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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"pathogen surveillance"”.
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Pathogen surveillance and management strategies for confiscated and free-ranging eastern box turtles (Terrapene carolina carolina)
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2025-10-19 without embargo terms
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Surveillance for hard ticks of public health concern in Illinois: methods, application, and education
… (TBD) cases doubled and seven new tick-borne pathogens that can infect humans were discovered within the United States. Because tick exposure and the risk of infection with TBDs are closely related and there is a lack of approved and effective environmental control methods for ticks, …
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Network and Algebraic Topology of Influenza Evolution
… 1. The q2-coefficient, a method of quantifying pathogen surveillance, and 2. FluGraph, a technique that employs network topology to track the spread of seasonal influenza around the world. The second chapter of my thesis examines how mutations and reassortment combine to alter the course of …
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Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Innate Immune Kinase TBK1-Driven Oncogenic Transformation
… kinase in innate immune signaling, TBK1 couples pathogen surveillance to induction of host defense mechanisms. The pathological activation of TBK1 in cancer can overcome programmed cell death cues, enabling cells to survive oncogenic stress. The mechanistic basis of TBK1 prosurvival signaling, …
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Power in numbers: quantitative microbial risk assessments of Salmonella in federally sampled ground meat products and the resulting impact of risk management strategies on public health
… and properly labeled - use qualitative pathogen prevalence testing to monitor Salmonella in the commodity meat products that they regulate. Current FSIS product performance standards are based entirely on pathogen presence or absence. However, novel quantitative Salmonella enumeration …
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Advanced nucleic acid detection with solid-state nanopores: from fundamental understanding to cutting-edge platforms
… sensing platforms that address critical needs in pathogen diagnostics and disease-related genetic analysis. The first platform introduces a poly(dT) enhancement strategy that enables simultaneous detection of up to 81 different viruses and bacteria on 27 barcoded M13mp18 carriers in a single …
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Taxonomy and comparative genomics of bacterial species associated with onion bulb rot focusing on Rahnella species
… onion bulbs are highly susceptible to bacterial pathogens, and emerging opportunistic pathogens such as Rahnella species, which have become notable threats to onion production. Identifying these pathogens is essential for managing disease outbreaks. In Chapter 1, we conducted a literature review …
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Comparative genomics of Listeria species isolated from the meat processing chain in South Africa
… of genomic elements that contribute toward the pathogenicity and survival of Listeria spp. including L. monocytogenes, L. innocua, and L. welshimeri in food and food processing environments. The work in this thesis adds to the exponentially increasing body of evidence on the pathogen …
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Surveillance and monitoring of amphibian pathogens and evaluating the impacts of an associated Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE)
… disease chytridiomycosis, caused by the fungal pathogens Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) and Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal). This disease can lead to population declines, biodiversity loss, and species extinction. However, resources to study and mitigate this disease are limited …
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Computational optimisation strategies for targeted DNA sequencing using nanopores
… might be critical in clinical settings or for pathogen surveillance.
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A Species Independent Universal Bio-detection Microarray for Pathogen Forensics
… of bio-threat agents and study of host-pathogen interactions require a high-resolution detection platform capable of discerning closely related species. This dissertation addresses the completion of the development of an array based platform and provides a robust pipeline for the …