Kenneth E. Nusbaum, DVM, PhD - College of Veterinary Medicine

Research Interests

Food Animal Infectious Disease
Early pathogenesis of viral diseases of food animals.
Entry of aquatic pathogens into commercially farmed fishes.
Polymicrobial interactions of aquatic pathogens.

Public Health and BioPreparedness
Farm biosecurityCommunity preparedness for agricultural emergencies
Roles for small animal practitioners in food animal emergencies
Veterinarians in the post-depopulation environment

Selected Publications

Nusbaum, KE, Morrison, EE. Edwardsiella ictaluri bacteremia elicits shedding of Aeromonas hydrophila complex in latently infected channel catfish. Journal of Fish Disease 25: 343-350, 2002.

Nusbaum, KE, Smith BF, DeInnocentes P, Bird, RC. DNA Vaccination of Channel Catfish Against Early and Late Transcripts of Channel Catfish Herpesvirus. Vet Immunol Immunopathol 84: 151-168. 2002.

Wohl, JS, Nusbaum KE. Five Public Health Roles for the Small Animal Practitioner. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 2007; 230: 15 Feb.

	Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Microbiolgists BS, Cornell University, Fisheries Biology, 1972 . DVM, Cornell University, 1976 MS, University of Georgia, Medical Bacteriology, 1980 PhD, University of Georgia, Virology, 1982 AVMA Congressional Science and Policy Fellow, 1992-93
334-844-2693 nusbake@auburn.edu