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  1. Pathogen Detection in Early Phases of Experimental Bovine Tuberculosis

    Article • Veterinary Sciences, August 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr Tyler Thacker Thacker

  2. National Prevalence of Caprine Prion Protein Genetic Variability at Codons 146, 211, and 222 in Goat Herds in the United States

    Article • Veterinary Sciences, December 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr Tyler Thacker Thacker

  3. Vaccination of White-Tailed Deer with Mycobacterium bovis Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG): Effect of Mycobacterium avium ssp. paratuberculosis Infection

    Article • Microorganisms, October 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr Tyler Thacker Thacker

  4. Complete genome sequence of Candidatus Mycobacterium wuenschmannii , a nontuberculous mycobacterium isolated from a captive population of Amazon milk frogs

    Article • Microbiology Resource Announcements, September 2023, ASM Journals

    Dr Tyler Thacker Thacker

  5. Diagnostic Evaluation of the IS1081-Targeted Real-Time PCR for Detection of Mycobacterium bovis DNA in Bovine Milk Samples

    Article • Pathogens, July 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr Tyler Thacker Thacker

  6. Mycobacterium bovis Strain Ravenel Is Attenuated in Cattle

    Article • Pathogens, November 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Tyler Thacker Thacker

  7. <em>Mycobacterium Bovis</em> Strain Ravenel is Attenuated in Cattle

    Article • August 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Tyler Thacker Thacker

  8. Transcriptional Profiling of Early and Late Phases of Bovine Tuberculosis.

    Article • Infection and Immunity, December 2021, ASM Journals

    Dr Tyler Thacker Thacker

  9. Whole-Genome SNP Analysis Identifies Putative Mycobacterium bovis Transmission Clusters in Livestock and Wildlife in Catalonia, Spain

    Article • Microorganisms, July 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Tyler Thacker Thacker

  10. Severity of bovine tuberculosis is associated with innate immune-biased transcriptional signatures of whole blood in early weeks after experimental Mycobacterium bovis infection

    Article • PLoS ONE, November 2020, PLOS

    Dr Tyler Thacker Thacker

  11. Effects of Inactivated Mycobacterium bovis Vaccination on Molokai-Origin Wild Pigs Experimentally Infected with Virulent M. bovis

    Article • Pathogens, March 2020, MDPI AG

    Christian Gortazar, Dr Tyler Thacker Thacker

  12. Biomarkers of Cell-Mediated Immunity to Bovine Tuberculosis

    Article • Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology, November 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Tyler Thacker Thacker

  13. Screening of Microbial Volatile Organic Compounds for Detection of Disease in Cattle: Development of Lab-scale Method

    Article • Scientific Reports, August 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Tyler Thacker Thacker

  14. Retrospective Analysis of Archived Pyrazinamide Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Isolates from Uganda—Evidence of Interspecies Transmission

    Article • Microorganisms, July 2019, MDPI AG

    Dr Tyler Thacker Thacker

  15. Evaluation of Tissue Fixation Methods to Inactivate Mycobacterium bovis Under Routine Laboratory Conditions

    Article • Applied Biosafety, November 2017, SAGE Publications

    Dr Tyler Thacker Thacker

  16. Genomic and Transcriptomic Analysis of Escherichia coli Strains Associated with Persistent and Transient Bovine Mastitis and the Role of Colanic Acid

    Article • Infection and Immunity, October 2017, ASM Journals

    Dr Tyler Thacker Thacker

  17. Genome Sequences of Escherichia coli Strains That Cause Persistent and Transient Mastitis

    Article • Genome Announcements, August 2017, ASM Journals

    Dr Tyler Thacker Thacker

  18. Early Detection of Circulating Antigen and IgM-Associated Immune Complexes during Experimental Mycobacterium bovis Infection in Cattle

    Article • Clinical and Vaccine Immunology, April 2017, ASM Journals

    Dr Tyler Thacker Thacker

  19. Differential Gene Expression of Three Mastitis-Causing Escherichia coli Strains Grown under Planktonic, Swimming, and Swarming Culture Conditions

    Article • mSystems, August 2016, ASM Journals

    Dr Tyler Thacker Thacker

  20. Anatomical distribution of Mycobacterium bovis genotypes in experimentally infected white-tailed deer

    Article • Veterinary Microbiology, October 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Tyler Thacker Thacker

  21. Circulating Mycobacterium bovis Peptides and Host Response Proteins as Biomarkers for Unambiguous Detection of Subclinical Infection

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, December 2013, ASM Journals

    Dr Tyler Thacker Thacker

  22. Clinical and Diagnostic Developments of a Gamma Interferon Release Assay for Use in Bovine Tuberculosis Control Programs

    Article • Clinical and Vaccine Immunology, October 2013, ASM Journals

    Dr Tyler Thacker Thacker

  23. Active and Latent Ovine Herpesvirus-2 (OvHV-2) Infection in a Herd of Captive White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)

