US-2238-93 Abstract Achievements
Development of a Multivalent Iscom Vaccine against Anaplasmosis Budget Duration
$275,000 3 years
Shkap, V. Isr. Vet. Inst.
Pipano, E. Isr. Vet. Inst.
Palmer, G.H. WA State U
Knowles, Jr., D. P. WA State U
McElwain, T.F. WA State U

Publication List


Palmer, G.H., T.F. McElwain, T.C. McGuire, L. Kappmeyer, W.C. Davis, D. Stiller, E. Visser, N. Tebele, L. Ndung'u, E. Pipano, V. Shkap and D.P. Knowles (1994). Recent Advances in Serological Diagnosis of Anaplasmosis: Development of the msp-5 Competitive Inhibition ELISA. In: Use of Applicable Biotechnological Methods for Diagnosing Haemoparasites, G. Uilenberg, A. Permin and j.W. Hansen, Eds. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome. :102-104

Blouin, E.F., D.K. Bergman, K.M. Kocan, S.K. Wikel, G.H. Palmer and R.N. Ramachandra (1993). Antibodies Produced in Cattle in Response to Vaccination or Natural Infection with Anaplasma marginale. Parasitology and Immunoparasitology Section, Conference on Research Workers in Animal Disease; 74th Annual Meeting. :

Kocan, K.M., E.F. Blouin, G.H. Palmer, I.S. Eriks and W.L. Edwards (1995). Strategies to Interrupt the Development of Anaplasma marginale in its Tick Vector: The Effect of Bovine Derived Antibodies. Proceedings of the New York Academy of Sciences. :

Kocan, K.M., E.F. Blouin, W. Edwards, G.H. Palmer, R.N. Ramachandra and S.K. Wikel (1993). Blood vs. Tick Challenge of Splenectomized Calves Immunized with the Erythrocytic Stage of Anaplasma marginale. Parasitology and Immunoparasitology Section, Conference on Research Workers in Animal Disease; 74th Annual Meeting. :

Pipano, E. (1993). Vaccines against Hemoparasitic Diseases in Livestock. Proceedings of the Ninth International Veterinary Hemoparasite Disease Conference. Merida, Yucatan, Mexico. October 6-9. :

Alleman, A.R., G.H. Palmer, T.C. McGuire, T.F. McElwain, E. Lance, Perryman, and A.F. Barbet (1997). Anaplasma marginale major surface protein-3 (MSP-3) is encoded by a polymorphic multigene family.  Infect Immun 65:156-163

Cantor, G.H., C.H. Pontzer and G.H. Palmer (1993). Opsonization of Anaplasma Marginale Mediated by Bovine Antibody Against Surface Protein MSP-1.  Vet Immunol Immunopathol 37:343-350

Eid, G., D.M. French, A. Lundgren, A.F. Barbet, T.F. McElwain and G.H. Palmer (1996). Expression of major surface protein 2 antigenic variants during acute Anaplasma marginale rickettsemia.   Infect Immun 64:836-841

Eriks, I.S., D. Stiller, W.L. Goff, M. Panton, S.M. Parish, T.F. McElwain and G.H. Palmer (1994). Molecular and Biological Characterization of a New Isolated Anaplasma marginale Strain.  J Vet Diagn Investig 6:435-441

Kocan, K.M., E.F. Blouin, G.H. Palmer, I.S. Eriks, W.L. Edwards and L. Claypool (1996). Preliminary studies on the effect of Anaplasma marginale antibodies ingested by Dermacentor andersoni ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) with their bloodmeal on infections in salivary glands.  Exp Appl Acarol 20:297-311

McGarey, D.J., A.F. Barbet, G.H. Palmer and D.R. Allred (1994). Putative Adhesins of Anaplasma marginale Major Surface Polypeptides (MSP) 1a and 1b.  Infect Immun 62:4594-4601

Musoke, A.J., Palmer, G.H., McElwain, T.F., Nene, V. and McKeever, D. (1996). Prospects for subunit vaccines against tick-borne diseases.  Br Vet J 152:621-639

Oberle, S.M., G.H. Palmer and A.F. Barbet (1993). Expression and Immune Recognition of the Conserved Anaplasma marginale Surface Protein MSP-4.   Infect Immun 61:5245-5251

Palmer G.H. and T.F. McElwain (1995). Molecular Basis for Vaccine Development against Anaplasmosis and Babesiosis.  Vet Parasitol 57::233-253

Palmer, G.H., D. Munodzana, N. Tebele, T. Ushe and T.F. McElwain (1994). Heterologous Strain Challenge of Cattle Immunized with Anaplasma marginale Outer Membranes.  Vet Immunol Immunopathol 42:265-273

Palmer, G.H., G. Eid, A.F. Barbet, T.C. McGuire and T.F. McElwain (1994). The Immunoprotective Anaplasma marginale Major Surface Protein-2 (MSP-2) is Encoded by a Polymorphic Multigene Family.   Infect Immun 62:3808-3816

Vidotto, M., T.C. McGuire, T.F. McElwain, G.H. Palmer and D.P. Knowles (1994). Intermolecular Relationships of Major Surface Proteins of Anaplasma marginale.  Infect Immun 62:2940-2946