Yu, Q., Roth, J.P., Hu, H., Estevez, C., Zsak, L. 2012. Generation of recombinant newcastle disease viruses, expressing the glycoprotein (G) of avian metapneumovirus, subtype A, or B, for use as bivalent vaccines. International Symposium on Avian Corona and Pneumoviruses and Complicating Pathogens. CDROM.
Yu, Q., Roth, J.P., Hu, H., Estevez, C., Zsak, L. 2012. Evaluation of a LaSota strain-based recombinant Newcastle disease virus (NDV) expressing the glycoprotein (G) of avian metapneumovirus (aMPV) subgroup A or B as a bivalent vaccine in turkeys [abstract]. Meeting Abstract. CDROM.
Spatz, S.J., Keeler, C.L., Kutish, G.F., Riblet, S.M., Volkening, J.D., Zsak, L., Afonso, C.L., Mundt, E.S., Rock, D.L., Garcia, M. 2012. Comparative full genome analysis of four infectious laryngotracheitis virus (gallid herpesvirus-1) virulent isolates from the United States. Virus Genes. 44:273-85.
Hu, H., Roth, J.P., Estevez, C., Liu, B., Zsak, L., Yu, Q. 2011. Generation and evaluation of a recombinant Newcastle disease virus expressing the glycoprotein (G) of avian metapneumovirus subgroup C as a bivalent vaccine in turkeys. Vaccine. 29(47):8624-33.
Zsak, L., Day, J.M., Oakley, B., Seal, B.S. 2011. The complete genome sequence and genetic analysis of phiCA82 a novel uncultured microphage from the turkey gastrointestinal system. Virology Journal. 8:331.
Spatz, S.J., Zsak, L. 2011. Development of a transfer plasmid for expression of foreign genes in meleagrid herpesvirus type 1. American Association of Avian Pathologists. 1(1):237.
Yu, Q., Estevez, C., Roth, J.P., Hu, H., Zsak, L. 2011. Deletion of the M2-2 gene from avian metapneumovirus subgroup C impairs virus replication and immunogenicity in turkeys. Virus Genes. 42:339-346.
Pantin Jackwood, M.J., Swayne, D.E., Spackman, E., Suarez, D.L., Afonso, C.L., Miller, P.J., Zsak, L., Day, J.M., Yu, Q. 2011. Update on poultry viral diseases research conducted at Southeast Poultry Research Laboratory [abstract]. Proceedings of the United States Animal Health Association 114th Annual Meeting, November 17, 2010, Minneapolis, MN. p. 526-527.
Spatz, S.J., Afonso, C.L., Zsak, L., Garcia, M., Mundt, E., Riblet, S., Keeler, C., Rock, D. 2010. Comparative nucleotide sequence analysis of three virulent strains of infectious laryngotracheitis virus. Workshop on Molecular Pathogenesis of Marek's Disease and Avian Immunology. 1(1): 59.
Day, J.M., Zsak, L. 2010. Ultra high-throughput nucleic acid sequencing as a tool for virus discovery in the turkey gut. Available: http:www.feedinfo.com.
Day, J.M., Zsak, L. 2010. Metagenomics and the poultry gut: using the next generation of nucleic acid sequencing to identify enteric viruses [abstract}. 2nd International Symposium on Animal Genomics for Animal Health, Paris, France. p.62.
Day, J.M., Zsak, L. 2010. Identification and initial characterization of a novel turkey-origin picobirnavirus using a metagenomic approach [abstract}. American Society for Microbiology General Meeting, San Diego, California.
Day, J.M., Zsak, L. 2010. Initial identification, detection, and analysis of novel RNA viruses in the turkey gut using a metagenomic approach. American Association of Avian Pathologists Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, August 1-4, 2010.
Day, J.M. and Zsak, L. 2010. Identification and characterization of RNA viruses in the turkey gut using metagenomics: an abundance of picornaviruses and other “small, round viruses” [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 59th Western Poultry Disease Conference, April 18-21, 2010, Vancouver, British Columbia. p. 20.
Yu, Q., Estevez, C., Song, M., Kapczynski, D.R., Zsak, L. 2010. Generation and biological assessment of recombinant avian metapneumovirus subgroup C (aMPV-C) viruses containing different length of the G gene. Virus Research. 147:182-188.
Day, J.M. and Zsak, L. 2009. Identification of RNA viruses in the turkey gut using metagenomics (abstract). International Poultry Scientific Forum, Southern Conference on Avian Disease. January 25-26, 2010, Atlanta, Georgia. CDROM.
Day, J.M., Zsak, L. 2009. Determination of the turkey gut RNA virus metagenome. World Veterinary Poultry Association Congress Proceedings, p. 203. November 8-12, 2009, Marrakesh, Morocco.
Zsak, L., Strother, K.O. 2009. Development of an Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay to Detect Chicken Parvovirus Specific Antibodies. Avian Diseases. 53:585-591.
Yu, Q., Estevez, C., Kapczynski, D.R., Zsak, L. 2009. Generation of recombinant avian metapneumovirus subgroup C (aMPV-C) viruses containing different length of the G gene. In: Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium on Avian Corona and Pneumoviruses and Complicating Pathogens, June 14-17, 2009, Rauischholzhausen, Germany. p. 315-325.
Yu, Q., Estevez, C., Kapczynski, D., Zsak, L. 2009. Biological assessment of recombinant avian metapneumovirus subgroup C (aMPV-C) viruses containing different length of the G gene in cultured cells and SPF turkeys (abstract). In: Proceedings of the 2009 Annual Meeting of American Association of Avian Pathologists, July 11-15, 2009, Seattle, Washington. p. 25.