    Article • Journal of Comparative Pathology, August 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Tyler Thacker Thacker

  24. Isolation of mycobacteria from clinical samples collected in the United States from 2004 to 2011

    Article • BMC Veterinary Research, January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Tyler Thacker Thacker

  25. Persistence ofMycobacterium bovisbacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) Danish In White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) Vaccinated with a Lipid-Formulated Oral Vaccine

    Article • Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, November 2012, Wiley

    Dr Tyler Thacker Thacker

  26. Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in the Mycobacterium bovis Genome Resolve Phylogenetic Relationships

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, September 2012, ASM Journals

    Dr Tyler Thacker Thacker

  27. Corrigendum to “Bovine tuberculosis in Europe from the perspective of an officially tuberculosis free country: Trade, surveillance and diagnostics” [Vet. Microbiol. 151 (2011) 152–159]

    Article • Veterinary Microbiology, March 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Maria Laura Boschiroli, Dr Tyler Thacker Thacker

  28. Evaluation of Gamma Interferon (IFN-γ)-Induced Protein 10 Responses for Detection of Cattle Infected with Mycobacterium bovis: Comparisons to IFN-γ Responses

    Article • Clinical and Vaccine Immunology, January 2012, ASM Journals

    Dr Tyler Thacker Thacker

  29. Mycobacterium bovis: A Model Pathogen at the Interface of Livestock, Wildlife, and Humans

    Article • Veterinary Medicine International, January 2012, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr Tyler Thacker Thacker, Christian Gortazar

  30. Development and Evaluation of an Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Use in the Detection of Bovine Tuberculosis in Cattle

    Article • Clinical and Vaccine Immunology, September 2011, ASM Journals

    John Bannantine, Dr Tyler Thacker Thacker

  31. Examination of the Reticular Epithelium of the Bovine Pharyngeal Tonsil

    Article • The Anatomical Record, August 2011, Wiley

    Dr Tyler Thacker Thacker

  32. Bovine tuberculosis in Europe from the perspective of an officially tuberculosis free country: Trade, surveillance and diagnostics

    Article • Veterinary Microbiology, July 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Maria Laura Boschiroli, Dr Tyler Thacker Thacker

  33. Viral Booster Vaccines Improve Mycobacterium bovis BCG-Induced Protection against Bovine Tuberculosis

    Article • Infection and Immunity, April 2011, ASM Journals

    Dr Tyler Thacker Thacker

  34. A Leptospira borgpetersenii Serovar Hardjo Vaccine Induces a Th1 Response, Activates NK Cells, and Reduces Renal Colonization

    Article • Clinical and Vaccine Immunology, February 2011, ASM Journals

    Dr Tyler Thacker Thacker

  35. Improved specificity for detection of Mycobacterium bovis in fresh tissues using IS6110 real-time PCR

    Article • BMC Veterinary Research, January 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Tyler Thacker Thacker

  36. Tuberculosis Immunity: Opportunities from Studies with Cattle

    Article • Clinical and Developmental Immunology, January 2011, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr Tyler Thacker Thacker

  37. Comparison of tuberculin activity using the interferon-  assay for the diagnosis of bovine tuberculosis

    Article • Veterinary Record, August 2010, BMJ

    Dr Tyler Thacker Thacker

  38. Persistence of Mycobacterium bovis Bacillus Calmette-Guérin in White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus Virginianus) after Oral or Parenteral Vaccination

    Article • Zoonoses and Public Health, August 2010, Wiley

    Dr Tyler Thacker Thacker

  39. Bovine tuberculosis: Effect of the tuberculin skin test on in vitro interferon gamma responses

    Article • Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology, July 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Tyler Thacker Thacker

  40. Bovine Tuberculosis: A Review of Current and Emerging Diagnostic Techniques in View of their Relevance for Disease Control and Eradication

    Article • Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, June 2010, Wiley

    Dr Tyler Thacker Thacker

  41. Modulation of the bovine innate immune response by production of 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 in bovine monocytes

    Article • Journal of Dairy Science, March 2010, American Dairy Science Association

    Dr Tyler Thacker Thacker

  42. Phase 2 Trial of V-5 Immunitor (V5) in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C Co-infected with HIV and Mycobacterium Tuberculosis

    Article • Journal of Vaccines & Vaccination, January 2010, OMICS Publishing Group

    Dr Tyler Thacker Thacker

  43. Signal Regulatory Protein α (SIRPα)+ Cells in the Adaptive Response to ESAT-6/CFP-10 Protein of Tuberculous Mycobacteria

