Kalmokoff, Martin, Ph.D.
Research Scientist Food Safety
Contact Information:
32 Main St.
Kentville, Nova Scotia B4N 1J5
Telephone: 902-679-5374
Fax: 902-365-8545
Email: martin.kalmokoff@agr.gc.ca
Areas of Expertise:
- Food microbiology
- Attachment and biofilm formation in food borne pathogenic bacteria
- Gut microbiology
- Obligate anaerobes, impact of dietary interventions on intestinal populations in monogastric animals
Current Projects:
- Impact of antimicrobial growth promoters and dietary fermentable materials on gut bacterial populations in monogastric animals
- Assessment and management of biological and chemical contaminants carried in livestock and poultry manure [GAPS]
- Effect of inter-strain competition on isolation of L. monocytogenes from foods
Affiliations:
- Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Science, University of Ontario Institute of Technology
Research publications
2016
- Shastri, P., McCarville, J.L., Brooks, S.P.J., Kalmokoff, M., Green-Johnson, J.M. (2016). Diets containing different fermentable substrates can affect mucosal and systemic immune parameters in rats under homeostatic conditions, 20 422-432. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jff.2015.11.021
2015
- Barret, M., Gagnon, N., Morissette, B., Kalmokoff, M.L., Topp, E., Brooks, S.P.J., Matias, F., Neufeld, J.D., Talbot, G. (2015). Phylogenetic identification of methanogens assimilating acetate-derived carbon in dairy and swine manures, 38(1), 56-66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.syapm.2014.11.006
- Kalmokoff, M., Franklin, J., Petronella, N., Green, J., Brooks, S.P.J. (2015). Phylum level change in the cecal and fecal gut communities of rats fed diets containing different fermentable substrates supports a role for nitrogen as a factor contributing to community structure, 7(5), 3279-3299. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu7053279
- Shastri, P., McCarville, J., Kalmokoff, M., Brooks, S.P.J., Green-Johnson, J.M. (2015). Sex differences in gut fermentation and immune parameters in rats fed an oligofructose-supplemented diet, 6(1), http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13293-015-0031-0
- Varankovich, N.V., Khan, N.H., Nickerson, M.T., Kalmokoff, M., Korber, D.R. (2015). Evaluation of pea protein-polysaccharide matrices for encapsulation of acid-sensitive bacteria, 70 118-124. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2015.01.028
2014
- Fgaier, H., Kalmokoff, M., Ells, T., Eberl, H.J. (2014). An allelopathy based model for the Listeria overgrowth phenomenon, 247(1), 13-26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mbs.2013.10.008
2013
- Barret, M., Gagnon, N., Kalmokoff, M.L., Topp, E., Verastegui, Y., Brooks, S.P.J., Matias, F., Neufeld, J.D., Talbot, G. (2013). Identification of Methanoculleus spp. as active methanogens during anoxic incubations of swine manure storage tank samples, 79(2), 424-433. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AEM.02268-12
- Kalmokoff, M., Zwicker, B., O'Hara, M., Matias, F., Green, J., Shastri, P., Green-Johnson, J., Brooks, S.P.J. (2013). Temporal change in the gut community of rats fed high amylose cornstarch is driven by endogenous urea rather than strictly on carbohydrate availability, 114(5), 1516-1528. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jam.12157
- McCarville, J.L., Clarke, S.T., Shastri, P., Liu, Y., Kalmokoff, M., Brooks, S.P.J., Green-Johnson, J.M. (2013). Spaceflight Influences both Mucosal and Peripheral Cytokine Production in PTN-Tg and Wild Type Mice, 8(7), http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0068961
- Patrick, C., Wang, G.S., Lefebvre, D.E., Crookshank, J.A., Sonier, B., Eberhard, C., Mojibian, M., Kennedy, C.R., Brooks, S.P.J., Kalmokoff, M.L., Maglio, M., Troncone, R., Poussier, P., Scott, F.W. (2013). Promotion of autoimmune diabetes by cereal diet in the presence or absence of microbes associated with gut immune activation, regulatory imbalance, and altered cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide, 62(6), 2036-2047. http://dx.doi.org/10.2337/db12-1243
2012
- Barret, M., Gagnon, N., Morissette, B., Topp, E., Kalmokoff, M., Brooks, S.P.J., Matias, F., Massé, D.I., Masse, L., Talbot, G. (2012). Methanoculleus spp. as a biomarker of methanogenic activity in swine manure storage tanks, 80(2), 427-440. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6941.2012.01308.x
- Brooks, S.P.J. and Kalmokoff, M.L. (2012). "Prebiotics and probiotics: methodology, efficacy, and potential health considerations.", Journal of AOAC International, 95(1), pp. 1.
