Dra. Norma Heredia
Scientific Papers
BOOKS:

1.- García Alvarado, J.S. and N. L. Heredia. 1999. Bioquímica y Fisiología de Microorganismos, Manual de
Laboratorio. Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas.  

2.- García S., and Norma Heredia. 2005. Fisiología de Microorganismos. Manual de Curso. Facultad de
Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, 84 p. ISBN: 970-694-190-8.

4.- Heredia, N.  y S. García. 2007. Diagnóstico Microbiológico Moderno: Manual de Laboratorio. UANL.
ISBN :978-970-694-443-06.

5.- Heredia, N., Irene Wesley and Santos García. 2009. Microbiologically Safe Foods. John Wiley & Sons.
New York. ISBN: 9780470053331.

6.- Garcia S., and N. Heredia. 2009. Fisología de Microorganismos: Manual de Laboratorio. Ed. Trillas.
Mexico.

CHAPTERS AND PAPERS:
(Reprints of papers can also be requested at: norma@microbiosymas.com)

1.- Heredia, N.L., R.G. Labbe, M.A. Rodríguez y J.S. García-Alvarado. 1991. Growth, sporulation and
enterotoxin production by
Clostridium  perfringens type A in the presence of bile salts. FEMS Microbiology
Letters, 84: 15-22.
Link.

2.- Heredia, N.L., J.S. García-Alvarado y M.A. Rodríguez. 1992. Técnica inmunoenzimática rápida de tipo
"ELISA" para la detección de enterotoxina de
Clostridium  perfringens tipo A. Publicaciones Biológicas, 6(2)
:139-141.

3.- Heredia, N.L., J.S. García-Alvarado, y R.G. Labbé. 1994. Improved rapid method for production and
purification of Clostridium perfringens type A enterotoxin.  Journal of Microbiological Methods, 20:87-91.
Link.

4.- Verastegui, M.A., C.A Sánchez-García, N.L. Heredia y J.S. García-Alvarado. 1996. Antimicrobial activity of
three major plants of the Chihuahuan desert. Journal of Etnopharmacology, 52: 175-177.
Link.

5.- Heredia, N.L., G. A. García, R. Luévanos, J.S. García-Alvarado y R. G. Labbé. 1997. Elevation of the heat
resistance of vegetative cells and spores of
Clostridium perfringens by sublethal heat shock. Journal of
Food Protection, 60(8): 998-1000.
Link.

6.- Rodríguez-Romo, L.A., N.L. Heredia, R.L. Labbé y J.S. García-Alvarado. 1997. Detection of
enterotoxigenic
Clostridium perfringens in spices used in México by dot blotting using a DNA probe.
Journal of Food Protection, 61(2):201-204.
Link.

7.-Wesche-Ebeling, P., N.L. Heredia  y R.K. Maiti. 1998. Biotechnology. IN Maize Science Vol II. Science
publishers., Inc. New Hampsire, E.U.A. pp. 339-399

8.- Heredia, N.L., J.S. García-Alvarado y R. G. Labbé. 1998. Alteration in sporulation, enterotoxin production
and protein synthesis by
Clostridium perfringens type A following heat shock. Journal of Food Protection, 61
(9):1143-1147.
Link.

9.- Maiti, R.K., A. Reyes-García, N.L. Heredia, H. Gómez and J.S. García-Alvarado. 1998. Comparison of the
protein profiles of four genotypes of “glossy” sorghum subjected to salinity at seedling stage. International
Sorghum and Millets Newsletter, 39: 101-103.
Link.

10.- Vela, M., N.L. Heredia, P. Feng, and. J.S. García Alvarado. 1999. DNA probe analysis for the carriage of
enterotoxigenic
Clostridium perfringens in feces of a Mexican subpopulation. Diagnostic Microbiology and
Infectious Disease, 35(2): 101-104.
Link.

11.- N.L. Heredia y J.S. García Alvarado. 1999. Clostridium perfringens. In  Torres-Vitela, R. (Ed). Agentes
Patógenos Transmitidos por Alimentos. Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara. pp159-169.

12.- S.J. Martínez, J.S. García, N.L. Heredia, L. Villarreal  and C. García. 2000. Antifungal activity of extract of
Sargassum filipendula. PHYTON, International Journal of Experimental Botany. 66: 179-182.

