Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences [Dept. of Food Science]

Mikhael L. Chikindas, Ph. D.

Dr. Chikindas

New Millennium Publications

MANUSCRIPTS

1. C.A. Murdock, J. Cleveland McEntire, K.M. Matthews and M.L. Chikindas. 2007. The synergistic effect of nisin and lactoferrin on the inhibition of Listeria monocytogenes and Escherichia coli O157:H7. Letters in Applied Microbiology 44: 255-261.

2. M. Tabak, K. Scher, E. Hartog, U. Romling, K.R Matthews, M.L. Chikindas, and S. Yaron.  2007. The effect of triclosan on Salmonella Typhimurium at different growth stages. FEMS Microbiology Letters 267: 200-206.

3. M. Gandhi and M. L. Chikindas
. Listeria: A foodborne pathogen that knows how to survive. 2007. International Journal of Food Microbiology. 113: 1-15.

4. Y. Turovskiy and M. L. Chikindas. Autoinducer-2 bioassay: qualitative, not quantitative method influenced by glucose. 2006. Journal of Microbiological  Methods. 66: 497-503.

5. M. Bonnet, M.M. Rafi, M. L. Chikindas and T. J. Montville. Bioenergetic mechanism for nisin resistance, induced by the acid tolerance response of Listeria monocytogenes. 2006. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 72: 2556-2563.
 
6. J. Li, A.A. Aroutcheva, S. Faro and M.L. Chikindas.
Mode of action of lactocin 160, a bacteriocin from vaginal Lactobacillus rhamnosus 160. 2005. Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 13: 135-140.
 
7. R. Bauer, M.L. Chikindas and L.M.T. Dicks.
Purification, partial amino acid sequence and mode of action of pediocin PD-1, a bacteriocin produced by Pediococcus damnosus NCFB 1832. 2005. International Journal of Food Microbiology. 101: 17-27.

8. Y. Chi-Zhang, K. L. Yam, and M.L. Chikindas. Effective control of Listeria monocytogenes by combination of nisin formulated and slow released into a broth system. 2004. International Journal of Food Microbiology. 90: 15-22.
 
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J. Cleveland McEntire, T. J. Montville and M.L. Chikindas. Synergy between nisin and select lactates against Listeria monocytogenes is due to the metal cations. 2003. Journal of Food Protection. 66: 1631-1636.
 
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 J. Li, G. L. Kolling, K. R. Matthews, and M.L. Chikindas. Cold and carbon dioxide used as multi-hurdle preservation do not induce appearance of viable but non-culturable Listeria monocytogenes. 2003. Journal of Applied Microbiology 94: 48-53.

11. J. Cleveland, M. Chikindas and T.J. Montville. Multi-method assessment of commercial nisin preparations. 2002. Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology 29: 228-232.
 
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J. Li, M.L. Chikindas, R.D. Ludescher, and T.J. Montville. Environmentally induced modifications alter sensitivity of Listeria monocytogenes to nisin. 2002. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 68: 5904-5910.

13. C.A. Van Reen, M.L. Chikindas, W.H. Van Zyl and L.M.T. Dicks. Characterization of bacteriocin 423, a class IIa antimicrobial protein from Lactobacillus pentosus and its heterologous expression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. 2002. International Journal of Food Microbiology 81: 29-40.
 
14. C.M. Rosa, B.D.G.M. Franco, T.J. Montville and M. L. Chikindas. Purification and mechanistic action of a bacteriocin produced by a Brazilian sausage isolate. Lactobacillus sake. 2002. Journal of Food Safety 22: 39-54.
 
15. A. Fox, M. Anderson, J. Dunn, B. Guenther, L. Parks, R. Pinnick, C. Reed, J. Rowe, R. Luftig, G.W.  Long, R. Lontz, G.L. Marchin, A.T. McManus, P. Setlow, J. Siedow, A.J. Sievers, M.L. Tchikindas, and S. Tove. Report of the "Bioterrorism Workshop" - Duke University Thomas Center on April 2-4, 2002, organized by US Army Research Office. 2002. Journal of Microbiological Methods 51: 247-254.
 
16. J. Cleveland, T. J. Montville, I.F. Nes and M.L. Chikindas. Bacteriocins: safe natural antimicrobials for food preservation. 2001. International Journal of Food Microbiology 71: 1-20.

17.  C. Herranz, Y. Chen, H.-J. Chung, L. M. Cintas, P.E. Hernández, T.J. Montville and M. L. Chikindas. 2001. Enterocin P selectively dissipates the membrane potential of Enterococcus faecium T136. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 67: 1689-1692.

18.  D. Chung, M.L. Chikindas, and K.L. Yam. 2001. Inhibition of Saccharomyces cerevisiae by slow release of propyl parabene from a polymer coating. Journal of Food Protection 64: 1420-1424.
 
19.  H.-J. Chung, M.L. Chikindas, and T.J. Montville. Nisin depletes ATP and proton motive force in mycobacteria. 2000. Letters in Applied Microbiology 31: 416-420.

20. K. D. Modi, M. L.Chikindas and T. J. Montville. 2000. Sensitivity of nisin-resistant Listeria monocytogenes Scott A to heat and the synergistic action of heat and nisin. Letters in Applied Microbiology 30: 249-253.
 
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 L. Nilsson, Y. Chen, M. L. Chikindas, H. H. Huss, L. Gram and T. J. Montville. 2000. Carbon dioxide and nisin act synergistically on the cytoplasmic membrane of Listeria monocytogenes. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 66: 769-774.

Book Chapters

1. M.L. Chikindas and T.J. Montville. 2001. Bacteriocins: perspectives for application as food preservatives. In: "Control of Foodborne Microorganisms" Marcel Dekker, Inc. (eds., Juneja and Sofos

2. T.J. Montville, K. Winkowski, M.L. Chikindas. Biologically based preservation systems. In: "Food Microbiology: Fundamentals and Frontiers", 2nd ed. (2001) and 3rd ed. (2006), ASM Press (eds., Doyle et al.).

Patents

M.L. Chikindas, A. Joiner, P.W. Small. Anti-microbial composition. US Patent 5,672,351. Filed: December 11, 1995; Issued: September 30, 1997.

A. Joiner, P. Small, and M.L. Chikindas. Anti-microbial composition. Patent No. 95203398.3-2114. Priority: EP/12.12.94/ EP 94309258.

S.A.Tyurin, A.P. Dobritsa, M.L. Chikindas, and A.L. Osterman. Bacterial strain of Bacillus thuringiensis T-I as a producer of d -endotoxin. Invention Certificate No 277200/13, positive resolution: June 29, 1988, (Russian).

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