Prof. Spyridon K. Kritas

Current affiliation:
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University, Greece

Recent publications:

1. Solomakos Nikolaos; Govaris Alexandros; Angelidis Apostolos S; Pournaras Spyros; Burriel Angeliki Rothi; Kritas Spyridon K; Papageorgiou Demetrios K: Occurrence, virulence genes and antibiotic resistance of Escherichia coli O157 isolated from raw bovine, caprine and ovine milk in Greece.Food microbiology 2009;26(8):865-71.
2. Kritas S K; Alexopoulos C; Kyriakis C S; Tzika E; Kyriakis S C:Performance of fattening pigs in a farm infected with both porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) virus and porcine circovirus type 2 following sow and piglet vaccination with an attenuated PRRS vaccine.Journal of veterinary medicine. A, Physiology, pathology, clinical medicine 2007;54(6):287-91.
3. Kritas Spyridon K; Morrison Robert B:Effect of orally administered Lactobacillus casei on porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) virus vaccination in pigs.Veterinary microbiology 2007;119(2-4):248-55.

Expertise and research areas:
Veterinarian microbiology, probiotics, nutritional approach to gut health, porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome