Hutchison Scientific Ltd

Selected publications from the last few years:

Monaghan, J. M. and Hutchison, M. L. 2011.  Distribution and decline of human pathogenic bacteria in soil after application in irrigation water and the potential for soil-splash mediated dispersal onto fresh produce J. Appl. Microbiol. Submitted.

Kear, K., Woodthorpe, J., Robertson, A. and Hutchison, M. L. 2010 From forums to wikis: perspectives on tools for collaboration.  The Internet and Higher Education. 13:218-225.

Hutchison, M. L., Avery, S. M. and Monaghan J. M. 2008.  The air-borne distribution of zoonotic agents from livestock waste spreading and microbiological risk to fresh produce from contaminated irrigation sources.  J. Appl. Microbiol. 105:848-857.

Hutchison, M. L., Thomas, D. J. I., Small, A., Buncic, S. and Howell, M. 2007.  The implementation of compulsory HACCP and its effect on carcass and environmental surface bacterial indicator numbers in UK red meat slaughterhouses.  J. Food Prot. 70:1633-1639.

Hutchison, M. L., Thomas D. J. I. and Avery, S. M. 2007. Thermal death of Escherichia coli O157 in cattle feeds.  Lett. Appl. Microbiol. 44:357-363.

Small, A., James, C., James, S., Davies, R., Leibana, E. Howell, M., Hutchison, M. L. and Buncic, S. 2007. Construction, management and cleanliness of red meat abattoir lairages in the UK.  Meat Sci. 75:523-532.

Hutchison, M. L., Thomas, D. J. I., Walters, L. D., and Avery, S. M. 2006. Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli, faecal coliforms and coliphage in animal feeds.  Lett. Appl Microbiol. 43:205-210.

Small, A., James, C., James, S., Davies, R., Leibana, E., Howell, M., Hutchison, M. L. and Buncic, S. 2006. Presence of Salmonella spp. in the red meat abattoir lairage after routine cleansing and disinfection, and on carcasses.  J. Food Prot. 69:2342-2351.

Hutchison, M. L., Walters, L. D., Allen, V. M., Mead G. C. and Howell, M. 2006. Measurement of uncertainty of numbers of Campylobacter in British poultry slaughterhouses.  J. Food Prot. 69: 421-424.

Hutchison, M. L., Walters, L. D., Mead, G. C., Howell, M. and Allen, V. M. 2006. An assessment of sampling methods and microbiological hygiene indicators for process verification purposes in poultry slaughterhouses.  J. Food Prot. 69:145-153.

Hutchison, M. L., Walters, L. D., Gittins, J., Drysdale, L. and Sparks, N. 2006. Microbiological risk from egg washing using a small-scale washer.  World’s Poult. Sci.J: 62:259-267.

Pepperell, R., Reid, C.-A., Nicolau, S., Hutchison, M. L., Walters, L. D., Johnston, A. and Buncic, S. 2005. Experimental comparison of excision and swabbing as microbiological sampling methods for carcasses.  J. Food Prot. 68:2163-2168.

Hutchison, M. L., Walters, L. D., Reid, C.-A., Avery, S. M., Wilson, D., Howell, M., Johnston, A. and Buncic, S. 2005. A comparison of wet-dry swabbing and excision-sampling methods for microbiological testing of bovine, porcine and ovine carcasses at red meat slaughterhouses.  J. Food Prot. 68:2155-2162.

Hutchison M. L., Walters L. D., Avery, S. M. and Moore A. 2005. Decline of zoonotic agents in livestock waste and bedding heaps.  J. Appl. Microbiol. 99:354-362.

Hutchison M. L., Walters L. D., Moore, A. and Avery S. M. 2005. Decline of zoonotic agents in liquid batch-stored livestock wastes.  J. Appl. Microbiol. 99:58-65.

Hutchison, M. L., Thomas, D. J. I., Moore, A., Jackson, D. R. and Ohnstad, I. 2005. An evaluation of raw milk microorganisms as markers of on-farm hygiene practices related to milking.  J. Food Prot. 68:764-772.

Hutchison, M. L., Walters, L. D., Avery, S. M., Munro, F. and Moore, A. 2005. Analyses of livestock production, waste storage and pathogen levels and prevalences in farm manures.  Appl. Env. Microbiol. 71:1231-1236.

Hutchison, M. L., Walters, L. D., Moore, A., Thomas D. J. I. and Avery, S. M. 2005. Fate of pathogens present in livestock wastes spread to fescue plots.  Appl. Env. Microbiol. 71:696-696. 

Avery, S. M., Walters, L. D. and Hutchison, M. L. 2005. Fate of Escherichia coli O157 and detection of stx phage during fermentation of maize, an animal feedstuff.  Lett. Appl. Microbiol. 40:99-105.

Collis, V. J., Reid, C. -A., Hutchison, M. L., Davies, M. H., Wheeler, K. P. A., Small, A. and Buncic, S. 2004. Spread of marker bacteria from the hides of cattle in a simulated livestock market and at an abattoir.  J. Food Prot. 67:2397-2402.

Hutchison, M. L., Walters, L. D., Moore, A., Crookes, K.M. and Avery, S. M. 2004. Effect of length of time before incorporation on the survival of pathogenic bacteria present in livestock wastes applied to agricultural soil.  Appl. Env. Microbiol. 70:5111-5118.

Avery, S. M., Liebana, E., Hutchison, M. L. and Buncic, S. 2004.  Pulsed field gel electrophoresis of related Escherichia coli O157 isolates associated with beef cattle and comparison with unrelated isolates from animals, meats and humans.  Int. J. Food. Microbiol. 92:161-169.

Hutchison, M. L., Walters, L. D., Avery, S. M., Synge, B. and Moore, A. 2004.  Levels of zoonotic agents in British livestock manures.  Lett. Appl. Microbiol. 39:207-214.

Avery, S. M., Moore, A. and Hutchison, M. L. 2004.  Fate of Escherichia coli originating from livestock faeces deposited directly onto pasture.  Lett. Appl. Microbiol. 38:355-359.

Hutchison, M. L., Gittins, J., Walker, A., Sparks, N. Humphrey, T.J., Burton, C. and Moore, A. 2004. An assessment of the microbiological risks involved with egg washing under commercial conditions.  J. Food Prot. 67:4-11.