Dr Taya Forde

  • Senior Lecturer (Infectious Disease Ecology)

telephone: +44 (0) 141 330 3940
email: Taya.Forde@glasgow.ac.uk

Rm 337, Jarrett Building, University of Glasgow, 464 Bearsden Rd., G61 1QH

Import to contacts

ORCID iDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9058-7826

Research interests

  • molecular epidemiology
  • bacterial genomics
  • infectious diseases
  • global health
  • wildlife health monitoring

Current research

I am contributing to the development of surveillance and laboratory capacity in Tanzania to understand the diversity and transmission dynamics of Bacillus anthracis, the causative agent of anthrax, at the livestock-human-wildlife interface.

Research groups

Publications

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Number of items: 29.

2024

Sajib, M. S. I. , Brunker, K. , Oravcova, K. , Everest, P. , Murphy, M. E. and Forde, T. (2024) Advances in host depletion and pathogen enrichment methods for rapid sequencing-based diagnosis of bloodstream infection. Journal of Molecular Diagnostics, 26(9), pp. 741-753. (doi: 10.1016/j.jmoldx.2024.05.008) (PMID:38925458)

Crestani, C. et al. (2024) Genomic and functional determinants of host spectrum in Group B Streptococcus. PLoS Pathogens, 20(8), e1012400. (doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1012400) (PMID:39133742) (PMCID:PMC11341095)

Vineesha Seru, L., Forde, T. L. , Roberto-Charron, A., Mavrot, F., Niu, Y. D. and Kutz, S. J. (2024) Genomic characterization and virulence gene profiling of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae isolated from widespread muskox mortalities in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. BMC Genomics, 25, 691. (doi: 10.1186/s12864-024-10592-9) (PMID:39004696) (PMCID:PMC11247837)

Shalaby, M., Reboud, J. , Forde, T. , Zadoks, R. N. and Busin, V. (2024) Distribution and prevalence of enterotoxigenic Staphylococcus aureus and staphylococcal enterotoxins in raw ruminants’ milk: a systematic review. Food Microbiology, 118, 104405. (doi: 10.1016/j.fm.2023.104405)

Zhong, J., Medvecky, M., Tornos, J., Clessin, A., Le Net, R., Gantelet, H., Gamble, A. , Forde, T. L. and Boulinier, T. (2024) Erysipelothrix amsterdamensis sp. nov., associated with mortalities among endangered seabirds. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 74(2), 006264. (doi: 10.1099/ijsem.0.006264) (PMID:38359084)

2022

Neffe, L., Forde, T. L. , Oravcova, K. , Köhler, U., Bautsch, W., Tomasch, J. and Häussler, S. (2022) Genomic epidemiology of clinical ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae in a German hospital suggests infections are primarily community- and regionally-acquired. Microbial Genomics, 8(12), 000901. (doi: 10.1099/mgen.0.000901) (PMID:36748515) (PMCID:PMC9837565)

Crestani, C., Seligsohn, D., Forde, T. L. and Zadoks, R. N. (2022) How GBS got its hump: genomic analysis of Group B Streptococcus from camels identifies host restriction as well as mobile genetic elements shared across hosts and pathogens. Pathogens, 11(9), 1025. (doi: 10.3390/pathogens11091025) (PMID:36145457) (PMCID:PMC9504112)

Aminu, O. R. et al. (2022) Participatory mapping identifies risk areas and environmental predictors of endemic anthrax in rural Africa. Scientific Reports, 12, 10514. (doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-14081-5) (PMID:35732674) (PMCID:PMC9217952)

Dennis, T. P.W., Mable, B. K. , Brunelle, B., Devault, A., Carter, R. W., Ling, C. L., Mmbaga, B. T., Halliday, J. E.B. , Oravcova, K. and Forde, T. L. (2022) Target-enrichment sequencing yields valuable genomic data for challenging-to-culture bacteria of public health importance. Microbial Genomics, 8(5), 000836. (doi: 10.1099/mgen.0.000836) (PMID:35622897) (PMCID:PMC9465068)

