Crude oil impairs immune function and increases susceptibility to pathogenic bacteria in southern flounder

Keith M. Bayha; Natalie Ortell; Caitlin N. Ryan; Kimberly J. Griffitt; Michelle Krasnec; Johnny Sena; Thiruvarangan Ramaraj; Ryan Takeshita; Gregory D. Mayer; Faye Schilkey; Robert J. Griffitt

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0176559

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Crude oil impairs immune function and increases susceptibility to pathogenic bacteria in southern flounder

Keith M. Bayha,

Current address: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Invertebrate Zoology, Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC

Affiliation Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, School of Ocean Science and Technology, University of Southern Mississippi, Ocean Springs, Mississippi, United States of America
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Natalie Ortell,

Current address: Alabama School of Math and Science, Mobile, AL, United States of America

Affiliation Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, School of Ocean Science and Technology, University of Southern Mississippi, Ocean Springs, Mississippi, United States of America
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Caitlin N. Ryan,

Affiliation Department of Environmental Toxicology, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
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Kimberly J. Griffitt,

Affiliation Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, School of Ocean Science and Technology, University of Southern Mississippi, Ocean Springs, Mississippi, United States of America
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Michelle Krasnec,

Affiliation Abt Associates, Suite 201, Boulder, Colorado, United States of America
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Johnny Sena,

Affiliation National Center for Genome Resources, 2935 Rodeo Park Dr E, Santa Fe, NM, United States of America
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Thiruvarangan Ramaraj,

Affiliation National Center for Genome Resources, 2935 Rodeo Park Dr E, Santa Fe, NM, United States of America
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Ryan Takeshita,

Affiliation Abt Associates, Suite 201, Boulder, Colorado, United States of America
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Gregory D. Mayer,

Affiliation Department of Environmental Toxicology, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
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Faye Schilkey,

Affiliation National Center for Genome Resources, 2935 Rodeo Park Dr E, Santa Fe, NM, United States of America
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Robert J. Griffitt

* E-mail: joe.griffitt@usm.edu

Affiliation Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, School of Ocean Science and Technology, University of Southern Mississippi, Ocean Springs, Mississippi, United States of America
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Crude oil impairs immune function and increases susceptibility to pathogenic bacteria in southern flounder

Keith M. Bayha,
Natalie Ortell,
Caitlin N. Ryan,
Kimberly J. Griffitt,
Michelle Krasnec,
Johnny Sena,
Thiruvarangan Ramaraj,
Ryan Takeshita,
Gregory D. Mayer,
Faye Schilkey

Published: May 2, 2017
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0176559

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