Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon will take you to the publication reprint.)

Rapid detection of serum antibody by dual-path platform VetTB assay in white-tailed deer infected with Mycobacterium bovis     - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Lyashchenko, K.P., Greenwald, R., Esfandiari, J., O'Brien, D.J., Schmitt, S., Palmer, M.V., Waters, W.R. 2013. Rapid detection of serum antibody by dual-path platform VetTB assay in white-tailed deer infected with Mycobacterium bovis. Clinical and Vaccine Immunology. 20(6):907-911.

Relevance of bovine tuberculosis research to the understanding of human disease: Historical perspectives, approaches, and immunologic mechanisms - (Literature Review)

(25-Mar-13)

Isolation of Mycobacteria from clinical samples collected in the United States from 2004 to 2011     - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Thacker, T.C., Robbe-Austerman, S., Harris, B., Palmer, M.V., Waters, W.R. 2013. Isolation of Mycobacteria from clinical samples collected in the United States from 2004 to 2011. BioMed Central (BMC) Veterinary Research. 9(1):100.

One health/veterinary links associated with TB vaccines - (Abstract Only)

Waters, W.R. 2013. One health/veterinary links associated with TB vaccines [abstract]. Conference on Vaccine Research. Abstract No. 20.

Active and latent ovine Herpesvirus-2 (OvHV-2) infection in a herd of captive white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Palmer, M.V., Thacker, T.C., Madison, R.J., Koster, L., Swenson, S., Li, H. 2013. Active and latent ovine Herpesvirus-2 (OvHV-2) infection in a herd of captive white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus). Journal of Comparative Pathology [e-pub ahead of print]. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcpa.2013.01/005.

Bovine tuberculosis research: Immune mechanisms relevant to biomedical applications - (Abstract Only)

Waters, W.R., Palmer, M.V., Telfer, J.C., Baldwin, C.L. 2012. Bovine tuberculosis research: Immune mechanisms relevant to biomedical applications [abstract]. Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases. p. 117.

Use of electronic nose technology to identify cattle experimentally infected with Mycobacterium bovis: A pilot study - (Abstract Only)

Ellis, C., Stahl, R., Nol, P., Waters, W.R., Palmer, M.V., Vercauteren, K., Rhyan, J., Mccollum, M., Van Sickle, J., Linke, L., Magnuson, R., Salman, M. 2012. Use of electronic nose technology to identify cattle experimentally infected with Mycobacterium bovis: A pilot study [abstract]. American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians. p. 49.

Effector and memory T cell subsets in the response to bovine tuberculosis - (Abstract Only)

Maggioli, M., Palmer, M.V., Vordermeier, H.M., Estes, D.M., Waters, W.R. 2012. Effector and memory T cell subsets in the response to bovine tuberculosis [abstract]. Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases. pg. 79.

Bovine tuberculosis research: Immune mechanisms relevant to biomedical applications - (Abstract Only)

Waters, W.R., Palmer, M.V., Telfer, J.C., Baldwin, C.L. 2012. Bovine tuberculosis research: Immune mechanisms relevant to biomedical applications [abstract]. Conference of Research Workers in Animal Disease. Abstract No. 115.

Persistence of Mycobacterium bovis bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) Danish in White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) vaccinated with a lipid-formulated oral vaccine - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Palmer, M.V., Thacker, T.C., Waters, W.R., Robbe-Austerman, S., Aldwell, F.E. 2012. Persistence of Mycobacterium bovis bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) Danish in White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) vaccinated with a lipid-formulated oral vaccine. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases [e-pub ahead of print]. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/tbed.12032.

HIV-1 alters the cytokine microenvironment and effector function of CD8+T cells upon antigen-specific activation with mycobacteria - (Abstract Only)

Huante, M.B., Hogg, A.E., Devaraj, S.G., Cloyd, M.W., Graviss, E.A., Waters, W.R., Endsley, J.J. 2012. HIV-1 alters the cytokine microenvironment and effector function of CD8+T cells upon antigen-specific activation with mycobacteria [abstract]. Vaccine Conference and ISV Annual Global Congress. p. 22.

