May 2026 Research Publications

DEPARTMENT OF COMPARATIVE, DIAGNOSTIC & POPULATION MEDICINE  

• The carbon starvation-inducible lipoprotein (Slp) influences differential adherence of Escherichia coli O157:H7 at the bovine rectoanal junction. Kudva IT, Biernbaum EN, Cassmann ED, Palmer MV, Edison LK, Castellanos-Gell J, Kariyawasam S. PLoS Pathog. 2026 May 18;22(5):e1013584. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1013584. eCollection 2026 May. Free PMC article.
  PMID: 42149937     
• Comparative Biofilmomics of Antimicrobial-Resistant Salmonella: Serovar- and Host-Specific Signatures. Edison LK, Kariyawasam S. Animals (Basel). 2026 Apr 23;16(9):1302. doi: 10.3390/ani16091302. Free PMC article. Review.  
  PMID: 42121722         
• Description of Ophthalmonema diodontis gen. et sp. n. (Nematoda: Cystidicolidae), a parasite of the eye and surrouding tissues of porcupinefishes (Diodon spp.), with a key to cystidicolid genera. Moravec F, Pelton CA, Walden HDS. Folia Parasitol. 2026 Apr 23;73:2026.002. doi: 10.14411/fp.2026.002.
  PMID: 42057577     

DEPARTMENT OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND IMMUNOLOGY

• Route-Dependent Mucosal and Systemic Immune Remodeling Induced by a Regulated-Lysis Edwardsiella piscicida Vaccine in Channel Catfish. Miryala KR, Curtiss R 3rd, Lima V, Swain B. Vaccines (Basel). 2026 May 1;14(5):410. doi: 10.3390/vaccines14050410. Free PMC article.
  PMID: 42188783          
• Dispersal of Aedes aegypti in urban environments of Miami-Dade County, Florida. Sasmita HI, Moreno M, Vang M, Vasquez C, DeGennaro M, Dinglasan RR, Mutebi JP, Beier JC. Parasit Vectors. 2026 May 18. doi: 10.1186/s13071-026-07445-7. Online ahead of print.
  PMID: 42144635     
• Uneven Plasmodium falciparum Transmission and Cryptic ovale Transmission From the Asymptomatic Reservoir in Bagamoyo, Tanzania. Lin JT, Mathias DK, Yang G, Loya M, Muller MS, Basham C, Nyasembe V, Amagai K, Rutha I, Gaither C, Nyange M, Said H, Chhetri SB, Swinehart B, Lin FC, Dinglasan RR, Juliano JJ, Tarimo B, Ngasala B. J Infect Dis. 2026 May 15;233(5):924-933. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiaf634. Free PMC article.  
  PMID: 41386967         
• Tolfenpyrad Modulates Antibiotic Activity on Francisella novicida and Synergizes with Electron Transport Chain Inhibitors. Van Horn CM, Khalid N, Heine HS, Eshraghi A. ACS Infect Dis. 2026 May 8;12(5):1704-1716. doi: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.6c00066. Epub 2026 Apr 14.
  PMID: 41979023     
• Development of a Novel Real-Time PCR Assay Differentiating Burkholderia mallei From Burkholderia pseudomallei. Koshikawa A, Ichikawa Y, Nakase M, Tuanyok A, Saechan V, Aoshima K, Higashi H, Nakajima C, Suzuki Y, Batbaatar V, Kimura T. Microbiol Immunol. 2026 Apr 29. doi: 10.1111/1348-0421.70061. Online ahead of print.
  PMID: 42057371     

DEPARTMENT OF LARGE ANIMAL CLINICAL SCIENCES    

• Eastern equine encephalitis-104 horses (1979-2017). Gomez DE, Suarez G, de Tonnerre DJ, Mallicote MF, Hernadez JA, Sanchez LC, Mackay RJ. J Vet Intern Med. 2026 May 4;40(3):aalag087. doi: 10.1093/jvimsj/aalag087. Free PMC article.    
  PMID: 42132354     
• Use of Vernier caliper to measure diameter and anastomotic index of end-to-end jejunojejunostomy in horses. Freeman DE. Vet Surg. 2026 May 4. doi: 10.1111/vsu.70112. Online ahead of print. No abstract available.
  PMID: 42080293     
• Financial analysis of an enhanced vaccination program to control brucellosis in cattle in different farming systems in Rwanda. Kiiza D, Kiker G, Serra R, Denagamage T, Maunsell F, Benavides B, Hernandez JA. Prev Vet Med. 2026 Jul;252:106862. doi: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2026.106862. Epub 2026 Mar 25.
  PMID: 41916196     

