Non-typhoidal Salmonella represents an important human and animal pathogen world-wide.
Most human salmonellosis cases are foodborne, but each year infections are also acquired …

MICROBIOLOGY AND NOMENCLATURE The organisms that belong to the genus
Salmonella are motile, gram-negative, facultative anaerobic bacilli and are classified within …

Salmonella are considered a part of the normal reptile gut microbiota, but have also been
associated with disease in reptiles. Reptile-associated salmonellosis (RAS) can pose a …

A multiplex PCR method was developed for simultaneous detection of Salmonella spp.,
Listeria monocytogenes, and Escherichia coli O157: H7 in meat samples. DNA detection …

Many hospitals and long-term care facilities in North America currently permit animals to visit
with their patients; however, the development of relevant infection control and prevention …

Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) has been used successfully as a biopesticide for more than 60
years. More recently, genes encoding their toxins have been used to transform plants and …

Conventional culture methods were compared to a multiplex polymerase chain reaction
(PCR) assay for simultaneous detection of Salmonella spp., Listeria monocytogenes, and …

Animal bites are a significant public health problem, with an estimated 2% of the population
bitten each year. The majority of bites are from dogs and risk factors include young children …

Non-typhoidal Salmonella serovars are recognized as zoonotic pathogens. Although human
salmonellosis is frequently associated with ingestion of contaminated foods of animal origin …

From January 2007 until June 2008, 504 reptiles of four families and 57 species were
examined for Salmonella by using cloacal or intestinal swabs. Salmonella was identified in …