Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) is a highly pathogenic bacterium that can cause listeriosis, a relatively rare food-borne infectious disease that affects farm, domestic, wild animals and humans as well. The infected livestock is the frequent sources of Lm. Vaccination is one of the methods of controlling listeriosis in target farm animals to prevent Lm-associated food contamination.
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November 2023
Chlamydia psittaci is a primary zoonotic pathogen with a broad host range causing severe respiratory and reproductive system infection in animals and humans. To reduce the global burden of C. psittaci-associated diseases on animal welfare and health and to control the pathogen spread in husbandry, effective vaccines based on promising vaccine candidate(s) are required.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF(Lm), the causative agent for both human and animal listeriosis, is considered to be a rare but potentially fatal foodborne pathogen. While Lm strains associated with current cases of human listeriosis are now being intensely investigated, our knowledge of this microorganism which has caused listerial infection in the past is still extremely limited. The objective of this study was a retrospective whole-genome sequence analysis of the Lm collection strain, 4/52-1953, isolated in the middle of the 20th century from a piglet with listerial neuroinfection.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe emergence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacterial strains is one of the significant global challenges with regard to bacterial drug-resistance control. organisms belong to the complex (ECC) and are commonly recognized as causative agents for hospital infections. Recently, a few MDR strains associated with infection in piglets, calves, and a fox were reported, highlighting the important role of animals and livestock in the emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFare obligate intracellular bacteria globally widespread across humans, wildlife, and domesticated animals. is a primarily zoonotic pathogen with multiple hosts, which can be transmitted to humans, resulting in psittacosis or ornithosis. Since this pathogen is a well-recognized threat to human and animal health, it is critical to unravel in detail the genetic make-up of this microorganism.
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