Forde, T. L. et al. (2022) Population genomics of Bacillus anthracis from an anthrax hyperendemic area reveals transmission processes across spatial scales and unexpected within-host diversity. Microbial Genomics, 8(2), 000759. (doi: 10.1099/mgen.0.000759) (PMID:35188453) (PMCID:PMC8942019)

2021

Crestani, C., Forde, T. L. , Lycett, S. J. , Holmes, M. A., Fasth, C., Persson-Waller, K. and Zadoks, R. N. (2021) The fall and rise of group B Streptococcus in dairy cattle: reintroduction due to human-to-cattle host jumps? Microbial Genomics, 7(9), 000648. (doi: 10.1099/Mgen.0.000648) (PMID:34486971) (PMCID:PMC8715428)

Seligsohn, D., Crestani, C., Forde, T. L. , Chenais, E. and Zadoks, R. N. (2021) Genomic analysis of group B Streptococcus from milk demonstrates the need for improved biosecurity: a cross-sectional study of pastoralist camels in Kenya. BMC Microbiology, 21, 217. (doi: 10.1186/s12866-021-02228-9) (PMID:34281509) (PMCID:PMC8287776)

Farthing, A. G. et al. (2021) Sepsis: when a simple infection becomes deadly. Frontiers for Young Minds, 9, 639681. (doi: 10.3389/frym.2021.639681)

2020

Aminu, O. R. et al. (2020) Practical and effective diagnosis of animal anthrax in endemic low-resource settings. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 14(9), e0008655. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008655) (PMID:32925904) (PMCID:PMC7513992)

Crestani, C., Forde, T. L. and Zadoks, R. N. (2020) Development and application of a prophage integrase typing scheme for group B Streptococcus. Frontiers in Microbiology, 11, 1993. (doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.01993) (PMID:32983017) (PMCID:PMC7487436)

Opriessnig, T., Forde, T. and Shimoji, Y. (2020) Erysipelothrix spp.: past, present, and future directions in vaccine research. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 7, 174. (doi: 10.3389/fvets.2020.00174) (PMID:32351978) (PMCID:PMC7174600)

Forde, T. L. , Kollanandi Ratheesh, N., Harvey, W. T., Thomson, J. R., Williamson, S., Biek, R. and Opriessnig, T. (2020) Genomic and immunogenic protein diversity of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae isolated from pigs in Great Britain: implications for vaccine protection. Frontiers in Microbiology, 11, 418. (doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.00418) (PMID:32231655) (PMCID:PMC7083082)

2019

Groeschel, M., Forde, T. , Turvey, S., Joffe, A. M., Hui, C., Naidu, P., Mavrot, F., Kutz, S. and Singh, A. E. (2019) An unusual case of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae prosthetic joint infection from the Canadian Arctic: whole genome sequencing unable to identify a zoonotic source. BMC Infectious Diseases, 19, 282. (doi: 10.1186/s12879-019-3913-7) (PMID:30909869) (PMCID:PMC6434803)

2018

Barkema, H. W. et al. (2018) Knowledge gaps that hamper prevention and control of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis infection. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 65(S1), pp. 125-148. (doi: 10.1111/tbed.12723) (PMID:28941207)

2017

Ladbury, G. et al. (2017) One health research in Northern Tanzania – challenges and progress. East African Health Research Journal, 1(1), pp. 8-18. (doi: 10.24248/EAHRJ-D-16-00379)

2016

Forde, T. L. et al. (2016) Bacterial genomics reveal the complex epidemiology of an emerging pathogen in Arctic and boreal ungulates. Frontiers in Microbiology, 7, 1759. (doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.01759)

