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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2009 - Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology Animal Health Microbiology

Overview

J. Glenn Songer is affiliated with the University of Arizona in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on subfields such as Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology, and Epidemiology.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Mycobacterium research and diagnosis

Songer has contributed to research published in the Journal of Clinical Microbiology. Among recent publications is a 2024 paper titled "Retraction for Waters et al., 'Genotyping and Phenotyping of Beta2-Toxigenic Clostridium perfringens Fecal Isolates Associated with Gastrointestinal Diseases in Piglets'" appearing in the same journal.

The scientist has collaborated with several co-authors including:

  • Michael J. Waters
  • Amanda Savoie
  • Helen S. Garmory
  • Dawn M. Bueschel
  • Michel R. Popoff

J. Glenn Songer was awarded the title Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology in 2009, recognised specifically in the area of Animal Health Microbiology.

Best Publications

  • Expansion of the Clostridium perfringens toxin-based typing scheme.

    Julian I. Rood;Vicki Adams;Jake Lacey;Dena Lyras

  • Clostridium difficile in Retail Meat Products, USA, 2007

    J. Glenn Songer;Hien T. Trinh;George E. Killgore;Angela D. Thompson

  • Skewed genomic variability in strains of the toxigenic bacterial pathogen, Clostridium perfringens

    Garry S.A. Myers;David A. Rasko;David A. Rasko;Jackie K. Cheung;Jacques Ravel

  • Prevalence of PCR Ribotypes among Clostridium difficile Isolates from Pigs, Calves, and Other Species

    M. Kevin Keel;Jon S. Brazier;Karen W. Post;Scott Weese

  • Clostridial enteric infections in pigs.

    J. Glenn Songer;Francisco A. Uzal

  • Bacterial phospholipases and their role in virulence.

    J. Glenn Songer

  • Diagnosis of Clostridium perfringens intestinal infections in sheep and goats.

    Francisco A. Uzal;J. Glenn Songer

  • Occurrence of Clostridium perfringens β2-toxin amongst animals, determined using genotyping and subtyping PCR assays

    H. S. Garmory;N. Chanter;N. P. French;D. Bueschel

  • A cytolysin encoded by Salmonella is required for survival within macrophages.

    S J Libby;W Goebel;A Ludwig;N Buchmeier

  • Clostridium difficile: an important pathogen of food animals.

    J. Glenn Songer;Michael A. Anderson

  • Comparative Phylogenomics of Clostridium difficile Reveals Clade Specificity and Microevolution of Hypervirulent Strains

    R. A. Stabler;D. N. Gerding;J. G. Songer;D. Drudy

  • Prevalence of cpb2, encoding beta2 toxin, in Clostridium perfringens field isolates: correlation of genotype with phenotype

    Dawn M. Bueschel;B. Helen Jost;Stephen J. Billington;Hien T. Trinh

  • Comparison of Western immunoblots and gene detection assays for identification of potentially enterotoxigenic isolates of Clostridium perfringens.

    J. F. Kokai-Kun;J. G. Songer;J. R. Czeczulin;Futai Chen

  • Necrotic enteritis in chickens: A paradigm of enteric infection by Clostridium perfringens type A

    Kerry K. Cooper;J. Glenn Songer

  • Clostridia as agents of zoonotic disease.

    J. Glenn Songer

  • Genotyping ofClostridium perfringensby Polymerase Chain Reaction is a Useful Adjunct to Diagnosis of Clostridial Enteric Disease in Animals

    J.Glenn Songer;Ralph R. Meer

  • Neutralization of Clostridium difficile Toxin A with Single-domain Antibodies Targeting the Cell Receptor Binding Domain

    Greg Hussack;Greg Hussack;Mehdi Arbabi-Ghahroudi;Mehdi Arbabi-Ghahroudi;Henk van Faassen;J. Glenn Songer

  • Thiol-activated cytolysins: structure, function and role in pathogenesis.

    Stephen J. Billington;B.Helen Jost;J.Glenn Songer

  • Zoonotic transfer of Clostridium difficile harboring antimicrobial resistance between farm animals and humans.

    C. W. Knetsch;N. Kumar;S. C. Forster;S. C. Forster;S. C. Forster;Thomas Connor

  • Genotyping and Phenotyping of Beta2-Toxigenic Clostridium perfringens Fecal Isolates Associated with Gastrointestinal Diseases in Piglets

    Michael Waters;Amanda Savoie;Helen S. Garmory;Dawn Bueschel

  • Veterinary Microbiology: Bacterial and Fungal Agents of Animal Disease

    J. Glenn Songer;Karen W. Post

  • Pathogenesis of Bacterial Infections in Animals: Gyles/Pathogenesis of Bacterial Infections in Animals

    Carlton L. Gyles;John F. Prescott;J. Glenn Songer;Charles O. Thoen

Frequent Co-Authors

Francisco A. Uzal
Francisco A. Uzal University of California, Davis
Julian I. Rood
Julian I. Rood Monash University
Bruce A. McClane
Bruce A. McClane University of Pittsburgh
Michel R. Popoff
Michel R. Popoff Institut Pasteur
Dena Lyras
Dena Lyras Monash University
Brandi Limbago
Brandi Limbago Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
John F. Prescott
John F. Prescott University of Guelph
J. Scott Weese
J. Scott Weese University of Guelph
Richard W. Titball
Richard W. Titball University of Exeter
Mahfuzur R. Sarker
Mahfuzur R. Sarker Oregon State University

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