, S. 2013. Evaluation of a broad-range real time PCR assay for the diagnosis of septic sinovitis in horses. Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research. 77: 211-217.
Cernicchiaro, N., Renter, D.G., Xiang, S., White, B.J., Bello, N.M. 2013. Hierarchical Bayesian modeling of heterogeneous variances in average daily weight gain of commercial feedlot cattle. Journal of Animal Science. 91: 2910-2919.
Rioja, E., Cernicchiaro, N., Costa, M.C., Valverde, A. 2012. Perioperative risk factors for mortality and length of hospitalization in mares with dystocia undergoing general anesthesia: a retrospective study. Canadian Veterinary Journal. 53: 502-510.
Cernicchiaro, N.*, Wells, S. J., Sreevatsan, S., Janagama, H. 2008. Characterization of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis subtypes by type of culture media. Journal of Clinical Microbiology 46: 145-149.
Wells, S.J., Collins, M.T., Faaberg, K.S., Wees, C., Tavornpanich, S., Petrini, K.R., Collins, J.E., Cernicchiaro, N., Whitlock, R. 2006. Evaluation of a rapid fecal PCR test for detection of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in dairy cattle. Clinical Vaccine Immunology 13: 1125-1130.
Book chapters:
Sreevatsan, S., Cernicchiaro, N., Kaushik, R., 2009. Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis: an unconventional pathogen? In: Food-borne microbes: Shaping the host ecosystem. IV. Model organisms. Editors: Lee-Ann Jaykus, Hua H. Wang, Larry, S. Schlesinger, ASM Press.