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Overview

Abiodun A. Adesiyun is affiliated with the University of the West Indies in Trinidad and Tobago. Their research focuses primarily on topics within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, agricultural and biological sciences, with a strong emphasis on food safety and microbiology.

Their fields of study include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

They have contributed extensively to subfields such as:

  • Food Science
  • Biotechnology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Molecular Biology
  • Endocrinology

The main research topics they cover are:

  • Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
  • Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety
  • Identification and Quantification in Food
  • Food Safety and Hygiene
  • Microbial Inactivation Methods
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity

Some of the recent scientific papers featuring their work include:

  • Food safety risk posed to consumers of table eggs from layer farms in Gauteng Province, South Africa: Prevalence of Salmonella species and Escherichia coli, antimicrobial residues, and antimicrobial resistant bacteria, 2020, Journal of Food Safety
  • Antimicrobial Resistance Profiles of Salmonella Isolates on Chickens Processed and Retailed at Outlets of the Informal Market in Gauteng Province, South Africa, 2021, Pathogens
  • Q Fever: Seroprevalence, Risk Factors in Slaughter Livestock and Genotypes of Coxiella burnetii in South Africa, 2021, Pathogens
  • Molecular Characterization of Salmonella Detected along the Broiler Production Chain in Trinidad and Tobago, 2022, Microorganisms
  • Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli Contamination of Raw Beef and Beef-Based Ready-to-Eat Products at Retail Outlets in Pretoria, South Africa, 2020, Journal of Food Protection

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Abiodun A. Adesiyun include:

  • Nomakorinte Gcebe
  • Folorunso O. Fasina
  • James Gana
  • Rian Pierneef
  • Peter N. Thompson

Their work has appeared often in the following publication venues:

  • Pathogens
  • Journal of Food Protection
  • Journal of Food Safety
  • Microorganisms
  • Veterinary Medicine and Science

Best Publications

  • Bacillus subtilis AB1 controls Aeromonas infection in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss, Walbaum)

    Aweeda Newaj-Fyzul;Aweeda Newaj-Fyzul;Abiodun A Adesiyun;A Mutani;A Ramsubhag

  • Prevalence of Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Chlamydia pneumoniae in pneumonia patients in four major hospitals in Trinidad.

    N A Nagalingam;A A Adesiyun;W H Swanston;M Bartholomew

  • Investigation for possible source(s) of contamination of ready-to-eat meat products with Listeria spp. and other pathogens in a meat processing plant in Trinidad

    I-sanna Gibbons;Abiodun Adesiyun;Nadira Seepersadsingh;Saed Rahaman

  • Microbial quality of domestic and imported brands of bottled water in Trinidad

    J. Bharath;M. Mosodeen;S. Motilal;S. Sandy

  • RETROSPECTIVE AND LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF SALMONELLOSIS IN CAPTIVE WILDLIFE IN TRINIDAD

    Neera V. Gopee;Abiodun A. Adesiyun;Kenneth Caesar

  • Detection and phylogenetic analysis of group 1 coronaviruses in South American bats.

    Christine V.F. Carrington;Jerome E. Foster;Hua Chen Zhu;Jin Xia Zhang

  • Microbial health risk posed by table eggs in Trinidad.

    A. Adesiyun;N. Offiah;N. Seepersadsingh;S. Rodrigo

  • Yellow Fever Virus Maintenance in Trinidad and Its Dispersal throughout the Americas

    Albert J. Auguste;Philippe Lemey;Oliver G. Pybus;Marc A. Suchard

  • Microbiological Quality of Raw Cow's Milk at Collection Centers in Trinidad

    A. A. Adesiyun;L. Webb;S. Rahaman

  • Prevalence and characteristics of Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from bulk and composite milk and cattle handlers.

    A. A. Adesiyun;L. A. Webb;H. T. Romain

  • Some bacterial enteropathogens in wildlife and racing pigeons from Trinidad.

    Abiodun A. Adesiyun;Nadira Seepersadsingh;Lisa Inder;Kenneth Caesar

  • Antimicrobial resistance of Salmonella spp. and Escherichia coli isolated from table eggs

    A. Adesiyun;N. Offiah;N. Seepersadsingh;S. Rodrigo

  • Microbial quality of water in rural communities of Trinidad

    Pedro Welch;Joanna David;Wayne Clarke;Aaron Trinidade

  • Microbiological hazard analysis of ready-to-eat meats processed at a food plant in Trinidad, West Indies.

    Stacey-Marie Syne;Adash Ramsubhag;Abiodun A. Adesiyun

  • Serovars of Leptospira isolated from dogs and rodents.

    S. M. Suepaul;C. V. F. Carrington;M. Campbell;G. Borde

  • PRODUCTION OF ENTEROTOXIN(S) BY STAPHYLOCOCCUS HYICUS

    A.A. Adesiyun;S.R. Tatini;D.G. Hoover

  • An investigation into the prevalence of dog bites to primary school children in Trinidad

    Karla Georges;Abiodun Adesiyun

  • ISOLATION OF ENTERIC PATHOGENS FROM BATS IN TRINIDAD

    Abiodun A. Adesiyun;Alva Stewart-Johnson;Nadin N. Thompson

  • Comparison of serologic tests for detection of Brucella infections in cattle and water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis).

    Geoffrey T. Fosgate;Abiodun A. Adesiyun;David W. Hird;Wesley O. Johnson

  • Bacteriological quality and associated public health risk of pre-processed bovine milk in Trinidad

    A.A. Adesiyun

Frequent Co-Authors

Dave D. Chadee
Dave D. Chadee University of the West Indies
David W. Hird
David W. Hird University of California, Davis
Sharon K. Hietala
Sharon K. Hietala University of California, Davis
Scott C. Weaver
Scott C. Weaver The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Amelia P. A. Travassos da Rosa
Amelia P. A. Travassos da Rosa The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Robert B. Tesh
Robert B. Tesh The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Robert B. Tesh
Robert B. Tesh Yale University
Susan E. Wade
Susan E. Wade Cornell University
Arthur Hinton
Arthur Hinton Agricultural Research Service

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