13.- Villarreal, L., N.L. Heredia and J.S. García-Alvarado. 2000. Changes in protein synthesis and acid
tolerance of
Clostridium perfringens type A as a result of an acid shock. International Microbiology 3(2): 113-
116.
Link.

14.- García-Alvarado, J. S. M. J. Verde-Star and N. L. Heredia. 2001. Traditional uses and scientific
knowledge of medicinal plants from Mexico and Central America. A review. Journal of Herbs Spices and
Medicinal Plants, 8 (2/3): 37-89.
Link.

15.- García, S., F. Iracheta, F. Galván and N.L. Heredia. 2001. Microbiological survey of retail herbs and
spices from Mexican markets. Journal of Food Protection. 64(1): 99-103.
Link.

16.- Limón, J.C., N.L. Heredia, y J.S. García Alvarado. 2001. Cross protection by heat and cold shock to
sublethal temperatures in
Clostridium perfringens. Brazilian Journal of Microbiology. 32: 110-112. Link.

17.- Heredia, N.L., S. García, G. Rojas and L. Salazar. 2001. Microbiological condition of  ground   meat  
retailed in Monterrey, Mexico. Journal of Food Protection. 64(8): 1249-1251. Link.

18.- Heredia, N.L. and R.G. Labbé. 2001.
Clostridium perfringens IN J.S. García-Alvarado and R.G. Labbé
(Ed). Guide to Foodborne Pathogens. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 133-142.

19.- A. Nuñez, R. Maiti, R. Foroughbakch, G. García, S. Martínez, N. Heredia, S. Moreno, J. Hernandez and
M. Cárdenas. 2001. Genotypic variability in adsorption of minerals among bean (
Phaseolus vulgaris I.)
cultivars exposed to low nutrient stress. Crop Research. 22(3): 408-423.

20.-. A. Núñez, N.L. Heredia, R. Maiti, J.Verde, S. Moreno, G. Alvarez, M. Cárdenas and J. Hernández. 2001.
Comparision of the protein porfiles of four bean cultivars (
Phaseolus vulgaris) subjected to low nutrient
level: a preliminary study. Legume Research. 24: 130-132

21.- Villarreal, L.,  N.L. Heredia and S. García. 2002. Cold tolerance and changes in rates of synthesis of
individual proteins of
Clostridium perfringens as a result of cold pre-treatment. Acta Alimentaria 31: (2)179-
184.
Link.

22.- Martínez, S., N. Heredia, S. García, S. Moreno, J. Guevara, A. Núñez, L. Cárdenas. 2002. Efecto del
extracto de
Ulva fasciata (Chlorophyta)  sobre el crecimiento bacteriano y fúngico. PHYTON, International
Journal of Experimental Botany. 2001: 163-166. Link

23.- A. Nuñez, R. Maiti, N. Heredia, J. Verde, R. Foroughbackch, S. Martínez, S. Moreno, G. García, M.
Cárdenas and J. Hernández. 2002. Characterization of proline, chlorophyll content and protein porfile of
bean (
Phaseolus vulgaris) cultivars tolerant and susceptible to low nutrient conditions. Phyton, International
Journal of Experimental Botany.  2002: 149-155

24.- Garcia S., M. Araiza; M. Gomez, N. Heredia. 2002. Inhibition  of  growth ,  enterotoxin  production, and
spore formation of  
Clostridium  perfringens by extracts of medicinal plants. Journal of Food Protection. 65
(10):1667-1669.
Link.

25.- Wesche-Ebeling, P.,  R.K. Maiti, J.S García-Alvarado and N.L. Heredia. 2002. Food and Feed Science.
In Maiti, R. and P. Wesche (Ed). Peanut Science. Oxford and IBH Publishing CO. PVT. LTD. New Delhi,
India. 243-283.

26.- Heredia, N.L., E. Aréchiga, R.G. Labbé, R.G. and  S. García. 2003. Stress proteins of
Clostridium
perfringens
type A immunoreact with antiserum from rabbits infected with gas gangrene. International
Microbiology. 6:259-261.
Link.

