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
