Publications

  1. Lu, Z., Marchant, J., Thompson, S., Melgarejo, H., Ignatova, D., Kopic, S., Damaj, R., Trejo, H., Paramo, R., Reed, A., Breidt, F., and Kathariou, S. 2022. Bacteriophages isolated from turkeys infecting diverse Salmonella serovars. Front. Microbiol. 13:933751. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.933751.
  2. Lu, Z., Pérez-Díaz, I. M., Hayes, J. S., and F. Breidt. 2020. Bacteriophages infecting Gram-negative bacteria in a commercial cucumber fermentation. Front. Microbiol. 7:1403. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2020.01306.
  3. Pérez-Díaz, I. M., Hayes, J., Medina, E., Webber, A. M., Butz, N., Dickey, A. N., Lu, Z., and Azcarate-Peril, M.A. 2019. Assessment of the Non-lactic acid bacteria microbiota in fresh cucumbers and commercially fermented cucumber pickles brined with 6% NaCl. Food Microbiol. 77:10-20.
  4. Pérez-Díaz, I. M., Hayes, J., Medina, E., Anekella, K., Daughtry, K., Dieck, S., Levi, M., Price, R., Butz, N., Lu, Z., and Azcarate-Peril, M.A. 2017. Reassessment of the succession of lactic acid bacteria in commercial cucumber fermentations and physiological and genomic features associated with their dominance. Food Microbiol. 63:217-227.
  5. Franco, W., Johanningsmeier, S., Lu, J., Demo, J., Wilson, E., and Moeller, L. 2016. “Cucumber fermentation,” in Lactic Acid Fermentation of Fruits and Vegetables, ed S. Paramithiotis (CRC-Science, USA). ISBN 9781498726900 - CAT# K25853.
  6. Lu, Z., Dockery, C. R., Crosby, M., Chavarria, K., Patterson, B., and Giedd, M. 2016. Antibacterial activities of wasabi against Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Staphylococcus aureus. Front. Microbiol. 7:1403. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2016.01403.
  7. Lu, Z. and Breidt, F. 2015.Escherichia coli O157:H7 bacteriophage F241 isolated
    from an industrial cucumber fermentation at high acidity and salinity. Front.
    Microbiol. 6:67. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2015.00067.
  8. Lu, Z., Perez-Diaz, I. M.,. Hayes, J. S., and F. Breidt. 2012. Bacteriophage ecology in an industrial cucumber fermentation. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 78(24):8571–8578.
  9. Lu, Z., Altermann, E., Breidt, F., and Kozyavkin, S. 2010. Sequence analysis ofLeuconostoc mesenteroides bacteriophage F1-A4 isolated from industrial vegetable fermentation. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 76(6):1955–1966.
  10. Plengvidhya, V., Breidt, F., Lu, Z., and Fleming, H.P. 2007. DNA Fingerprinting of lactic acid bacteria in sauerkraut fermentations. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 73(23):7697-7702.
  11. Weaver, E. A., Lu, Z., Muldoon, M., Camacho, Z. T., Moukdar, F., Liao, H.-X., Ma, B., Nabel, G. J., Letvin, N. L., Korber, B. T., Hahn, B. H., Haynes, B. F., and Gao, F. 2006. Cross-subtype T cell immune responses induced by an HIV-1 group M consensus Env immunogen. J. Virol. 80:6745-6756.
  12. Lu, Z., Altermann, E., Breidt, F., Predki, P., Fleming, H.P., and Klaenhammer, T.R. 2005. Sequence analysis of the Lactobacillus plantarum bacteriophage øJL-1. Gene. 348:45-54
  13. Gao, F., Weaver, E. A., Lu, Z., Li, Y., Liao, H.-X., Ma, B., Alam, S. M., Scearce, R. M., Sutherland, L. L., Decker, J.M., Shaw, G. M., Montefiori, D. C., Korber, B. T., Hahn, B. H., and Haynes, B. F. 2005. Antigenicity and immunogenicity of a synthetic HIV-1 group M consensus envelope glycoprotein. J. Virol. 79:1154-1163.
  14. Lu, Z., Breidt, F., Fleming, H.P, Altermann, E., and Klaenhammer, T.R. 2003. Isolation and characterization of a Lactobacillus  plantarum bacteriophage, øJL-1, from a cucumber fermentation. Int. J. Food Microbiol. 84: 225-235.
  15. Lu, Z., Breidt, F., Plengvidhya, V., and Fleming, H.P. 2003. Bacteriophage ecology in commercial sauerkraut fermentations. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 69(6):3192-3202.
  16. Lu, Z., Fleming, H.P., McFeeters, R.F., and Yoon, S.S. 2002. Effects of anions and cations on sugar utilization in cucumber juice fermentation. J. Food Sci. 67(3):1155-1161.
  17. Lu, Z., Fleming, H.P., and McFeeters, R.F. 2002. Effects of fruit size on fresh cucumber composition and the chemical and physical consequences of fermentation. J. Food Sci. 67(8):2934-2939.
  18. Lu, Z., Fleming, H.P., and McFeeters, R.F. 2001. Differential glucose and fructose utilization during cucumber juice fermentation. J. Food Sci. 66(1):162-166.
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