Browsing by Author "Liles, Mark"

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Selection of Bacillus Strains for Salmonella and ammonia reduction within a poultry house environment

Stough, Joshua (2013-07-11)

Salmonella species are a food safety concern associated with poultry products, causing thousands of gastrointestinal disorders every year. Currently, controlling Salmonella in poultry houses is not being performed adequately. ...

Staphylococcal and Streptococcal Biotechnology: Utilization of Bacterial Tools to Advance Preclinical Research and Healthcare

Muse, Charlotte (2023-08-03) ETD File Embargoed

Existing within microcosms of their own making, bacteria sculpt the surrounding environment by responding to the current climate or altering their habitat for protection and survival. The net effect of the bacterium’s ...

Strategies for Monitoring Pathologic Conditions and Treatment Efficacy in Murine Models

Brannen, Andrew (2016-12-09)

On the surface, the pathologies of infectious disease and cancer appear fundamentally different; however, there exist several commonalities including pharmacological targets and resistance mechanisms, immune response, and ...

Survival of LIsteria monocytogenes on Ready-to-Eat Roast Beef During Refrigeration Storage

Broady, Johnathan (2014-10-10)

Listeria monocytogenes (LM) is a psychrotrophic bacterium with serious consequences to human health. Listeriosis causes an estimated 1600 sicknesses and 260 deaths annually in the United States with the primary source of ...

Transgene Insertion of Cathelicidin Gene in Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus using CRISPR/Cas9 Knock-in Technology and Cathelicidin Activity Against Catfish Pathogens

Simora, Rhoda Mae (2020-04-22)

Protection of fish against infectious diseases is a major challenge in aquaculture, and economic losses due to these diseases limit profitability. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), a class of highly conserved peptides known ...

The use of Bacillus subtilis as a direct-fed microbial and its effects on production and colonization of Salmonella Enteritidis and Clostridium perfringens in production broilers

Frazier, Anthony Nathan (2015-12-11)

The growing emergence of antimicrobial resistant bacteria has given rise to consumer fear that the use antibiotics in the meat industry can lead to more antimicrobial resistant strains. Because of this fear, the poultry ...

Use of Cellulose Filters to Isolate Naturally Occurring Campylobacter spp. from Contaminated Retail Broiler Meat and Survival of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli in Retail Broiler Meat

Speegle, Leslie (2009-12-14)

Campylobacter spp. are indicated as the most common cause of bacteria-related food-borne illness. Campylobacter is present at all steps of the food cycle (i.e. poultry farm, processing plant, retail store, and consumer ...

Using Bioinformatics Tools to Explore Symbiotic Associations Between Marine Invertebrates and Microbes

Aroh, Oluchi (2023-08-03) ETD File Embargoed

The relationships and interdependence of microbes and marine invertebrates play a critical role in maintaining the marine ecosystem and are also pointers to environmental health and biodiversity. Some of these symbiotic ...