• Analyses of the effect of bacterial hydrolytic enzymes on host glycans. (infect-era.eu)
  • research on the pathogenesis of food-borne bacterial pathogens. (infect-era.eu)
  • Reducing levels of these bacterial pathogens in food-producing animals and prevent the cross contamination in the food processing plants are effective ways to reduce food safety risks for humans. (umd.edu)
  • Dr. Biswas's research projects focused on the reduction of pre- and post-harvest levels of colonization and contamination these foodborne bacterial pathogens in foods specifically meat and meat products and development of vaccines that prevent colonization of animals by E. coli O157, C. jejuni and Salmonella enterica species which may reduce human gastrointestinal infections. (umd.edu)
  • In addition, Dr. Biswas's researches also focus to develop the monoclonal antibodies against foodborne bacterial pathogens to improve the detection of pathogens in food and other polluted materials. (umd.edu)
  • Diversity of foodborne bacterial pathogens and parasites in produce and animal products and limitations of current detection practices. (umd.edu)
  • Campylobacters are the leading cause of bacterial foodborne gastroenteritis in the world. (assignster.com)
  • Studies the molecular basis of virulence of bacterial pathogens of veterinary and public health importance toward the design of control strategies. (salmonella-systomics.ca)
  • The primary focus of research in my laboratory includes molecular pathogenesis, diagnosis and control of the bacterial pathogens of veterinary and public health significance. (salmonella-systomics.ca)
  • Direct host-pathogen interaction is often a part of this story and thus I am also investigating host immune responses to these bacterial pathogens. (salmonella-systomics.ca)
  • The International Coordination of Research on Infectious Animal Diseases (ICRAD) 'one health' approach to zoonoses opportunity covers the major groups of infectious diseases of animals, caused by viral, bacterial, parasitic, prions and fungal pathogens. (ukri.org)
  • Infectious diseases may be of water borne, food borne, vector borne, air borne in human beings as well as in plants and animals. (omicsonline.org)
  • Infectious diseases that transmit through hosts or vectors are known as zoonotic and vector-borne diseases (VBZD). (infectiousconferences.com)
  • Vector-borne illnesses like Dengue, malaria, and Lyme disease are spread from one host to another by insects like ticks, mosquitoes, or mites. (infectiousconferences.com)
  • strains (LABs), Lactobacillus plantarum (LB95) and Lactobacillus paraplantarum (LB13), previously isolated from spontaneously fermenting olive brines, and two reference probiotic strains, Lactobacillus casei Shirota and Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG, were investigated for their ability to attenuate the virulence of the aforementioned pathogens using animal cell culture assays. (microbiologyresearch.org)
  • the focus lies on relevant molecular biological aspects of pathogenicity and virulence, as well as on the occurrence and survival of these organisms in foods. (ethz.ch)
  • In particular, an approach which is agnostic to the taxonomy of the host, focusing on the fundamental ecological and evolutionary processes inherent to a pathogenic lifestyle (e.g., transmission, host immune or other defenses, virulence, or species interactions), promises rapid conceptual and technical advances. (springer.com)
  • This work will provide information to understand the virulence characteristics of STEC and how food environment-related conditions may impact the virulence and persistence in the food environment. (usda.gov)
  • We will examine poultry and swine as reservoirs for food-borne infections linked to ExPEC and STEC, respectively, and characterize isolated strains to determine their virulence. (usda.gov)
  • This finding has raised an intriguing question: Does C. jejuni sense, inject and secrete putative virulence factors into host cells? (assignster.com)
  • Since its introduction to North America in the early 1900s, white pine blister rust (WPBR) caused by the fungal pathogen Cronartium ribicola has resulted in substantial economic losses and ecological damage to native North American five-needle pine species. (frontiersin.org)
  • Pathogens that will be investigated include: Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) and extraintestinal pathogenic E. coli (ExPEC), Campylobacter species, and Listeria monocytogenes. (usda.gov)
  • Ticks and tick-borne pathogens are increasing public health threats due to emergence of novel pathogens, expanding geographic ranges of tick vectors, changing ecology of tick communities, as well as abiotic and biotic influences on tick-host-pathogen interactions. (mdpi.com)
  • The new conditions that have arisen in the modern world which have facilitated the emergence of pathogens are presented, such as changes in animal husbandry, changes in international trade and travel, lifestyle and consumer changes. (who.int)
  • Virus-host interactions involved in the pathogenesis of alphaviruses and flaviviruses. (psu.edu)
  • We found some articles related to environmental interactions with inherited genotype and others on environmental exposures that damage genetic material and initiate molecular pathways of pathogenesis. (cdc.gov)
