Sagar M Goyal

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Affiliation: University of Minnesota
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Detection of viruses in used ventilation filters from two large public buildings
    Sagar M Goyal
    Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, 55108, USA
    Am J Infect Control 39:e30-8. 2011
  2. ncbi Isolation of mixed subtypes of influenza A virus from a bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
    Sagar M Goyal
    Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, University of Minnesota, College of Veterinary Medicine, Saint Paul, MN 55108, USA
    Virol J 7:174. 2010
  3. ncbi Amplification of four genes of influenza A viruses using a degenerate primer set in a one step RT-PCR method
    Naresh Jindal
    Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, 55108, United States
    J Virol Methods 160:163-6. 2009
  4. ncbi Comparative pathogenicity of early and recent isolates of avian metapneumovirus subtype C in turkeys
    Binu T Velayudhan
    Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, University of Minnesota, St Paul, Minnesota 55108, USA
    Can J Vet Res 72:371-5. 2008
  5. ncbi Phylogenetic analysis of Newcastle disease viruses isolated from waterfowl in the upper midwest region of the United States
    Naresh Jindal
    Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, 1333 Gortner Avenue, Saint Paul, MN, 55108, USA
    Virol J 6:191. 2009
  6. ncbi Selective isolation of Avian influenza virus (AIV) from cloacal samples containing AIV and Newcastle disease virus
    Mohamed E El Zowalaty
    Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN 55108, USA
    J Vet Diagn Invest 23:330-2. 2011
  7. ncbi The feasibility of using high resolution genome sequencing of influenza A viruses to detect mixed infections and quasispecies
    Muthannan A Ramakrishnan
    Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
    PLoS ONE 4:e7105. 2009
  8. ncbi Isolation and molecular characterization of Newcastle disease viruses from raptors
    Naresh Jindal
    Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St Paul, MN 55108, USA
    Avian Pathol 39:441-5. 2010
  9. ncbi Permissibility of different cell types for the growth of avian metapneumovirus
    A Tiwari
    Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, 1333 Gortner Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108, USA
    J Virol Methods 138:80-4. 2006
  10. ncbi Full length sequencing of all nine subtypes of the neuraminidase gene of influenza A viruses using subtype specific primer sets
    Yogesh Chander
    Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, 1333 Gortner Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55108, United States
    J Virol Methods 165:116-20. 2010

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  1. ncbi Detection of viruses in used ventilation filters from two large public buildings
    Sagar M Goyal
    Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, 55108, USA
    Am J Infect Control 39:e30-8. 2011
    ..These filters process enormous volumes of air. This study was undertaken to determine the utility of sampling used ventilation filters to assess the types and concentrations of virus aerosols present in buildings...
  2. ncbi Isolation of mixed subtypes of influenza A virus from a bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
    Sagar M Goyal
    Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, University of Minnesota, College of Veterinary Medicine, Saint Paul, MN 55108, USA
    Virol J 7:174. 2010
    ..Further studies on ecology and epidemiology of AIV in raptors are needed to help understand their role in the maintenance and evolution of AIV...
  3. ncbi Amplification of four genes of influenza A viruses using a degenerate primer set in a one step RT-PCR method
    Naresh Jindal
    Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, 55108, United States
    J Virol Methods 160:163-6. 2009
    ..Further studies are needed to determine if this primer set can be used for subtyping of influenza virus isolates...
  4. ncbi Comparative pathogenicity of early and recent isolates of avian metapneumovirus subtype C in turkeys
    Binu T Velayudhan
    Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, University of Minnesota, St Paul, Minnesota 55108, USA
    Can J Vet Res 72:371-5. 2008
    ..The recent isolate could be ideal for the development of a challenge model for aMPV infection in turkeys...
  5. ncbi Phylogenetic analysis of Newcastle disease viruses isolated from waterfowl in the upper midwest region of the United States
    Naresh Jindal
    Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, 1333 Gortner Avenue, Saint Paul, MN, 55108, USA
    Virol J 6:191. 2009
    ..Partial sequences of fusion gene were analyzed to determine the pathotypes and genotypes involved...
