Parasites are widely spread in the environment and are responsible for causing diseases associated with diarrheal illness. Food-borne and water-borne parasites are mainly associated with the disease and are the … Read more
Human enteric viruses are the major cause of nonbacterial gastroenteritis also known as stomach flu and are transmitted via food and waterborne route. Foodborne viruses include the human noroviruses (HNoV), … Read more
Toxigenic algae are the major concern of algal poisoning for aquatic animals, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals as well as humans and are found in marine, brackish and freshwater habitats. Some … Read more
Fungi are the most widely distributed free-living organisms on Earth with about 1,44,000 known species to date and many other unknown species are yet to be identified. Some of the … Read more
Rickettsia is small-sized intracellular bacteria about 0.3 to 2 µm and because of its small size, it was thought to be a virus. These bacteria multiply in the cytoplasm of … Read more
Yersinia enterocolitica is a pathogenic species belonging to the Enterobacteriaceae family that causes diseases like acute gastroenteritis and bubonic plague known as Black Death. After Campylobacter and Salmonella species infection, … Read more
Vibrios are inhabitants of the marine environment and are aquatic bacteria that can be found as planktons. They are normally present in aquatic animals and seafood products and only a … Read more
What is E. coli? E. coli are pathogenic strains and are a primary cause of food-borne illness mostly in developing countries. Among the species of the Enterobacteriaceae family and Gram-negative … Read more
What is Salmonella? Salmonella is one of the major food-borne pathogens that cause systemic or enteric infection affecting approximately 2 million people worldwide each year. The first organism, Salmonella choleraesuis … Read more
What is Campylobacteriosis? Campylobacter infection causes human gastroenteritis and vibriosis affecting people worldwide. It is a common bacterial disease that usually occurs in both developed and developing countries. The disease … Read more
