Donald Tillitt, PhD (Former Employee)
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Gender identification of shovelnose sturgeon using ultrasonic and endoscopic imagery and the application of the method to the pallid sturgeon Gender identification of shovelnose sturgeon using ultrasonic and endoscopic imagery and the application of the method to the pallid sturgeon
Monthly sampling of shovelnose sturgeon Scaphirhynchus platorynchus, a biological surrogate for the endangered pallid sturgeon Scaphirhynchus albus, was conducted to develop a multiseasonal profile of reproductive stages. Data collected included histological characteristics of gonads from wild caught fish and laboratory and field ultrasonic and endoscopic images. These data were used to...
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M. L. Wildhaber, D. M. Papoulias, A. J. DeLonay, D. E. Tillitt, J.L. Bryan, M.L. Annis, J.A. Allert
Thiamine and thiaminase status in forage fish of salmonines from Lake Michigan Thiamine and thiaminase status in forage fish of salmonines from Lake Michigan
Dietary sources of thiamine (vitamin B1) and thiamine-degrading enzymes (thiaminases) are thought to be primary factors in the development of thiamine deficiency among Great Lakes salmonines. We surveyed major forage fish species in Lake Michigan for their content of thiamine, thiamine vitamers, and thiaminase activity. Concentrations of total thiamine were similar (P ≤ 0.05) among most...
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D. E. Tillitt, J.L. Zajicek, S.B. Brown, L. R. Brown, J.D. Fitzsimons, D. C. Honeyfield, M.E. Holey, G.M. Wright
Biochemical effects of lead, zinc, and cadmium from mining on fish in the Tri-States district of northeastern Oklahoma, USA Biochemical effects of lead, zinc, and cadmium from mining on fish in the Tri-States district of northeastern Oklahoma, USA
We assessed the exposure of fish from the Spring and Neosho Rivers in northeast Oklahoma, USA, to lead, zinc, and cadmium from historical mining in the Tri-States Mining District (TSMD). Fish (n = 74) representing six species were collected in October 2001 from six sites on the Spring and Neosho Rivers influenced to differing degrees by mining. Additional samples were obtained from the...
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Christopher J. Schmitt, Jeffrey J. Whyte, William G. Brumbaugh, Donald E. Tillitt
Environmental contaminants and biomarker responses in fish from the Rio Grande and its U.S. tributaries: Spatial and temporal trends Environmental contaminants and biomarker responses in fish from the Rio Grande and its U.S. tributaries: Spatial and temporal trends
We collected, examined, and analyzed 368 fish of seven species from 10 sites on rivers of the Rio Grande Basin (RGB) during late 1997 and early 1998 to document temporal and geographic trends in the concentrations of accumulative contaminants and to assess contaminant effects on the fish. Sites were located on the mainstem of the Rio Grande and on the Arroyo Colorado and Pecos River in...
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C. J. Schmitt, J.E. Hinck, V. S. Blazer, N. D. Denslow, G.M. Dethloff, T.M. Bartish, J.J. Coyle, D. E. Tillitt
Development of thiamine deficiencies and early mortality syndrome in lake trout by feeding experimental and feral fish diets containing thiaminase Development of thiamine deficiencies and early mortality syndrome in lake trout by feeding experimental and feral fish diets containing thiaminase
We conducted a laboratory investigation on the consequences of feeding predatory salmonids either experimental diets low in thiamine or diets containing alewife Alosa pseudoharengus. In experiment 1, adult lake trout Salvelinus namaycush were fed experimental diets containing bacterial thiaminase. In experiment 2, adult lake trout were fed natural prey species, alewives, and bloaters...
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D. C. Honeyfield, J. P. Hinterkopf, J.D. Fitzsimons, D. E. Tillitt, J.L. Zajicek, S.B. Brown
Implications of thiamine deficiency in Great Lakes salmonines Implications of thiamine deficiency in Great Lakes salmonines
Our recent experimental work and ecoepizootiological assessments provide mechanistic data supporting a plausible hypothesis for an association between a prey base comprised of a large biomass of nonnative alewives Alosa pseudoharengus and the recruitment difficulties currently experienced by Great Lakes salmonines. We hypothesize that the thiamine deficiency induced by alewives, a...
