Melissa A. Miller

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Melissa A. Miller, Melissa Miller, Melissa A Miller, Melissa Ann Miller
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117 papers · 5,183 citations · H-index 38

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Newly detected, virulent Toxoplasma gondii COUG strain causing fatal steatitis and toxoplasmosis in southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis)
202314 citationsauthor #1
Molecular and morphological confirmation of Profilicollis altmani as the cause of acanthocephalan peritonitis in California sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis)
20232 citationsauthor #4
Nasopulmonary mites (Acari: Halarachnidae) as potential vectors of bacterial pathogens, including Streptococcus phocae, in marine mammals
20226 citationsauthor #11
Divergent Serpentoviruses in Free-Ranging Invasive Pythons and Native Colubrids in Southern Florida, United States
202212 citationsauthor #3
Argentine Black and White Tegu (Salvator merianae) can survive the winter under semi-natural conditions well beyond their current invasive range
202122 citationsauthor #3
Anatomy of the sense of touch in sea otters: Cutaneous mechanoreceptors and structural features of glabrous skin
20217 citationsauthor #2
Genetics and pathology associated with Klebsiella pneumoniae and Klebsiella spp. isolates from North American Pacific coastal marine mammals.
202111 citationsauthor #2
Exposure to domoic acid is an ecological driver of cardiac disease in southern sea otters✰.
202125 citationsauthor #3
INVESTIGATING ASSOCIATIONS AMONG RELATEDNESS, GENETIC DIVERSITY, AND CAUSES OF MORTALITY IN SOUTHERN SEA OTTERS (ENHYDRA LUTRIS NEREIS)
20211 citationsauthor #2
Exploration of serum cardiac troponin I as a biomarker of cardiomyopathy in southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis).
20216 citationsauthor #2
Clinical Signs and Pathology Associated With Domoic Acid Toxicosis in Southern Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris nereis)
202113 citationsauthor #1
An integrated population model for southern sea otters
20216 citationsauthor #6
Nasopulmonary mites (Halarachnidae) of coastal Californian pinnipeds: Identity, prevalence, and molecular characterization
20218 citationsauthor #8
Demodectic mange in threatened southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis).
20211 citationsauthor #11
Helicobacter spp. in Necropsied Southern Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris nereis) Is Associated With Gastric Ulcers and Sensitive to Multiple Antibiotics
20204 citationsauthor #2
Emergence of a Zoonotic Pathogen in a Coastal Marine Sentinel: Capillaria hepatica (syn. Calodium hepaticum)-Associated Hepatitis in Southern Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris nereis)
202010 citationsauthor #1
Highly Competent Native Snake Hosts Extend the Range of An Introduced Parasite Beyond Its Invasive Burmese Python Host
202027 citationsauthor #1
Spatial epidemiological patterns suggest mechanisms of land-sea transmission for Sarcocystis neurona in a coastal marine mammal
202014 citationsauthor #3
Predators, Disease, and Environmental Change in the Nearshore Ecosystem: Mortality in Southern Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris nereis) From 1998–2012
202041 citationsauthor #1
Pathology and epidemiology of nasopulmonary acariasis (Halarachne sp.) in southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis)
20198 citationsauthor #2
Southern sea otter (Enhydra lutris nereis) population biology at Big Sur and Monterey, California --Investigating the consequences of resource abundance and anthropogenic stressors for sea otter recovery
201923 citationsauthor #7
Mycoplasma enhydrae sp. nov. isolated from southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis).
201910 citationsauthor #4
Patterns of head shape and scutellation in Drymarchon couperi (Squamata: Colubridae) reveal a single species.
20191 citationsauthor #6
Type X strains of Toxoplasma gondii are virulent for southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis) and present in felids from nearby watersheds
201947 citationsauthor #6
Host-specific phenotypic variation of a parasite co-introduced with invasive Burmese pythons
201910 citationsauthor #2
12. Effective and Purposeful Monitoring of Species Reintroductions
20196 citationsauthor #3
Molecular characterization and prevalence of Halarachne halichoeri in threatened southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis)
201811 citationsauthor #4
Nutrient assimilation in Green Frog tadpoles (Rana clamitans).
20180 citationsauthor #1
Measures of effective population size in sea otters reveal special considerations for wide‐ranging species
201818 citationsauthor #7
Microhabitat Use and Food Selection by Tadpoles of the Wood Frog (Ranasylvatica)
20180 citationsauthor #1
Defining the risk landscape in the context of pathogen pollution: Toxoplasma gondii in sea otters along the Pacific Rim
201826 citationsauthor #3
Detection of cyanotoxins (microcystins/nodularins) in livers from estuarine and coastal bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) from Northeast Florida.
