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Animal Science and Veterinary
USA
2023

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Animal Science and Veterinary

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  • 2023 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in United States Leader Award

Overview

Mark C. Jenkins is affiliated with the United States Department of Agriculture in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on topics within agricultural and biological sciences, as well as immunology and microbiology.

The scientist has contributed extensively to the fields of animal science and zoology, parasitology, small animals, molecular biology, and infectious diseases. Their research topics include coccidia and coccidiosis, parasitic infections and diagnostics, animal nutrition and physiology, helminth infection and control, veterinary medicine and infectious diseases, gut microbiota and health, and research on Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens.

Mark C. Jenkins has published multiple papers in notable journals, with some of their recent works being:

  • The effects of tributyrin supplementation on weight gain and intestinal gene expression in broiler chickens during Eimeria maxima-induced coccidiosis, 2021, Poultry Science
  • Exploring Eimeria Genomes to Understand Population Biology: Recent Progress and Future Opportunities, 2020, Genes
  • Cryptosporidium uses CSpV1 to activate host type I interferon and attenuate antiparasitic defenses, 2023, Nature Communications
  • Research Note: Effect of butyric acid glycerol esters on ileal and cecal mucosal and luminal microbiota in chickens challenged with Eimeria maxima, 2020, Poultry Science
  • Effects of Eimeria tenella on Cecal Luminal and Mucosal Microbiota in Broiler Chickens, 2022, Avian Diseases

The venues where Mark C. Jenkins frequently publishes include:

  • Poultry Science
  • Avian Diseases
  • PLoS ONE
  • Nature Communications
  • Microorganisms

Co-authorship has been an important part of their research, collaborating often with:

  • Katarzyna B. Miska
  • Matthew S. Tucker
  • Celia O'Brien
  • Monika Proszkowiec-Weglarz
  • Benjamin M. Rosenthal

Best Publications

  • Phylogenetic relationships among eight Eimeria species infecting domestic fowl inferred using complete small subunit ribosomal DNA sequences.

    John R. Barta;Donald S. Martin;Paul A. Liberator;Michael Dashkevicz

  • Redescription of Neospora caninum and its differentiation from related coccidia.

    J P Dubey;B C Barr;J R Barta;I Bjerkås

  • A selective review of advances in coccidiosis research.

    H David Chapman;John R Barta;Damer Blake;Arthur Gruber

  • Infectivity of Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts stored in water at environmental temperatures.

    Fayer R;Trout Jm;Jenkins Mc

  • Gray wolf (Canis lupus) is a natural definitive host for Neospora caninum.

    J.P. Dubey;M.C. Jenkins;C. Rajendran;K. Miska

  • Oral infection of calves with Neospora caninum oocysts from dogs: humoral and cellular immune responses.

    T De Marez;S Liddell;J.P Dubey;M.C Jenkins

  • A recombinant Eimeria protein inducing interferon-γ production: comparison of different gene expression systems and immunization strategies for vaccination against coccidiosis.

    Hyun S. Lillehoj;Kang D. Choi;Mark C. Jenkins;Vikram N. Vakharia

  • Advances and prospects for subunit vaccines against protozoa of veterinary importance

    Mark C. Jenkins

  • Identification and characterization of Neospora caninum tachyzoite antigens useful for diagnosis of neosporosis.

    I Bjerkas;M C Jenkins;J P Dubey

  • Diagnosis and seroepidemiology of Neospora caninum-associated bovine abortion.

    Mark Jenkins;Timothy Baszler;Camilla Björkman;Gereon Schares

  • Comparison of tests for viable and infectious Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts.

    M Jenkins;J Trout;J Higgins;M Dorsch

  • Evaluation of two Neospora caninum recombinant antigens for use in an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the diagnosis of bovine neosporosis.

    N C Lally;M C Jenkins;J P Dubey

  • Real-time PCR for the detection of Cryptosporidium parvum.

    James A Higgins;Ron Fayer;James M Trout;Lihua Xiao

  • Canine neosporosis: clinical signs, diagnosis, treatment and isolation of Neospora caninum in mice and cell culture

    J.P Dubey;K.R Dorough;M.C Jenkins;S Liddell

  • Cryptosporidium parvum in oysters from commercial harvesting sites in the Chesapeake Bay.

    Ronald Fayer;Earl J. Lewis;James M. Trout;Thaddeus K. Graczyk

  • Neospora caninum infections in bovine foetuses and dairy cows with abortions in Argentina.

    M.C Venturini;L Venturini;D Bacigalupe;M Machuca

  • Evolutionary relationships of avian Eimeria species among other Apicomplexan protozoa: monophyly of the apicomplexa is supported.

    J R Barta;M C Jenkins;H D Danforth

  • Prevention of vertical transfer of Neospora caninum in BALB/c mice by vaccination.

    Susan Liddell;Mark C. Jenkins;Carolyn M. Collica;J. P. Dubey

  • ANTIBODY RESPONSES OF COWS DURING AN OUTBREAK OF NEOSPOROSIS EVALUATED BY INDIRECT FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TEST AND DIFFERENT ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAYS

    J. P. Dubey;M. C. Jenkins;D. S. Adams;M. M. Mcallister

  • A recombinant attenuated Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium vaccine encoding Eimeria acervulina antigen offers protection against E. acervulina challenge.

    Vjollca Konjufca;Vjollca Konjufca;Soo Young Wanda;Soo Young Wanda;Mark C. Jenkins;Roy Curtiss;Roy Curtiss

  • Serological Response over Time to Recombinant Neospora caninum Antigens in Cattle after a Neosporosis-Induced Abortion

    M C Jenkins;W Wouda;J P Dubey

  • Serological diagnosis of bovine fetal neosporosis.

    Wouda W;Dubey Jp;Jenkins Mc

  • GENOMIC ANALYSIS OF EIMERIA SPP. POPULATIONS IN RELATION TO PERFORMANCE LEVELS OF BROILER CHICKEN FARMS IN ARKANSAS AND NORTH CAROLINA

    Ryan S. Schwarz;Mark C. Jenkins;Spangler Klopp;Katarzyna B. Miska

  • Progress on developing a recombinant coccidiosis vaccine

    Mark C Jenkins

  • Expression of digestive enzymes and nutrient transporters in Eimeria acervulina-challenged layers and broilers

    S. Su;K. B. Miska;R. H. Fetterer;M. C. Jenkins

  • Serologic survey of Neospora caninum infection in a closed dairy cattle herd in Maryland: risk of serologic reactivity by production groups.

    R.M. Dyer;M.C. Jenkins;O.C.H. Kwok;L.W. Douglas

Frequent Co-Authors

Jitender P. Dubey
Jitender P. Dubey Agricultural Research Service
Ronald Fayer
Ronald Fayer United States Department of Agriculture
James M. Trout
James M. Trout United States Department of Agriculture
Hyun S. Lillehoj
Hyun S. Lillehoj United States Department of Agriculture
Oliver C. H. Kwok
Oliver C. H. Kwok United States Department of Agriculture
Rami A. Dalloul
Rami A. Dalloul University of Georgia
Dolores E. Hill
Dolores E. Hill United States Department of Agriculture
Roy Curtiss
Roy Curtiss University of Florida
David S. Lindsay
David S. Lindsay Virginia Tech
John R. Barta
John R. Barta University of Guelph

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