School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY 11794-5000
USA

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Bassem Allam School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences Stony Brook University NY 11794-5000,  USA Phone: +1 (631) 632 8745     Fax: +1 (631) 632 8915 Email: bassem.allam@stonybrook.edu Dr Allam also holds a Courtesy Faculty appointment at Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medicine

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2009

Perrigault M, Tanguy A, Allam B. (2009). Indentification and quantification of differentially expressed genes in the hard clam, Mercenaria mercenaria, in response to quahog parasite unknown (QPX). BMC Genomics 10: 377.

Perrigault M, Allam B. (2009). Cytotoxicity of Quahog Parasite Unknown (QPX) toward hard clam (Mercenaria mercenaria) haemocytes and interactions between different pathogen isolates and host strains. Parasitology 136: 1281-1289.

Pales Espinosa, E., Perrigault, M., Ward, J.E., Shumway, S.E., Allam, B. (2009). Lectins associated with the feeding organs of the oyster Crassostrea virginica can mediate particle selection. Biological Bulletin 217: In Press (October issue).

Liu Q, Allam B., Collier JL. (2009). A quantitative real-time PCR assay for QPX (Thraustochytridae), a parasite of the hard clam (Mercenaria mercenaria). Submitted to Applied and Environmental Microbiology 75: 4913-4918.

Ford SE, Allam B, Xu Z. (2009). Using PCR and bivalve “particle collectors” to investigate the environmental distribution of Haplosporidium nelsoni, the agent of MSX disease in eastern oysters. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 83: 159-168.

Bettencourt R, Dando P, Collins P, Costa V, Allam B, Serrão Santos R. (2009). Innate immunity in the deep sea hydrothermal vent mussel Bathymodiolus azoricus. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A 152: 278-289.

Perrigault M, Buggé DM, Hao CC, Allam B. (2009). Modulatory effects of hard clam (Mercenaria mercenaria) tissue extracts on the in vitro growth of its pathogen QPX. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 100: 1-8.

2008

Dahl, S.F., Perrigault M., Allam, B. (2008). Laboratory transmission studies of QPX disease in the hard clam: Pathogenicity of different pathogen isolates toward various clam stocks. Aquaculture 280:64-70.

Pales Espinosa, E., Allam, B., Ford S.E. (2008). Particle selection in the ribbed mussel Geukensia demissa and the Eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica: effect of microalgae growth stage. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 79:1-6.

Gobler C.J., Berry D.L., Anderson O.R., Burson A., Koch F., Rodgers B.S., Moore L.K., Goleski J.A., Allam B., Bowser P., Tang Y., Nuzzi R. (2008). Characterization, dynamics, and ecological impacts of harmful Cochlodinium polykrikoides blooms on eastern Long Island, NY, USA. Harmful Algae 7: 293-307.

2007

Buggé D, Allam B. (2007). Effects of starvation and macroalgae extracts on the survival and growth of Quahog Parasite Unknown (QPX). Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 348: 60-69.

Buggé D, Hégaret H, Wikfors G, Allam B. (2007). Oxidative burst in hard clam (Mercenaria mercenaria) haemocytes. Fish and Shellfish Immunology 23(1): 188-196.

Dahl, S.F., Allam, B. (2007). Laboratory transmission studies of QPX disease in the hard clam: Development of an infection procedure. Journal of Shellfish Research 26: 383-389.

Lyons M.M., Lau Y.-T., Carden W.E., Ward J.E., Roberts S.B., Smolowitz R., Vallino J., Allam B. (2007). Characteristics of marine aggregates in shallow ecosystems: Implications for disease ecology. Ecohealth 4: 406-420.

Pales Espinosa E., Barillé L., Allam B. (2007). Use of encapsulated live microalgae to investigate pre-ingestive selection in Crassostrea gigas. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 343:118-126.

Qian H., Liu Q., Allam B., Collier J.L. (2007). Molecular genetic variation within and among isolates of QPX (Thraustochytridae), a parasite of the hard clam (Mercenaria mercenaria). Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 77: 159-168.

2006

Allam B., Ford S.E. (2006). Effects of the pathogenic Vibrio tapetis on different bivalve species: I. hemocyte changes following in vitro challenge. Fish and Shellfish Immunology 20: 374-383.

Allam B., Paillard C., Auffret M., Ford S.E. (2006). Effects of the pathogenic Vibrio tapetis on different bivalve species: II. hemocyte and humoral changes following in vivo challenge. Fish and Shellfish Immunology 20: 384-397.

Boettcher K., Smolowitz R., Lewis E., Allam B., Dickerson H., Ford S., Huq A., Reece K., Rivara G., Maloy A., Woodley C. (2006). Juvenile Oyster Disease (JOD) in Crassostrea virginica: synthesis of knowledge and recommendations. Journal of Shellfish Research 25(2): 683-686.

Moss B., Allam B. (2006). Fluorometric measurement of oxidative burst in lobster hemocytes and inhibiting effect of pathogenic bacteria and hypoxia. Journal of Shellfish Research 25(3): 1051-1057.

Pales Espinosa E., Allam B. (2006). Comparative growth and survival of juvenile hard clams, Mercenaria mercenaria, fed commercially available diets. Zoo Biology 25: 513-525.