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College of Veterinary Medicine

PVM Directory / Arun Bhunia

Arun Bhunia, BVSc, PhD

Arun Bhunia, BVSc, PhD

Professor of Food Microbiology
Past Chair of the Food Science Graduate Program

Department of Comparative Pathobiology
Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine
625 Harrison Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907

765-494-5443
765-494-7953 (fax)
bhunia@purdue.edu

ORCID | Google Scholar | Purdue Institute of Inflammation, Immunology and Infectious Disease | Purdue University Life Science (PULSe)

Education

- B.V.Sc. | BCKV, West Bengal, India
- Ph.D. | University of Wyoming
- Postdoctoral Training | University of Arkansas

Areas of Interest

  • Microbial pathogenesis, probiotic bioengineering, and foodborne pathogen detection

Professional Memberships, Honors, and Awards

  • (2017) Maurice Weber Laboratorian Award,. International Association for Food Protection (IAFP).
  • (2016) Fulbright Specialist Roster. Fulbright Program, USA.
  • (2014) High-End Foreign Experts Recruitment Program. China.
  • (2013) NACMCF member (National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods). USDA-FSIS.
  • (2013) Outstanding Graduate Educator. College of Agriculture.
  • (2009) Research and Development Award. Institute of Food Technologist (IFT).
  • (2006) Purdue Agriculture 2006 Team Award. College of Agriculture, Purdue University.
  • (2005) Faculty Scholar. Purdue University.
  • (2003) 2003 Purdue Agriculture Research Award. School of Agriculture.
  • (2023) Fellow, International Association for Food Protection (IAFP). International Association for Food Protection.

Courses

  • Food Microbiology (FS 553; 1 credit hour)
  • Microbial Foodborne Pathogens (FS 565; 3 credit hours)
  • Microbial Techniques for Food Pathogens (FS 566; 2 credit hours)
  • Intestinal Microbiology and Immunology (FS 660; 1 credit hour)

Selected Publications

  • Liu, D., Bai, X., Helmick HDB, Samaddar, M., Amalaradjou MAR, Li , X., ... Bhunia, A. K. (2023). Cell-surface anchoring of Listeria adhesion protein on L. monocytogenes is fastened by internalin B for pathogenesis.. Cell Reports, 42(5), p. 112515.
  • Bai, X., Liu, D., Xu, L., Tenguria, S., Drolia, R., Gallina NLF, Cox, AD, & Bhunia, A. K. (2021). Biofilm-isolated Listeria monocytogenes exhibits reduced systemic dissemination at the early (12-24 h) stage of infection in a mouse model. NPJ Biofilms and Microbiomes, 7(1), p. 18.
  • Drolia, R., Amalaradjou MAR,, Ryan, V., Tenguria, S., Liu, D., Bai, X., Xu, L., Singh, A.K., Cox, A.D., Bernal-Crespo, V., Schaber, J.A., Applegate, B.M., Vemulapalli, R., & Bhunia, A. K. (2020). Receptor-targeted engineered probiotics mitigate lethal Listeria infection. Nature Communications, 11(1), p. 6344.
  • Drolia, R., & Bhunia, A. K. (2019). Crossing the Intestinal Barrier via Listeria Adhesion Protein and Internalin A. Trends in Microbiology, 27(5), pp. 408-425.
  • Drolia, R., Tenguria, S., Durkes, A. C., Turner, J. R., & Bhunia, A. K. (2018). Listeria Adhesion Protein Induces Intestinal Epithelial Barrier Dysfunction for Bacterial Translocation. Cell Host & Microbe, 23(4), pp. 470-484.e7.
  • Zhu, X., Liu, D., Singh, A. K., Drolia, R., Bai, X., Tenguria, S., & Bhunia, A. K. (2018). Tunicamycin Mediated Inhibition of Wall Teichoic Acid Affects Staphylococcus aureus and Listeria monocytogenes Cell Morphology, Biofilm Formation and Virulence. Frontiers in Microbiology, 9, p. 1352.
  • Singh, A. K., Leprun, L., Drolia, R., Bai, X., Kim, H., Aroonnual, A., . . . Bhunia, A. K. (2016). Virulence gene-associated mutant bacterial colonies generate differentiating two-dimensional laser scatter fingerprints. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 82(11), 3256-3268. doi:10.1128/AEM.04129-15
  • Singh, A. K., Bettasso, A. M., Bae, E., Rajwa, B., Dundar, M. M., Forster, M. D., . . . Bhunia, A. K. (2014). Laser optical sensor, a label-free on-plate Salmonella enterica colony detection tool. mBio, 5(1). doi:10.1128/mBio.01019-13
  • Burkholder, K., & Bhunia, A. (2013). Listeria monocytogenes and Host Hsp60 - an Invasive Pairing. In Moonlighting Cell Stress Proteins in Microbial Infections (First, 267-282). Springer
  • Koo, O. K., Amalaradjou, M. A., & Bhunia, A. K. (2012). Recombinant probiotic expressing Listeria adhesion protein attenuates Listeria monocytogenes virulence in vitro. PLoS ONE, 7(1). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0029277
  • Jagadeesan, B., Littlejohn, A. E., Amalaradjou, M. A., Singh, A. K., Mishra, K. K., La, D., . . . Bhunia, A. K. (2011). N-Terminal Gly224 - Gly411 domain in Listeria adhesion protein interacts with host receptor HsP60. PLoS ONE, 6(6). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0020694
  • Burkholder, K. M., & Bhunia, A. K. (2010). Listeria monocytogenes uses Listeria adhesion protein (LAP) to promote bacterial transepithelial translocation and induces expression of LAP receptor Hsp60. Infection and Immunity, 78(12), 5062-5073. doi:10.1128/IAI.00516-10
  • Jagadeesan, B., Koo, O. K., Kim, K. P., Burkholder, K. M., Mishra, K. K., Aroonnual, A., & Bhunia, A. K. (2010). LAP, an alcohol acetaldehyde dehydrogenase enzyme in Listeria, promotes bacterial adhesion to enterocyte-like Caco-2 cells only in pathogenic species. Microbiology, 156(9), 2782-2795. doi:10.1099/mic.0.036509-0
  • Burkholder, K. M., Kim, K. P., Mishra, K. K., Medina, S., Hahm, B. K., Kim, H., & Bhunia, A. K. (2009). Expression of LAP, a SecA2-dependent secretory protein, is induced under anaerobic environment. Microbes and Infection, 11(10-11), 859-867. doi:10.1016/j.micinf.2009.05.006
  • Akin, D., Sturgis, J. E., Ragheb, K., Sherman, D., Burkholder, K., Robinson, J. P., Bhunia, A.K…Bashir, R. (2007). Bacteria-mediated delivery of nanoparticles and cargo into cells. Nature Nanotechnology, 2(7), 441-449. doi:10.1038/nnano.2007.149