Selected Recent Publications—Karen G. Burnett

Primary Literature:

Area 1: Hypoxia increases the susceptibility of crustaceans to infectious disease.

• Mikulski, C.M., Burnett, L.E. and Burnett, K.G. 2000. Susceptibility of shrimp to Vibrio parahaemolyticus under hypoxic conditions. J. Shellfish Res. 19:301-312.
• Holman, J.D.*, Burnett, K.G., and Burnett, L.E. 2004. Effects of hypercapnic hypoxia on the clearance of Vibrio campbellii in the Atlantic blue crab, Callinectes sapidus Rathbun. Biol. Bull. 206:188-196.
• Burgents, J.E.*, Burnett, L.E., and Burnett, K.G. 2005a. Localization and bacteriostasis of Vibrio introduced into the Pacific white shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei. Devel. Comp. Immunol. 29:681-691.
• Burgents, J.E.*, Burnett, K.G, and Burnett, L.E. 2005b. The effects of hypoxia and hypercapnic hypoxia on the localization and the elimination of Vibrio campbellii in the Pacific white shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei. Biol. Bull. 208:159-168.
• Tanner, C.A.*, L.E. Burnett, K.G. Burnett. 2006. The effects of hypoxia and pH on phenoloxidase activity in the Atlantic blue crab, Callinectes sapidus. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. A 144: 218-223.
• Burge, E.J., D.J. Madigan*, L.E. Burnett, K.G. Burnett. 2007. Lysozyme gene expression by hemocytes of Pacific white shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei, after injection with Vibrio. Fish & Shellfish Immunol. 22:327-339.
• Macey, B.M., C.K. Rathburn*, L.K. Thibodeaux, L.E. Burnett, K.G. Burnett. 2008. Clearance of Vibrio campbellii injected into the hemolymph of Callinectes sapidus, the Atlantic blue crab: The effects of prior exposure to bacteria and environmental hypoxia. Fish & Shellfish Immunol. 25:718-730
• Burge, E.J., L.E. Burnett, K.G. Burnett. 2009 in press. Time-course analysis of peroxynectin mRNA expression in the shrimp Litopeneaus vannamei after challenge with Vibrio campbellii. Fish & Shellfish Immunol.

Area 2: Response to bacteria impairs metabolism and performance in crustaceans.

• Burnett, L.E., J.D. Holman*, D.D. Jorgensen, J.L. Ikerd, K.G. Burnett. 2006. Immune defense reduces respiratory fitness in crustaceans. Biol. Bull. 211: 50-57.
• Scholnick, D.A., K.G. Burnett, L.E. Burnett. 2006. Impact of exposure to bacteria on metabolism in the penaeid shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei. Biol. Bull. 211:44-49.
• Thibodeaux, L.K.*, K.G. Burnett, L.E. Burnett. 2009 in preparation. Energy metabolism and metabolic depression during exercise in Callinectes sapidus, the Atlantic blue crab: Effects of the bacterial pathogen Vibrio campbellii.
• Schock, T.B., D.A. Stancyk*, L. Thibodeaux*, K.G. Burnett, L.E. Burnett, A.F.B. Boroujerdi, D.W. Bearden. 2009 in preparation. Metabolomic analysis of Atlantic blue crab Callinectes sapidus hemolymph following oxidative stress.

Area 3: Oysters act as vectors for disease pathogens.

• Macey, B.M., I.O. Achilihu*, K.G. Burnett, L.E. Burnett. 2008. Effects of hypercapnic hypoxia on the inactivation and elimination Vibrio campbellii in the Eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica. Applied Environ. Micro. 74:6077-6084.
• Williams, H.R.*, B.M. Macey, L.E. Burnett, K.G. Burnett. 2009. Differential localization and bacteriostasis of Vibrio among tissues of the Eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica. Develop. Comp. Immunol. 33:592-600.
• Macey, B.M., M.J.Jenny, H.R. Williams*, L.K. Thibodeaux*, M. Beal, J.S. Almeida, C. Cunningham, A. Mancia, G.W. Warr, E.J. Burge, A.F. Holland, P.S. Gross, S. Hikima, K.G. Burnett, L.E. Burnett, R.W. Chapman. 2009 in preparation. Modeling interactions of acid-base balance and respiratory status in the toxicity of metal mixtures.

Area 4: Influence of dietary antioxidants on oxidative status and disease resistance in aquacultured shrimp.

• Burgents, J.E.*, Burnett, K.G., and Burnett, L.E. 2004. Disease resistance of Pacific white shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei, following the dietary administration of a yeast culture food supplement. Aquaculture 231:1-8.

Reviews:

• Burnett, K.G. 2005. Impacts of environmental toxicants and natural variables on the on the immune system of fishes. In: (eds. Mommsen, T. and Moon, T.) Biochemistry and Molecular biology of Fishes, Vol 6, Environmental Toxicology. Elsevier Press., London.) pp. 231-253
• Burnett, K.G., L.J. Bain, W.S. Baldwin, G.V. Callard, S. Cohen, R.T. Di Giulio, D.H. Evans, M. Gómez-Chiarri, M.E. Hahn, W.S. Marshall, J.N. Meyer, D.E. Nacci, M.F. Oleksiak, B.B. Rees, T.D. Singer, J. J. Stegeman, D.W. Towle, P.A. Van Veld, W.K. Vogelbein, A. Whitehead, R.N. Winn, D.L. Crawford. 2007. Fundulus as the premier teleost model in environmental biology: Opportunities for new insights using genomics. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. D 2:257-286.

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*Undergraduate or graduate student co-authors