Publications in VIVO

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Co-investigator Network

Kenneth Cain Distinguished Professor of Aquaculture and Fish Health

Positions

Member, Center for Reproductive Biology
Participating Faculty, Institute for Modeling Collaboration and Innovation (IMCI)
Affiliate Faculty, Center for Research on Invasive Species (CRIS) , College of Natural Resources
Associate Director of the Aquaculture Research Institute, Aquaculture Research Institute , College of Natural Resources
Professor, Aquaculture Research Institute , College of Natural Resources
Professor, Fish and Wildlife Sciences , College of Natural Resources 2011 -
Associate Professor, Fish and Wildlife Sciences , College of Natural Resources 2005 - 2011
Assistant Professor, Fish and Wildlife Sciences , College of Natural Resources 1999 - 2005

Publications

selected publications

academic article
- Production of a monoclonal antibody specific to sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria) IgM and its application in ELISA, western blotting, and immunofluorescent staining. Fish and Shellfish Immunology. 130:479-489. 2022
- Multi-tissue RNAseq reveals genetic and temporal differences in acute response to viral (IHNV) infection among three selected lines of rainbow trout with varying resistance. Fish and Shellfish Immunology. 124:343-361. 2022
- Long-term efficacy of nasal vaccination against enteric red mouth (ERM) disease and infectious hematopoietic necrosis (IHN) in juvenile rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Vaccine. 40:229-238. 2022
- An initial evaluation of fishmeal replacement with soy protein sources on growth and immune responses of burbot (Lota lota maculosa). Aquaculture. 545. 2021
- Out-of-season spawning of burbot (Lota lota) through temperature and photoperiod manipulation. Aquaculture. 543:736917. 2021
- Quantification and Comparison of Gene Expression Associated with Iron Regulation and Metabolism in a Virulent and Attenuated Strain of Flavobacterium psychrophilum. Journal of Fish Diseases. 44:949-960. 2021
- Assessment of Flavobacterium psychrophilum-associated mortality in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis). Journal of Fish Diseases. 44:645-653. 2021
- Effects of Temperature Fluctuation on Burbot Embryos: Implications of Hydropower and Climate Change. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. 2021
- Effects of Temperature Fluctuation on Burbot Embryos: Implications of Hydropower and Climate Change. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. 150:605-617. 2021
- Evaluation of Commercial and Experimental Grower Diets for Use in Intensive Burbot (Lota lota maculosa) Culture. Aquaculture. 528:735490. 2020
- Determination of a Novel Parvovirus Pathogen Associated with Massive Mortality in Adult Tilapia. PLOS Pathogens. 16:e1008765. 2020
- Cross-protection of a live-attenuated Flavobacterium psychrophilum immersion vaccine against novel Flavobacterium spp. and Chryseobacterium spp. strains.. Journal of Fish Diseases. 2020
- Cross-protection of a live-attenuatedFlavobacterium psychrophilumimmersion vaccine against novelFlavobacteriumspp. andChryseobacteriumspp. strains. Journal of Fish Diseases. 2020
- Isolation and experimental challenge of cultured burbot (Lota lota maculosa) with Flavobacterium columnare and Aeromonas sp. isolates.. Journal of Fish Diseases. 2020
- Isolation and experimental challenge of cultured burbot (Lota lota maculosa) withFlavobacterium columnareandAeromonassp. isolates. Journal of Fish Diseases. 2020
- A Review of Fish Vaccine Development Strategies: Conventional Methods and Modern Biotechnological Approaches. Microorganisms. 7:569. 2019
- Co-infection of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) with infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus and Flavobacterium psychrophilum. Journal of Fish Diseases. 42:1065-1076. 2019
- Assessment of cross-protection to heterologous strains of Flavobacterium psychrophilum following vaccination with a live-attenuated coldwater disease immersion vaccine. Journal of Fish Diseases. 42:75-84. 2019
- Large-Scale Analysis of Flavobacterium psychrophilum Multilocus Sequence Typing Genotypes Recovered from North American Salmonids Indicates that both Newly Identified and Recurrent Clonal Complexes Are Associated with Disease. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 85:UNSP e02305-18. 2019
- Development of cross-priming amplification coupled with vertical flow visualization for rapid detection of infectious spleen and kidney necrosis virus (ISKNV) in mandarin fish, Siniperca chuatsi. Journal of Virological Methods. 253:38-42. 2018
- Isolation, identification, and classification of a novel rhabdovirus from diseased Chinese rice-field eels (Monopterus albus).. Archives of Virology. 2018
- Prespawn Mortality of Female Chinook Salmon Increases with Water Temperature and Percent Hatchery Origin. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. 147:31-42. 2018
- Rapid Detection and Monitoring of Flavobacterium psychrophilum in Water by Using a Handheld, Field-Portable Quantitative PCR System. Journal of Aquatic Animal Health. 30:302-311. 2018
- Release of hatchery adult steelhead for angler opportunity increases potential for interactions with endemic steelhead. Ecosphere. 9:e02448. 2018
- Sea-to-sea survival of late-run adult steelhead ( Oncorhynchus mykiss ) from the Columbia and Snake rivers. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 75:331-341. 2018
