Research Project: Improving the Productivity and Quality of Catfish Aquaculture

Location: Warmwater Aquaculture Research Unit

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

Influence of probiotic and prebiotic supplementation on intestinal microbiota and resistance to Edwardsiella ictaluri infection in channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) following florfenicol administration - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Older, C.E., Griffin, M.J., Richardson, B.M., Waldbieser, G.C., Reifers, J.G., Goodman, P.M., Ware, C., Gatlin Iii, D.M., Wise, D.J., Yamamoto, F.Y. 2023. Influence of probiotic and prebiotic supplementation on intestinal microbiota and resistance to Edwardsiella ictaluri infection in channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) following florfenicol administration. Journal of Fish Diseases. 47(4):e13910. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfd.13910.

Acipenserid Herpesvirus 2 Genome and Partial Validation of a qPCR for Detection in White Sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Effect of hypoxia duration and pattern on channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) neuropeptide gene expression and hematology - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Ott, B.D., Chisolm, D.O., Griffin, M.J., Torrans, E.L., Allen, P.J. 2023. Effect of hypoxia duration and pattern on channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) neuropeptide gene expression and hematology. Journal of Comparative Physiology. 193:631-645. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00360-023-01521-5.

Comparison of high-throughput sequencing methods for bacterial microbiota profiling in catfish aquaculture - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Older, C.E., Yamamoto, F.Y., Griffin, M.J., Ware, C., Heckman, T.I., Soto, E., Bosworth, B.G., Waldbieser, G.C. 2023. Comparison of high-throughput sequencing methods for bacterial microbiota profiling in catfish aquaculture. North American Journal of Aquaculture. https://doi.org/10.1002/naaq.10309.

Evaluating nanopore sequencing for microbial community characterization in catfish pond water - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Older, C.E., Richardson, B.M., Wood, M.L., Waldbieser, G.C., Ware, C., Griffin, M.J., Ott, B.D. 2023. Evaluating nanopore sequencing for microbial community characterization in catfish pond water. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society. https://doi.org/10.1111/jwas.13002.

Resource productivity and costs of aquaculture practices: Economic-sustainability perspectives from U.S. catfish farming - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Kumar, G., Engle, C., Van Senten, J., Sun, L., Hedge, S., Richardson, B.M. 2023. Resource productivity and costs of aquaculture practices: Economic-sustainability perspectives from U.S. catfish farming . Aquaculture Economics & Management. 574:739715. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2023.739715.

Simple, low-cost traps may help manage snails and reduce trematode risk in catfish ponds - (Popular Publication)
Richardson, B.M., Mischke, C.C., Griffin, M.J., Wise, D.J. 2023. Simple, low-cost traps may help manage snails and reduce trematode risk in catfish ponds. Fish Farming News. 2023(1), 8-10.

Repeated low-dose copper sulfate applications may be a safe and effective way to manage catfish trematode infections - (Popular Publication)
Mischke, C.C., Richardson, B.M., Griffin, M.J., Wise, D.J. 2023. Repeated low-dose copper sulfate applications may be a safe and effective way to manage catfish trematode infections. Fish Farming News. 2023(1), 3-5.

Influence of channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) and channel x blue catfish (I. furcatus) hybrids on myxozoan community composition in catfish aquaculture ponds - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Stilwell, J., Camus, A., Ware, C., Walker, C., Stanton, J., Leary, J., Khoo, L., Wise, D., Waldbieser, G.C., Griffin, M. 2023. Influence of channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) and channel x blue catfish (I. furcatus) hybrids on myxozoan community composition in catfish aquaculture ponds. North American Journal of Aquaculture. https://doi.org/10.1002/naaq.10293..

Reference genomes of channel catfish and blue catfish reveal multiple pericentric chromosome inversions - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Waldbieser, G.C., Liu, S., Yuan, Z., Older, C.E., Gao, D., Shi, C., Bosworth, B.G., Li, N., Boa, L., Kirby, M.A., Jin, Y., Wood, M.L., Scheffler, B.E., Simpson, S.A., Youngblood, R.C., Duke, M.V., Ballard, L.L., Phillipy, A., Koren, S., Liu, Z. 2023. Reference genomes of channel catfish and blue catfish reveal multiple pericentric chromosome inversions. BMC Biology. 21:67. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-023-01556-8.

