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The following is an abbreviated list of research publications by SMI principals. 

 

Chen, Z., Hsu, F.-C., Battigelli, D.A., and Hsueh-Chia Chang.  (2006).  Capture and release of viruses using amino-functionalized silica particles.  Analytica Chimica Acta, in press.

 

Sengupta, S., Battigelli, D.A., and H-C. Chang.  (2006).  A micro-scale multi-frequency reactance measurement technique to detect bacterial growth at low bio-particle concentrations.  Lab on a Chip, in press.


Wu, J., Yuxing, B., Battigelli, D.A., and H.-C. Chang.  (2005).  Long-range AC electroosmotic trapping and detection of bioparticles.  Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 44:2815-2822.

Sobsey, M.D., Yates, M.V., Hsu, F-C., Lovelace, G., Battigelli, D.A., Margolin, A., Pillai, S.D., and N. Nwachuku.  (2004).  Development and evaluation of methods to detect coliphages in large volumes of water.  Wat. Sci. Technol., 50(1):211-217.

                                                                

Hsu, F.-C. , Shieh, Y.-S.C., and M.D. Sobsey. (2001). Enteric bacteriophages as potential fecal indicators in ground beef and poultry meat. Jour. Food Prot., 65(1):93-99.


Hsu, F.-C. , Stewart, J., Sobsey, M.D., and J. Larkin. (2000). Coliphages as fecal indicators for groundwater.   United States Environmental Protection Agency Science Advisory Board Drinking Water Committee Meeting, Washington, DC.

Thoma, J.J., Cater, D., Carrier, P., Hansen, E.M., Hsu, F.-C., Larkin, J., and J. Van Vooren. (2000). The potable water laboratory, and industry in transition. Environ. Test. Anal., 9(2):21-40.


Hsu, F.-C., Wong, C.-I., Hansen, E.M., and J. Larkin. (2000). New methods for detecting the presence of coliphages and Cryptosporidium in surface and groundwater to protect drinking water from fecal contamination. Association of State Drinking Water Administrators, Portland, OR.


Hsu, F.-C., Hansen, E.M., Larkin, J., Thoma, J.J., Joesli, C., and M. Denny. (2000).Detection of Cryptosporidium and Giardia in river water using EPA Method 1623. Proceedings of the Water Quality Technology Conference, American Water Works Association, Salt Lake City, Utah.


Wong, C.-I., Hansen, E.M., Larkin, J., Thoma, J.J., and F.-C. Hsu. (2000). Detection of infectious Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts using integrated cell culture-rRNA in-situ hybridization. Proceedings of the Water Quality Technology Conference, American WaterWorks Association, Salt Lake City, Utah.


Hsu, F.-C., Sobsey, M.D., and J. Larkin. (1999). One-step enrichment presence/absence coliphage test using colorimetric detection. Proceedings from the 99th

Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Chicago, Illinois.

Weaver, J.A., Blum, K., Larkin, J., and F.-C. Hsu. (1999). An improved method to detect biodegradable dissolved organic carbon (BDOC) in water. The 99th Annual Conference of the American Society for Microbiology, Chicago, Illinois.

Hsu, F.-C.,Weaver, J.A., Blum, K., C.-I. Wong, and J. Larkin. (1999). Distinguishing sources of fecal contamination in surface water by isolating and serotyping male-specific RNA coliphages.   The 1999 annual conference for the Association of State Drinking Water Administrators, Orlando, FL.

Hsu, F.-C., Blum, K., Weaver, J.A., and J. Larkin. (1999). Concentrations and survival of total coliforms, E. coli , and male-specific coliphages in surface water influenced by sewage effluent from three wastewater treatment facilities. Proceedings from the Water Quality Technology Conference, American Water Works Association, Tampa, Florida.

Hsu, F.-C., Larkin, J., Lovelace, G., and M.D. Sobsey. (1999). A simple and rapid one-step presence-absence method for indicator viruses in ground water using colorimetric detection.   Proceedings from the Water Quality Technology Conference, American Water Works Association, Water Quality Technology Conference, Tampa, Florida.

Hsu, F.-C. , Shieh, Y.-S.C., and M.D. Sobsey. (1998). Enteric bacteriophages as fecal indicators for monitoring poultry slaughter processing. The 98 the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Atlanta, Georgia.

Hsu, F.-C. and M.D. Sobsey. (1998). Improved methods to detect low levels of coliphages in water by presence-absence enrichment and direct membrane filtration with x-gal.   Proceedings from the Water Quality Technology Conference, American Water Works Association, San Diego, California.

Hsu, F.-C., Shieh, Y.-S.C., and M.D. Sobsey. (1997). A method to detect Salmonella in food within 28 hours by oligoprobe hybridization. The 97 th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Miami, Florida.

Hsu, F.-C., Chung, H., Amante, A., Wait, D., Shieh, Y.-S.C., and M.D. Sobsey.   (1996). Distinguishing human from animal fecal contamination in water by typing male-specific RNA coliphages. Proceedings from the Water Quality Technology Conference, Miami, Florida.

Hsu, F.-C., Shieh, Y.-S.C., Van Duin, J., Beekwilder, M.J., and M.D. Sobsey. (1995). Genotyping male-specific RNA coliphages by hybridization with oligonucleotide probes.  Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 61:3960-3966
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Marton, K.I., Larkin, J., Ward, J., et. al.  (1981). The role of the upper gastrointestinal series in the evaluation of abdominal pain. Clin. Res. 29:322A.