Forde, T. , Biek, R. , Zadoks, R. , Workentine, M. L., De Buck, J., Kutz, S., Opriessnig, T., Trewby, H., van der Meer, F. and Orsel, K. (2016) Genomic analysis of the multi-host pathogen Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae reveals extensive recombination as well as the existence of three generalist clades with wide geographic distribution. BMC Genomics, 17(1), 461. (doi: 10.1186/s12864-016-2643-0) (PMID:27301771) (PMCID:PMC4906694)

2015

Kutz, S. et al. (2015) Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae associated with recent widespread muskox mortalities in the Canadian Arctic. Canadian Veterinary Journal: Revue Veterinaire Canadienne, 56(6), pp. 560-3. (PMID:26028673) (PMCID:PMC4431149)

Forde, T. , Pruvot, M., De Buck, J. and Orsel, K. (2015) A high-morbidity outbreak of Johne's disease in game-ranched elk. Canadian Veterinary Journal: Revue Veterinaire Canadienne, 56(5), pp. 479-483. (PMID:25969580) (PMCID:PMC4399733)

2014

Aenishaenslin, C., Simon, A., Forde, T. , Ravel, A., Proulx, J.-F., Fehlner-Gardiner, C., Picard, I. and Bélanger, D. (2014) Characterizing rabies epidemiology in remote Inuit communities in Québec, Canada: a “One Health” approach. EcoHealth, 11(3), pp. 343-355. (doi: 10.1007/s10393-014-0923-1) (PMID:24643862)

2013

Forde, T. , De Buck, J., Elkin, B., Kutz, S., van der Meer, F. and Orsel, K. (2013) Contrasting results of culture-dependent and molecular analyses of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis from wood bison. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 79(14), pp. 4448-4454. (doi: 10.1128/AEM.00995-13) (PMID:23686265) (PMCID:PMC3697503)

Pruvot, M., Forde, T. L. , Steele, J., Kutz, S. J., Buck, J. D., van der Meer, F. and Orsel, K. (2013) The modification and evaluation of an ELISA test for the surveillance of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis infection in wild ruminants. BMC Veterinary Research, 9, 5. (doi: 10.1186/1746-6148-9-5) (PMID:23302439) (PMCID:PMC3545983)

2012

Forde, T. et al. (2012) Detection of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis in several herds of Arctic Caribou (Rangifer tarandus ssp.). Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 48(4), pp. 918-24. (doi: 10.7589/2011-09-261.) (PMID:23060493)

Forde, T. , Kutz, S., De Buck, J., Warren, A., Ruckstuhl, K., Pybus, M. and Orsel, K. (2012) Occurrence, diagnosis, and strain typing of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis infection in Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis canadensis) in southwestern Alberta. Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 48(1), pp. 1-11. (doi: 10.7589/0090-3558-48.1.1) (PMID:22247368)

This list was generated on Wed Nov 20 13:32:47 2024 GMT.
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Number of items: 29.

Articles

Sajib, M. S. I. , Brunker, K. , Oravcova, K. , Everest, P. , Murphy, M. E. and Forde, T. (2024) Advances in host depletion and pathogen enrichment methods for rapid sequencing-based diagnosis of bloodstream infection. Journal of Molecular Diagnostics, 26(9), pp. 741-753. (doi: 10.1016/j.jmoldx.2024.05.008) (PMID:38925458)

Crestani, C. et al. (2024) Genomic and functional determinants of host spectrum in Group B Streptococcus. PLoS Pathogens, 20(8), e1012400. (doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1012400) (PMID:39133742) (PMCID:PMC11341095)

Vineesha Seru, L., Forde, T. L. , Roberto-Charron, A., Mavrot, F., Niu, Y. D. and Kutz, S. J. (2024) Genomic characterization and virulence gene profiling of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae isolated from widespread muskox mortalities in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. BMC Genomics, 25, 691. (doi: 10.1186/s12864-024-10592-9) (PMID:39004696) (PMCID:PMC11247837)