- Brooks, S.P.J. and Kalmokoff, M.L. (2012). "Prebiotics and probiotics: some thoughts on demonstration of efficacy within the regulatory sphere.", Journal of AOAC International, 95(1), pp. 2-4.
- Inglis, G.D., Thomas, M.C., Thomas, D.K., Kalmokoff, M.L., Brooks, S.P.J., and Selinger, L.B. (2012). "Molecular Methods to Measure Intestinal Bacteria: A Review.", Journal of AOAC International, 95(1), pp. 2-23. doi : 10.5740/jaoacint.SGE_Inglis
2011
- Gagnon, N., Barret, M., Topp, E., Kalmokoff, M., Massé, D., Masse, L., Talbot, G. (2011). A novel fingerprint method to assess the diversity of methanogens in microbial systems, 325(2), 115-122. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6968.2011.02418.x
- Kalmokoff, M., Waddington, L.M., Thomas, M., Liang, K.L., Ma, C., Topp, E., Dandurand, U.D., Letellier, A., Matias, F., Brooks, S.P.J. (2011). Continuous feeding of antimicrobial growth promoters to commercial swine during the growing/finishing phase does not modify faecal community erythromycin resistance or community structure, 110(6), 1414-1425. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2672.2011.04992.x
2010
- Gnanou Besse, N., Barre, L., Buhariwalla, C., Vignaud, M.L., Khamissi, E., Decourseulles, E., Nirsimloo, M., Chelly, M., Kalmokoff, M. (2010). The overgrowth of Listeria monocytogenes by other Listeria spp. in food samples undergoing enrichment cultivation has a nutritional basis, 136(3), 345-351. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2009.10.025
- Talbot, G., Roy, C.S., Topp, E., Kalmokoff, M.L., Brooks, S.P.J., Beaulieu, C., Palin, M.F., Masse, D.I. (2010). Spatial distribution of some microbial trophic groups in a plug-flow-type anaerobic bioreactor treating swine manure, 61(5), 1147-1155. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.2010.014
- Waddington, L., Cyr, T., Hefford, M., Hansen, L.T., Kalmokoff, M. (2010). Understanding the acid tolerance response of bifidobacteria, 108(4), 1408-1420. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2672.2009.04540.x
2009
- Abnous, K., Brooks, S.P.J., Kwan, J., Matias, F., Green-Johnson, J., Selinger, L.B., Thomas, M., Kalmokoff, M. (2009). Diets enriched in oat bran or wheat bran temporally and differentially alter the composition of the fecal community of rats, 139(11), 2024-2031. http://dx.doi.org/10.3945/jn.109.109470
- Brooks, S.P.J., Kheradpir, E., McAllister, M., Kwana, J., Burgher-MacLellan, K.L., and Kalmokoff, M.L. (2009). "In-feed administered sub-therapeutic chlortetracycline alters community composition and structure but not the abundance of community resistance determinants in the fecal flora of the rat.", Anaerobe, 15(4), pp. 145-154. doi : 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2009.01.007
- Donovan, C.J., Garduño, R.A., Kalmokoff, M., Ku, J.C., Quilliam, M.A., Gill, T.A. (2009). Pseudoalteromonas bacteria are capable of degrading paralytic shellfish toxins, 75(21), 6919-6923. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AEM.01384-09
- Kalmokoff, M.L., Austin, J.W., Cyr, T.D., Hefford, M.A., Teather, R.M., Selinger, L.B. (2009). Physical and genetic characterization of an outer-membrane protein (OmpM1) containing an N-terminal S-layer-like homology domain from the phylogenetically Gram-positive gut anaerobe Mitsuokella multacida, 15(3), 74-81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anaerobe.2009.01.001
Other science related publications
2012
- Talbot, G., Barret, M., Gagnon, N., Kalmokoff, M.L., Topp, E., and Neufeld, J.D. (2012). "Methanoculleus spp. Are major contributors to methane emissions in swine and dairy manure storage tanks.", Canadian Society of Microbiologists (CSM) 62nd Annual Conference / Conférence annuelle de la Société Canadienne des Microbiologistes (SCM), Vancouver, BC, Canada, June 20-23, 2012, Abstract AE076.