Zsak, L., Day, J.M., Strother, K.O. 2009. Enteric disease in broiler chickens following experimental infection with chicken parvovirus [abstract]. American Association of Avian Pathologists. In proceedings of American Association of Avian Pathologists, Seattle, Washington, July 11-12, 2009. p. 40.
Day, J.M., Zsak, L., Barnes, J. 2009. Enteric virus status of turkey flocks over time: molecular diagnostic studies beginning on the day of placement [abtract].In: Proceedings of the 58th Western Poultry Disease Conference, March 23-25, 2009, Sacramento, California. p. 109.
Zsak, L., Strother, K.O., Day, J.M. 2009. Development of a polymerase chain reaction procedure for detection of chicken and turkey parvoviruses. Avian Diseases. 53:83-88.
Cohen, S., Rock, D., Chang, A., Feng, Y., Zsak, L., Piccone, M. 2008. Methods and compositions for identifying cellular genes exploited by viral pathogens. Invention Report.
Yu, Q., Estevez, C. N., King, D. J., Kapczynski, D. R., Zsak, L. 2008. Pathogenic assessment of recombinant avian metapneumovirus subgroup C viruses in SPF chickens and turkeys [abstract]. In: Abstracts of the 14th International Congress of Virology, Istanbul, Turkey. p. 318.
Yu, Q., Estevez, C. N., King, D. J., Kapczynski, D. R., Zsak, L. 2008. Generation of recombinant avian metapneumovirus subgroup C viruses for pathogenesis studies and vaccine development [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 27th Annual Meeting of American Society for Virology, Cornell, New York. p. 296.
Zsak, L., Strother, K.O., Kisary, J., and Day, M. J. 2008. Partial genome sequence analysis of parvoviruses associated with enteric disease in poultry [abstract]. XII Parvovirus Workshop, Cordoba, Spain, June 1-5, 2008.
Turpin, E.A., Stallknecht, D.E., Slemons, R.D., Zsak, L., Swayne, D.E. 2008. Evidence of avian metapneumovirus subtype C infection of wild birds in Georgia, South Carolina, Arkansas and Ohio, USA. Avian Pathology. 37(3):343-351.
Day, J. M., Spackman, E., Pantin-Jackwood, M. J., Zsak, L. 2008. Detection, isolation and characterization of turkey-origin rotaviruses present in commercial flocks in the United States. In: Proceedings of the 57th Western Poultry Disease Conference, April 9-12, 2008, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. p. 91-92.
Strother, K.O., Yu, Q., Kapczynski, D.R., Nagy, E., Zsak, L. 2008. Construction of a fowl adenovirus recombinant to express avian metapneumovirus glycoprotein [abstract]. American Association of Avian Pathologists Annual Convention, July 19-23, 2008, New Orleans, Louisiana. 2008 CDROM.
Pantin Jackwood, M.J., Suarez, D.L., Zsak, L., Spackman, E., Kapczynski, D.R., King, D.J., Afonso, C.L., Day, J.M., Spatz, S.J., Yu, Q., Swayne, D.E. 2007. Research update on exotic and emerging poultry diseases. In: Proceedings of the 111th Annual Meeting of the U. S. Animal Health Association, Reno, Nevada, October 22-23, 2007. p. 702-707. Available: http://www.usaha.org/meetings/2007/2007_USAHA_Proceedings.pdf.
Yu, Q., Estevez, C., King, D.J., Kapczynski, D.R., Zsak, L. 2007. Rescue of recombinant avian metapneumovirus subgroup C viruses from cloned DNAs for vaccine development and pathogenesis studies. In: Proceedings of 2007 Turkey Research Review and Avian Pneumovirus Symposium, September 26-27, 2007 Willmar, Minnesota. 2007 CDROM.
Zsak, L., Woolcock, P.R. 2007. Molecular virus screening to detect novel viruses from turkey flocks affected by Poult Enteritis Mortality Syndrome[abstract]. 15th Congress of the World Veterinary Poultry Association. Paper No. 1 (Sept 15, Session A).
Zsak, L., Chang, A.Y., Feng, Y., Mosseri, R., Lu, Q., Kowalski, P., Zsak, A., Burrage, T.G., Neilan, J.G., Kutish, G.F., Lu, Z., Laegreid, W.W., Rock, D.L., Cohen, S.N. 2006. Phenotype-Based identification of host genes required for propagation of African swine fever virus [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 87th Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases, December 3-5, 2006, Chicago, Illinois. p. 128.
Zsak, L., Pisano, M., Neilan, J.G. 2006. Genomic and biological variability of foot and mouth disease virus serotype A: Exploration of the 'quasispecies' nature of RNA viruses and characterization of A24 variants in naive and vaccinated cattle [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 87th Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases, December 3-5, 2006, Chicago, Illinois. p. 127.
Neilan, J.G., Kutish, G.F., Lu, Z., Burrage, T.G., Zsak, L., Rock, D.L. 2004. The african swine fever virus multi gene family 360 member, 3hl, forms homodimers [abstract]. International Conference on Poxviruses and Iridoviruses Proceedings. p. 160.
Burrage, T.G., Lu, Z., Neilan, J.G., Rock, D.L., Zsak, L. 2004. African swine fever virus multigene family 360 genes affect virus replication and generalization of infection in ornithodoros porcinus ticks. Journal of Virology. 78(5):2445-2453.
Zsak, L., Sur, J.H., Burrage, T.G., Neilan, J.G., Rock, D.L. 2003. African swine fever virus (asfv) multigene family (mgf) 360 and mgf 530 genes affect virulence, pathogenesis and immuno response in swine [abstract]. International Congress On Apoptosis. p. 618.