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

• Human forebrain neural synchronization and entrainment to breathing during wakefulness, sleep, and external mechanical ventilation. Mowla MR, Rhone AE, Kumar S, Kovach CK, Liu JV, Chan AC, Kawasaki H, Mueller RN, Kuhn JD, Frede RT, Ciliberto MA, Czech TM, Ganganna ST, Owens JW, Dabrowski AK, Sprigg BN, Granner MA, Simonyan K, Nourski KV, Krause BM, Banks MI, Howard MA 3rd, Davenport PW, Pattinson KTS, Richerson GB, Wemmie JA, Dlouhy BJ. Nat Commun. 2026 May 28. doi: 10.1038/s41467-026-73828-0. Online ahead of print.
  PMID: 42209532     
• Do Perfluorinated Chemicals Enhance the Toxicity of Other Contaminants in Aquatic Organisms? A Review. Valle EMA, Ivantsova E, Pracchia ML, Cabello CQ, de Oliveira HPM, Codognoto L, Martyniuk CJ. Toxics. 2026 Apr 26;14(5):373. doi: 10.3390/toxics14050373. Free PMC article. Review.   
  PMID: 42198499        
• Transcriptome and Behavioral Assessment in Larval Zebrafish (Danio rerio) Following Exposure to Perfluorononanoic Acid (PFNA). Avidan L, English CD, McDonnell KA, Ivantsova E, Martyniuk CJ. Genes (Basel). 2026 May 7;17(5):558. doi: 10.3390/genes17050558. Free PMC article.     
  PMID: 42195015     
• PFAS Mixture Composition and Internal Exposure Profiles Shape Biological Responses under Field-Realistic Exposure. Vajda AM, Jenkins JA, Bertolatus DW, LeBlanc DR, Martyniuk CJ, Hopkins ZR, Tokranov AK, Dethloff AR, Tucker JC, Lohmann R, Barber LB. Environ Sci Technol. 2026 May 24. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.6c01726. Online ahead of print.
  PMID: 42177649     
• The impacts of obesity on the avian respiratory system. Martinez A, Echols MS, Schachner ER. Am J Vet Res. 2026 May 15:1-10. doi: 10.2460/ajvr.25.12.0456. Online ahead of print.
  PMID: 42140262     
• Effect-based methods and effect-based trigger values for estrogenicity monitoring in surface water: an interlaboratory study. Gómez L, Marinov D, Porcel-Rodríguez E, Scaccabarozzi D, Sanseverino I, Sciuto P, Narendja F, Hornek-Gausterer R, Lenz K, Chalon C, Marneffe Y, Soldán P, Hora M, Leppänen MT, Järvistö J, Viidanoja J, Ait-Aissa S, Maillot-Marechal E, El Mais AER, Escher BI, König M, Hollert H, Wollenweber S, Buchinger S, Ohlig M, Pedrazzani R, Lundqvist J, Oskarsson A, Vermeirssen E, Maletz S, Olbrich D, Mehinto AC, Wong K, Denslow N, Amendola L, Gil-Solsona R, Gago-Ferrero P, Potalivo M, Carere M, Lettieri T. Environ Res. 2026 Jun 1;298:124218. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2026.124218. Epub 2026 Mar 7.
  PMID: 41796835     
• Modeling insights into potential mechanisms of opioid-induced respiratory depression within medullary and pontine networks. Olsen WL, Hayes JA, Shuman D, Morris KF, Folimonova V, Tavera T, Bolser DC. J Neurophysiol. 2026 May 1;135(5):1186-1202. doi: 10.1152/jn.00530.2025. Epub 2026 Apr 3.
  PMID: 41931589     

