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Eugene M. Burreson

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
49
Citations
7283
World Ranking
18125
National Ranking
7407

Eugene M. Burreson publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 161 publications — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Eugene M. Burreson D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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This scientist: 49 D-Index — 9th percentile

9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Eugene M. Burreson is a researcher affiliated with the Virginia Institute of Marine Science in the United States. Their primary focus lies within the broad discipline of Environmental Science, with specific contributions spanning subfields such as Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Pharmacology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Parasitology.

Their research topics emphasize Parasite Biology and Host Interactions, Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies, Leech Biology and Applications, Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology, Parasites and Host Interactions, Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses, and Marine and fisheries research.

Among the notable recent publications authored or coauthored by Eugene M. Burreson are:

  • A rapid phenotype change in the pathogen Perkinsus marinus was associated with a historically significant marine disease emergence in the eastern oyster, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • Marine and estuarine leeches (Hirudinida: Ozobranchidae and Piscicolidae) of Australia and New Zealand with a key to the species, 2020, Invertebrate Systematics
  • Pterobdella occidentalis n. sp. (Hirudinida: Piscicolidae) for P. abditovesiculata (Moore, 1952) from the Longjaw Mudsucker, Gillichthys mirabilis, and Staghorn Sculpin, Leptocottus armatus, and Other Fishes in the Eastern Pacific, 2023, Journal of Parasitology
  • Effects of Salinity on Bonamia sp. Survival in the Asian Oyster Crassostrea ariakensis, 2021, UNC Libraries
  • Complications of a non-native oyster introduction: facilitation of a local parasite, 2021, UNC Libraries

Frequent coauthors in their work include Ryan B. Carnegie, Nancy A. Stokes, Melanie J. Bishop, Charles H. Peterson, and Susan E. Ford.

Their research has appeared predominantly in the following publication venues:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Scientific Reports
  • Invertebrate Systematics
  • Journal of Parasitology

Best Publications

  • Epizootiology of Perkinsus marinus disease of oysters in Chesapeake Bay, with emphasis on data since 1985

    Eugene M. Burreson;Lisa Calvo

  • Higher level relationships of leeches (Annelida: Clitellata: Euhirudinea) based on morphology and gene sequences.

    Kathleen Apakupakul;Mark E. Siddall;Eugene M. Burreson

  • Increased Virulence in an Introduced Pathogen: Haplosporidium nelsoni (MSX) in the Eastern Oyster Crassostrea virginica

    E. M. Burreson;N. A. Stokes;C. S. Friedman

  • Herpes virus in juvenile Pacific oysters Crassostrea gigas from Tomales Bay, California, coincides with summer mortality episodes

    Carolyn S Friedman;Robyn M Estes;Nancy A Stokes;Colleen A Burge

  • A review of recent information on the Haplosporidia, with special reference to Haplosporidium nelsoni (MSX disease)

    Eugene M. Burreson;Susan E. Ford

  • Validating Livanow: molecular data agree that leeches, Branchiobdellidans, and Acanthobdella peledina form a monophyletic group of oligochaetes.

    Mark E. Siddall;Kathleen Apakupakul;Eugene M. Burreson;Kathryn A. Coates

  • Factors in the decline of coastal ecosystems.

    Donald Boesch;Eugene Burreson;William Dennison;Edward Houde

  • Real-Time PCR for Detection and Quantification of the Protistan Parasite Perkinsus marinus in Environmental Waters

    Corinne Audemard;Kimberly S. Reece;Eugene M. Burreson

  • Dual disease resistance in a selectively bred eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica, strain tested in Chesapeake Bay

    Lisa M. Ragone Calvo;Gustavo W. Calvo;Eugene M. Burreson

  • Phylogeny of Leeches (Hirudinea) Based on Mitochondrial CytochromecOxidase Subunit I

    Mark E. Siddall;Eugene M. Burreson

  • The Decline Of The Virginia Oyster Fishery In Chesapeake Bay Considerations For Introduction Of A Non-Endemic Species, Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)

    Roger L. Mann;Eugene M. Burreson;Patrick K. Baker

  • 'Total evidence' refutes the inclusion of Perkinsus species in the phylum Apicomplexa.

    M. E. Siddall;K. S. Reece;J. E. Graves;E. M. Burreson

  • A comparative field study of Crassostrea ariakensis (Fujita 1913) and Crassostrea virginica (Gmelin 1791) in relation to salinity in Virginia.

    G. W. Calvo;Mark Luckenbach;Standish K. Allen Jr.;E. M. Burreson

  • In Vitro Propagation of the Protozoan Perkinsus Marinus, A Pathogen of the Eastern Oyster, Crassostrea Virginica

    Jerome F. La Peyre;Mohamed Faisal;Eugene M. Burreson

  • Ultrastructural and molecular characterization of Haplosporidium montforti n. sp., parasite of the European abalone Haliotis tuberculata.

    Carlos Azevedo;Pablo Balseiro;Graça Casal;Camino Gestal

  • Effects Of Perkinsus marinus Infection In The Eastern Oyster, Crassostrea virginica: II. Disease Development And Impact On Growth Rate At Different Salinities

    Kennedy T. Paynter;Eugene M. Burreson

  • Increased Reactive Oxygen Intermediate Production by Hemocytes Withdrawn from Crassostrea virginica Infected with Perkinsus marinus

    Robert S. Anderson;Kennedy T. Paynter;Eugene M. Burreson

  • Phylogenetic analysis of Perkinsus based on actin gene sequences.

    Kimberly S. Reece;Mark E. Siddall;Eugene M. Burreson;John E. Graves

  • Bonamia perspora n. sp. (Haplosporidia), a parasite of the oyster Ostreola equestris, is the first Bonamia species known to produce spores.

    Ryan B. Carnegie;Eugene M. Burreson;P. Mike Hine;Nancy A. Stokes

  • Molecular, morphological, and experimental evidence support the synonymy of Perkinsus chesapeaki and Perkinsus andrewsi.

    Eugene M. Burreson;Kimberly S. Reece;Christopher F. Dungan

Frequent Co-Authors

Kimberly S. Reece
Kimberly S. Reece Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Mark E. Siddall
Mark E. Siddall American Museum of Natural History
Melanie J. Bishop
Melanie J. Bishop Macquarie University
Charles H. Peterson
Charles H. Peterson University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Mark W. Luckenbach
Mark W. Luckenbach Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Graham C. Kearn
Graham C. Kearn University of East Anglia
Carolyn S. Friedman
Carolyn S. Friedman University of Washington
John E. Graves
John E. Graves Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Antonio Figueras
Antonio Figueras Spanish National Research Council
Roger Mann
Roger Mann Virginia Institute of Marine Science

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