Youngbeom Ahn

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research biologist

NCTR

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

17 h-index 40 pubs 700 cited

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Youngbeom Ahn's research investigates microbial communities and their metabolic capabilities, particularly in environmental contexts. His work has explored the enhancement of microbial dechlorination of halogenated compounds in contaminated sediments, including polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins. Ahn has also studied the intrinsic resistance of specific bacterial complexes, such as Burkholderia cepacia, to antimicrobial agents like benzalkonium chloride. His research extends to understanding the impact of substances like tetracycline on the human intestinal microbiome through in vitro studies.

His publications also address the characterization of dehalogenating microorganisms using molecular techniques like 16S rRNA fingerprinting. Further investigations include the degradation pathways of specific organic compounds by sulfate-reducing bacteria and the metabolic networks of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon degradation in bacteria. Ahn's scholarship metrics include an h-index of 17 with 40 total publications and 701 citations.

Metrics

h-index: 17
Publications: 40
Citations: 700

Positions

research biologist 2009–present

National Center for Toxicological Research microbiology ORCID
Rutgers University New Brunswick 2001–2008

biochemistry and microbiology ORCID
University of Guelph 2000–2001

Environmental Biology ORCID

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 2 citations 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
Desulfolunaspp. 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 12 citations DOI OpenAlex
Impact of Chronic Tetracycline Exposure on Human Intestinal Microbiota in a Continuous Flow Bioreactor Model (2021)

Antibiotics 13 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 Burkholderia cepacia 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