DEPARTMENT OF SMALL ANIMAL CLINICAL SCIENCES

• Incorporating Hypofractionated Radiotherapy Improves Management of Canine Urothelial Carcinoma: A Retrospective Study. Gutti JR, Clarke DM, Saba C, Nagata K. Vet Radiol Ultrasound. 2026 Jul;67(4):e70196. doi: 10.1111/vru.70196.
  PMID: 42216724     
• Association of impaired ammonia excretion with survival in dogs with stable chronic kidney disease. Harris AN, Cooper A, Castro RA, Specht AJ, Vaden SL, Cooke KL. J Vet Intern Med. 2026 May 4;40(3):aalag100. doi: 10.1093/jvimsj/aalag100. Free PMC article.     
  PMID: 42207576     
• Spinless and Spinful Charge Excitations in Moiré Fractional Chern Insulators. Gonçalves M, Mendez-Valderrama JF, Herzog-Arbeitman J, Yu J, Xu X, Xiao D, Bernevig BA, Regnault N. Phys Rev Lett. 2026 May 15;136(19):196503. doi: 10.1103/gmkp-bxf2.
  PMID: 42213945     
• Prevalence of Antimicrobial Use in Small Animal Dermatology Referral Practices in the United States. Santoro D, Bollig ER, Granick JL. Vet Dermatol. 2026 May 27. doi: 10.1111/vde.70087. Online ahead of print.
  PMID: 42203245     
• Adjunctive Interferential Electrotherapy Provides Transient Postoperative Analgesia After Hemilaminectomy in Dogs. Garibay LAM, Garcia GA, Miscioscia E, Repac JA, Colee J, Montalbano C. Animals (Basel). 2026 May 9;16(10):1452. doi: 10.3390/ani16101452. Free PMC article.     
  PMID: 42193742     
• Hypochloremia is negatively associated with outcomes in cats with stable congestive heart failure. Lavigne C, Adin DB, Gurdyal N, Cooper A, Harris AN. Am J Vet Res. 2026 Mar 2;87(6):ajvr.26.01.0023. doi: 10.2460/ajvr.26.01.0023. Print 2026 Jun 1.
  PMID: 41771254     
• Effect of vein characteristics and operator experience on intravenous catheter insertion success in cats in an emergency room. Okafor CC, Sumners L, Chunn B, Jupiter A, Garudadri P, Odunayo A. J Feline Med Surg. 2026 May;28(5):1098612X261441927. doi: 10.1177/1098612X261441927. Epub 2026 Apr 2. Free PMC article.
  PMID: 41924971     
• Aural Cholesteatoma (Tympanokeratoma) in Veterinary Medicine: An Update and Principles of Clinical Management. Berger AC, Bertran J, Williams RW, Hawkins I. Vet Dermatol. 2026 Jun;37(3):437-454. doi: 10.1111/vde.70053. Epub 2026 Feb 17. Review.     
  PMID: 41703947     
• Curcumin shows promise as an adjunct in changing β-lactam susceptibility status of canine multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius: an in vitro study. Byun W, Boyd M, Richman A, Santoro D. Vet Res Commun. 2026 May 13;50(4):320. doi: 10.1007/s11259-026-11245-w.
  PMID: 42126633     
• Effect of Fluorescence Photobiomodulation on Canine Progenitor Epidermal Keratinocytes With and Without Staphylococcus pseudintermedius Colonisation. Lundberg AT, White A, Archer L, Santoro D. Vet Dermatol. 2026 May 4. doi: 10.1111/vde.70076. Online ahead of print.
  PMID: 42082164     
• Persistent and recurrent hypercalcemia are uncommon in dogs undergoing surgical treatment for primary hyperparathyroidism. Rosa-Padilla NL, Fuller B, Schumacher C, Lux C, Thieman K, Biehl K, Ham K. Am J Vet Res. 2026 May 5:1-9. doi: 10.2460/ajvr.26.03.0104. Online ahead of print.
  PMID: 42086066     
• The Effect of Lateral Extra-articular Tenodesis Femoral Fixation Methods on Graft Failure Rates in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Johnson MC, Tabbaa A, Galina J, Dabas H, Erez O, Chahla J, Pearle A, Gilat R. Am J Sports Med. 2026 May;54(6):1471-1478. doi: 10.1177/03635465251405495. Epub 2026 Jan 23.
  PMID: 41572954     
• Clinical response to systemic AAV gene therapy in a large animal model of late-stage lysosomal storage disease. Hunter JE, Molony CM, Clarke DL, Panek W, Vite CH, Chawla S, Poptani H, Wolfe JH. Gene Ther. 2026 May 4. doi: 10.1038/s41434-026-00618-0. Online ahead of print.
  PMID: 42082637     
• Serum Endothelial Glycocalyx Biomarkers in Dogs Anesthetized With Isoflurane or Sevoflurane: A Randomized, Prospective Study. Hung WC, Harris S, Clark-Price SC, McMichael MA, Gerken KK, Kuo KW, Yanke AB. J Vet Emerg Crit Care (San Antonio). 2026 May 7. doi: 10.1111/vec.70115. Online ahead of print.
  PMID: 42098985     
• Brachycephalic Obstructive Airway Syndrome: Grading, Assessment, and Treatment. Thieman KM, Ham KM, Stanley BJ. Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract. 2026 Apr 29:S0195-5616(26)00027-6. doi: 10.1016/j.cvsm.2026.03.006. Online ahead of print. Review.
  PMID: 42062105     
• Most dogs and cats recovered within 5 days of discharge after hospitalization secondary to crotalid (pit viper) envenomation: a survey-based study. Doyle-Odenbach R, Popo C, Odunayo A, Maulden C, Grenon V, Sexton R, Colee JC, Schaer M. Am J Vet Res. 2026 Feb 4;87(5):ajvr.25.11.0392. doi: 10.2460/ajvr.25.11.0392. Print 2026 May 1.
  PMID: 41637857     
• From Diagnosis to Resolution: A Practical Guide to Acute Diarrhea in Veterinary Patients. Amirsultan S, Odunayo A. Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract. 2026 May;56(3):665-679. doi: 10.1016/j.cvsm.2025.12.003. Epub 2026 Feb 27. Review.     
  PMID: 41763984     
• Spatial transcriptomic mapping of canine osteosarcoma reveals immune microenvironment features linked to survival. Nance-Richey R, Ackerman L, Ammons D, Chan AM, Stevenson V, Hery G, Hawkins I, Herrera A, Riva A, Zhang Y, Brown J, Dow SW, Maxwell EA, Bertran J, Aisa J, Takada M, Dark M, Saavedra PV, Milner RJ. Commun Biol. 2026 Apr 29. doi: 10.1038/s42003-026-10152-9. Online ahead of print.
  PMID: 42056464     
• Fresh and refrigerated cadaveric preparations are ideal for experimental sentinel lymph node mapping in dogs. Reichert KM, Maxwell EA, Frahn A, Caicedo LJ, Bertran J. Am J Vet Res. 2026 Jan 27;87(5):ajvr.25.11.0408. doi: 10.2460/ajvr.25.11.0408. Print 2026 May 1.
  PMID: 41592462     
• In vitro evaluation of the antimicrobial activity of chlorhexidine alone or in combination with ketoconazole or miconazole against clinical isolates of Malassezia pachydermatis and multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius. Goldman G, Santoro D. Microbiology (Reading). 2026 Apr;172(4):001701. doi: 10.1099/mic.0.001701. Free PMC article.   
  PMID: 42047687       

