What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Bacteria
- Enzyme
- Biochemistry
His primary scientific interests are in Bacteria, Microbiology, Biotechnology, Psychrophile and Predictive microbiology.
His research integrates issues of Taxonomy, Biochemistry and Escherichia coli in his study of Bacteria.
His Microbiology study combines topics in areas such as Pseudomonas fluorescens, Salmonella, Shewanella, Shewanella baltica and Shewanella putrefaciens.
His work on Biomass as part of general Biotechnology research is frequently linked to Water activity, bridging the gap between disciplines.
His Psychrophile research includes themes of Proteobacteria, Zoology, Phylogenetics and Fatty acid.
His work in Predictive microbiology addresses subjects such as Applied mathematics, which are connected to disciplines such as Parametrization.
His most cited work include:
- Relationship between temperature and growth rate of bacterial cultures. (977 citations)
- Model for bacterial culture growth rate throughout the entire biokinetic temperature range. (737 citations)
- Diversity and association of psychrophilic bacteria in Antarctic sea ice. (445 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
Tom A. McMeekin spends much of his time researching Biological sciences, Microbiology, Bacteria, Ecology and Biotechnology.
A majority of his Biological sciences research is a blend of other scientific areas, such as Bacteriology, Food safety, Microbial ecology, Predictive microbiology and Microorganism.
Tom A. McMeekin interconnects Salmonella, Strain and Escherichia coli in the investigation of issues within Microbiology.
His work carried out in the field of Bacteria brings together such families of science as Food science, Enterobacteriaceae, Polyunsaturated fatty acid and Biochemistry.
Food science is integrated with Water activity and Growth rate in his research.
His Polyunsaturated fatty acid study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Sea ice and Aquaculture.
He most often published in these fields:
- Biological sciences (42.41%)
- Microbiology (23.35%)
- Bacteria (23.35%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2007-2019)?
- Food safety (15.56%)
- Microbiology (23.35%)
- Biotechnology (19.46%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
Tom A. McMeekin mainly investigates Food safety, Microbiology, Biotechnology, Biological sciences and Growth rate.
Tom A. McMeekin combines subjects such as Hazard, Microbial ecology and Biochemical engineering with his study of Food safety.
His studies in Microbiology integrate themes in fields like Strain, Food microbiology, Salmonella, Bacteria and Surface roughness.
He has included themes like Analytical chemistry, Food science, Contact angle and Escherichia coli in his Food microbiology study.
His Bacteria research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of PH reduction and Growth inhibition.
His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Risk analysis, Campylobacter and Food contaminant.
Between 2007 and 2019, his most popular works were:
- Attachment of different Salmonella serovars to materials commonly used in a poultry processing plant. (109 citations)
- Effect of relative inoculum concentration on Listeria monocytogenes growth in co-culture. (100 citations)
- Ion transport and osmotic adjustment in Escherichia coli in response to ionic and non-ionic osmotica. (97 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Bacteria
- Enzyme
- Biochemistry
His primary areas of investigation include Systems biology, Growth rate, Ecology, Predictive microbiology and Psychrophile.
Tom A. McMeekin has researched Systems biology in several fields, including Statistical physics, Bayesian probability, Bayes' theorem, Curve fitting and Theoretical ecology.
Tom A. McMeekin integrates many fields, such as Growth rate, Biological growth, Thermodynamics, Universality, Poikilotherm and Protein chemistry, in his works.
His Ecology research includes themes of Chemical physics, Last universal ancestor, Whole Organism, Mathematical model and Enthalpy.
Many of his Predictive microbiology research pursuits overlap with Biological sciences, Set, Strategic research and Research groups.
His work carried out in the field of Psychrophile brings together such families of science as Facultative, Botany, Fermentation, Endospore and Mesophile.
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