Ciencias de la vida y de la materia Microbiología: transmisión

Transmisión desde los huéspedes al medio ambiente

07/05/2015

Descripción
Professor Liz Wellington is an active member of the Environment theme within the School of Life Sciences at the University of Warwick. She holds a personal chair and, with her research group, is involved in the study of bacteria in soil and survival of pathogenic bacteria in the environment. Research work focuses on understanding the ecological roles for specific bacterial activities including antibiotic production, resistance and exoenzyme production and analysing the impact of lateral gene transfer. During the past decade expertise has been developed in the detection, quantification and analysis of soil microbial communities, including the identification of pathogen reservoirs outside of their hosts. Her group was one of the first to report the molecular detection of antibiotic biosynthesis in soil and co-evolution of resistance in non-producers. Subsequent work indicated that waste disposal practices further disseminate antibiotic resistance gene into the environment. Studying the fate of introduced bacteria in the environment has focused on the survival of pathogens such as Salmonella species, MRSA, Dichelobacter nodosus and slow growing mycobacteria including the M. tuberculosis complex. Recent research produced the first non-invasive methods for monitoring shedding in wild life and cattle infected with bTB in order to elucidate the impact of control measures on transmission.
"La Fundación Ramón Areces no se hace responsable de las opiniones, comentarios o manifestaciones realizados por las personas que participan en sus actividades."

Descripción

Professor Liz Wellington is an active member of the Environment theme within the School of Life Sciences at the University of Warwick. She holds a personal chair and, with her research group, is involved in the study of bacteria in soil and survival of pathogenic bacteria in the environment. Research work focuses on understanding the ecological roles for specific bacterial activities including antibiotic production, resistance and exoenzyme production and analysing the impact of lateral gene transfer. During the past decade expertise has been developed in the detection, quantification and analysis of soil microbial communities, including the identification of pathogen reservoirs outside of their hosts. Her group was one of the first to report the molecular detection of antibiotic biosynthesis in soil and co-evolution of resistance in non-producers. Subsequent work indicated that waste disposal practices further disseminate antibiotic resistance gene into the environment. Studying the fate of introduced bacteria in the environment has focused on the survival of pathogens such as Salmonella species, MRSA, Dichelobacter nodosus and slow growing mycobacteria including the M. tuberculosis complex. Recent research produced the first non-invasive methods for monitoring shedding in wild life and cattle infected with bTB in order to elucidate the impact of control measures on transmission.

"La Fundación Ramón Areces no se hace responsable de las opiniones, comentarios o manifestaciones realizados por las personas que participan en sus actividades."

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Ciencias de la vida y de la materia Microbiología: transmisión

Transmisión, población humana y patogenicidad: el caso del ÉBOLA I

07/05/2015

Transmisión, población humana y patogenicidad: el caso del ÉBOLA II

07/05/2015

La vacunación contra dianas móviles para detener la transmisión: el ejemplo de la vacunación estacional frente al virus de la gripe

07/05/2015

Transmisión, introgresión y evolución

07/05/2015

Transmisión genética de bacteria a bacteria

Procesos básicos en las interacciones bacteria-huésped: entre la evolución del huésped y la transmisión del genotipo virulento

07/05/2015

Transmisión desde los huéspedes al medio ambiente

07/05/2015

Ecología y evolución de la transferencia génica cromosomal entre microorganismos ambientales y patógenos

07/05/2015

Epidemiología experimental de la resistencia antibiótica: en busca de un sistema de modelo animal adecuado

07/05/2015

Transmisión bacteriana del animal al humano

07/05/2015

Transmisión bacteriana de los alimentos a los humanos

07/05/2015

Transmisión desde los abonos y efluentes de fosas sépticas al suelo y las plantas

07/05/2015

Evolución de las estrategias de genotipado para la detección, análisis y control de la tuberculosis

08/05/2015

Transmission in hospitals: nosocomial infections

08/05/2015

El medio ambiente como vehículo para la transmisión de las enfermedades fúngicas en los hospitales: los modelos Aspergillus y Candida

08/05/2015

Trasplante fecal: cuando la transmisión resulta saludable. El caso de la infección por Clostridium difficile

08/05/2015