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Scientific articles: 68. Pales Espinosa E., Winnicki S, Allam B. (2013). Early host-pathogen interactions in marine bivalves: Pallial mucus of Crassostrea virginica modulates the growth and virulence of its pathogen Perkinsus marinus. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. In Press. 67. Pales Espinosa E., Allam B. (2013). Food quality and season affect the expression of the mucosal lectin MeML and food sorting abilities in the blue mussel Mytilus edulis. Marine Biology. In Press. DOI: 10.1007/s00227-013-2196-6 66. Allam B, Carden WE, Ward JE, Ralph G, Winnicki S, Pales Espinosa E. (2013). Early host-pathogen interactions in marine bivalves: Evidence that the alveolate parasite Perkinsus marinus infects through the oyster mantle during rejection of pseudofeces. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 113: 26-34. 65. Perrigault M., Dahl S.F., Pales-Espinosa E., Allam B. (2012). Effects of salinity on hard clam (Mercenaria mercenaria) defense parameters and QPX disease dynamics. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 110(1): 73-82. 64. Perrigault M, Allam B. (2012). Differential immune response in the hard clam (Mercenaria mercenaria) against bacteria and the protistan QPX (Quahog Parasite Unknown). Fish and Shellfish Immunology 32(6): 1124-1134. 63. Homerding M, McElroy A, Taylor G, Dove A, Allam B. (2012). Investigation of epizootic shell disease in American lobsters (Homarus americanus) from Long Island Sound: II. Immune parameters in lobsters and relationships to the disease. Journal of Shellfish Research 31(2):495-504. 62. Bell SL, Allam B., McElroy A, Dove A, Taylor GT. (2012). Investigation of epizootic shell disease in American lobsters (Homarus americanus) from Long Island Sound: I. Characterization of associated microbial communities. Journal of Shellfish Research 31(2):473-484. 61. Sokolowski M, Allam B, Dunton K, Clark M, Kurtz E, Fast M. (2012). Spatio-temporal differences in immunophysiology of Atlantic sturgeon, Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus (Mitchill), and the relationship to parasitic copepod, Dichelesthium oblongum, (Abilgaard) infection. Journal of Fish Diseases 35(9): 649-660. 60. Levinton J, Doall M, Ralston D, Starke A, Allam B. (2011). Climate change, precipitation and the loss of an estuarine refuge. PLoS One 6(4): e18849. pdf 59. Jing X, Pales Espinosa E, Perrigault M, Allam B. (2011). Identification, molecular characterization and expression analysis of a mucosal C-type lectin in the eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica. Fish and Shellfish Immunology 30: 851-858. pdf 58. Perrigault M., Dahl S.F., Pales Espinosa E., Gambino L., Allam B. (2010). Effects of temperature on hard clam (Mercenaria mercenaria) immunity and QPX (Quahog parasite unknown) disease development: II. Defense parameters. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 106: 322-332. pdf 57. Dahl S, Perrigault M, Liu Q, Collier JL, Barnes DA, Allam B. Effects of temperature on hard clam (Mercenaria mercenaria) immunity and QPX (Quahog parasite unknown) disease development: I. Dynamics of QPX disease. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 106: 314-321. pdf 56. Pales Espinosa E, Hassan D, Ward JE, Shumway SE, Allam B. (2010). The blue mussel Mytilus edulis uses recognition molecules to select food particles. Biological Bulletin 219: 50-60. pdf 55. Pales Espinosa E, Perrigault M, Allam B. (2010). Identification and molecular characterization of a mucosal lectin (MeML) from Mytilus edulis and its potential role in particle capture. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology 156:495-501. pdf 54. Perrigault M, Buggé DM., Allam B. (2010). Effect of environmental factors on survival and growth of quahog parasite unknown (QPX) in vitro. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 104:83-89. pdf 53. Dahl S, Thiel J, Allam B. (2010). QPX disease progress in cultured and wild type hard clams in New York waters. Journal of Shellfish Research 29(1): 83-90. pdf 52. Pales Espinosa E, Perrigault M, Ward JE, Shumway S, Allam B. (2010). Lectin binding patterns of microalgae: role in particle selection in suspension feeding bivalves. Biological Bulletin 218:75-86. pdf 51. 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. pdf 50. 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. pdf 49. 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: 130-141. pdf 48. 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. pdf 47. 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. pdf 46. 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. pdf 45. 