Abstract: A multiplex assay with an improved sensitivity and specificity for the diagnosis of Brucella canis infection in mammals using two specific antigens (BP26 and Omp31pep) is disclosed. Also disclosed are kits for detecting immune responses to a Brucella canis infection, methods of detection, methods for monitoring progression and methods for treating a Brucella canis infection.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to genetically modified bacteria that produce a diffusible signal factor (DSF). The disclosure also provides methods for treating or preventing Salmonella infection/invasion in a subject. The disclosure further provides vectors and compositions for carrying out the methods disclosed herein.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for inhibiting or preventing Vibrio cholera toxin production in a subject, the method comprising enterally administering to the subject a pharmaceutically effective amount of a fatty acid dissolved or suspended in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, wherein the fatty acid contains 10 to 30 carbon atoms, such as an unsaturated fatty acid such as a cis-2-unsaturated fatty acid, such as a fatty acid having the formula: wherein n is an integer of 6-26, and the fatty acid optionally includes a second carbon-carbon double bond resulting from removal of two hydrogen atoms on adjacent carbon atoms.

Abstract: A method for inhibiting or preventing Salmonella invasion of the intestinal epithelium in a subject, the method comprising enterally administering to the subject a pharmaceutically effective amount of a fatty acid dissolved or suspended in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, wherein the fatty acid contains 10 to 30 carbon atoms, wherein the fatty acid is more particularly an unsaturated fatty acid containing 1-4 carbon-carbon double bonds and/or 1 or 2 carbon-carbon triple bonds, or the fatty acid is more particularly a cis-unsaturated fatty acid, or the fatty acid is more particularly a cis-2-unsaturated fatty acid having the formula: wherein n is an integer of 6-26, and the fatty acid optionally includes a second carbon-carbon double bond resulting from removal of two hydrogen atoms on adjacent carbon atoms.