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Food Microbiology and Risk Assessment Lab

UGA Athens Campus

Abhinav Mishra, Associate Professor

Ph.D., University of Maryland College Park

M.S., Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

B.Tech., G. B. Pant University, India

Department of Food Science & Technology
University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602-7610

Phone: (706) 542-0994
Email: amishra@uga.edu

Description of Research Interests

Food Microbiology: Modeling microbial responses in food; Quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA); and Food Safety

Awards and Honors from Professional Societies

Courses Taught

FDST(MIBO) 4120/6120-4120L/6120L: Food Fermentations (Offered every Fall semester)

FDST(EHSC)(MIBO) 4320/6320-4320L/6320L: Food Safety Control Programs (Offered every Fall semester)

FDST 8090: Advanced Food Microbiology (Offered Spring semester odd years)

FDST 7110: Food Safety Programs (MFT course offered Spring semester even years)

FDST 7120: Food Fermentations Technology (MFT course offered Spring semester odd years)

FYOS 1001: Fermented Foods and World Cultures (Offered every Fall semester)

PATH(HORT)(FDST) 3050: Viticulture and Enology in the Mediterranean Region (Offered every year during Maymester (Study away course, Cortona, Italy)

Selected Recent Publications

  • Xu, X. #, Rothrock Jr, M. J., Reeves, J., Kumar, G. D., & Mishra, A.*(2022). Comparison between LASSO and RT methods for prediction of generic E. coli concentration in pasture poultry farms. Food Research International, 111860. (Impact factor: 7.42)
  • Xu, X. #, Rothrock Jr, M. J., Reeves, J., Kumar, G. D., & Mishra, A.*(2022). Using E.coli population to predict foodborne pathogens in pastured poultry farms. Food Microbiology, 108, 104092. (Impact factor: 6.37)
  • Ozen, E., Mishra, A., Dev Kumar, G., & Singh, R.K. (2022). Inactivation of Escherichia Coli in Apple Cider using Atmospheric Cold Plasma. Food Microbiology, Accepted, In Press. (Impact factor: 6.37)
  • Oguadinma, I. C., Mishra, A., & Dev Kumar, G. (2022). Sunlight parameters influence the survival and decline of Salmonella and Escherichia coli in water. Journal of Food Protection; doi:https://doi.org/10.4315/JFP-22-042. (Impact factor: 2.58)
  • Oguadinma, I. C., Mishra, A., Juneja, V. K., & Dev Kumar, G. (2022). Antibiotic resistance influences growth rates and cross-tolerance to lactic acid in Escherichia coli O157: H7 H1730. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease. (Impact factor: 3.78)
  • Townsend, A., Strawn, L. K., Chapman, B. J., Yavelak, M., Mishra, A., & Dunn, L. L.(2022). Factors that predict Listeria prevalence in distribution centers handling fresh produce. Food Microbiology, 104065. (Impact factor: 6.37)
  • Juneja, V. K., Sidhu, G., Xu, X. #, Osoria, M., Glass, K. A., Schill, K. M., & Mishra, A.(2022). Predictive model for growth of Clostridium botulinum from spores at temperatures applicable to cooling of cooked ground pork. Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies, 77, 102960. (Impact factor: 7.10)
  • Dag, D., Kong, F., Singh, R., Chen, J., Mishra, A., Kong, F. (2022). Radio frequency assisted thermal processing for pasteurization of packaged whole milk powder surrounded by oil. Food Control, 135, 108762. (Impact factor: 6.65)
  • Hayman, K. #, Oguadinma, I. C., Mishra, A., & Kumar, G. D. (2022). Evaluation of the use of ampicillin‐and streptomycin‐resistant Shiga toxin‐producing Escherichia coli to reduce the burden of background microbiota during food safety studies. Journal of Food Safety, e12950. (Impact factor: 2.44)
  • Juneja, V. K., Xu, X. #, Osoria, M., Glass, K. A., Schill, K. M., Golden, M. C., & Mishra, A. (2021). Predictive model for growth of Clostridium botulinum from spores during cooling of cooked ground chicken. Food Research International, 149, 110695. (Impact factor: 7.42)
