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Creator:: Ferguson, Jayde A.
Abstract:: Diseases caused by parasites are recognized as significant sources of mortality in wild fish populations. I assessed the impacts of multispecies parasitism on a threatened stock of juvenile coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch). A crucial prerequisite to this research was proper identification of parasites, which can be difficult for species lacking...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : _____________________________________________________________________ Michael L. Kent Diseases caused by parasites are recognized as significant sources of

Creator:: Keafer, Briana
Abstract:: Opakapaka (Pristipomoides filamentosus) is a snapper (family Lutjanidae) native to the waters around Hawaii. Recent population declines of this commercially important species have increased interest in the culture of this fish. Survival of this fish through the larval period in culture has been consistently low, usually not exceeding 2%. The...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: all like to thank Dr. Michael Kent for going above and beyond what I expected from a major advisor

Creator:: Peterson, Tracy Shawn
Abstract:: Mycobacteriosis is a common disease of laboratory zebrafish (Danio rerio). Different infection patterns occur in zebrafish depending on mycobacterial species. Mycobacterium marinum and M. haemophilum produce virulent infections associated with high mortality, whereas M. chelonae is more wide spread and not associated with high mortality. Identification of mycobacterial infections to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ). Abstract approved: __________________________________________________ Michael L. Kent

Creator:: Spagnoli, Sean
Abstract:: Since its inception as a laboratory animal in the early 1970s, the zebrafish has proven itself a rising star in the world of comparative biomedical sciences due to its short generation time, ease of care, external fertilization, and transparent larvae. In a very few decades, the zebrafish has been utilized...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Kent Since its inception as a laboratory animal in the early 1970s, the zebrafish has proven

Creator:: Reed, Aimee N.
Abstract:: Cyprinid herpesvirus 3 (CyHV-3), commonly known as koi herpesvirus (KHV), is a member of the Alloherpesviridae and is a deadly pathogen for koi and common carp, Cyprinus carpio. It causes severe gill necrosis and nephritis, dermal ulceration and hemorrhage, and mass mortality of up to 100% of affected fish. Fish...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: the Herpesviridae. This is the first report of latent KHV in B cells and identification of gene

Creator:: Ramsing, Erica M.
Abstract:: Yeast culture supplementation has been used to improve the health and performance of dairy cows for the last 25 years. To evaluate the effect of a Saccharomyces cerevisiae fermentation product (Diamond V Original XP™) on the health and production of peripartal Holstein cows, two research studies were conducted. The first...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: to late lactation (Arambel and Kent, 1990; Williams et al., 1991; Piva, 1993; Schingoethe et al

Creator:: Jamir, Tomas Vergel C.
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Application of Multivariate Statistics in Community Ecology ............. 7 B. Description of the Survey Area

Creator:: McNamara, Michael J.
Abstract:: Mycobacterium avium subsp. hominissuis (MAH) is a pervasive environmental bacterium that can cause opportunistic infections in humans. Among the most robust and hardy members of the Mycobacterium genus, M. avium can persist and thrive in a range of challenging environments, including many which place it in direct contact with humans....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: the mycobacterial cell wall. Alsteens, et al. [23]. B. Illustration highlighting the major

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