Agricultural and Life Sciences (IFAS)
Danyluk Lab
Led by Michelle D. Danyluk · Food Science and Human Nutrition
What we study
The Danyluk Lab studies food safety by examining bacterial pathogens in produce, focusing on contamination sources and mitigation strategies. They use lab experiments, field studies, and data analysis to improve food safety practices.
What working here is like
- Wet lab
- Fieldwork
- Computational
- Bacteria & microbes
- Plants
- Coding helps
- Projects
- 2
- Papers
- 5
Current projects
Parsimonious mechanistic modeling of bacterial runoff
This project develops models to predict bacterial contamination in agricultural water to improve food safety management.
Big Data Impacting Dynamic Food Safety Risk Management
This research explores how big data can enhance food safety risk management in the food supply chain.
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Recent papers, explained
- Persistence of protozoan parasites and Escherichia coli on plant tissue in soil
2026 · Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Looks at how protozoa and bacteria survive in soil after tilling under plant tissue.
- Surface–microbe interactions regulating Listeria monocytogenes persistence in multispecies biofilms on plastic food contact substances
2026 · npj Science of Food
Studies how plastic surfaces and bacteria interactions affect Listeria growth in food processing.
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- Survival of Escherichia coli TVS353 in Southeastern U.S. Soils Amended with Heat-Treated Poultry Pellets and Composted Poultry Litter: Influence of Location and Soil Nutrient Composition on Population Dynamics
2026 · Journal of Food Protection
Tests how poultry waste affects bacteria survival in soil over 140 days in two locations.
- Fate and Growth Kinetics of Escherichia coli O157:H7, Salmonella enterica, and Listeria monocytogenes on Whole Cantaloupe and Watermelon Surfaces During Storage
2026 · Journal of Food Protection
Tracks how bacteria grow on cantaloupe and watermelon surfaces over 21 days at different temperatures.
- Environmental drivers of total coliform and E. coli bioaerosol dispersal near cattle and poultry operations
2026 · The Science of The Total Environment
Measures how weather affects bacteria in air near farms, testing distances and heights.
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How to reach out
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