Browsing by Author "Babiuk, Lorne"
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Bovine mammary cellular immune responses to Staphylococcus aureus
Luby, Christopher David (2010-09-01)Mastitis is a syndrome manifested by mammary gland inflammation which is thought to cause between $300 and $400 million in annual losses to the Canadian Dairy Industry. Studies have indicated that S. aureus may cause the ... -
Development of novel vaccine formulations against pertussis for early life vaccination in the presence of maternal antibodies
Polewicz, Monika (2013-01-22)Whooping cough caused by an infection with Bordetella pertussis or Bordetella parapertussis is a highly contagious respiratory disease. Globally, pertussis is the most prevalent vaccine-preventable disease. Even though the ... -
The immunomodulation of porcine immune cells by innate and synthetic host defense peptides
Facci, Marina (2013-02-22)Dendritic cells (DCs) are potent antigen presenting cells (APCs) that link the innate and adaptive immune system by their unique ability to induce and direct immune responses towards various T helper (Th)-type of immune ... -
Regulation of TLR9-induced Innate Immune Responses in Sheep Peyer's Patches.
Booth, Jayaum S. (2009-08)One of the fundamental questions in mucosal immunology is how the intestine maintains tolerance to food antigens and commensal flora, and yet it is capable of mounting immune responses to pathogens. Peyer’s patches (PP) ... -
Role of Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serovar Enteritidis pathogenicity island-2 in chickens
Wisner, Amanda Lynn Stacy (2011-07)Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serovar Enteritidis (S. Enteritidis) has been identified as a significant cause of salmonellosis in humans. Salmonella pathogenicity islands 1 and 2 (SPI-1 and SPI-2) each encode a ... -
The role of Salmonella Enteritidis Pathogenicity Island-1 in the colonization of chickens
Desin, Taseen (2010-04)Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis (S. Enteritidis) is a major cause of gastrointestinal disease in humans worldwide that is mainly associated with the consumption of contaminated poultry meat and eggs. During the ...