Dr. Alastair James Ayton McBeath
Publication List
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McBeath, A., Ho, Y.M., Aamelfot, M., Hall, M., Christiansen, D., Markussen, T., Falk, K.
and Matejusova, I. (2014). Low virulent infectious salmon anaemia virus (ISAV) replicates
and initiates the immune response earlier than a highly virulent virus in Atlantic salmon
gills. Veterinary Research (accepted)
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Aamelfot, M., Dale, O. B., McBeath, A., Falk, K. (2014). Host tropism of infectious salmon
anaemia virus (ISAV) in marine and freshwater fish species. Journal of Fish Diseases. (in
press)
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McBeath, A., Aamelfot, M., Christiansen, D., Matejusova, I., Markussen, T., Dale, O. B.,
Weli, S. and Falk, K. (2014). Immersion challenge with low and highly virulent infectious
salmon anaemia virus reveals different pathogenesis in Atlantic salmon. Journal of Fish
Diseases. (in press)
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Fourrier M., Lester K., Thoen E., Mikalsen A., Evensen Ø., Falk K., Collet B. and
McBeath, A., (2014). Deletions in the Highly Polymorphic Region (HPR) of Infectious
Salmon Anaemia Virus HPR0 haemagglutinin-esterase enhance viral fusion and influence
the interaction with the fusion protein. Journal of General Virology, 95(5): 1015-1024.
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Pert, C.C., Fryer, R.J., Cook, P., Kilburn, R., McBeath, S., McBeath, A., Matejusova, I.,
Urquhart, K., Weir, S.J., McCarthy, U., Collins, C., Amundrud, T. & Bricknell, I.R. (2014).
Using sentinel cages to estimate infestation pressure on salmonids from sea lice in Loch
Shieldaig, Scotland. Aquaculture Environment Interactions, 5: 49-59.
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Hall, M., R.J Smith, E.S Munro, I Matejusova, C.E.T Allan, A.G Murray, S.J Duguid,
N.K.G. Salama, A McBeath, I.S. Wallace, N. Bain, M. Marcos-Lopez, and R.S Raynard.
(2013). Epidemiology and Control of an Outbreak of Viral Haemorrhagic Septicaemia in
Wrasse Around Shetland Commencing 2012. Scottish Marine and Freshwater Science 4
(3):49.
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McBeath, A., Bain, N., Fourrier, M., Collet, B. and Snow, M. (2013). A strand specific realtime RT-PCR method for the targeted detection of the three species (vRNA, cRNA and
mRNA) of Infectious Salmon Anaemia Virus (ISAV) replicative RNA. Journal of Virological
Methods, Jan;187(1):65-71.
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McBeath, A., Fourrier ,M., Munro, E., Falk, K. and Snow, M. (2011). Presence of a full
length highly polymorphic region (HPR) in the ISAV haemagglutinin-esterase does not
affect the primary functions of receptor binding and esterase activity. Archives of Virology,
156(12): 2285-2289.
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Penston, M.J., McBeath, A.J.A. and Millar, C.P. (2011). Densities of planktonic
Lepeophtheirus salmonis before and after an Atlantic salmon farm relocation. Aquaculture
Environment Interactions. 1: 225-232.
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Campbell, S., McBeath, A., Secombes, C., Snow, M. and Collet, B. (2011). Interferon
response following infection with genetically similar isolates of viral haemorrhagic
septicaemia virus (VHSV) exhibiting contrasting virulence in rainbow trout. Fish and
Shellfish Immunology, 30 (1): 287-294.
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McBeath, A., Bain, N. and Snow, M. (2009). Surveillance for infectious salmon anaemia
virus HPR0 in marine Atlantic salmon farms across Scotland. Diseases of Aquatic
Organisms 87:3 161-169.
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Pan, M., McBeath, A., Hay, S., Pierce, G. J., & Cunningham, C. O. (2008). Real-time
PCR assay for detection and relative quantification of Liocarcinus depurator larvae from
plankton samples. Marine Biology 153 (5): 859-870.
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Matejusová, I., McKay, P., McBeath, A.J.A., Collet, B. & Snow, M. (2008). Development
of a sensitive and controlled real-time RT-PCR assay to screen for the presence of viral
haemorrhagic septicaemia virus (VHSV) in the marine salmonid aquaculture industry in
Scotland. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 80: 137-144.
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Collet, B., Bain, N., Prevost, S., Besinque, G., McBeath, A & Snow, M (2008). Isolation of
an Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) Signal transducer and activator of transcription STAT-1
gene: kinetics of expression upon ISAV or IPNV infection. Fish & ShelIfish Immunology
25: 861-867.
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Lockhart, K., McBeath, A.J.A., Collet, B., Snow, M. and Ellis, A.E. (2007). Expression of
Mx mRNA following infection with IPNV is greater in IPN-susceptible Atlantic salmon postsmolts than in IPN-resistant Atlantic salmon parr. Fish & Shellfish Immunology 22:151156.
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McBeath A.J.A., Snow M., Secombes C.J., Ellis A.E. and Collet B. (2007). Expression
kinetics of interferon and interferon-induced genes in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)
following infection with infectious pancreatic necrosis virus and infectious salmon anaemia
virus. Fish and Shellfish Immunology 22, 230-241.
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McBeath, A.J.A., Penston, M.J., Snow, M., Cook, P.F., Bricknell I.R. and Cunningham,
C.O. (2006). Development and application of real-time PCR for specific detection of
Lepeophtheirus salmonis and Caligus elongatus larvae in Scottish plankton samples,
Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 73:141-150.
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Snow, M., McKay, P., McBeath, A.J., Black, J., Doig, F., Kerr, R., Cunningham, C.O.,
Nylund, A. and Devold, M. (2006) Development, application and validation of a Taqman
real-time RT-PCR assay for the detection of infectious salmon anaemia virus (ISAV) in
Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). Dev Biol (Basel) 126, 133-45; discussion 325-6
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McBeath, A. J. A., Collet, B., Paley, R., Duraffour, S., Aspehaug, V., Biering, E.,
Secombes, C. J. and Snow, M. (2006) Identification of an interferon antagonist protein
encoded by segment 7 of Infectious Salmon Anaemia Virus. Virus Research 115, 176184.
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Matejusová, I., Gelnar, M., McBeath, A. J. A., Collins, C. M. & Cunningham, C. O. (2001).
Molecular markers for gyrodactylids (Gyrodactylidae: Monogenea) from five fish families
(Teleostei). International Journal for Parasitology 31(7), 738-745.
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McBeath, A. J. A., Burr, K. L-A. & Cunningham, C. O. (2000). Development and use of a
DNA probe for confirmation of cDNA from Infectious Salmon Anaemia virus (ISAV) in
PCR products. Bull. Eur. Assoc. Fish Pathol., 20(3) pp130 – 134.
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