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. pdf 44. 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. pdf 43. 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. pdf 42. Fast MD, Afonso L, Hosoya S, Johnson SC. 2008. Cortisol response and immune-related effects of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar Linnaeus) subjected to short- and long-term stress. Fish Shellfish Immunol Fish Shellfish Immunol. 24:194-204. 40. 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. pdf 39. Wang Z, Liu X, Dacanay A, Harrison BA, Fast M, Colquhoun DJ, Lund V, Brown LL, Li J, Altman E. (2007). Carbohydrate analysis and serological classification of typical and atypical isolates of Aeromonas salmonicida: a rationale for the lipopolysaccharide-based classification of A. salmonicida. Fish Shellfish Immunol. 23:1095-1106. 38. 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. pdf 37. 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. pdf 36. Jones SRM, Fast MD, Johnson SC. (2007). Differential susceptibility and the responses of pink (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) and chum (O. keta) salmon juveniles to infection with Lepeophtheirus salmonis. Dis Aquat Org. 75: 229-238. 35. Fast MD, Johnson SC, Jones S. (2007). Differential expression of the proinflammatory cytokines IL-1β-1, TNFα-1 and IL-8 in vaccinated pink (Ocorhynchus gorbuscha) and chum (Oncorhynchus keta) salmon juveniles. Fish Shellfish Immunol. 22: 403-407. 34. Fast MD, Johnson SC, Eddy TD, Pinto D, Ross NW. (2007). Lepeophtheirus salmonis secretory/excretory products and their effects on salmonid immune gene regulation. Parasite Immunol. 29: 179-189. 33. 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.pdf 32. 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. pdf 31. 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. pdf 30. 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. pdf 29. 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. pdf 28. Fast MD, Ross NW, Muise, DM, Johnson SC. (2006). Differential gene expression in Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, infected with Lepeophtheirus salmonis (Copepoda: Caligidae). J Aquat An Health 18:116-127. 27. Fast MD, Muise, DM, Easy RE, Ross NW, Johnson SC. (2006). The effects of successive Lepeophtheirus salmonis infections on the immunological status of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). Fish Shellfish Immunol 21: 228-241. 26. Fast MD, Cembella AD, Ross NW. (2006). In vitro transformation of paralytic shellfish toxins in the clams Mya arenaria and Protothaca staminea. Harmful Algae 5: 79-90. 25. Fast MD, Afonso LOB, Johnson SC. (2006). PG-3: Methods for studying the effects of sea lice infection on host physiology and health. In “A reference manual for research involving wild/cultured fish interactions with sea lice” Farrell AP (Ed.), BC Pacific Salmon Forum commissioned reports, 2006, 73-87. (http://www.pacificsalmonforum.ca//reports/index.php?op=commissioned_reports) 24. 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. pdf 23. 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. pdf 22. 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. pdf 21. Fast MD, Ross NW, Johnson SC. (2005). Prostaglandin E2 modulation of gene expression in an Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) macrophage-like cell line (SHK-1). Dev Comp Immunol 29: 951-963. 20. Dove A.D.M., Allam B., Powers J.J., Sokolowski M.S. (2005). A prolonged thermal stress experiment on the American lobster, Homarus americanus. Journal of Shellfish Research 24: 761-765. pdf 19. Buggé D.M., Allam B. (2005). A fluorometric technique for the in vitro measurement of growth and viability in Quahog Parasite Unknown. Journal of Shellfish Research 24: 1013-1018. pdf 18. Paillard C., Allam B., Oubella R. (2004). Effect of temperature on defense parameters in Manila clam, Ruditapes philippinarum, challenged with Vibrio tapetis. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 59: 249-262. pdf 17. Johnson, SC and Fast MD. (2004). Interactions between sea lice and their hosts. In “Host-parasite interactions”. Wiegertjes GF and Flik G (eds), BIOS Scientific Publishers Ltd. 2004, 131-161. 16. Fast MD, Ross NW, Craft CA, Locke SJ, MacKinnon SL, Johnson SC. (2004). Lepeophtheirus salmonis: Characterization of prostaglandin E2 in secretory products of the salmon louse by RP-HPLC and Mass Spectrometry. Exp Parasitol 107: 5-13. 15. Fast MD, Burka JF, Johnson SC, Ross NW. (2003). Enzymes released from Lepeophtheirus salmonis in response to mucus from different salmonids. J Parasitol 89: 7-13.
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