selected publications
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academic article
- A probiotic Enterobacter sp provides significant protection against Flavobacterium psychrophilum in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) after injection by two different routes. Aquaculture. 433:361-366. 2014
- Attempts at validating a recombinant Flavobacterium psychrophilum gliding motility protein N as a vaccine candidate in rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum) against bacterial cold-water disease. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 358:14-20. 2014
- Immunization of rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum) with a crude lipopolysaccharide extract from Flavobacterium psychrophilum. Aquaculture Research. 45:476-483. 2014
- Isolation of bacterial probiotic candidates from the gastrointestinal tract of rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum), and screening for inhibitory activity against Flavobacterium psychrophilum. Journal of Fish Diseases. 35:809-816. 2012
- Enhanced resistance to coldwater disease following feeding of probiotic bacterial strains to rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Aquaculture. 321:185-190. 2011
- Quantitative PCR demonstrates a positive correlation between a Rickettsia-like organism and severity of strawberry disease lesions in rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum). Journal of Fish Diseases. 34:701-709. 2011
- Identification of immunogenic proteins within distinct molecular mass fractions of Flavobacterium psychrophilum. Journal of Fish Diseases. 34:823-830. 2011
- Immunization of rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum), with Flavobacterium psychrophilum proteins elongation factor-Tu, SufB Fe-S assembly protein and ATP synthase beta. Journal of Fish Diseases. 34:247-250. 2011
- Characterization of susceptibility and carrier status of burbot, Lota lota (L.), to IHNV, IPNV, Flavobacterium psychrophilum, Aeromonas salmonicida and Renibacterium salmoninarum. Journal of Fish Diseases. 33:559-570. 2010
- Proteomic analysis of Flavobacterium psychrophilum cultured in vivo and in iron-limited media. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 87:171-182. 2009
- Soybean meal level and probiotics in first feeding fry diets alter the ability of rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss to utilize high levels of soybean meal during grow-out. Aquaculture. 293:195-203. 2009
- Vaccination of rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum), with recombinant and DNA vaccines produced to Flavobacterium psychrophilum heat shock proteins 60 and 70. Journal of Fish Diseases. 32:521-534. 2009
- Strawberry disease lesions in rainbow trout from southern Idaho are associated with DNA from a Rickettsia-like organism. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 82:111-118. 2008
- Evaluation of the ability of barley genotypes containing different amounts of beta-glucan to alter growth and disease resistance of rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss. Animal Feed Science and Technology. 141:115-128. 2008
- Genetic diversity of Flavobacterium psychrophilum recovered from commercially raised rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum), and spawning coho salmon, O-kisutch (Walbaum). Journal of Fish Diseases. 31:765-773. 2008
- Isolation of rifampicin resistant Flavobacterium psychrophilum strains and their potential as live attenuated vaccine candidates. Vaccine. 26:5582-5589. 2008
- Evaluation of the ability of partially autolyzed yeast and Grobiotic-A to improve disease resistance in rainbow trout. North American Journal of Aquaculture. 69:400-406. 2007
- Evaluation of lethal and non-lethal sampling methods for the detection of white sturgeon iridovirus infection in white sturgeon, Acipenser transmontanus (Richardson). Journal of Fish Diseases. 30:367-379. 2007
- Characterization of serum and mucosal antibody responses in white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus Richardson) following immunization with WSIV and a protein hapten antigen. Fish and Shellfish Immunology. 23:657-669. 2007
- Electrophoretic and Western blot analyses of the lipopolysaccharide and glycocalyx of Flavobacterium psychrophilum. Fish and Shellfish Immunology. 23:770-780. 2007
- Identification of potential vaccine target antigens by immunoproteomic analysis of a virulent and a non-virulent strain of the fish pathogen Flavobacterium psychrophilum. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 74:37-47. 2007
- Transmission of white sturgeon iridovirus in Kootenai River white sturgeon Acipenser transmontanus. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 70:37-45. 2006
- High-density rearing of white sturgeon Acipenser transmontanus (Richardson) induces white sturgeon iridovirus disease among asymptomatic carriers. Aquaculture Research. 36:824-827. 2005
- Protective immunity in rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss following immunization with distinct molecular mass fractions isolated from Flavobacterium psychrophilum. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 59:17-26. 2004
- Systemic and mucosal antibody response in tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (L.), following immunization with Flavobacterium columnare. Journal of Fish Diseases. 27:573-581. 2004
- Comparison of growth performance, immunological response and genetic diversity of five strains of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Aquaculture. 217:93-106. 2003
- Passive immunization of rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum), against Flavobacterium psychrophilum, the causative agent of bacterial coldwater disease and rainbow trout fry syndrome. Journal of Fish Diseases. 26:377-384. 2003
- Characterization of serum and mucosal antibody responses and relative per cent survival in rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum), following immunization and challenge with Flavobacterium psychrophilum. Journal of Fish Diseases. 25:703-713. 2002
- Real-time PCR for the detection and quantitative analysis of IHNV in salmonids. Journal of Fish Diseases. 24:325-333. 2001