Our research...

focuses on bacterial diseases of production animals, including their effects on animal health, public health and food safety. The long-term goal of one of our projects is to establish the molecular basis of virulence and antimicrobial resistance of avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC), the causative agent of colibacillosis, an economically devastating problem for the poultry industry. Establishing the molecular basis of APEC virulence and resistance should lead to more rational approaches for future colibacillosis control strategies.

We also host two databases dedicated to the genomic research of E. coli: The E. coli Plasmid Table and The E. coli Genomes of Animal pathogens Database.

Newest additions to PubMed with Avian Pathogenic Escherichia Coli (APEC):

pubmed: avian pathogenic esc... (rss_2.0) (NCBI: db=pubmed; Term=Avian Pathogenic Escherichia Coli)
Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli strains recovered from urban pigeons (Columba livia) in Brazil and their antimicrobial susceptibility patterns.

Upcomming Symposia:

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Statistics Seminar (Nov 09, 2009 16:10)
The Bottom(onium) Line (Nov 09, 2009 16:10)
Osborn Club Lecture: "Computer and Network Forensics: CSI Ames" (Nov 09, 2009 19:00)
Lecture: "American Intelligence and the Continuing Threat from al-Qaeda" (Nov 09, 2009 20:00)
Workshop: Clutter-free life (Nov 10, 2009 11:45)
Ground-Based TeV Gamma-Ray Astronomy: New Insights into Blazar Astrophysics (Nov 10, 2009 14:10)
Mathematics Colloquium (Nov 10, 2009 16:10)
Lecture: Future engineering (Nov 10, 2009 18:00)
Seminar: ConvoCons (Nov 11, 2009 12:00)
Colloquia: John Atanasoff and the New Civilization (Nov 11, 2009 12:30)