27.- Álvarez, G., N.L. Heredia and S. García. 2003. Relationship between the effects of stress induced by
human bile juice and acid treatment in
Vibrio cholerae. Journal of Food Protection.  66: 2283-2288. Link.

28.- N. Heredia y S. García. 2004. Métodos Rápidos de Diagnóstico. Manual para el Diagnóstico de
Patógenos en Lácteos y Carnes Mediante PCR. Folleto Técnico No. 5 INIFAP. Págs. 29-33. México. ISBN
1405-1915.

29.- García, S., G. Alarcón, M. Gómez and N. Heredia. 2005.
Haematoxylon brasiletto extracts inhibit
growth, enterotoxin production, and adhesion of
Vibrio cholerae. Food Biotechnology. 19: 15-26. Link.

30.- Sanchez, E., N. Heredia and S. García. 2005. Inhibition of growth and mycotoxin production of
Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus by extracts of Agave species. International Journal of Food
Microbiology. 98:271-279. USA.
Link.

31.- Heredia, N., M. Escobar, C. Rodriguez and S. García. 2005. Extracts of Haematoxylon brasiletto inhibit
growth, verotoxin production, and adhesion of enterohemorragic
E. coli O157:H7 to HeLa cells. Journal of
Food Protection. 68:1346-1351. USA.
Link.

32.- García, S. and N. Heredia. 2006. Mycotoxins in Mexico: Epidemiology, management, and control
strategies. Mycopathologia. 162:255-264.
Link.

33.- García, S., Alarcón, G., Rodríguez, C. And Heredia, N. 2006. Extracts of Acacia farnesiana and
Artemisia ludoviciana inhibit growth, enterotoxin production and adhesion of Vibrio cholerae. World Journal
of Microbology & Biotechnology, 22:669-674.
Link.

34.- Zúñiga-Estrada, A., F. Tejeda-Trujillo, F. Concha Valdez and N. Heredia. 2006. Microbiología Sanitaria.
Revista Latinoamericana de Microbiología. 48(2): 226-230.
Link.

35.- Mercado, D., R. belmares, A. Aguilera-Cabo, J.C. Contreras-Esquivel, R. Rodríguez, N. Heredia and C.
Aguilar. 2007. Toxicity and In vitro digestability of creosote brush and tar bush fermented under fungal solid
state culture conditions. Res. J. Biol. Sci. 2(5): 571-575.
Link.

36.- Verastegui, A., S. García, A. Oranday, C. Rivas and N. Heredia. 2008. Species of Agave with
antimicrobial activity against selected pathogenic bacteria and fungi. World Journal of Microbiology &
Biotechnology. 24:1249-1252.
Link.

37.- Heredia, N., Ybarra, P., Hernández C. and García, S. 2008. Extracellular protectants produced by
Clostridium perfringens cells at elevated temperatures. Letters in Applied microbiology. 48 (1):133-139.
Link.

38.- Garcia S. and N. Heredia. 2009. Overview of foodborne pathogens. In: Heredia, N., I Wesley and S.
Garcia (Eds). Microbiologically Safe Foods. John Wiley and Sons. New York.

39.- Feng, P. and N. Heredia. 2009. Rapid methods for foodborne bacterial enumeration and pathogen
detection. In: Heredia, N., I Wesley and S. Garcia (Eds). Producing Microbiologically Safe Foods. John Wiley
and Sons. New York.

40.- Heredia, N. and S. Garcia. 2009. Microbiology of chocolate and sweeteners. In: Heredia, N., I Wesley
and S. Garcia (Eds). Microbiologically Safe Foods. John Wiley and Sons. New York.

41.- Sanchez, E., L. Solis, S. Garcia and N. Heredia. 2009. Traditional methods of diagnostic. In: Heredia,
N., I Wesley and S. Garcia (Eds). Microbiologically Safe Foods. John Wiley and Sons. New York.

42.- Ramirez, R., Y. Almanza, S. García and N. Heredia. 2009. Adherence and invasion of avian pathogenic
Escherichia coli to avian traqueal cells. World J. Microbiology and Biotechnology. 25:1019-1023. Link.

43.- Ramírez, R., Almanza, Y., González R., García, S., and Heredia., N.L. 2009. Avian pathogenic
Escherichia coli binds fibronectin and laminin. Veterinary Research communications. 33:379-386. DOI:
10.1007/s11259-008-9180-5.
Link.