  6. ncbi Selective isolation of Avian influenza virus (AIV) from cloacal samples containing AIV and Newcastle disease virus
    Mohamed E El Zowalaty
    Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN 55108, USA
    J Vet Diagn Invest 23:330-2. 2011
    ..An additional benefit is that information on the circulation of NDV in these birds sheds light on their epidemiologic and ecologic significance...
  7. ncbi The feasibility of using high resolution genome sequencing of influenza A viruses to detect mixed infections and quasispecies
    Muthannan A Ramakrishnan
    Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
    PLoS ONE 4:e7105. 2009
    ..Both the mutation rates and the lineages of influenza A viruses are likely to play an important role in the natural history of these viruses and the emergence of phenotypically and antigenically distinct strains...
  8. ncbi Isolation and molecular characterization of Newcastle disease viruses from raptors
    Naresh Jindal
    Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St Paul, MN 55108, USA
    Avian Pathol 39:441-5. 2010
    ..5 and 100%. Detection of NDV strains from raptors merits further epidemiological studies to determine the prevalence of different NDV strains in raptors and their impact in relation to transmission to domestic poultry...
  9. ncbi Permissibility of different cell types for the growth of avian metapneumovirus
    A Tiwari
    Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, 1333 Gortner Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108, USA
    J Virol Methods 138:80-4. 2006
    ..At 48 h post inoculation, DF-1 and BGM cells showed the highest number of infected cells. These results suggest that BGM, QT-35, and DF-1 cells can be used for high titer propagation of aMPV-C...
  10. ncbi Full length sequencing of all nine subtypes of the neuraminidase gene of influenza A viruses using subtype specific primer sets
    Yogesh Chander
    Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, 1333 Gortner Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55108, United States
    J Virol Methods 165:116-20. 2010
    ..The method described in this paper can be used to determine subtype of influenza isolates as well as their evolution and mutations if any, in the NA gene...
  11. ncbi Duration of immunity engendered by a single dose of a cold-adapted strain of Avian pneumovirus
    Devi P Patnayak
    Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, 1333 Gortner Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota 55108, USA
    Can J Vet Res 70:65-7. 2006
    ..The results of this preliminary study indicate that inoculation with a single dose of a cold-adapted strain of APV at 1 wk of age provides protection until 15 wk of age...
  12. ncbi Improved method for the isolation and sub-typing of avian influenza viruses from oropharyngeal samples of ducks
    Mohamed E El Zowalaty
    Department of Veterinary Population Medicine and Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN 55108, USA
    Avian Dis 55:439-42. 2011
    ..These results highlight the fact that testing of properly frozen OP samples could add value to the understanding of the epidemiology and ecology of AIV in waterfowl populations...
  13. ncbi Evaluation of five different antigens in enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the detection of avian pneumovirus antibodies
    Sunil Maherchandani
    Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St Paul, MN 55108, USA
    J Vet Diagn Invest 17:16-22. 2005
    ..In addition, results suggest that antigenicity of the APV isolates in the United States has not changed between 1997 and 2000...
  14. ncbi Effect of temperature on the survival of F-specific RNA coliphage, feline calicivirus, and Escherichia coli in chlorinated water
    Paul B Allwood
    Division of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, 420 Delaware Street S.E, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
    Int J Environ Res Public Health 2:442-6. 2005
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  15. ncbi Background culturable bacteria aerosol in two large public buildings using HVAC filters as long term, passive, high-volume air samplers
    Nicholas J Stanley
    Environmental Division, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Technology, University of Minnesota, 111 Church Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
    J Environ Monit 10:474-81. 2008
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  16. ncbi Development of a method for bacteria and virus recovery from heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) filters
    James E Farnsworth
    Engineering Department, TSI Incorporated, 500 Cardigan Road, Saint Paul, MN 55126-3903, USA
    J Environ Monit 8:1006-13. 2006
    ..Molecular-based identification techniques such as PCR could be used...
  17. ncbi Detection and molecular characterization of enteric viruses in breeder turkeys
    Naresh Jindal
    Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St Paul, MN, USA
    Avian Pathol 39:53-61. 2010
    ..The presence of two or three different viruses in combination may affect the dynamics of turkey health and disease...
