Wondwossen A Gebreyes

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Affiliation: The Ohio State University
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Seroprevalence of Trichinella, Toxoplasma, and Salmonella in antimicrobial-free and conventional swine production systems
    Wondwossen A Gebreyes
    College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
    Foodborne Pathog Dis 5:199-203. 2008
  2. ncbi Occurrence of spvA virulence gene and clinical significance for multidrug-resistant Salmonella strains
    Wondwossen A Gebreyes
    The Ohio State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, Columbus, Ohio, USA
    J Clin Microbiol 47:777-80. 2009
  3. ncbi Genetic and phenotypic characterization of the bla(CMY) gene from Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica isolated from food-producing animals, humans, the environment, and retail meat
    Luke C Heider
    Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
    Foodborne Pathog Dis 6:1235-40. 2009
  4. ncbi Molecular epidemiologic investigation of Campylobacter coli in swine production systems, using multilocus sequence typing
    Siddhartha Thakur
    Department of Population Health and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27606, USA
    Appl Environ Microbiol 72:5666-9. 2006
  5. ncbi Characterization of multidrug-resistant Salmonella enterica serovar Heidelberg isolated from humans and animals
    Prapas Patchanee
    Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
    Foodborne Pathog Dis 5:839-51. 2008
  6. ncbi Characterization of antimicrobial-resistant phenotypes and genotypes among Salmonella enterica recovered from pigs on farms, from transport trucks, and from pigs after slaughter
    Wondwossen A Gebreyes
    Department of Population Health and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, 4700 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27606, USA
    J Food Prot 67:698-705. 2004
  7. ncbi CTX-M-type extended-spectrum ?-lactamases present in Escherichia coli from the feces of cattle in Ohio, United States
    Thomas E Wittum
    Veterinary Preventive Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
    Foodborne Pathog Dis 7:1575-9. 2010
  8. ncbi Antimicrobial resistance, virulence, and genotypic profile comparison of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli isolated from humans and retail meats
    Siddhartha Thakur
    Department of Population Health and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27606, USA
    Foodborne Pathog Dis 7:835-44. 2010
  9. ncbi Identification of Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica organisms with reduced susceptibility to ceftriaxone from fecal samples of cows in dairy herds
    Luke C Heider
    Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
    Am J Vet Res 70:389-93. 2009
  10. ncbi Trends in antimicrobial resistance, phage types and integrons among Salmonella serotypes from pigs, 1997-2000
    Wondwossen A Gebreyes
    Department of Population Health and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, 4700 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC 27606, USA
    J Antimicrob Chemother 53:997-1003. 2004

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Publications35

  1. ncbi Seroprevalence of Trichinella, Toxoplasma, and Salmonella in antimicrobial-free and conventional swine production systems
    Wondwossen A Gebreyes
    College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
    Foodborne Pathog Dis 5:199-203. 2008
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  2. ncbi Occurrence of spvA virulence gene and clinical significance for multidrug-resistant Salmonella strains
    Wondwossen A Gebreyes
    The Ohio State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, Columbus, Ohio, USA
    J Clin Microbiol 47:777-80. 2009
    ..The findings suggest that MDR strains that also carry specific virulence factors are more likely to be of clinical significance...
  3. ncbi Genetic and phenotypic characterization of the bla(CMY) gene from Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica isolated from food-producing animals, humans, the environment, and retail meat
    Luke C Heider
    Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
    Foodborne Pathog Dis 6:1235-40. 2009
    ..Of the 20 genes obtained from Salmonella isolates, 8 (40%) were found to be homologous to bla(CMY-2), with no altered susceptibility phenotypes observed...
  4. ncbi Molecular epidemiologic investigation of Campylobacter coli in swine production systems, using multilocus sequence typing
    Siddhartha Thakur
    Department of Population Health and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27606, USA
    Appl Environ Microbiol 72:5666-9. 2006
    ..Sequence type (ST) 1413 was predominant and observed among ciprofloxacin-resistant strains. We identified a C. coli ST 828 clonal complex consisting of isolates from both production systems...
