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72
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World Ranking
1778
National Ranking
755

Overview

Arun K. Bhunia is affiliated with Purdue University West Lafayette in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields with a primary focus on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, as well as agricultural and biological sciences. The scientist's work encompasses subfields including food science, biotechnology, molecular biology, biomedical engineering, and infectious diseases.

The core topics of Arun K. Bhunia's research include:

  • Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety
  • Biosensors and Analytical Detection
  • Probiotics and Fermented Foods
  • Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
  • Vibrio bacteria research studies

Frequent co-authors in Bhunia's publications include:

  • Rishi Drolia
  • Nicholas L. F. Gallina
  • Xingjian Bai
  • Dongqi Liu
  • Bruce Applegate

Among the main publication venues for their work are:

  • Foods
  • Preprints.org
  • Journal of Animal Science
  • Biosensors
  • Critical Reviews in Microbiology

Recent notable papers authored or co-authored by Arun K. Bhunia include:

  • Bacterial Biofilms and Their Implications in Pathogenesis and Food Safety, 2021, Foods
  • Human Salmonellosis: A Continuous Global Threat in the Farm-to-Fork Food Safety Continuum, 2023, Foods
  • Receptor-targeted engineered probiotics mitigate lethal Listeria infection, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Bacteriophage-Based Biosensors: A Platform for Detection of Foodborne Bacterial Pathogens from Food and Environment, 2022, Biosensors
  • Listeria monocytogenes: review of pathogenesis and virulence determinants-targeted immunological assays, 2021, Critical Reviews in Microbiology

Best Publications

  • Purification, characterization and antimicrobial spectrum of a bacteriocin produced by Pediococcus acidilactici.

    A.K. Bhunia;M. C. Johnson;B. Ray

  • Foodborne Microbial Pathogens: Mechanisms and Pathogenesis

    Arun K. Bhunia

  • Mode of action of pediocin AcH from Pediococcus acidilactici H on sensitive bacterial strains

    A.K. Bhunia;M.C. Johnson;B. Ray;N. Kalchayanand

  • Bacteria-mediated delivery of nanoparticles and cargo into cells

    Demir Akin;Jennifer Sturgis;Kathy Ragheb;Debby Sherman

  • Direct detection of an antimicrobial peptide of Pediococcus acidilactici in sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis

    Arun K. Bhunia;M. C. Johnson;Bibek Ray

  • WST-1-based cell cytotoxicity assay as a substitute for MTT-based assay for rapid detection of toxigenic Bacillus species using CHO cell line.

    Puriya Ngamwongsatit;Padmapriya P. Banada;Watanalai Panbangred;Arun K. Bhunia

  • Microfluidic Biochip for Impedance Spectroscopy of Biological Species

    R. Go´mez;R. Bashir;A. Sarikaya;M.R. Ladisch

  • Effect of inoculation and washing methods on the efficacy of different sanitizers against Escherichia coli O157:H7 on lettuce

    N Singh;R.K Singh;A.K Bhunia;R.L Stroshine

  • Antibody-aptamer functionalized fibre-optic biosensor for specific detection of Listeria monocytogenes from food.

    S.H. Ohk;O.K. Koo;T. Sen;C.M. Yamamoto

  • Foodborne pathogens : microbiology and molecular biology

    Pina M. Fratamico;Arun K. Bhunia;James L.. Smith

  • Efficacy of plant essential oils as antimicrobial agents against Listeria monocytogenes in hotdogs

    A. Singh;R.K. Singh;A.K. Bhunia;N. Singh

  • Label-free detection of multiple bacterial pathogens using light-scattering sensor.

    Padmapriya P. Banada;Karleigh Huff;Euiwon Bae;Bartek Rajwa

  • Mammalian cell-based biosensors for pathogens and toxins.

    Pratik Banerjee;Arun K. Bhunia

  • Listeria Adhesion Protein Induces Intestinal Epithelial Barrier Dysfunction for Bacterial Translocation

    Rishi Drolia;Shivendra Tenguria;Abigail C. Durkes;Jerrold R. Turner

  • A microfluidic flow-through device for high throughput electrical lysis of bacterial cells based on continuous dc voltage

    Hsiang-Yu Wang;Arun K. Bhunia;Chang Lu

  • A multifunctional micro-fluidic system for dielectrophoretic concentration coupled with immuno-capture of low numbers of Listeria monocytogenes

    Liju Yang;Liju Yang;Padmapriya P. Banada;Mohammad R. Chatni;Kwan Seop Lim;Kwan Seop Lim

  • Optical forward-scattering for detection of Listeria monocytogenes and other Listeria species

    Padmapriya P. Banada;Songling Guo;Bulent Bayraktar;Euiwon Bae

  • Fundamental food microbiology

    Bibek Ray;Arun K Bhunia

  • Microscale electronic detection of bacterial metabolism

    Rafael Gómez;Rashid Bashir;Arun K Bhunia

  • Nucleotide and amino acid sequence of pap-gene (pediocin AcH production) in Pediococcus acidilactici H.

    A.M. Motlagh;A.K. Bhunia;F. Szostek;T.R. Hansen

  • Foodborne Microbial Pathogens

    Arun K. Bhunia.

Frequent Co-Authors

Rashid Bashir
Rashid Bashir University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Michael R. Ladisch
Michael R. Ladisch Purdue University West Lafayette
Pina M. Fratamico
Pina M. Fratamico United States Department of Agriculture
Jozef L. Kokini
Jozef L. Kokini Purdue University West Lafayette
Cindy H. Nakatsu
Cindy H. Nakatsu Purdue University West Lafayette
Ronald F. Turco
Ronald F. Turco Purdue University West Lafayette
Joseph Irudayaraj
Joseph Irudayaraj University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
George Vasmatzis
George Vasmatzis Mayo Clinic
James E. Simon
James E. Simon Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Henk Aarts
Henk Aarts Utrecht University

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