Selected Publications

Articles In Academic Journals

Year Title
2017 Identification of virulence genes in vibrio spp. Isolates from the 2009 bermuda reef fish mortality event.  Journal of Fish Diseases. 597-600.
2017 Impact of disease on the survival of three commercially fished species.  Ecological Applications. 2116-2127.
2016 A novel method of microsatellite genotyping-by-sequencing using individual combinatorial barcoding.  Royal Society Open Science. 150565.
2016 Draft genome sequences for seven Streptoccus parauberis isolates from wild fish in the Chesapeake Bay.  Genome Announcements. e00741-16.
2015 Bacterial zoonoses of fishes: A review and appraisal of evidence for linkages between fish and human infections.  The Veterinary Journal. 27-35.
2015 Comparative landscape genetics of two invading ticks: evidence of the ecological mechanisms underlying tick range expansions..  153-162.
2015 Comparative population genetics of two invading ticks: Evidence of the ecological mechanisms underlying tick range expansions..  Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases. 153-62.
2015 ISQuest: Finding insertion sequences in prokaryotic sequence fragment data.  Bioinformatics. btv388.
2014 Effects of temperature, hypoxia, and mycobacteriosis on the metabolism of adult striped bass (Morone saxatilis).  Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 113-127.
2014 Single-tube real-time PCR assay for differentiation of Ixodes affinis and Ixodes scapularis.  Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. 48-52.
2013 First report of Streptococcus parauberis in wild finfish from North America.  Veterinary Microbiology. 270-275.
2013 Genetic Population Structure of US Atlantic Coastal Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis).  Journal of Heredity. 510-520.
2013 Heritable melanism and parasitic infection both result in black-spotted mosquitofish.  Southeastern Naturalist. 209-216.
2013 Independently evolved toad-eating snakes exhibit sexually dimorphic enlargement of adrenal glands.  Journal of Zoology. 237-245.
2013 Internalization of Mycobacterium shottsii and Mycobacterium pseudoshottsii by Acanthamoeba polyphaga.  Canadian Journal of Microbiology. 570-576.
2013 Rapid, economical SNP and microsatellite discovery based on de novo assembly of a reduced representation genome in a non-model organism: a case study of Atlantic cod..  Journal of Fish Biology. 944-958.
2012 Human endogenous retrovirus transcription profiles of the kidney and kidney-derived cell lines.  Journal of General Virology. 2356-2366.
2012 Impacts of mycobacteriosis on the growth of striped bass (Morone saxatilis) in Chesapeake Bay.  Canadian Journal of Fisheries & Aquatic Sciences. 247-258.
2011 Characterization of photochromogenic Mycobacterium spp. from Chesapeake Bay striped bass (Morone saxatilis).  Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 113-124.
2010 New taxa of the Porphyridiophyceae (Rhodophyta): Timspurckia oligopyrenoides gen. et sp. nov. and Erythrolobus madagascariensis sp. nov..  Phycologia. 604-616.
2010 Quantitative PCR assay for Mycobacterium pseudoshottsii and Mycobacterium shottsii and application to environmental samples and fishes from the Chesapeake Bay.  Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 6171-6179.
2009 DC electrokinetic transport of cylindrical cells in straight microchannels.  Biomicrofluidics. 44110-11016.
2009 Mycobacteriosis in fishes: A review.  Vet. J.. 33-47.
2008 Apolipoprotein A-1 from striped bass (Morone saxatilis) demonstrates antibacterial activity in vitro.  Comp. Biochem. Physiol. B. 151-167.
2008 Mycobacteriosis-associated mortality in wild striped bass (Morone saxatilis) from Chesapeake Bay, USA.  Ecol. Apps.. 1718-1727.
2008 Nested PCR assay for detection of Mycobacterium shottsii and Mycobacterium pseudoshottsii in striped bass (Morone saxatilis).  Journal of Aquatic Animal Health. 192-201.
2007 Mycobacterial infections in striped bass (Morone saxatilis) from Delaware Bay.  J Aquat Anim Health. 99-108.
2005 Monoclonal antibody analysis of Perkinsus marinus extracellular products.  Int J Parasit. 171-184.
2004 A Mycobacterium-inducible Nramp in striped bass Morone saxatilis.  Infection and immunity. 1626-1636.
2004 In vitro response of the striped bass natural resistance-associated macrophage protein, Nramp, to LPS and Mycobacterium marinum exposure.  Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology C. 391-400.
2004 Isolation and characterization of mycobacteria from striped bass, Morone saxatilis, from the Chesapeake Bay.  Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 41-51.
2004 Lymphoglandular complexes are important colonic sites for IgA induction against Campylobacter jejuni in a swine disease model.  Comparative Medicine. 514-523.
2004 Ultrastructure of Mycobacterium marinum granuloma in striped bass (Morone saxatilis).  Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 121-132.
2003 Enhancement of disease and pathology by synergy of Trichuis suis and Campylobacter jejuni in the colon of immunologically naive swine.  American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 70-80.
2003 Experimental mycobacteriosis in striped bass (Morone saxatilis).  Diseases of Aquatic Organisms.
2003 Measurement of in vitro leucocyte mitogenesis in fish: ELISA based detection of the thymidine analogue 5’-bromo-2’-deoxyuridine.  Fish and Shellfish Immunology. 279-288.
2003 Trichuris suis and Campylobacter jejuni synergize in the colon of immunologically naïve swine to enhance disease and pathology.  American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygeine. 70-80.
1999 Western blot analysis for distinguishing vaccine and infection status with Borrelia burgdorferi (Lyme disease) in dogs.  Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation. 259-265.

