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Donald Munro

Job Title: Projects Director

Job Description: Monitor day-to-day operations of Salmonella Reference Center, initiate and participate in research into new techniques for isolation and discrimination of enteric bacteria, supervise staff and monitor adherence to QA standards, attend scientific meetings and serve as liaison with disease surveillance agencies, plan and execute field studies, train staff and students, collaborate in grant preparation, oversee clinical microbiology operations and budgets.

Contact Information

New Bolton Center, Microbiology

Tel: 610.925.6337
Fax: 610.925.8115
Mobile phone: 610.368.8171
E-Mail: dmunro@vet.upenn.edu

 
Areas of Interest
Salmonella

Publications
  1. Johnston, W. S., Munro, D., Reilly, W. J. and Sharp, J. C. M. (1981) An unusual sequel to imported Salmonella zanzibar. Journal of Hygiene, 87: 525-527
  2. Fricker, C.R., Girdwood, R.W.A. and Munro, D. (1983) A comparison of procedures for the isolation of campylobacters from seagull faeces. Journal of Hygiene, 91:445-450
  3. Fricker, C. R., Girdwood, R.W.A. and Munro, D. (1983) A comparison of enrichment media for the isolation of salmonellae from cloacal swabs. Journal of Hygiene 91: 53-58
  4. Girdwood, R.W.A., Fricker, C.R., Munro, D., Sheddon, C. and Monaghan, P. The incidence and significance of Salmonella carriage by gulls (Larus spp.) in Scotland. Journal of Hygiene 95: 229-241
  5. Reilly, W.J., Old, D.C., Munro, D., and Sharp, J.C.M. (1985) An epidemiological study of Salmonella montevideo by biotyping. Journal of Hygiene 95: 23-28
  6. Old, D., Munro, D.S., Reilly, W.J. and Sharp, J.C.M. (1985) Biotype discrimination of Salmonella montevideo Letters in Applied Microbiology 1: 67-69
  7. Brown, D.J., Munro, D.S. and Platt, D.J. (1986) Recognition of the cryptic plasmid, pSLT, by restriction fingerprinting and a study of It's incidence in Scottish Salmonella isolates. Journal of Hygiene 97: 193-197
  8. Platt, D.J., Brown, D.J. and Munro, D.S. (1986) The distribution of plasmids among a representative collection of Scottish strains of Salmonella. Journal of Hygiene 97:199-204
  9. Platt, D.J., Brown, D.J., Old, D.C., Barker, R.M., Munro, D.S. and Taylor, J. (1987) Old and new techniques together resolve a problem of infection by Salmonella typhimurium. Epidemiology and Infection 99: 137-142
  10. Barker, R.M., Old, D.C., Munro, D.S. and Taylor, J. Prevalent phage types of Salmonella typhimurium in Scotland. Communicable Diseases, Scotland Weekly Report 87/20
  11. Oboegbulem, S.I . Reilly, W.J. and Munro, D. (1989 ) Poultry Meat and Human Infections: A study of the epidemiological relationship. Proceedings of the World Association of Veterinary Food Hygienists, Stockholm, 1989
  12. Benson, C.E., Munro, D.S. and Eckroade, R.J. (1991) Phage types of Salmonella enteritidis isolated from avian sources in the Northeast. Proceedings of the Salmonella Symposium, United States Animal Health Association, San Diego, California.
  13. Reilly, W.J., Oboegbulem, S.I., Munro, D.S. and Forbes, G.I. ( 1991) The epidemiological relationship between Salmonella isolated from poultry meat. and sewage effluents at a long stay hospital. Epidemiology and Infection 106:1-10
  14. Sharp, J.C.M., Reilly, W.J., Munro, D.S. and Girdwood, R.W.A. (1992) Salmonellosis in Scotland- an Integrated Interdisciplinary Approach. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Salmonella and Salmonellosis, Ploufragan, Brittany, France 14-17
  15. Old, D.C., Porter- Boveri, M. and Munro, D.S. (1992) Recent emergence of Salmonella serotype Livingstone in and around Dundee. Communicable Diseases, Scotland 92/34
  16. Riley, A., Reilly, W.J., Munro, D.S. and Sharp (1994) The emergence of multi-resistant Salmonella typhimurium DT 104 in Scotland 1989- 1993. A position paper for the National Services Division of the National Health Service in Scotland.
  17. Old, D.C., Porter-Boveri, M. and Munro, D.S. (1994) Human infection in Tayside due to Salmonella serotype Livingstone. Journal of Medical Microbiology 40 : 134-140
