Merle E. Olson

Overview

Best Publications

• The Calgary Biofilm Device: New Technology for Rapid Determination of Antibiotic Susceptibilities of Bacterial Biofilms

  H. Ceri;M. E. Olson;C. Stremick;R. R. Read

  2626
  Citations

• Biofilm bacteria: formation and comparative susceptibility to antibiotics

  Merle E. Olson;Howard Ceri;Douglas W. Morck;Andre G. Buret

  1036
  Citations

• Early healing events in a porcine model of contaminated wounds: effects of nanocrystalline silver on matrix metalloproteinases, cell apoptosis, and healing.

  J. Barry Wright;Kan Lam;Andre G. Buret;Merle E. Olson

  555
  Citations

• Cryptosporidium hominis n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Cryptosporidiidae) from Homo sapiens

  Una M. Morgan-Ryan;Abbie Fall;Lucy A. Ward;Nawal Hijjawi

  552
  Citations

• Update on Cryptosporidium and Giardia infections in cattle

  Merle E Olson;Ryan M O'Handley;Brenda J Ralston;Timothy A McAllister

  402
  Citations

• Giardia and Cryptosporidium in mammalian wildlife – current status and future needs

  Amber J. Appelbee;R.C. Andrew Thompson;Merle E. Olson

  389
  Citations

• Giardia and Cryptosporidium in Canadian farm animals

  M.E. Olson;C.L. Thorlakson;L. Deselliers;D.W. Morck

  384
  Citations

• Microtiter susceptibility testing of microbes growing on peg lids: a miniaturized biofilm model for high-throughput screening

  Joe J Harrison;Carol A Stremick;Raymond J Turner;Nick D Allan

  357
  Citations

• Prevalence and genotyping of Giardia duodenalis from beef calves in Alberta, Canada

  A.J. Appelbee;L.M. Frederick;T.L. Heitman;M.E. Olson

  353
  Citations

• Can filamentous fungi form biofilms

  Michael W. Harding;Lyriam L.R. Marques;Ronald J. Howard;Merle E. Olson

  329
  Citations

• Duration of naturally acquired giardiosis and cryptosporidiosis in dairy calves and their association with diarrhea.

  R M O'Handley;C Cockwill;T A McAllister;M Jelinski

  328
  Citations

• Cryptosporidium and Cryptosporidiosis

  R C A Thompson;M E Olson;G Zhu;S Enomoto;S Enomoto

  303
  Citations

• Prevalence of Giardia cysts and Cryptosporidium oocysts and characterization of Giardia spp. isolated from drinking water in Canada.

  P M Wallis;S L Erlandsen;J L Isaac-Renton;M E Olson

  252
  Citations

• Bacterial biofilms: Influence on the pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of urinary tract infections

  J. C. Nickel;J. W. Costerton;R. J. C. Mclean;M. Olson

  250
  Citations

• Silver-coated endotracheal tubes associated with reduced bacterial burden in the lungs of mechanically ventilated dogs.

  Merle E. Olson;Barry G. Harmon;Marin H. Kollef

  242
  Citations

• Copper and Quaternary Ammonium Cations Exert Synergistic Bactericidal and Antibiofilm Activity against Pseudomonas aeruginosa

  Joe J. Harrison;Raymond J. Turner;Daniel A. Joo;Michelle A. Stan

  219
  Citations

• Giardia cyst and Cryptosporidium oocyst survival in water, soil, and cattle feces

  Merle E. Olson;Jeanette Goh;Michael Phillips;Nicole Guselle

  215
  Citations

• The MBEC Assay System: multiple equivalent biofilms for antibiotic and biocide susceptibility testing

  Howard Ceri;Merle Olson;Douglas Morck;Douglas Storey

  210
  Citations

• Prevalence and genotypic characterisation of Giardia in dairy calves from Western Australia and Western Canada.

  R.M. O'Handley;M.E. Olson;D. Fraser;P.J. Adams

  199
  Citations

• Effect of Subtherapeutic Administration of Antibiotics on the Prevalence of Antibiotic-Resistant Escherichia coli Bacteria in Feedlot Cattle

  T. W. Alexander;L. J. Yanke;E. Topp;M. E. Olson

  197
  Citations

• Prevalence and infection pattern of naturally acquired giardiasis and cryptosporidiosis in range beef calves and their dams

  Brenda J. Ralston;Tim A. McAllister;Merle E. Olson

  192
  Citations

• Complete development of Cryptosporidium parvum in host cell-free culture

  N.S. Hijjawi;Bruno Meloni;M. Ng'Anzo;U.M. Ryan

  175
  Citations

• Biofilm Formation by Group A Streptococci: Is There a Relationship with Treatment Failure?

  Joslyn Conley;Merle E. Olson;Linda S. Cook;Howard Ceri

  165
  Citations

• Effect of pasture type (alfalfa vs. grass) on methane and carbon dioxide production by yearling beef heifers

  A. V. Chaves;L. C. Thompson;A. D. Iwaasa;S. L. Scott

  153
  Citations

• Effects of water quality on cattle performance

  Walter D. Willms;Orin R. Kenzie;Tim A. Mcallister;Doug Colwell

  149
  Citations

• Giardiasis and cryptosporidiosis in ruminants.

  Ryan M. O'Handley;Merle E. Olson;Merle E. Olson

  145
  Citations

• Healing of porcine donor sites covered with silver-coated dressings.

  Merle E. Olson;J. Barry Wright;Kan Lam;Robert E. Burrell

  130
  Citations

• Biofilm formation and biocide susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium fortuitum and Mycobacterium marinum.

  Elias Bardouniotis;Howard Ceri;Merle E. Olson

  124
  Citations

• Molecular and cell biology of skin wound healing in a pig model.

  Jian Fei Wang;Merle E. Olson;Carolyn R. Reno;William Kulyk

  123
  Citations

• Effects of murine giardiasis on growth, intestinal morphology , and disaccharidase activity.

  A. Buret;D. G. Gall;M. E. Olson

  116
  Citations

• The GacS sensor kinase controls phenotypic reversion of small colony variants isolated from biofilms of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PA14

  James A. Davies;Joe J. Harrison;Lyriam L. R. Marques;Ginevra R. Foglia

  108
  Citations

• Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) versus minimum biofilm eliminating concentration (MBEC) in evaluation of antibiotic sensitivity of gram-negative bacilli causing peritonitis.

  Farshad Sepandj;Howard Ceri;Allan Gibb;Ronald Read

  104
  Citations