Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine

J. L. Matthews, Brown, A. M., Larison, K., Bishop-Stewart, J. K., Rogers, P., and Kent, M. L., “Pseudoloma neurophilia n. g., n. sp., a new microsporidium from the central nervous system of the zebrafish (Danio rerio).”, J Eukaryot Microbiol, vol. 48, no. 2, pp. 227-33, 2001.

M. L. Kent, Bishop-Stewart, J. K., Matthews, J. L., and Spitsbergen, J. M., “Pseudocapillaria tomentosa, a nematode pathogen, and associated neoplasms of zebrafish (Danio rerio) kept in research colonies.”, Comp Med, vol. 52, no. 4, pp. 354-8, 2002.

J. M. Spitsbergen and Kent, M. L., “The state of the art of the zebrafish model for toxicology and toxicologic pathology research--advantages and current limitations.”, Toxicologic pathology, vol. 31 Suppl, pp. 62-87, 2003.

M. L. Kent and Bishop-Stewart, J. K., “Transmission and tissue distribution of Pseudoloma neurophilia (Microsporidia) of zebrafish, Danio rerio (Hamilton).”, J Fish Dis, vol. 26, no. 7, pp. 423-6, 2003.

M. L. Kent, Whipps, C. M., Matthews, J. L., Florio, D., Watral, V., Bishop-Stewart, J. K., Poort, M., and Bermudez, L., “Mycobacteriosis in zebrafish (Danio rerio) research facilities.”, Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol, vol. 138, no. 3, pp. 383-90, 2004.

C. M. Whipps and Kent, M. L., “Polymerase chain reaction detection of Pseudoloma neurophilia, a common microsporidian of zebrafish (Danio rerio) reared in research laboratories.”, Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science : JAALAS, vol. 45, no. 1, pp. 36-9, 2006.

C. M. Whipps and Kent, M. L., “Polymerase chain reaction detection of Pseudoloma neurophilia, a common microsporidian of zebrafish (Danio rerio) reared in research laboratories.”, J Am Assoc Lab Anim Sci, vol. 45, no. 1, pp. 36-9, 2006.

M. J. Harriff, Bermudez, L. E., and Kent, M. L., “Experimental exposure of zebrafish, Danio rerio (Hamilton), to Mycobacterium marinum and Mycobacterium peregrinum reveals the gastrointestinal tract as the primary route of infection: a potential model for environmental mycobacterial infection.”, Journal of fish diseases, vol. 30, no. 10, pp. 587-600, 2007.

C. M. Whipps, Dougan, S. T., and Kent, M. L., “Mycobacterium haemophilum infections of zebrafish (Danio rerio) in research facilities.”, FEMS microbiology letters, vol. 270, no. 1, pp. 21-6, 2007.

V. Watral and Kent, M. L., “Pathogenesis of Mycobacterium spp. in zebrafish (Danio rerio) from research facilities.”, Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol, vol. 145, no. 1, pp. 55-60, 2007.

J. A. Ferguson, Watral, V., Schwindt, A. R., and Kent, M. L., “Spores of two fish microsporidia (Pseudoloma neurophilia and Glugea anomala) are highly resistant to chlorine.”, Diseases of aquatic organisms, vol. 76, no. 3, pp. 205-14, 2007.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.”, Dis Aquat Organ, vol. 96, no. 2, pp. 145-56, 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.

A. Cali, Kent, M. L., Sanders, J. L., Pau, C., and Takvorian, P. M., “Development, ultrastructural pathology, and taxonomic revision of the Microsporidial genus, Pseudoloma and its type species Pseudoloma neurophilia, in skeletal muscle and nervous tissue of experimentally infected zebrafish Danio rerio.”, J Eukaryot Microbiol, vol. 59, no. 1, pp. 40-8, 2012.

A. Cali, Kent, M. L., Sanders, J. L., Pau, C., and Takvorian, P. M., “Development, ultrastructural pathology, and taxonomic revision of the Microsporidial genus, Pseudoloma and its type species Pseudoloma neurophilia, in skeletal muscle and nervous tissue of experimentally infected zebrafish Danio rerio.”, The Journal of eukaryotic microbiology, vol. 59, no. 1, pp. 40-8, 2012.

M. L. Kent, Harper, C., and Wolf, J. C., “Documented and potential research impacts of subclinical diseases in zebrafish.”, ILAR J, vol. 53, no. 2, pp. 126-34, 2012.

M. L. Kent, Harper, C., and Wolf, J. C., “Documented and potential research impacts of subclinical diseases in zebrafish.”, ILAR journal / National Research Council, Institute of Laboratory Animal Resources, vol. 53, no. 2, pp. 126-34, 2012.

M. M. Corvi, Stanley, K. A., Peterson, T. S., Kent, M. L., Feist, S. W., La Du, J. K., Volz, D. C., Hosmer, A. J., and Tanguay, R. L., “Investigating the impact of chronic atrazine exposure on sexual development in zebrafish.”, Birth Defects Res B Dev Reprod Toxicol, vol. 95, no. 4, pp. 276-88, 2012.