Scientific Articles

Smart Hydrogel-Based Biochemical Microsensor Array for Medical Diagnostics
M. Guenther, G. Gerlach, T. Wallmersperger, M.N. Avula, S.H. Cho, X. Xie, B.V. Devener, F. Solzbacher, P. Tathireddy, J.J. Magda, C. Scholz, R. Obeid, T. Armstrong
Advances in Science and Technology Vol. 85 (2013) pp 47-52
Pegylated Poly(amino acid) Block Copolymers for Surface Modification and Self-Assembly: Synthesis and Characterization
Rodolphe Obeid, Tracy Armstrong, David Ulkoski, Xiaoju Peng, Jörg Kressler, Carmen Scholz
Polymer Preprints 2012, 53(2), 334
Antimicrobial-Resistant Enterococcus faecalis in Abattoir Pigs and Plasmid Colocalization and Cotranfer of tet(M) and erm(B) Genes.
Cindy-Love Tremblay, Ann Letellier, Sylvain Quessy, Danielle Daignault et Marie Archambault
Journal of Food Protection, 2012, Vol. 75(9):1595–1602
Campylobacter from sows in farrow-to-finish pig farms ; risk indicators and genetic diversity
M. Denis, E. Henrique, B. Chidaine, A. Tircot, S. Bougeard, P. Fravalo
Vet. Microbiol., 2011 dec. 29; 154(1-2):163-70
Presence and characterization of Campylobacter jejuni in organically raised chickens in Quebec
Alexandre Thibodeau
, Philippe Fravalo, Sylvette Laurent-Lewandowski, Evelyne Guévremont, Sylvain Quessy, Ann Letellier
The Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research, 2011;75:298–307
Analysis of Staphylococcus enterotoxin B using differential isotopic tags and liquid chromatography quadrupole ion trap mass spectrometry
Khanh Dang Bao, Ann Letellier and Francis Beaudry.
Biomedical chromatography, octobre 2011, on line article
Multiple-Antibiotic Resistance of Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium from caecal contents in broiler chicken and turkey flocks slaughtered in Québec, Canada, and plasmid co-localization of tetO and ermB genes.
Cindy-Love Tremblay, Ann Letellier, Sylvain Quessy, Danielle Daignault, Martine Boulianne , Marie Archambault
Journal of Food Protection. 2011 Oct;74(10): 1639-48.
Description and sources of contamination by Campylobacter spp. of river water destined for human consumption in Britanny, France
M. Denis, M. tanguy, B. Chidaine, Laisney M.J., F. Mégraud , P. Fravalo
Pathol. Biol. (Paris), 2011 oct; 59(5):256-63
Risk factor for Listeria monocytogenes contamination in french laying hens and broiler flocks
K. Aury, S. Le Bouquin, M.T. Toquin, A. Huneau-Salaün, Y. Le Nôtre, V. Allain, I. Petetin, P. Fravalo, M. Chemaly
M. Prev. Vet. Med., 2011 mars 1;98(4):271-8
Continuous feeding of antimicrobial growth promoters to commercial swine during the growing ⁄ finishing phase does not modify faecal community erythromycin resistance or community structure
M. Kalmokoff, L.M. Waddington, M. Thomas, K.-L. Liang, C. Ma, E. Topp, U. Desranleau Dandurand, A. Letellier, F. Matias and S.P.J. Brooks
Journal of Applied Microbiology, mars 2011 (110), 1414–1425
Synthesis and self-assembly of well-defined poly(amino acid) end-capped poly(ethylene glycol) and poly(2-methyl-2-oxazoline)
R. Obeid
, C. Scholz
Biomacromolecules,  2011, 12 (10), 3797-3804
Knowledge and Attitudes toward Food Safety and Use of Good Production Practices among Canadian Broiler Chicken Producers
Young I, Rajic A, Letellier A, Cox B, Leslie M, Sanei B, A. Mcewen S.
Journal of Food Protection, Vol. 73, No. 7, 2010, Pages 1278–1287
A simplified method for detecting pathogenic Yersinia enterocolitica in slaugntered pig tonsils
M. Fondrevez, A. Labbé, E. Houard, P. Fravalo, F. Madec, M. Denis
J. Microbiol. Methods, 2010 nov.;83(2):244-9
Immune response following vaccination against Salmonella Enteritidis using 2 commercial bacterins in laying hens
Q.L. Tran Thi, Quessy S, Letellier A, Desrosiers A, Boulianne M.
The Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research, 2010; 74:185–192
Characterization of Salmonella Typhimurium isolates associated withsepticemia in swine
Bergeron N, Corriveau J, Letellier A, Daigle F, Quessy Q.
The Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research, 2010; 74:11–17
Presence of zoonotic pathogens in physico-chemically characterized manures from hog finishing houses using different production systems
Létourneau V, Dichaine C, Côté C, Letellier A, Topp E, Massé D.
Bioresource Technology 101, 2010, 4048–40
Synthesis and association behavior of telechelic poly(N-isopropylacrylamides) with azobenzene end groups
N. Ishii, R. Obeid, X.P. Qiu, J.I. Mamiya, T. Ikeda, F.M. Winnik
Molecular crystals and liquid crystals, 2010, 529, 60-70
Quantitative and quakitative evaluation of Campylobacter spp. contamination of turckey caecal contents and carcasses during and following the slaughtering process
