Assoc. Prof. Soraya Chaturongakul, Ph.D.

     At our Molecular Microbiology Laboratory, we focus on (i) transcription networks in bacterial pathogens Listeria monocytogenes and Staphylococcus aureus, (ii) genomics of Salmonella enterica and its bacteriophages, (iii) resistome in Acinetobacter baumannii, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Salmonella enterica, (iv) optimization and characterization of bacterial-specific antimicrobials, and (iv) application of probiotics in aquaculture.

1.Rukit R, Boonmee A, Kijpornyongpan T, Tulsook K, Baranyi J, Chaturongakul S. Roles of alternative sigma factors in invasion and growth characteristics of Listeria monocytogenes 10403S into human epithelial colorectal adenocarcinoma Caco-2 cell. Front. Microbiol. 2022. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.901484.

2.Dekham K, Jitrakorn S, Charoonnart P, Isarangkul D, Chaturongakul S, Saksmerprome V. Probiotics expressing double-stranded RNA targeting VP28 efficiently protect shrimps from WSSV infection. Aquaculture Reports. 2022. doi: 10.1016/j.aqrep.2022.101067.

3.Worakajit N, Thipboonchoo N, Chaturongakul S, Jutabha P, Soontornniyomkij V, Tuchinda P, Soodvilai S. Nephroprotective potential of Panduratin A against colistin-induced renal injury via attenuating mitochondrial dysfunction and cell apoptosis. Biomed Pharmacother. 2022. 148:112732. doi: 10.1016/j.biopha.2022.112732.

4.Boonmee A, Oliver HF, Chaturongakul S. Listeria monocytogenes alternative sigma-54 factor SigL has a negative role on survival ability under bile exposure. Front. Microbiol. 2021. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.713383.

5.Win AT, Supa-amornkul S, Orsi RH, Carey JH, Wolfgang WJ, Chaturongakul S. Sequence analyses and phenotypic characterization revealed multidrug resistant gene insertions in the genomic region encompassing phase 2 flagellin encoding fljAB genes in monophasic variant Salmonella enterica serovar 4,5,12:i:-isolates from various sources in Thailand. Front. Microbiol. 2021. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.720604