Population Biology of Infectious Disease

Evolutionary Genetics & Molecular Epidemiology
Research interests include the detection, monitoring and investigation of new and emerging pathogens in the field of enteric bacteria, the use of molecular surveillance methods to detect dispersed outbreaks, and the exploration of life cycles for bacterial pathogens beyond simple host-predator interactions

Recent publications:

• Tauxe, R. (2002). "Emerging foodborne pathogens." International Journal of Food Microbiology 78: 31-41.
• Tauxe, R. V. (2006). "Molecular Subtyping and the Transformation of Public Health." Foodborne Pathogens and Disease. S. P. Oliver, Mary Ann Liebert ,Inc. 3: 4-8.