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16832
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1325

Overview

Andrew F. Rowley is affiliated with Swansea University in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Immunology and Microbiology, with a notable focus on topics related to parasite biology, host interactions, and aquaculture disease management.

The main topics of their work include:

  • Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
  • Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms
  • Aquaculture Disease Management and Microbiota
  • Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Crustacean Biology and Ecology
  • Insect Symbiosis and Bacterial Influences

Rowley's research covers multiple subfields such as ecology, immunology, global and planetary change, molecular biology, and aquatic science. The scientist has published extensively, with frequent contributions to venues like bioRxiv, Frontiers in Marine Science, Parasitology, Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, and Developmental & Comparative Immunology.

Selected recent publications include:

  • Diseases of marine fish and shellfish in an age of rapid climate change, 2024, iScience
  • Microbiomes in the context of developing sustainable intensified aquaculture, 2023, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Emerging Diseases and Epizootics in Crabs Under Cultivation, 2022, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Antagonistic Activity of Lactic Acid Bacteria Against Pathogenic Vibrios and Their Potential Use as Probiotics in Shrimp (Penaeus vannamei) Culture, 2022, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • The diarrhetic shellfish-poisoning toxin, okadaic acid, provokes gastropathy, dysbiosis and susceptibility to bacterial infection in a non-rodent bioassay, Galleria mellonella, 2021, Archives of Toxicology

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated on multiple works with Rowley include:

  • Christopher J. Coates
  • Charlotte E. Davies
  • Sophie H. Malkin
  • Jessica Thomas
  • Frederico M. Batista

Best Publications

  • Invertebrate Immune Systems–Specific, Quasi-Specific, or Nonspecific?

    Andrew F. Rowley;Adam Powell

  • Prophenoloxidase activation: nonself recognition and cell cooperation in insect immunity.

    Norman A. Ratcliffe;Catherine Leonard;Andrew F. Rowley

  • Review of climate change impacts on marine aquaculture in the UK and Ireland

    Ruth Callaway;Andrew P. Shinn;Suzanne E. Grenfell;James E. Bron

  • THE ROLE OF PROPHENOLOXIDASE ACTIVATION IN NON-SELF RECOGNITION AND PHAGOCYTOSIS BY INSECT BLOOD CELLS

    Catherine Leonard;Norman A. Ratcliffe;Andrew F. Rowley

  • Prostaglandins in non-insectan invertebrates: recent insights and unsolved problems.

    Andrew F. Rowley;Claire L. Vogan;Graham W. Taylor;Anthony S. Clare

  • Eicosanoids and their role in immune modulation in fish—a brief overview

    Andrew F. Rowley;John Knight;Paul Lloyd-Evans;Jason W. Holland

  • Enhanced Cellular Immunity in Shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) after ‘Vaccination’

    Edward C. Pope;Adam Powell;Emily C. Roberts;Robin J. Shields

  • Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) brain cells biosynthesize novel docosahexaenoic acid-derived resolvins and protectins-Mediator lipidomic analysis.

    Song Hong;Eric Tjonahen;Elizabeth L. Morgan;Yan Lu

  • Synthesis of lipoxins and other lipoxygenase products by macrophages from the rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss.

    T R Pettitt;A F Rowley;S E Barrow;A I Mallet

  • Fish macrophages express a cyclo-oxygenase-2 homologue after activation.

    Jun Zou;Norman F. Neumann;Jason W. Holland;Jason W. Holland;Miodrag Belosevic

  • An in vitro and in vivo assessment of the potential of Vibrio spp. as probiotics for the Pacific White shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei

    J. Thompson;S. Gregory;S. Plummer;R.J. Shields

  • The granular cells of Galleria mellonella during clotting and phagocytic reactions in vitro.

    Andrew F. Rowley;Norman A. Ratcliffe

  • Shell disease syndrome in the edible crab, Cancer pagurus--isolation, characterization and pathogenicity of chitinolytic bacteria.

    Claire L Vogan;Carolina Costa-Ramos;Andrew F Rowley

  • Studies on the activation of the prophenoloxidase system of insects by bacterial cell wall components

    Jayne L. Brookman;Norman A. Ratcliffe;Andrew F. Rowley

  • Activation of the prophenoloxidase cascade and initiation of nodule formation in locusts by bacterial lipopolysaccharides.

    Norman A. Ratcliffe;Jayne L. Brookman;Andrew F. Rowley

  • Synthesis of leukotriene B and other conjugated triene lipoxygenase products by blood cells of the rainbow trout, Salmo gairdneri.

    Trevor R. Pettitt;Andrew F. Rowley;Susan E. Barrow

  • Eicosanoid generation and effects on the aggregation of thrombocytes from the rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss.

    P Lloyd-Evans;S E Barrow;D J Hill;L A Bowden

  • Vaccines and crustacean aquaculture—A mechanistic exploration

    Andrew F. Rowley;Edward C. Pope

  • The blood cells of the sea squirt, Ciona intestinalis: Morphology, differential counts, and in vitro phagocytic activity

    Andrew F. Rowley

  • Enhanced immune defences in Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) post-exposure to a vibrio vaccine

    Adam Powell;Edward C. Pope;Fiona E. Eddy;Emily C. Roberts

Frequent Co-Authors

Norman A. Ratcliffe
Norman A. Ratcliffe Swansea University
Anthony S. Clare
Anthony S. Clare Newcastle University
Christopher J. Secombes
Christopher J. Secombes University of Aberdeen
Shelagh K. Malham
Shelagh K. Malham Bangor University
Charles N. Serhan
Charles N. Serhan Brigham and Women's Hospital
Graham W. Taylor
Graham W. Taylor University of Guelph
Miodrag Belosevic
Miodrag Belosevic University of Alberta
Keith Davidson
Keith Davidson Scottish Association For Marine Science
Donald V. Lightner
Donald V. Lightner University of Arizona
Andrew P. Shinn
Andrew P. Shinn University of Stirling

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