Teresa Bergholz
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Degrees
PhD, Food Science, Michigan State University 2007
BS, Food Science, Michigan State University 2000
BS, Microbiology, Michigan State University 2000
Professional positions
2012-2020 - Assistant/Associate Professor, Department of Microbiological Sciences, North Dakota State University
2007-2012 - Postdoctoral researcher and research associate, Department of Food Science, Cornell University
Research Interests
Characterizing the impact of biotic and abiotic stresses on pathogen behavior in the pre-harvest environment
Identifying the genetic basis for stress resistance phenotypes of foodborne pathogens
Evaluation of steam pasteurization for inactivation of enteric pathogens on low water activity foods
Instructional Activities
FSC 440 - Food Microbiology
FSC 441 - Food Microbiology Laboratory
Recent Publications
Lauer, J.R., S. Simsek, and T. M. Bergholz. Fate of Salmonella and Enterohemorrhagic E. coli on wheat grain. 2021. Journal of Food Protection. 84:2109-2115. DOI: 10.4315/JFP-21-076
Simsek, S., J. Snelling, S. Malekmohammadi, and T. M. Bergholz. Vacuum steam treatment of soft wheat: quality and reduction of Escherichia coli O121 and Salmonella Enteritidis PT30. 2021. Cereal Chemistry DOI: 10.1002/cche.10356
Cardenas-Alvarez, M. X., M. K. Townsend Ramsett, S. Malekmohammadi, and T. M. Bergholz. Evidence of hypervirulence in Listeria monocytogenes clonal complex 14. 2019. Journal of Medical Microbiology https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.001076
Shah, M. K., R. Bradshaw, E. T. Handy, C. East, E. Nyarko, P. D. Milner, D. Neher, T. Weicht, T. M. Bergholz, and M. Sharma. Survival and Growth of Wild-Type and rpoS-Deficient Salmonella Newport Strains in Soil Extracts Prepared with Heat-Treated Poultry Pellets. 2019. Journal of Food Protection 82(3):501-506.
Bergholz, T. M., M. K. Shah, L. S. Burall, M. Rakic Martinez, and A. Datta. Genomic and phenotypic diversity of Listeria monocytogenes clonal complexes associated with human listeriosis. 2018. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 102:3475-3485.
Related Work
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Listeria in Controlled Atmosphere Storage Facilities
Published on July 17, 2024
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Fate of salmonella and shiga-toxin producing Escherichia coli on wheat grain during tempering
Published on May 11, 2023
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CANR honors Bergholz and Lopez as 2023 Global Scholars in Research
Published on April 14, 2023