Youngbeom Ahn

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NCTR

Also affiliated: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (2005–2022); United States Food and Drug Administration (2010–2025); Biotechnology Research Center (2007); Hanyang University (1999)

Faculty Researcher

17 h-index 40 pubs 696 cited

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Youngbeom Ahn's research focuses on the detection and characterization of microorganisms, particularly in environmental and pharmaceutical contexts. His work utilizes molecular techniques such as droplet digital PCR (ddPCR), loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP), and flow cytometry for the rapid and specific identification of bacterial pathogens. Recent publications include studies on the detection of viable Burkholderia cepacia complex in various matrices, including nuclease-free water, antiseptics, and non-sterile pharmaceutical products. Ahn has also investigated the impact of chronic antibiotic exposure, such as tetracycline, on the human intestinal microbiota using bioreactor models. His research network includes collaborators from the National Center for Toxicological Research, with whom he has co-authored multiple publications. Ahn's scholarship metrics include an h-index of 17, 40 total publications, and 672 total citations.

Metrics

h-index: 17
Publications: 40
Citations: 696

Selected Publications

Examining the viability of five Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica in thymol at 4°C and 25°C using flow cytometry (2025)

PLoS ONE DOI OpenAlex
A metagenomic analysis coupled with oligotrophic enrichment approach for detecting specified microorganisms in potable groundwater samples (2025)

Frontiers in Microbiology 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
A Comparative Metagenomic Analysis of Specified Microorganisms in Groundwater for Non-Sterilized Pharmaceutical Products (2024)

Current Microbiology 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
A flow cytometric assay to detect viability and persistence of Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serotypes in nuclease-free water at 4 and 25°C (2024)

Frontiers in Microbiology 6 citations DOI OpenAlex
Propidium Monoazide (PMAxx)-Recombinase Polymerase Amplification Exo (RPA Exo) Assay for Rapid Detection of Burkholderia cepacia Complex in Chlorhexidine Gluconate (CHX) and Benzalkonium Chloride (BZK) Solutions (2023)

Microorganisms 9 citations DOI OpenAlex
<i>Desulfoluna</i>spp. form a cosmopolitan group of anaerobic dehalogenating bacteria widely distributed in marine sponges (2022)

FEMS Microbiology Ecology 10 citations DOI OpenAlex
Specific Detection and Enumeration of Burkholderia cepacia Complex by Flow Cytometry Using a Fluorescence-Labeled Oligonucleotide Probe (2022)

Microorganisms 6 citations DOI OpenAlex
A Propidium Monoazide (PMAxx)-Droplet Digital PCR (ddPCR) for the Detection of Viable Burkholderia cepacia Complex in Nuclease-Free Water and Antiseptics (2022)

Microorganisms 19 citations DOI OpenAlex
Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) Assay for Detecting Burkholderia cepacia Complex in Non-Sterile Pharmaceutical Products (2021)

Pathogens 11 citations DOI OpenAlex
Impact of Chronic Tetracycline Exposure on Human Intestinal Microbiota in a Continuous Flow Bioreactor Model (2021)

Antibiotics 12 citations DOI OpenAlex
Detection of Campylobacter jejuni from Fresh Produce: Comparison of Culture- and PCR-based Techniques, and Metagenomic Approach for Analyses of the Microbiome before and after Enrichment (2021)

Journal of Food Protection 11 citations DOI OpenAlex
Reductive debromination by sponge-associated anaerobic bacteria coupled to carbon isotope fractionation (2020)

International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation 6 citations DOI OpenAlex
A comparison of culture-based, real-time PCR, droplet digital PCR and flow cytometric methods for the detection of <i>Burkholderia cepacia</i> complex in nuclease-free water and antiseptics (2020)

Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology 21 citations DOI OpenAlex
Oligotrophic Media Compared with a Tryptic Soy Agar or Broth for the Recovery of Burkholderia cepacia Complex from Different Storage Temperatures and Culture Conditions (2019)

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 23 citations DOI OpenAlex
In vitro test systems to determine tetracycline residue binding to human feces (2018)

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology 11 citations DOI OpenAlex