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John M. Fairbrother

John M. Fairbrother

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Microbiology

D-Index
50
Citations
10273
World Ranking
4426
National Ranking
124

Overview

John M. Fairbrother is affiliated with the University of Montreal in Canada. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a significant focus on Molecular Medicine, Endocrinology, Pollution, Ecology, and Food Science.

The main topics explored in Fairbrother's work include:

  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Escherichia coli research studies
  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
  • Microbial infections and disease research
  • Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies

Their publication record includes contributions to several frequent venues, including:

  • Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • Journal of Dairy Science
  • Pathogens
  • Microorganisms
  • Journal of Animal Science

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Fairbrother are:

  • Prevalence of Antimicrobial Resistance and Characteristics of Escherichia coli Isolates From Fecal and Manure Pit Samples on Dairy Farms in the Province of Québec, Canada, 2021, Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • Exploring Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase (ESBL)-Producing Escherichia coli in Food-Producing Animals and Animal-Derived Foods, 2024, Pathogens
  • High Risk Clone: A Proposal of Criteria Adapted to the One Health Context with Application to Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli in the Pig Population, 2021, Antibiotics
  • Description of Antimicrobial-Resistant Escherichia coli and Their Dissemination Mechanisms on Dairy Farms, 2023, Veterinary Sciences
  • Spread of multidrug-resistant IncHI1 plasmids carrying ESBL gene blaCTX-M-1 and metabolism operon of prebiotic oligosaccharides in commensal Escherichia coli from healthy horses, France, 2020, International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Frequent collaborators in Fairbrother's research include:

  • Maud de Lagarde
  • David Francoz
  • Simon Dufour
  • Marie Archambault
  • Hélène Lardé

Best Publications

  • Escherichia coli in postweaning diarrhea in pigs: an update on bacterial types, pathogenesis, and prevention strategies.

    John M. Fairbrother;Éric Nadeau;Carlton L. Gyles

  • AVIAN PATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI (APEC)

    Maryvonne Dho-Moulin;John Morris Fairbrother

  • Post weaning diarrhea in pigs: risk factors and non‑colistin‑based control strategies

    Mohamed Rhouma;John Morris Fairbrother;Francis Beaudry;Ann Letellier

  • Antimicrobial Resistance Genes in Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli O149:K91 Isolates Obtained over a 23-Year Period from Pigs

    Christine Maynard;John M. Fairbrother;Sadjia Bekal;François Sanschagrin

  • Relationship between the Tsh autotransporter and pathogenicity of avian Escherichia coli and localization and analysis of the Tsh genetic region.

    Charles M. Dozois;Maryvonne Dho-Moulin;Annie Brée;John M. Fairbrother

  • Rapid Identification of Escherichia coli Pathotypes by Virulence Gene Detection with DNA Microarrays

    Sadjia Bekal;Roland Brousseau;Luke Masson;Gabrielle Prefontaine

  • Role of Virulence Factors in Resistance of Avian Pathogenic Escherichia coli to Serum and in Pathogenicity

    Melha Mellata;Maryvonne Dho-Moulin;Charles M. Dozois;Roy Curtiss

  • Mycotoxin Fumonisin B1 Increases Intestinal Colonization by Pathogenic Escherichia coli in Pigs

    Isabelle P. Oswald;Clarisse Desautels;Joëlle Laffitte;Sylvie Fournout;Sylvie Fournout

  • Occurrence of virulence and antimicrobial resistance genes in Escherichia coli isolates from different aquatic ecosystems within the St. Clair River and Detroit River areas.

    Katia Hamelin;Katia Hamelin;Guillaume Bruant;Abdel El-Shaarawi;Stephen Hill

  • Evaluation of Escherichia coli isolates from healthy chickens to determine their potential risk to poultry and human health

    Zachary R. Stromberg;James R. Johnson;John M. Fairbrother;Jacquelyn Kilbourne

  • Isolation and Association of Escherichia Coli AIDA-I/STb, Rather than EAST1 Pathotype, with Diarrhea in Piglets and Antibiotic Sensitivity of Isolates:

    Musangu Ngeleka;Jane Pritchard;Greg Appleyard;Dorothy M. Middleton

  • Role of Avian Pathogenic Escherichia coli Virulence Factors in Bacterial Interaction with Chicken Heterophils and Macrophages

    Melha Mellata;Maryvonne Dho-Moulin;Charles M. Dozois;Roy Curtiss

  • pap-and pil-related DNA sequences and other virulence determinants associated with Escherichia coli isolated from septicemic chickens and turkeys.

    C M Dozois;J M Fairbrother;J Harel;M Bossé

  • Presentation of postweaning Escherichia coli diarrhea in southern Ontario, prevalence of hemolytic E. coli serogroups involved, and their antimicrobial resistance patterns.

    Rocio Amezcua;Robert M. Friendship;Catherine E. Dewey;Carlton Gyles

  • Administration of Pediococcus acidilactici or Saccharomyces cerevisiae boulardii modulates development of porcine mucosal immunity and reduces intestinal bacterial translocation after Escherichia coli challenge.

    M Lessard;M Dupuis;N Gagnon;E Nadeau

  • Characterization of the novel factor paa involved in the early steps of the adhesion mechanism of attaching and effacing Escherichia coli.

    Isabelle Batisson;Marie-Pierre Guimond;Francis Girard;Hongyan An

  • Escherichia coli: on-farm contamination of animals.

    J M Fairbrother;E Nadeau

  • Localization of the in vivo expression of P and F1 fimbriae in chickens experimentally inoculated with pathogenic Escherichia coli.

    Seyed Ali Pourbakhsh;Maryvonne Dho-Moulin;Annie Brée;Clarisse Desautels

  • A reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction method to analyze porcine cytokine gene expression

    Charles M. Dozois;Eric Oswald;Nadine Gautier;Jean-Paul Serthelon

  • A virulence and antimicrobial resistance DNA microarray detects a high frequency of virulence genes in Escherichia coli isolates from Great Lakes recreational waters.

    Katia Hamelin;Katia Hamelin;Guillaume Bruant;Abdel El-Shaarawi;Stephen Hill

Frequent Co-Authors

Josée Harel
Josée Harel University of Montreal
Mario Jacques
Mario Jacques University of Montreal
Charles M. Dozois
Charles M. Dozois Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique
Eric Oswald
Eric Oswald Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Isabelle P. Oswald
Isabelle P. Oswald Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Roland Brousseau
Roland Brousseau National Research Council Canada
Luke Masson
Luke Masson National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Roy Curtiss
Roy Curtiss University of Florida
Carlton L. Gyles
Carlton L. Gyles University of Guelph
Darren J. Trott
Darren J. Trott University of Adelaide

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