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DTSTART:20191203T180500Z
DTEND:20191203T190000Z
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LOCATION:4274 Chamberlin (refreshments will be served)
SUMMARY:A case study of bacterial pathogen emergence: Staphylococcus s
 aprophyticus\, Chaos & Complex Systems Seminar\, Caitlin Pepperell\, U
 W Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology
DESCRIPTION:<br>
\nWhere do pathogens come from? Microbes are all arou
 nd us\, but infectious diseases arise from a tiny fraction of these di
 verse organisms. Research in my lab is aimed at uncovering the origin 
 stories of pathogenic bacteria: the where\, when\, how and why of infe
 ctious disease emergence. Bacteria occupy incredibly diverse niches an
 d adapt by a multiplicity of mechanisms. Pathogen origin stories refle
 ct this ecological and evolutionary diversity\, with our work and othe
 rs’ showing that there are numerous paths to virulence. This present
 ation focuses on the origin story of a pathogen I started working on b
 y accident\, Staphylococcus saprophyticus. S. saprophyticus\, which in
 fects humans and animals\, is able to move fluidly among diverse envir
 onments. This bacterium illustrates the intertwined ecologies of human
 s\, animals\, and the natural and built environments we share. In this
  presentation\, I will share what we have learned about how S. saproph
 yticus evolved to cause disease.
URL:https://www.physics.wisc.edu/events/?id=5211
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