  • Many pathogenic bacteria, such as food-borne Staphylococcus aureus and Clostridium botulinum, secrete toxins into the host to cause symptoms. (wikipedia.org)
  • Aspergillus the most common pathogenic fungi, secretes aflatoxin, which acts as a carcinogen and contaminates many foods, especially those grown underground (nuts, potatoes, etc. (wikipedia.org)
  • This special issue will glance at recent trends and updates that aim to further insight to tackle the Host Pathogenic infections. (omicsonline.org)
  • Jost Enninga's research relates to host-pathogenic bacteria interactions at cellular and molecular level. (pasteur.fr)
  • The focus here should be on research to support the understanding of how pathogens (re)emerge, such as highly pathogenic influenzas. (ukri.org)
  • together with other reported features of these strains, our data reveal their possible use in probiotic foods due to their interesting potential in preventing enteric infections in humans. (microbiologyresearch.org)
  • 2: Identify environmental factors that affect the persistence and transmission of enteric pathogens in the produce production environment for risk assessment. (salmonella-systomics.ca)
  • Teaching of basic experimental knowledge for detection and identification of relevant microorganisms in food. (ethz.ch)
  • The students become acquainted with state-of-the-art methods with main focus on modern molecular techniques for the rapid detection of food borne pathogens. (ethz.ch)
  • The goal of this project is to use omic technologies (proteomic, genomic, and transcriptomics methods) and bioinformatics in a systems approach to understand how pathogens become resistant to food-related stresses, to determine their pathogenicity, and to identify markers for detection and typing. (usda.gov)
  • The omic data will also reveal genetic markers for identification, molecular typing, and detection of these pathogens. (usda.gov)
  • HIV and hepatitis B are viral infections caused by blood-borne pathogens. (wikipedia.org)
  • The lysogenic cycle, however, is when the viral DNA is incorporated into the host genome, allowing it to go unnoticed by the immune system. (wikipedia.org)
  • Viral determinants of neurotropism, encephalitis, transmission and persistence in BSL-3 pathogens. (psu.edu)
  • Zoonotic diseases including avian flu, animal flu, anthrax, and bird flu can pass from animals to humans through interaction with other animals or through vectors that carry zoonotic infections from animals to humans. (infectiousconferences.com)
  • Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella enterica and verocytotoxigenic Escherichia coli (VTEC) are amongst the most important agents responsible for food outbreaks occurring worldwide. (microbiologyresearch.org)
  • During the course we will work with the food-borne pathogen Listeria monocytogenes. (ethz.ch)
  • The bad , of de slechte bacteriën, zoals Listeria monocytogenes , kunnen infectie en ziekte veroorzaken. (scriptieprijs.be)
  • Om onderdrukking en competitieve interacties tussen enerzijds Listeria monocytogenes en anderzijds enkele goede bacteriën vanop sla te onderzoeken, werd een modelsysteem ontwikkeld in het labo, namelijk sla-agar. (scriptieprijs.be)
  • Haemaphysalis longicornis ticks are invasive to the United States with potential to transmit several tick-borne pathogens that are native to the United States. (bepress.com)
  • Humans are incidental hosts for Babesia when bitten by nymph or adult ticks. (medscape.com)
  • These efforts would increase our understand- ing of how zoonoses expand their host range and would, Olsen found that physicians are generally not comfortable ultimately, improve prevention and control strategies. (cdc.gov)
  • Poultry pests related to food safety" Book entitled "Poultry Production and Safety. (umd.edu)
  • Safety concern of pests in poultry and poultry product-borne infection and precautions in pre- and post-harvest levels for future practices. (umd.edu)
  • C. jejuni colonizes the gastrointestinal (GI) tract of a wide variety of food-producing animals such as poultry, cattle, sheep and swine ( Figure 1 ). (assignster.com)
  • Host-pathogen Interactions in the Infectious diseases. (omicsonline.org)
  • This call for papers on the theme of "Host-pathogen Interactions in the Infectious diseases" is intended to indicate insights and viewpoints from scholars regarding risk and resilience analytics for policy making and operations of large-scale systems on this epidemic. (omicsonline.org)
  • As society, technology, and the environment change, pathogens evolve or spread, and the spectrum of infectious diseases expands. (cdc.gov)
  • This causes an immune response, resulting in common symptoms as phagocytes break down the bacteria within the host. (wikipedia.org)
  • Many of the bacteria aid in the breaking down of nutrients for the host and, in return, our bodies act as their ecosystem. (wikipedia.org)
  • It is hypothesized that the ocean of Europa, a Jupiter moon, hosts bacteria on its oceanic floor. (bepress.com)