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Scott B. Brown, John D. Fitzsimons, Dale C. Honeyfield, Donald E. Tillitt
Effectiveness of egg immersion in aqueous solutions of thiamine and thiamine analogs for reducing early mortality syndrome Effectiveness of egg immersion in aqueous solutions of thiamine and thiamine analogs for reducing early mortality syndrome
Protocols used for therapeutic thiamine treatments in salmonine early mortality syndrome (EMS) were investigated in lake trout Salvelinus namaycush and coho salmon Oncorhynchus kisutch to assess their efficacy. At least 500 mg of thiamine HCl/L added to egg baths was required to produce a sustained elevation of thiamine content in lake trout eggs. Thiamine uptake from egg baths was not...
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S.B. Brown, L. R. Brown, M. Brown, K. Moore, M. Villella, J.D. Fitzsimons, B. Williston, D. C. Honeyfield, J. P. Hinterkopf, D. E. Tillitt, J.L. Zajicek, M. Wolgamood
Thiamine status in adult salmonines in the Great Lakes Thiamine status in adult salmonines in the Great Lakes
In 1996 and again in 1999, hatchery personnel noted that some Lake Michigan coho salmon Oncorhynchus kisutch from fall spawning runs on the Platte River weir exhibited abnormal wiggling behavior that was similar to the behavior exhibited by thiamine-deficient Atlantic salmon Salmo salar, from the Baltic Sea. Samples of eggs or gonads, muscle, and liver from salmon and lake trout...
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S.B. Brown, D. C. Honeyfield, J.G. Hnath, M. Wolgamood, S.V. Marcquenski, J.D. Fitzsimons, D. E. Tillitt
Can diet-dependent factors help explain fish-to-fish variation in thiamine-dependent early mortality syndrome? Can diet-dependent factors help explain fish-to-fish variation in thiamine-dependent early mortality syndrome?
To provide insight into the reasons why offspring of certain salmonine females exhibit early mortality syndrome (EMS) in the Great Lakes whereas others do not, we measured the egg concentrations of potential biochemical markers (stable isotopes of nitrogen and carbon, fatty acid signatures, and lipid-soluble carotenoids and vitamins) that are indicative of differing food web and trophic...
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S.B. Brown, M.T. Arts, L. R. Brown, M. Brown, K. Moore, M. Villella, J.D. Fitzsimons, D. C. Honeyfield, D. E. Tillitt, J.L. Zajicek, M. Wolgamood, J.G. Hnath
Changes in productivity and contaminants in bald eagles nesting along the lower Columbia River, USA Changes in productivity and contaminants in bald eagles nesting along the lower Columbia River, USA
Previous studies documented poor productivity of bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) in the lower Columbia River (LCR), USA, and elevated p,p???-dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), dioxins, and furans in eagle eggs. From 1994 to 1995, we collected partially incubated eggs at 19 of 43 occupied territories along the LCR and compared productivity and...
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J.A. Buck, R.G. Anthony, C.A. Schuler, F.B. Isaacs, D. E. Tillitt
Thiamine content and thiaminase activity of ten freshwater stocks and one marine stock of alewives Thiamine content and thiaminase activity of ten freshwater stocks and one marine stock of alewives
Alewives Alosa pseudoharengus contain thiaminase activity that has been implicated in the development of a thiamine deficiency and associated effects in salmonines of the Great Lakes basin. Little is known about the factors that regulate thiaminase activity in alewives. We sampled alewives of uniform size (60-120 mm) during the summer of 1998 from the Gulf of St. Lawrence, seven of New...
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J.D. Fitzsimons, B. Williston, J.L. Zajicek, D. E. Tillitt, S.B. Brown, L. R. Brown, D. C. Honeyfield, D.M. Warner, L. G. Rudstam, W. Pearsall
The H4IIE cell bioassay as an indicator of dioxin-like chemicals in wildlife and the environment The H4IIE cell bioassay as an indicator of dioxin-like chemicals in wildlife and the environment
The H4IIE cell bioassay has proven utility as a screening tool for planar halogenated hydrocarbons (PHHs) and structurally similar chemicals accumulated in organisms from the wild. This bioassay has additional applications in hazard assessment of PHH exposed populations. In this review, the toxicological principles, current protocols, performance criteria, and field applications for the...
