Xiuping Jiang

Assistant Professor


Contact Information

Phone: 864 656-6932
FAX: 864 656-0331
Email: xiuping@clemson.edu

Education

  • Ph.D. University of Maryland, 1996
  • M.S. Ocean University of China, 1987
  • B.S. Ocean University of China, 1984

Research Interests

To develop the molecular biological methods for rapid detection of foodborne pathogens such as Escherichia coli O157:H7, Listeria monocytogenes, Campylobacter jejuni, and Salmonella from food and environmental samples. To investigate the pathogen movement from the pre-harvest environment to fresh produce. To determine the prevalence and spread of antibiotic resistance in foodborne pathogens and commensal bacteria in the farm environment. To study the anti-Helicobacter pylori activities of natural products as a dietary approach for infection control.

Selected Publications

  • Jiang, X., H.Yang, B. Dettman, and M. Doyle. 2006. Analysis of fecal microbial flora in ceftiofur-treated calves for antibiotic resistance. Foodborne Pathogens & Disease. 3(4): (in press)
  • Yang, H., B. Dettman, J. Beam, C. Mix, and X. Jiang. 2006. Occurrence of ceftriaxone-resistant commensal bacteria on a dairy and a poultry farm. Canadian J. Microbiol. 52: (in press)
  • Lin Y., X. Jiang, T. Elkin, F. Shiral, L. Gu, S. Taylor, H, Yang, E. Jones, W. Wang, and Y.P. Sun.  2006. Carbon nanotubes for immunomagnetic separation of Escherichia coli O157:H7. J. Nanoscience & Nanotechnology. 6(3):868-871.
  • Elkin, T., X. Jiang, S. Taylor, Y. Lin, L. Gu, H. Yang, J. Brown, S. Collins, and Y. Sun. 2005. Immuno-carbon nanotubes and recognition of pathogens. ChemBioChem.6(4):640-643.
  • Gu, L., T. Elkin, X. Jiang, H. Li, Y. Lin, L. Qu, T.J. Tzeng, R. Joseph, and Y.P. Sun.  2005. Single-walled carbon nanotubes displaying multivalent ligands for capturing pathogens. Chem. Comm. 7:874-876.
  • Islam, M., M.P. Doyle, S. Phatak, P. Millner, and X. Jiang. 2005. Survival of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in soil and on carrots and onions grown in fields treated with contaminated manure composts or irrigation water. Food Microbiology 22:63-70.
  • Islam, M., J. Morgan, M.P. Doyle, S. Phatak, P. Millner, and X. Jiang. 2004. Fate of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium on carrots and radishes grown in fields treated with contaminated manure composts or irrigation water.  Appl. Environ. Microbio. 70:2497-2502.
  • Jiang, X., M. Islam, J. Morgan, and M. P. Doyle. 2004. Fate of Listeria monocytogenes in bovine manure-amended soil. J. Food Prot. 67:1676-1681. 
  • Jiang, X., J. Morgan, and M. P. Doyle. 2003. Fate of Escherichia coli O157:H7 during composting in a laboratory-scale bioreactor. J. Food Prot. 66:25-30.
  • Jiang, X., and M.P. Doyle. 2002. Optimizing enrichment culture conditions for detecting Helicobacter pylori in foods. J. Food Prot. 65:1949-1954.

Recent Courses

  • MICRO 407/607, L407/607: Food and Dairy Microbiology
  • FDSC 812: Microbiological aspects of food systems
  • MICRO 100: Microbes and Human Affairs

Graduate Students

  • Joseph Brown, Ph.D.
  • Andrew Daane, M.S.
  • Spencer Heringa, M.S.
  • Brandon Kinley, Ph.D.
  • Marion Shepherd, M.S.
  • Hua Yang, Ph.D.

Professional Affiliations

  • American Society for Microbiology, SC Branch officer,  2005 – 2007: President
  • International Association for Food Protection, Carolina Branch, 2006-2007, Secretary