Agnes Nthenge

Agnes Kilonzo-Nthenge
Research Assistant Professor
Department of Family and Consumer Sciences
College of Agriculture, Human and Natural Sciences

Contact Information:

Office Location: 111E Carp Hall
Telephone: 615-963-5437
FAX:  615-963-5157
Email:  akilonzontheng@tnstate.edu

Research Areas:

•Antimicrobial Drug Resistance of Foodborne Pathogens
•Microbial safety of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
•Characterization of microorganisms in consumer homes

Publications:

Refereed journal Articles 6
Extension publications-1
Research abstracts-14
Conference Presentations - 20

Most Significant Publications:

1.Kilonzo-Nthenge, E. Rotich, S. Godwin and T. Huang. 2009. Consumer Storage Period and Temperature for Peanut Butter and Their Effects on Survival of Salmonella and Escherichia coli O157:H7. J. Food Prot Trends, Vol. 29, No. 11, Pages 787–792.

2.Kilonzo-Nthenge, S. N. Nahashon, F. Chen, and N. Adefope. 2008. Prevalence and Antimicrobial Resistance of Pathogenic Bacteria in Chicken and Guinea Fowl. Poult. Sc.87:1841-1848

3.Kilonzo-Nthenge Agnes, F. Chen, and S.Godwin. 2008. Occurrence of Listeria and Enterobacteriaceae in Domestic Refrigerators. J. Food Prot. 71:608-612

4.Kilonzo-Nthenge Agnes, Jean. S. Weese, Melvin Carter, and Cheng-I Wei, and Tung- Shi Huang. 2007. Efficacy of Gamma Irradiation and Aqueous Chlorine on Escherichia

5.Kilonzo-Nthenge Agnes, F. Chen, and S. Godwin. 2006. Efficacy of home washing methods in removing microbial contamination from the surface of fresh produce. J. Food Prot. 69:330-334

6.Chen, Fur-Chi., Y.-H. Hsieh Peggy, C. Bridgman, and Kilonzo-Nthenge Agnes. 2006. Kinetics of Tropomyosin Denaturation as a Predictive Model for Verifying Thermal Processing of Beef Products. J. Food Prot. 69: 2447-2453

Teaching:

AGSC 3530 – Food Microbiology

Recent Honors and Awards:

•Distinguished Research Support Scientist Award December, 2007

•Auburn university Presidential Graduate Fellowship 1999-2003

•Certificate of Excellence in Research Auburn University 2000

•Institute of Food Technology Paper Competition Award 2000

Education:

B.Sc (Ag). – University of East African, Eldoret, Kenya M.Sc Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, Alabama
Ph.D. – Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama

Date joined staff: 2003

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