  18. ncbi Cold adapted avian pneumovirus for use as live, attenuated vaccine in turkeys
    Devi P Patnayak
    Department of Veterinary Diagnostic Medicine, University of Minnesota, 1333 Gortner Avenue, St. Paul 55108, USA
    Vaccine 21:1371-4. 2003
    ..The absence of clinical signs and virus shedding in vaccinated birds as compared to that in non-vaccinated birds suggests that the cold adapted strain of APV is a viable candidate for use as a live, attenuated vaccine in turkeys...
  19. ncbi Stability of the glycoprotein gene of avian metapneumovirus (Canada goose isolate 15a/01) after serial passages in cell cultures
    Ashok K Chockalingam
    Veterinary Population Medicine, University of Minnesota, 1333 Gortner Avenue, St Paul, MN 55108, USA
    Avian Dis 54:915-8. 2010
    ..The G gene of this wild bird isolate appears to be unique from subtype C metapneumoviruses of turkeys...
  20. ncbi Development of a vaccine-challenge model for avian metapneumovirus subtype C in turkeys
    Binu T Velayudhan
    Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, University of Minnesota, 1971 Commonwealth Avenue, St Paul, MN 55108, USA
    Vaccine 25:1841-7. 2007
    ..The data demonstrated that nasal turbinate homogenate of recent isolate produced severe clinical signs and lesions in turkeys and could be an ideal candidate for vaccine-challenge studies...
  21. ncbi The effect of pooling sera on the detection of avian pneumovirus antibodies using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay test
    Sunil Maherchandani
    Departments of Veterinary Diagnostic Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St Paul, MN 55108, USA
    J Vet Diagn Invest 16:497-502. 2004
    ..Pooling of samples represented a significant reduction in the cost of testing, suggesting that pooling is more advantageous and cost effective than testing individual samples...
  22. ncbi Occurrence of Escherichia coli, noroviruses, and F-specific coliphages in fresh market-ready produce
    Paul B Allwood
    Division of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, 420 Delaware Street S.E, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
    J Food Prot 67:2387-90. 2004
    ..Large-scale surveys should be conducted to confirm these findings...
  23. ncbi Duration of immunity produced by a live attenuated vaccine against avian pneumovirus type C
    Devi P Patnayak
    Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St Paul, MN 55108, USA
    Avian Pathol 33:465-9. 2004
    ..Peak antibody levels were attained 7 weeks post vaccination and declined thereafter. These results indicated that this experimental vaccine induced protection against APV even in the absence of high antibody titres...
  24. ncbi Isolation and characterization of porcine circovirus type-2 from sera of stillborn fetuses
    MacDonald W Farnham
    Department of Clinical and Population Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, 1988 Fitch Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota 55108, USA
    Can J Vet Res 67:108-13. 2003
    ..At present, the significance of minor differences in amino acid sequences is not known...
  25. ncbi Effects of temperature and stabilizer on the viability of a live attenuated avian metapneumovirus vaccine
    M A Ramakrishnan
    Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, University of Minnesota, St Paul, MN 55108, USA
    Avian Dis 51:979-81. 2007
    ..Batch-to-batch variation in virus reduction was also observed. The addition of a dye or a vaccine stabilizer to the vaccine preparation did not have any deleterious effect on the survival of vaccine virus...
  26. ncbi Cold-adapted strain of avian pneumovirus as a vaccine in one-day-old turkeys and the effect of inoculation routes
    Devi P Patnayak
    Department of Veterinary Diagnostic Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, 1333 Gortner Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108, USA
    Avian Dis 48:155-9. 2004
    ..These results suggest that this cold-adapted strain of APV is safe and effective in 1-day-old turkeys when given by any of the three routes...
  27. ncbi Serologic and genetic characterization of North American H3N2 swine influenza A viruses
    Marie René Gramer
    Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, 1333 Gortner Avenue, St Paul, Minnesota 55108, USA
    Can J Vet Res 71:201-6. 2007
    ..The efficacy of commercial vaccines against these virus variants should be evaluated with vaccination and challenge studies...
