Skip to main content
ARS Home » Southeast Area » New Orleans, Louisiana » Southern Regional Research Center » Commodity Utilization Research » People & Locations » Gillian Bruni
Gillian Bruni
Commodity Utilization Research
Research Microbiologist

Phone: (504) 286-4294
Fax:

(Employee information on this page comes from the REE Directory. Please contact your front office staff to update the REE Directory.)

Projects
Improved Conversion of Sugar Crops into Food, Biofuels, Biochemicals, and Bioproducts
In-House Appropriated (D)
  Accession Number: 439523
Role of Bacterial Exopolysaccharide Composition and Structure in Biofilm Formation, Viscosity and Susceptibility to Dextranase Processing Aid
Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement (S)
  Accession Number: 443398

Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon Reprint Icon will take you to the publication reprint.)
Characterization of levan fructan produced by a Gluconobacter japonicus strain isolated from a sugarcane processing facility Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Bruni, G.O., Qi, Y., Terrell, E., Dupre, R.A., Mattison, C.P. 2024. Characterization of levan fructan produced by a Gluconobacter japonicus strain isolated from a sugarcane processing facility. Microorganisms. 12(1). Article 107. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms12010107.
Influence of oxidizing and non-oxidizing biocides on enzymatic and microbial activity in sugarcane processing Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Terrell, E., Qi, Y., Bruni, G.O., Heck, E. 2023. Influence of oxidizing and non-oxidizing biocides on enzymatic and microbial activity in sugarcane processing. Processes. 11(9). Article 2693. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr11092693.
Draft genomes of 17 bacterial isolates from Louisiana raw sugarcane factory juices and biofilms Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Qi, Y., Bruni, G.O. 2023. Draft genomes of 17 bacterial isolates from Louisiana raw sugarcane factory juices and biofilms. Microbiology Resource Announcements. 12(9). Article e00416-23. https://doi.org/10.1128/MRA.00416-23.
Microbiome analysis of sugarcane juices and biofilms from Louisiana raw sugar factories Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Qi, Y., Bruni, G.O., Klasson, K.T. 2023. Microbiome analysis of sugarcane juices and biofilms from Louisiana raw sugar factories. Microbiology Spectrum. 11(3). Article e04345-22. https://doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.04345-22.
Recovery of aconitic acid from sweet sorghum plant extract using a solvent mixture, and its potential use as a nematicide Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Klasson, K.T., Qi, Y., Bruni, G.O., Watson, T.T., Pancio, B.T., Terrell, E. 2023. Recovery of aconitic acid from sweet sorghum plant extract using a solvent mixture, and its potential use as a nematicide. Life. 13(3). Article 724. https://doi.org/10.3390/life13030724
Characterization of exopolysaccharides from dextran- and fructan-forming microorganisms from sugar crops - (Abstract Only)
Impact of hypochlorite, carbamate, and hop extract biocides on enzymatic processing aid activity - (Abstract Only)
Isolation and analysis of microbial contaminants from Louisiana raw sugarcane factories - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Bruni, G.O., Qi, Y., Klasson, K.T., Lima, I.M., Terrell, E. 2022. Isolation and analysis of microbial contaminants from Louisiana raw sugarcane factories. International Sugar Journal. 124(1485):530-538.
Microbial production of C4 dicarboxylic acids - (Literature Review)
Terrell, E., Bruni, G.O. 2022. Microbial production of C4 dicarboxylic acids. Scholarly Community Encyclopedia. Available: https://encyclopedia.pub/entry/23082.
A review on the production of C4 platform chemicals from biochemical conversion of sugar crop processing products and by-products Reprint Icon - (Literature Review)
Bruni, G.O., Terrell, E. 2022. A review on the production of C4 platform chemicals from biochemical conversion of sugar crop processing products and by-products. Fermentation. 8(5):216. https://doi.org/10.3390/fermentation8050216.
Biological roles and applications of aconitic acid - (Literature Review)
Bruni, G.O., Klasson, K.T. 2022. Biological roles and applications of aconitic acid. Scholarly Community Encyclopedia. Available: http//encyclopedia.pub/entry/20605.
Aconitic acid recovery from renewable feedstock and review of chemical and biological applications Reprint Icon - (Literature Review)
Bruni, G.O., Klasson, K.T. 2022. Aconitic acid recovery from renewable feedstock and review of chemical and biological applications. Foods. 11(4):573. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods11040573.