Renewable Product Technology
1815 N University, Peoria, IL 61604
(309)681-6067

Education

Ph.D. Immunology and Infectious Diseases from Washington State University

B.S. in Chemistry from Central Washington University

Dr. Lu received his Ph.D. in 2018 from Washington State University where he spent several years studying antimicrobial peptide regulation and immunity.  Dr. Lu joined USDA-ARS at the National Center of Agricultural Utilization research (NCAUR) in 2019, where his current work focuses on bacteria and yeast expression systems using molecular and bioinformatic approaches for development of enzybiotics and antimicrobial peptides against biorefinery microbial contaminants. 

Dr. Shao Y. Lu's Google Scholar Page

• Projects

  Antimicrobials for Biorefining and Agricultural Applications In-House Appropriated (D)   Accession Number:439228

• Publications

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  • Production of a bacteriocin like protein PEG 446 from Clostridium tyrobutyricum strain NRRL B-67062 -(Peer Reviewed Journal)
    Liu, S., Lu, S.Y., Patel, M., Qureshi, N., Dunlap, C.A., Hoecker, E.C., Skory, C.D. 2024. Production of a bacteriocin like protein PEG 446 from Clostridium tyrobutyricum strain NRRL B-67062. Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12602-023-10211-1.
    
  • Novel Endolysin LysMP for Control of Limosilactobacillus and Lactobacillus Bacterial Contamination in Small-Scale Corn Mash Fermentation -(Peer Reviewed Journal)
    Patel, M.H., Lu, S.-Y., Liu, S., Skory, C.D. 2023. Novel endolysin LysMP for control of Limosilactobacillus fermentum contamination in small-scale corn mash fermentation. Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts. 16(1):144. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13068-023-02400-5.
    
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae surface display of endolysin LysKB317 for control of bacterial contamination in corn ethanol fermentations -(Peer Reviewed Journal)
    Lu, S.Y., Liu, S., Patel, M., Glenzinski, K.M., Skory, C.D. 2023. Saccharomyces cerevisiae surface display of endolysin LysKB317 for control of bacterial contamination in corn ethanol fermentations. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 11. Article 1162720. https://doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2023.1162720.
    
  • Antibacterial property and metagenomic analysis of milk kefir -(Peer Reviewed Journal)
    Liu, S., Lu, S.Y., Qureshi, N., El Enshasy, H.A., Skory, C.D. 2022. Antibacterial property and metagenomic analysis of milk kefir. Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins. 14:1170-1183. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12602-022-09976-8.
    
  • Milk kefir microbial compositions and two isolated cultures with antibacterial activities-(Abstract Only)
    Liu, S., Lu, S.Y., Qureshi, N., El Enshasy, H.A., Skory, C.D. 2022. Milk kefir microbial compositions and two isolated cultures with antibacterial activities. [abstract]. Submitted to Society of Industrial Microbiology 72nd Annual Meeting 2022. San Francisco, CA, United States August 7-10, 2022. (https://www.simbhq.org/annual/).
    
  • Excreted antibiotics may be key to emergence of increasingly efficient antibiotic resistance in food-animal production -(Peer Reviewed Journal)
    Avillan, J.J., Ahmadvand, P., Lu, S.Y., Horton, J., Liu, J., Lofgren, E., Davis, M.A., Kang, C., Call, D.R. 2022. Excreted antibiotics may be key to emergence of increasingly efficient antibiotic resistance in food-animal production. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. Article e00791-22. https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.00791-22.
    
  • Fermentative production of alternative antimicrobial peptides and enzymes -(Review Article)
    Lu, S.Y., Skory, C.D., El Enshasy, H.A., Liu, S. 2021. Fermentative production of alternative antimicrobial peptides and enzymes. Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology. 37. Article 102189. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bcab.2021.102189.
    
  • Recombinant bacteriophage LysKB317 endolysin mitigates Lactobacillus infection of corn mash fermentations -(Peer Reviewed Journal)
    Lu, S.Y., Bischoff, K.M., Rich, J.O., Liu, S., Skory, C.D. 2020. Recombinant bacteriophage LysKB317 endolysin mitigates Lactobacillus infection of corn mash fermentations. Biotechnology for Biofuels. 13. Article 157. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13068-020-01795-9.