Evaluation of snail trap prototype for monitoring the intermediate gastropod hosts of Bolbophorus spp. in commercial catfish ponds in the southeastern United States - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Richardson, B.M., Reifers, J.G., Walker, C.M., Byars, T.S., Mischke, C.C., Griffin, M.J., Wise, D.J. 2023. Evaluation of snail trap prototype for monitoring the intermediate gastropod hosts of Bolbophorus spp. in commercial catfish ponds in the southeastern United States. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society. 54(5):1247-1259. https://doi.org/10.1111/jwas.12962.

NAJA Feature: Rotenone has little effect on water quality, phytoplankton, zooplankton or macroinvertebrates in aquaculture nursery ponds - (Popular Publication)
Mischke, C.C., Richardson, B.M., Wise, D.J., Tiwari, A. 2023. NAJA Feature: Rotenone has little effect on water quality, phytoplankton, zooplankton or macroinvertebrates in aquaculture nursery ponds. American Fisheries Society Newsletter. 18(1):4-5.

NAJA Feature: Rotenone has little effect on water quality, phytoplankton, zooplankton or macroinvertebrates in aquaculture nursery ponds - (Popular Publication)
Mischke, C.C., Richardson, B.M., Wise, D.J., Tiwari, A. 2023. NAJA Feature: Rotenone has little effect on water quality, phytoplankton, zooplankton or macroinvertebrates in aquaculture nursery ponds. American Fisheries Society Newsletter. 2023(1): 18-19.

Biofiltration reactivation kinetics of a Cyclobio fluidized sand filter in a warmwater recirculating aquaculture system - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Pfeiffer, T.J., Ott, B.D. 2023. Biofiltration reactivation kinetics of a Cyclobio fluidized sand filter in a warmwater recirculating aquaculture system. North American Journal of Aquaculture. 85(2):166-173. https://doi.org/10.1002/naaq.10282.

Dissolved oxygen management on catfish farms - (Popular Publication)
Ott, B.D. 2023. Dissolved oxygen management on catfish farms. NWAC (National Warmwater Aquaculture Center) Aquaculture Newsletter. 18:(1).

A subset of leukocyte immune-type receptors (LITR) regulates phagocytosis in channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) leukocytes - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Crider, J., Wilson, M., Felch, K.L., Dupre, R.A., Quiniou, S., Bengten, E. 2023. A subset of leukocyte immune-type receptors (LITR) regulates phagocytosis in channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) leukocytes. Molecular Immunology. 154:33-44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molimm.2022.12.009.

Effect of brooder age and size on fry size variation in channel catfish. - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Ott, B.D., Bosworth, B.G., Torrans, E.L., Waldbieser, G.C. 2023. Effect of brooder age and size on fry size variation in channel catfish. North American Journal of Aquaculture. https://doi.org/10.1002/naaq.10280.

Copper toxicity to the ghost rams-horn snail Biomphalaria havanensis - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Mischke, C.C., Richardson, B.M., Tiwari, A., Griffin, M.J., Wise, D.J., Rehman, J.U., Ashfaq, M.K., Nanayakkara, P., Khan, I.A. 2022. Copper toxicity to the ghost rams-horn snail Biomphalaria havanensis. North American Journal of Aquaculture. https://doi.org/10.1002/naaq.10279.

First Isolation of a Herpesvirus (Family Alloherpesviridae) from Great Lakes Lake Sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Johnston, A.E., Shavalier, M.A., Scribner, K., Soto, E., Griffin, M.J., Waldbieser, G.C., Richardson, B.M., Winters, A.D., Yun, S., Baker, E.A., Larson, D.L., Kiupel, M., Loch, T.A. 2022. First Isolation of a Herpesvirus (Family Alloherpesviridae) from Great Lakes Lake Sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens). Animals. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12233230.

Physiological response of channel (Ictalurus punctatus) and hybrid (I. punctatus x I. furcatus) catfish following Bolbophorus damnificus infection - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Gunn, M.A., Griffin, M.J., Ott, B.D., Rosser, G.T., Wise, D.J., Allen, P.J. 2022. Physiological response of channel (Ictalurus punctatus) and hybrid (I. punctatus x I. furcatus) catfish following Bolbophorus damnificus infection. Aquaculture. 563(2). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2022.739016.

