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Research
Latest papers
Sweet cherry pomace polyphenols disrupt Salmonella enteritidis colonization on chicken skin.
Food microbiology · 2026 · senior author
From colonisation to immune evasion: a synthesis of the interaction strategies that drive Staphylococcus aureus infection.
FEMS microbiology reviews · 2026 · senior author
Low-dose blue light extends the antibacterial spectrum of bacitracin against Escherichia coli.
Journal of global antimicrobial resistance · 2026 · senior author
Latest funding
- $150,000
Advancing Integrated Modeling for Climate-Smart Forage Management and Livestock Feeding
NSERC · 2025 · Principal investigator
- $65,000
Detection of Salmonella in foods using recombinase polymerase amplification-CRISPAR/Cas 12a based microfluidic device
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
- $25,000
Canada-UK Collaboration on studying antimicrobial resistance in agricultural environment
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
143 publications.
Sweet cherry pomace polyphenols disrupt Salmonella enteritidis colonization on chicken skin.
Ahmed N, El-Fateh M, Yin X, Ross K, Diarra MS, Zhao X
From colonisation to immune evasion: a synthesis of the interaction strategies that drive Staphylococcus aureus infection.
Jia G, Chen K, Lin H, Zhao X
Low-dose blue light extends the antibacterial spectrum of bacitracin against Escherichia coli.
El-Fateh M, Ashraf S, Ahmed N, Bilal M, Salehinia S, Lefsrud M, Zhao X
Meta-analysis of probiotic effects on broiler performance: Bacillus outperforms Lactobacillus with enhanced and longer efficacy in developing regions.
Bilal M, El-Fateh M, Arfan HM, Zhao X
Graduate Student Literature Review: Viable but nonculturable state in Staphylococcus aureus-A potential implication for food safety in the context of bovine mastitis.
Arfan HM, Zhao X
Reduced Oxygen Condition Is Associated with Genome-Wide Expression Changes in Mastitis-Lineage Staphylococcus aureus During In Vitro Invasion into a Mammary Cell Line.
Said KB, Jones MB, Maybank R, Peterson SN, Zhao X
Dietary Supplementation of a Multi-Strain Probiotic Increases Muscle Mass in Pigs.
Hsu SH, Lee TY, Huang CW, Bhattarai BP, Pan YI, Liao YC, Chang HT, Huang HH, Lin JS, Zhao X, Lee JW
Dietary genistein supplementation enhances reproductive and bone health in late-laying hens.
Xu J, Li R, Liu Y, Wang X, Huang K, Zhao Q, Dessie T, Svitek N, Zhao X, Zhang J, Si W
Evaluation of Using Fermented Okara (Soybean By-Product) as a Feed Ingredient in Commercial Pig Production.
Hsu SH, Huang CW, Bhattarai BP, Liu SY, Chiang CF, Pi CC, Cheng YC, Zhao X, Pan YI, Lee JW
Nanoencapsulation and antimicrobial activities of Commiphora swynnertonii resin against multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains from mastitis cow patients.
