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Reach for the Stars! Be a Star! 2026

What should you really do with your gap year?

Dr. Melissa C. Srougi and BIT Alumni Release the latest edition of Molecular Biology Techniques

Area(s) of Expertise

Microbiology
Molecular Biology
Whole-Genome Sequence Analysis
Foodborne Pathogens
Antimicrobial Resistance
CRISPR-equipped bacteriophage

Publications

• A 3D-printed Sanger sequencing activity addresses student misconceptions , Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education (2025)
• Characterization of a novel putative lantibiotic biosynthesis genomic island in emerging clones of Listeria monocytogenes serotype 4b , FEMS Microbiology Letters (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)
• 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)
• 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)
• Draft genome sequences of a historical collection of Listeria monocytogenes from humans and other sources, 1926–1964 , Microbiology Resource Announcements (2023)

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