Burcu OKUKLU, Specialist

 

  Telephone: +90 (232)-750 63 22, Food Engineering Dept.

   Fax: 750 61 96

  email: burcuokuklu[at]iyte.edu.tr

                   

              Master of Science, Department of Biology, İzmir Institute of Technology, Urla, İzmir, Turkey                       2002-2005

             Master’s thesis:  “Chromosome and Plasmid DNA Profiles of Lactococcus lactis ssp. lactis

             Bachelor of Science, Department of Biology, Ege University, Bornova, İzmir, Turkey                                   1996-2000

             Graduation project: Monoclonal Antibodies

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

Research Staff, Specialist, İzmir Institute of Technology                        2006-Present

Food Engineering Department, Urla, İzmir, Turkey

 

Research Assistant, İzmir Institute of Technology                                 2002-2005

Department of Biology, Urla, İzmir, Turkey

PROJECTS

"Determination of Some Pathogenicity Factors of Satphylococcus aureus Starins Isolated from Food and Related Origins and Investigations of the Phylogenetic Relationships"
 TÜBİTAK-TBAG 107T266, 01/04/2007-2009 (researcher).

The Production of Cheese and Yoghurt Starter Cultures and Lactase Enzyme for the Dairy Industry: Traditional and Modern Solutions Against Lactose Intolerance (2005 DPT-YUUP)

Isolation and Identification of Lactic Acid Bacteria from Milk and Milk Products Invastigating their Inoculum  Culture and Lactase Production Abilities (2004 İYTE 20)

Chromosme and Plasmid Profiling Studies on Lactococcus lactis ssp. lactis (2004 İYTE 41)

PUBLICATIONS

"Prevalence and Antibiotic Resistance of Foodborne Staphylococcus aureus Isolates in Turkey" , Ali Aydin, Karlo Muratoglu, Mert Sudagidan, Kamil Bostan,Burcu Okuklu, Sebnem Harsa, Foodborne Pathogens 8(1):63-69 (2011)

Bulut, C., Gunes, H., Okuklu, B., Harsa, S., Kilic, S., Coban, H.S. and Yenidunya, A.F. “ Homofermentative Lactic Acid Bacteria of Traditional Cheese, Çömlek Peyniri, from Cappadocia Region” Journal of Dairy Reseach, 72:1 (2005): 19-24.

Celenk Molva , Mert Sudagidan , Burcu Okuklu “Extracellular enzyme production and enterotoxigenic gene profiles of Bacillus cereus and Bacillus thuringiensis strains isolated from cheese in Turkey” Food Control, 2009, Vol 20, 829-834.

GenBank Submissions in NCBI Nucleotide Database:

Acession numbers:

AY604869 (B21), Lactococcus lactis isolate B21, 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence

AY604868 (B20), Lactococcus lactis isolate B20, 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence

AY607182 (76) Bacillus sp. isolate 76 16S, ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence

AY601781 (75A) Bacillus sp. isolate 75A, 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence

AY606276 (P1) Bacillus licheniformis  isolate P1, 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence

AY604873 (15B) Halophilic bacterium  isolate 15B, 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence

AY604872 (D7) Halophilic bacterium isolate D7, 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence

AY601903 (H22) Bacillus sp. isolate H22, 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence

AY604871(C1) Nesterenkonia sp. isolate C1, 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence

AY604870 (R78) Bacillus sp. isolate R78, 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence

AY601902 (D30) Halomonas sp. isolate D30, 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence

AY601901(D23) Halomonas sp. isolate D23, 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence

AY601900 (D12) Halophilic bacterium isolate D12 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence

CONFERENCES

Okuklu, B., Yenidunya, A.F., Bulut,C., Harsa, S. and Gunes, H. (28 August- 1 September, 2005). Chromosome and Plasmid Profiling Studies on Lactococcus lactis ssp. lactis Isolated from an Artisanal Cheese “Cömlek Peyniri” Sample. 8th Symposium on Lactic Acid Bacteria. Egmond aan Zee, The Netherlands (Poster Presentation).

