Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine

J. L. Sanders, Watral, V., and Kent, M. L., “Microsporidiosis in zebrafish research facilities.”, ILAR journal / National Research Council, Institute of Laboratory Animal Resources, vol. 53, no. 2, pp. 106-13, 2012.

C. M. Whipps, Fournie, J. W., Morrison, D. A., Azevedo, C., Matos, E., Thebo, P., and Kent, M. L., “Phylogeny of fish-infecting Calyptospora species (Apicomplexa: Eimeriorina).”, Parasitology research, vol. 111, no. 3, pp. 1331-42, 2012.

M. L. Kent and Varga, Z., “Use of zebrafish in research and importance of health and husbandry.”, ILAR journal / National Research Council, Institute of Laboratory Animal Resources, vol. 53, no. 2, pp. 89-94, 2012.

M. L. Kent, Buchner, C., Watral, V. G., Sanders, J. L., Ladu, J., Peterson, T. S., and Tanguay, R. L., “Development and maintenance of a specific pathogen-free (SPF) zebrafish research facility for Pseudoloma neurophilia.”, Diseases of aquatic organisms, vol. 95, no. 1, pp. 73-9, 2011.

J. L. Sanders and Kent, M. L., “Development of a sensitive assay for the detection of Pseudoloma neurophilia in laboratory populations of the zebrafish Danio rerio.”, Diseases of aquatic organisms, vol. 96, no. 2, pp. 145-56, 2011.

T. S. Peterson, Spitsbergen, J. M., Feist, S. W., and Kent, M. L., “Luna stain, an improved selective stain for detection of microsporidian spores in histologic sections.”, Diseases of aquatic organisms, vol. 95, no. 2, pp. 175-80, 2011.

J. A. Ferguson, Koketsu, W., Ninomiya, I., Rossignol, P. A., Jacobson, K. C., and Kent, M. L., “Mortality of coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) associated with burdens of multiple parasite species.”, International journal for parasitology, vol. 41, no. 11, pp. 1197-205, 2011.

J. A. Ferguson, St-Hilaire, S., Peterson, T. S., Rodnick, K. J., and Kent, M. L., “Survey of parasites in threatened stocks of coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) in Oregon by examination of wet tissues and histology.”, The Journal of parasitology, vol. 97, no. 6, pp. 1085-98, 2011.

Z. Cui, Samuel-Shaker, D., Watral, V., and Kent, M. L., “Attenuated Mycobacterium marinum protects zebrafish against mycobacteriosis.”, Journal of fish diseases, vol. 33, no. 4, pp. 371-5, 2010.

A. M. V. Brown, Kent, M. L., and Adamson, M. L., “Description of five new Loma (Microsporidia) species in pacific fishes with redesignation of the type species Loma morhua Morrison & Sprague, 1981, based on morphological and molecular species-boundaries tests.”, The Journal of eukaryotic microbiology, vol. 57, no. 6, pp. 529-53, 2010.

A. M. V. Brown, Kent, M. L., and Adamson, M. L., “Low genetic variation in the salmon and trout parasite Loma salmonae (Microsporidia) supports marine transmission and clarifies species boundaries.”, Diseases of aquatic organisms, vol. 91, no. 1, pp. 35-46, 2010.

M. E. Jurasek, Bishop-Stewart, J. K., Storey, B. E., Kaplan, R. M., and Kent, M. L., “Modification and further evaluation of a fluorescein-labeled peanut agglutinin test for identification of Haemonchus contortus eggs.”, Veterinary parasitology, vol. 169, no. 1-2, pp. 209-13, 2010.

C. M. Whipps, Boorom, K., Bermudez, L. E., and Kent, M. L., “Molecular characterization of Blastocystis species in Oregon identifies multiple subtypes.”, Parasitology research, vol. 106, no. 4, pp. 827-32, 2010.