- Tag Effects on Prespawn Mortality of Chinook Salmon: A Field Experiment Using Passive Integrated Transponder Tags, Radio Transmitters, and Untagged Controls. North American Journal of Fisheries Management. 38:96-103. 2018
- Effects of Diel Temperature Fluctuation on Growth, Stress Response, and Immune Function of Burbot. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. 146.0:996.0-1007.0. 2017
- Evaluating Microsatellite Markers for Parentage-based Tagging of Hatchery Burbot. Northwest Science. 90:249-259. 2016
- Effect of anthocyanidins on myogenic differentiation in induced and non-induced primary myoblasts from rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. Part B, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 196:102-108. 2016
- Dietary effects on immunity, stress, and efficacy of two live attenuated Flavobacterium psychrophilum vaccine formulations. Aquaculture. 454:35-43. 2016
- Microencapsulation of a putative probiotic Enterobacter species, C6-6, to protect rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum), against bacterial coldwater disease. Journal of Fish Diseases. 39:1-11. 2016
- Optimization of efficacy of a live attenuated Flavobacterium psychrophilum immersion vaccine.. Fish and Shellfish Immunology. 56:169-180. 2016
- Potential mechanisms of attenuation for rifampicin-passaged strains of Flavobacterium psychrophilum. BMC Microbiology. 15. 2015
- Assessment of immune response and protection against bacterial coldwater disease induced by a live-attenuated vaccine delivered orally or intraperitoneally to rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum). Aquaculture. 446:242-249. 2015
- Comparison of quantitative PCR and ELISA for detection and quantification of Flavobacterium psychrophilum in salmonid broodstock. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 115:139-146. 2015
- Systemic and mucosal immune response of rainbow trout to immunization with an attenuated Flavobacterium psychrophilum vaccine strain by different routes. Fish and Shellfish Immunology. 44:156-163. 2015
- Entericidin Is Required for a Probiotic Treatment (Enterobacter sp Strain C6-6) To Protect Trout from Cold-Water Disease Challenge. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 81:658-665. 2015
- Initial Characterization of Embryonic Development in North American Burbot. North American Journal of Aquaculture. 77:37-42. 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
- Development of a waterborne challenge model for Flavobacterium psychrophilum. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 359:154-160. 2014
- Investigation of the Link between Broodstock Infection, Vertical Transmission, and Prevalence of Flavobacterium psychrophilum in Eggs and Progeny of Rainbow Trout and Coho Salmon. Journal of Aquatic Animal Health. 26:66-77. 2014
- Coded Wire Tag and Passive Integrated Transponder Tag Implantations in Juvenile Burbot. North American Journal of Fisheries Management. 34:391-400. 2014
- 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
- Dietary inclusion of salmon testes meal from Alaskan seafood processing byproducts: Effects on growth and immune function of rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum). Aquaculture. 433:34-39. 2014
- Immunization of rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum) with a crude lipopolysaccharide extract from Flavobacterium psychrophilum. Aquaculture Research. 45:476-483. 2014
- Effects of Stocking Density on Survival and Yield of North American Burbot Reared under Semi-Intensive Conditions. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. 142:1680-1687. 2013
- Effect of immunization route on mucosal and systemic immune response in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology. 151:113-123. 2013
- Artificial Marker Selection and Subsequent Tagging Evaluations with Juvenile Burbot. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. 142:1688-1698. 2013
- Enhanced efficacy of an attenuated Flavobacterium psychrophilum strain cultured under iron-limited conditions. Fish and Shellfish Immunology. 35:1477-1482. 2013
- Hydrogen Peroxide Treatments Administered to Hatchery-Reared Burbot: Assessing Treatment Regimes from Embryonic Development through Juvenile Rearing. North American Journal of Aquaculture. 75:50-56. 2013
- Suppression of Cannibalism during Larviculture of Burbot through Size Grading. North American Journal of Aquaculture. 75:556-561. 2013
- Validation of diagnostic assays to screen broodstock for Flavobacterium psychrophilum infections. Journal of Fish Diseases. 35:407-419. 2012
- Effects of carnosine supplementation to an all-plant protein diet for rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Aquaculture. 338:72-81. 2012
- Characterization of Oocyte Development in Hatchery-Reared Burbot. North American Journal of Aquaculture. 74:408-412. 2012
- Effects of temperature on the intensive culture performance of larval and juvenile North American burbot (Lota lota maculosa). Aquaculture. 364:67-73. 2012
- 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
- A novel experiment of rearing burbot larvae in cages. Journal of Applied Ichthyology. 27:16-21. 2011
- Evaluation of methods for the collection and fertilization of burbot eggs from a wild stock for conservation aquaculture operations. Journal of Applied Ichthyology. 27:9-15. 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