  18. Low, J.C., Hopkins, G., King, T. and Munro, D. (1996) " Antibiotic resistant Salmonella typhimurium DT 104 in cattle. Veterinary Record June 29: 650
  19. Low, J.C., Tennant, B. and Munro, D.S. (1996) "Multiple resistant Salmonella typhimurium DT 104 in cats. Lancet 348: 391
  20. Munro, D.S. (1996) The epidemiology of Salmonella typhimurium DT 104 in Scotland. Proceedings of the Scientific Officers Conference, 1996. The Scottish Colleges of Agriculture Annual Report, 1996.
  21. Munro, D.S. and Reilly, W.J. 1997. Salmonellosis in Scotland in 1995. Scottish Center for Infection and Environmental Health Wk 36/97.
  22. Low, J.C., Angus, M., Hopkins, G., Munro, D.S. and Rankin, S.C. (1997) "Antimicrobial resistance of Salmonella enterica typhimurium DT 104 isolates and investigation of strains with transferable resistance to apramycin. Epidemiology and Infection 118 97-103
  23. Low, J.C., Angus, M., Munro, D.S. and Rankin, S.C. (1997) " Antimicrobial resistance of Salmonella enterica Typhimurium DT 104 in1997. Proceedings of the A. V.T.W. Scarborough, England 1997
  24. Benson, C.E., Munro, D. S. and Rankin, S.C. (1997) Salmonella typhimurium DT 104 in the North East U.S.A. Veterinary Record November 8 1997 p503.
  25. Foster, G., Patterson, I.A.P. and Munro, D.S. ( 1998 ) Monophasic group B Salmonella species infecting harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) inhabiting Scottish coastal waters. Veterinary Microbiology 65 227-231
  26. Browning, L.M.,Edwards, G.F.S., Girdwood, R.W.A., Mather, H., Munro, D.S. and Reilly, WJ. (1999) Salmonellosis in Scotland 1996-1998. S.C.I.E.H. Weekly Report 33: 99/17.
  27. Liu, J.C. Benson, C.E., Munro, D.S. and Wolf, B. (1999) Sensitive and Rapid Immunoassays for Salmonella enteritidis. Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis ( in press )
Editorials, Reviews, Chapters
  1. Salmonella enteritidis in Scotland, in Salmonella enterica Serovar Enteritidis in humans and animals: epidemiology, pathogenisis and control. Ed Saeed, A. M Iowa State University Press, Ames, Iowa 1999
Abstracts
  1. Munro DS and Benson. The epidemiology of Salmonella typhimurium DT 104 in Scotland: A medical perspective. Amer Soc Microbiol. May 1997.
  2. Munson R, Benson CE and Munro DS. Case presentation of two dairy herds with Salmonella typhimurium DT 104 . Pennsylvania Animal Diagnostic Laboratory System. Spring 1998 Diagnostic Conference. May 27 1998.
  3. Benson CE, Munro DS, Munson R and Habeker P. Salmonella typhimurium DT 104 in a dairy herd. Part 2. Microbiological techniques for isolation and identification. Pennsylvania Animal Diagnostic Laboratory System. Spring 1998 Diagnostic Conference. May 27 1998.
  4. Aceto H, Munson R, Galligan R, Benson CE,Munro DS and Rankin SR. Field investigation of a chronic Salmonella problem in a well managed Pennsylvania dairy herd. Pennsylvania Animal Diagnostic Laboratory System Spring 2000 Diagnostic Conference April 26 2000.
  5. Rankin SR, Munro DS, Benson CE, Galligan D, Munson R and Aceto H. The emergence of a multiple antibiotic resistant strain of Salmonella typhimurium in the northeast United States . Pennsylvania Animal Diagnostic Laboratory System. Spring 2000 Diagnostic Conference. April 26 2000.
  6. Benso CE, Munro DS, Reilly R and Young S. Impact of prolonged enrichment of eggs on the isolation of Salmonella enteritidis. Pennsylvania Animal Diagnostic Laboratory System Spring 200 Diagnostic Conference. April 26 2000.
  7. Benson CE, Munro DS Reilly R,Young S Cassidy J and Rankin SC. Group B Salmonella strains isolated from ceca of spent hens. Pennsylvania Animal Diagnostic Laboratory System. Spring 2000 Conference. April 26 2000.
  8. Report on Microbial Antibiotic Resistance in Relation to Food Safety. The United Kingdom Advisory Committee on the Microbiological Safety of Food. 1999 p43-44 The Stationery Office, London, England.

 

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