Conference Papers

Year Title
2014 Big data challenges for estimating genome assembler quality.  653-660.

Grants

  • Histozoic Amoebic Infection In The Rio Grande Silvery Minnow, Hybognathus Amarus In New Mexico: Health Impacts, Pathology, Distribution And Identification  awarded by VA Institute of Marine Science 2016 - 2017
  • Scaffolding Disciplinary Writing across the Biology Undergraduate Curriculum  awarded by Old Dominion University 2016 - 2017
  • Biology and impacts of largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) leech infestations in Back Bay, USA  awarded by Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries 2015 - 2017
  • Mapping Virginia’s Hidden World: Bacteria in the Chesapeake Waterways  awarded by 4-VA 2016
  • Advanced phylogenomics of the human and animal pathogen Mycobacterium marinum  awarded by Jeffress Trust 2014 - 2015
  • Old Dominion Undergraduate Research Apprenticeship Grant  awarded by Old Dominion University 2014
  • Old Dominion Undergraduate Research Apprenticeship Grant  awarded by Old Dominion University 2013
  • Old Dominion Undergraduate Research Apprenticeship Grant  awarded by Old Dominion University 2012
  • Research For Undergraduates in Math and Science  awarded by ODU Honors College 2011 - 2012
  • A learning community for engineers and biologists at the bio-micro/nano interface  awarded by NSF, Course Curriculum and Laboratory Improvement Program (CCLI): Phase I 2010 - 2012
  • Physiological impacts of hypoxia on health and Mycobacterium-infected striped bass (Morone saxatilis)  awarded by NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office 2010 - 2012
  • MRI: Acquisition of a four-probe MultiView4000 AFM/NSOM/SPM system  awarded by National Science Foundation, Major Research Instrumentation 2009 - 2012
  • Robust, multifunctional, bio-compatible nanocapsules for intraoperative imaging and other biomedical applications  awarded by Multidisciplinary seed grant of the Office of Research of Old Dominion University 2011
  • Bermuda Fish Kill  awarded by Virginia Institute of Marine Science 2010
  • Finding animal reservoirs in Chesapeake Bay for the striped bass pathogens Mycobacterium pseudoshottsii and Mycobacterium shottsii  awarded by Coastal Conservation Association 2010
  • Modeling eco-epidemiology of chronic disease in wild finfish  awarded by ODU Office of Research Multidisciplinary Seed Funding Program 2010
  • Genetic variability and population structure of striped bass along the US eastern seaboard  awarded by Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant Program 2008 - 2010
  • Ecology of mycobacterial striped bass pathogens in water and sediments of the Rappahannock River, VA  awarded by Virginia Water Resources Research Center 2008 - 2009
  • Investigations of mycobacteriosis in Chesapeake Bay striped bass Morone saxatilis  awarded by Virginia Marine Resources Commission/Recreational Fishery Advisory Board 2006 - 2009
  • The role of mycobacteriosis in elevated natural mortality of Chesapeake Bay striped bass: Developing better models for stock assessment and management  awarded by NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office 2006 - 2009
  • Application of new molecular tools to identify sources of pathogenic Mycobacterium spp. in the environment  awarded by Virginia Sea Grant 2007 - 2008
  • The Elizabeth River monitoring program 2006-2007: Mummichog liver histopathology and sediment chemical contamination  awarded by Virginia Department of Environmental Quality 2006 - 2007
  • Field investigations of mycobacteriosis in striped bass of Chesapeake Bay  awarded by United States Geologic Survey Cooperative Research Agreement 02ERA G0071 2005 - 2006
  • Development of molecular tools for in situ hybridization studies of mycobacteriosis in the striped bass, Morone saxatilis  awarded by Virginia Marine Resources Commission/Recreational Fishery Advisory Board 2004 - 2005

    • Keywords

  • Biology : Molecular Biology
  • Microbiology : Aquatic Animal Health

    • Education And Training

    Full Name

  • David Gauthier