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Gireesh Rajashekara

Agricultural and Biological Sciences · The Ohio State University

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Established · publishing since 1998
Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiologyViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologyEscherichia coli research studiesClostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens researchPlant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity

Publications

189

Citations

5,366

Est. group size

~16

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

29

Publishing since 1998

Research summary
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Gireesh Rajashekara studies foodborne and enteric bacterial pathogens, especially Salmonella and Campylobacter, focusing on how they spread between animals (particularly poultry and livestock), the environment, and humans, and on new ways to detect and control them. His work spans laboratory studies of antimicrobial peptides, small-molecule inhibitors, and probiotics as alternatives to antibiotics, as well as field-based epidemiological research on pathogen transmission and food/water safety in Ethiopia. Prospective students would likely engage in a mix of molecular microbiology, diagnostics development, and public health field research.

Foodborne bacterial pathogens (Salmonella, Campylobacter, E. coli)Antimicrobial alternatives (peptides, probiotics, small-molecule inhibitors)Pathogen transmission between humans, livestock, and environmentRapid diagnostic test development for food safetyGlobal/rural public health and enteric disease epidemiology

Publication output has remained fairly steady over the last decade, averaging about 10 papers per year, with a recent increase in 2025 following a modest dip around 2019 and 2023.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 10.0/year recently
2017: 12 publications172018: 14 publications14182019: 7 publications192020: 10 publications202021: 12 publications212022: 12 publications222023: 8 publications232024: 10 publications242025: 14 publications14252026: 6 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Frontiers in Microbiology×7
  • Applied and Environmental Microbiology×6
  • Microbiology Spectrum×6
  • Scientific Reports×5
  • Frontiers in Public Health×4
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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