  28. ncbi Detection, characterization, and control of bovine viral diarrhea virus infection in a large commercial dairy herd
    Jeremy M Schefers
    University of Minnesota, St Paul, 55108, USA
    Can Vet J 50:1075-9. 2009
    ..Precolostral BVDV serum antibody was detected in 5.3% (12/226) of newborn calves before the test and removal of persistently infected (PI) animals and in 0.4% (2/450) of newborn calves after the removal of PI heifers...
  29. ncbi A retrospective study on poult enteritis syndrome in Minnesota
    Naresh Jindal
    Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, University of Minnesota, College of Veterinary Medicine, 1333 Gortner Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55108, USA
    Avian Dis 53:268-75. 2009
    ..Antimicrobial sensitivity patterns of bacterial isolates from PES-affected flocks revealed maximum sensitivity to trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole and ceftiofur and a varying degree of resistance to other antimicrobials...
  30. ncbi Duration of growth depression and pathogen shedding in experimentally reproduced poult enteritis syndrome
    Naresh Jindal
    Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, 1333 Gortner Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55108, USA
    Avian Dis 53:517-22. 2009
    ..Lower weight gain in treated poults (compared with controls) at 9 wk of age also indicates that PES-affected poults may not reach normal weight at marketing, leading to economic losses for the producer...
  31. ncbi Efficacy of disinfectants and hand sanitizers against avian respiratory viruses
    Devi P Patnayak
    Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota 1333 Gortner Avenue, St Paul, MN 55108, USA
    Avian Dis 52:199-202. 2008
    ..All three hand sanitizers tested were found to be effective against both viruses within 1 min of application on fingers...
  32. ncbi Antimicrobial resistance of Providencia spp. isolated from animal manure
    Yogesh Chander
    Department of Soil, Water and Climate, 1991 Upper Buford Circle, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN 55108, USA
    Vet J 172:188-91. 2006
    ..We report on the isolation of multi-drug resistant Providencia spp. (n=4) from animal manure. The isolates were found to be resistant to clindamycin and to tetracycline, as well as to the macrolide and sulphonamide groups of antibiotics...
  33. ncbi Attempts to improve on a challenge model for subtype C avian pneumovirus
    A Tiwari
    Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, 1333 Gortner Avenue, St Paul, MN 55108, USA
    Avian Pathol 35:117-21. 2006
    ..The results of this preliminary study indicate that in vivo passage of APV-C in birds may increase virus virulence, but the results obtained in experiment 2 suggest that further studies are needed to confirm this...
  34. ncbi Virucidal efficacy of sodium bicarbonate on a food contact surface against feline calicivirus, a norovirus surrogate
    Yashpal S Malik
    Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, 1333 Gortner Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota 55108, USA
    Int J Food Microbiol 109:160-3. 2006
    ..The use of sodium bicarbonate alone or in combination with aldehydes can be an effective and inexpensive method of disinfecting food contact surfaces...
  35. ncbi Experimental and field evaluation of a live vaccine against avian pneumovirus
    Devi P Patnayak
    Department of Veterinary Diagnostic Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St Paul, MN 55108, USA
    Avian Pathol 31:377-82. 2002
    ..The overall results of this study indicate that the 63rd passage of APV was sufficiently attenuated and offered protection against challenge with virulent virus...
  36. ncbi Detection of three avian respiratory viruses by single-tube multiplex reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction assay
    Yashpal S Malik
    Department of Veterinary Diagnostic Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, 1333 Gortner Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108, USA
    J Vet Diagn Invest 16:244-8. 2004
    ..In summary, mRT-PCR assay holds potential to be an economical and rapid diagnostic method for the simultaneous detection of 3 avian respiratory viruses in chickens and turkeys...
  37. ncbi Comparison of cloacal and oropharyngeal samples for the detection of avian influenza virus in wild birds
    Naresh Jindal
    Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, University of Minnesota, College of Veterinary Medicine, 1333 Gortner Avenue, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55108, USA
    Avian Dis 54:115-9. 2010
    ....