Shalaby, M., Reboud, J. , Forde, T. , Zadoks, R. N. and Busin, V. (2024) Distribution and prevalence of enterotoxigenic Staphylococcus aureus and staphylococcal enterotoxins in raw ruminants’ milk: a systematic review. Food Microbiology, 118, 104405. (doi: 10.1016/j.fm.2023.104405)

Zhong, J., Medvecky, M., Tornos, J., Clessin, A., Le Net, R., Gantelet, H., Gamble, A. , Forde, T. L. and Boulinier, T. (2024) Erysipelothrix amsterdamensis sp. nov., associated with mortalities among endangered seabirds. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 74(2), 006264. (doi: 10.1099/ijsem.0.006264) (PMID:38359084)

Neffe, L., Forde, T. L. , Oravcova, K. , Köhler, U., Bautsch, W., Tomasch, J. and Häussler, S. (2022) Genomic epidemiology of clinical ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae in a German hospital suggests infections are primarily community- and regionally-acquired. Microbial Genomics, 8(12), 000901. (doi: 10.1099/mgen.0.000901) (PMID:36748515) (PMCID:PMC9837565)

Crestani, C., Seligsohn, D., Forde, T. L. and Zadoks, R. N. (2022) How GBS got its hump: genomic analysis of Group B Streptococcus from camels identifies host restriction as well as mobile genetic elements shared across hosts and pathogens. Pathogens, 11(9), 1025. (doi: 10.3390/pathogens11091025) (PMID:36145457) (PMCID:PMC9504112)

Aminu, O. R. et al. (2022) Participatory mapping identifies risk areas and environmental predictors of endemic anthrax in rural Africa. Scientific Reports, 12, 10514. (doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-14081-5) (PMID:35732674) (PMCID:PMC9217952)

Dennis, T. P.W., Mable, B. K. , Brunelle, B., Devault, A., Carter, R. W., Ling, C. L., Mmbaga, B. T., Halliday, J. E.B. , Oravcova, K. and Forde, T. L. (2022) Target-enrichment sequencing yields valuable genomic data for challenging-to-culture bacteria of public health importance. Microbial Genomics, 8(5), 000836. (doi: 10.1099/mgen.0.000836) (PMID:35622897) (PMCID:PMC9465068)

Forde, T. L. et al. (2022) Population genomics of Bacillus anthracis from an anthrax hyperendemic area reveals transmission processes across spatial scales and unexpected within-host diversity. Microbial Genomics, 8(2), 000759. (doi: 10.1099/mgen.0.000759) (PMID:35188453) (PMCID:PMC8942019)

Crestani, C., Forde, T. L. , Lycett, S. J. , Holmes, M. A., Fasth, C., Persson-Waller, K. and Zadoks, R. N. (2021) The fall and rise of group B Streptococcus in dairy cattle: reintroduction due to human-to-cattle host jumps? Microbial Genomics, 7(9), 000648. (doi: 10.1099/Mgen.0.000648) (PMID:34486971) (PMCID:PMC8715428)

Seligsohn, D., Crestani, C., Forde, T. L. , Chenais, E. and Zadoks, R. N. (2021) Genomic analysis of group B Streptococcus from milk demonstrates the need for improved biosecurity: a cross-sectional study of pastoralist camels in Kenya. BMC Microbiology, 21, 217. (doi: 10.1186/s12866-021-02228-9) (PMID:34281509) (PMCID:PMC8287776)

Farthing, A. G. et al. (2021) Sepsis: when a simple infection becomes deadly. Frontiers for Young Minds, 9, 639681. (doi: 10.3389/frym.2021.639681)

Aminu, O. R. et al. (2020) Practical and effective diagnosis of animal anthrax in endemic low-resource settings. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 14(9), e0008655. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008655) (PMID:32925904) (PMCID:PMC7513992)

