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Analysis of DNA-vaccinated fish reveals viral antigen in muscle, kidney, and thymus, and transient histopathologic changes Analysis of DNA-vaccinated fish reveals viral antigen in muscle, kidney, and thymus, and transient histopathologic changes

A highly efficacious DNA vaccine against a fish rhabdovirus, infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus (IHNV), was used in a systematic study to analyze vaccine tissue distribution, persistence, expression patterns, and histopathologic effects. Vaccine plasmid pIHNw-G, containing the gene for the viral glycoprotein, was detected immediately after intramuscular injection in all tissues...
Authors
K.A. Garver, C. M. Conway, D.G. Elliott, Gael Kurath

Managing water in the West: developing new tools for a critical resource Managing water in the West: developing new tools for a critical resource

Rapid population growth in the Western United States over the last century has placed increasing strains on our water supplies and aquatic ecosystems. Historically, water rights have been used to determine the allocation of water in the West, but rules and regulations related to endangered species now often drive how water is released from reservoirs in large rivers such as the lower...
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G.G. Scoppettone, D. Gadomski, J. Petersen, J. Hatten

Relation of desert pupfish abundance to selected environmental variables in natural and manmade habitats in the Salton Sea basin Relation of desert pupfish abundance to selected environmental variables in natural and manmade habitats in the Salton Sea basin

We assessed the relation between abundance of desert pupfish, Cyprinodon macularius, and selected biological and physicochemical variables in natural and manmade habitats within the Salton Sea Basin. Field sampling in a natural tributary, Salt Creek, and three agricultural drains captured eight species including pupfish (1.1% of the total catch), the only native species encountered...
Authors
B.A. Martin, M. K. Saiki

Passage behavior of radio-tagged subyearling Chinook salmon at Bonneville Dam, 2004 Passage behavior of radio-tagged subyearling Chinook salmon at Bonneville Dam, 2004

Flow augmentation, spill, surface collection, and improved turbine guidance systems have been identified as potential management actions to improve passage efficiency and survival of outmigrating juvenile salmonids. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), along with regional, state, and federal resource agencies, has designed and implemented studies to determine which management...
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R.E. Reagan, S.D. Evans, L.S Wright, M.J. Farley, N.S. Adams, D.W. Rondorf

Measuring nighttime spawning behavior of chum salmon using a dual-frequency identification sonar (DIDSON) Measuring nighttime spawning behavior of chum salmon using a dual-frequency identification sonar (DIDSON)

The striking body coloration and morphology that Pacific salmon display during spawning coupled with elaborate courtship behaviors suggest that visual cues are important during their reproductive period. To date, virtually all existing information on chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) spawning behavior has been derived from studies conducted during the daytime, and has contributed to the...
Authors
K.F. Tiffan, D.W. Rondorf

Resource inventory of marine and estuarine fishes of the West Coast and Alaska: A checklist of North Pacific and Arctic Ocean species from Baja California to the Alaska - Yukon border Resource inventory of marine and estuarine fishes of the West Coast and Alaska: A checklist of North Pacific and Arctic Ocean species from Baja California to the Alaska - Yukon border

This is a comprehensive inventory of the fish species recorded in marine and estuarine waters between the Alaska–Yukon Territory border in the Beaufort Sea and Cabo San Lucas at the southern end of Baja California and out about 300 miles from shore. Our westernmost range includes the eastern Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands. In addition, we have also included our best impressions of the...
Authors
Milton S. Love, Catherine W. Mecklenburg, T. Anthony Mecklenburg, Lyman K. Thorsteinson

Work package 4 report: Broodfish testing for bacterial infections Work package 4 report: Broodfish testing for bacterial infections

This report summarises current scientific information and experience obtained with various methods for testing of salmonid broodfish or spawn for bacterial kidney disease (BKD - Renibacterium salmoninarum infection) in order to prevent vertical transmission of the organism to the offspring. Assessment is also being performed for Flavobacterium psychrophilum infections causing rainbow...
Authors
Christian Michel, Diane G. Elliott, Eva Jansson, Maria Urdaci, Paul J. Midtlyng

Comparison of individual and pooled sampling methods for detecting bacterial pathogens of fish Comparison of individual and pooled sampling methods for detecting bacterial pathogens of fish

Examination of finfish populations for viral and bacterial pathogens is an important component of fish disease control programs worldwide. Two methods are commonly used for collecting tissue samples for bacteriological culture, the currently accepted standards for detection of bacterial fish pathogens. The method specified in the Office International des Epizooties Manual of Diagnostic...
Authors
Sonia Mumford, Chris Patterson, J. Evered, Ray Brunson, J. Levine, J. Winton

Efficacy of an infectious hematopoietic necrosis (IHN) virus DNA vaccine in Chinook Oncorhynchus tshawytscha and sockeye O. nerka salmon Efficacy of an infectious hematopoietic necrosis (IHN) virus DNA vaccine in Chinook Oncorhynchus tshawytscha and sockeye O. nerka salmon

The level of protective immunity was determined for Chinook Oncorhynchus tshawytscha and sockeye/kokanee salmon (anadromous and landlocked) O. nerka following intramuscular vaccination with a DNA vaccine against the aquatic rhabdovirus, infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus (IHNV). A DNA vaccine containing the glycoprotein gene of IHNV protected Chinook and sockeye/kokanee salmon...
Authors
K.A. Garver, S. E. LaPatra, Gael Kurath
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