Dr. Brandon Luedtke
Assistant Professor
Office:
BHS
201E |
Phone: (308) 865-8000 |
Email: luedtkebe@unk.edu
Biography
Advisor for Public Health Majors
Areas of Interest:
- Microbial Pathogenesis
- Molecular Assay Development
Degrees:
Professional Affiliations:
Dissertation
- Luedtke, B. 2012. Identification and analysis of Coxiella burnetii type IVB secretion system homologs secreted/released during infection and in vitro growth. Ph.D. Dissertation, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, 131 pp.
Publications
- Luedtke, B.E., Mahapatra, S., Lutter, E. I., Shaw, E. I. 2017. The Coxiella burnetii type IVB secretion system (T4BSS) component DotA is released/secreted during infection of host cells and during in vitro growth in a T4BSS-dependent manner. Pathogens and Disease doi: 10.1093/femspd/ftx047.
- Luedtke, B.E., Bosilevac, J.M., Harhay, D.M., and Arthur, T.M. 2016. Effect of direct-fed microbial dosage on the fecal concentrations of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli in Feedlot Cattle. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease 13(4):190-195.
- Luedtke, B.E. and Bosilevac, J.M. 2015. Comparison of methods for the enumeration of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli from veal hides and carcasses. Frontiers in Microbiology doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.01062.
- Luedtke, B.E., Bono, J.L., and Bosilevac, J.M. 2014. Evaluation of real time PCR assays for the detection and enumeration of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli directly from cattle feces. J Microbiol Methods 105:72-79.
- Wang, R., Kalchayanand, N., King, D.A., Luedtke, B.E., Bosilevac, J.M., and Arthur, T.M. 2014. Biofilm formation and sanitizer resistance may contribute to “high event” meat contamination by Escherichia coli O157:H7. J Food Prot 77:1982-1987.
- Wang, R., Koohmaraie, M., Luedtke, B.E., Wheeler, T., and Bosilevac, J.M. 2014. Effects of in-plant interventions on reduction of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli and background indicator microorganisms on veal calf hides. J Food Prot 77:745-751.
- Youssef, N.H., Savage-Ashlock, K.N., McCully, A.L., Luedtke B., Shaw, E.I., Hoff, W.D., and Elshahed, M.S. 2014. Trehalose/2-sulfotrehalose biosynthesis and glycine-betaine uptake are widely spread mechanisms for osmoadaptation in the Halobacteriales. ISMEJ 8:636-649.
- Morgan, J.K., Luedtke, B.E., Thompson, H.A., and Shaw, E.I. 2010. Coxiella burnetii type IVB secretion system region I genes are expressed early during the infection of host cells. FEMS Microbiol Lett 311:61-69.
- Morgan, J.K., Luedtke, B.E., and Shaw, E.I. 2010. Polar localization of the Coxiella burnetii type IVB secretion system. FEMS Microbiol Lett 305:177-183.
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