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L. Ștef · SciRah

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L. Ștef

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L. Ștef — researcher profile on SciRah

h-index: 22
Works: 189
Citations: 1,466

Most-cited papers

The interplay between antimicrobial resistance, heavy metal pollution, and the role of microplastics
I. Balta, Joanne L. Lemon, Anna Gadaj, I. Cretescu +6 more
2025Frontiers in Microbiology93 citations Open access
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Essential Fatty Acids as Biomedicines in Cardiac Health
I. Balta, L. Ștef, I. Peț, T. Iancu +2 more
2021Biomedicines55 citations Open access
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The effect of natural antimicrobials against Campylobacter spp. and its similarities to Salmonella spp, Listeria spp., Escherichia coli, Vibrio spp., Clostridium spp. and Staphylococcus spp
I. Balta, M. Linton, Laurette Pinkerton, Carmel Kelly +6 more
202155 citations Open access
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The In Vitro and In Vivo Effect of Carvacrol in Preventing Campylobacter Infection, Colonization and in Improving Productivity of Chicken Broilers
Carmel Kelly, O. Gundogdu, G. Pircalabioru, Ada Cean +12 more
2017Foodborne pathogens and disease55 citations
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Effect of Human Isolated Probiotic Bacteria on Preventing Campylobacter jejuni Colonization of Poultry
Ada Cean, L. Ștef, E. Simiz, C. Julean +5 more
2015Foodborne pathogens and disease51 citations
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The Campylobacter jejuni Type VI Secretion System Enhances the Oxidative Stress Response and Host Colonization
J. Liaw, Geunhye Hong, Cadi Davies, A. Elmi +9 more
2019Frontiers in Microbiology49 citations Open access
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The One Health aspect of climate events with impact on foodborne pathogens transmission
I. Balta, Joanne L. Lemon, Ciara Murnane, I. Peț +6 more
2024One Health47 citations Open access
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Overview of Virulence and Antibiotic Resistance in Campylobacter spp. Livestock Isolates
I. Bunduruș, I. Balta, L. Ștef, M. Ahmadi +3 more
2023Antibiotics47 citations Open access
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A Novel Natural Antimicrobial Can Reduce the in vitro and in vivo Pathogenicity of T6SS Positive Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli Chicken Isolates
F. Sima, A. Stratakos, P. Ward, M. Linton +6 more
2018Frontiers in Microbiology43 citations Open access
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Virulence characteristics of hcp+Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli isolates from retail chicken
N. Corcionivoschi, O. Gundogdu, L. Moran, Carmel Kelly +6 more
2015Gut Pathogens35 citations Open access
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Food safety – the transition to artificial intelligence (AI) modus operandi,
I. Balta, Joanne L. Lemon, C. Popescu, D. McCleery +5 more
2025Trends in Food Science & Technology34 citations Open access
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The in vitro effect of carvacrol, a food additive, on the pathogenicity of O157 and non-O157 Shiga-toxin producing Escherichia coli
A. Stratakos, F. Sima, P. Ward, M. Linton +5 more
201834 citations Open access
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Farm Biosecurity Measures and Interventions with an Impact on Bacterial Biofilms
Eugenia Butucel, I. Balta, D. McCleery, F. Morariu +4 more
2022Agriculture32 citations Open access
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Biocides as Biomedicines against Foodborne Pathogenic Bacteria
Eugenia Butucel, I. Balta, M. Ahmadi, G. Dumitrescu +4 more
2022Biomedicines32 citations Open access
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The in vitro and in vivo anti-virulent effect of organic acid mixtures against Eimeria tenella and Eimeria bovis
I. Balta, A. Marcu, M. Linton, Carmel Kelly +8 more
2021Scientific Reports32 citations Open access
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Novel Insights into the Role of Probiotics in Respiratory Infections, Allergies, Cancer, and Neurological Abnormalities
I. Balta, Eugenia Butucel, V. Mohylyuk, A. Criste +4 more
2021Diseases31 citations Open access
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Anti-Campylobacter Probiotics: Latest Mechanistic Insights
I. Balta, Eugenia Butucel, L. Ștef, I. Peț +5 more
2022Foodborne pathogens and disease26 citations Open access
