Christina L Swaggerty
(Christi)
Food and Feed Safety Research
Research Microbiologist
Phone: (979) 260-9397
Fax: (979) 260-9332
2881 F&B ROAD
COLLEGE STATION, TX, 77845
Kogut, M.H., Chiang, H., Swaggerty, C.L., Pevzner, I.Y., Zhou, H. 2012. Gene expression analysis of toll-like receptor pathways in heterophils from genetic chicken lines that differ in their susceptibility to Salmonella enteritidis. Frontiers in Genetics. 3:1-10.
Kogut, M.H., Swaggerty, C.L. 2011. The effects of pre- and probiotics on the host immune response. In: Callaway, T.R., Ricke, S.C., editors. Direct Fed Microbials/Prebiotics for Animals: Science and Mechanisms of Action. New York, NY: Springer Verlag Publishing. p. 61-72.
Swaggerty, C.L., He, L.H., Genovese, K.J., Pevzner, I.Y., Kogut, M.H. 2011. Protein tyrosine kinase and mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling pathways contribute to differences in heterophil-mediated innate immune responsiveness between two lines of broilers. Avian Pathology. 40:289-297.
Li, X., Swaggerty, C.L., Kogut, M.H., Chiang, H., Wang, Y., Genovese, K.J., He, H., Zhou, H. 2010. Gene expression profiling of the local cecal response of genetic chicken lines that differ in their susceptibility to Campylobacter jejuni colonization. PLoS One. 5:e11827.
McReynolds, J.L., Genovese, K.J., He, H., Swaggerty, C.L., Byrd II, J.A., Ricke, S.C., Nisbet, D.J., Kogut, M.H. 2009. Alfalfa as a nutritive modulator in maintaining the innate immune response during the molting process. Journal of Applied Poultry Research. 18:410-417.
Swaggerty, C.L., Street, M.R., Kogut, M.H. 2009. Differential AP-1 and NF-kB expression in polymorphonuclear cells from a non-mammalian species following TLR4-mediated stimulation [abstract]. Keystone Symposia: Pattern Recognition Molecules and Immune Senors of Pathogens, March 29-April 3, 2009, Banff, Alberta. p. 127.
Li, X., Swaggerty, C.L., Kogut, M.H., Chiang, H., Ying, W., Genovese, K.J., He, H., Pevzner, I., Zhou, H. 2009. Genome-wide gene expression profiling of chicken spleen responding to Campylobacter jejuni infection in broilers [abstract]. Plant & Animal Genome XVII Conference, January 10-14, 2009, San Diego, California. p. 511.
Li, X., Swaggerty, C.L., Kogut, M.H., Chiang, H., Ying, W., Genovese, K.J., He, H., Kirita, V.J., Pevzner, I., Zhou, H. 2009. Gene expression profiling of innate immune response to Campylobacter jejuni infection in the bursa of broilers [abstract]. Plant & Animal Genome XVII Conference, January 10-14, 2009, San Diego, California. p. 509.
Kaiser, P., Howell, J., Fife, M., Sadeyen, J.R., Salmon, N., Rothwell, L., Young, J., Burt, D., Swaggerty, C.L., Kogut, M.H. 2008. Towards the selection of chickens resistant to Salmonella and Campylobacter infections. Bulletin and Transactions of the Royal Academy of Medicine of Belgium. 164:17-25.
He, H., Genovese, K.J., Swaggerty, C.L., Nisbet, D.J., Kogut, M.H. 2008. Differential induction of nitric oxide, degranulation, and oxidative burst activities in response to microbial agonist stimulation in monocytes and heterophils from young commercial turkeys. Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology. 123(3-4):177-185.
Swaggerty, C.L., Chiang, H.I., Zhou, H., Li, X., Pevzner, I.Y., Kogut, M.H. 2007. Gene expression profiling of heterophils from Salmonella-resistant and-susceptible chickens using a 44K agilent microarray [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the Society for Leukocyte Biology, October 11-13, 2007, Cambridge, Massachusetts. p. 20.
Genovese, K.J., He, H., McReynolds, J.L., Swaggerty, C.L., Nisbet, D.J., Kogut, M.H. 2007. Salmonella induces SRC protein tyrosine kinase, c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK), and NF-kappaBp65 signaling pathways in commercial and wild-type turkey leukocytes [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the Society for Leukocyte Biology, October 11-13, 2007, Cambridge, Massachusetts. p. 58.
