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The Walleye Dermal Sarcoma Project

Aquatic Animal Health Program
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
College of Veterinary Medicine
Cornell University
Ithaca, New York 14853-6401
 
Walleye Dermal Sarcoma and Related References:
 
Bowser, P.R., M.J. Wolfe, J.L. Forney, and G.A. Wooster. 1988. Seasonal prevalence of skin tumors from walleye (Stizostedion vitreum) from Oneida Lake, New York. J. Wildl. Dis. 24:292-298.
 
Martineau, D., P.R. Bowser, G.A. Wooster and L.D. Armstrong. 1990. Experimental transmission of a dermal sarcoma in fingerling walleyes (Stizostedion vitreum vitreum). Vet. Pathol. 27:230-234.
 
Martineau, D., P.R. Bowser, G.A. Wooster, and J.L. Forney. 1990. Histologic and ultrastructural studies of dermal sarcoma of walleye (Pisces: Stizostedion vitreum). Vet. Pathol. 27:340- 346.
 
Bowser, P.R., D. Martineau, and G.A. Wooster. 1990. Effects of water temperature on experimental transmission of dermal sarcoma in fingerling walleyes (Stizostedion vitreum). J. Aquat. Animal Health 2:157-161.
 
Martineau, D., R. Renshaw, J.R. Williams, J.W. Casey, and P.R. Bowser. 1991. A large unintegrated retrovirus DNA species present in a dermal tumor of walleyes. Diseases of Aquat. Organisms. 10:153-158.
 
Bowser, P.R. and G.A. Wooster. 1991. Regression of dermal sarcoma in adult walleyes (Stizostedion vitreum). J. Aquat. Animal Health. 3:147-150.
 
Martineau, D., R. Renshaw, P. R. Bowser, and J. W. Casey. 1991. Initial characterization of a retrovirus found in walleyes (Stizostedion vitreum). Second International Symposium of Virus of Lower Vertebrates. Oregon State University Printing Department, Corvallis, OR pp. 157-163.
 
Martineau, D., P.R. Bowser, R.R. Renshaw and J.W. Casey. 1992. Molecular characterization of a unique retrovirus associated with a fish tumor. J. Virology 66:596-599.
 
Bowser, P.R. and J.W. Casey. 1993. Retroviruses of fish. Ann. Rev. Fish Dis. 209-224.
 
Bowser, P. R. and G. A. Wooster. 1994. Ether sensitivity of the walleye dermal sarcoma virus. Journal of Aquatic Animal Health. 6:178-179.
 
Poulet, F.M., P.R. Bowser, and J.W. Casey. 1994. Retroviruses of fish, reptiles and molluscs. in: The Retroviruses, Volume 3. edited by J.A. Levy. Plenum Press, New York. pp. 1-37.
 
Poulet, F.M., V.M. Vogt, P.R. Bowser, and J.W. Casey. 1995. Insitu hybridization and immunohistochemical study of walleye dermal sarcoma (WDSV) nucleic acids and proteins in spontaneous sarcomas of adult walleye (Stizostedion vitreum). Veterinary Pathology. 32:162-172.
 
Poulet, F.M., P.R. Bowser, J.W. Casey. 1996. PCR and RT-PCR analysis of infection and trascriptional activity of walleye dermal sarcoma virus (WDSV) in organs of adult walleyes (Stizostedion vitreum). Veterinary Pathology. 33:66-73.
 
Holzschu, D.L., D. Martineau, S.K. Fodor, V.M. Vogt, P.R. Bowser and J.W. Casey. 1995. Nucleotide sequence and protein analysis of a complex piscine retrovirus, walleye dermal sarcoma virus. Journal of Virology 69:5320-5331.
 
Earnest-Koons, K., G.A. Wooster and P.R. Bowser. 1996. Invasive walleye dermal sarcoma in laboratory-maintained walleyes (Stizostedion vitreum). Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 24:227- 232.
 
Bowser, P.R., G.A. Wooster, S.L. Quackenbush, R.N. Casey and J.W. Casey. 1996. Comparison of fall and spring tumors as inocula for experimental transmission of walleye dermal sarcoma. Journal of Aquatic Animal Health. 7:78-81.
 
Bowser, P.R., G.A. Wooster, and K. Earnest-Koons. 1997. Effects of fish age and challenge route in experimental transmission of walleye dermal sarcoma in walleyes by cell-free tumor filtrates. Journal of Aquatic Animal Health 9:274-278.
 
