Sophia Kathariou
Emeritus Professor
Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences
Schaub Food Science Building, Room 322B
919.513.2075 skathar@ncsu.eduBio
No longer accepting new students.
Education
B.A. Biology Austin College 1975
Ph.D. Genetics University of California 1981
Postdoctoral Microbiology Cornell University 1983
Postdoctoral Microbiology University of Würzburg 1987
Publications
- American black bear (Ursus americanus) as a potential host for Campylobacter jejuni , PLOS ONE (2025)
- Large-scale phenotypic and genomic analysis of Listeria monocytogenes reveals diversity in the sensitivity to quaternary ammonium compounds but not to peracetic acid , APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY (2025)
- Listeria tempestatis sp. nov. and Listeria rocourtiae subsp. hofi subsp. nov. , INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY (2025)
- Spatiotemporal Dynamics and Drivers of Microbial Contaminants in Hurricane Florence Floodwaters , ACS ES&T WATER (2025)
- TAK1 inhibition activates pore-forming proteins to block intracellular bacterial growth through modulating mitochondria , CELL DEATH & DISEASE (2025)
- The Listeriosis , NATURE REVIEWS DISEASE PRIMERS (2025)
- Draft genome sequences of Listeria monocytogenes strains from human listeriosis in Sweden harboring premature stop codons in the virulence determinant inlA , MICROBIOLOGY RESOURCE ANNOUNCEMENTS (2024)
- Draft genome sequences of two wide-host-range phages of Listeria monocytogenes from food processing environments in the United States , MICROBIOLOGY RESOURCE ANNOUNCEMENTS (2024)
- Genomic Analysis Points to Multiple Genetic Mechanisms for Non-Transformable Campylobacter jejuni ST-50 , MICROORGANISMS (2024)
- Campylobacter Colonization and Diversity in Young Turkeys in the Context of Gastrointestinal Distress and Antimicrobial Treatment , MICROORGANISMS (2023)