Area of research
Biotechnology · Food Science
Research interest
Research interests include Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety, Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology, Food Safety and Hygiene, and Microbial Inactivation Methods.
Microbial food spoilage: impact, causative agents and control strategies
Challenges and opportunities for risk‐ and systems‐based control of <i>Listeria monocytogenes</i> transmission through food
Deciphering the Molecular Mechanism of Peracetic Acid Response in Listeria monocytogenes
The multifaceted roles of phosphoethanolamine-modified lipopolysaccharides: from stress response and virulence to cationic antimicrobial resistance
Invited review: Redefining raw milk quality—Evaluation of raw milk microbiological parameters to ensure high-quality processed dairy products
Restriction endonuclease cleavage of phage DNA enables resuscitation from Cas13-induced bacterial dormancy
Taxonomy, ecology, and relevance to food safety of the genus <i>Listeria</i> with a particular consideration of new <i>Listeria</i> species described between 2010 and 2022
Comparative genomics unveils extensive genomic variation between populations of <i>Listeria</i> species in natural and food-associated environments
Evaluation of multiplex nanopore sequencing for Salmonella serotype prediction and antimicrobial resistance gene and virulence gene detection
Consumer willingness to pay for shelf life of high-temperature, short-time-pasteurized fluid milk: Implications for smart labeling and food waste reduction
Population dynamics of <i>Listeria</i> spp., <i>Salmonella</i> spp., and <i>Escherichia coli</i> on fresh produce: A scoping review
Microbacterium represents an emerging microorganism of concern in microfiltered extended shelf-life milk products
How Can AI Help Improve Food Safety?
Whole-Genome Sequencing-Based Characterization of <i>Listeria</i> Isolates from Produce Packinghouses and Fresh-Cut Facilities Suggests Both Persistence and Reintroduction of Fully Virulent L. monocytogenes
A perspective on data sharing in digital food safety systems
Nonsynonymous Mutations in <i>fepR</i> Are Associated with Adaptation of Listeria monocytogenes and Other <i>Listeria</i> spp. to Low Concentrations of Benzalkonium Chloride but Do Not Increase Survival of L. monocytogenes and Other <i>Listeria</i> spp. after Exposure to Benzalkonium Chloride Concentrations Recommended for Use in Food Processing Environments
Using agent-based modeling to compare corrective actions for Listeria contamination in produce packinghouses
Keeping up with the <i>Bacillus cereus</i> group: taxonomy through the genomics era and beyond
Nationwide genomic atlas of soil-dwelling Listeria reveals effects of selection and population ecology on pangenome evolution
Factors that contribute to persistent Listeria in food processing facilities and relevant interventions: A rapid review
Listeria cossartiae sp. nov., Listeria immobilis sp. nov., Listeria portnoyi sp. nov. and Listeria rustica sp. nov., isolated from agricultural water and natural environments
DNA Extraction and Host Depletion Methods Significantly Impact and Potentially Bias Bacterial Detection in a Biological Fluid
All food processes have a residual risk, some are small, some very small and some are extremely small: zero risk does not exist
Interpretability Versus Accuracy: A Comparison of Machine Learning Models Built Using Different Algorithms, Performance Measures, and Features to Predict E. coli Levels in Agricultural Water
Recent Evolution and Genomic Profile of Salmonella enterica Serovar Heidelberg Isolates from Poultry Flocks in Brazil
Comparison of Resampling Algorithms to Address Class Imbalance when Developing Machine Learning Models to Predict Foodborne Pathogen Presence in Agricultural Water
Machine Learning and Advanced Statistical Modeling Can Identify Key Quality Management Practices That Affect Postpasteurization Contamination of Fluid Milk
Proposal of a Taxonomic Nomenclature for the Bacillus cereus Group Which Reconciles Genomic Definitions of Bacterial Species with Clinical and Industrial Phenotypes
Invited review: Controlling dairy product spoilage to reduce food loss and waste
A phage-encoded anti-CRISPR enables complete evasion of type VI-A CRISPR-Cas immunity