    Article • PLoS ONE, July 2009, PLOS

    Dr Tyler Thacker Thacker

  44. Single-Antigen Serological Testing for Bovine Tuberculosis

    Article • Clinical and Vaccine Immunology, July 2009, ASM Journals

    Dr Tyler Thacker Thacker

  45. Assessment of Mycobacterium tuberculosis OmpATb as a Novel Antigen for the Diagnosis of Bovine Tuberculosis

    Article • Clinical and Vaccine Immunology, July 2009, ASM Journals

    Dr Tyler Thacker Thacker

  46. Optimization of a Whole-Blood Gamma Interferon Assay for Detection of Mycobacterium bovis-Infected Cattle

    Article • Clinical and Vaccine Immunology, July 2009, ASM Journals

    Dr Tyler Thacker Thacker

  47. T-Cell mRNA Expression in Response to Mycobacterium bovis BCG Vaccination and Mycobacterium bovis Infection of White-Tailed Deer

    Article • Clinical and Vaccine Immunology, June 2009, ASM Journals

    Dr Tyler Thacker Thacker

  48. Viral Booster Vaccines Improve Mycobacterium bovis BCG-Induced Protection against Bovine Tuberculosis

    Article • Infection and Immunity, June 2009, ASM Journals

    Dr Tyler Thacker Thacker

  49. Vaccination withMycobacterium bovisBCG Strains Danish and Pasteur in White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) Experimentally Challenged withMycobacterium bovis

    Article • Zoonoses and Public Health, June 2009, Wiley

    Dr Tyler Thacker Thacker

  50. Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D Concentrations in Captive and Free-ranging, White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)

    Article • International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research, May 2009, Hogrefe Publishing Group

    Dr Tyler Thacker Thacker

  51. The calf model of immunity for development of a vaccine against tuberculosis

    Article • Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology, March 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Tyler Thacker Thacker

  52. Efficacy and immunogenicity of Mycobacterium bovis ΔRD1 against aerosol M. bovis infection in neonatal calves

    Article • Vaccine, February 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Tyler Thacker Thacker

  53. Histology, immunohistochemistry and ultrastructure of the bovine palatine tonsil with special emphasis on reticular epithelium

    Article • Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology, February 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Tyler Thacker Thacker

  54. Humoral Immune Responses of White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) to Mycobacterium bovis BCG Vaccination and Experimental Challenge with M. bovis

    Article • Clinical and Vaccine Immunology, January 2009, ASM Journals

    Dr Tyler Thacker Thacker

  55. Follicular Dendritic Cells and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Transcription in CD4+ T Cells

    Article • Journal of Virology, October 2008, ASM Journals

    Dr Tyler Thacker Thacker

  56. Characterization of the Follicular Dendritic Cell Reservoir of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1

    Article • Journal of Virology, April 2008, ASM Journals

    Dr Tyler Thacker Thacker, Professor Keith A Crandall

  57. Failure of a Mycobacterium tuberculosis ΔRD1 ΔpanCD double deletion mutant in a neonatal calf aerosol M. bovis challenge model: Comparisons to responses elicited by M. bovis bacille Calmette Guerin

    Article • Vaccine, November 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Tyler Thacker Thacker

  58. Lesion Development and Immunohistochemical Changes in Granulomas from Cattle Experimentally Infected with Mycobacterium bovis

    Article • Veterinary Pathology, November 2007, SAGE Publications

    Dr Tyler Thacker Thacker

  59. Associations between cytokine gene expression and pathology in Mycobacterium bovis infected cattle

    Article • Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology, October 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Tyler Thacker Thacker

  60. Vaccination of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) with Mycobacterium bovis bacillus Calmette Guerín

    Article • Vaccine, September 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Tyler Thacker Thacker

  61. Immune Responses to Defined Antigens of Mycobacterium bovis in Cattle Experimentally Infected with Mycobacterium kansasii

    Article • Clinical and Vaccine Immunology, June 2006, ASM Journals

    Dr Tyler Thacker Thacker

  62. Early Antibody Responses to Experimental Mycobacterium bovis Infection of Cattle

    Article • Clinical and Vaccine Immunology, June 2006, ASM Journals

    John Bannantine, Dr Tyler Thacker Thacker

  63. Correlation of Cytokine Gene Expression with Pathology in White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) Infected with Mycobacterium bovis

    Article • Clinical and Vaccine Immunology, June 2006, ASM Journals

    Dr Tyler Thacker Thacker

  64. Antigen-specific proliferation and activation of peripheral blood mononuclear cells from Mycobacterium bovis-infected reindeer

    Article • Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology, June 2006, Elsevier

    Dr Tyler Thacker Thacker

  65. Effects of Different Tuberculin Skin-Testing Regimens on Gamma Interferon and Antibody Responses in Cattle Experimentally Infected with Mycobacterium bovis

    Article • Clinical and Vaccine Immunology, March 2006, ASM Journals

    Dr Tyler Thacker Thacker

  66. Follicular dendritic cell contributions to HIV pathogenesis

    Article • Seminars in Immunology, August 2002, Elsevier

    Dr Tyler Thacker Thacker