Transmission, diagnosis, and recommendations for control of Pseudoloma neurophilia infections in laboratory zebrafish (Danio rerio) facilities

KN Murray, M Dreska, A Nasiadka… - Comparative …, 2011 - ingentaconnect.com
The microsporidium Pseudoloma neurophilia represents a considerable challenge for
laboratory zebrafish (Danio rerio) facilities. In 2010, P. neurophilia infections were diagnosed in …

Pleistophora hyphessobryconis (Microsporidia) infecting zebrafish Danio rerio in research facilities

…, JF Brubaker, TS Peterson, KN Murray… - Diseases of aquatic …, 2010 - int-res.com
Zebrafish Danio rerio are important models for biomedical research, and thus, there is an
increased concern about diseases afflicting them. Here we describe infections by Pleistophora …

FELASA-AALAS recommendations for monitoring and reporting of laboratory fish diseases and health status, with an emphasis on zebrafish (Danio rerio)

…, E Leguay, KN Murray, N Pereira - Comparative …, 2022 - ingentaconnect.com
The exchange of fish for research may expose an aquatic laboratory to pathogen
contamination as incoming fish can introduce bacteria, fungi, parasites, and viruses capable of …

Biosecurity and health monitoring at the Zebrafish International Resource Center

KN Murray, ZM Varga, ML Kent - Zebrafish, 2016 - liebertpub.com
The Zebrafish International Resource Center (ZIRC) is a repository and distribution center
for mutant, transgenic, and wild-type zebrafish. In recent years annual imports of new …

[HTML][HTML] Specific Pathogen Free–A review of strategies in agriculture, aquaculture, and laboratory mammals and how they inform new recommendations for laboratory …

KN Murray, TS Clark, MJ Kebus, ML Kent - Research in veterinary science, 2022 - Elsevier
Specific pathogen-free (SPF) animals are bred and managed to exclude pathogens associated
with significant morbidity or mortality that may secondarily pose a risk to public health, …

Application of an eDNA assay for the detection of Pseudoloma neurophilia (Microsporidia) in zebrafish (Danio rerio) facilities

CJ Schuster, KN Murray, JL Sanders, ML Kent - Aquaculture, 2023 - Elsevier
Environmental DNA (eDNA) water assays are beginning to be implemented for many
important pathogens in confined aquaculture systems. Recirculating systems are rapidly being …

Pseudoloma neurophilia: A Retrospective and Descriptive Study of Nervous System and Muscle Infections, with New Implications for Pathogenesis and Behavioral …

ST Spagnoli, L Xue, KN Murray, F Chow, ML Kent - Zebrafish, 2015 - liebertpub.com
Pseudoloma neurophilia is a microsporidium of zebrafish (Danio rerio) that preferentially
infects neural tissue. It is one of the most common pathogens of zebrafish in research …

Characterization and management of asymptomatic Mycobacterium infections at the Zebrafish International Resource Center

KN Murray, J Bauer, A Tallen… - Journal of the …, 2011 - ingentaconnect.com
The Zebrafish International Resource Center (ZIRC) supplies wildtype, mutant, and transgenic
zebrafish (Danio rerio) to the international research community. In 2005, the ZIRC halted …

FELASA-AALAS recommendations for biosecurity in an aquatic facility, including prevention of zoonosis, introduction of new fish colonies, and quarantine

…, E Leguay, KN Murray, N Pereira - Comparative …, 2022 - ingentaconnect.com
FELASA and AALAS established a joint working group to advise on good practices for the
exchange of fish for research. In a first manuscript, the working group made recommendations …

[PDF][PDF] A parasite outbreak in notothenioid fish in an Antarctic fjord

…, A Valdivieso, RS Fontenele, S Kraberger, KN Murray… - Iscience, 2022 - cell.com
Climate changes can promote disease outbreaks, but their nature and potential impacts in
remote areas have received little attention. In a hot spot of biodiversity on the West Antarctic …