Kay Faaberg
Virus and Prion Research Unit
Research Microbiologist
Phone: (515) 337-7259
Fax: (515) 337-7149
P.O. BOX 70
1920 DAYTON AVE AMES, IA, 50010
Spear, A.R., Lager, K.M., Faaberg, K.S. 2013. The use of epitope tags in modified porcine respiratory and reproductive syndrome virus vaccines to differentiate infected from vaccinated animals. Positive Strand RNA Viruses, Keystone Symposia on Molecular and Cellular Biology. Paper No. 2079, p. 94.
Loving, C.L., Brockmeier, S.L., Palmer, M.V., Spear, A.R., Faaberg, K.S., Nicholson, T.L. 2012. Changes in circulating and thymic lymphocyte populations following infection with strains of North American or highly pathogenic PRRSV. International PRRS Symposium 2012. Poster No. 77.
Brockmeier, S.L., Loving, C.L., Palmer, M.V., Spear, A.R., Faaberg, K.S., Nicholson, T.L. 2012. Comparison of the pathogenesis of Asian highly-pathogenic PRRSV isolates to U.S. isolates and their ability to cause secondary bacterial infection in swine. International PRRS Symposium 2012. Poster No. 64.
Loving, C.L., Brockmeier, S.L., Palmer, M.V., Spear, A.R., Faaberg, K.S., Nicholson, T.L. 2012. Changes in circulating and thymic lymphocyte populations following infection with strains of North American or highly pathogenic PRRSV. Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases Annual Meeting. Paper No. 185.
Brockmeier, S.L., Loving, C.L., Palmer, M.V., Spear, A.R., Faaberg, K.S., Nicholson, T.L. 2012. Comparison of Asian highly-pathogenic PRRSV isolates to US isolates for their ability to cause secondary bacterial infection in swine. Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases. Paper No. 184.
Lu, Z., Zhang, J., Huang, C.M., Go, Y.Y., Faaberg, K.S., Rowland, R.R., Timoney, P.J., Balasuriya, U.B. 2012. Chimeric viruses containing the N-terminal ectodomains of GP5 and M proteins of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus do not change the cellular tropism of equine arteritis virus. Virology. 432(1):99-109.
Nan, Y., Wang, R., Shen, M., Faaberg, K.S., Samal, S.K., Zhang, Y.J. 2012. Induction of type I interferons by a novel porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus isolate. Virology. 432(2):261-270.
Kappes, M.A., Faaberg, K.S. 2012. Virion packaging of multiple cleavage isoforms of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus nonstructural protein 2 [abstract]. American Society for Virology 31st Annual Meeting. p. 161-162.
Opriessnig, T., Gauger, P.C., Faaberg, K.S., Shen, H., Beach, N.M., Meng, X., Wang, C., Halbur, P.G. 2012. Effect of porcine circovirus type 2a or 2b on infection kinetics and pathogenicity of two genetically divergent strains of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus in the conventional pig model. Veterinary Microbiology. 158(1-2):69-81.
Brinton, M. A and Faaberg, K. S. 03. Nidovirales : 03.004. Arteriviridae: 03.004.0.01. Arterivirus: 03.004.0.01.002. Simian hemorrhagic fever virus. In: A.J. Davison, et al. (chair), Vertebrate Virus Subcommittee. International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). Available: http://ictvonline.org/virusTaxonomy.asp?version=2011.
Plagemann, P. G. W., Brinton, M. A and Faaberg ,K. S. 03. Nidovirales: 03.004. Arteriviridae: 03.004.0.01. Arterivirus: 03.004.0.01.003. Lactate dehydrogenase elevating virus. In: A.J. Davison, et al. (chair), Vertebrate Virus Subcommittee. International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). Available: http://ictvonline.org/virusTaxonomy.asp?version=2011.
Brockmeier, S.L., Loving, C.L., Miller, L.C., Vorwald, A.C., Kehrli, Jr., M.E., Baker, R.B., Nicholson, T.L., Lager, K.M., Faaberg, K.S. 2011. Sequence and virulence comparison of four North American isolates of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus. Conference of Research Workers in Diseases. Paper No. 174. p. 171.
Gauger, P.C., Faaberg, K.S., Guo, B., Kappes, M.A., Opriessnig, T. 2012. Genetic and phenotypic characterization of a 2006 United States porcine reproductive and respiratory virus isolate associated with high morbidity and mortality in the field. Virus Research. 163(1):98-107.
Henningson, J.N., Faaberg, K.S., Guo, B., Schlink, S.N., Miller, L.C., Kappes, M.A., Kehrli, Jr., M.E., Brockmeier, S.L., Nicholson, T.L., Vorwald, A.C., Lager, K.M. 2011. Comparison of the pathogenicity of Chinese and low virulent US porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome viruses [abstract]. American College of Veterinary Pathologists. Paper No. 164. Veterinary Pathology. 48(6):E30.
Kappes, M.A., Guo, B., Lager, K.M., Henningson, J.N., Schlink, S.N., Miller, L.C., Brockmeier, S., Kehrli, Jr., M.E., Yang, H., Faaberg, K.S. 2011. Highly pathogenic Chinese porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus strain JXwn06 in US swine [abstract]. 30th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Virology. p. 211.