201834 citationsauthor #3
Mustelids
20188 citationsauthor #3
Daily relative dog abundance, fecal density, and loading rates on intensively and minimally managed dog-friendly beaches in central California.
201711 citationsauthor #2
ENDEMIC INFECTION OF STRANDED SOUTHERN SEA OTTERS (ENHYDRA LUTRIS NEREIS) WITH NOVEL PARVOVIRUS, POLYOMAVIRUS, AND ADENOVIRUS
201724 citationsauthor #3
Novel urease-negative Helicobacter sp. 'H. enhydrae sp. nov.' isolated from inflamed gastric tissue of southern sea otters.
201718 citationsauthor #4
Management of Strongyloides Hyperinfection Syndrome
20170 citationsauthor #3
ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF MARINE BRUCELLA FROM A SOUTHERN SEA OTTER (ENHYDRA LUTRIS NEREIS), CALIFORNIA, USA
201711 citationsauthor #1
Serologic Detection of Subtype-specific Antibodies to Influenza A Viruses in Southern Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris nereis)
201713 citationsauthor #2
Parasite spillover: indirect effects of invasive Burmese pythons
201766 citationsauthor #1
First Report of an Adult Tapeworm (Cestoda: Diphyllobothriidea) in a Southern Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris nereis)
20172 citationsauthor #2
Sentinel Animals in a One Health Approach to Harmful Cyanobacterial and Algal Blooms
201633 citationsauthor #2
Characterization of the putatively introduced red alga Acrochaetium secundatum (Acrochaetiales, Rhodophyta) growing epizoically on the pelage of southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis)
20165 citationsauthor #4
PREVALENCE, PATHOLOGY, AND RISK FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH STREPTOCOCCUS PHOCAE INFECTION IN SOUTHERN SEA OTTERS (ENHYDRA LUTRIS NEREIS), 2004–10
201621 citationsauthor #10
COCCIDIAL INFECTION OF THE ADRENAL GLANDS OF LEATHERBACK SEA TURTLES (DERMOCHELYS CORIACEA)
201611 citationsauthor #6
ORAL PAPILLOMATOSIS CAUSED BY ENHYDRA LUTRIS PAPILLOMAVIRUS 1 (ElPV-1) IN SOUTHERN SEA OTTERS (ENHYDRA LUTRIS NEREIS) IN CALIFORNIA, USA
201513 citationsauthor #2
Dual congenital transmission of Toxoplasma gondii and Sarcocystis neurona in a late-term aborted pup from a chronically infected southern sea otter (Enhydra lutris nereis)
201521 citationsauthor #2
Pathogenesis of Streptococcus infantarius subspecies coli Isolated from Sea Otters with Infective Endocarditis.
201510 citationsauthor #3
COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS AND OTHER SYSTEMIC MYCOSES OF MARINE MAMMALS STRANDING ALONG THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA, USA COAST: 1998–2012
201540 citationsauthor #12
Estimating environmental conditions affecting protozoal pathogen removal in surface water wetland systems using a multi-scale, model-based approach.
201413 citationsauthor #5
Using Molecular Epidemiology to Track Toxoplasma gondii from Terrestrial Carnivores to Marine Hosts: Implications for Public Health and Conservation
201456 citationsauthor #2
Bartonella spp. Exposure in Northern and Southern Sea Otters in Alaska and California
20148 citationsauthor #5
The presence of benzimidazole resistance mutations in Haemonchus placei from US cattle.
201454 citationsauthor #2
Cutaneous Water Loss and Epidermal Lipids in Two Sympatric and Congeneric Pitvipers
20149 citationsauthor #1
Novel Bartonella infection in northern and southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris kenyoni and Enhydra lutris nereis).
201423 citationsauthor #9
Pelodera strongyloides infection in Pacific harbor seals (Phoca vitulina richardii) from California.
20135 citationsauthor #2
Treatment of Cyanobacterial (Microcystin) Toxicosis Using Oral Cholestyramine: Case Report of a Dog from Montana
201335 citationsauthor #6
PELODERA STRONGYLOIDES INFECTION IN PACIFIC HARBOR SEALS (PHOCA VITULINA RICHARDII) FROM CALIFORNIA
20130 citationsauthor #2
Canine Cyanotoxin Poisonings in the United States (1920s–2012): Review of Suspected and Confirmed Cases from Three Data Sources
2013137 citationsauthor #3
Toxoplasma gondii, Source to Sea: Higher Contribution of Domestic Felids to Terrestrial Parasite Loading Despite Lower Infection Prevalence
201365 citationsauthor #3
Hydrologic and Vegetative Removal of Cryptosporidium parvum, Giardia lamblia, and Toxoplasma gondii Surrogate Microspheres in Coastal Wetlands
201326 citationsauthor #5
Respiratory system infections
20122 citationsauthor #1
Prevalence, Environmental Loading, and Molecular Characterization of Cryptosporidium and Giardia Isolates from Domestic and Wild Animals along the Central California Coast
201264 citationsauthor #2
Domestic and Wild Animals along the Cryptosporidium and Giardia Isolates from Molecular Characterization of Prevalence, Environmental Loading, and
20120 citationsauthor #5
EPIDEMIOLOGY AND POTENTIAL LAND-SEA TRANSFER OF ENTERIC BACTERIA FROM TERRESTRIAL TO MARINE SPECIES IN THE MONTEREY BAY REGION OF CALIFORNIA
201228 citationsauthor #2
Longitudinal Poisson Regression To Evaluate the Epidemiology of Cryptosporidium, Giardia, and Fecal Indicator Bacteria in Coastal California Wetlands
201228 citationsauthor #6
When Marine Ecosystems Fall Ill: Harmful Algal Blooms and Marine Biotoxins