Swaggerty, C.L., Pevzner, I.Y., Kogut, M.H. 2007. Differential JAK response in polymorphonuclear cells from a non-mammalian species following exposure to Salmonella enteritidis [abstract]. In: Proceedings of Keystone Symposia on Molecular and Cellular Biology - Jaks, Stats and Immunity, January 5-10, 2007, Steamboat Springs, Colorado. p. 66.
Swaggerty, C.L., He, H., Genovese, K.J., Kaiser, P., Pevzner, I.Y., Kogut, M.H. 2006. The feathering gene is linked to degranulation and oxidative burst not cytokine/chemokine mRNA expression levels or Salmonella enteritidis organ invasion in broilers. Avian Pathology. 35:465-470.
He, H., Genovese, K.J., Swaggerty, C.L., Kogut, M.H. 2006. Prophylactic application of immune stimulatory CpG-ODN reduces Salmonella enterica subsp. Arizonae organ colonization and mortality in young turkeys [abstract]. American Society for Microbiology. p. 67.
Genovese, K.J., He, H., Swaggerty, C.L., Kogut, M.H. 2006. Differential heterophil intracellular signaling and functions in wild-type and commercial turkeys [abstract]. In: Proceedings of 09th Avian Immunology Research Group Meeting, October 21-24, 2006, Paris, France. p. 51.
Swaggerty, C.L., He, H., Genovese, K.J., Kaiser, P., Pevzner, I.Y., Kogut, M.H. 2006. The feathering gene is linked to degranulation and oxidative burst not cytokine/chemokine expression or Salmonella enteritidis organ invasion in broilers [abstract]. In: Proceedings of 09th Avian Immunology Research Group Meeting, October 21-24, 2006, Paris, France. p. 58.
Genovese, K.J., He, H., Lowry, V.K., Swaggerty, C.L., Nisbet, D.J., Kogut, M.H. 2006. Cell signaling and host innate immune defenses in wild-type and commercial turkeys [abstract]. 10th International Congress of Developmental and Comparative Immunology. p. 110.
Swaggerty, C.L., He, H., Genovese, K.J., Kaiser, P., Pevzner, I.Y., Kogut, M.H. 2006. The feathering gene influences degranulation and oxidative burst but not cytokine/chemokine mRNA expression or Salmonella enteritidis organ invasion in broilers [abstract]. In: Proceedings of 10th International Congress of Developmental and Comparative Immunology, July 1-6, 2006, Charleston, South Carolina. p. 236.
Genovese, K.J., He, H., Lowry, V.K., Swaggerty, C.L., Kogut, M.H. 2006. Comparison of heterophil functions of modern commercial and wild-type Rio Grande turkeys. Avian Pathology. 35:217-223.
Swaggerty, C.L., Kogut, M.H., Pevzner, I.Y., Kaiser, P. 2005. Differential cytokine mRNA expression by heterophils isolated from chickens that vary in susceptibility to diverse pathogens [abstract]. Chicken Genomics and Development. p. 44.
Swaggerty, C.L., Lowry, V.K., Ferro, P.J., Pevzner, I.Y., Kogut, M.H. 2005. Disparity in susceptibility to vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus organ invasion in commercial broiler chickens that differ in innate immune responsiveness. Food and Agricultural Immunology. 16:1-15.
Swaggerty, C.L., Ferro, P.J., Pevzner, I.Y., Kogut, M.H. 2005. Heterophils are associated with resistance to systemic Salmonella enteritidis infections in genetically distinct chicken lines. FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology. 43:149-154.
Lowry, V.K., Farnell, M.B., Ferro, P.J., Swaggerty, C.L., Bahl, A., Kogut, M.H. 2005. Purified beta-glucan as an abiotic feed additive up-regulates the innate immune response in immature chickens against Salmonella enterica serovar enteritidis. International Journal of Food Microbiology. 98:309-318.
Swaggerty, C.L., Kogut, M.H., Ferro, P., Rothwell, L., Pevzner, I.Y., Kaiser, P. 2004. Differential cytokine mRNA expression by heterophils isolated from chickens that vary in their susceptibility to diverse pathogens [abstract]. 8th Avian Immunology Research Group Meeting. p. 22.
Swaggerty, C.L., Pevzner, I.Y., Ferro, P.J., Crippen, T.L., Kogut, M.H. 2003. Association between in vitro heterophil function and the feathering gene in commercial broiler chickens. Avian Pathology. 32:483-488.