  • His team's work identified molecular cascades used by certain types of intracellular bacteria such as Shigella flexneri , Salmonella enterica , and Mycobacterium tuberculosis, enabling them to access the host cell cytosol. (pasteur.fr)
  • She recently developed organ-on-chip technology to investigate the impact of mechanical forces on the gut tissue microenvironment and during pathogen invasion (bacteria parasite and viruses). (femsbelgrade2022.org)
  • Babesiosis is a zoonotic disease maintained by the interaction of tick vectors, transport hosts, and animal reservoirs. (medscape.com)
  • This term is most commonly used to refer to disease-causing microorganisms although they may not cause illness in all hosts. (wikipedia.org)
  • Since then, many other organisms have been identified as pathogens, such as H. pylori and E. coli, which have allowed scientists to develop antibiotics to combat these harmful microorganisms. (wikipedia.org)
  • Macrophomina phaseolina is one of the most destructive necrotrophic fungal pathogens that infect more than 500 plant species throughout the world. (biomedcentral.com)
  • To overcome the host plant defense response, M. phaseolina encodes a significant number of P450s, MFS type membrane transporters, glycosidases, transposases, and secondary metabolites in comparison to all sequenced ascomycete species. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Recently, increased incidence of the pathogen on diverse crop species has been reported worldwide [ 12 - 14 ], highlighting the importance of this disease to crop production in drought prone regions. (biomedcentral.com)
  • This review examines the major human-biting ixodid tick species and transmitted pathogens of North America. (mdpi.com)
  • The next largest category (6 articles) included papers describing evolutionary selection pressures on infectious organisms, either in the natural environment or in host species. (cdc.gov)
  • Babesia species in the host erythrocyte range from 1 to 5 µm in length. (medscape.com)
  • In summary, research should focus on fundamental and strategic advances leading to interventions for combating endemic and exotic zoonotic diseases that reduce the health and welfare of either animals farmed for food production in the UK (and where appropriate, in the international context) or other domesticated animals of economic importance. (ukri.org)
  • Detailed and current status of research and insights into the molecular basis of foodborne diseases, with focus on interactions of the microorganism or the toxins they produce with the human system. (ethz.ch)
  • For example, genetic variation in host resistance is commonly considered in plant pathology, but is less often explicitly considered in studies of animal diseases. (springer.com)
  • The urgent need for action in order to reduce the risk of microbiological and chemical foodborne diseases is emphasized. (who.int)
  • Foodborne diseases are perceived by the and imported food. (who.int)
  • The M. phaseolina genome provides a framework of the infection process at the cytological and molecular level which uses a diverse arsenal of enzymatic and toxin tools to destroy the host plants. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Objective 1: Characterization of environmental and food-related stress responses of Shiga-toxin producing Escherichia coli (STEC). (usda.gov)
  • We will use omic technologies to analyze a large variety of strains of each of the pathogens to identify genes and proteins necessary for pathogens to survive stresses encountered in food environments and cause human illness. (usda.gov)
  • Because of this, the definition has been expanded to how known pathogens survive within their host, whether they cause disease or not. (wikipedia.org)
  • 3. Use single deletion mutants of S. enterica to further characterize the interaction of the human pathogen with the plant basal plant defense system. (salmonella-systomics.ca)
  • Objective 2: Molecular analysis of Campylobacter's responses to biotic and abiotic stresses encountered in host- and food-environments. (usda.gov)
  • Open-pollinated seed families were evaluated for host reaction following controlled infection using C. ribicola basidiospores. (frontiersin.org)
  • Upon infection of the host erythrocyte, mature B. microti trophozoites undergo asynchronous asexual budding and divide into 2 or 4 merozoites. (medscape.com)
  • Thus almost any sin- consumption, is reliably unlikely to cause gle definition of food safety will be overly illness or injury [ 2 ]. (who.int)
  • Analysis of virus induced structures and cytoskeletal modifications in mammalian host and insect vector using high-resolution live cell imaging and electron microscopy. (psu.edu)
  • Mutualism occurs when both the pathogen and the host benefit from the interaction, as seen in the human stomach. (wikipedia.org)
  • In public icine would improve our understanding of zoonotic agent- health, human and animal disease surveillance systems are host interactions. (cdc.gov)
  • During the congress, Dr. Sulakvelidze will talk about bacteriophages for improving human health: from food additives to dietary supplements. (microbiota-site.com)
  • The presentation will give the audience a current perspective about the history of bacteriophage therapy research and the crucial regulatory and human safety issues concerning the use of bacteriophages in various applications ranging from food safety ("phage biocontrol") to dietary supplements / probiotics. (microbiota-site.com)
