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1. Kaattari, I. M., M. W. Rhodes, S. L. Kaattari, E. B. Shotts 2006. The evolving story of Mycobacterium tuberculosis clade members detected in fish. Journal of Fish Diseases, 29: 509–520.


2. Kaattari, I. M., M. W. Rhodes, H. Kator, S. L. Kaattari 2005. Comparative analysis of mycobacterial infections in wild striped bass Morone saxatilis from Chesapeake Bay. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 67(1-2): 125–132.


3. Burge E. J., Gauthier D. T., and Van Veld P. A. 2004. In vitro response of the striped bass natural resistance-associated macrophage protein, Nramp, to LPS and Mycobacterium marinum exposure. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C: Toxicology & Pharmacology 138(3): 391-400. doi:10.1016/j.cca.2004.03.007


4. Burge E. J., Gauthier D. T., Ottinger C. A., and Van Veld P. A. 2004. Mycobacterium-Inducible Nramp in Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis). Infection and Immunity 72(3): 1626-1636. DOI: 10.1128/IAI.72.3.1626-1636.2004


5. Gauthier D. T., W Vogelbein, C.A. Ottinger. 2004. Ultrastructure of Mycobacterium marinum granuloma in striped bass (Morone saxatilis). Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 62:121-132.


6. Rhodes M. W., Kator H., McNabb A., Deshayes C., Reyrat J.-M., Brown-Elliott B. A., Wallace R. J., Trott K. A., Parker J. M., Lifland B., Osterhout G., Kaattari I., Reece K., Vogelbein W., and Ottinger C. A. 2004. Mycobacterium pseudoshottsii sp. nov., a slowly growing chromogenic species isolated from Chesapeake Bay striped bass (Morone saxatilis). International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.63343-0


7. Rhodes, M. W., H. Kator, I. Kaattari, D. Gauthier, W. Vogelbein, and C.A. Ottinger. 2004. Isolation and characterization of mycobacteria from striped bass Morone saxatilis from the Chesapeake Bay. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 61(1-2):41-51.


8. Rhodes, M. W., H. Kator, I. Kaattari, D. Gauthier, W. Vogelbein, and C.A. Ottinger. 2004. Isolation and characterization of mycobacteria from striped bass Morone saxatilis from the Chesapeake Bay. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 61(1-2):41-51.


9. Gauthier D. T., M. W. Rhodes, W Vogelbein, H. Kator, CA Ottinger. 2003. Experimental mycobacteriosis in striped bass (Morone saxatilis). Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 54:105-117.


10. Gauthier, D. T., W. K. Vogelbein, M. Rhodes, H. Kator, S. L. Kaattari, and C. A. Ottinger. 2002. Experimental mycobacteriosis in striped bass (Morone saxatilis): histology. in Abstracts of Fourth International Symposium on Aquatic Animal Health (Mycobacteria Special Session), New Orleans, LA.


11. Kaattari, I., M. Rhodes, H. Kator, W. K. Vogelbein, and S. Kaattari. 2002. Mycobacteriosis in wild striped bass (Morone saxatilis) of the Chesapeake Bay. in Abstracts of Fourth International Symposium on Aquatic Animal Health (Mycobacteria Special Session), New Orleans, LA.


12. Kaattari, I., M. Rhodes, D. Zwerner, and H. Kator. 2002. Mycobacteriosis in wild striped bass, Morone saxatilis, of the Chesapeake Bay: Comparison of histological, microbiological, and molecular methods of detection. in Abstracts of American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD.


13. Rhodes, M. W. , H. Kator, S. Kotob, P. van Berkum, I. Kaattari, W. Vogelbein, F. D. Quinn, M. M. Floyd, W. R. Butler, and C. A. Ottinger. 2002. Mycobacterium shottsii sp. nov., a slowly growing species isolated from Chesapeake Bay striped bass (Morone saxatilis). International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology published online.


14. Kaattari, I. M. W. Rhodes, H. Kator, S. Kotob, W. Vogelbein, S. L. Kaattari, C. Ottinger, and E. Shotts. 2001. PCR/RFLP analysis: Rapid identification of mycobacterial isolates from striped bass, Morone saxatilis, in the Chesapeake Bay. in Abstracts of American Society for Microbiology 101 General Meeting, Orlando, FL.


15. Rhodes, M. W. , H. Kator, I. Kaattari, S. Kotob, P. van Berkum, W. Vogelbein, and C. Ottinger. 2001. Characterization of Mycobacterium spp. isolated from striped bass, Morone saxatilis, from the Chesapeake Bay. in 26th Annual Eastern Fish Health Workshop. USGS/Biological Resources Division, National Fish Health Research Laboratory, Kearneysville, WV 25430.


