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Prevalence of Listeria Monocytogenes in the Pre-Harvest Environment: A Landscape Epidemiology Approach
(North Dakota State University, 2016)
Listeria monocytogenes is the causative agent of the foodborne disease listeriosis. Although the incidence of listeriosis is lower than that of other foodborne diseases, it’s much higher mortality rate makes it a cause for ...
Interactions of Aspergillus fumigatus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa Contribute to Respiratory Disease Severity and Death
(North Dakota State University, 2019)
The lung was recently identified to consist of a complex microenvironment made up of microorganisms that interact with one another and the host cells via direct and indirect interactions. As a result, understanding the ...
Phenotypic and Genomic Assessment of Listeria monocytogenes Virulence
(North Dakota State University, 2019)
Listeria monocytogenes is the etiological agent of listeriosis in humans and ruminants causing bacteremia, central nervous system (CNS) infections, abortion, and gastroenteritis among other clinical outcomes. Recent studies ...
Characterizing the Impact of Stress Exposure on Survival of Foodborne Pathogens
(North Dakota State University, 2019)
Bacterial pathogens transmitted by the fecal-oral route endure several stresses during survival/growth in host and non-host environments. For foodborne pathogens, understanding the range of phenotypic responses to stressors ...
Assessment of Vacuum Steam Pasteurization to Improve Safety and Quality of Low Moisture Foods
(North Dakota State University, 2016)
Low moisture foods such as grains, seeds, spices and flour are part of our daily diet. While they are rich in bioactive compounds, they can be minimally processed or often consumed raw. Several outbreaks due to Salmonella ...
A Porcine Circovirus Vaccine with Enhanced Capabilities
(North Dakota State University, 2016)
Porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) is a pathogen of swine. Vaccines against PCV2 are available, although none are capable of differentiating infected from vaccinated animals (DIVA). Positive and negative DIVA markers were ...
Characterization of a Novel Cryptosporidium Genotype in Red-Winged Black Birds
(North Dakota State University, 2014)
Cryptosporidium species cause cryptosporidiosis, characterized by acute gastroenteritis in humans and animals worldwide. Knowledge of the diversity of Cryptosporidium among mammals and birds is incomplete, especially in ...
Drivers of Infectious Disease Outbreaks: How Climate, Environment and Disease Control Programs Influence Occurence of Infectious Disease Outbreaks
(North Dakota State University, 2012)
This research study described the factors driving infectious disease outbreaks using Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in Uganda and Lyme disease in North Dakota (ND), Minnesota (MN) and Wisconsin (WI) as case studies. Retrospective ...
Evaluation of a Climate-Sensitive Disease Control Strategy and Investigation of Multi-drug Resistance in Infectious Bacterial Diseases: A US-Africa Experience
(North Dakota State University, 2012)
This paper presents two research projects that explore avenues of controlling infectious diseases both in Africa and the United States. In Uganda, a retrospective study of Otuboi Sub County patient data to evaluate the ...
Inhibition of Fusarium Growth and Trichothecene Accumulation in Grain by Antifungal Compounds from Lactic Acid Bacteria
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
Fusarium head blight (FHB) is a widely occurring plant disease, which is caused by fungi in the genus Fusarium. FHB leads to mycotoxin accumulation on grain, which causes food safety risk and economic loss. In addition to ...