Articles
Multilocus Sequence Typing for Characterization of Staphylococcus pseudintermedius (with S M. Solyman, C C. Black, B Duim, V Perreten, E van Duijkeren, J A. Waagenaar, L C. Eberlein, L N. Sadeghi, Ricardo Videla, and David A. Bemis), Journal of Clinical Microbiology (2013)
Staphylococcus pseudintermedius is an opportunistic pathogen in dogs. Four housekeeping genes with allelic polymorphisms were...
PCR amplification and DNA sequencing of Demodex injai from otic secretions of a dog (with M A. Milosevic, Linda Frank, and R A. Brahmbhatt), Veterinary Dermatology (2013)
BACKGROUND: The identification of Demodex mites from dogs is usually based on morphology and location....
Evaluation of cefoxitin disk diffusion breakpoint for detection of methicillin resistance in Staphylococcus pseudintermedius isolates from dogs (with David A. Bemis, R D. Jones, and Ricardo Videla), Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation (2012)
Cefoxitin disk diffusion susceptibility testing is a recommended screening method for the detection of methicillin...
The role of mecA and blaZ regulatory elements in mecA expression by regional clones of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius (with C C. Black, L C. Eberlein, S M. Solyman, Rebecca P. Wilkes, F A. Hartmann, Barton W. Rohrbach, and David A. Bemis), Veterinary Microbiology (2011)
Two major regional clones of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius (MRSP) have been identified in Europe and...
Detection of human papillomavirus DNA in feline premalignant and invasive squamous cell carcinoma (with SH O'Neill, Kim Newkirk, EA Anis, R Brahmbhatt, and LA Frank), Veterinary Dermatology (2011)
Isolation of a variant Porphyromonas sp from polymicrobial infections in central bearded dragons (Pogona vitticeps) (with D A. Bernis, Cheryl Greenacre, M J. Bryant, and R D. Jones), Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation (2011)
Molecular Characterization of the L1 Gene of Papillomaviruses in Epithelial Lesions of Cats and Comparative Analysis with Corresponding Gene Sequences of Human and Feline Papillomaviruses (with Eman A. Anis, Sarah H. O'Neill, Kim M. Newkirk, Rupal A. Brahmbhatt, Mohamed Abd-Eldaim, and Linda Frank), American Journal of Veterinary Research (2010)
Objective—To characterize the L1 gene of papillomaviruses detected in epithelial lesions of cats and to...
Sensitivity and specificity of a nested polymerase chain reaction for detection of lentivirus infection in lions (Panthera leo) (with H Adams, M van Vuuren, A M. Bosman, D Keet, J New, and Melissa A. Kennedy), Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians (2010)
Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) is a lentivirus in the Retroviridae family that causes lifelong infection...
Molecular analysis of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius of feline origin from different European countries and North America (with K Kaldec, S Schwarz, V Perreten, U G. Andersson, M Finn, C Greko, A Moodley, L A. Frank, D A. Bemis, A Franco, M Iurescia, A Battisti, B Duim, J A. Wagenaar, E van Duijkeren, J S. Weese, J R. Fitzgerald, A Rossano, and L Guardabassi), The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy (2010)
Clonal spread of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius in Europe and North America: an international multicentre study (with V Perreten, K Kadlec, S Schwarz, U Grönlund Andersson, M Finn, C Greko, A Moodley, L A. Frank, D A. Demis, A Franco, M Iurescia, A Battisti, B Duim, J A. Wagenaar, E van Duijkeren, J S. Weese, J R. Fitzgerald, A Rossano, and L Guardabassi), The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy (2010)
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to determine the phenotypic and genotypic resistance profiles...
Adiponectin mRNA Expression in the Cat (Felis domesticus) (with Angela L. Lusby, Joe W. Bartges, and Claudia A. Kirk), American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences (2010)
Problem statement: Adiponectin is a hormone expressed from adipose tissue in people, rodents and dogs....
Evaluation of peripheral blood neutrophil function in tumor-bearing dogs (with Casey LeBlanc; Amy LeBlanc; M M. Jones; and Joe Bartges DVM, PhD, DACVIM, DACVN), Veterinary Clinical Pathology/ American Society for Clinical Pathology (2010)
BACKGROUND: Peripheral blood neutrophils of untreated human cancer patients have been shown to have normal,...
Inhibition of feline herpesvirus 1 replication in vitro by small interfering RNAs (with Rebecca P. Wilkes), American Journal of Veterinary Research (2010)
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the ability of 5 small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) targeting mRNA of the...
Lycoperdonosis in two dogs (with T Alenghat, Carla A. Pillitteri, David A. Bemis, L Kellett-Gregory, K V. Jackson, Robert L. Donnell, and T Van Winkle), Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation (2010)
Lycoperdonosis is a rare respiratory disease that results from the inhalation of spores released from...