20122 citationsauthor #1
Genotypic Characterization of Streptococcus infantarius subsp. coli Isolates from Sea Otters with Infective Endocarditis and/or Septicemia and from Environmental Mussel Samples
201215 citationsauthor #10
Severe mammal declines coincide with proliferation of invasive Burmese pythons in Everglades National Park
2012342 citationsauthor #6
MORTALITY OF HUHU ( PRIONOPLUS RETICULARIS ) SUBJECTED TO HEAT AND CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE TREATMENTS
20111 citationsauthor #4
ANTIMICROBIAL SUSCEPTIBILITY OF BACTERIAL ISOLATES FROM SEA OTTERS (ENHYDRA LUTRIS)
201122 citationsauthor #2
Vitamin A Deficiency and Hepatic Retinol Levels in Sea Otters, Enhydra lutris
20118 citationsauthor #5
Extending the Use of Solid Phase Adsorption Toxin Tracking to the Land-Sea Interface
20110 citationsauthor #2
Molecular characterization of Sarcocystis neurona strains from opossums (Didelphis virginiana) and intermediate hosts from Central California.
201028 citationsauthor #2
A protozoal-associated epizootic impacting marine wildlife: mass-mortality of southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis) due to Sarcocystis neurona infection.
201069 citationsauthor #1
Lesions and behavior associated with forced copulation of juvenile Pacific harbor seals (Phoca vitulina richardsi) by southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis)
201014 citationsauthor #7
Seabird Bycatch in Alaska Demersal Longline Fishery Trials: a Demographic Summary
201011 citationsauthor #5
Self-Mating in the Definitive Host Potentiates Clonal Outbreaks of the Apicomplexan Parasites Sarcocystis neurona and Toxoplasma gondii
201091 citationsauthor #2
Presence of Bacteroidales as a Predictor of Pathogens in Surface Waters of the Central California Coast
201096 citationsauthor #4
Prevalence and risk factors associated with Sarcocystis neurona infections in opossums (Didelphis virginiana) from central California.
200929 citationsauthor #3
Characterization of beta-hemolytic streptococci isolated from southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis) stranded along the California coast.
200924 citationsauthor #3
Prey choice and habitat use drive sea otter pathogen exposure in a resource-limited coastal system
2009148 citationsauthor #6
Mass Stranding of Marine Birds Caused by a Surfactant-Producing Red Tide
2009178 citationsauthor #2
Enteric bacterial pathogen detection in southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis) is associated with coastal urbanization and freshwater runoff
2009100 citationsauthor #1
Evaluation of Cruzia americana, Turgida turgida, and Didelphostrongylus hayesi Infection in the Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana) and Risk Factors Along the California Coast
200818 citationsauthor #5
Transplacental toxoplasmosis in a wild southern sea otter (Enhydra lutris nereis).
200842 citationsauthor #1
Chapter 40 – Tissue Cyst-Forming Coccidia of Marine Mammals
200822 citationsauthor #1
Strongyloides hyperinfection: a treatment dilemma.
200821 citationsauthor #1
Running, swimming and diving modifies neuroprotecting globins in the mammalian brain
200855 citationsauthor #3
Risk Factors for Infection with Pathogenic and Antimicrobial-Resistant Fecal Bacteria in Northern Elephant Seals in California
200836 citationsauthor #4
Evidence of Experimental Postcyclic Transmission of Bothriocephalus acheilognathi in
20070 citationsauthor #1
Detection of Toxoplasma gondii-like oocysts in cat feces and estimates of the environmental oocyst burden.
2007166 citationsauthor #2
CHEMICAL INACTIVATION OF TOXOPLASMA GONDII OOCYSTS IN WATER
200795 citationsauthor #2
Physical Inactivation of Toxoplasma gondii Oocysts in Water
200759 citationsauthor #3
Salmonella spp., Vibrio spp., Clostridium perfringens, and Plesiomonas shigelloides in Marine and Freshwater Invertebrates from Coastal California Ecosystems
200668 citationsauthor #2
Evaluation of methods for improved detection of Cryptosporidium spp. in mussels (Mytilus californianus).
200653 citationsauthor #5
Babesia conradae, sp. Nov., a small canine Babesia identified in California.
2006160 citationsauthor #3
Outdoor fecal deposition by free-roaming cats and attitudes of cat owners and nonowners toward stray pets, wildlife, and water pollution.
2006108 citationsauthor #4
Evaluation of cardiac lesions and risk factors associated with myocarditis and dilated cardiomyopathy in southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis).
200579 citationsauthor #2
Clams (Corbicula fluminea) as bioindicators of fecal contamination with Cryptosporidium and Giardia spp. in freshwater ecosystems in California.
200573 citationsauthor #4

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2007 320 citations

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2012 481 citations

2013 268 citations

2014 163 citations

2015 84 citations

2016 70 citations

2017 145 citations

2018 97 citations

2019 105 citations

2020 96 citations

2021 100 citations

2022 18 citations

2023 16 citations

Melissa A. Miller

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