Crestani, C., Forde, T. L. and Zadoks, R. N. (2020) Development and application of a prophage integrase typing scheme for group B Streptococcus. Frontiers in Microbiology, 11, 1993. (doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.01993) (PMID:32983017) (PMCID:PMC7487436)

Opriessnig, T., Forde, T. and Shimoji, Y. (2020) Erysipelothrix spp.: past, present, and future directions in vaccine research. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 7, 174. (doi: 10.3389/fvets.2020.00174) (PMID:32351978) (PMCID:PMC7174600)

Forde, T. L. , Kollanandi Ratheesh, N., Harvey, W. T., Thomson, J. R., Williamson, S., Biek, R. and Opriessnig, T. (2020) Genomic and immunogenic protein diversity of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae isolated from pigs in Great Britain: implications for vaccine protection. Frontiers in Microbiology, 11, 418. (doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.00418) (PMID:32231655) (PMCID:PMC7083082)

Groeschel, M., Forde, T. , Turvey, S., Joffe, A. M., Hui, C., Naidu, P., Mavrot, F., Kutz, S. and Singh, A. E. (2019) An unusual case of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae prosthetic joint infection from the Canadian Arctic: whole genome sequencing unable to identify a zoonotic source. BMC Infectious Diseases, 19, 282. (doi: 10.1186/s12879-019-3913-7) (PMID:30909869) (PMCID:PMC6434803)

Barkema, H. W. et al. (2018) Knowledge gaps that hamper prevention and control of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis infection. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 65(S1), pp. 125-148. (doi: 10.1111/tbed.12723) (PMID:28941207)

Ladbury, G. et al. (2017) One health research in Northern Tanzania – challenges and progress. East African Health Research Journal, 1(1), pp. 8-18. (doi: 10.24248/EAHRJ-D-16-00379)

Forde, T. L. et al. (2016) Bacterial genomics reveal the complex epidemiology of an emerging pathogen in Arctic and boreal ungulates. Frontiers in Microbiology, 7, 1759. (doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.01759)

Forde, T. , Biek, R. , Zadoks, R. , Workentine, M. L., De Buck, J., Kutz, S., Opriessnig, T., Trewby, H., van der Meer, F. and Orsel, K. (2016) Genomic analysis of the multi-host pathogen Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae reveals extensive recombination as well as the existence of three generalist clades with wide geographic distribution. BMC Genomics, 17(1), 461. (doi: 10.1186/s12864-016-2643-0) (PMID:27301771) (PMCID:PMC4906694)

Kutz, S. et al. (2015) Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae associated with recent widespread muskox mortalities in the Canadian Arctic. Canadian Veterinary Journal: Revue Veterinaire Canadienne, 56(6), pp. 560-3. (PMID:26028673) (PMCID:PMC4431149)

Forde, T. , Pruvot, M., De Buck, J. and Orsel, K. (2015) A high-morbidity outbreak of Johne's disease in game-ranched elk. Canadian Veterinary Journal: Revue Veterinaire Canadienne, 56(5), pp. 479-483. (PMID:25969580) (PMCID:PMC4399733)

Aenishaenslin, C., Simon, A., Forde, T. , Ravel, A., Proulx, J.-F., Fehlner-Gardiner, C., Picard, I. and Bélanger, D. (2014) Characterizing rabies epidemiology in remote Inuit communities in Québec, Canada: a “One Health” approach. EcoHealth, 11(3), pp. 343-355. (doi: 10.1007/s10393-014-0923-1) (PMID:24643862)

Forde, T. , De Buck, J., Elkin, B., Kutz, S., van der Meer, F. and Orsel, K. (2013) Contrasting results of culture-dependent and molecular analyses of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis from wood bison. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 79(14), pp. 4448-4454. (doi: 10.1128/AEM.00995-13) (PMID:23686265) (PMCID:PMC3697503)

