Seminar explores embryo deaths in North Slope geese

November 18, 2014

University Relations

Fairbanks veterinarian Cristina Hansen will give a seminar on bacteria-caused embryo deaths in the eggs of greater white-fronted geese on the North Slope.

Hansen's results show that bacteria probably reduce the hatching rate. She also described a potentially novel bacterial species in the Neisseria genus. The talk will also focus on efforts to identify the Neisseria species and  locate the source of another commonly isolated bacterium, Streptococcus uberis.

The work was part of Hansen's PhD dissertation, which she recently defended. The seminar is part of the One Health seminar series hosted by the Department of Veterinary Medicine.

The seminar will be on Monday, Nov. 24, at 4:30 p.m. in the Murie Building auditorium. There will be cookies.