A5016542081- Microbial infections and disease research
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
- Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
- Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
- Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
- Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
- Vibrio bacteria research studies
- Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Reproductive tract infections research
- Advanced Biosensing Techniques and Applications
- Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
- Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
- Animal Nutrition and Physiology
- Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
- Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
- Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity
- Reproductive System and Pregnancy
- Escherichia coli research studies
- Media, Gender, and Advertising
- Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Probiotics and Fermented Foods
- Cardiac Health and Mental Health
- Biosensors and Analytical Detection
Carter Center
2024
Texas A&M University
2019-2022
Roman L. Hruska U.S. Meat Animal Research Center
2021
Agricultural Research Service
2021
Arizona State University
2016
University of Pennsylvania
2015
University of Birmingham
2000
Within-host microbial communities and interactions among microbes are increasingly recognized as important factors influencing host health pathogen transmission. The community associated with a is indeed influenced by complex network of direct indirect between the lineages it harbors, but mechanisms rarely established. We investigated within-host strains Borrelia burgdorferi, causative agent Lyme disease, using experimental infections in mice. used fully crossed-design three distinct...
Background Trachoma recrudescence after elimination as a public health problem has been reached is concern for control programs globally. Programs typically conduct district-level trachoma surveillance surveys (TSS) ≥ 2 years the threshold achieved to determine whether prevalence of trachomatous inflammation-follicular (TF) among children ages 1 9 remains <5%. Many TSS are resulting in TF ≥5%. Once district returns ≥5%, program restarts costly mass drug administration (MDA) campaigns and...
This work describes an enhancement to the loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) reaction which results in improved performance. Enhancement is achieved by adding a new set of primers conventional LAMP reactions. These are termed "swarm primers" based on their relatively high concentration and ability create amplicons despite theoretical lack single-stranded annealing sites. The target region upstream FIP/BIP primer recognition sequences opposite strands, substantially overlapping...
The interplay between social and cultural context perceptions of cardiovascular disease This paper seeks to explore the impact factors upon patients’ risk intended lifestyle changes. Qualitative quantitative research approaches were used. sample was purposeful; matched groups 10 first time post myocardial infarction (MI) patients, informal (spouse, blood relative or partner) formal carers (nursing staff) selected on a convenience basis. Personal interviews conducted with participants, during...
Escherichia coli isolates were recovered from clinical specimens of equine patients admitted to the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital over a five-year period. Ceftiofur resistance was used as marker for potential extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-activity, and 48 ceftiofur-resistant E. isolates, 27.08% (n = 13) phenotypically ESBL-positive. Conventional PCR analysis followed by large-scalebla Finder multiplex detected ESBL genes, CTX-M-1 SHV, in seven out 13 isolates....
Antibiotic resistance represents a growing crisis in both human and veterinary medicine. We evaluated the use of antibiotic alternatives—heavy metals essential oils—in beef cattle feeding, their effects on Gram-negative Gram-positive bacteria. In this randomized controlled field trial, we measured impact supplemental zinc menthol among commensal enteric bacteria feeder cattle. Fecal suspensions were plated onto plain- antibiotic-supplemented MacConkey m-Enterococcus agar for quantification...
In two sequential replicates (n = 90 and n 96 feedlot finisher cattle, respectively) we measured the impact of an Enterococcus faecium-based probiotic (DFM) altered pen environment on antimicrobial resistance among fecal enterococci in cattle fed (or, not fed) macrolide tylosin. Diluted samples were spiral-plated plain antibiotic-supplemented m-Enterococcus agar. first replicate, tylosin significantly (p < 0.05) increased relative quantity erythromycin-resistant enterococci. This effect was...
Enterococci are included in the United States National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System to track antibiotic resistance among commensal Gram-positive enteric bacteria, largely due their high abundance food animals and retail meat. In U.S. cattle industry, macrolides used prevent control liver abscesses, which cause significant economic losses. Previous studies have suggested that feeding tylosin intensity of pen environment, both expand sustain respectively prevalence multidrug...
Objective: Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) is a contagious airborne disease that spread from person to via particles in the air which are expelled when speaking or coughing1. This retrospective observational study aims assess nosocomial transmission of pulmonary MTB among inpatient roommates high-risk oncological population over 14-year period. With limited studies on transmissibility such environments, investigation focuses evaluating risk and implementation appropriate infection control...
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) represents a growing crisis in both human and veterinary medicine. We evaluated the use of two categories antibiotic alternatives &ndash; heavy metals essential oils beef cattle, their effects on gram-negative gram-positive bacteria. In this randomized controlled field trial, we measured impact supplemental zinc menthol antimicrobial among commensal enteric bacteria feeder cattle. Fecal suspensions were plated onto plain- antibiotic-supplemented MacConkey...
In two sequential replicates (n=90 and n=96 feedlot finisher cattle, respectively) we measured the impact of an Enterococcus faecium-based probiotic (DFM) altered pen environment on antimicrobial resistance among fecal enterococci in cattle fed (or, not fed) macrolide tylosin. Diluted samples were spiral-plated plain antibiotic-supplemented m-Enterococcus agar. first replicate, tylosin significantly (p&amp;lt;0.05) increased relative quantity erythromycin-resistant enterococci. This...