  • Golden, C. E.#, Rothrock, M. J. Jr., & Mishra, A.*(2021). Mapping foodborne pathogen contamination throughout the conventional and alternative poultry supply chains. Poultry Science, 100 (7), 101157. (Impact factor: 4.01)
  • Juneja, V. K., Osoria, M., Purohit, A. S., Golden, C. E., Mishra, A., Taneja, N. K., & Kumar, G. D. (2021). Predictive model for growth of Clostridium perfringens during cooling of cooked pork supplemented with sodium chloride and sodium pyrophosphate. Meat Science, 180, 108557. (Impact factor: 7.07)
  • Golden, C. E.#, & Mishra, A.*(2021). Assessing the risk of salmonellosis from consumption of conventionally and alternatively produced broiler meat prepared in-home in the United States. Microbial Risk Analysis, 18, 100160. (Impact factor: 1.64)
  • Xu, X.#, Rothrock, M. J. Jr., Mohan, A., Kumar, G. D., & Mishra, A.*(2021). Using farm management practices to predict Campylobacter prevalence in pastured poultry farms. Poultry Science, 100 (6), 101122. (Impact factor: 4.01)
  • Juneja, V. K., Purohit, A. S.#, Golden, M., Osoria, M., Glass, K. A., Mishra, A., & Schaffner, D. W. (2021). A predictive growth model for Clostridium botulinum during cooling of cooked uncured ground beef. Food Microbiology, 93, 103618. (Impact factor: 6.37)
  • Paswan, R., Mishra, A., & Park, Y. W. (2020). Survivability of Salmonella pathogens and physicochemical characteristics of powder goat milk stored under different storage treatment regimens. Dairy, 1(3), 269–283.
  • Juneja, V. K., Osoria, M., Tiwari, U., Xu, X.#, Golden, C. E.#, Mukhopadhyay, S., & Mishra, A. (2020). The effect of lauric arginate on the thermal inactivation of starved Listeria monocytogenes in sous–vide cooked ground beef. Food Research International, 134, 109280. (Impact factor: 7.42)
  • Paswan, R., Siddique, A., Mishra, A., & Park, Y. W. (2020, January). Profiles of fatty acid composition in relation to water activity of powder goat milk stored under different storage time and temperature. Journal of Dairy Science, 103, 221-222. (Impact factor: 4.22)
  • Paswan, R., Mishra, A., & Park, Y. W. (2020, January). Survivability of Salmonella pathogens in powder goat milk stored under refrigeration and room temperatures for 6 months. Journal of Dairy Science, 103, 272-273. (Impact factor: 4.22)
  • Kumar, G. D., Mis Solval, K., Mishra, A., & Macarisin, D. (2020). Antimicrobial efficacy of pelargonic acid micelles against Salmonella varies by surfactant, serotype, and stress response. Scientific Reports, 10(1), 1–13. (Impact factor: 4.99)
  • Kumar, G. D., Mishra, A., Dunn, L., Townsend, A., Oguadinma, I. C., Bright, K. R., & Gerba, C. P. (2020). Biocides and novel antimicrobial agents for the mitigation of coronaviruses. Frontiers in Microbiology, 11. (Impact factor: 4.07)
  • Hwang, D.#, Rothrock, M. J. Jr., Pang, H., Kumar, G. D., & Mishra, A.*(2020). Farm management practices that affect the prevalence of Salmonella in pastured poultry farms. LWT, 127, 109423. (Impact factor: 6.05)
  • Golden, C. E.#, & Mishra, A.*(2020). Prevalence of Salmonella spp. and Campylobacter spp. in alternative and conventionally produced chicken in the United States: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Food Protection 83(7), 1181–1197.(Impact factor: 2.58).
  • Jiang, N., Dev Kumar, G., Chen, J., Mishra, A., & Mis Solval, K. (2020). Comparison of concurrent and mixed-flow spray drying on viability, growth kinetics and biofilm formation of Lactobacillus rhamnosus microencapsulated with fish gelatin and maltodextrin. LWT, 124, 109200. (Impact factor: 6.05)
  • Hwang, D.#, Rothrock, M. J. Jr., Pang, H., Guo, M., & Mishra, A.*(2020). Predicting Salmonella prevalence associated with meteorological factors in pastured poultry farms in southeastern United States. Science of the Total Environment, 136359. (Impact factor: 10.75)
  • Juneja, V. K., Osoria, M., Hwang, C. A., Mishra, A., & Taylor, T. M. (2020). Thermal inactivation of Bacillus cereus spores during cooking of rice to ensure later safety of boudin. LWT, 122, 108955. (Impact factor: 6.05)