Pruvot, M., Forde, T. L. , Steele, J., Kutz, S. J., Buck, J. D., van der Meer, F. and Orsel, K. (2013) The modification and evaluation of an ELISA test for the surveillance of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis infection in wild ruminants. BMC Veterinary Research, 9, 5. (doi: 10.1186/1746-6148-9-5) (PMID:23302439) (PMCID:PMC3545983)

Forde, T. et al. (2012) Detection of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis in several herds of Arctic Caribou (Rangifer tarandus ssp.). Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 48(4), pp. 918-24. (doi: 10.7589/2011-09-261.) (PMID:23060493)

Forde, T. , Kutz, S., De Buck, J., Warren, A., Ruckstuhl, K., Pybus, M. and Orsel, K. (2012) Occurrence, diagnosis, and strain typing of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis infection in Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis canadensis) in southwestern Alberta. Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 48(1), pp. 1-11. (doi: 10.7589/0090-3558-48.1.1) (PMID:22247368)

This list was generated on Wed Nov 20 13:32:47 2024 GMT.

Grants

Grants and Awards listed are those received whilst working with the University of Glasgow.

  • Emerging zoonoses in wildlife: understanding the ecology, transmission and impacts of Brucella and Erysipelothrix for conservation and food security
    Natural Environment Research Council
    2022 - 2025
     
  • Developing a risk analysis framework for assessing the drivers of antimicrobial resistance in aquatic environments using a One Health approach¿
    Academy of Medical Sciences
    2021 - 2022
     
  • Rapid diagnosis of bacterial sepsis using a metagenomics approach
    The Royal Society
    2021 - 2022
     
  • Novel molecular approaches for understanding the epidemiology of endemic anthrax
    Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
    2018 - 2021
     
  • Juno: a global genomic survey of Streptococcus agalactiae
    Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
    2018 - 2022
     
  • SFC-GCRF: Moving towards integration of syndromic and laboratory surveillance of zoonoses in Tanzania
    Scottish Funding Council
    2017 - 2017
     
  • BBSRC GCRF Fund Impact Accelerator Extension - Boyd Orr
    Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
    2017 - 2018
     

Supervision

  • Hilbig, Antonia
    Leveraging pathogen genomics and phylodynamics to control endemic anthrax
  • Lau, Yuk Ching Eugene
    Understanding the ecology of two emerging bacterial pathogens in Arctic wild ungulates
  • Sajib, Mohammad Saiful Islam
    Rapid sequencing-based detection of bacterial species and their antimicrobial resistance genes for improved patient outcomes in bloodstream infections

Research datasets

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Number of items: 4.

2023

Shalaby, M. M. M., Reboud, J. , Forde, T. , Zadoks, R. and Busin, V. (2023) Prevalence of enterotoxigenic Staphylococcus aureus in raw ruminants’ milk: A systematic review. [Data Collection]

2022

Dennis, T., Mable, B. , Brunelle, B., Devault, A., Carter, R., Ling, C., MMBAGA, B. T., Halliday, J. , Oravcova, K. and Forde, T. (2022) Target-enrichment sequencing yields valuable genomic data for difficult-to-culture bacteria of public health importance. [Data Collection]

2021

Forde, T. , Dennis, T., Aminu, R. O., Harvey, W., Hassim, A., Kiwelu, I., Medvecky, M., Mshanga, D., Van Heerden, H., Vogel, A., Zadoks, R. , MMBAGA, B. T., Lembo, T. and Biek, R. (2021) Population genomics of Bacillus anthracis from an anthrax hyperendemic area reveals transmission processes across spatial scales and unexpected within-host diversity. [Data Collection]

2020

Aminu, R., Lembo, T. , Zadoks, R. , Biek, R. , Lewis, S., Kiwelu, I., Mmbaga, B., Mshanga, D., Shirima, G., Denwood, M. and Forde, T. (2020) Practical and effective diagnosis of animal anthrax in endemic low-resource settings. [Data Collection]

This list was generated on Thu Nov 21 05:32:59 2024 GMT.

Taya Forde