Mukaya DW, Makuala FM, Muipata MM, Modia GM, Balwanga C, Nangulu C, Way-Way BK, Ngombe NK, Mutwale PK, Zhao X, Bakari GG, Nkanga CI
Advancing Integrated Modeling for Climate-Smart Forage Management and Livestock Feeding
Principal investigators: Zhao, Xin
Keywords: Agriculture and primary food production; Environmental impact of economic activities (including agriculture)
Detection of Salmonella in foods using recombinase polymerase amplification-CRISPAR/Cas 12a based microfluidic device
Principal investigators: Lu, Xiaonan X
Keywords: crispar; foodborne pathogen; food microbiology; food safety; isothermal amplification; microfluidic "lab-on-a-chip"; rapid detection
Canada-UK Collaboration on studying antimicrobial resistance in agricultural environment
Principal investigators: Zhao, Xin X
Keywords: agriculture; animal health; antimicrobial resistance; manure; soil
Mitigation of antimicrobial resistance in staphylococcal isolates from bovine milk
Principal investigators: zhao, xin
Keywords: bovine; milk; mastitis; antibiotic resistance,; staphylococci; horizontal gene transfer; coagulase-negative staphylococcus; staphylococcus aureus; methicillin resistance; staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec
Novel approaches to prevent bovine mastitis by microbiome manipulation - Nouvelles approches en matière de prévention de la mammite bovine par la manipulation du microbiome _x000d_ _x000d_ _x000d_
Principal investigators: Ronholm, Jennifer
Extracting high-value nutrients from agri-wastes: Impact on struvite production and pathogen reduction**
Principal investigators: Zhao, Xin
Development of comprehensive biomarkers in milk to predict dairy cow welfare and health robustness
Principal investigators: Vasseur, Elsa
Integrated System for Editing Eukaryotic Genomes
Principal investigators: Bordignon, Vilceu
Investigation of antibiotic resistance genes in staphylococcal isolates from bovine milk
Principal investigators: zhao, xin
Solid-state anaerobic digestion of livestock manure and reuse of digested dried manure solids as bedding for dairy cows
Principal investigators: Zhao, Xin
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
Frequent collaborators
- Zhi Chen and Fariborz Haghighat: 10 shared papers
- Mark Lefsrud and xin zhao: 4 shared papers
- Saverio Stranges and Francisco Olea Popelka: 2 shared papers
- Leluo Guan and xin zhao: 2 shared papers
- Vilceu Bordignon and xin zhao: 2 shared papers
- xin zhao and Pierre Lacasse: 2 shared papers
- Ali Ahmad and Jianguo Xia: 1 shared paper
- Ali Ahmad and xin zhao: 1 shared paper
- Edward Topp and xin zhao: 1 shared paper
- Saverio Stranges and Tong Yu: 1 shared paper
- Saverio Stranges and Zhi Chen: 1 shared paper
- Saverio Stranges and Rehan Sadiq: 1 shared paper
- Saverio Stranges and Fariborz Haghighat: 1 shared paper
- Saverio Stranges and xin zhao: 1 shared paper
- Francisco Olea Popelka and Tong Yu: 1 shared paper
- Francisco Olea Popelka and Zhi Chen: 1 shared paper
- Francisco Olea Popelka and Rehan Sadiq: 1 shared paper
- Francisco Olea Popelka and Fariborz Haghighat: 1 shared paper
- Francisco Olea Popelka and xin zhao: 1 shared paper
- Michael Ngadi and xin zhao: 1 shared paper
- Tong Yu and Zhi Chen: 1 shared paper
- Tong Yu and Rehan Sadiq: 1 shared paper
- Tong Yu and xin zhao: 1 shared paper
- Zhi Chen and xin zhao: 1 shared paper
- Rehan Sadiq and xin zhao: 1 shared paper
- Fariborz Haghighat and xin zhao: 1 shared paper
- Jennifer Ronholm and Jianguo Xia: 1 shared paper
- Jennifer Ronholm and xin zhao: 1 shared paper
- Jianguo Xia and xin zhao: 1 shared paper
- Bioresource Engineering
- Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Animal Science
- Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science
- Biologie
- Department of Animal Science
- Medicine
- Other
Co-authors at McGill University, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.
Mark Lefsrud
Bioresource Engineering
4 shared papers, latest 2026
Pierre Lacasse
Biologie
2 shared papers, latest 2019
Vilceu Bordignon
Department of Animal Science
2 shared papers, latest 2010
Leluo Guan
Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science
2 shared papers, latest 2025
Francisco Olea Popelka
Epidemiology and Biostatistics
1 shared papers, latest 2022
Michael Ngadi
Bioresource Engineering
1 shared papers, latest 2021
Tong Yu
Civil and Environmental Engineering
1 shared papers, latest 2022
Zhi Chen
Building, Civil, Environmental Engineering
1 shared papers, latest 2022
Rehan Sadiq
School of Engineering
1 shared papers, latest 2022
Fariborz Haghighat
Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering
1 shared papers, latest 2022
Jennifer Ronholm
Agricultural and Environmental Science - McGill University
1 shared papers, latest 2021
Ali Ahmad
Medicine
1 shared papers, latest 2020
Jianguo Xia
Institute of Parasitology
1 shared papers, latest 2025
Edward Topp
Faculty
1 shared papers, latest 2022
Saverio Stranges
Epidemiology and Biostatistics
1 shared papers, latest 2022
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