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In vitro and in vivo characterisation of Listeria monocytogenes outbreak isolates
A. Stratakos, U. Ijaz, P. Ward, M. Linton +14 more
2020Food Control25 citations Open access
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Antiviral activity of a novel mixture of natural antimicrobials, in vitro, and in a chicken infection model in vivo
I. Balta, L. Ștef, I. Peț, P. Ward +4 more
2020Scientific Reports23 citations Open access
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The Antimicrobial Effect of a Commercial Mixture of Natural Antimicrobials Against Escherichia coli O157:H7
A. Stratakos, M. Linton, P. Ward, Mairead Campbell +9 more
2019Foodborne pathogens and disease20 citations Open access
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The Prebiotic Effect of an Organic Acid Mixture on Faecalibacterium prausnitzii Metabolism and Its Anti-Pathogenic Role against Vibrio parahaemolyticus in Shrimp
Eugenia Butucel, I. Balta, D. McCleery, A. Marcu +5 more
2022Biology18 citations Open access
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Mixtures of natural antimicrobials can reduce Campylobacter jejuni, Salmonella enterica and Clostridium perfringens infections and cellular inflammatory response in MDCK cells
I. Balta, A. Marcu, M. Linton, Carmel Kelly +9 more
2021Gut Pathogens18 citations Open access
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Mechanistic concepts involved in biofilm associated processes of Campylobacter jejuni: persistence and inhibition in poultry environments
I. Bunduruș, I. Balta, I. Peț, L. Ștef +6 more
2024Poultry Science17 citations Open access
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Natural Antimicrobials Promote the Anti-Oxidative Inhibition of COX-2 Mediated Inflammatory Response in Primary Oral Cells Infected with Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pyogenes and Enterococcus faecalis
Eugenia Butucel, I. Balta, I. Bunduruș, C. Popescu +7 more
2023Antioxidants16 citations Open access
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Exploring the Contribution of Campylobacter jejuni to Post-Infectious Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Literature Review
Ana-Maria Imbrea, I. Balta, G. Dumitrescu, D. McCleery +5 more
2024Applied Sciences15 citations Open access
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The effect of natural antimicrobials on the Campylobacter coli T6SS+/- during in vitro infection assays and on their ability to adhere to chicken skin and carcasses.
I. Balta, M. Linton, Laurette Pinkerton, Carmel Kelly +6 more
2020Journal of food microbiology15 citations Open access
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Attenuation of Vibrio parahaemolyticus Virulence Factors by a Mixture of Natural Antimicrobials
Laurette Pinkerton, M. Linton, Carmel Kelly, P. Ward +7 more
2019Microorganisms15 citations Open access
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The Antioxidant Effect of Natural Antimicrobials in Shrimp Primary Intestinal Cells Infected with Nematopsis messor
I. Balta, L. Ștef, Eugenia Butucel, Grațiela Grădișteanu Pîrcălăbioru +9 more
2022Antioxidants14 citations Open access
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Organic acids mitigate Streptococcus agalactiae virulence in Tilapia fish gut primary cells and in a gut infection model
Petculescu-Ciochina Liliana, G. Dumitrescu, D. McCleery, I. Peț +4 more
2024Irish Veterinary Journal13 citations Open access
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The in vitro and ex vivo effect of Auranta 3001 in preventing Cryptosporidium hominis and Cryptosporidium parvum infection
Alexandros Ch Stratakos, F. Sima, P. Ward, M. Linton +7 more
2017Gut Pathogens12 citations Open access
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Garlic and Chlorella Biomodulate Lead Toxicity on Manganese Homeostasis in Carassius gibelio Bloch
M. Nicula, N. Păcală, L. Ștef, I. Peț +3 more
201811 citations Open access
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Natural Antimicrobial Mixtures Disrupt Attachment and Survival of E. coli and C. jejuni to Non-Organic and Organic Surfaces
N. Corcionivoschi, I. Balta, Eugenia Butucel, D. McCleery +4 more
2023Foods10 citations Open access
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Natural Antimicrobials Block the Host NF-κB Pathway and Reduce Enterocytozoon hepatopenaei Infection Both In Vitro and In Vivo
I. Bunduruș, I. Balta, Eugenia Butucel, T. Callaway +5 more
2023Pharmaceutics10 citations Open access
