Browsing by Author "van Santen, Vicky"

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Antimicrobial-resistant bacteria and microbiota identified among flies and their sympatric animals

Kalalah, Anwar (2020-07-21) ETD File Embargoed

Antimicrobial resistance is rising globally at an alarming rate as one of the most serious public health challenges. There is increasing evidence that the environment plays a major role in the development and transmission ...

Avian Infectious Bronchitis Coronavirus Variation and Selection

Gallardo, Rodrigo (2011-11-30)

Infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) is a highly variable virus, its genetic variation is generated by nucleotide insertions, deletions, or point mutations made by the viral polymerase during virus replication. Another ...

Avian Influenza Adenovirus-Vectored in Ovo Vaccination: Combination with Marek's Disease Vaccine

Breedlove, Cassandra (2011-08-05)

Protective immunity against avian influenza (AI) can be elicited in chickens in a single-dose regimen by in ovo vaccination with a replication competent adenovirus (RCA)-free human adenovirus serotype 5 (Ad)-vector encoding ...

Exploring Novel Influenza Vaccine Strategies in the Swine Model: Along With New Potential Come New Challenges

Pliasas, Vasilis (2023-04-27) ETD File Embargoed

Influenza A virus (IAV) is a highly contagious respiratory pathogen that constitutes a significant threat to global public and animal health. Unremitting antigenic variation of IAV strains not only results in immune evasion ...

Infectious Bronchitis Virus-Host Interaction: Viral Spike Protein Cell/Tissue Binding Specificity and Immune Responses

Farjana, Saiada (2019-10-03)

The coronavirus avian infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) causes a highly contagious disease in chickens affecting the respiratory tract and, depending on virus strains, reproductive and urogenital tracts. Strains are ...

Influence of the Chicken Major Histocompatibility Complex on the Pathogenesis of Bacterial Skeletal Disease, Chicken Infectious Anemia and Infectious Bronchitis

Joiner, Kellye (2006-12-15)

Genetic resistance to several poultry pathogens has been unequivocally linked to the major histocompatibility B complex (MHC). Relatively few MHC association studies have been conducted during natural disease outbreaks, ...