  38. ncbi Detection of Influenza A virus in porcine oral fluid samples
    Susan E Detmer
    University of Minnesota, College of Veterinary Medicine, 1365 Gortner Avenue, St Paul, MN 55108, USA
    J Vet Diagn Invest 23:241-7. 2011
    ..The results of the present study indicate that pen-based oral fluids provide an easy, effective, and safe collection method for the detection of FLUAV with rapid testing methods such as real-time RT-PCR...
  39. ncbi Evaluation of a multiplex reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction assay for subtyping hemagglutinin genes 1 and 3 of swine influenza type A virus in clinical samples
    Young Ki Choi
    Department of Clinical and Population Sciences, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108, USA
    J Vet Diagn Invest 14:62-5. 2002
    ..Results of these multiplex RT-PCR were comparable with those of the HI test. These results suggest that multiplex RT-PCR can be a useful test for detection and subtyping of SIV in clinical samples...
  40. ncbi Characterisation of ceftiofur resistance in swine bacterial pathogens
    Yogesh Chander
    Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, 1333 Gortner Avenue, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN 55108, USA
    Vet J 187:139-41. 2011
    ..Results obtained in the present study showed widespread distribution of these three resistance genes in ceftiofur-resistant swine pathogens. It was also observed that more pathogens are acquiring these resistance genes...
  41. ncbi Sequence analysis of the matrix (M2) protein gene of avian pneumovirus recovered from turkey flocks in the United States
    Arshud M Dar
    Biomedical Genomics Center, Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota 55108, USA
    J Clin Microbiol 41:2748-51. 2003
    ..Limited heterogeneity was observed among the M2 sequences, suggesting that diagnostic tests and vaccines against APV C are likely to exhibit broad cross-reactivity...
  42. ncbi Isolation of Avian influenza virus from polymerase chain reaction-negative cloacal samples of waterfowl
    Mohamed E El Zowalaty
    Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN 55108, USA
    J Vet Diagn Invest 23:87-90. 2011
    ..In addition, N subtype could be determined for isolates from an additional 25 samples. These results highlight the fact that screening by real-time qRT-PCR may result in some false-negative cloacal samples for AIV...
  43. ncbi Survival of two avian respiratory viruses on porous and nonporous surfaces
    A Tiwari
    Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St Paul 55108, USA
    Avian Dis 50:284-7. 2006
    ..These results should be helpful in determining how long the premises should be left vacant after an outbreak of these viruses has occurred in poultry houses...
  44. ncbi Antimicrobial resistance in enteric pathogens isolated from Minnesota pigs from 1995 to 2004
    Yashpal S Malik
    Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55108, USA
    Can J Vet Res 75:117-21. 2011
    ..The resistance of pig pathogens to several antibiotics indicates the need to routinely monitor the use of these antimicrobials and their associated resistance in pig populations...
  45. ncbi Comparative efficacy of ethanol and isopropanol against feline calicivirus, a norovirus surrogate
    Yashpal S Malik
    Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, 55108, USA
    Am J Infect Control 34:31-5. 2006
    ....
  46. ncbi Antibacterial activity of soil-bound antibiotics
    Yogesh Chander
    Department of Soil, Water and Climate, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, 55108, USA
    J Environ Qual 34:1952-7. 2005
    ..We conclude that even though antibiotics are tightly adsorbed by clay particles, they are still biologically active and may influence the selection of antibiotic resistant bacteria in the terrestrial environment...
  47. ncbi Survival on uncommon fomites of feline calicivirus, a surrogate of noroviruses
    Stefanie Clay
    Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, 55108, USA
    Am J Infect Control 34:41-3. 2006
    ..This may necessitate regular cleaning or disinfection of these items, especially in hospitals and nursing homes and after known outbreaks of NoVs...
  48. ncbi Fate of Salmonella following application of swine manure to tile-drained clay loam soil
    Yashpal S Malik
    Department of Veterinary Diagnostic Medicine, University of Minnesota, St Paul, MN 55108, USA
    J Water Health 2:97-101. 2004
    ..Additional temporal studies over a longer time period are needed to determine the survival and leaching of pathogens and indicators into subsurface water...
