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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
74
Citations
18857
World Ranking
118
National Ranking
12

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Bacteria
  • Internal medicine
  • Pathology

His primary areas of investigation include Veterinary medicine, Microbiology, Staphylococcus aureus, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Antibiotic resistance. His research in Veterinary medicine intersects with topics in Microbiome and Physiology. His Microbiology research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Clostridium and Internal medicine.

His research investigates the link between Staphylococcus aureus and topics such as Zoonotic Infection that cross with problems in Nasal Swab, Anus, Coagulase and Staphylococcus intermedius. His research integrates issues of Neonatal intensive care unit and Colonization in his study of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. His Antibiotic resistance research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Transmission, Human pathogen, Micrococcaceae and Antimicrobial.

His most cited work include:

  • Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization in pigs and pig farmers. (407 citations)
  • Suspected transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus between domestic pets and humans in veterinary clinics and in the household (239 citations)
  • Enteropathogenic Bacteria in Dogs and Cats: Diagnosis, Epidemiology, Treatment, and Control (143 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

J. S. Weese focuses on Microbiology, Veterinary medicine, Feces, Clostridium difficile and Internal medicine. His studies deal with areas such as Clostridium, Staphylococcal infections and Enterotoxin as well as Microbiology. J. S. Weese has included themes like Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus aureus, Incidence and Colonization in his Veterinary medicine study.

His Colonization research incorporates elements of Transmission and Micrococcaceae. The various areas that J. S. Weese examines in his Feces study include Clostridia, Oxalobacter formigenes, Salmonella and Diarrhea. His work in Clostridium difficile addresses issues such as Epidemiology, which are connected to fields such as Neonatal intensive care unit and Pathogen.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Microbiology (40.35%)
  • Veterinary medicine (38.60%)
  • Feces (28.95%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2016-2021)?

  • Feces (28.95%)
  • Veterinary medicine (38.60%)
  • Diarrhea (7.02%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Feces, Veterinary medicine, Diarrhea, Epidemiology and Internal medicine. His work is dedicated to discovering how Feces, Clostridia are connected with Animal science, Clostridiales, Bacilli and Clostridium perfringens and other disciplines. His Veterinary medicine research integrates issues from Rabies control and Environmental health.

His Internal medicine research includes themes of Clostridium difficile, Pathogen and Gastroenterology. Clostridium difficile is the subject of his research, which falls under Microbiology. In the subject of general Microbiology, his work in Enteritis is often linked to Abdominal ultrasonography, thereby combining diverse domains of study.

Between 2016 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Antimicrobial use Guidelines for Treatment of Respiratory Tract Disease in Dogs and Cats: Antimicrobial Guidelines Working Group of the International Society for Companion Animal Infectious Diseases. (103 citations)
  • Characterization of the Fecal Bacterial Microbiota of Healthy and Diarrheic Dairy Calves. (42 citations)
  • Understanding the Intestinal Microbiome in Health and Disease. (30 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Bacteria
  • Internal medicine
  • Pathology

His primary areas of study are Feces, Diarrhea, Veterinary medicine, Lachnospiraceae and Disease. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Bacteriotherapy, Internal medicine, Gastroenterology and Standard treatment. His research on Diarrhea often connects related topics like Adjunctive treatment.

His Veterinary medicine study incorporates themes from Young age, Dysbiosis and Gastrointestinal microbiota. His work in Lachnospiraceae incorporates the disciplines of Cattle Diseases and Bifidobacterium. J. S. Weese interconnects Computational biology and DNA sequencing in the investigation of issues within Disease.

Best Publications

  • Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization in pigs and pig farmers.

    T. Khanna;R. Friendship;C. Dewey;J.S. Weese

  • International Society for Companion Animal Infectious Diseases (ISCAID) guidelines for the diagnosis and management of bacterial urinary tract infections in dogs and cats.

    J. Scott Weese;Joseph Blondeau;Dawn Boothe;Luca G. Guardabassi

  • Suspected transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus between domestic pets and humans in veterinary clinics and in the household

    J S Weese;H Dick;B M Willey;A McGeer

  • Antimicrobial Use Guidelines for Treatment of Urinary Tract Disease in Dogs and Cats: Antimicrobial Guidelines Working Group of the International Society for Companion Animal Infectious Diseases

    J. Scott Weese;Joseph M. Blondeau;Dawn Boothe;Edward B. Breitschwerdt

  • Antimicrobial use Guidelines for Treatment of Respiratory Tract Disease in Dogs and Cats: Antimicrobial Guidelines Working Group of the International Society for Companion Animal Infectious Diseases.

    M. R. Lappin;J. Blondeau;D. Boothe;E. B. Breitschwerdt

  • Clostridium difficile in retail ground meat, Canada.

