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Overview

Andrew Wales is affiliated with the University of Surrey in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these broad areas, their work has contributed to subfields such as Food Science, Biotechnology, Molecular Biology, Genetics, and Infectious Diseases.

Their research topics focus on multiple aspects of food safety, veterinary science, and microbial contamination control. Key topics include:

  • Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
  • Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety
  • Food Safety and Hygiene
  • Human-Animal Interaction Studies
  • Veterinary Practice and Education Studies
  • Antimicrobial agents and applications
  • Infection Control in Healthcare

Andrew Wales has published research in several notable academic venues. Frequent publication platforms include:

  • Journal of Medical Microbiology
  • Zoonoses and Public Health
  • World s Poultry Science Journal
  • Journal of Applied Microbiology
  • Microorganisms

Recent publications reflect their scientific focus on disinfection, microbiology, and pathogen control in agricultural and veterinary environments. Selected papers include:

  • Disinfectant testing for veterinary and agricultural applications: A review (2021, Zoonoses and Public Health)
  • Review of hatchery transmission of bacteria with focus on Salmonella, chick pathogens and antimicrobial resistance (2020, World s Poultry Science Journal)
  • Disinfection to control African swine fever virus: a UK perspective (2021, Journal of Medical Microbiology)

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Robert Davies
  • Rebecca J. Gosling
  • Shaun Cawthraw
  • Francesca Martelli
  • Alastair Macdonald

Best Publications

  • Co-Selection of Resistance to Antibiotics, Biocides and Heavy Metals, and Its Relevance to Foodborne Pathogens

    Andrew D. Wales;Robert H. Davies

  • A survey of equine abortion, stillbirth and neonatal death in the UK from 1988 to 1997.

    K. C. Smith;A. S. Blunden;K. E. Whitwell;K. A. Dunn

  • Raw diets for dogs and cats: a review, with particular reference to microbiological hazards

    R. H. Davies;J. R. Lawes;A. D. Wales

  • Antimicrobial Resistance on Farms: A Review Including Biosecurity and the Potential Role of Disinfectants in Resistance Selection

    Robert Davies;Andrew Wales

  • Chemical Treatment of Animal Feed and Water for the Control of Salmonella

    Andrew D. Wales;Vivien M. Allen;Robert H. Davies

  • Escherichia coli O157:H7 colonization in small domestic ruminants

    Roberto M. La Ragione;Angus Best;Martin J. Woodward;Andrew D. Wales

  • A longitudinal study of environmental Salmonella contamination in caged and free-range layer flocks

    Andrew Wales;Mark Breslin;Ben Richard Carter;Robin Sayers

  • The diagnosis of lameness associated with distal limbpathology in a horse: A comparison of radiography, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging

    R.C. Whitton;C. Buckley;Tim Donovan;Andrew D. Wales

  • Survey of the prevalence of Salmonella species on commercial laying farms in the United Kingdom.

    L. C. Snow;R. H. Davies;K. H. Christiansen;J. J. Carrique-Mas

  • A critical review of Salmonella Typhimurium infection in laying hens

    Andrew Wales;RH Davies

  • Assessment of cleaning and disinfection in Salmonella-contaminated poultry layer houses using qualitative and semi-quantitative culture techniques

    Andrew Wales;Mark Breslin;Robert Davies

  • Review of the Carriage of Zoonotic Bacteria by Arthropods, with Special Reference to Salmonella in Mites, Flies and Litter Beetles

    Andrew Wales;JJ Carrique-Mas;M Rankin;B Bell

  • Attaching-effacing bacteria in animals.

    A. D. Wales;Martin J. Woodward;G. R. Pearson

  • Investigations into Salmonella contamination in poultry feedmills in the United Kingdom

    R.H. Davies;A.D. Wales

  • Non-toxigenic Escherichia coli O157:H7 strain NCTC12900 causes attaching-effacing lesions and eae-dependent persistence in weaned sheep

    Martin J. Woodward;Angus Best;Katherine A. Sprigings;Geoffrey R. Pearson

  • Efficacy of a Live Attenuated Escherichia coli O78∶K80 Vaccine in Chickens and Turkeys

    R. M. La Ragione;R. M. La Ragione;M. J. Woodward;M. J. Woodward;M. Kumar;J. Rodenberg

  • Evaluation of commonly-used farm disinfectants in wet and dry models of Salmonella farm contamination

    Ian McLaren;Andrew Wales;Mark Breslin;Robert Davies

  • Semiquantitative assessment of the distribution of Salmonella in the environment of caged layer flocks.

    A. Wales;M. Breslin;R. Davies

  • Producing Salmonella-free pigs: a review focusing on interventions at weaning.

    Andrew Wales;Ajc Cook;RH Davies

  • Longitudinal survey of the occurrence of Salmonella in pigs and the environment of nucleus breeder and multiplier pig herds in England.

    Andrew Wales;IM McLaren;S Bedford;JJ Carrique-Mas

  • Egg-borne infections of humans with salmonella: not only an S. enteritidis problem

    E. J. Threlfall;J. Wain;Tansy Peters;C. Lane

  • Ultrastructural differences in cranial cruciate ligaments from dogs of two breeds with a differing predisposition to ligament degeneration and rupture.

    EJ Comerford;John F Tarlton;A Wales;AJ Bailey

  • Attaching and effacing lesions caused by Escherichia coli O157 : H7 in experimentally inoculated neonatal lambs

    Andrew D. Wales;Geoffrey R. Pearson;Andrew M. Skuse;John M. Roe

  • Observations on the distribution and persistence of monophasic Salmonella Typhimurium on infected pig and cattle farms.

    Rebecca J. Gosling;Doris Mueller-Doblies;Francesca Martelli;Javier Nunez-Garcia

  • Disinfectant testing for veterinary and agricultural applications: A review.

    Andrew D Wales;Rebecca J Gosling;Harriet L Bare;Robert H Davies

  • Variation in the persistence of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in experimentally inoculated 6-week-old conventional lambs.

    Adrian L. Cookson;Andrew D. Wales;John M. Roe;Christine M. Hayes

  • Trends in phage types and antimicrobial resistance of Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis isolated from animals in Great Britain from 1990 to 2005

    J. J. Carrique-Mas;C. Papadopoulou;S. J. Evans;A. Wales

  • Production of attaching-effacing lesions in ligated large intestine loops of 6-month-old sheep by Escherichia coli O157:H7

    Andrew D. Wales;Felicity A. Clifton-Hadley;Adrian L. Cookson;Michael P. Dibb-Fuller

  • Isolation from a sheep of an attaching and effacing Escherichia coli O115:H- with a novel combination of virulence factors.

    Adrian L. Cookson;Christine M. Hayes;Geoffrey R. Pearson;John M. Roe

  • Environmental Aspects of Salmonella

    Andrew Wales;RH Davies

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert H. Davies
Robert H. Davies Animal and Plant Health Agency
Martin J. Woodward
Martin J. Woodward University of Reading
Roberto M. La Ragione
Roberto M. La Ragione University of Surrey
Juan Carrique-Mas
Juan Carrique-Mas University of Oxford
Angus I. Best
Angus I. Best National Oceanography Centre
John Wain
John Wain University of East Anglia
E. J. Threlfall
E. J. Threlfall Government of the United Kingdom
Alasdair J. C. Cook
Alasdair J. C. Cook University of Surrey
Vivien Allen
Vivien Allen University of Bristol
Allen J. Bailey
Allen J. Bailey University of Bristol

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