Evelyne Guévremont Ph.D.

Research Scientist

Saint-Hyacinthe Research and Development Centre

Current research and/or projects

My research aims to support Canada's food processing industry by fostering innovation and reducing the risk of bacterial threats to the food chain.

Research and/or project statements

Detection of pathogenic bacteria in animal production throughout the farm-to-table food continuum
Application and development of molecular biological tools for the detection of pathogenic bacteria
Analysis of mechanisms associated with bacterial survival related to food safety
Study of the transmission and spread of Campylobacter

Professional activities / interests

Biosafety Officer
Student trainning

Key publications

Letellier, A., Beauchamp, G., Guévremont, É., D'Allaire, S., Hurnik, D., and Quessy, S. (2009). "Risk factors at slaughter associated with presence of Salmonella on hog carcasses in Canada.", Journal of Food Protection, 72(11), pp. 2326-2331.
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Brassard, J., Gagné, M.-J., Lamoureux, L., and Guévremont, É. (2009). "Combined recovery and concentration method for bacteria and viruses from contaminated water and leafy vegetables.", 13th Annual Federal Food Safety and Nutrition Research Meeting (FFSNRM), Ottawa, ON, Canada, November 4-5, 2009. (Poster)
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Thibodeau, A., Quessy, S., Guévremont, É., Houde, A., Topp, E., Diarra, M.S., and Letellier, A. (2008). "Antibiotic resistance in Escherichia coli and Enterococcus spp. isolates from commercial broiler chickens receiving growth-promoting doses of bacitracin or virginiamycin.", Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research, 72(Spec. Issue), pp. 129-136.
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Thibodeau, A., Quessy, S., Guévremont, É., Houde, A., Topp, E., Diarra, M.S., and Letellier, A. (2008). "Utilisation de bacitracine et virginiamycine comme promoteurs de croissance chez les poulets de gril : Effet sur la performance et l’antibiorésistance.", 4e Colloque international francophone de microbiologie animale, 4e rencontre internationale de l’industrie vétérinaire « Innovet 2008 », 2e Symposium du Centre de recherche en infectiologie porcine (CRIP), Hôtel des Seigneurs, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC, Canada, September 21-24, 2008. (Abstract)
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Guévremont, E., Normand, V., Lamoureux, L., Côté, C. (2008). Genetic detection of Campylobacter lanienae in fecal matter and stored manure from swine and dairy cattle. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease, [online] 5(3), 361-364. http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/fpd.2007.0054
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Thibodeau, A., Quessy, S., Guévremont, É., Topp, E., Diarra, M.S., and Letellier, A. (2007). "Antibiotic resistance in Escherichia coli and Enterococcus spp. obtained from commercial broiler chickens receiving growth-promoting doses of bacitracin or virginiamycin.", 107th Annual General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Toronto, ON, Canada, May 21-25, 2007.
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Houde, A., Guévremont, E., Poitras, E., Leblanc, D., Ward, P., Simard, C., Trottier, Y.L. (2007). Comparative evaluation of new TaqMan real-time assays for the detection of hepatitis A virus. Journal of Virological Methods, [online] 140(1-2), 80-89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jviromet.2006.11.003
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Guévremont, É.Brassard, J., Houde, A., Simard, C., and Trottier, Y.-L. (2006). "Development of an extraction and concentration procedure and comparison of RT-PCR primer systems for the detection of hepatitis A virus and norovirus GII in green onions.", Journal of Virological Methods, 134(1-2), pp. 130-135.
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Guévremont, É., Nadeau, É., Sirois, M., and Quessy, S. (2006). "Antimicrobial susceptibilities of thermophilic Campylobacter from humans, swine and, chicken broilers.", Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research, 70(1), pp. 81-86.
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