Sadhana Ravishankar

Professor, Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences | Professor, BIO5 Institute | Member of the Graduate Faculty | Professor, Applied BioSciences - GIDP | Chair, Applied BioSciences - GIDP

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Recent

Antimicrobial Effects of Plant Compounds against Virulent Escherichia coli O157:H7 Strains Containing Shiga Toxin Genes in Laboratory Media and on Romaine Lettuce and Spinach.

2021

antimicrobial compounds, e. coli o157:h7, plant compounds, shiga toxin genes, food safety

Plant Extracts and Essential Oils at Concentrations Acceptable to a Sensory Panel Inactivate Salmonella Typhimurium DT104 in Ground Pork

2021

food safety, food science, microbiology, sensory evaluation, natural antimicrobials

Essential oil microemulsions inactivate antibiotic-resistant Salmonella Newport and spoilage bacterium Lactobacillus casei on Iceberg lettuce during 28-day storage at 4° C.

2021

food preservation, antibiotic resistance, essential oils, microemulsions, bacterial contamination

Effect of Antimicrobial Edible Films on the Sensory and Physical Properties of Organic Spinach in Salad Bags

2021

food safety, packaging, food preservation, sensory evaluation, organic produce

Plant-based antimicrobials inactivate Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella enterica on melons grown in different regions of the United States

2021

food safety, plant pathology, antimicrobial resistance, agricultural science, food microbiology

Surface texture analysis of melon rind using 3D reconstruction from SEM stereo images.

2020

surface texture analysis, 3d reconstruction, melon rind, sem imaging, stereo images

Assessing the Food Safety Risk Posed by Birds Entering Leafy Greens Fields in the US Southwest

2020

food safety, birds, leafy greens, field assessment, us southwest

Assessment of antioxidant and antidiabetic properties of Murill extracts

2020

antioxidants, plant extracts, diabetes, health benefits, natural products

Contamination of spinach at germination: A route to persistence and environmental reintroduction by Salmonella

2020

food safety, bacterial contamination, environmental persistence, salmonella, germination

Edible films containing carvacrol and cinnamaldehyde inactivate Escherichia coli O157:H7 on organic leafy greens in sealed plastic bags.

2020

food safety, food packaging, food preservation, natural antimicrobials, organic agriculture

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General Microbiology
Food Microbiology and Biotechnology
Food Safety and Microbiology

Plant Antimicrobial Compositions Including An Emulsifier And/Or Ozone And Methods Of Use
2021·Patent
Natural Plant-Based Hand Sanitizer
2020·Technology
Acute Hepatopancreatic Necrosis Disease (AHPND) Control Using Plant-Derived Natural Extracts, and Thereof
2019·Technology
Essential Oil Microemulsions and Plant Extracts to Prevent Biofilm Formation
2019·Technology
Synergy of Plant Antimicrobials with Silver
2017·Patent

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Sadhana Ravishankar

Research Area

Grants(22)

Publications(69)

Antimicrobial Effects of Plant Compounds against Virulent Escherichia coli O157:H7 Strains Containing Shiga Toxin Genes in Laboratory Media and on Romaine Lettuce and Spinach.

Plant Extracts and Essential Oils at Concentrations Acceptable to a Sensory Panel Inactivate Salmonella Typhimurium DT104 in Ground Pork

Essential oil microemulsions inactivate antibiotic-resistant Salmonella Newport and spoilage bacterium Lactobacillus casei on Iceberg lettuce during 28-day storage at 4° C.

Effect of Antimicrobial Edible Films on the Sensory and Physical Properties of Organic Spinach in Salad Bags

Plant-based antimicrobials inactivate Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella enterica on melons grown in different regions of the United States

Surface texture analysis of melon rind using 3D reconstruction from SEM stereo images.

Assessing the Food Safety Risk Posed by Birds Entering Leafy Greens Fields in the US Southwest

Assessment of antioxidant and antidiabetic properties of Murill extracts

Contamination of spinach at germination: A route to persistence and environmental reintroduction by Salmonella

Edible films containing carvacrol and cinnamaldehyde inactivate Escherichia coli O157:H7 on organic leafy greens in sealed plastic bags.

Collaborations(30)

Gerardo Lopez

Ayman Mostafa

Channah Rock

Kerry Cooper

Kelly Reynolds

News(14)

Despite COVID, UArizona Reports Strong Year for Innovation and Commercialization

UArizona Inventor of the Year To Female Innovators: 'The Sky is the Limit'

UArizona Research Labs Produce Hand Sanitizer for Area Health Care Workers

I-Squared Awards Honor Researchers and Technology Champions

Tech On Tap: UA Inventors Address World Water Woes

Courses(3)

General Microbiology

Food Microbiology and Biotechnology

Food Safety and Microbiology

Techs/Patents(14)

Plant Antimicrobial Compositions Including An Emulsifier And/Or Ozone And Methods Of Use

Natural Plant-Based Hand Sanitizer

Acute Hepatopancreatic Necrosis Disease (AHPND) Control Using Plant-Derived Natural Extracts, and Thereof

Essential Oil Microemulsions and Plant Extracts to Prevent Biofilm Formation

Synergy of Plant Antimicrobials with Silver