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Department of Food Science

Thomas J. Montville, Ph. D.

Thomas J. Montville, Ph. D.

Distinguished Professor
Emeritus
thomas.montville@rutgers.edu
65 Dudley RD
(848) 932-5415
(732) 932-6776

Publications

Dr. Montville has published extensively over a wide range of topics.

Representative Publications

Peer Reviewed Papers
  1. Valadez-Blanco, R., Bravo-Villa, G., Santos-Sánchez, N.F., Velasco-Almendarez, S.I. and Montville, T.J. 2012. The artisanal production of pulque, a traditional beverage of the Mexican highlands. Probiotics Antimicrob. Prot. DOI: 10.1007/s12602-012-9096-9.
  2. Badaoui Najjar, M.Z., Chikindas, M.L., amd Montville, T.J. 2009. The acid tolerance response alters membrane fluidity and induces nisin resistance in Listeria monocytogenes. Probiotics Antimcrob. Prot. 1:130-135. DOI: 10.1007/s12602-009-9025-8.
  3. Badaoui Najjar, M, Chikindas, M. and Montville, T.J. 2007. Changes in Listeria monocytogenes membrane fluidity in response to temperature stress.  Appl. Environ. Microbiol.73:6429-6435.
  4. Bonnet, M., Rafi, M., Chikindas, M.L. and Montville, T.J. 2006. A bioenergetic mechanism for nisin resistance induced by the acid tolerance response of Listeria monocytogenes. Appl. Environ. Microbiol.72:2556-2563.
  5. Montville, T.J., De Siano, T., Nock, A., Padhi, S. and Wade, D. 2006. Inhibition of Bacillus anthracis and potential surrogate growth from spore inocula by nisin and other antimicrobial peptides. J. Food Protect. 69:2529-2533.
  6. Zhao, L., Montville, T.J. and Schaffner, D.W. 2005. Evidence for quorum sensing in Clostridium botulinum 56A. Ltts. Appl. Microbiol. 42:54-58.
    Books
  7. Montville, T. J. and Matthews, K.R. 2009. Microbiología de los alimentos. Introducción. Editorial ACRIBIA, Zaragoza, Spain.
  8. Montville, T.J. and Matthews, K. R. 2008, 2nd edition. Food Microbiology: an Introduction. American Society for Microbiology Press, Washington, D.C.
  9. Doyle, M. P., Beuchat, L. R. and Montville, T.J. (eds.) 2001.  Food Microbiology: Fundamentals and Frontiers, 2nd edition. American Society for Microbiology Press, Washington, D.C.
  10. Doyle, M. P., Beuchat, L. R. and Montville, T.J. (eds.) 2001. Microbiologia de los Alimentos Fundamentos y Fronteras. Editorial ACRIBIA, Zaragoza, Spain.
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