  5. ncbi Characterization of multidrug-resistant Salmonella enterica serovar Heidelberg isolated from humans and animals
    Prapas Patchanee
    Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
    Foodborne Pathog Dis 5:839-51. 2008
    ..The findings in this study indicate the increasing significance of swine as reservoirs of emerging MDR serovars, such as MDR Salmonella Heidelberg, is of public health significance...
  6. ncbi Characterization of antimicrobial-resistant phenotypes and genotypes among Salmonella enterica recovered from pigs on farms, from transport trucks, and from pigs after slaughter
    Wondwossen A Gebreyes
    Department of Population Health and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, 4700 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27606, USA
    J Food Prot 67:698-705. 2004
    ..Class I integrons were also common among various serovars...
  7. ncbi CTX-M-type extended-spectrum ?-lactamases present in Escherichia coli from the feces of cattle in Ohio, United States
    Thomas E Wittum
    Veterinary Preventive Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
    Foodborne Pathog Dis 7:1575-9. 2010
    ..Transferrable bla(CTX-M) genes in bovine E. coli have the potential to serve as a reservoir of resistance for pathogens and may represent a public health concern...
  8. ncbi Antimicrobial resistance, virulence, and genotypic profile comparison of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli isolated from humans and retail meats
    Siddhartha Thakur
    Department of Population Health and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27606, USA
    Foodborne Pathog Dis 7:835-44. 2010
    ..jejuni and C. coli isolates indicate that there are sources other than retail meats that may also contribute to human Campylobacter infections...
  9. ncbi Identification of Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica organisms with reduced susceptibility to ceftriaxone from fecal samples of cows in dairy herds
    Luke C Heider
    Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
    Am J Vet Res 70:389-93. 2009
    ..To estimate the relationship between therapeutic use of ceftiofur and recovery of Escherichia coli and Salmonella spp with reduced susceptibility to ceftriaxone from feces of dairy cattle...
  10. ncbi Trends in antimicrobial resistance, phage types and integrons among Salmonella serotypes from pigs, 1997-2000
    Wondwossen A Gebreyes
    Department of Population Health and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, 4700 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC 27606, USA
    J Antimicrob Chemother 53:997-1003. 2004
    ..The objectives of this study were to determine antimicrobial resistance and to identify phage types and class 1 integrons among non-typhoidal Salmonella isolates from 24 pig farms in North Carolina collected between 1997 and 2000...
  11. ncbi Comparison of prevalence, antimicrobial resistance, and occurrence of multidrug-resistant Salmonella in antimicrobial-free and conventional pig production
    Wondwossen A Gebreyes
    College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Population Health and Pathobiology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh 27606, USA
    J Food Prot 69:743-8. 2006
    ..A longitudinal study with a representative sample size is needed to reach more conclusive results of the associations detected in this study...
  12. ncbi Genetic relatedness and molecular characterization of multidrug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolated in central Ohio, USA
    Vijaya B Srinivasan
    Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Columbus, Ohio, USA
    Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob 8:21. 2009
    ..The aim of the present study was to determine the clonal relatedness of clinical isolates and to elucidate the genetic basis of imipenem resistance...
  13. ncbi Salmonella enterica in commercial swine feed and subsequent isolation of phenotypically and genotypically related strains from fecal samples
    Bayleyegn Molla
    The Ohio State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, 1920 Coffey Rd, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
    Appl Environ Microbiol 76:7188-93. 2010
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  14. ncbi Molecular and functional characterization of a novel efflux pump, AmvA, mediating antimicrobial and disinfectant resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii
    Govindan Rajamohan
    Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Columbus, OH, USA
    J Antimicrob Chemother 65:1919-25. 2010
    ..The aim of this study was to elucidate the role of a novel efflux pump in A. baumannii...
  15. ncbi Comparison of Swiffer wipes and conventional drag swab methods for the recovery of Salmonella in swine production systems
    Bayleyegn Molla Zewde
    Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, 1920 Coffey Road, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
    J Food Prot 72:142-6. 2009
    ..Pentaresistant Salmonella (mainly R-type ACSSuT) was more common in fecal samples than in environmental samples...