  49. ncbi Sequence analysis of the neuraminidase genes of avian influenza A viruses isolated from live bird markets in the United States
    Yogesh Chander
    Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN 55108, USA
    Virus Genes 43:60-5. 2011
    ..None of the isolates had mutations which are known to confer antiviral resistance. These results indicate that though NA gene is prone to mutational changes, much of those changes occur outside the catalytic domain...
  50. ncbi Seroprevalence of avian pneumovirus in Minnesota turkeys
    Sagar M Goyal
    Department of Veterinary Diagnostic Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108, USA
    Avian Dis 47:700-6. 2003
    ..3% (range = 14.2%-64.8%). A seasonal bias was observed, with peak incidences in the fall and spring. A higher rate of seropositivity was observed in counties with the highest concentration of turkeys...
  51. ncbi Retrospective analysis of etiologic agents associated with respiratory diseases in pigs
    Young Ki Choi
    Department of Clinical and Population Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, 1988 Fitch Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota 55108, USA
    Can Vet J 44:735-7. 2003
    ..2% of the cases, indicating that porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) or swine influenza virus (SIV) combined with other bacterial agents was a common cause for porcine respiratory diseases in the mid-western USA...
  52. ncbi Isolation of H5 avian influenza viruses from waterfowl in the upper Midwest region of the United States
    Mohamed E El Zowalaty
    Department of Veterinary Population Medicine and Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN 55108, USA
    Avian Dis 55:259-62. 2011
    ..Molecular pathotyping confirmed the isolated H5 subtypes to be low pathogenicity avian influenza. Continuation of AIV surveillance programs should help in understanding the epidemiology and ecology of AIV...
  53. ncbi Evaluation of transmission of swine influenza type A subtype H1N2 virus in seropositive pigs
    Young K Choi
    Department of Clinical and Population Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St Paul, MN 55108, USA
    Am J Vet Res 65:303-6. 2004
    ..Vaccination programs and good management practices should be considered for control of SIV subtype H1N2 infection on swine farms...
  54. ncbi Detection of porcine teschovirus and enterovirus type II by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction
    Joseph M Palmquist
    Department of Veterinary Diagnostic Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St Paul 55108, USA
    J Vet Diagn Invest 14:476-80. 2002
    ..The availability of specific and sensitive molecular diagnostic tools such as the RT-PCR assay described herein should facilitate efficient diagnosis of PTV and CPE group II infections in pigs...
  55. ncbi Effect of temperature and sanitizers on the survival of feline calicivirus, Escherichia coli, and F-specific coliphage MS2 on leafy salad vegetables
    Paul B Allwood
    Division of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, 420 Delaware Street S.E, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
    J Food Prot 67:1451-6. 2004
    ..E. coli was also highly susceptible to all disinfectants except 1% sodium bicarbonate and 50 ppm chlorine bleach, whereas the viruses were resistant to all four disinfectants...
  56. ncbi Growth of vaccine strains of avian pneumovirus in different cell lines
    Devi P Patnayak
    Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St Paul 55108, USA
    Avian Pathol 34:123-6. 2005
    ..None of these cell culture variables were found to affect virus titres...
  57. ncbi In vitro antibiotic resistance profiles of Ornithobacterium rhinotracheale strains from Minnesota turkeys during 1996-2002
    Yashpal S Malik
    Department of Veterinary Diagnostic Medicine, University of Minnesota, St Paul, MN 55108, USA
    Avian Dis 47:588-93. 2003
    ..rhinotracheale isolates for antibiotic resistance and establishment of baseline resistance pattern data for this organism. These data can then be used to design and evaluate local epidemiological interventions...
  58. ncbi An immunoperoxidase monolayer assay for the detection of antibodies against swine influenza virus
    Kochakorn Direksin
    Department of Clinical and Population Sciences, University of Minnesota, St. Paul 55108, USA
    J Vet Diagn Invest 14:169-71. 2002
    ..Results of this study indicate that IPMA is a useful test for screening of pig sera for SIV antibodies...