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Effects of feeding different histidine to lysine ratios on performance, meat quality, and the occurrence of breast myopathies in broiler chickens
J. Lackner, V. Hess, L. Ștef, H. Sauerwein
2021Poultry Science9 citations Open access
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Garlic, Cilantro and Chlorella’s Effect on Kidney Histoarchitecture Changes in Cd-intoxicated Prussian carp (Carassius gibelio)
M. Nicula, G. Dumitrescu, N. Păcală, L. Ștef +9 more
20169 citations
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A New Strategy to Prevent Emerging Lactococcus garvieae Infections by Using Organic Acids as Antimicrobials In Vitro and Ex Vivo
I. Balta, F. Simiz, D. Ștef, I. Peț +5 more
2025International Journal of Molecular Sciences8 citations
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Virulence of a T6SS Campylobacter jejuni chicken isolate from North Romania
Vlad Ungureanu, A. Stratakos, O. Gundogdu, L. Ștef +4 more
2019BMC Research Notes8 citations Open access
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Artificial intelligence in next-generation smart packaging for pH and spoilage monitoring in poultry products
I. Balta, Joanne L. Lemon, C. Popescu, D. McCleery +9 more
2026Applied Food Research7 citations Open access
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Associations between lameness and the metabolic and hormonal profiles in dairy cows
Daniel-Catalin Necula, E. Simiz, N. Corcionivoschi, I. Balta +4 more
2024Italian Journal of Animal Science7 citations Open access
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The mechanistic role of natural antimicrobials in preventing Staphylococcus aureus invasion of MAC-T cells using an in vitro mastitis model
I. Balta, D. McCleery, Saida Roxana Feier David, Elena Peț +5 more
2024Irish Veterinary Journal7 citations Open access
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The Effect Citrox BCL on Legionella pneumophila Mechanisms of Biofilm Formation, Oxidative Stress and Virulence
Eugenia Butucel, I. Balta, D. McCleery, C. Popescu +6 more
2022Antioxidants7 citations Open access
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Associations of Lameness with Indicators of Nitrogen Metabolism and Excretion in Dairy Cows
Daniel-Catalin Necula, H. Warren, J. Taylor-Pickard, E. Simiz +1 more
2022Agriculture7 citations Open access
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The Role of Natural Antimicrobials in Reducing the Virulence of Vibrio parahaemolyticus TPD in Shrimp Gut and Hepatopancreas Primary Cells and in a Post-Larvae Challenge Trial
L. Ștef, I. Peț, C. Popescu, G. Dumitrescu +5 more
2025International Journal of Molecular Sciences6 citations
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Evaluation of the administration effects of probiotics against Campylobacter Jejuni on the immune system of broiler chickens
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20166 citations
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Strategies to manage Salmonella in meat, egg, and dairy processing plants.
Diana Marcu, I. Balta, Michael Harvey, D. McCleery +7 more
2026Journal of Food Protection5 citations Open access
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THE EMERGENCE OF ΒETA-LACTAMASE PRODUCING Escherichia coli AND THE PROBLEMS IN ASSESSING THEIR POTENTIAL CONTRIBUTION TO FOODBORNE ILLNESS: A REVIEW
Vlad Ungureanu, N. Corcionivoschi, O. Gundogdu, L. Ștef +3 more
20195 citations
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The effect of probiotics on broiler growth and intestinal morphology when used to prevent Campylobacter jejuni colonization
L. Ștef, G. Dumitrescu, E. Simiz, Ada Cean +6 more
20155 citations
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Shrimp White Spot Viral Infections Are Attenuated by Organic Acids by Regulating the Expression of HO-1 Oxygenase and β-1,3-Glucan-Binding Protein
I. Peț, I. Balta, N. Corcionivoschi, Tiberiu Iancu +3 more
2025Antioxidants4 citations Open access
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Reducing Nematopsis spp Infection of Panaeus Vannamei Shrimps Post Larvae by Using a Mixture of Natural Antimicrobials
I. Balta, I. Peț, P. Ward, A. Venig +3 more
2022Bulletin of University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca: Food Science and Technology4 citations Open access
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Organic acids - a dual-action mode influencing both host and pathogen integrity to reduce Salmonella infection.
Diana Marcu, I. Balta, O. Gundogdu, A. Marcu +6 more
2026Microbial Pathogenesis3 citations Open access
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