  • Teaching of basic knowledge in microbiology with main focus on Microbial Cell Structure and Function, Molecular Genetics, Microbial Growth, Metabolic Diversity, Phylogeny and Taxonomy, Prokaryotic Diversity, Human-Microbe Interactions, Biotechnology. (ethz.ch)
  • How is the interaction between the human host and the microbial pathogen? (ethz.ch)
  • Pathogens traverse disciplinary and taxonomic boundaries, yet infectious disease research occurs in many separate disciplines including plant pathology, veterinary and human medicine, and ecological and evolutionary sciences. (springer.com)
  • However, infectious disease research has been and still is the province of many separate disciplines including veterinary medicine, plant pathology, and human medicine, where these fields are defined by the host organism being studied rather than by the concepts that cut across taxonomic boundaries. (springer.com)
  • The patient was born in the Philippines, where TB often is drug resistant ( 3 ). (cdc.gov)
  • So while E. coli is classified as a pathogen, it does not always act as such. (wikipedia.org)
  • Food safety in Eastern Mediterranean Re- ties which will cover food laws and regula- gion of the World Health Organization var- tions, food control management, food- ies considerably throughout the Region. (who.int)
  • This risk is veterinarian comparative medicine research teams should especially problematic for persons, such as companion ani- be promoted and encouraged to study zoonotic agent-host mal owners, who are immunocompromised. (cdc.gov)
  • Dr. Birgitte Moen from Nofima-Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research, Norway will join Targetin. (microbiota-site.com)
  • My research interests include food policy, supply chain economics and consumer behaviour in agri-food markets. (salmonella-systomics.ca)
  • This has led to research examining a variety of issues including the economics of food safety, quality assurance and traceability, public and private standards and international trade, the policy environment for functional foods in Canada and internationally, transaction costs and institutional adaptation in agri-food supply chains, and consumer responses to new agricultural and food technologies. (salmonella-systomics.ca)
  • Today, the definition knowledge and awareness of One Health to enhance of One Health has been expanded to cover topics their ability to improve health-related policy, research such as food safety, poverty, gender equality, health and the practical implementation of One Health. (who.int)
  • Viruses can also infect the host with virulent DNA, which can affect normal cell processes (transcription, translation, etc.), protein folding, or evading the immune response. (wikipedia.org)
  • Within the host, pathogens can do a variety of things to cause disease and trigger the immune response. (wikipedia.org)
  • Book entitled "Encyclopaedia of Agriculture and Food Systems" Edited by Dr. van Alfen, Published by Elsevier. (umd.edu)
  • Infectious disease in humans and in plant and animal agriculture (or in domesticated companion animals) is often the direct consequence of interactions with non-agricultural populations of the same hosts (Cleaveland et al. (springer.com)
  • The College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources held its annual Celebration of Excellence Award ceremony Thursday, April 14, 2016, at Reynolds Alumni Center to honor outstanding faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends of CAFNR. (missouri.edu)
  • In borne disease surveillance and investigation recent years, an increasing number of systems, inspection services, recall and countries have moved to improve, update tracking systems, food monitoring labora- and strengthen their systems and infra- tories, and information and education activ- structure for food safety and have adopted ities for the consumers themselves. (who.int)
  • Multiple invasion mechanisms and different intracellular behaviors: a new vision of Salmonella -host cell interaction. (microbiologyresearch.org)
  • An approach integrated across the plant-animal divide would advance our understanding of disease by quantifying critical processes including transmission, community interactions, pathogen evolution, and complexity at multiple spatial and temporal scales. (springer.com)
  • These pathogens can spread from person to person or from animal to person. (infectiousconferences.com)
  • The host-pathogen interaction is defined as how microbes or viruses sustain themselves within host organisms on a molecular, cellular, organismal or population level. (wikipedia.org)
  • On the molecular and cellular level, microbes can infect the host and divide rapidly, causing disease by being there and causing a homeostatic imbalance in the body, or by secreting toxins which cause symptoms to appear. (wikipedia.org)
  • These drugs are specifically designed to kill microbes or inhibit further growth within the host environment. (wikipedia.org)
  • Contamination of the environment can also occur via host fecal contamination. (assignster.com)