Antoinette E. Marsh
Assistant Professor
  • MS, University of California-Davis
  • PhD, University of California-Davis

    • MarshAE@missouri.edu

    Research emphasis: Dr. Marsh's research focuses on protozoal parasites within the Sarcosystidae family (Sarcocytis, Neospora, and Toxoplasma) that causes encephalitis in horses, cattle, dogs, marine mammals and man. She utilizes molecular biology, host susceptibility, and immunology for identification and characterization of these parasites and their unique life stages. She is currently evaluation the phylogenetic relationship of these parasites using the ribosomal RNA gene subunits and developing parasite-specific DNA markers. Additionally, she is examining methods for diagnosis and treatment of these diseases caused by Sarcocystidae parasites by using animal models of infection and newly discovered anti-protozoal compounds.

    Teaching: Veterinary Parasitology and Biology 210

    Selected publications:

    Marsh, A.E., B.C. Barr, A.E. Packham, and P.A. Conrad. 1998 Description of a new Neospora species (Protozoa: Apicomplexa: Sarcocystidae). Journal of Parasitology, 84:983-991.

    Marsh, A.E., P.J. Johnson, J. Ramos-Vara, G.C. Johnson. 2001 Characterization of a Sarcocystis neurona isolate from a Missouri horse with Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis. Veterinary Parasitology, 95:143-154.

    Cheadle M.A., C.A. Yowell, D. Sellon, M. Hines, P.B. Ginn, A.E. Marsh, J.B. Dame, and E.C. Greiner. 2001 The striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis) is an intermediate host for Sarcocystis neurona, International Journal of Veterinary Parasitology, 31:843-849.

    Suedmeyer, W.K., A.J. Bermudez, B.C. Barr, and A.E. Marsh. 2001 Acute pulmonary Sarcocystis falcatula infection in three victoria crowned pigeons (Goura victoria) housed indoors. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, 32:252-256.

    Ellison, S.P., A.L. Omara-Opyene, C.A. Yowell, A.E. Marsh, and J.B. Dame. 2002 Molecular characterisation of a major 29kDa surface antigen of Sarcocystis neurona. International Journal of Parasitology, 32:217-225.

    Turay, H.O., A. Caldwell, B.C. Barr, K. Branson, M. Cockrell, and A.E. Marsh. 2002 Sarcocystis neurona reacting antibodies in Missouri domestic cats (Felis domesticus) and their role as intermediate hosts for sarcocystis infection, Parasitology Research, 88:38-43.

    Marsh, A.E., C. Hyun, B.C. Barr, R. Tindall and J. Lakritz. 2002 Characterization of monoclonal antibodies developed against Sarcocystis neurona. Parasitology Research, 88:501-506.

    Butcher, M., J. Lakritz, A. Halaney, K. Branson, G. Gupta, J. Kreeger, A.E. Marsh. 2002 Experimental inoculation of domestic cats (Felis domesticus) with Sarcocystis neurona or S. neurona-like merozoites. Veterinary Parasitology, 107:1-14.

    Dubey, J.P., B.C. Barr, J.R. Barta, I. Bjerkas, C. Bjorkman, B.L. Blagburn, D.D. Bowman, D. Buxton, J.T. Ellis, B. Gottstein, A. Hemphill, D.E. Hill, D.K. Howe, M.C. Jenkins, Y. Kobayashi, B. Koudela, A.E. Marsh, J.G. Mattsson, M.M. McAllister, D. Modry, Y. Omata, L.D. Sibley, C.A. Speer, A.J. Trees, A. Uggla, S.J. Upton, D.J.L. Williams, D.S. Lindsay. 2002 Redescription of Neospora caninum and its differentiation from related coccidian. International Journal of Parasitology, 32:929-946.

    Hyun, C., G.D. Gupta, A.E. Marsh. 2003 Sequence comparison of Sarcocystis neurona surface antigen from multiple isolates. Veterinary Parasitology, In press.