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Zhenkang Xu
Research Assitant Professor, Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Houston
Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
Contact Information:
University of Houston
Department of Biology and Biochemistry
421C Research Science Building II
Houston, Texas 77204
Phone: 713-743-2460
zkxu@bioinfo.uh.edu
Select Publications:
- Wells, D., Gutierrez, L., Xu Z. et al.
2005
A genetic map of Xenopus tropicalis.
Developmental Biology. 283: 611. (Abstracts of the Society for development biology 64th Annual Meeting). - Reville, C, Al-Beik, J., Meehan, D., Xu, Z. et al.
2005
White Spot Syndrome Virus (WSSV) in frozen shrimp sold at Massachusetts supermarkets.
Journal of Shellfish Research. 24: 285-290. - Xu, Z., Wyrzykowski, J., et.al.
2003
Genetic analyses for TSV (Taura Syndrome Virus)-susceptible and TSV-resistant pacific white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei using M1 microsatellite.
Journal of World Aquaculture Society. 34: 332-343. - Meehan, D., Xu, Z., et al.
2003
High frequency and large number of polymorphic microsatellites in cultured shrimp, Penaeus (Litopenaeus) vannamei [Crustacea:Decapoda].
Marine Biotechnology. 5: 311-330. - Xu, Z., J. Primavera, L. et al.
2001
Genetic diversity of wild and cultured black tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon) in Philippines using microsatelltes.
Aquaculture 199: 13-40. - Xu, Z., Dhar, A. K. et al.
1999
Identification of abundant and informative microsatellites from shrimp (Penaeus monodon) genome.
Animal Genetics. 30:150-156. - Xu, Z., Bowers, N. & Pratt, J.R.
1997
Variability in the morphological, ecological and toxicological responses of Colpoda inflata from five biogeographic realms.
European Journal of Protistology 33: 136-144. - Pratt, J.R., Mochan, D., & Xu, Z.
1997
Rapid toxicity estimation using soil ciliates: sensitivity and bioavailability.
Bulletin of Environmental Contamination Toxicology 58: 387-393. - Xu, Z.
1993
The infection of Moina macrocopa by a colonial peritrich, Epistylis daphniae, and its effects on the host.
Freshwater Biology 30: 181-186. - Xu, Z. & Burns, C. W.
1992
Boeckella spp. feeding on Anabaena flos-aquae: Assimilation rates and effect on trichome abundance.
Acta Hydrobiologica Sinica 16: 208-214. - Xu, Z.
1992
The abundance of epizoic ciliate, Epistylis daphniae related to their host Moina macrocopa in an urban stream.
Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 60: 197-200. - Xu, Z. & Burns, C. W.
1991
Effects of the epizoic ciliate, Epistylis daphniae, on growth, reproduction and mortality of Boeckella triarticulata (Thompson) (Colpoda: Calanoida).
Hydrobiologia 209(3):183-189. - Xu, Z. & Burns, C. W.
1991
Development, growth and survivorship of juvenile calanoids on diets of cyanobacteria and algae.
International Revue gesamten Hydrobiologie 76(1): 73-87. - Burns, C. W. & Xu, Z.
1990
Utilization of colonial cyanobacteria and algae by freshwater calanoid copepods: Survivorship and reproduction of adult Boeckella spp.
Archives Hydrobiology 117(3): 257-270. - Burns, C. W. & Xu, Z.
1990
Calanoid copepods feeding on algae and filamentous cyanobacteria: Rates of ingestion, defaecation and effects on trichome length.
Journal of Plankton Research. 12(1): 201-213.