Francisco A. Uzal
Professor
Professor
California Animal Health and Food Safety Lab
Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology
California Animal Health and Food Safety Lab
Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology
Phone Number
Office
San Bernardino Lab, San Bernardino, CA 92408
Research Profile
Licenses
Diplomate American College of Veterinary Pathologists
California Veterinary Medical Association License
Education
1982, DVM, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, Buenos Aires University, Buenos Aires, Argentina
1988, FRVC, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
1989, MSc, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
1998, PhD, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Active Research Grants
Co-Principal Investigator, Mechanism of action of C. perfringens enterotoxin, Bruce McClane (Principal Investigator), University of Pittsburgh - NIH flow-through
Co-Principal Investigator, Nanl Sialidase: Effects on Clostridium perfringens enterotoxin activity and contributions to C. perfringens type F infection, Bruce McClane (Principal Investigator), University of Pittsburgh - NIH flow-through
Most Recent Five Book Chapters
2021 Uzal FA: Overview of enteric campylobacteriosis, , Merk Veterinary Manual, . .
2020 Francisco A. Uzal: Overview of Tyzzer's disease, , Merk Veterinary Manual, . .
2020 ARCHANA SHRESTHA, FRANCISCO A. UZAL, BRUCE A. MCCLANE: Enterotoxic Clostridia: Clostridium perfringens
Enteric Diseases
, , Gram-Positive Pathogens, 3rd Edition, Wiley, . .
Enteric Diseases
, , Gram-Positive Pathogens, 3rd Edition, Wiley, . .
2019 Uzal FA, Songer WG: Clostridiosis, , Diseases of swine, 11 Edition, . 792-806.
2018 Uzal FA, Songer G: Clostridial vaccines, Bradford BP, (ed), Large Animal Internal Medicine, 6th edition, Maryland Heights, MO . .
Research Focus
Clostridial diseases of animals; pathogenesis and diagnosis
Specialty Focus
Pathology of enteric diseases, with special emphasis in large animals