https://fri.wisc.edu/resources_afsl.php
- B.S. Microbiology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 1997-2001
- M.S. Food Science, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 2001-2004
- Ph.D. Food Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 2004-2009
- Alternative assays to the mouse bioassay for botulinum neurotoxin detection in foods.
- Genetic characterization of Clostridium botulinum and C. sporogenes PA3679
- Development and validation of surrogates for Clostridium botulinum
- Inactivation of foodborne pathogens using thermal processing
- Development of safe low acid refrigerated foods, processed meat products, process cheese and meat and dairy alternative foods
- Evaluation of clean-label and conventional antimicrobial preservatives on the inhibition of foodborne pathogens
Dr. Schill is a co-PI along with Dr. Glass of the Applied Food Safety Laboratory. The FRI Applied Food Microbiology and Safety Laboratory conducts practical research and testing of food formulations. Results from these studies are used to identify strategies to inhibit microbial growth and toxin production or to enhance the rate of inactivation of foodborne bacterial pathogens. Routine shelf-life studies are not conducted.
Research expertise in the AFSL includes:
- Foodborne pathogens
- Clostridium botulinum, Bacillus cereus and other sporeformers
- Listeria monocytogenes,Staphylococcus aureus
- Salmonella, E. coli O157 and other shiga-toxin producing E. coli
- Includes an extensive collection of food, clinical, and environmental isolates
- Shelf-stable and refrigerated foods
- Process cheese products, natural cheese, cultured dairy products
- Fermented, dried, and high-moisture ready-to-eat meat and poultry products
- Refrigerated convenience foods, deli salads
- Bakery products
- Meat and dairy alternatives
- Understanding the role of competitive microflora and shelf-life in evaluating the safety of foods
- Understanding microbial adaptation to stress conditions found in foods and processing environment
- Understanding practical manufacturing variation and limitations in daily food production
- Kathleen A Glass, Cynthia B Austin, Melissa A Bohn, Max C Golden, Kristin M Schill, Steven C Ricke, Subash Shrestha 2024. Inhibition of Clostridium perfringens and Bacillus cereus by Dry Vinegar and Cultured Sugar Vinegar During Extended Cooling of Uncured Beef and Poultry Products. Journal of food protection
- Kathleen A Glass, Max C Golden, Brandon J Wanless, Tina Conklin, Jeannine P Schweihofer, Kristin M Schill 2024. Inhibition of Listeria monocytogenes and Clostridium botulinum in Uncured Shredded Pork and Turkey Packaged Under Reduced Oxygen Conditions. Journal of food protection
- Theresa J Smith, Kristin M Schill, Charles H D Williamson 2023. Navigating the Complexities Involving the Identification of Botulinum Neurotoxins (BoNTs) and the Taxonomy of BoNT-Producing Clostridia. Toxins PMC10535752
- Brooke Kathryn Bowe, Travis Gwynn Wentz, Brieana Marie Gregg, William Howard Tepp, Kristin Marie Schill, Shashi Sharma, Sabine Pellett 2022. Genomic Diversity, Competition, and Toxin Production by Group I and II Clostridium botulinum Strains Used in Food Challenge Studies. Microorganisms PMC9611418
- Vijay K Juneja, Xinran Xu, Marangeli Osoria, Kathleen A Glass, Kristin M Schill, Max C Golden, Donald W Schaffner, Govindaraj Dev Kumar, Laurel Dunn, Ravi Jadeja, Subash Shrestha, Abhinav Mishra 2021. Predictive model for growth of Clostridium botulinum from spores during cooling of cooked ground chicken. Food research international (Ottawa, Ont.)
- Theresa J Smith, Renmao Tian, Behzad Imanian, Charles H D Williamson, Shannon L Johnson, Hajnalka E Daligault, Kristin M Schill 2021. Integration of Complete Plasmids Containing Bont Genes into Chromosomes of Clostridium parabotulinum, Clostridium sporogenes, and Clostridium argentinense. Toxins PMC8310154
- Joelle K Salazar, Lauren J Gonsalves, Megan Fay, Padmini Ramachandran, Kristin M Schill, Mary Lou Tortorello 2021. Metataxonomic Profiling of Native and Starter Microbiota During Ripening of Gouda Cheese Made With Listeria monocytogenes-Contaminated Unpasteurized Milk. Frontiers in microbiology PMC7994605
- N Rukma Reddy, Travis R Morrissey, Viviana L Aguilar, Kristin M Schill, Guy E Skinner 2020. Evidence for Bacillus cereus Spores as the Target Pathogen in Thermally Processed Extended Shelf Life Refrigerated Foods. Journal of food protection
- Yun Wang, Kristin M Schill, H Christopher Fry, Timothy V Duncan 2020. A Quantum Dot Nanobiosensor for Rapid Detection of Botulinum Neurotoxin Serotype E. ACS sensors
- Joelle K Salazar, Lauren J Gonsalves, Vidya Natarajan, Arlette Shazer, Karl Reineke, Tanvi Mhetras, Chinmyee Sule, Christina K Carstens, Kristin M Schill, Mary Lou Tortorello 2020. Population Dynamics of Listeria monocytogenes, Escherichia coli O157:H7, and Native Microflora During Manufacture and Aging of Gouda Cheese Made with Unpasteurized Milk. Journal of food protection
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