44.-   Valtierra-Rodríguez, Diana, Heredia N.L., García, S. and Sánchez E. 2010. Reduction of
Campylobacter jejuni and C. coli in poultry skin by fruit extracts. Journal of Food Protection. 73:477-482.
Link.

45.- Sánchez, E., S. García, and N Heredia. 2010. Extracts of edible and medicinal plants damage
membranes of
Vibrio cholerae. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 76:6888-6894. Link.

46.- Malagón,  I., García, S. and Heredia N. 2010. Virulence factors of Mexican wild-type strains of
Campylobacter coli and Campylobacter jejuni. Journal of Food Protection. 73:2093-2089.

47.-   García, S., and N. Heredia. 2011. Clostridium perfringens: A dynamic foodborne pathogen. Food and
Bioprocess Technologies. 4:624-630. DOI: 10.1007/s11947-009-0182-2.
Link.  

48.-  Rosas-Taraco, A., E. Sanchez, N. Heredia,  D. Bhatnagar and S. García. 2011. Extracts of Agave
americana
demonstrate activities against conidiogenesis and aflatoxin production of Aspergillus
parasiticu
s. World Mycotoxin Journal.4:37-42. Link.

49.- Limon JC, L. Solís, S. García, and N. Heredia. 2011. Cold tolerance of Clostridium perfringens induced
by fod aditives at neutral pH. Acta Alimentaria, 40:87-94.
Link

50.- Solís-Soto, LY, S. García, I. Wesley and N. Heredia. 2011. A charcoal- and blood-free enrichment broth
for isolation and PCR detection of
Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli. Journal of Food
Protection. 74-221-227.
Link.

51.- Susana Lozano-Muñiz, Norma Heredia and Santos García. 2011. Species of Agave induced
morphological changes on
Aspergillus parasiticus Speare and Aspergillus flavus Link Ex Fries. Journal of
Food Agriculture & Environment. 9:767-770.

52.- Castillo, S.L.,  N. Heredia, J.F. Contreras and S. García. 2011. Mexican plant extracts against
Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli: effect in growth, adherence and cytotoxic activity. Journal of
Food Science. In press.doi: 10.1111/j.1750-3841.2011.02229.x

53.- Casillas-Buenrostro, R.M., N. Heredia, S. García, and DA. Benesh. Efficacy of 3MTM Petrifilm™ AC
Plates to detect
Geobacillus stearothermophilus in UHT milk. Submitted.

54.- Gómez-Govea, M. S. Garcia, G. Moreno, O. Tovar, G. Inzunsa and N. Heredia  Analysis of the
microbiological quality of fruits and vegetables expended in Monterrey Mexico. Submitted..

55.-
Heredia, N.L., y J.S. García Alvarado. Clostridium perfringens. In  Torres-Vitela, R. (Ed). Agentes
Patógenos Transmitidos por Alimentos. Second Edition. Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara.
Submitted.


56.-
Nydia Orue, S. García, and Norma Heredia. Plant extracts as an alternative for Salmonella
decontamination of cilantro. In preparation.

ARTICULOS DE DIFUSIÓN:

1.- González Martínez, B.E., Jimenez Salas, Z., Heredia Rojas, N.L. Villarreal Treviño, L., García Díaz, G. y
Gómez Treviño, M. 2006. Efecto de microorganismos probióticos sobre el crecimiento de
Salmonella
Typhimurium. Ciencia UANL, Vol. IX (4): 365-374

2.- Norma Heredia. 2007. Alimentos seguros, protagonistas clave en el Congreso Inocuidad Alimentaria
de la UANL. Industria Alimentaria. Enero-Febrero 2007.

RESEÑAS PERIODÍSTICAS
1.- N.L. Heredia. 2001. La Revolución que Viene. Aspectos sobre Biotecnología de Alimentos. El Norte,
Sección Vida. 21 de Enero
Contact:

Dr. Norma L. Heredia
Fac. C. Biologicas, UANL
Apdo. Postal 124-F
M.Baragan y Pedro Alba
Cd. Universitaria
San Nicolas,NL 66451.
MEXICO
Tel/Fax: +52-818-3763044
norma@microbiosymas.com