Trible, B.R., Kerrigan, M., Crossland, N., Potter, M., Faaberg, K., Hesse, R., Rowland, R.R. 2011. Antibody recognition of porcine circovirus type 2 capsid protein epitopes after vaccination, infection, and disease. Clinical and Vaccine Immunology. 8(5):749-757.
Nicholson, T.L., Kukielka, D., Vincent, A.L., Brockmeier, S.L., Miller, L.C., Faaberg, K.S. 2011. Utility of a panviral microarray for detection of swine respiratory viruses in clinical samples. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 49(4):1542-1548.
Faaberg, K.S., Guo, B., Lager, K.M., Brockmeier, S.L., Henningson, J.N., Schlink, S.N., Miller, L.C., Yang, H. 2011. Analysis of Chinese porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus type 2 strain in United States swine [abstract]. ASM Conference on Viral Genome Replication. Poster No. 55A. p. 69.
de Groot, R.J., Cowley, J.A, Enjuanes, L., Faaberg, K.S., Perlman, S., Rottier, P.J.M., Snijder, E.J., Ziebuhr, J. and Gorbalenya, A.E. 2011. Order Nidovirales. In: King, A.M.Q., Adams, M.J., Carstens, E.B., Lefkowitz, E.J., editors. Virus Taxonomy, Ninth Report of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. London: Elsevier Inc. p. 785-795.
Guo, B., Lager, K.M., Yang, H., Faaberg, K.S. 2010. Analysis of Asian PRRSV type 2 strains [abstract]. International PRRS Symposium, Chicago, IL. Paper No. 24.
Guo, B., Lager, K.M., Henningson, J.N., Schlink, S.N., Miller, L.C., Brockmeier, S., Yang, H.C., Faaberg, K.S. 2010. Analysis of Asian PRRSV type 2 strains [abstract]. 45th US-Japan Cooperative Program in Natural Resources Panel of Animal and Avian Health Meeting. p. 8.
Metwally, S., Mohamed, F., Faaberg, K., Burrage, T., Prarat, M., Moran, K., Bracht, A., Mayr, G., Berninger, M., Koster, L., To, T.L., Nguyen, V.L., Reising, M., Landgraf, J., Cox, L., Lubroth, J., Carrillo, C. 2010. Pathogenicity and molecular characterization of emerging porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus in Vietnam in 2007. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. 57(5):315-329.
Kappes, M.A., Ellingson, J.S., Wang, Y., Layton, S., Ciacci-Zanella, J.R., Roof, M.B., Faaberg, K.S. 2010. Sequence Stability of PRRSV Chimeras After Passage in Swine [abstract]. American Society for Virology Meeting. p. 269.
Faaberg, K.S., Han, J., Rutherford, M.S. 2010. Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus replicase - isoforms of nonstructural protein 2 and interaction with heat shock 70kDa protein 5 [abstract]. Ninth International Positive Strand RNA Virus Symposium, Atlanta, GA. Paper No. P1-F16.
Lorusso, A., Faaberg, K.S., Killian, M., Koster, L., Vincent, A.L. 2010. One Step Real-Time RT-PCR for 2009 Pandemic H1N1 Matrix Gene Detection in Swine Samples [abstract]. American Association of Swine Veterinarians. American Association of Swine Veterinarians. p. 369.
Vincent, A.L., Lager, K.M., Faaberg, K.S., Harland, M., Zanella, E.L., Zanella, J.R., Kehrli, Jr., M.E., Janke, B.H., Klimov, A. 2009. Experimental Inoculation of Pigs with Pandemic H1N1 2009 Virus and HI Cross-Reactivity with Contemporary Swine Influenza Virus Antisera. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses. 4(2):53-60.
Nicholson, T.L., Kukielka, D., Wang, D., Faaberg, K.S. 2009. Detection Limits of PRRSV and SIV Using Pan Viral Microarray [abstract]. 45th Meeting of the United States-Japan Cooperative Program in Natural Resources Panel of Animal and Avian Health, December 2-4, 2009, Tokyo, Japan. p. 21.
Lorusso, A., Faaberg, K.S., Killian, M., Koster, L., Vincent, A.L. 2010. One Step Real-Time RT-PCR for 2009 Pandemic H1N1 Matrix Gene Detection and Quantitation in Clinical Samples [abstract]. American Association of Swine Veterinarians. p. 369.
Guo, B., Faaberg, K.S., Lager, K.M., Kehrli, Jr., M.E. 2009. Genetic stability of PRRSV VR-2332 nsp2 deletion mutants in swine [abstract]. 28th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Virology, Vancouver, Canada. Paper No. W33-12.
Faaberg, K.S. 2008. State of the Art: Lessons Learned Through Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus (PRRSV) Recombinant Technology. XIVth International Congress of Virology. Paper No. 675.
Han, J., Liu, G., Wang, Y., Faaberg, K.S. 2007. Identification of nonessential regions of the nsp2 replicase protein of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus strain VR-2332 for replication in cell culture. Journal of Virology. 81(18):9878-9890.