Research Project: Reducing Impacts of Disease on Rainbow Trout Aquaculture Production

Location: Office of The Director

Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon will take you to the publication reprint.)

Flavobacterium columnare Ferric Iron Uptake Systems are Required for Virulence - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Conrad, R.A., Evenhuis, J., Lipscomb, R.S., Perez-Pascual, D., Stevick, R.J., Birkett, C., Ghigo, J., Mcbride, M.J. 2022. Flavobacterium columnare ferric iron uptake systems are required for virulence. Frontiers in Microbiology. Volume 12. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2022.1029833.

Siderophores produced by the fish pathogen Flavobacterium columnare strain MS-FC-4 are not essential for its virulence - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Conrad, R.A., Evenhuis, J., Lipscomb, R.S., Birkett, C., McBride, M.J. 2022. Siderophores produced by the fish pathogen Flavobacterium columnare strain MS-FC-4 are not essential for its virulence. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 88(17). Article e00948-22. https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.00948-22.

Chronic exposure to high-density polyethylene microplastic through feeding alters the nutrient metabolism of juvenile yellow perch (Perca flavescens) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Lu, X., Deng, D., Huang, F., Casu, F., Kraco, E.K., Newton, R., Zohn, M., Teh, S.J., Watson, A.M., Shepherd, B.S., Ma, Y., Dawood, M.A., Mendoza, L.R. 2022. Chronic exposure to high-density polyethylene microplastic through feeding alters the nutrient metabolism of juvenile yellow perch (Perca flavescens). Animal Nutrition. 9:143-158j. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aninu.2022.01.007.

Type IX secretion system effectors and virulence of the model Flavobacterium columnare strain MS-FC-4 - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Thunes, N.C., Conrad, R.A., Mohammed, H.H., Zhu, Y., Barbier, P., Evenhuis, J., Perez-Pascual, D., Ghigo, J., Lipscomb, R.S., Schneider, J., Li, N., Erbes, D.H., Birkett, C.L., LaFrentz, B.R., Welch, T.J., McBride, M.J. 2021. Type IX secretion system effectors and virulence of the model Flavobacterium columnare strain MS-FC-4. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 88(3). Article e01705-21. https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.01705-21.

Structure and regulation of the NK-lysin (1-4) and NK-lysin like (a and b) antimicrobial genes in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Shepherd, B.S., Ma, H., Han, Y., Palti, Y., Gao, G., Liu, S., Wiens, G.D. 2020. Structure and regulation of the NK-lysin (1-4) and NK-lysin like (a and b) antimicrobial genes in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Developmental and Comparative Immunology. 116 (103961). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dci.2020.103961.

Evolutionary trajectory of fish Piscine novirhabdovirus (=Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia Virus) across its Laurentian Great Lakes history: Spatial and temporal diversification - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Effect of the viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus nonvirion protein on translation via the PERK – eIF2alpha pathway - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Kesterson, S.P., Ringiesn, J., Vaharia, V.N., Shepherd, B.S., Leaman, D.W., Krishnamurthy, M. 2020. Effect of the viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus nonvirion protein on translation via the PERK – eIF2alpha pathway. Viruses. 12(5), 499. https://doi.org/10.3390/v12050499.