Casey, R.N., S.L. Quackenbush, T.M. Work, G.H. Balazs, P.R. Bowser, and J.W. Casey. 1997. Evidence for retroviru infection in green sea turtles Chelonia mydas from the Hawaiian islands. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 31:1-7.
 
Quackenbush, S.L., D.L. Holzschu, P.R. Bowser, and J.W. Casey. 1997. Transcriptional analysis of walleye dermal sarcoma virus (WDSV). Virology. 237:107-112.
 
Bowser, P.R., G.A. Wooster, K. Earnest-Koons, L.A. LaPierre, D.L. Holzschu and J.W. Casey. 1998. Experimental transmission of discrete epidermal hyperplasia in walleyes. Journal of Aquatic Animal Health. 10:282-286.
 
Holzschu, D.L., G.A. Wooster and P.R. Bowser. 1997. Experimental transmission of dermal sarcoma to the saugers Stizostedion canadense. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 32:9-14.
 
LaPierre, L.A., D.L. Holzschu, G.A. Wooster, P.R. Bowser, and J.W. Casey. 1998. Two closely related but distinct retroviruses are associated with walleye discrete epidermal hyperplasia. Journal of Virology. 72:3484-3490.
 
Getchell, R.G., J.W. Casey and P.R. Bowser. 1998. The seasonal occurrence of virally-induced skin tumors in wild fish. Journal of Aquatic Animal Health 10:191-201.
 
Quackenbush, S.L., T.M. Work, G.H. Balazs, R.N. Casey, J. Rovnak, A. Chavez, L. duToit, J.D. Baines, C.R. Parish, P.R. Bowser, and J.W. Casey. 1998. Three closely related herpesviruses are associated with fibropapillomatosis marine turtles. Virology 246:392-399.
 
Bowser, P.R., G.A. Wooster, and R.G. Getchell. 1998. Transmission of walleye dermal sarcoma and lymphocystis via water-borne exposure. Journal of Aquatic Animal Health. In press.
 
LaPierre, L.A., D.L. Holzschu, P.R. Bowser, and J.W. Casey. 1999. Sequence and transcriptional analyses of the fish retroviruses walleye epidermal hyperplasia virus types 1 and 2: evidence for gene duplication. Journal of Virology 73:9393-9403.
 
Bowser, P.R. and J.W. Casey. 2001. Genus Epsilonretrovirus (Retroviridae). pages 1020-1024 in The Springer Index of Viruses. C.A. Tidona and G. Darai (eds). Springer-Verlag. New York.
 
Getchell, R.G., G.A. Wooster, L.G. Rudstam, A.J. Van De Valk, T.E. Brooking, and P.R.Bowser. 2000. Prevalence of walleye dermal sarcoma by age class in walleyes (Stizostedion vitreum) from Oneida Lake, New York. Journal of Aquatic Animal Health. 12:220-223.
 
Getchell, R.G., G.A. Wooster, and P.R.Bowser. 2000. Temperature-associated regression of walleye dermal sarcoma tumors. Journal of Aquatic Animal Health. 12:189-195.
 
Quackenbush, S.L., J. Rovnak, R.N. Casey, T.A. Paul, P.R. Bowser, C. Sutton and J.W. Casey. 2001. Genetic relationship of tumor-associated piscine retroviruses. Marine Biotechnology 3:S88-S99.
 
Paul, T.A., J.C. Burns, H. Shike, R. Getchell, P.R. Bowser, K.E. Whitlock and J.W. Casey. 2001. Reporter gene expression in fish follows cutaneous infection with pantropic retroviral vectors. Marine Biotechnology 3:S81-S87.
 
Getchell, R.G., G.A. Wooster, and P.R.Bowser. 2001. Resistance to walleye dermal saracoma tumor redevelopment. Journal of Aquatic Animal Health. 13:228-233.

Bowser, P.R., G.A. Wooster, R.G. Getchell, T.A. Paul, R.N. Casey, and J.W. Casey. 2001. Experimental transmission of walleye dermal sarcoma in yellow perch, Perca flavescens. Journal of Aquatic Animal Health. 13:214-219.
 
Getchell, R.G., G.A. Wooster, C.A. Sutton, J.W. Casey, and P.R. Bowser. 2002. Dose titration of walleye dermal sarcoma tumor homogenate. Journal of Aquatic Animal Health. 14:247-253.
 
Bowser, P.R., G.A. Wooster, R.G. Getchell, C.-Y. Chen, C.A. Sutton, and J.W. Casey. 2002. Naturally occurring invasive walleye dermal sarcoma and attempted experimental transmission of the tumor. Journal of Aquatic Animal Health. 14:288-293.
 
 
 
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