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J.J. White, C.J. Schmitt, D. E. Tillitt
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Gender identification of shovelnose sturgeon using ultrasonic and endoscopic imagery and the application of the method to the pallid sturgeon Gender identification of shovelnose sturgeon using ultrasonic and endoscopic imagery and the application of the method to the pallid sturgeon
Monthly sampling of shovelnose sturgeon Scaphirhynchus platorynchus, a biological surrogate for the endangered pallid sturgeon Scaphirhynchus albus, was conducted to develop a multiseasonal profile of reproductive stages. Data collected included histological characteristics of gonads from wild caught fish and laboratory and field ultrasonic and endoscopic images. These data were used to...
Authors
M. L. Wildhaber, D. M. Papoulias, A. J. DeLonay, D. E. Tillitt, J.L. Bryan, M.L. Annis, J.A. Allert
Thiamine and thiaminase status in forage fish of salmonines from Lake Michigan Thiamine and thiaminase status in forage fish of salmonines from Lake Michigan
Dietary sources of thiamine (vitamin B1) and thiamine-degrading enzymes (thiaminases) are thought to be primary factors in the development of thiamine deficiency among Great Lakes salmonines. We surveyed major forage fish species in Lake Michigan for their content of thiamine, thiamine vitamers, and thiaminase activity. Concentrations of total thiamine were similar (P ≤ 0.05) among most...
Authors
D. E. Tillitt, J.L. Zajicek, S.B. Brown, L. R. Brown, J.D. Fitzsimons, D. C. Honeyfield, M.E. Holey, G.M. Wright
Biochemical effects of lead, zinc, and cadmium from mining on fish in the Tri-States district of northeastern Oklahoma, USA Biochemical effects of lead, zinc, and cadmium from mining on fish in the Tri-States district of northeastern Oklahoma, USA
We assessed the exposure of fish from the Spring and Neosho Rivers in northeast Oklahoma, USA, to lead, zinc, and cadmium from historical mining in the Tri-States Mining District (TSMD). Fish (n = 74) representing six species were collected in October 2001 from six sites on the Spring and Neosho Rivers influenced to differing degrees by mining. Additional samples were obtained from the...
Authors
Christopher J. Schmitt, Jeffrey J. Whyte, William G. Brumbaugh, Donald E. Tillitt
Environmental contaminants and biomarker responses in fish from the Rio Grande and its U.S. tributaries: Spatial and temporal trends Environmental contaminants and biomarker responses in fish from the Rio Grande and its U.S. tributaries: Spatial and temporal trends
We collected, examined, and analyzed 368 fish of seven species from 10 sites on rivers of the Rio Grande Basin (RGB) during late 1997 and early 1998 to document temporal and geographic trends in the concentrations of accumulative contaminants and to assess contaminant effects on the fish. Sites were located on the mainstem of the Rio Grande and on the Arroyo Colorado and Pecos River in...
Authors
C. J. Schmitt, J.E. Hinck, V. S. Blazer, N. D. Denslow, G.M. Dethloff, T.M. Bartish, J.J. Coyle, D. E. Tillitt
Development of thiamine deficiencies and early mortality syndrome in lake trout by feeding experimental and feral fish diets containing thiaminase Development of thiamine deficiencies and early mortality syndrome in lake trout by feeding experimental and feral fish diets containing thiaminase
We conducted a laboratory investigation on the consequences of feeding predatory salmonids either experimental diets low in thiamine or diets containing alewife Alosa pseudoharengus. In experiment 1, adult lake trout Salvelinus namaycush were fed experimental diets containing bacterial thiaminase. In experiment 2, adult lake trout were fed natural prey species, alewives, and bloaters...
Authors
D. C. Honeyfield, J. P. Hinterkopf, J.D. Fitzsimons, D. E. Tillitt, J.L. Zajicek, S.B. Brown
Implications of thiamine deficiency in Great Lakes salmonines Implications of thiamine deficiency in Great Lakes salmonines
Our recent experimental work and ecoepizootiological assessments provide mechanistic data supporting a plausible hypothesis for an association between a prey base comprised of a large biomass of nonnative alewives Alosa pseudoharengus and the recruitment difficulties currently experienced by Great Lakes salmonines. We hypothesize that the thiamine deficiency induced by alewives, a...