  59. ncbi A Serine12Stop mutation in PB1-F2 of the 2009 pandemic (H1N1) influenza A: a possible reason for its enhanced transmission and pathogenicity to humans
    Muthannan A Ramakrishnan
    Veterinary Population Medicine Department, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St Paul, MN 55108, USA
    J Vet Sci 10:349-51. 2009
    ..This finding is expected to lead to a better understanding of the transmission and pathogenesis of the 2009 pandemic strain...
  60. ncbi Serological evaluation of precolostral serum samples to detect Bovine viral diarrhea virus infections in large commercial dairy herds
    Jeremy Schefers
    Minnesota Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, University of Minnesota, St Paul, MN 55108, USA
    J Vet Diagn Invest 20:625-8. 2008
    ..Precolostral serum antibody detection is not confounded by vaccination and may be a more sensitive screening method than bulk milk RT-PCR and nonvaccinated sentinel calf strategies in large dairy herds...
  61. ncbi Molecular epidemiology of subgroup C avian pneumoviruses isolated in the United States and comparison with subgroup a and B viruses
    Hyun-Jin Shin
    Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, 1971 Commonwealth Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108, USA
    J Clin Microbiol 40:1687-93. 2002
    ..Phylogenetic comparison of subgroups A, B, and C viruses indicated that A and B viruses were more closely related to each other than either A or B viruses were to C viruses...
  62. ncbi Detection of bovine viral diarrhea virus by TaqMan reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction
    Carrie E Mahlum
    Department of Veterinary Diagnostic Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul 55108, USA
    J Vet Diagn Invest 14:120-5. 2002
    ..TaqMan RT-PCR in a closed-tube format offers a rapid, economical, high volume, and sensitive method for BVDV detection without the concerns of amplified cDNA product contamination associated with open-tube gel-based PCR tests...
  63. ncbi A single subtype of avian pneumovirus circulates among Minnesota turkey flocks
    Arshud M Dar
    Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, University of Minnesota, St Paul 55108, USA
    J Vet Diagn Invest 14:371-6. 2002
    ..Overall, the results of the present investigation suggest that there has been only a single recent introduction of APV into US turkey populations in the upper Midwestern United States...
  64. ncbi Survival of F-specific RNA coliphage, feline calicivirus, and Escherichia coli in water: a comparative study
    Paul B Allwood
    Division of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
    Appl Environ Microbiol 69:5707-10. 2003
    ..FCV had the shortest D value among all three organisms at all temperatures investigated. These findings indicate that F-specific RNA phages may be useful indicators of NV in the environment...
  65. ncbi Isolation and characterization of chicken lung mesenchymal stromal cells and their susceptibility to avian influenza virus
    Mahesh Khatri
    Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences, University of Minnesota, 1971 Commonwealth Avenue, St Paul, MN 55108, USA
    Dev Comp Immunol 34:474-9. 2010
    ..Further characterization of lung MSCs in chicken and other mammalian species may help in understanding the pathogenesis of infectious and non-infectious lung diseases and the mechanisms of lung injury repair...
  66. ncbi Phylogenetic analysis of H1N2 isolates of influenza A virus from pigs in the United States
    Young Ki Choi
    Department of Clinical and Population Sciences, 385 Animal/Vet Med Building, University of Minnesota, 1988 Fitch Ave, St. Paul, MN 55108, USA
    Virus Res 87:173-9. 2002
    ..These results suggest that although there are some variations in the HA genes, the H1N2 viruses prevalent in the US swine population are of a similar genetic lineage...
  67. ncbi Isolation of bovine viral diarrhea virus from an alpaca
    Sagar M Goyal
    Department of Veterinary Diagnostic Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul 55108, USA
    J Vet Diagn Invest 14:523-5. 2002
    ..No evidence of BVDV was seen on immunohistochemical examination of tissues. This indicates the importance of using multiple tests for arriving at a diagnosis and appears to be the first report of BVDV isolation from alpaca...
  68. ncbi Concentration and detection of caliciviruses from food contact surfaces
    Anil Taku
    Department of Veterinary Diagnostic Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul 55108, USA
    J Food Prot 65:999-1004. 2002
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