Gayle C. Johnson
Professor
DVM, University of California-Davis
MPVM, University of California-Davis
MS, University of California-Davis
PhD, Washington State University Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Pathologists
Research emphasis: Tracking the epidemiology and pathogenesis
of West Nile viral infection, by monitoring clinically infected horses and
other domestic animals. I also remain interested in study of neurological
disease, other infectious diseases and small ruminant lentiviruses.
Teaching: Pathology
Selected publications:
O'Brien DP, Barshop BA, Faunt KK, Johnson GC, Gibson KM, Shelton GD. Malonic aciduria in Maltese dogs: Normal methylmalonic acid concentrations and malonyl-CoA decarboxylase activity in fibroblasts. J Inher Metab Dis 22:883-890.
Sandra Buckweitz, Steve Kleiboeker, Katia Marioni, Jose Ramos-Vara, Audrey Rottinghaus, Brooke Schwabenton, Gayle Johnson. Serological, RT-PCR and Immunohistochemical Detection of West Nile Virus in a Clinically Affected Dog. Journal of Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Investigation15:324-329, 2003.
Steven B. Kleiboeker, Christina M. Loiacono, Audrey Rottinghaus, Howard L. Pue, and Gayle C. Johnson: Diagnosis of West Nile virus in horses, Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation, 16:2-10,2004.
Kleiboeker SB, Loiacono CM, Rottinghaus A, Pue HL, Johnson GC: Diagnosis of West Nile virus in horses, Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation, 16:2-10,2004,40%.
Keegan KG, Arafat S, Skubic M, Wilson DA, Kramer J, Messer NM, Johnson PJ, O’Brien DP, Johnson GC. Detection of spinal ataxia in horses using fuzzy clustering of body position uncertainty. Equine Veterinary Journal 36(8): 712-717, 2004