Karina Desiree

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Researcher

UA Div. of Agriculture University of Arkansas primary

Also affiliated: Twitter (United States) (2020); Kansas State University (2019–2020); Purdue University West Lafayette (2021); University of Arkansas System (2024)

Faculty Researcher

6 h-index 20 pubs 127 cited

Research Areas

Biomedical Subjects

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OverviewAI-generated summary

Karina Desiree's research investigates methods for mitigating microbial contamination in food products and animals. Her work includes evaluating the efficacy of phage therapy for poultry and pigs, as detailed in systematic reviews and meta-analyses. Desiree also studies the impact of cooking practices and antimicrobial washes on reducing specific foodborne pathogens, such as Salmonella enterica and Escherichia coli O157, in various food items including beef, dried mushrooms, and pecans. Her research extends to assessing the safety of food processing techniques, such as sous-vide cooking, and the effectiveness of combinatorial hurdles in non-alcoholic beverage matrices against a range of foodborne bacteria. Desiree has a h-index of 6, with 20 publications and 125 citations, and has collaborated with several researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Jennifer C. Acuff and Peter M. Rubinelli.

Metrics

h-index: 6
Publications: 20
Citations: 127

Selected Publications

Effects of combinatorial hurdles on a non-alcoholic beer matrix challenged with Salmonella Javiana, Escherichia coli, Listeria monocytogenes, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Bacillus cereus (2026)

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