BEILEI GE, PH.D.
Associate Professor 		Dr. Ge
Department of Food Science
Louisiana State University		 Phone: (225) 342-5812 ext.193
email:bge@lsu.edu
Educational Background
University of Maryland
Ocean University of China
Ocean University of China		 Food Science/Food Microbiology
Food Science and Technology
Food Science and Engineering
Ph.D.
M.S. 
B.S.		 2002
1997
1994
Research Interests
Molecular approaches to food safety microbiology, including developing rapid, sensitive, and specific molecular detection assays for foodborne pathogens (Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli, Salmonella, and Vibrio spp.) in various food commodities, primarily produce, meat, and oysters; conducting surveillance studies to characterize the contamination levels, genotypes, and antibiotic susceptibility profiles of foodborne pathogens in food products; and investigating the genetic mechanisms of antibiotic resistance in Campylobacter
Teaching Experience
LSU 2004-present: Food Safety; Food Laws, Standards, and Regulations
University of Maryland, 2000-2002: Food Microbiology Laboratory, 2002; Elements of Nutrition, 2000 .
University/Departmental Committee Activities
University: College of Agriculture Graduate Council Committee; College of Agriculture Diversity Committee
Department: Graduate Committee
Professional Experience
Professional societies: American Society for Microbiology; Institute of Food Technologists (Chair, 2009-10, Louisiana Gulf Coast Section); International Association for Food Protection; Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society.
Editorial board: Applied and Environmental Microbiology (2011-2013); BMC Microbiology; Foodborne Pathogens and Disease (2008-present). Reviewer: Applied and Environmental Microbiology; Foodborne Pathogens and Disease; Journal of Food Protection; Journal of Food Science; Veterinary Microbiology, etc.
Recent Publications
1) Wang, F., L. Jiang, Q. Yang, F. Han, S. Chen, S. Pu, A. Vance, and B. Ge. 2011. Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility of major foodborne pathogens in imported seafood. Journal of Food Protection (in press)
2) Chen, S., F. Wang, J. C. Beaulieu, R. E. Stein, and B. Ge. 2011. Rapid detection of viable Salmonella in produce by coupling propidium monoazide with loop-mediated isothermal amplification (PMA-LAMP). Applied and Environmental Microbiology (in press)
3) Han, F., F. Wang, and B. Ge. 2011. Detecting potentially virulent Vibrio vulnificus strains in raw oysters by quantitative loop-mediated isothermal amplification. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 77:2589-95.
4) Pu, S., F. Wang, and B. Ge. 2011. Characterization of toxin genes and antimicrobial susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus isolates from Louisiana retail meats. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease. 8:299-306.
5) Torrico, D. D., W. Jirangrat, H. K. No, W. Prinyawiwatkul, B. Ge, and D. Ingram. 2010. A novel emulsion coating and its effects on internal quality and shelf life of eggs during room temperature storage. International Journal of Food Science and Technology. 45:2241-9.
6) Han, F. and B. Ge. 2010. Quantitative detection of Vibrio vulnificus in raw oysters by real-time loop-mediated isothermal amplification. International Journal of Food Microbiology. 142:60-6.
7) Han, F. and B. Ge. 2010. Multiplex PCR assays for simultaneous detection and characterization of Vibrio vulnificus strains. Letters in Applied Microbiology. 51:234-40.
8) Chen, S. and B. Ge. 2010. Development of a toxR-based loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay for detecting Vibrio parahaemolyticus. BMC Microbiology. 10:41 (open access; http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/10/41)
9) Han, F., S. Pu, A. Hou, and B. Ge. 2009. Characterization of clinical and environmental types of Vibrio vulnificus isolates from Louisiana oysters. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease. 6:1251-8.
10) Pu, S., J. C. Beaulieu, W. Prinyawiwatkul, and B. Ge. 2009. Effects of plant maturity and growth media bacterial inoculum level on the surface contamination and internalization of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in growing spinach leaves. Journal of Food Protection. 72:2313-20.
11) Han, F., S. Pu, F. Wang, J. Meng, and B. Ge. 2009. Fitness cost of macrolide resistance in Campylobacter jejuni. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents. 34:462-6.
12) Ge, B. and J. Meng. 2009. Advanced technologies for pathogen and toxin detection in foods: current applications and future directions. Journal of the Association for Laboratory Automation. 14:235-41.
13) Lestari, S. I., F. Han, F. Wang, and B. Ge. 2009. Prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of Salmonella serovars in conventional and organic chickens from Louisiana retail stores. Journal of Food Protection. 72:1165-72.
14) Han, F., S. I. Lestari, S. Pu, and B. Ge. 2009. Prevalence and antimicrobial resistance among Campylobacter spp. in Louisiana retail chickens after the enrofloxacin ban. Foodborne Pathogogens and Disease. 6:163-71
15) Pu, S., F. Han, and B. Ge. 2009. Isolation and characterization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains from Louisiana retail meats. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 75:265-7.
16) Antonia da Silva, L. V., W. Prinyawiwatkul, J. M. King, H. K. No, J. D. Bankston, Jr., and B. Ge. 2008. Effect of preservatives on microbial safety and quality of smoked blue catfish (Ictalurus furcatus) steaks during room-temperature storage. Food Microbiology. 25:958-63.
17) Han, F. and B. Ge. 2008. Evaluation of a loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay for detecting Vibrio vulnificus in raw oysters. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease. 5:311-20.
18) Ge, B., P. Jiang, F. Han, N. K. Saleh, N. Dhiman, D. P. Fedorko, N. A. Nelson, and J. Meng. 2007. Identification and antimicrobial susceptibility of lactic acid bacteria from retail fermented foods. Journal of Food Protection. 70:2606-12.
19) Han, F., R. D. Walker, M. E. Janes, W. Prinyawiwatkul, and B. Ge. 2007. Antimicrobial susceptibilities of Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio vulnificus isolates from Louisiana Gulf and retail raw oysters. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 73:7096-8.
20) Ge, B., W. Girard, S. Zhao, S. Friedman, S. A. Gaines, and J. Meng. 2006. Genotyping of Campylobacter spp. from retail meats by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis and ribotyping. Journal of Applied Microbiology. 100:175-84.
21) Ge, B., P. F. McDermott, D. G. White, and J. Meng. 2005. Role of efflux pumps and topoisomerase mutations in fluoroquinolone resistance in Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 49:3347-54.
22) Cui, S., B. Ge, J. Zheng, and J. Meng. 2005. Prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of Campylobacter spp. and Salmonella serovars in organic chickens from Maryland retail stores. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 71:4108-11.