Byron Brehm-Stecher
Assistant Professor
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Education:
Ph.D., Food Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2002
Interests: Food safety and biosecurity. Biodefense and emerging infectious diseases in relation to foods. Rapid molecular detection of foodborne pathogens and food spoilage organisms. Flow cytometry and other single cell analytical methods. Biomimetics. Multicomponent antimicrobial systems for use in foods, on food contact surfaces or in environmental applications. Nanotechology-based approaches for detection and control.
Office: 2581 Food Sciences Building
Phone: (515) 294-6469
Fax: (515) 294-8181
Email: byron@iastate.edu
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Books and Book Chapters:
- Brehm-Stecher, B.F. 2008. "Methods for Whole Cell Detection of Microorganisms" in Structure, Interaction and Reactivity at Microbial Surfaces, T. Camesano and C. Mello (eds.), American Chemical Society, Washington, D.C.
- Brehm-Stecher, B.F. 2007. "New Technologies for Imaging Individual Microbial Cells" in Imaging Cellular & Molecular Biological Function, F. Frischknecht and S. Shorte, (eds.) Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
- Brehm-Stecher, B.F., Johnson, E.A. 2007. "Rapid Detection of Listeria" in E. Marth and E. Ryser (ed.) Listeria, Listeriosis and Food Safety, 3rd edition, Marcel Dekker, New York)
Publications:
- Bisha, B., Weinsetel, N., Brehm-Stecher, B.F. and A. Mendonca. 2009. Antilisterial effects of Gravinol®-S grape seed extract at low levels in aqueous media and its potential application as a produce wash. Journal of Food Protection (in press)
- Bisha, B. and B.F. Brehm-Stecher. 2009. Flow-through imaging cytometry for characterization of Salmonella subpopulations in alfalfa sprouts, a microbiologically complex food system. Biotechnology Journal 4: 880-887.
- Weinkauf, H. and B.F. Brehm-Stecher. 2009. Enhanced dark field microscopy for rapid artifact-free detection of nanoparticle binding to Candida albicans cells and hyphae. Biotechnology Journal 4: 871-879.
- Brehm-Stecher, B.F., Young, C., Jaykus, L.-A. and M.L. Tortorello. 2009. Sample preparation: the forgotten beginning Journal of Food Protection 72: 1774-1789
- Bisha, B. and B.F. Brehm-Stecher. 2009. Simple adhesive-tape-based sampling of tomato surfaces combined with rapid fluorescence in situ hybridization for Salmonella detection. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 75: 1450-1455
- Lantz, A. W., Brehm-Stecher, B. F., and D. W. Armstrong. 2008. Combined Capillary Electrophoresis and DNA-FISH for Rapid Molecular Identification of Salmonella Typhimurium in Mixed Culture. Electrophoresis 29: 2477-2484
- Brehm-Stecher, B.F., Hyldig-Nielsen, J.J., and E.A. Johnson. 2005. Design and Evaluation of 16S rRNA- Targeted Peptide Nucleic Acid Probes for Whole Cell Detection of The Genus Listeria. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 71: 5451-5457
- Brehm-Stecher, B.F. and E.A. Johnson. 2004. Single-Cell Microbiology: Tools, Technologies and Applications. Microbiol. Mol. Bio. Rev. 68: 538-559.
- Brehm-Stecher, B.F. and E.A. Johnson. 2003. Sensitization of Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli to Antibiotics by the Sesquiterpenoids Nerolidol, Farnesol, Bisabolol and Apritone. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 47: 3357-3360.
Patents and Patent Applications:
- Scott, R.W., Brehm-Stecher, B.F. Docket No. 130856.00400. "Combination of Synthetic Antimicrobial Polymers and Sesquiterpenoid Compounds". Provisional Patent Application.
- Hyldig-Nielsen, J.J., Rigby, S. Brehm-Stecher, B.F. and M. Tanner. 2006. PNA Probes, Mixtures, Methods and Kits Pertaining to the Determination of Mycoplasma and Related Mollicutes. US patent application 20060252081 A1.
- Hyldig-Nielsen, J.J., Rigby, S., Brehm-Stecher, B.F. and E.A. Johnson. 2004. PNA Probes, Probe Sets, Methods and Kits Pertaining to the Detection of Listeria. US patent application 20040005611 A1.
- Johnson, E.A. and B.F. Brehm-Stecher. 2002. Method of Sensitizing Microbial Cells to Antimicrobial Compounds. US patent application 20020165130 A1.
- Johnson, E.A. and B.F. Brehm-Stecher. 2001. Method of Sensitizing Microbial Cells to Antimicrobial Compound. US patent 6,319,958 B1.
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