Andrea Azcárate
Andrea Azcárate
Research Scientist
Ph.D. Microbiology, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán (S. M. de Tucumán, Tucumán, Argentina), 2000.
B.S. Genetics Universidad Nacional de Misiones, (Posadas, Misiones, Argentina), 1995
Professional Associations
Refereed Journal Articles
Barrangou, R., Azcarate-Peril, M. A., Duong, T., Conners, S. B., Kelly, R.
M., and Klaenhammer, T. R. 2006. Global analysis of carbohydrate
utilization by Lactobacillus acidophilus using cDNA microarrays. Proc.
Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A. 103: 3816-3821.
Klaenhammer, T. R., Barrangou, R., Buck, B. L., Azcarate-Peril, M. A., and
Altermann, E. 2005. Genomic features of lactic acid bacteria effecting
bioprocessing and health. FEMS Microbiol. Rev. 29:393-409.
Azcarate-Peril, M. A., McAuliffe, O., Altermann, E., Lick, S., Russell, W.
M., and Klaenhammer, T. R. 2005. Microarray analysis of a two-component
regulatory system involved with acid resistance and proteolytic activity
in Lactobacillus acidophilus. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 71:5794-5804.
Klaenhammer, T. R., Azcarate-Peril, M. A., Barrangou R., Duong, T. and
Altermann, E. 2005. Genomic perspectives on probiotic lactic acid
bacteria. Biosci. Microflora 24: 31-33.
Bruno-Bárcena, J.M., Azcárate-Peril, M. A., Klaenhammer, T. R., and
Hassan, H. M. 2005. Marker-free chromosomal integration of the manganese
superoxide dismutase gene (sodA) from Streptococcus thermophilus into
Lactobacillus gasseri FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 246: 91-101.
Altermann, E., Russell, W. M., Azcarate-Peril, M. A., Barrangou, R., Buck,
B. L., McAuliffe, O., Souther, N., Dobson, A., Duong, T., Callanan, M.,
Lick, S., Hamrick, A., Cano, R., Klaenhammer, T. R. 2005. Complete genome
sequence of the probiotic lactic acid bacterium Lactobacillus acidophilus
NCFM. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 102: 3906-3912.
Azcarate-Peril, M. A., Altermann, E., Hoover-Fitzula, R. L. and
Klaenhammer, T. R. 2004. Identification and inactivation of genetic loci
involved with acid tolerance in Lactobacillus acidophilus. Appl. Environ.
Microbiol. 70:5315-5322.
Azcárate Peril, M. and R.R. Raya. 2002. Sequence analysis of pLBB1, a cryptic plasmid from Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus. Can. J.
Microbiol. 48:105-112.
Azcárate Peril, M.A., L. Auad and R.R. Raya. 2000. Deoxyribonuclease activities in Lactobacillus
delbrueckii. Microbiol. Res. 155(2)101-106.
Auad, L., M.A. Azcárate Peril, A. de Ruiz Holgado and R.R. Raya. 1998. Evidence of a restriction/modification system in Lactobacillus
delbrueckii. subsp. lactis CNRZ326. Curr. Microbiol. 36(5)271-273.
Bruno-Bárcena, J.M., M.A. Azcárate Peril, A. Ragout, G. Font de Valdez, R.R. Raya and F. Siñeriz. 1998.
Fragile cells of Lactobacillus casei suitable for plasmid DNA isolation.
Biotechnol. Lett. 12(2)97-99.
Book Chapters
Bruno Bárcena, J.M, M.A. Azcárate Peril and F. Siñeriz. 2000. Problems with Genetically Modified Organisms.
Chapter 46. Food Microbiology Protocols, Methods in Molecular Biology. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ, USA.
Department of Food Science
300 Schaub Hall, Box 7624
Raleigh, NC 27695-7624
Phone: 919 515-3552
Fax: 919 515-7124
maperil@unity.ncsu.edu
Thesis: "Characterization of plasmids from Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. lactis and bulgaricus"
Areas of Specialization/Expertise
Application of global transcriptome analysis to
study the stress response in Lactobacillus.
Study of the bacteriophage and plasmid biology of Lactobacillus species.
American Society of Microbiology (ASM)
Azcarate-Peril, M. A., Bruno-Bárcena, J. M. Hassan, H. M., and.
Klaenhammer, T. R. 2006. Transcriptional analysis of oxalyl-CoA
decarboxylase and formyl-CoA transferase genes from Lactobacillus
acidophilus. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 72:1891-1899.
Azcárate Peril, M.A. and R.R. Raya. 2000. Plasmid
and Genomic DNA Isolation Methods for Lactobacilli Strains. Chapter 17, Food Microbiology Protocols,
Methods in Molecular Biology. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ, USA.