L. Bily, J. Petton, F. Lalande, S. Rouxel, M. denis, M. Chemaly, G. Salvat, P. Fravalo
J. Food Prot., 2010, 73(7):1212-18
Composite nanomaterials by self-assembly and controlled crystallization of poly(2-isopropyl-2-oxazoline)-grafted polysaccharide
N. Morimoto, R. Obeid, S. Yamane, F.M. Winnik, K. Akiyoshi
Soft matter, 2009, 5 (8), 1597-1600
Interaction between Host Cells and Septicemic Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium isolates from pigs
Bergeron N ,Corriveau J, Letellier A, Daigle F, Lessard L, Quessy S
Journal of clinical microbiology, Nov. 2009, p. 3413–3419 Vol. 47, No. 11
Isolation of Salmonella enterica in laying-hen flocks and assesment of eggshell contamination in France
M. Chemaly, A. Huneau-Salaün, A. Labbé, C. Houdayer, I. Petetin, P. Fravalo
J. Food Prot., 2009 oct; 72(10):2071-77
Campylobacter transfer from naturally contamined chicken thighs to cutting boards is inversely related to initial load
P. Fravalo, M.J. Laisney, M.O. Gillard, G. Salvat, M. Chemaly
J. Food Prot., 2009 sep; 72(9):1836-40
Risk factors for Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica contamination in 519 French laying hen flocks at the end of the laying period
A. Huneau-Salaün, M. Chemaly, S. Le Bouquin, F. Lalande, I. Petetin, S. Rouxel, V. Michel, P. Fravalo, N. Rose
Preventive Veterinary Medecine, 2009; 89:51-58
Risk Factors at Slaughter Associated with Presence of Salmonella on Hog Carcasses in Canada
Letellier A, Beauchamp G, Guévremont E, D’allaire S, Hurnik D, Quessy S.
Journal of Food Protection, Vol. 72, No. 11, 2009, Pages 2326–2331
Heat-induced phase transition and crystallization of hydrophobically end-capped poly(2-isopropyl-2-oxazoline)s in water
R. Obeid, F. Tanaka, F.M. Winnik
Macromolecules, 2009, 42(15)5818-28
Temperature response of self-assembled micelles of telechelic hydrophobically modified poly(2-alkyl-2-oxazoline)s in water
R. Obeid, E. Maltseva, A.F. Thünemann, F. Tanaka, F.M. Winnik
Macromolecules, 2009, 42 (6), 2204-14
Temperature-dependant interfacial properties of hydrophobically end-modified poly(2-isopropyl-2-oxazoline)s assemblies at the air/water interface and on solid substrates
R. Obeid, J.Y. Park, R.C. Advincyla, F.M. Winnik
Journal of colloid and interface science, 2009, 340 (2), 142-152
Comparative analysis of different TaqMan real-time RT-PCR assays for the detection of swine Hepatitis E virus and integration of Feline calicivirus as internal control
P. Ward, E. Poitras, D. Leblanc, A. Letellier, J. Brassard, D. Plante and A. Houde
Journal of Applied Microbiology, janvier 2009 (106), 1360–1369
Comparison of the selection of antimicrobial resistance in fecal Escherichia coli during enrofloxacin administration with a local drug delivery system or with intramuscular injections in a swine model
Béraud R, Huneault L, Bernier D, Beaudry F, Letellier A, R.E. Del Castillo J.
The Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research, 2008; 72:311–319
Antibiotic resistance in Escherichia coli and Enterococcus spp. isolates from commercial broiler chickens receiving growth-promoting doses of bacitracin or virginiamycin
Thibodeau A, Quessy S, Guévremont E, Houde A, Topp E, Sory Diarra M, Letellier A.
The Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research, 2008; 72:129–136
Molecular characterization of Hepatitis E virus detected in swine farms in the province of Quebec
Ward P, Müller P, Letellier A, Quessy S, Simard C, Trottier YL, Houde A, Brassard J.
The Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research, 2008; 72:27–31
Prevalence and risk factors for Salmonella spp. and Campylobacter spp. caecal colonization in broiler chicken
and turkey flocks slaughtered in Quebec, Canada

Arsenault J, Letellier A, Quessy S, Normand V, Boulianne M.
Preventive Veterinary Medicine 81 (2007) 250–264
Prevalence and risk factors for Salmonella spp. and Campylobacter spp. caecal colonization in broiler chicken
and turkey flocks slaughtered in Quebec, Canada

Arsenault J, Letellier A, Quessy S, Normand V, Boulianne M.
Preventive Veterinary Medicine 81 (2007) 250–264
Genotypic diversity and antimicrobial resistance in asymptomatic Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium DT104
G. Perron G, Quessy S, Letellier A, Bell G.
Infection, Genetics and Evolution 7 (2007) 223–228
Prevalence and Risk Factors for Salmonella and Campylobacter spp. Carcass Contamination in Turkeys Slaughtered in Quebec, Canada
Arsenault J, Letellier A, Quessy S, Morin JP, Boulianne M.
Journal of Food Protection, Vol. 70, No. 6, 2007, 1350–1359