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University of ArizonaDepartment of Immunobiology
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J. Glenn Songer, PhDJ. Glenn Songer, PhD

 

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Education:

  • College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, PhD, 1976

 

Research:

Enteric infection by members of the genus Clostridium; pathogenesis and diagnosis of C. perfringens infections (human, poultry, swine, cattle); pathogenesis of C. difficile infections; C. difficile as a foodborne pathogen; comparative genomics of the enteric clostridia

 

Publications:

  • Uzal FA and Songer JG. Diagnosis of Clostridium perfringens intestinal infections in sheep and goats. J Vet Diagn Invest 20: 253-265, 2008.
  • Keel MK and Songer JG. The distribution and density of Clostridium difficile toxin receptors on the intestinal mucosa of neonatal pigs. Vet Pathol 44: 814-822, 2007.
  • Hammitt MC, Bueschel DM, Keel MK, Glock RD, Cuneo P, DeYoung DW, Reggiardo C, and Songer JG. Possible involvement of Clostridium difficile in calf enteritis. Vet Microbiol 127: 343-352, 2007.
  • Barbara AJ, Glock RD, and Songer JG. Necrotic enteritis strains of Clostridium perfringens displace non-necrotic enteritis strains during experimental infection. Vet Microbiol 124:358-361, 2007.
  • Songer JG, Jones R, Anderson MA, Barbara AJ, and Post KW. Prevention of porcine Clostridium difficile-associated disease by competitive exclusion with nontoxigenic organisms. Vet Microbiol 124: 358-361, 2007.

 

Peer-reviewed publications

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