A5005403239- Bartonella species infections research
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Streptococcal Infections and Treatments
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
- Plant and Fungal Interactions Research
- Plant Virus Research Studies
- Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- COVID-19 diagnosis using AI
Louisiana State University
2020-2024
University of Missouri
2014
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for rapid and accurate tests to detect SARS-CoV-2. Objectives: This study evaluates effectiveness of Panbio™ Antigen Self-Test test compared reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Methods: A prospective diagnostic testing was performed. Patients with respiratory symptoms who provided informed consent were included. Results: We included 205 patients underwent both tests. mean age 35.55 ± 12.62 years, 64% participants female....
Bartonella henselae (Bh) is a Gram-negative zoonotic bacterium that can grow as large aggregates and form biofilms in vitro dependent upon the adhesin BadA. Previously, we reported Houston-1 strain of Bh has family nine small, highly-expressed intergenic transcripts called regulatory transcripts, Brt1-9. Each Brts bears stem loop structure on 3′ end followed by gene encoding DNA binding protein Transcriptional proteins, Trp1-9. RNA-seq analysis laboratory-grown bacteria revealed trps were...
Current knowledge of tick distribution and tick-borne pathogen presence across Louisiana is limited. Collaborating with veterinarians the state, ticks removed from companion animals were recovered assessed for zoonotic pathogens. A large number (n = 959) subsequently screened using qPCR Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Babesia microti, Borrelia burgdorferi, Bartonella henselae, Ehrlichia chaffeensis, spotted fever group Rickettsia. Five different species, Ixodes scapularis (54.5%), Amblyomma...
Grapevine vein clearing virus (GVCV) is a recently discovered DNA in grapevine that closely associated with the syndrome observed vineyards Missouri and surrounding states. The genome sequence of GVCV indicates it belongs to genus Badnavirus family Caulimoviridae. To identify promoter, we cloned portions large intergenic region front GFP gene present an Agrobacterium tumefaciens binary vector. expression was assessed by ELISA 3 days after agroinfiltration Nicotiana benthamiana leaves. We...