

Engaging the Public with Plate Art
Who says Microbiology is boring? The RubinLab’s own Dongyun Jung has put together some plate art for display at Vetavision 2017, the WCVM’s triannual open house. Dongyun has used Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli in his latest works which are proudly displayed in the “Germs, Worms and Toxins” booth – stop by and a vet student will be happy to give you the run down on these bacteria that can be beautiful and dangerous at the same time… just don’t forget to wash your


Is Parvoviral Diarrhea all About Parvo?
Last week, Dr. M. Casey Gaunt and I had the opportunity to present the results of a long running study aiming to describe co-infections with bacterial and parasitic pathogens in puppies with parvoviral enteritis. It was a lovely week to attend the 2017 Congress of the European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Companion Animals) in St. Julian’s, Malta. Our study began after seeing a string of cases of dogs affected with attaching and effacing E. coli with clinical sign