Collaborations

COMPARATIVE, DIAGNOSTIC & POPULATION MEDICINE / INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND IMMUNOLOGY

• Identification and Expression of Immunogenic Mimotopes of C. hepaticus Using an E. coli-Based Surface Display System. Gottapu C, Edison LK, Neelawala RN, Bommineni V, Butcher GD, Sahay B, Kariyawasam S. Vaccines (Basel). 2026 Mar 26;14(4):298. doi: 10.3390/vaccines14040298. Free PMC article.
  PMID: 42042774

COMPARATIVE, DIAGNOSTIC & POPULATION MEDICINE / LARGE ANIMAL CLINICAL SCIENCES

• Antinociceptive effects of subcutaneous hydromorphone in bearded dragons (Pogona vitticeps). Elzinga CD, Johnson AN, Alexander AB, De Gennaro C, Erdman EM, Stacy NI, Chiavaccini L. Vet Anaesth Analg. 2026 May-Jun;53(3):101204. doi: 10.1016/j.vaa.2026.101204. Epub 2026 Feb 20. Clinical Trial.  
  PMID: 41795280         
• Characterization of Antimicrobial Resistance and Potential Zoonotic Risk in Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Isolated from Companion Animals, with Genomic Analysis of Virulence Determinants in a Representative Isolate. DeZoysa AR, Kwan M, Edison LK, Barber R, Glick L, Denagamage T, Kariyawasam S. Trop Med Infect Dis. 2026 Apr 13;11(4):101. doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed11040101. Free PMC article.
  PMID: 42042961     

INFECTIOUS DISEASES & IMMUNOLOGY / SMALL ANIMAL CLINICAL SCIENCES

• Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in a Dog With Canine Respiratory Coronavirus Infection. Fisher CJ, Khrongsee P, Subramaniam K, Pushinsky AD, Stevenson V, Crawford C, Goncalves R. J Vet Emerg Crit Care (San Antonio). 2026 May 13. doi: 10.1111/vec.70113. Online ahead of print.
  PMID: 42125851