Nadeeka Wawegama

Transcriptomic Analysis of Long-Term Protective Immunity Induced by Vaccination With Mycoplasma gallisepticum Strain ts-304

Sathya N Kulappu Arachchige, Neil D Young, Anna Kanci Condello, Oluwadamilola S Omotainse, Amir H Noormohammadi, Nadeeka K Wawegama, Glenn F Browning

Journal article  |  2021  |  Frontiers in Immunology

Live attenuated vaccines are commonly used to control Mycoplasma gallisepticum infections in chickens. M. gallisepticum ts-304 is ..

Duration of protective immunity induced by Mycoplasma gallisepticum strain ts-304 vaccine in chickens

Anna Kanci Condello, Sathya N Kulappu Arachchige, Pollob K Shil, Gregory J Underwood, Amir H Noormohammadi, Philip F Markham, Nadeeka K Wawegama, Glenn F Browning

Journal article  |  2020  |  Veterinary Microbiology

Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) is an important pathogen of poultry worldwide, causing chronic respiratory disease in chickens and t..

Differential Response of the Chicken Trachea to Chronic Infection with Virulent Mycoplasma gallisepticum Strain Ap3AS and Vaxsafe MG (Strain ts-304): a Transcriptional Profile

Sathya N Kulappu Arachchige, Neil D Young, Pollob K Shil, Alistair R Legione, Anna Kanci Condello, Glenn F Browning, Nadeeka K Wawegama

Journal article  |  2020  |  Infection and Immunity

Mycoplasma gallisepticum is the primary etiological agent of chronic respiratory disease in chickens. Live attenuated vaccines are..

Mycoplasma bovis Membrane Protein MilA Is a Multifunctional Lipase with Novel Lipid and Glycosaminoglycan Binding Activity

James Yazah Adamu, Nadeeka Kumari Wawegama, Anna Kanci Condello, Marc Serge Marenda, Philip Francis Markham, Glenn Francis Browning, Kelly Anne Tivendale

Journal article  |  2020  |  Infection and Immunity

The survival, replication, and virulence of mycoplasmas depend on their ability to capture and import host-derived nutrients using..

Mycoplasma gallisepticum strain is-304 is a safe and effective live attenuated vaccine for use in chickens

Anna Kanci Condello, Gregory J Underwood, Pollob K Shil, Amir H Noormohammadi, Philip F Markham, Nadeeka K Wawegama, Glenn F Browning

Journal article  |  2020  |  Veterinary Microbiology

Vaxsafe MG (strain ts-11) is a live attenuated vaccine against the important poultry pathogen Mycoplasma gallisepticum that has be..

Application of an indirect MilA ELISA for the detection of Mycoplasma bovis antibodies in bovine milk

AAB Al-Farha, N Wawegama, F Hemmatzadeh, S Firestone, J Moffat, GA Kojouri, AA Azari, R Amanollahi, A Hoare, K Petrovski

Journal article  |  2020  |  Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences

Analysis of antibody response to an epitope in the haemagglutinin subunit 2 of avian influenza virus H5N1 for differentiation of infected and vaccinated chickens

K Putri, MH Wibowo, S Tarigan, Nadeeka Kumari Wawegama, J Ignjatovic, AH Noormohammadi

Journal article  |  2020  |  Avian Pathology

© 2019, © 2019 Houghton Trust Ltd. The H5N1 subtype of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus has been circulating in poultry in ..

SdrA, an NADP(H)-regenerating enzyme, is crucial for Coxiella burnetii to resist oxidative stress and replicate intracellularly.

Mebratu A Bitew, Janine Hofmann, David P De Souza, Nadeeka K Wawegama, Hayley J Newton, Fiona M Sansom

Journal article  |  2019  |  Cellular Microbiology

Coxiella burnetii, the causative agent of the zoonotic disease Q fever, is a Gram-negative bacterium that replicates inside macrop..

Meso-tartrate inhibits intracellular replication of Coxiella burnetii, the causative agent of the zoonotic disease Q fever.

Mebratu A Bitew, Nadeeka K Wawegama, Hayley J Newton, Fiona M Sansom

Journal article  |  2019  |  Pathogens and Disease

The zoonotic disease Q fever, caused by the intracellular bacterium Coxiella burnetii, remains a global health threat due to its h..

Characterisation of the course of Mycoplasma bovis infection in naturally infected dairy herds

N Vähänikkilä, T Pohjanvirta, V Haapala, H Simojoki, T Soveri, GF Browning, S Pelkonen, NK Wawegama, T Autio

Journal article  |  2019  |  Veterinary Microbiology

© 2019 Elsevier B.V. Mycoplasma bovis causes bovine respiratory disease, mastitis, arthritis and otitis. The importance of M. bovi..