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
- 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)
- 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 Listeria monocytogenes strains of sequence type 1733 which constituted a pseudo-outbreak due to contaminated blood agar media , 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)
- Contrasting Genetic Diversity of Listeria Pathogenicity Islands 3 and 4 Harbored by Nonpathogenic Listeria spp. , APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY (2023)
- Draft Genome Sequences of 158 Listeria monocytogenes Strains Isolated from Black Bears (Ursus americanus) in the United States , Microbiology Resource Announcements (2023)
- Draft Genome Sequences of Closely Related Listeria monocytogenes Lineage III Strains Isolated from a Food Processing Environment and a Case of Human Listeriosis , MICROBIOLOGY RESOURCE ANNOUNCEMENTS (2023)
- Draft Genome Sequences of Heavy Metal-Resistant Listeria monocytogenes Strains of Sequence Type 14 (Clonal Complex 14) from Human Listeriosis Cases in Sweden , MICROBIOLOGY RESOURCE ANNOUNCEMENTS (2023)