Pierre Alusta Source Confirmed

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Research Scientist

National Center for Toxicological Research

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9 h-index 28 pubs 240 cited

Research Areas

Microbial infections and disease research Metagenomic Analysis Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications Food composition and properties Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology

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Pierre Alusta's research focuses on the direct detection and identification of microorganisms and viruses using advanced analytical techniques. His work has explored flow cytometry for enumerating specific bacterial complexes like Burkholderia cepacia and assessing the viability of Salmonella enterica in various conditions, including nuclease-free water and thymol at different temperatures. Alusta has also investigated metagenomic approaches coupled with enrichment strategies for identifying specified microorganisms in potable groundwater and non-sterilized pharmaceutical products.

His publications also detail the direct detection and identification of viruses in saliva using a SpecID ionization modified mass spectrometer. Alusta has a scholarly profile with an h-index of 9, 28 total publications, and 240 total citations. He has collaborated with several researchers at the National Center for Toxicological Research, including Soumana Daddy Gaoh, Dan A. Buzatu, Youngbeom Ahn, and Angel Paredes, with whom he shares multiple publications.

Metrics

  • h-index: 9
  • Publications: 28
  • Citations: 240

Selected Publications

  • Examining the viability of five Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica in thymol at 4°C and 25°C using flow cytometry (2025) DOI
  • A metagenomic analysis coupled with oligotrophic enrichment approach for detecting specified microorganisms in potable groundwater samples (2025) DOI
  • Direct detection and identification of viruses in saliva using a SpecID ionization modified mass spectrometer (2025) DOI
  • A Metagenomic Analysis with Oligotrophic Enrichment Approach for Detecting Specified Microorganisms (2024) DOI
  • A Comparative Metagenomic Analysis of Specified Microorganisms in Groundwater for Non-Sterilized Pharmaceutical Products (2024) DOI
  • 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) DOI
  • Direct Detection and Identification of Viruses in Saliva Using a SpecID™ Ionization Modified Mass Spectrometer (2022) DOI
  • Specific Detection and Enumeration of Burkholderia cepacia Complex by Flow Cytometry Using a Fluorescence-Labeled Oligonucleotide Probe (2022) DOI

Collaborators

Researchers in the database who share publications

Soumana Daddy Gaoh National Center for Toxicological Research 6 shared publications Dan A. Buzatu National Center for Toxicological Research 5 shared publications Youngbeom Ahn National Center for Toxicological Research 5 shared publications Angel Paredes National Center for Toxicological Research 3 shared publications Marli S. P. Azevedo National Center for Toxicological Research 2 shared publications Lisa Mullis National Center for Toxicological Research 2 shared publications Alena V. Savenka National Center for Toxicological Research 2 shared publications Ohgew Kweon National Center for Toxicological Research 1 shared publication

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