1. Novel Technologies for Prevention, Detection, Assessment and Management of Animal Health and Welfare
Current research topics at the Institute of Microbiology and Parasitology, Veterinary Faculty, University of Ljubljana focus on the detection, characterization and genomic surveillance of the following animal pathogens and antimicrobial resistance:
-antimicrobial resistance in animal pathogens and in the farm environment;
-mastitis, respiratory infections and paratuberculosis in cattle;
-infectious agents associated with bovine and porcine abortus;
-Flavobacterium in fish;
-respiratory infections, avian influenza and APEC in poultry;
-whole-genome sequencing (WGS) of animal pathogens;
-metagenomic approaches for the detection and characterization of animal pathogens.
Institute of Microbiology and Parasitology (IMP) is part of the University of Ljubljana, Veterinary Faculty. VF UL is both a scientific and research institution active in the education of veterinarians and in the research and diagnosis of animal diseases. At IMP, we perform the diagnosis of infectious diseases in animals and perform epidemiological surveillance of animal and zoonotic pathogens using state-of-the-art methods such as next-generation sequencing. We also have a large collection of bacterial isolates of animal clinical origin. We also have access to aborted swine and cattle material as well as clinical samples from mortality cases on pig farms.