Sentences with phrase «animal pathogens»
"Animal pathogens" refers to microorganisms, such as bacteria or viruses, that can cause diseases in animals. These pathogens can make animals sick and can sometimes spread from animals to humans. Full definition
And the math is simple: More points of contact facilitate more spillovers, and more transmission of animal pathogens into the human population.
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Additionally, Congress introduced companion bills ostensibly designed to establish an improved regulatory process for injurious wildlife to prevent the introduction and establishment of potentially harmful nonnative wildlife and wild animal pathogens and parasites.
Despite years of attention and funding for flu research, however, health officials are no closer to having an efficient way to flag new animal pathogens that could harm people.
«Big data approach identifies Europe's most dangerous human, domestic animal pathogens.»
Although both institutes work on animal pathogens, «there are no pathogens we both work on», he says.
«Drawing conclusions about relocating research with highly infectious exotic animal pathogens from questionable methodology could result in regrettable consequences,» the GAO report draft noted.
Because other Circoviridae are known animal pathogens, testing chickens, ducks, and pigs for CyCV - VN was the «obvious next step,» Van Doorn says.
There are six species of Brucella bacteria, four of which can infect humans but are primarily animal pathogens.
«In the UK we are already experiencing the effects of one of the most virulent animal pathogens, from a natural outbreak of foot - and - mouth disease.»
Our proprietary ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI) air purification units are proven highly effective against a wide spectrum of animal pathogens.
Companion bills SB 3606 and HR 4864 were ostensibly designed to establish an improved regulatory process for injurious wildlife, thereby preventing the introduction and establishment of non-native wildlife and wild animal pathogens and parasites that are likely to cause harm in the United States.
Initial investigations tested the efficacy of these honeys against one particular bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus), while later studies assessed the effect of this honey on a range of food pathogens, animal pathogens (e.g. in mastitis) and human pathogens (e.g. golden Staph).
Tedersoo added that there are also many species that are spread across the world, such as mould and animal pathogens.
Intensive agriculture and land development is bringing humans closer to animal pathogens.
We have known about this human and animal pathogen, TB, since ancient times, and it has always been considered something that is transmitted either through oral or aerosol exposure,» said lead study author Kathleen Alexander, DVM, PhD, professor, Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia.
It appears that the plant and animal pathogens may share a common ancestor — a soil bacterium.
The surprise of the study was the similarity between this animal pathogen and some plant pathogens and microbes that live symbiotically with plants.
«From my perspective, the study's most interesting findings are the similarity in genome sequence and in biological pathways between the plant and animal pathogens,» says Paulsen.