    Alexander Rodriguez-Palacios;Henry R. Staempfli;Todd Duffield;J. Scott Weese

  • Enteropathogenic Bacteria in Dogs and Cats: Diagnosis, Epidemiology, Treatment, and Control

    Stanley L Marks;S. C. Rankin;Barbara A Byrne;J. S. Weese

  • ACVIM consensus statement on therapeutic antimicrobial use in animals and antimicrobial resistance.

    J. S. Weese;S. Giguère;L. Guardabassi;P. S. Morley

  • Clostridium difficile PCR Ribotypes in Calves, Canada

    Alexander Rodriguez-Palacios;Henry R Stämpfli;Todd Duffield;Andrew S Peregrine

  • Bacterial Zoonoses Transmitted by Household Pets: State-of-the-Art and Future Perspectives for Targeted Research and Policy Actions

    P. Damborg;E.M. Broens;B.B. Chomel;S. Guenther

  • Antimicrobial drug use in veterinary medicine.

    Paul S. Morley;Michael D. Apley;Thomas E. Besser;Derek P. Burney

  • Detection and Enumeration of Clostridium difficile Spores in Retail Beef and Pork

    J. Scott Weese;Brent P. Avery;J. Rousseau;Richard J. Reid-Smith

  • Characterization and comparison of the bacterial microbiota in different gastrointestinal tract compartments in horses.

    M.C. Costa;G. Silva;R.V. Ramos;H.R. Staempfli

  • An outbreak of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus skin infections resulting from horse to human transmission in a veterinary hospital.

    J S Weese;F Caldwell;B M Willey;B N Kreiswirth

  • Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in horses and humans who work with horses.

    J. Scott Weese;Joyce Rousseau;Josie L. Traub-Dargatz;Barbara M. Willey

  • Changes in the faecal microbiota of mares precede the development of post partum colic

    J. S. Weese;S. J. Holcombe;R. M Embertson;K. A. Kurtz

  • Bacteriological evaluation of commercial canine and feline raw diets

    Weese Js;Rousseau J;Arroyo L

  • Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in horses at a veterinary teaching hospital: frequency, characterization, and association with clinical disease.

    J.S. Weese;J. Rousseau;B.M. Willey;M. Archambault

  • Methicillin-resistant staphylococcal colonization in clinically normal dogs and horses in the community

    M. Vengust;M.E.C. Anderson;J. Rousseau;J.S. Weese

  • Guidelines for animal-assisted interventions in health care facilities

    Sandra L. Lefebvre;Gail C. Golab;E'Lise Christensen;Louisa Castrodale

  • Detection and quantification of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) clones in retail meat products

    J.S. Weese;B.P. Avery;R.J. Reid-Smith

  • A prospective study of the roles of Clostridium difficile and enterotoxigenic Clostridium perfringens in equine diarrhoea

    J. S. Weese;H. R. Staempfli;J. F. Prescott

  • Characterization of the Fecal Bacterial Microbiota of Healthy and Diarrheic Dairy Calves.

    D.E. Gomez;L.G. Arroyo;M.C. Costa;L. Viel

  • Evaluation of Clostridium difficile in dogs and the household environment.

    J. S. Weese;R. Finley;R. R. Reid-Smith;N. Janecko

  • Reducing the risk of pet-associated zoonotic infections

    Jason W. Stull;Jason Brophy;J.S. Weese

  • Characterization of the biofilm forming ability of Staphylococcus pseudintermedius from dogs.

    Ameet Singh;Meagan Walker;Joyce Rousseau;Jeffrey Scott Weese

  • Understanding the Intestinal Microbiome in Health and Disease.

    Marcio Carvalho Costa;Jeffrey Scott Weese

  • Development of the faecal microbiota in foals

    M. C. Costa;H. R. Stämpfli;E. Allen-Vercoe;J. S. Weese

  • Characterization of the oral microbiota of healthy cats using next-generation sequencing

    A. Sturgeon;S.L. Pinder;M.C. Costa;J.S. Weese

  • Evaluation of in vitro properties of di-tri-octahedral smectite on clostridial toxins and growth

    J. S. Weese;N. M. Cote;R. V. G. Degannes

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard J. Reid-Smith
Richard J. Reid-Smith Public Health Agency of Canada
Andrew S. Peregrine
Andrew S. Peregrine University of Guelph
David L. Pearl
David L. Pearl University of Guelph
Jan M. Sargeant
Jan M. Sargeant University of Guelph
Paul S. Morley
Paul S. Morley Texas A&M University
Robert M. Friendship
Robert M. Friendship University of Guelph
Allison McGeer
Allison McGeer University of Toronto
Luca Guardabassi
Luca Guardabassi University of Copenhagen
Jeff B. Bender
Jeff B. Bender University of Minnesota
John F. Prescott
John F. Prescott University of Guelph

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