Sensitivity and specificity of a nested polymerase chain reaction for detection of lentivirus infection in lions (Panthera leo). (with H Adams, M Van Vuuren, A M. Bosman, D Keen, John C. New Jr., and M Kennedy), Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine (2010)
Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) is a lentivirus in the Retroviridae family that causes lifelong infection...
Evaluation of susceptibility test breakpoints used to predict mecA-mediated resistance in Staphylococcus pseudintermedius isolated from dogs (with David A. Bemis, R D. Jones, and Linda A. Frank), Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation (2009)
Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute interpretive breakpoints for in vitro susceptibility tests that predict mecA-mediated...
Identification of a predominant multilocus sequence type, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis cluster, and novel staphylococcal chromosomal cassette in clinical isolates of mecA-containing, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius (with C Black, S Solyman, L Eberlein, and David Bemis), Veterinary Microbiology (2009)
Methicillin resistance encoded by the mecA gene is increasingly observed in Staphylococcus pseudintermedius. Little is...
Incidental isolation of Setaria equina microfilariae in preparations of equine peripheral blood mononuclear cells (with M R. Yeargan, E T. Lyons, Sharon Patton, C C. Breathnach, D W. Horohov, and D K. Howe), Veterinary Parasitology (2009)
In the course of a vaccine experiment on horses, microfilariae were observed in cultures of...
Intraocular sarcomas in two rabbits (with L McPherson, Shelley Newman, N Mclean, S McCain, R Vemulapalli, and R R. Dubielzig), Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation (2009)
Intraocular neoplasms are described in 2 adult rabbits. The left globe of an 8-year-old male...
Isolation of Propinoibacterium acnes from a case of placentitis and abortion in a cow (with J A. Lyons, David A. Bemis, Mary Jean Bryant, M Abd-Eldaim, and Shelley Newman), Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation (2009)
On the basis of the scarcity of reports in the veterinary literature, it appears that...
Neospora caninum and Toxoplasma gondii antibody prevalence in Alaska wildlife (with Erica Stieve, Kimberlee Beckman, and Sharon Patton), Journal of wildlife diseases (2009)
Free-ranging caribou and moose populations in some regions of Alaska undergo periodic declines in numbers....
Role of chromodomain helicase DNA-binding protein 2 in DNA damage response signaling and tumorigenesis (with P Nagarajan, T M. Onami, S Rajagopalan, Robert Donnell, and S Venkatachalam), Oncogene (2009)
The chromodomain helicase DNA-binding proteins (CHDs) are known to affect transcription through their ability to...
Use of interfering RNAs targeted against feline herpesvirus 1 glycoprotein D for inhibition of feline herpesvirus 1 infection of feline kidney cell (with Rebecca P. Wilkes), American Journal of Veterinary Research (2009)
Objective - To evaluate the use of RNA interference targeted against feline herpesvirus 1 (FHV-1)...
Evaluation of antibodies against feline coronavirus 7b protein for diagnosis of feline infectious peritonitis in cats (with Melissa A. Kennedy, M Abd-Eldaim, S E. Zika, and Joseph M. Mankin), American Journal of Veterinary Research (2008)
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether expression of feline coronavirus (FCoV) 7b protein, as indicated by the...
Isolation of Arcanobacterium hippocoleae from a case of placentitis and stillbirth in a mare (with David A. Bemis, Mary Jean Bryant, and Shelley Newman), Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation (2008)
Based on the scarcity of reports in veterinary medicine literature, it appears that Arcanobacterium spp....
Changes in the testis seminiferous tubules and interstitium in prepubertal bull calves immunised against inhibin at the time of gonadotropin administration (with G M. Schuenemann, SM LC Mendis-Handagama, Fred M. Hopkins, and F Neal Schrick), Journal of Reproduction, Fertility, and Development (2007)
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of gonadotropin administration at...
Idiopathic Systematic Granulomatous Disease (with Sandra Sargent, Benjamin R. Buchanan, Linda A. Frank, David S. Rotstein, and Carla S. Sommardahl), Compendium: equine edition (2007)
Isolation of Bartonella sp. from sheep blood (with David A. Bemis), Emerging Infectious Diseases (2007)
A Bartonella sp. was isolated from sheep blood. Bacterial identification was conducted by using electron...
Prevalence of oxacillin- and multidrug-resistant staphylococci in clinical samples from dogs: 1,772 samples (2001-2005) (with R D. Jones, Barton W. Rohrbach Dr., Linda A. Frank, and David A. Bemis), Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association (2007)
Objective - To determine whether resistance to oxacillin and other antimicrobials in 3 Staphylococcus spp....
Analysis of genetic mutations in the 7a7b open reading frame of coronavirus of cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) (with Melissa A. Kennedy, E Moore, R P. Wilkes, and S B. Citino), American Journal of Veterinary Research (2006)
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the 7a7b genes of the feline coronavirus (FCoV) of cheetahs, which are...