  16. ncbi Campylobacter coli in swine production: antimicrobial resistance mechanisms and molecular epidemiology
    Siddhartha Thakur
    Department of Population Health and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, 4700 Hillsborough St, Raleigh, NC 27606, USA
    J Clin Microbiol 43:5705-14. 2005
    ..coli strains exhibiting resistance to ciprofloxacin and erythromycin are concerning, since these are the drugs of choice for treating invasive campylobacteriosis cases in humans...
  17. ncbi Salmonella enterica and Escherichia coli harboring blaCMY in retail beef and pork products
    Dixie F Mollenkopf
    Veterinary Preventive Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
    Foodborne Pathog Dis 8:333-6. 2011
    ..However, we did not quantify the number of resistant bacteria present in these products, which makes the public health implications of this result unclear...
  18. ncbi Prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of Campylobacter in antimicrobial-free and conventional pig production systems
    Siddhartha Thakur
    Department of Population Health and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, 4700 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27606, USA
    J Food Prot 68:2402-10. 2005
    ..coli in both conventional and ABF pig production systems and have significant implications for the persistence of antimicrobial-resistant Campylobacter in the pig production environment regardless of levels of antimicrobial use...
  19. ncbi Tracking salmonella contamination in various watersheds and phenotypic and genotypic diversity
    Prapas Patchanee
    Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
    Foodborne Pathog Dis 7:1113-20. 2010
    ..While swine-production-associated water samples were not found to have a disproportionately high prevalence, it was the most important reservoir of multidrug-resistant strains...
  20. ncbi Role of AbeS, a novel efflux pump of the SMR family of transporters, in resistance to antimicrobial agents in Acinetobacter baumannii
    Vijaya Bharathi Srinivasan
    Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother 53:5312-6. 2009
    ..Deletion of the abeS gene in A. baumannii confirmed its role in conferring resistance to these compounds...
  21. ncbi Novel role of Acinetobacter baumannii RND efflux transporters in mediating decreased susceptibility to biocides
    Govindan Rajamohan
    Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
    J Antimicrob Chemother 65:228-32. 2010
    ..We investigated the biocide susceptibilities of a rapidly emerging pathogen, Acinetobacter baumannii, and the underlying molecular mechanisms, with a primary focus on resistance-nodulation-cell division (RND) efflux systems...
  22. ncbi Multidrug-resistant Salmonella enterica serovar Muenchen from pigs and humans and potential interserovar transfer of antimicrobial resistance
    Wondwossen A Gebreyes
    Department of Population Health and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, 4700 Hillsborough St, Raleigh, NC 27606, USA
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother 49:503-11. 2005
    ..The MDR strains from the two host species independently represent public health concerns, as Salmonella serovar Muenchen is among the top 10 causes of salmonellosis in humans...
  23. ncbi Molecular cloning and functional characterization of two novel membrane fusion proteins in conferring antimicrobial resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii
    Vijaya Bharathi Srinivasan
    Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Columbus, OH, USA
    J Antimicrob Chemother 66:499-504. 2011
    ..The aim of this study was to elucidate the role of two novel membrane fusion proteins (MFPs) in the susceptibility of Acinetobacter baumannii to antimicrobial agents...
  24. ncbi Campylobacter coli: prevalence and antimicrobial resistance in antimicrobial-free (ABF) swine production systems
    Wondwossen A Gebreyes
    Department of Population Health and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, 4700 Hillsborough St, Raleigh, NC 27606, USA
    J Antimicrob Chemother 56:765-8. 2005
    ..In the ABF system, antimicrobials are neither used for growth promotion nor therapeutic purposes...
  25. ncbi Evaluation of vaccination with a commercial subunit vaccine on shedding of Salmonella enterica in subclinically infected dairy cows
    Luke C Heider
    Department of Veterinary Preventative Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
    J Am Vet Med Assoc 233:466-9. 2008
    ..To estimate the efficacy of a commercially available Salmonella enterica subunit vaccine on the subclinical shedding of S enterica in dairy cattle...