16. Rhodes, M. W. , H. Kator, S. Kotob, I. Kaattari, W. Vogelbein, M. Floyd, R. Butler, F. Quinn, C. Ottinger, and E. Shotts. 2001. Characterization of a distinct group of slowly growing Mycobacteria isolated during an epizootic of striped bass (Morone saxatilis) mycobacteriosis in the Chesapeake Bay. in Abstracts of American Society for Microbiology 101 General Meeting, Orlando, FL.


17. Rhodes, M. W. , H. Kator, S. Kotob, P. van Berkum, I. Kaattari, W. Vogelbein, M. M. Floyd, W. R. Butler, F. D. Quinn, C. Ottinger, and E. Shotts. 2001. A unique Mycobacterium species isolated from an epizootic of striped bass (Morone saxatilis). Emerging Infectious Diseases 7:896-899.


18. Vogelbein, W. K., J. Cardinal, H. Kator, M. Rhodes, and S. Kotob. 2001. Etiology, pathology, and epizootiology of mycobacteriosis in the striped bass, Morone saxatilis, from Virginia waters of the Chesapeake Bay, A Final Report for Virginia Marine Resources Commission. Virginia Insitute of Marine Science, College of William & Mary, Gloucester Pt., VA.


19. Burge, E. J., and P. A. Van Veld. 2000. Understanding mycobacteriosis in striped bass (Morone saxatilis): The role of the natural resistance-associated macrophage protein, Nramp, in resistance to marine pathogens. in 25th Annual Eastern Fish Health Workshop, Plymouth, MA.


20. Burnett, K. G., M. W. Rhodes, L. E. Burnett, and H. I. Kator. 2000. Bacteriostatic activity of Morone saxatilis head kidney cells against environmental isolates of Mycobacterium Sp. in 25th Annual Eastern Fish Health Workshop. USGS/Biological Resources Division, National Fish Health Research Laboratory, Plymouth, MA.


21. Gauthier, D. T., P. Mason, M. Rhodes, H. Kator, S. L. Kaattari, and W.K. Vogelbein. 2000. Ultrastructural interaction between Mycobacterium Spp. and peritoneal mononuclear phagocytes of striped bass (Morone saxatilis). in 25th Annual Eastern Fish Health Workshop. USGS/Biological Resources Division, National Fish Health Research Laboratory, Plymouth, MA.


22. Kaattari, I., M. W. Rhodes, H. Kator, S. Kotob, W. R. Butler, F. D. Quinn, and W. Vogelbein. 2000. Rapid detection of Mycobacteriosis in striped bass by PCR-RFLP analysis. in 25th Annual Eastern Fish Health Workshop. USGS/Biological Resources Division, National Fish Health Research Laboratory, Plymouth, MA.


23. Rhodes, M. W. , H. Kator, I. Kaattari, W. Vogelbein, S. Kotob, F. D. Quinn, M. A. Yakrus, and E. B. Shotts. 2000. Recovery and characterization of Mycobacterium spp. from striped bass, Morone saxatilis, from the Chesapeake Bay. in 25th Annual Eastern Fish Health Workshop. USGS/Biological Resources Division, National Fish Health Research Laboratory, Plymouth, MA.
    
24. Burge, E., P. Van Veld, H. Chen, L. Hanson, and R. Shivaji. 1999. Nramp in striped bass (Morone saxatilis) and relation to mycobacterial infections. in Tidewater Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Meeting, Gloucester Point, VA.


25. Kaattari, I., W. Vogelbein, H. Kator, M. Rhodes, S. Kotob, and S. Kaattari. 1999. Diagnosis and identification of mycobacterial infections of striped bass in the Chesapeake Bay. in Abstracts of European Association of Fish Pathology, 9th Int. Conf. on Diseases of Fish and Shellfish, Rhodes, Greece.


26. Vogelbein, W. K., D. E. Zwerner, H. Kator, M. W. Rhodes, and J. Cardinal. 1999. Epizootic mycobacteriosis in Chesapeake Bay striped bass. in 24th Annual Eastern Fish Health Workshop. USGS/Biological Resources Division, National Fish Health Research Laboratory, Atlantic Beach, NC 28512.


27. Vogelbein, W., D. E. Zwerner, H. Kator, M. W. Rhodes, S. Kotob, and M. Faisal. 1998. Mycobacteriosis in striped bass, Morone saxatilis, from Chesapeake Bay. in Third International Symposium on Aquatic Animal Health., Baltimore, Maryland.