Bacterial Vaccine Development

The Bacterial Vaccine Development research group targets bacteria of importance to human and animal health.  Research is focused on vaccines to improve food safety, investigating mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance, and developing vaccines and immunostimulants for humans and food producing animals.

• Human Diseases
  • Gastroenteritis (Campylobacter, E. coli, Salmonella, Salmonella biofilms) 
  • Gonorrhea
  • TB Vaccine and Drug Development / TB Treatment 
  • Whooping cough 
    
• Cattle Diseases
  • Bovine TB 
  • Bovine respiratory disease (Histophilus somni)
  • Chronic pneumonia (Mycoplasma bovis) 
    
  • Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia 
  • Johne's disease 
    
  • Pink eye 
• Swine Diseases
  • Repiratory diseases
  • Ileitis (Lawsonia intracellularis)
• Poultry Diseases
  • Yolk sac infection
• Sheep Diseases
  • Foot rot
  • Respiratory diseases
• Food Safety Diseases
  • Campylobacter
  • E. coli 0157:H7
  • Salmonella (biofilms)
  • Salmonella (serovars Enteritidis and Typhimurium)