2011
- Barret, M., Neufeld, J.D., Gagnon, N., Kalmokoff, M.L., Topp, E., Verastegui, Y., and Talbot, G. (2011). "Active methanogens in swine manure storage tanks revealed by stable isotope probing.", Canadian Society of Microbiologists (CSM) 61st Annual Conference / Conférence annuelle de la Société Canadienne des Microbiologistes (SCM), Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, Canada, June 20-23, 2011, Abstract AE74. (Abstract)
- Barret, M., Neufeld, J.D., Gagnon, N., Kalmokoff, M.L., Topp, E., Verastegui, Y., and Talbot, G. (2011). "Identification of the active methanogens in swine manure storage tanks by DNA Stable Isotope Probing.", 1er Symposium du Centre de recherche et de développement sur le bovin laitier et le porc: Parlons science au CRDBLP! / 1st Symposium of the Dairy and Swine Research and Development Centre: Let’s Talk Science at the DSRDC!, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, June 7, 2011.
- Brooks, S.P.J., Green-Johnson, J.M., Inglis, G.D., Uwiera, R.R.E., and Kalmokoff, M.L. (2011). "Gut microbiology – a relatively unexplored domain.", in Moo-Young, M. et al. (eds.) - Comprehensive Biotechnology, 2nd Edition. Vol. 4, Pergamon Press, Oxford, UK & New York, USA, pp. 575-590.
- Talbot, G., Barret, M., Massé, D.I., Masse, L., Kalmokoff, M.L., and Topp, E. (2011). "Methanogenesis in dairy and swine production.", 1er Symposium du Centre de recherche et de développement sur le bovin laitier et le porc: Parlons science au CRDBLP! / 1st Symposium of the Dairy and Swine Research and Development Centre: Let’s Talk Science at the DSRDC!, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, June 7, 2011.
2010
- Gagnon, N., Topp, E., Kalmokoff, M.L., Masse, L., Massé, D.I., and Talbot, G. (2010). "Novel fingerprint technology to assess the diversity of methanogens.", 13th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology (ISME13), Seattle, WA, USA, August 22-27, 2010. (Abstract)
- Talbot, G., Topp, E., Kalmokoff, M.L., Roy, C.S., Brooks, S.P.J., Beaulieu, C., and Massé, D.I. (2010). "Archaeal community analysis along a plug-flow bioreactor treating swine manure.", Canadian Society of Microbiologists (CSM) 60th Annual Conference / Conférence annuelle de la Société Canadienne des Microbiologistes (SCM), Hamilton, ON, Canada, June 14-17, 2010.
2009
- Talbot, G., Roy, C.S., Topp, E., Kalmokoff, M.L., Brooks, S.P.J., Beaulieu, C., Palin, M.-F., and Massé, D.I. (2009). "Multivariate analysis of microbial population quantitative data during start-up of a compartmentalized anaerobic bioreactor treating swine manure.", 5th ASPD Specialised Conference: Microbial Population Dynamics in Biological Wastewater Treatment, Aalborg, Denmark, May 24-27, 2009.
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