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Charles M. A. P. Franz

Agricultural and Biological Sciences · The Ohio State University

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Established · publishing since 1990
Probiotics and Fermented FoodsBacteriophages and microbial interactionsGenomics and Phylogenetic StudiesGut microbiota and healthMicrobial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology

Publications

382

Citations

18,959

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

37

Publishing since 1990

Research summary
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Charles M. A. P. Franz works on food microbiology, focusing on the bacteria, bacteriophages (viruses that infect bacteria), and gut microbes found in fermented foods, dairy products, and raw produce. His research covers identifying and classifying microorganisms (including formal taxonomy work), studying bacteriophages as potential tools to control foodborne pathogens like Salmonella, Listeria, and Streptococcus suis, and examining how gut bacteria interact with dietary compounds and antibiotic-resistance genes.

Food microbiology and fermentationBacteriophages and phage-based pathogen controlMicrobial taxonomy and genome sequencingGut microbiota and dietary polyphenolsFoodborne pathogen detection and antimicrobial resistance

Publication output peaked around 2018-2019, declined through 2022, and has since risen again to a steady pace of roughly 15-20 papers per year.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 13.6/year recently
2017: 14 publications172018: 34 publications182019: 36 publications36192020: 22 publications202021: 17 publications212022: 8 publications222023: 17 publications232024: 21 publications242025: 20 publications252026: 2 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY×11
  • Frontiers in Microbiology×11
  • OpenAgrar×11
  • Microbiology Resource Announcements×11
  • Genome Announcements×9
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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