Youngbeom Ahn Data-verified

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Last publication 2025 Last refreshed 2026-05-16

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17 h-index 40 pubs 681 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.

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h-index: 17
Publications: 40
Citations: 681

Selected Publications

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

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

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A Comparative Metagenomic Analysis of Specified Microorganisms in Groundwater for Non-Sterilized Pharmaceutical Products (2024)

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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)

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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)

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

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Specific Detection and Enumeration of Burkholderia cepacia Complex by Flow Cytometry Using a Fluorescence-Labeled Oligonucleotide Probe (2022)

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

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

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Impact of Chronic Tetracycline Exposure on Human Intestinal Microbiota in a Continuous Flow Bioreactor Model (2021)

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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)

9 citations DOI OpenAlex