- Performance and Macronutrient Composition of Age-0 Burbot Fed Four Diet Treatments. North American Journal of Aquaculture. 73:360-368. 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
- Identification of immunogenic proteins within distinct molecular mass fractions of Flavobacterium psychrophilum. Journal of Fish Diseases. 34:823-830. 2011
- Establishment and partial characterization of a cell line from burbot Lota lota maculosa: susceptibility to IHNV, IPNV and VHSV. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 90:15-23. 2010
- Assessment of Formalin and Hydrogen Peroxide Use during Egg Incubation of North American Burbot. North American Journal of Aquaculture. 72:111-117. 2010
- 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
- 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
- A Quantitative Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay and Filtration-Based Fluorescent Antibody Test as Potential Tools to Screen Broodstock for Infection with Flavobacterium psychrophilum. Journal of Aquatic Animal Health. 21:43-56. 2009
- Proteomic analysis of Flavobacterium psychrophilum cultured in vivo and in iron-limited media. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 87:171-182. 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 egg incubation methods and larval feeding regimes for north American burbot. North American Journal of Aquaculture. 70:162-170. 2008
- Challenges Associated with Heterologous Expression of Flavobacterium psychrophilum Proteins in Escherichia coli. Marine Biotechnology. 10:719-730. 2008
- Cryopreservation and Methanol Effects on Burbot Sperm Motility and Egg Fertilization. North American Journal of Aquaculture. 70:38-42. 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
- 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
- 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
- Differentiating 16S rRNA alleles of Flavobacterium psychrophilum using a simple PCR assay. Journal of Fish Diseases. 30:175-180. 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
- Electrophoretic and Western blot analyses of the lipopolysaccharide and glycocalyx of Flavobacterium psychrophilum. Fish and Shellfish Immunology. 23:770-780. 2007
- Sortase inhibitor phenyl vinyl sulfone inhibits Renibacterium salmoninarum adherence and invasion of host cells. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 78:115-127. 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
- Bovine growth hormone treatment increased IGF-I in circulation and induced the production of a specific immune response in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Aquaculture. 246:437-445. 2005
- Growth hormone differentially regulates muscle myostatin 1 and -2 and increases circulating cortisol in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). General and Comparative Endocrinology. 138:32-41. 2004
- The effects of recombinant bovine somatotropin (rbST) on tissue IGF-I, IGF-I receptor, and GH mRNA levels in rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss. General and Comparative Endocrinology. 135:324-333. 2004
- 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
- Real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (QPCR) to identify Myxobolus cerebralis in rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss.. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 60:205-213. 2004
- Systemic and mucosal antibody response in tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (L.), following immunization with Flavobacterium columnare. Journal of Fish Diseases. 27:573-581. 2004
- Immunomodulatory effects of a bacterial-derived beta-1,3 glucan administered to tilapia (Oreochromis nilotocus L.) in a Spirulina-based diet. Aquaculture Research. 34:1241-1244. 2003
- Effects of administration of somatostatin-14 and immunoneutralization of somatostatin on endocrine and growth responses in rainbow trout. Journal of Fish Biology. 63:506-522. 2003
- Distribution of Myxobolus cerebralis within a free-flowing river system during the migration period, for juvenile anadromous salmonids in Idaho. Journal of Aquatic Animal Health. 15:158-166. 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
- Effects of dietary phosphorus and lipid levels on utilization and excretion of phosphorus and nitrogen by rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). 1. Laboratory-scale study. Aquaculture Nutrition. 8:279-290. 2002
- Antibody-antigen kinetics following immunization of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) with a T-cell dependent antigen. Developmental and Comparative Immunology. 26:181-190. 2002
- Characterisation of mucosal and systemic immune responses in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) using surface plasmon resonance. Fish and Shellfish Immunology. 10:651-666. 2000
- Identification of a localized mucosal immune response in rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum), following immunization with a protein-hapten antigen. Journal of Fish Diseases. 31:383-393.
chapter
- Infectious Diseases of Coldwater Fish in Fresh Water. Diseases and Disorders of Finfish in Cage Culture. Ed. Bruno, David W. 60-113. 2014

Research

co-principal investigator on

Fish Populations & Aquatic Habitats in Lakes/Streams Contained Within/Supplied by Forested Watershed awarded by National Institute for Food and Agriculture 1993 - 2012
Aquaculture Research Initiative awarded by National Institute for Food and Agriculture 2007 - 2008

Teaching

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Kenneth Cain