  26. ncbi Prevalence of antimicrobial resistance and association with toxin genes in Clostridium difficile in commercial swine
    Siddhartha Thakur
    Department of Population Health and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC 27606, USA
    Am J Vet Res 71:1189-94. 2010
    ..To estimate prevalence and determine association between antimicrobia resistance and toxin gene profile of Clostridium difficile in commercial pigs at the preharvest food-safety level...
  27. ncbi Synergy testing by Etest, microdilution checkerboard, and time-kill methods for pan-drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii
    Madhuri M Sopirala
    The Ohio State University Medical Center, University Hospital East, 1492 E Broad Street, Columbus, OH 43205, USA
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother 54:4678-83. 2010
    ..These findings indicate the utility of synergy testing to predict activity of specific antibiotic combinations against PDR A. baumannii...
  28. ncbi Comparative investigation of prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of Salmonella between pasture and conventionally reared poultry
    Cedarose Ethel Siemon
    The Ohio State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 1920 Coffey Road, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
    Avian Dis 51:112-7. 2007
    ..None of the isolates from Wisconsin were found to be multidrug resistant...
  29. ncbi Variation in daily shedding patterns of Staphylococcus aureus in naturally occurring intramammary infections
    Jennifer B Walker
    Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
    J Vet Diagn Invest 23:1114-22. 2011
    ..The current study examining naturally occurring intramammary infections would support the conclusions of other studies suggesting that a single quarter sample would be adequate in determining S. aureus intramammary infections status...
  30. ncbi A new approach to teaching veterinary public health at the Ohio State University
    Armando E Hoet
    Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, The Ohio State University, 1920 Coffey Road, Columbus, OH 43210 USA
    J Vet Med Educ 35:160-5. 2008
    ..The program has been successful in attracting students from the primary target population, but it has also attracted students wanting the MPH as a terminal degree and veterinarians returning to school to expand their career options...
  31. ncbi Environmental methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a veterinary teaching hospital during a nonoutbreak period
    Armando E Hoet
    Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
    Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis 11:609-15. 2011
    ..This study also identified specific surfaces in a veterinary environment that need to be targeted when designing and executing infection control programs...
  32. ncbi Salmonella enterica serovars from pigs on farms and after slaughter and validity of using bacteriologic data to define herd Salmonella status
    Wondwossen A Gebreyes
    Department of Population Health and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, 4700 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27606, USA
    J Food Prot 67:691-7. 2004
    ..The findings further imply that slaughter plant studies based on phenotyping of Salmonella alone (such as serovars) may not reliably indicate the Salmonella status of commercial swine farms...
  33. ncbi Epidemiologic assessment of porcine circovirus type 2 coinfection with other pathogens in swine
    Paul M Dorr
    Department of Population Health and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27606, USA
    J Am Vet Med Assoc 230:244-50. 2007
    ..To identify important pathogens and characterize their serologic and pathologic effects in porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2)-infected pigs in relation to pig age and type of swine production system...
  34. ncbi Evaluation of Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute interpretive criteria for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius isolated from dogs
    Jennifer R Schissler
    Department of Veterinary Clinical Science, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
    J Vet Diagn Invest 21:684-8. 2009
    ..Our findings also suggest that cefoxitin disk diffusion is an inappropriate screening test for methicillin resistance of canine S. pseudintermedius...
  35. ncbi Occurrence of multidrug resistant Salmonella in antimicrobial-free (ABF) swine production systems
    Siddhartha Thakur
    Division of Animal and Food Microbiology, Office of Research, Center for Veterinary Medicine, US Food and Drug Administration, Laurel, MD 20708, USA
    Vet Microbiol 125:362-7. 2007
    ..In addition, it also highlights the possible role played by slaughterhouse and other environmental factors in the contamination and dissemination of antimicrobial resistant Salmonella in ABF production systems...