Comparison of tests to detect oxacillin resistance in Staphylococcus intermedius, Staphylococcus schleiferi, and Staphylococcus aureus isolates from canine hosts (with David A. Bemis, R D. Jones, L A. Hiatt, E D. Ofori, Barton W. Rohrbach Dr., and Linda A. Frank), Journal of Clinical Microbiology (2006)
Multiple tests were compared to the reference standard PBP2a latex agglutination test for detection of...
Effects of colchicine and oryzalin on callus and adventitious shoot formation of Euphorbia pulcherrima 'Winter Rose' (with K A. Pickens and (Max) Z M. Cheng), HortScience (2006)
The mitotic inhibitors, colchicine and oryzalin, were evaluated for their effects on callus, adventitious shoot...
Evaluation of canine serum for the presence of anti-retinal antibodies in Sudden Acquired Retinal Dengeneration Syndrome (with R L. Keller, Diane V H Hendrix, Daniel A. Ward, and K Abrams), Veterinary Ophthalmology (2006)
Objective: To determine the presence of serum antiretinal antibodies in sudden acquired retinal degeneration syndrome...
Oestrogen receptor evaluation in Pomeranian dogs with hair cycle arrest (alopecia X) on melatonin supplementation (with Linda A. Frank and Robert L. Donnell), Veterinary Dermatology (2006)
The role of oestrogen receptors in dogs with hair cycle arrest (alopecia X) was investigated...
Anoplocephala perfoliata coproantigen detection: a preliminary study. (with Craig R. Reinmeyer), Veterinary Parasitology (2005)
Anoplocephala perfoliata has a prevalence as high as 60% in some geographical areas and has...
Detection of feline coronavirus infection in southern African nondomestic felids (with Melissa A. Kennedy, E Stylianides, H Bertschinger, D Keet, and M van Vuuren), Journal of wildlife diseases (2003)
Feline coronavirus (FCoV) infects members of the Felidae family with results ranging from seroconversion with...
Isolation of Staphylococcus schleiferi from dogs with pyoderma (with Linda Frank, Keith A. Hnilica, Rebecca P. Wilkes, and David A. Bemis), Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association (2003)
Objective—To determine frequency with which Staphylococcus schleiferi could be isolated from dogs with pyoderma and...
Comparison of phenotypic traits and genetic relatedness of Salmonella enterica subspecies arizonae isolates from a colony of ridgenose rattlesnakes with osteomyelitis (with Davis A. Bemis, M A. Owston, A LA Lickey, P Ebner, Barton W. Rohrbach Dr., and Edward C. Ramsay), Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation (2003)
Reptiles are well-known sources of human Salmonella infections; however, little is known about the ability...
Detection of feline coronavirus in captive Felidae in the USA (with Melissa A. Kennedy, S Citino, A H. McNabb, A S. Moffatt, and K Gertz), Feline coronavirus (FCoV) is an important pathogen of domestic and nondomestic Felidae. Investigation into the prevalence of FCoV in exotic Felidae has relied primarily on serology. The usefulness of genetic detection of FCoV using reverse transcription and nested polymerase chain reaction (RT/nPCR) for viral screening was investigated. Seventy-five biologic samples, primarily feces, from captive felids from 11 institutions were tested using PCR. Serum samples collected from all but 12 of these animals were tested for antibodies to type I and type II FCoV by indirect immunofluorescence. Twenty-four animals were positive using RT/nPCR for virus. Twenty-nine animals were seropositive to type I and/or type II FCoV. From serologic data, infection with a virus antigenically related to FCoV type I occurred most commonly. Serology did not correlate with virus shedding because 13 animals were seronegative to FCoV type I and II but positive using RT/nPCR for virus. Conversely, 20 animals were seropositive but negative using RT/nPCR for FCoV. Some of the populations in which virus was detected had experienced health problems, including feline infectious peritonitis (FIP), necrotizing colitis, and mild enteritis. In addition to its role in FIP, this virus may play a role in gastrointestinal diseases of infected animals. This study demonstrates that FCoV is a significant infectious agent of captive felids because over half of the animals tested were positive by viral genetic detection, serology, or both. Dependence upon one method for detection of infection is unreliable. (2002)
Feline coronavirus (FCoV) is an important pathogen of domestic and nondomestic Felidae. Investigation into the...
Deletions in the 7a ORF of feline coronavirus associated with an epidemic of feline infectious peritonitis (with Melissa A. Kennedy, N Boedeker, and P Gibbs), Veterinary microbiology (2001)
A population of Persian cats experienced an epidemic of feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) over 2...
Detection of feline coronavirus infection in captive cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) by polymerase chain reaction (with Melissa A. Kennedy, S Citino, T Dolorico, A H. McNabb, and A S. Moffat), Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians (2001)
Feline coronavirus genetic elements were detected by polymerase chain reaction from blood, fecal samples, and...