Flavor wheel for sensory analysis of fish raised in recirculating aquaculture systems - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Schrader, K. 2023. Flavor wheel for sensory analysis of fish raised in recirculating aquaculture systems. North American Journal of Aquaculture. 85:87-91. https://doi.org/10.1002/naaq.10275.

Rotenone has little effect on water quality, phytoplankton, zooplankton or macroinvertebrates in aquaculture nursery ponds - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Mischke, C.C., Richardson, B.M., Wise, D.J., Tiwari, A. 2023. Rotenone has little effect on water quality, phytoplankton, zooplankton or macroinvertebrates in aquaculture nursery ponds. North American Journal of Aquaculture. https://doi.org/10.1002/naaq.10276.

Food-based sizing criteria of bead filters with floating media in serial treatment with moving bed bioreactors - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Malone, R.F., Alt, D., Pfeiffer, T.J. 2022. Food-based sizing criteria of bead filters with floating media in serial treatment with moving bed bioreactors. Journal of Aquaculture Engineering. 100:1-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaeng.2022.102298.

The supplementation of a commercial prebiotic, probiotic or their combination affected the production performance and intestinal microbiota of red drum Sciaenops ocellatus L. but did not modulate plasma innate immune response - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Yamamoto, F.Y., Ellis, M., Bowles, P.R., Suehs, B.A., Carvalho, P.L., Older, C.E., Hume, M.E., Gatlin Iii, D.M. 2022. The supplementation of a commercial prebiotic, probiotic or their combination affected the production performance and intestinal microbiota of red drum Sciaenops ocellatus L. but did not modulate plasma innate immune response. Aquaculture. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12192629.

Pathology and virulence of edwardsiella tarda, edwardsiella piscicida, and edwardsiella anguillarum in channel (ictalurus punctatus), blue (ictalurus furcatus), and channel (female) x blue (male) hybrid catfish - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Armwood, A.R., Griffin, M.J., Richardson, B.M., Wise, D.J., Ware, C., Camus, A.C. 2022. Pathology and virulence of edwardsiella tarda, edwardsiella piscicida, and edwardsiella anguillarum in channel (ictalurus punctatus), blue (ictalurus furcatus), and channel (female) x blue (male) hybrid catfish. Journal of Fish Diseases. 00:1-16. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfd.13691.

Design of a Vacuum Degassing Apparatus to Reduce Nitrogen Supersaturation and Maintain Hypoxia in Well-Water - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Ott, B.D., Torrans, E.L., Allen, P.J. 2022. Design of a Vacuum Degassing Apparatus to Reduce Nitrogen Supersaturation and Maintain Hypoxia in Well-Water. North American Journal of Aquaculture. https://doi.org/10.1002/naaq.10263.

Effects of feed applications with various phosphorus concentrations on the abundance of cyanobacteria and common off-flavor compounds in hybrid striped bass aquaculture ponds - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Schrader, K., Green, B.W., Rawles, S.D., Mcentire, M.E. 2022. Effects of feed applications with various phosphorus concentrations on the abundance of cyanobacteria and common off-flavor compounds in hybrid striped bass aquaculture ponds. Journal of Applied Aquaculture. https://doi.org/10.1080/10454438.2022.2086839.

Quantitative PCR assays to measure the HPI axis neuropeptides corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) and urotensin I (UI) in channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Ott, B.D., Torrans, E.L., Griffin, M.J., Allen, P.J. 2022. Quantitative PCR assays to measure the HPI axis neuropeptides corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) and urotensin I (UI) in channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus). Aquaculture. 555:738253. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2022.738253.

Cross-protection efficacy of a live-attenuated Edwarsiella ictaluri vaccine against heterologous Edwardsiella piscicida isolates in channel and channel x blue hybrid catfish - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Lopez-Porras, A., Griffin, M.J., Ware, C., Richardson, B.M., Greenway, T.E., Rosser, T.G., Aarattuthodiyil, S., Wise, D.J. 2022. Cross-protection efficacy of a live-attenuated Edwarsiella ictaluri vaccine against heterologous Edwardsiella piscicida isolates in channel and channel x blue hybrid catfish. Journal of Fish Diseases. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfd.13623.