Authors
Scott B. Brown, John D. Fitzsimons, Dale C. Honeyfield, Donald E. Tillitt
Effectiveness of egg immersion in aqueous solutions of thiamine and thiamine analogs for reducing early mortality syndrome Effectiveness of egg immersion in aqueous solutions of thiamine and thiamine analogs for reducing early mortality syndrome
Protocols used for therapeutic thiamine treatments in salmonine early mortality syndrome (EMS) were investigated in lake trout Salvelinus namaycush and coho salmon Oncorhynchus kisutch to assess their efficacy. At least 500 mg of thiamine HCl/L added to egg baths was required to produce a sustained elevation of thiamine content in lake trout eggs. Thiamine uptake from egg baths was not...
Authors
S.B. Brown, L. R. Brown, M. Brown, K. Moore, M. Villella, J.D. Fitzsimons, B. Williston, D. C. Honeyfield, J. P. Hinterkopf, D. E. Tillitt, J.L. Zajicek, M. Wolgamood
Thiamine status in adult salmonines in the Great Lakes Thiamine status in adult salmonines in the Great Lakes
In 1996 and again in 1999, hatchery personnel noted that some Lake Michigan coho salmon Oncorhynchus kisutch from fall spawning runs on the Platte River weir exhibited abnormal wiggling behavior that was similar to the behavior exhibited by thiamine-deficient Atlantic salmon Salmo salar, from the Baltic Sea. Samples of eggs or gonads, muscle, and liver from salmon and lake trout...
Authors
S.B. Brown, D. C. Honeyfield, J.G. Hnath, M. Wolgamood, S.V. Marcquenski, J.D. Fitzsimons, D. E. Tillitt
Can diet-dependent factors help explain fish-to-fish variation in thiamine-dependent early mortality syndrome? Can diet-dependent factors help explain fish-to-fish variation in thiamine-dependent early mortality syndrome?
To provide insight into the reasons why offspring of certain salmonine females exhibit early mortality syndrome (EMS) in the Great Lakes whereas others do not, we measured the egg concentrations of potential biochemical markers (stable isotopes of nitrogen and carbon, fatty acid signatures, and lipid-soluble carotenoids and vitamins) that are indicative of differing food web and trophic...
Authors
S.B. Brown, M.T. Arts, L. R. Brown, M. Brown, K. Moore, M. Villella, J.D. Fitzsimons, D. C. Honeyfield, D. E. Tillitt, J.L. Zajicek, M. Wolgamood, J.G. Hnath
Changes in productivity and contaminants in bald eagles nesting along the lower Columbia River, USA Changes in productivity and contaminants in bald eagles nesting along the lower Columbia River, USA
Previous studies documented poor productivity of bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) in the lower Columbia River (LCR), USA, and elevated p,p???-dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), dioxins, and furans in eagle eggs. From 1994 to 1995, we collected partially incubated eggs at 19 of 43 occupied territories along the LCR and compared productivity and...
Authors
J.A. Buck, R.G. Anthony, C.A. Schuler, F.B. Isaacs, D. E. Tillitt
Thiamine content and thiaminase activity of ten freshwater stocks and one marine stock of alewives Thiamine content and thiaminase activity of ten freshwater stocks and one marine stock of alewives
Alewives Alosa pseudoharengus contain thiaminase activity that has been implicated in the development of a thiamine deficiency and associated effects in salmonines of the Great Lakes basin. Little is known about the factors that regulate thiaminase activity in alewives. We sampled alewives of uniform size (60-120 mm) during the summer of 1998 from the Gulf of St. Lawrence, seven of New...
Authors
J.D. Fitzsimons, B. Williston, J.L. Zajicek, D. E. Tillitt, S.B. Brown, L. R. Brown, D. C. Honeyfield, D.M. Warner, L. G. Rudstam, W. Pearsall
The H4IIE cell bioassay as an indicator of dioxin-like chemicals in wildlife and the environment The H4IIE cell bioassay as an indicator of dioxin-like chemicals in wildlife and the environment
The H4IIE cell bioassay has proven utility as a screening tool for planar halogenated hydrocarbons (PHHs) and structurally similar chemicals accumulated in organisms from the wild. This bioassay has additional applications in hazard assessment of PHH exposed populations. In this review, the toxicological principles, current protocols, performance criteria, and field applications for the...
Authors
J.J. White, C.J. Schmitt, D. E. Tillitt
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