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Craig A. Shoemaker is affiliated with the United States Department of Agriculture in the United States. Their research focuses on several interconnected fields, primarily within the domains of Immunology and Microbiology, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences.

The scientist's work extensively covers topics related to aquaculture disease management and microbiota, aquaculture nutrition and growth, and invertebrate immune response mechanisms. Additional areas of research include Vibrio bacteria studies, identification and quantification in food, fish biology and ecology, as well as streptococcal infections and treatments.

Shoemaker has contributed to numerous publications in a variety of scientific venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • Journal of Fish Diseases
  • Aquaculture
  • Fish & Shellfish Immunology
  • FEMS Microbiology Letters
  • Bulletin of the European Association of Fish Pathologists

Several recent papers highlight Shoemaker's research scope. These include:

  • "Additive genetic variation in resistance of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) to Francisella orientalis and its genetic (co)variation to both harvest weight and resistance to Streptococcus agalactiae Ib" (2022) published in Aquaculture
  • "Genome-wide association study for Streptococcus iniae in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) identifies a significant QTL for disease resistance" (2023) in Frontiers in Genetics
  • "Dose effects of a DNA vaccine encoding immobilization antigen on immune response of channel catfish against Ichthyophthirius multifiliis" (2020) in Fish & Shellfish Immunology
  • "Toxicity of recombinant PirA and PirB derived from Vibrio parahaemolyticus in shrimp" (2021) in Microbial Pathogenesis
  • "Genetic (co)variation between harvest weight and resistance to both Streptococcus iniae and S. agalactiae capsular type Ib in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)" (2020) in Aquaculture

Shoemaker frequently collaborates with other researchers in their field. Notable coauthors include:

  • Benjamin H. Beck
  • Benjamin R. LaFrentz
  • Miles D. Lange
  • Dunhua Zhang
  • Mark R. Liles

The scientist's subfields of study encompass immunology, aquatic science, molecular biology, endocrinology, and public health, environmental and occupational health, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to aquatic animal health and disease resistance research.

Best Publications

  • Characterization of β‐haemolytic Group B Streptococcus agalactiae in cultured seabream, Sparus auratus L., and wild mullet, Liza klunzingeri (Day), in Kuwait

    J J Evans;P H Klesius;P M Gilbert;C A Shoemaker

  • Prevalence of Streptococcus iniae in tilapia, hybrid striped bass, and channel catfish on commercial fish farms in the United States

    Craig A. Shoemaker;Phillip H. Klesius;Joyce J. Evans

  • A fish kill of massive proportion in Kuwait Bay, Arabian Gulf, 2001: the roles of bacterial disease, harmful algae, and eutrophication.

    Patricia M Glibert;Jan H Landsberg;Joyce J Evans;Mohammad A Al-Sarawi

  • Aquaculture genomics, genetics and breeding in the United States: current status, challenges, and priorities for future research

    Hisham Abdelrahman;Mohamed ElHady;Acacia Alcivar-Warren;Standish Allen

  • Efficacy of Streptococcus agalactiae (group B) vaccine in tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) by intraperitoneal and bath immersion administration.

    Joyce J Evans;Phillip H Klesius;Craig A Shoemaker

  • Efficacy of single and combined Streptococcus iniae isolate vaccine administered by intraperitoneal and intramuscular routes in tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus).

    Phillip H Klesius;Craig A Shoemaker;Joyce J Evans

  • Density and dose: factors affecting mortality of Streptococcus iniae infected tilapia /Oreochromis niloticus

    Craig A Shoemaker;Joyce J Evans;Phillip H Klesius

  • Flavobacterium columnare genomovar influences mortality in channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus).

    C.A. Shoemaker;O. Olivares-Fuster;C.R. Arias;P.H. Klesius

  • Development and use of modified live Edwardsiella ictaluri vaccine against enteric septicemia of catfish

    Phillip H. Klesius;Craig A. Shoemaker

  • Phylogenetic relationships among Streptococcus agalactiae isolated from piscine, dolphin, bovine and human sources: a dolphin and piscine lineage associated with a fish epidemic in Kuwait is also associated with human neonatal infections in Japan

    Joyce J. Evans;John F. Bohnsack;Phillip H. Klesius;April A. Whiting

  • Passive immunization of tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (L.), with anti-Streptococcus iniae whole sera

    R A Shelby;P H Klesius;C A Shoemaker;J J Evans

  • Genetic fingerprinting of Flavobacterium columnare isolates from cultured fish.

    C.R. Arias;T.L. Welker;C.A. Shoemaker;J.W. Abernathy

  • Transmission and detection of Flavobacterium columnare in channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus.

    Thomas L. Welker;Craig A. Shoemaker;Covadonga R. Arias;Phillip H. Klesius

  • Use of Modified Live Vaccines in Aquaculture

    Craig A. Shoemaker;Phillip H. Klesius;Joyce J. Evans;Covadonga R. Arias

  • Feed deprivation of channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque), influences organosomatic indices, chemical composition and susceptibility to Flavobacterium columnare

    C A Shoemaker;P H Klesius;C Lim;M Yildirim

  • Evaluation of a loop-mediated isothermal amplification method for rapid detection of channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus important bacterial pathogen Edwardsiella ictaluri

    Hung-Yueh Yeh;Craig A. Shoemaker;Phillip H. Klesius

  • Evaluation of the link between gyrodactylosis and streptococcosis of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (L.).

    Xu Dh;Shoemaker Ca;Klesius Ph

  • Experimental induction of motile Aeromonas septicemia in channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) by waterborne challenge with virulent Aeromonas hydrophila

    Dunhua Zhang;De-Hai Xu;Craig Shoemaker

  • Isolation and characterization of strains of Flavobacterium columnare from Brazil.

    H C P Figueiredo;P H Klesius;C R Arias;J Evans

  • Classification of a Hypervirulent Aeromonas hydrophila Pathotype Responsible for Epidemic Outbreaks in Warm-Water Fishes

    Cody R. Rasmussen-Ivey;Mohammad J. Hossain;Sara E. Odom;Jeffery S. Terhune

  • Rapid detection of columnaris disease in channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) with a new species-specific 16-S rRNA gene-based PCR primer for Flavobacterium columnare

    Joel A Bader;Craig A Shoemaker;Phillip H Klesius

Frequent Co-Authors

Phillip H. Klesius
Phillip H. Klesius Agricultural Research Service
Eric Peatman
Eric Peatman Auburn University
Maurício Laterça Martins
Maurício Laterça Martins Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
Zhanjiang Liu
Zhanjiang Liu Syracuse University
Perry B. Hackett
Perry B. Hackett University of Minnesota
Caird E. Rexroad
Caird E. Rexroad Agricultural Research Service
Dennis Hedgecock
Dennis Hedgecock University of Southern California
Thomas Kocher
Thomas Kocher University of Maryland, College Park
Ximing Guo
Ximing Guo Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Jianhai Xiang
Jianhai Xiang Chinese Academy of Sciences

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