The impact of time and environmental factors on the mitochondrial vesicle and subsequent motility of amphibian sperm - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Chen, D.M., Moore, M., Willis, E.L., Kouba, A.J., Vance, C.K. 2022. The impact of time and environmental factors on the mitochondrial vesicle and subsequent motility of amphibian sperm. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology. 268:111191. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpa.2022.111191.

Interferons and Interferons receptors in the Channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Quiniou, S., Crider, J., Felch, K.L., Bengten, E., Boudinot, P. 2022. Interferons and Interferons receptors in the Channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus. Fish and Shellfish Immunology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsi.2022.02.019.

Activation of Henneguya ictaluri actinospores by non-ictalurid fish species, with implications for management of proliferative gill disease in catfish aquaculture - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Richardson, B.M., Mischke, C.C., Rosser, G.T., Woodyard, E.T., Ware, C., Wise, D.J., Griffin, M.J. 2022. Non-specific activation of Henneguya ictaluri actinospores. North American Journal of Aquaculture. https://doi.org/10.1002/naaq.10242.

Myxozoan community composition and diversity in clinical cases of proliferative gill disease in mississippi catfish aquaculture - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Stilwell, J., Griffin, M., Waldbieser, G.C., Stanton, J., Ware, C., Leary, J., Khoo, L., Wise, D., Camus, A. 2022. Myxozoan community composition and diversity in clinical cases of proliferative gill disease in mississippi catfish aquaculture. Journal of Parasitology. 108(2):132–140. https://doi.org/10.1645/21-57.

Bovine respiratory syncytial Virus (BRSV) infection detected in exhaled breath condensate of dairy calves by near-infrared aquaphotomics - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Santos-Rivera, M., Woolums, A.R., Thoreson, M., Meyer, F., Vance, C.K. 2022. Bovine respiratory syncytial Virus (BRSV) infection detected in exhaled breath condensate of dairy calves by near-infrared aquaphotomics. Molecules. 27(2):549-562. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27020549.

Development and efficacy of Streptococcus iniae live-attenuated vaccines in Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Heckman, T.I., Shahin, K., Henderson, E.E., Wright, A., Waldbieser, G.C., Griffin, M.J., Soto, E. 2022. Development and efficacy of Streptococcus iniae live-attenuated vaccines in Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus. Fish and Shellfish Immunology. 121:152-162. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsi.2021.12.043.

Establishment and charaterization of a cell line from ictalurid catfish - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Dharan, V., Aarattuthodi, S., Khoo, L., Bosworth, B.G. 2022. Establishment and charaterization of a cell line from ictalurid catfish. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society. 53:620-633. https://doi.org/10.1111/jwas.12869.

New data on Henneguya postexilis Minchew, 1977, a parasite of channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus, with notes on resolution of molecular markers for myxozoan phylogeny - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Woodyard, E.T., Rosser, T.G., Stillwell, J.M., Camus, A.C., Khoo, L.H., Waldbieser, G.C., Lorenze, W.W., Griffin, M.J. 2022. New data on Henneguya postexilis Minchew, 1977, a parasite of channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus, with notes on resolution of molecular markers for myxozoan phylogeny. Systematic Parasitology. 99(1):41-62. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11230-021-10015-3.

A comprehensive annotation of the channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) T cell receptor alpha/delta, beta and gamma loci - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Crider, J.D., Quiniou, S., Felch, K.L., Showmaker, K., Bengten, E., Wilson, M. 2021. A comprehensive annotation of the channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) T cell receptor alpha/delta, beta and gamma loci. Frontiers in Immunology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2021.786402.

Impact of diuron applications to commercial catfish ponds on musty-odor cyanobacteria, musty off-flavor compound concentrations, and channel catfish fillet flavor quality - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Schrader, K. 2022. Impact of diuron applications to commercial catfish ponds on musty-odor cyanobacteria, musty off-flavor compound concentrations, and channel catfish fillet flavor quality. North American Journal of Aquaculture. 84:149-155. https://doi.org/10.1002/naaq.10225.

