Erika Ganda
Primary Investigator, Assistant Professor
Erika is a microbiome researcher with a background in veterinary medicine, epidemiology, microbiology, dairy extension and business. Her research focus on the application of innovative technologies to investigate animal health and food safety and the development of practices and approaches that can be applied to the agricultural industry. Her major research interests include microbiome and metagenome techniques, host-microbe interactions, microbial ecology, bioinformatics, epidemiology, artificial intelligence and pathogen surveillance methods.
In the lab, Erika is an advisor to graduate members. She also oversees all laboratory projects and happenings to ensure the lab is functional and generates publications.
“This is a really exciting time to be studying this collection of micro-organisms.”
Publications
A Cross-Sectional Study of Dairy Cattle Metagenomes Reveals Increased Antimicrobial Resistance in Animals Farmed in a Heavy Metal Contaminated Environment
Frontiers in Microbiology, Gaeta, N., Bean, E., Miles, A., Carvalho, D., Alemán, M., Carvalho, J., Gregory, L., Ganda, E., 2020
Maternal influences on oral and faecal microbiota maturation in neonatal calves in beef and dairy production systems
Animal Microbiome, Barden, M., Richards-Rios, P., Ganda, E., Lenzi, L., Eccles, R., Neary, J., Oultram, J., Oikonomou, G., 2020
Complex interactions between weather, and microbial and physicochemical water quality impact the likelihood of detecting foodborne pathogens in agricultural water
Frontiers in Microbiology, Weller, D., Brassill, N., Rock, C., Ivanek, R., Mudrak, E., Roof, S., Ganda, E., Wiedmann, M., 2020
The microbiome of Escherichia coli and culture-negative nonsevere clinical mastitis: characterization and associations with linear score and milk production
Journal of Dairy Science, Vasquez, A., Ganda, E., Capel, M., Eicker, S., Virkler, P., Bicalho, R., Nydam, D., 2019
Effects of pegbovigrastim administration on periparturient diseases, milk production, and reproductive performance of Holstein cows
Journal of Dairy Science, Zinicola, M., Korzec, H., Teixeira, A., Ganda, E., Bringhenti, L., Tomazi, A., Gilbert, R., Bicalho, R., 2018
Normal milk microbiome is reestablished following experimental infection with Escherichia coli independent of intramammary antibiotic treatment with a third-generation cephalosporin in bovines
Microbiome, Ganda, E., Gaeta, N., Sipka, A., Pomeroy, B., Oikonomou, G., Schukken, Y., Bicalho, R., 2017
The bovine colostrum microbiome and its association with clinical mastitis
Journal of Dairy Science, Lima, S., Teixeira, A., Lima, F., Ganda, E., Higgins, C., Oikonomou, G., Bicalho, R., 2017
A metataxonomic approach could be considered for cattle clinical mastitis diagnostics
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, Oultram, J., Ganda, E., Boulding, S., Bicalho, R., Oikonomou, G., 2017
Deciphering upper respiratory tract microbiota complexity in healthy calves and calves that develop respiratory disease using shotgun metagenomics
Journal of Dairy Science, Gaeta, N., Lima, S., Teixeira, A., Ganda, E., Oikonomou, G., Gregory, L., Bicalho, R., 2017
Longitudinal metagenomic profiling of bovine milk to assess the impact of intramammary treatment using a third-generation cephalosporin
Scientific Reports, Ganda, E., Bisinotto, R., Lima, S., Kronauer, K., Decter, D., Oikonomou, G., Schukken, Y., Bicalho, R., 2016
Effects of injectable trace mineral supplementation in lactating dairy cows with elevated somatic cell counts
Journal of Dairy Science, Ganda, E., Bisinotto, R., Vasquez, A., Teixeira, A., Machado, V., Foditsch, C., Bicalho, M., Lima, F., Stephens, L., Gomes, M., Dias, J., Bicalho, R., 2016
Evaluation of an on-farm culture system (Accumast) for fast identification of milk pathogens associated with clinical mastitis in dairy cows
PLoS One, Ganda, E., Bisinotto, R., Decter, D., Bicalho, R., 2016
Associations among Trueperella pyogenes, endometritis diagnosis, and pregnancy outcomes in dairy cows
Theriogenology, Bicalho, M., Lima, F., Machado, V., Meira, E., Ganda, E., Foditsch, C., Bicalho, R., Gilbert, R., 2016
Lameness prevalence and risk factors in large dairy farms in upstate New York. Model development for the prediction of claw horn disruption lesions
PLoS One, Foditsch, C., Oikonomou, G., Machado, V., Bicalho, M., Ganda, E., Lima, S., Rossi, R., Ribeiro, B., Kussler, A., Bicalho, R., 2016
Oral administration of Faecalibacterium prausnitzii decreased the incidence of severe diarrhea and related mortality rate and increased weight gain in preweaned dairy heifers
PLoS One, Foditsch, C., Van Vleck Pereira, R., Ganda, E., Gomez, M., Marques, E., Santin, T., Bicalho, R., 2015
The effect of intrauterine infusion of dextrose on clinical endometritis cure rate and reproductive performance of dairy cows
Journal of Dairy Science, Machado, V., Oikonomou, G., Ganda, E., Stephens, L., Milhomem, M., Freitas, G., Zinicola, M., Pearson, J., Wieland, M., Guard, C., Gilbert, R., Bicalho, R., 2015
Prepartum and postpartum rumen fluid microbiomes: characterization and correlation with production traits in dairy cows
Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Lima, F., Oikonomou, G., Lima, S., Bicalho, M., Ganda, E., de Oliveira Filho, J., Lorenzo, G., Trojacanec, P., Bicalho, R., 2015
Subcutaneous immunization with inactivated bacterial components and purified protein of Escherichia coli, Fusobacterium necrophorumand Trueperella pyogenes prevents puerperal metritis in holstein dairy cows
PLoS One, Machado, V., De Souza B., Marcela L., De Souza M., Enoch Brandão, R., Rodolfo, R., Bruno L., Lima, S., Santos, T., Kussler, A., Foditsch, C., Ganda, E., Oikonomou, G., Cheong, S., Gilbert, R., Bicalho, R., 2014
Association of digital cushion thickness with sole temperature measured with the use of infrared thermography
Journal of Dairy Science, Oikonomou, G., Trojacanec, P., Ganda, E., Bicalho, M., Bicalho, R., 2014
Effect of trace mineral supplementation on selected minerals, energy metabolites, oxidative stress, and immune parameters and its association with uterine diseases in dairy cattle
Journal of Dairy Science, Bicalho, M., Lima, S., Ganda, E., Foditsch, C., Meira, E., Machado, V., Teixeira, A., Oikonomou, G., Gilbert, R., Bicalho, R., 2014