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Terry F. McElwain is affiliated with Washington State University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Immunology and Microbiology, Nursing, and Medicine, with a particular focus on Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Nutrition and Dietetics, and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Their work also touches on areas such as Pollution and Molecular Medicine.

The main topics addressed in McElwain's research include Antibiotic Use and Resistance, Child Nutrition and Water Access, Global Maternal and Child Health, Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts, and Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria.

McElwain's recent publications include studies predominantly centered on antimicrobial resistance and environmental risk factors in high-density settlements. Notable papers are:

  • Carriage of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria in a high-density informal settlement in Kenya is associated with environmental risk-factors, published in 2021 in Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
  • Carriage of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria in a high-density informal settlement in Kenya is associated with environmental risk-factors, published in 2020 in Research Square (Research Square)
  • Carriage of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria in a high-density informal settlement in Kenya is associated with environmental risk-factors, published in 2020 in Research Square (Research Square)

Coauthors who have frequently collaborated with McElwain include:

  • Sylvia Omulo
  • Eric Lofgren
  • Svetlana Lockwood
  • Godfrey Bigogo
  • Alice Ouma

McElwain's work has been published chiefly in the venues Research Square (Research Square) and Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, reflecting their ongoing contributions to these fields through multiple publications in each venue.

Best Publications

  • Genome sequence of Babesia bovis and comparative analysis of apicomplexan hemoprotozoa.

    Kelly A Brayton;Audrey O. T Lau;David R Herndon;Linda Hannick

  • Detection of Cattle Naturally Infected with Anaplasma marginale in a Region of Endemicity by Nested PCR and a Competitive Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Using Recombinant Major Surface Protein 5

    Susana Torioni de Echaide;Donald P. Knowles;Donald P. Knowles;Travis C. McGuire;Guy H. Palmer

  • Molecular basis for surface antigen size polymorphisms and conservation of a neutralization-sensitive epitope in Anaplasma marginale.

    David R. Allred;Travis C. McGuire;Guy H. Palmer;Steve R. Leib

  • Interferon-γ and interleukin-12 mediate protection to acute Neospora caninum infection in BALB/c mice

    Timothy V Baszler;Maureen T Long;Terry F McElwain;Bruce A Mathison

  • Expression of Anaplasma marginale Major Surface Protein 2 Variants during Persistent Cyclic Rickettsemia

    Dorothy M. French;Terry F. McElwain;Travis C. McGuire;Guy H. Palmer

  • CD4+ T-Lymphocyte and Immunoglobulin G2 Responses in Calves Immunized with Anaplasma marginale Outer Membranes and Protected against Homologous Challenge

    Wendy C. Brown;Varda Shkap;Daming Zhu;Travis C. McGuire

  • The immunoprotective Anaplasma marginale major surface protein 2 is encoded by a polymorphic multigene family.

    G. H. Palmer;Gamal Eid;A. F. Barbet;T. C. Mcguire

  • Antibody against an Anaplasma marginale MSP5 epitope common to tick and erythrocyte stages identifies persistently infected cattle

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  • Analysis of the 16S rRNA gene of micro-organism WSU 86-1044 from an aborted bovine foetus reveals that it is a member of the order Chlamydiales: proposal of Waddliaceae fam. nov., Waddlia chondrophila gen. nov., sp. nov.

    Fred R. Rurangirwa;Pamela M. Dilbeck;Timothy B. Crawford;Travis C. McGuire

  • Strain composition of the ehrlichia Anaplasma marginale within persistently infected cattle, a mammalian reservoir for tick transmission.

    Guy H. Palmer;Fred R. Rurangirwa;Terry F. McElwain

  • Molecular basis for vaccine development against anaplasmosis and babesiosis

    Guy H. Palmer;Terry F. McElwain

  • Neutralization-sensitive merozoite surface antigens of Babesia bovis encoded by members of a polymorphic gene family

    Stephen A. Hines;Guy H. Palmer;Douglas P. Jasmer;Travis C. McGuire

  • A genetic screen for improved plasmid segregation reveals a role for Rep20 in the interaction of Plasmodium falciparum chromosomes.

    Rebecca A. O'Donnell;Rebecca A. O'Donnell;Lúcio H. Freitas‐Junior;Peter R. Preiser;Donald H. Williamson

  • Linking Human Health and Livestock Health: A “One-Health” Platform for Integrated Analysis of Human Health, Livestock Health, and Economic Welfare in Livestock Dependent Communities

    S. M. Thumbi;M. Kariuki Njenga;Thomas L. Marsh;Susan Noh

  • Molecular characterization of Babesia bovis merozoite surface proteins bearing epitopes immunodominant in protected cattle.

    Stephen A. Hines;Terry F. McElwain;Gerald M. Buening;Guy H. Palmer

  • Serological diagnosis of bovine neosporosis by Neospora caninum monoclonal antibody-based competitive inhibition enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.

    T V Baszler;D P Knowles;J P Dubey

  • Characterization of the gene encoding a 60-kilodalton Babesia bovis merozoite protein with conserved and surface exposed epitopes.

    Carlos E. Suarez;Guy H. Palmer;Douglas P. Jasmer;Stephen A. Hines

  • Identification of Babesia bovis merozoite surface antigens by using immune bovine sera and monoclonal antibodies.

    W L Goff;W C Davis;G H Palmer;T F McElwain

  • The role of osmiophilic bodies and Pfg377 expression in female gametocyte emergence and mosquito infectivity in the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum

    Tania F. De Koning-Ward;Anna Olivieri;Lucia Bertuccini;Andrew Hood

  • Strain variation of Babesia bovis merozoite surface-exposed epitopes.

    G H Palmer;T F McElwain;L E Perryman;W C Davis

  • Detection of Anaplasma ovis infection in goats by major surface protein 5 competitive inhibition enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.

    L W Ndung'u;C Aguirre;F R Rurangirwa;T F McElwain

Frequent Co-Authors

Guy H. Palmer
Guy H. Palmer Washington State University
Travis C. McGuire
Travis C. McGuire Washington State University
Donald P. Knowles
Donald P. Knowles Washington State University
Wendy C. Brown
Wendy C. Brown Washington State University
William C. Davis
William C. Davis Washington State University
Douglas P. Jasmer
Douglas P. Jasmer Washington State University
Anthony F. Barbet
Anthony F. Barbet University of Florida
Juan Mosqueda
Juan Mosqueda Autonomous University of Queretaro
Brendan S. Crabb
Brendan S. Crabb Monash University
Glen A. Scoles
Glen A. Scoles United States Department of Agriculture

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