Genetic variability Of Edwardsiella piscicida isolates from Mississippi catfish aquaculture with an assessment of virulence in channel and channel × blue hybrid catfish - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Lopez-Porras, A., Griffin, M.J., Armwood, A.R., Camus, A.C., Waldbieser, G.C., Ware, C., Richardson, B., Greenway, T.E., Rosser, G., Aarattuthodiyil, S., Wise, D.J. 2021. Genetic variability Of Edwardsiella piscicida isolates from Mississippi catfish aquaculture with an assessment of virulence in channel and channel × blue hybrid catfish. Journal of Fish Diseases. 44(11):1725-1751. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfd.13491.

Multilocus sequence analysis, plasmid and virulence gene profiling of Edwardsiella piscicida isolates from Mississippi catfish aquaculture with an assessment of virulence in channel and channel¿×¿blue hybrid catfish. - (Review Article)
Boudry, P., Allal, F., Aslam, L., Bargelloni, L., Bean, T.P., Brad-Fudulea, S., Brieuc, M.S., Calboli, F.C., Gilbey, J., Haffray, P., Lamy, J., Morvezen, R., Purcell, C., Prodohl, P.A., Vandeputte, M., Waldbieser, G.C., Sonesson, A.K., Houston, R.D. 2021. Multilocus sequence analysis, plasmid and virulence gene profiling of Edwardsiella piscicida isolates from Mississippi catfish aquaculture with an assessment of virulence in channel and channel¿×¿blue hybrid catfish.. Aquaculture Reports. 20:100700. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aqrep.2021.100700.

Effects of long-term restricted feeding followed by full feeding on growth, processing yield, fillet proximate composition, and economics of market-size hybrid catfish, ¿ Ictalurus punctatus × ¿ Ictalurus furcatus - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Li, M., Wise, D., Kumar, G., Bosworth, B.G., Mischke, C., Aarattuthodiyil, S., Rutland, B., Lucas, P. 2020. Effects of long-term restricted feeding followed by full feeding on growth, processing yield, fillet proximate composition, and economics of market-size hybrid catfish, ¿ Ictalurus punctatus × ¿ Ictalurus furcatus. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society. 51(4):931-943. https://doi.org/10.1111/jwas.12727.

Germplasm Release: ARS Stoneville releasing 'Delta Elite' broodfish, fingerlings. - (Trade Journal)
Bosworth, B.G., Waldbieser, G.C. 2020. Germplasm Release: ARS Stoneville releasing 'Delta Elite' broodfish, fingerlings.. The Catfish Journal. 34(2):23.

Analysis of specific mRNA gene expression profiles as markers of egg and embryo quality for hybrid catfish aquacultures - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Myers, J., Dyce, P., Chatakondi, N.G., Gorman, S., Quiniou, S., Su, B., Peatman, E., Dunham, R., Butts, I. 2020. Analysis of specific mRNA gene expression profiles as markers of egg and embryo quality for hybrid catfish aquacultures. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology. 243:110675.

Impact of sperm density on hatching success for channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) male × blue catfish (Ictalurus furcatus) female hybrid production - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Myers, J., Nichols, Z., Abualreesh, M., Husseini, N., Taylor, Z., Coogan, M., Gurbatow, J., Minh, K., Zadmajid, V., Chatakondi, N.G., Dunham, R., Butts, I. 2020. Impact of sperm density on hatching success for channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) male × blue catfish (Ictalurus furcatus) female hybrid production. Aquaculture. 521:735024.

Catfish lymphocytes expressing CC41-reactive Leukocyte Immune-Type Receptors (LITRs) proliferate in response to Edwardsiella ictaluri infection in vitro - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Blackmon, L.L., Quiniou, S., Wilson, M., Bengten, E. 2020. Catfish lymphocytes expressing CC41-reactive Leukocyte Immune-Type Receptors (LITRs) proliferate in response to Edwardsiella ictaluri infection in vitro. Developmental and Comparative Immunology. 106:103610.

Germplasm Release: ARS sets release of Delta Select broodfish, fingerlings - (Trade Journal)
Bosworth, B.G., Waldbieser, G.C. 2019. Germplasm Release: ARS sets release of Delta Select broodfish, fingerlings. The Catfish Journal. 33(6):23.