Food Science & Technology: Personnel
Joseph F. Frank
Professor
B.S., University of Wisconsin
M.S., University of Wisconsin
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin
Department of Food Science & Technology
University of Georgia
Office #335, Lab #350E
Athens, GA 30602-2610
Office Phone: (706) 542-0994
Lab Phone: (706) 542-5109
Email: cmsjoe@uga.edu
Description of Research Interests
Survival of Salmonella in dry foods; pathogen-containing biofilms; confocal microscopic methods for pathogen viability.
Courses Taught
FDST 3050 Viticulture and Enology of the Mediterranean Region
FDST (MIBO) 4120/6120 Food Fermentations
FDST 8090 Advanced Food Microbiology
Selected Recent Publications
Lourenço, A., A. de Las Heras, M. Scorti, J. Vasquez-Boland, J. F. Frank and L. Brito. 2013. Comparison of Listeria monocytogenes from biofilm and planktonic state: Lmo2504 a protein associated with biofilms. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 79:6075-6082
Santillana Farakos, S. M., J. F. Frank, and D. W. Schaffner. 2013. Modeling the influence of temperature, water activity, and water mobility on the persistence of Salmonella in low moisture foods. Int. J. Food Microbiol. 166:280-293.
Berrang, M. E., J. F. Frank, and R. J. Meinersmann. 2010. Listeria monocytogenes biofilm formation on silver ion impregnated cutting boards. Food Prot Trends 30:168-171.
Berrang, M. E., R. J. Meinersmann, J. F. Frank, and S. R. Ladely. 2010. Colonization of a newly constructed commercial chicken further processing plant with Listeria monocytogenes. J. Food Prot. 73:286-291.
Khalil, R. K. and J. F. Frank. 2010. Behavior of Escherichia coli O157:H7 on damaged leaves of spinach, lettuce, cilantro and parsley stored at abusive temperatures. J. Food Prot. 73:212-220.
Obaidat, M.M., and J.F. Frank. 2009. Inactivation of Salmonella and Escherichia coli O157:H7 on sliced and whole tomatoes by allyl isothiocyanate, carvacrol, and cinnamaldehyde in vapor phase. J. Food Prot. 72:315-324.
Simmons, M., K. L. Hiett, N. J. Stern, and J. F. Frank. 2008. Comparison of poultry exudate and carcass rinse sampling methods for the recovery of Campylobacter spp. subtypes demonstrates unique subtypes recovered from exudates. J. Microbiol. Meth. 74:89-93.
Folsom, J. P. and J. F. Frank. 2006. Chlorine resistance of Listeria monocytogenes biofilms and relationship to subtype, cell density and planktonic cell chlorine resistance. J. Food Prot. 69:1292-1296.
Chmielewski, R. A. N. and J. F. Frank. 2006 A predictive model for heat inactivation of Listeria monocytogenes biofilm on rubber. LWT 39:11-19
Antoniou, K. and J. F. Frank. 2005. Removal of Pseudomonas putida biofilm and associated extracellular polymeric substances from stainless steel by alkali cleaning. J. Food Prot. 68:277-281.