Single nucleotide polymorphisms in the Mycobacterium bovis genome resolve phylogenetic relationships     - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Joshi, D., Harris, B., Waters, W.R., Thacker, T.C., Mathema, B., Krieswirth, B., Sreevatsan, S. 2012. Single nucleotide polymorphisms in the Mycobacterium bovis genome resolve phylogenetic relationships. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 50(12):3853-3861.

Mycobacterium bovis: Wildlife reservoirs and spillover hosts - (Abstract Only)

Palmer, M.V. 2012. Mycobacterium bovis: Wildlife reservoirs and spillover hosts [abstract]. In: Proceedings of International Wildlife Tuberculsois Conference, September 9-12, 2012, Skukuza, South Africa. p.7.

Bovine Tuberculosis - (Book / Chapter)

(05-Jul-12)

Host/pathogen interactions and immune effector mechanisms - (Abstract Only)

Heiser, A., Waters, W.R., Wedlock, D.N., Buddle, B.M. 2012. Host/pathogen interactions and immune effector mechanisms [abstract]. 1st Mycobacterium bovis American Regional Conference. p. 22.

Mycobacterium bovis: a model pathogen at the interface of domestic livestock, wildlife, and humans - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Palmer, M.V., Thacker, T.C., Waters, W.R., Gortazar, C., Corner, L.A. 2012. Mycobacterium bovis: a model pathogen at the interface of domestic livestock, wildlife, and humans. Veterinary Medicine International [serial online]. 2012:Article ID 236205. Available: http://www.hindawi.com/journals/vmi/2012/236205/.

Bovine TB and the 'singleton protocol': reward without risk - (Other)

Waters, W.R. 2012. Bovine TB and the 'singleton protocol': reward without risk. Veterinary Record. 2012(170):514-515.

Field application of serodiagnostics to identify elephants with Tuberculosis prior to case confirmation by culture - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Lyashchenko, K.P., Greenwald, R., Esfandiari, J., Mikota, S., Miller, M., Moller, T., Vogelnest, L., Gairhe, K.P., Robbe-Austerman, S., Gai, J., Waters, W.R. 2012. Field application of serodiagnostics to identify elephants with Tuberculosis prior to case confirmation by culture. Clinical and Vaccine Immunology. 19(8):1269-1275.

Bovine tuberculosis vaccine research: historical perspectives and recent advances - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Waters, W.R., Palmer, M.V., Buddle, B.M., Vordermeier, H.M. 2012. Bovine tuberculosis vaccine research: historical perspectives and recent advances. Vaccine. 30(16):2611-2622.

Pulmonary disease due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a horse: zoonotic concerns and limitations of antemortem testing - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Lyashchenko, K.P., Greenwald, R., Esfandiari, J., Lecu, A., Waters, W.R., Posthaus, H., Bodmer, T., Janssens, J., Aloisio, F., Graubner, C., Grosclaude, E., Piersigilli, A., Schiller, I. 2012. Pulmonary disease due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a horse: zoonotic concerns and limitations of antemortem testing. Veterinary Medicine International [serial online]. 2012:Article 642145. Available: http://www.hindawi.com/journals/vmi/2012/642145/.

Evaluation of gamma interferon (IFN-gamma)-induced protein 10 (IP-10) responses for detection of cattle infected with Mycobacterium bovis: comparisons to IFN-gamma responses - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Waters, W.R., Thacker, T.C., Nonnecke, B.J., Palmer, M.V., Schiller, I., Oesch, B., Vordermeier, H.M., Silva, E., Estes, D.M. 2012. Evaluation of gamma interferon (IFN-gamma)-induced protein 10 responses for detection of cattle infected with Mycobacterium bovis: comparisons to IFN-gamma responses. Clinical and Vaccine Immunology. 19(3):346-351.