A5000960784- Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
- Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety
- Food Safety and Hygiene
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
- Meat and Animal Product Quality
- Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
- Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Neurological diseases and metabolism
- Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding
- Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
- Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy
- Identification and Quantification in Food
- Microbial infections and disease research
- Vibrio bacteria research studies
- Veterinary medicine and infectious diseases
- Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity
- Leptospirosis research and findings
- Odor and Emission Control Technologies
- Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research
- Microbial Inactivation Methods
- Machine Learning in Bioinformatics
- Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure
- Infectious Diseases and Mycology
- Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research
Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority
2002-2014
University College Dublin
2010
<ns3:p><ns3:bold>Background: </ns3:bold>Most publicly available genomes of <ns3:italic>Salmonella enterica</ns3:italic> are from human disease in the US and UK, or domesticated animals US.</ns3:p><ns3:p> <ns3:bold>Methods: </ns3:bold>Here we describe a historical collection 10,000 strains isolated between 1891-2010 73 different countries. They encompass broad range sources, ranging rivers through reptiles to diversity all <ns3:italic>S. enterica </ns3:italic>isolated on island Ireland 2000...
<ns4:p><ns4:bold>Background: </ns4:bold>Most publicly available genomes of <ns4:italic>Salmonella enterica</ns4:italic> are from human disease in the US and UK, or domesticated animals US.</ns4:p><ns4:p> <ns4:bold>Methods: </ns4:bold>Here we describe a historical collection 10,000 strains isolated between 1891-2010 73 different countries. They encompass broad range sources, ranging rivers through reptiles to diversity all <ns4:italic>S. enterica </ns4:italic>isolated on island Ireland 2000...
Introduction Infections caused by Campylobacter spp. represent a severe threat to public health worldwide. National action plans have included source attribution studies as way quantify the contribution of specific sources and understand dynamic transmission foodborne pathogens like Salmonella . Such information is crucial for implementing targeted intervention. The aim this study was predict human campylobacteriosis cases across multiple countries using available whole-genome sequencing...
Genotyping of important medical or veterinary prokaryotes has become a very tool during the last decades. Rapid development fragment-separation and sequencing technologies made many new genotyping strategies possible. Among these methods is multilocus variable-number tandem repeat analysis (MLVA). Here we present an update on use MLVA in eight European countries (Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway Sweden). Researchers Europe have been active developing implementing...
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the top public health threats nowadays. Among most important AMR pathogens, Escherichia coli resistant to extended spectrum cephalosporins (ESC-EC) a perfect example One Health problem due its global distribution in animal, human, and environmental sources phenotype, derived from carriage plasmid-borne extended-spectrum AmpC β-lactamases, which limits choice effective antimicrobial therapies. The epidemiology ESC-EC infection complex as result...
This study aimed to determine the numbers and types of Salmonella spp. Enterobacteriaceae on pork cuts in meat cutting room environment four commercial abattoirs Republic Ireland.Pork oysters (M. gluteus medius; n = 720) swabs (n 56) from equipment surfaces were screened for using a DNA-based PCR method confirmed by culture. assessed three-tube most probable number (MPN) technique. was detected 24/720 (3.3%) (range <0.03-0.36 MPN g(-1)) 7/56 (12.5%) environmental <0.03-1.10 cm(-2)). There...
The aim was to exploit whole genome sequencing (WGS) assess genomic diversity, identify virulence genes and deduce the proportion of Campylobacter colonized broilers that directly contaminate their carcasses.Campylobacter jejuni isolates (107) from caeca carcass neck skin samples (50 pairs same batch plus 7 individual caeca) sampled at three poultry slaughterhouses over a one-year period were selected for (MiSeq; Illumina). FastQ files submitted BioNumerics analysis using wgMLST scheme...
The aim of this study was to investigate changes in Salmonella and total viable count (TVC) survival on beef carcass surfaces stored for 72 h under different combinations relative humidity (i.e. RH 75% or 96%) temperature (5 degrees C 10 C).The influence low water activity (a(w)) the growth enterica serovar Typhimurium DT104 aerobic mesophilic flora meat pieces from sites carcasses investigated, controlled conditions (75% 96% RH; 5 C) an environmental cabinet. counts declined during storage...
Salmonella is an important zoonotic pathogen and one of the main causes foodborne outbreaks infections in European Union. Pigs are a significant reservoir frequently subclinical carriers this organism. can be shed faeces allowing infection to spread other pigs, environment, transport vehicles, lairages areas. Inadvertent spillage gut contents during slaughter process also leads contamination. A pig control programme has operated Ireland since 2002 but many local surveys EUMS baseline survey...
This study investigated the ability of Integrated Constructed Wetlands (ICWs) to remove critically important antimicrobial resistant organisms (AROs) from farm wastewater. Influent samples untreated waste and effluent taken at end ICW system were collected monthly four ICWs, serving different types (suckler, dairy, dairy & poultry pig). Using selective media screen for presence carbapenemase organisms, plasmid mediated AmpC β-Lactamase producing (ESBL/pAmpC) fluoroquinolone a total 82 AROs...
ABSTRACT Due to concerns about a link between variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans and similar prion protein-induced cattle, i.e., bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), strict controls are place exclude BSE-positive animals and/or specified risk materials including central nervous system (CNS) tissue from the human food chain. However, current slaughter practice, using captive bolt guns, may induce disruption of brain tissues mobilize CNS into circulatory system, leading dispersion...
The emergence and dissemination of mobile colistin resistance (mcr) genes across the globe poses a significant threat to public health, as remains one last line treatment options for multi-drug resistant infections. Environmental samples (157 water 157 wastewater) were collected in Ireland between 2018 2020. Samples assessed presence antimicrobial bacteria using Brilliance ESBL, CRE, mSuperCARBA McConkey agar containing ciprofloxacin disc. All integrated constructed wetland influent effluent...