Bulut, Ç., Okuklu, B., Harsa, Ş., Güneş, H. and Yenidünya, A.F. (24-28 May, 2004). Isolation and Molecular Characterization of Lactic Acid Bacteria from Cheese.International Dairy Symposium, Süleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey (Oral Presentation).

Erkus, O., Okuklu, B., Bulut, C., Yenidunya, A.F., Gunes, H., Harsa, S. (31 Ağustos-2 Eylül, 2005). Geleneksel Çömlek Peyniri’nden İzole Elden Lactobacillus Suşlarının Fenotipik ve Genotipik Yöntemlerle Karakterizasyonu. 14. Biyoteknoloji Kongresi, Eskişehir, Türkiye (Poster Presentation).

Okuklu, B., Bulut, C., Yenidunya, A.F., Harsa, S., Erkus, O., Gunes, H. (19-21 Nisan 2005). Geleneksel Peynirlerden İzole Edilen Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis Suşlarının Moleküler Karekterizasyonu. Gıda 2005, Ege Üniversitesi, İzmir, Türkiye (Poster Presentation).

Mert Sudağıdan, Burcu Okuklu, Ali Aydın “Gıda kaynaklı Staphylococ’ların biyofilm yapma ve virulens özelliklerinin araştırılması” 2. Ulusal Gıda Hijyeni Kongresi 18-20 Eylül 2006, İstanbul.(Oral Presentation).

Celenk Molva, Mert Sudagıdan, Burcu Okuklu, Sebnem Harsa “Peynir kaynaklı Bacillus cereus ve Bacillus thuringiensis suşlarında ekstrasellüler enzim uretiminin ve entreotoksijenik gen iceriklerinin arastrilmasi” IV. Ulusal Biyomühendislik Kongresi 15-18 Ekim 2008, İzmir (Poster Presentation).

Celenk Molva, Mert Sudagidan, Burcu Okuklu “Peynirlerden izole edilen Bacillus cereus ve Bacillus thuringiensis suslarında ektraselluler enzim uretiminin ve enterotoksijenik gen içeriklerinin belirlenmesi” 3. Ulusal Veteriner Gıda Hijyeni Kongresi, 14-16 Mayıs 2009, Bursa (Poster Presentation).

Karlo Muratoglu, Ali Aydin, Kamil Bostan, Mert Sudagidan, Burcu Okuklu, Sebnem Harsa “Gıda orneklerinden izole edilen Staphylococcus aureus izolatlarinin antibiyotik duyarliliklarinin belirlenmesi” 3. Ulusal Veteriner Gıda Hijyeni Kongresi, 14-16 Mayıs 2009, Bursa (Poster Presentation).

Burcu Okuklu, Mert Sudagidan, Ali Aydin, Sebnem Harsa, Karlo Muratoglu, Kamil Bostan “Marmara bolgesi’nden izole edilen gida ve personel kaynaklı Staphylococcus aureus suşlari arasindaki klonal ilisklerin PFGE ile belirlenmesi”  3. Ulusal Veteriner Gıda Hijyeni Kongresi, 14-16 Mayıs 2009, Bursa (Poster Presentation).

"ISOLATION, PHENOTYPIC AND GENOTYPIC CHARACTERIZATION OF STARTER BACTERIA FROM TOROS YOGHURTS" Burcu OKUKLU, Oylum ERKUS, Ali Fazil YENİDUNYA and Sebnem HARSA1st Workshop of the European Network for Gastrointestinal Health Research (ENGIHR), 15-16 February 2011, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal (Poster Presentation).

AWARDS

Travel Grant for Research Networking Programme,European Science Foundation.

Celenk Molva, Mert Sudagıdan, Burcu Okuklu, Sebnem Harsa “Peynir kaynaklı Bacillus cereus ve Bacillus thuringiensis suşlarında ekstrasellüler enzim uretiminin ve entreotoksijenik gen iceriklerinin arastrilmasi” IV. Ulusal Biyomühendislik Kongresi 15-18 Ekim 2008, İzmir (Biyoloji ve Genetik Mühendisliği Dalı Poster 3.’lük ödülü).