J. A. Ferguson, Schreck, C. B., Chitwood, R., and Kent, M. L., “Persistence of infection by metacercariae of Apophallus sp., Neascus sp., and Nanophyetus salmincola plus two myxozoans (Myxobolus insidiosus and Myxobolus fryeri) in coho salmon Oncorhynchus kisutch.”, The Journal of parasitology, vol. 96, no. 2, pp. 340-7, 2010.

J. L. Sanders, Lawrence, C., Nichols, D. K., Brubaker, J. F., Peterson, T. S., Murray, K. N., and Kent, M. L., “Pleistophora hyphessobryconis (Microsporidia) infecting zebrafish Danio rerio in research facilities.”, Diseases of aquatic organisms, vol. 91, no. 1, pp. 47-56, 2010.

R. S Monaghan, Kent, M. L., Watral, V. G., R Kaufman, J., Lee, L. E. J., and Bols, N. C., “Animal cell cultures in microsporidial research: their general roles and their specific use for fish microsporidia.”, In vitro cellular & developmental biology. Animal, vol. 45, no. 3-4, pp. 135-47, 2009.

J. M. Ramsay, Watral, V., Schreck, C. B., and Kent, M. L., “Husbandry stress exacerbates mycobacterial infections in adult zebrafish, Danio rerio (Hamilton).”, Journal of fish diseases, vol. 32, no. 11, pp. 931-41, 2009.

M. J. Harriff, Danelishvili, L., Wu, M., Wilder, C., McNamara, M., Kent, M. L., and Bermudez, L. E., “Mycobacterium avium genes MAV_5138 and MAV_3679 are transcriptional regulators that play a role in invasion of epithelial cells, in part by their regulation of CipA, a putative surface protein interacting with host cell signaling pathways.”, Journal of bacteriology, vol. 191, no. 4, pp. 1132-42, 2009.

J. M. Ramsay, Watral, V., Schreck, C. B., and Kent, M. L., “Pseudoloma neurophilia infections in zebrafish Danio rerio: effects of stress on survival, growth, and reproduction.”, Diseases of aquatic organisms, vol. 88, no. 1, pp. 69-84, 2009.

M. L. Kent, Feist, S. W., Harper, C., Hoogstraten-Miller, S., J Law, M., Sánchez-Morgado, J. M., Tanguay, R. L., Sanders, G. E., Spitsbergen, J. M., and Whipps, C. M., “Recommendations for control of pathogens and infectious diseases in fish research facilities.”, Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Toxicology & pharmacology : CBP, vol. 149, no. 2, pp. 240-8, 2009.

V. E. Ostland, Watral, V., Whipps, C. M., Austin, F. W., St-Hilaire, S., Westerman, M. E., and Kent, M. L., “Biochemical, molecular, and virulence characteristics of select Mycobacterium marinum isolates in hybrid striped bass Morone chrysops x M. saxatilis and zebrafish Danio rerio.”, Diseases of aquatic organisms, vol. 79, no. 2, pp. 107-18, 2008.

C. M. Whipps, Matthews, J. L., and Kent, M. L., “Distribution and genetic characterization of Mycobacterium chelonae in laboratory zebrafish Danio rerio.”, Diseases of aquatic organisms, vol. 82, no. 1, pp. 45-54, 2008.

A. R. Schwindt, Fournie, J. W., Landers, D. H., Schreck, C. B., and Kent, M. L., “Mercury concentrations in salmonids from western U.S. National Parks and relationships with age and macrophage aggregates.”, Environmental science & technology, vol. 42, no. 4, pp. 1365-70, 2008.

J. A. Ferguson, Atkinson, S. D., Whipps, C. M., and Kent, M. L., “Molecular and morphological analysis of Myxobolus spp. of salmonid fishes with the description of a new Myxobolus species.”, The Journal of parasitology, vol. 94, no. 6, pp. 1322-34, 2008.

T. M. Work, Takata, G., Whipps, C. M., and Kent, M. L., “A new species of Henneguya (Myxozoa) in the big-eyed scad (Selar crumenophthalmus) from Hawaii.”, The Journal of parasitology, vol. 94, no. 2, pp. 524-9, 2008.