A5101829928- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Rabies epidemiology and control
- Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
- Legionella and Acanthamoeba research
- Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms
- Gut microbiota and health
- Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
- Vibrio bacteria research studies
- Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research
- Bird parasitology and diseases
University of Southern Mississippi
2013-2017
University of Memphis
2014-2016
As obligate blood-feeding arthropods, ticks transmit pathogens to humans and domestic animals more often than other arthropod vectors. Livestock farming plays a vital role in the rural economy of Pakistan, tick infestation causes serious problems with it. However, research on species diversity tick-borne has rarely been conducted Pakistan. In this study, systematic investigation infesting livestock different ecological regions Pakistan was determine microbiome pathobiome indigenous ticks.
Public fitness centers and exercise facilities have been implicated as possible sources for transmitting community-acquired bacterial infections. However, the overall diversity of community residing on surfaces in these indoor environments is still unknown. In this study, we investigated ecology selected a metropolitan area (Memphis, TN, USA) utilizing culture-independent pyrosequencing 16S rRNA genes. Samples were collected from skin-contact (e.g., instruments, floor mats, handrails, etc.)...
Haiti endures the poorest water and sanitation infrastructure in Western Hemisphere, where waterborne diseases cause significant morbidity mortality. Most of these are reported to be caused by pathogens. In this study, we examined overall bacterial diversity selected source point-of-use from rural areas Central Plateau, using pyrosequencing 16s rRNA genes. Taxonomic composition samples revealed an abundance Firmicutes phyla, followed Proteobacteria Bacteroidetes. A total 38 families 60...