Ph.D., 1985. Fisheries, University of Washington. Fish health, microbiology, histopathology.
Elliott's major areas of research include studies to develop a better understanding of the epizootiology and pathogenic mechanisms of important fish pathogens, particularly bacterial diseases of salmonid fishes. Her research also emphasizes the development of more rapid and sensitive methods for detecting bacterial pathogens in fish and in the environment, and the development of improved methods for controlling the diseases caused by these pathogens. Elliott is a member of the Affiliate Faculty of the University of Washington School of Fisheries and a Certified Fish Pathologist.
Pascho, R.J., Elliott, D.G., and Chase, D.M. 2002. Comparison of traditional and molecular methods for detection of Renibacterium salmoninarum. Pages 157-209 In Cunningham, C.O. (editor). Molecular Diagnosis of Salmonid Diseases. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands.
Elliott, D.G., and Pascho, R.J.. 2001. Evidence that coded-wire-tagging procedures can enhance transmission of Renibacterium salmoninarum in chinook salmon. Journal of Aquatic Animal Health 13:181-193.
O'Farrell, C.L., Elliott, D.G., and Landolt, M.L. 2000. Mortality and kidney histopathology of chinook salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha exposed to virulent and attenuated Renibacterium salmoninarum strains. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 43:199-209.
Elliott, D.G. 2000. Microscopic functional anatomy: integumentary system. Pages 271-306 In Ostrander, G.K. (editor). The Laboratory Fish. Academic Press, London.
Elliott, D.G., and McKibben, C.L. 1997. Comparison of two fluorescent antibody techniques (FATs) for detection and quantification of Renibacterium salmoninarum in coelomic fluid os spawning chinook salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 30:37-43.
Elliott, D.G., Pascho, R.J., Jackson. L.M., Matthews, G.M., and Harmon, J.R. 1997. Renibacterium salmoninarum in spring-summer chinook salmon smolts at dams on the Columbia and Snake rivers. Journal of Aquatic Animal Health 9:114-126.
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