Post Doctoral Research Fellow
Institute of Aquaculture Pathfoot Building, University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA
Rowena has worked in Fish Immunology since 1996. Upon finishing her PhD in early 2001 she moved to Scotland and worked as a technician in the Aquatic Vaccine Unit, Institute of Aquaculture until leaving to have a family in 2003. In 2008 she returned to work as a technician at Landcatch Natural Selection, a company which provides selective breeding programs for aquaculture. In 2010 she was awarded a Daphne Jackson Fellowship which enabled her to return to the Vaccine Unit at the Institute of Aquaculture as a Research Fellow. She has since been employed on a Medical Research Council grant developing methodologies to enable the 3 R’s and on an EU project (TargetFish) which aimed to develop new vaccines for European aquaculture species. As part of this project she developed a vaccine for Rainbow Trout Fry Syndrome caused by Flavobacterium psychrophilum. She is also involved in developing a vaccine for Francisellosis in Tilapia using proteomic methods and recently received a SAIC grant, in conjunction with AquaGen, to work on resistance to F. psychrophilum in Atlantic salmon.
Vaccine development, Proteomics, adjuvants, diagnostics, Luminex technology, cytokines, innate immunity, host-pathogen interactions
Efficacy testing of immersion and oral vaccines for Aeromonas hydrophila in Tilapia an Vietnamese catfish
PI: Dr Andrew Desbois
Funded by: International Veterinary Vaccinology Network
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Improving Disease Resistance in Atlantic salmon and Rainbow trout to Flavobacterium psychrophilum, the causative agent of Rainbow Trout Fry Syndrome (RTFS).
PI: Dr Rowena Hoare
Funded by: Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre
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Bartie KL, Ngô TPH, Bekaert M, Hoang Oanh DT, Hoare R, Adams A & Desbois AP (2023) Aeromonas hydrophila ST251 and Aeromonas dhakensis are major emerging pathogens of striped catfish in Vietnam. Frontiers in Microbiology, 13, Art. No.: 1067235. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.1067235
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Wang J, Pang H, Yin L, Zeng F, Wang N, Hoare R, Monaghan SJ, Li W & Jian J (2022) A Comprehensive Analysis of the Lysine Acetylome in the Aquatic Animals Pathogenic Bacterium Vibrio mimicus. Frontiers in Microbiology, 13, Art. No.: 816968. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.816968
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Chen X, He Z, Zhao J, Liao M, Xue Y, Zhou J, Hoare R, Monaghan SJ, Wang N, Pang H & Sun C (2022) Metagenomic Analysis of Bacterial Communities and Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Penaeus monodon Biofloc-Based Aquaculture Environments. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8, Art. No.: 762345. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.762345
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Macchia V, Inami M, Ramstad A, Grammes F, Reeve A, Moen T, Torgersen JS, Adams A, Desbois AP & Hoare R (2022) Immersion challenge model for Flavobacterium psychrophilum infection of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) fry. Journal of Fish Diseases, 45 (11), pp. 1781-1788. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfd.13699
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Hoare R, Shahin K, McLean K, Adams A & Thompson KD (2022) Skin mucus proteins of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in response to mucosal vaccination and challenge with Flavobacterium psychrophilum. Journal of Fish Diseases, 45 (3), pp. 491-495. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfd.13562
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Ali F, Cai Q, Hu J, Zhang L, Hoare R, Monaghan SJ & Pang H (2022) In silico analysis of AhyI protein and AI-1 inhibition using N-cis-octadec-9z-enoyl-l-homoserine lactone inhibitor in Aeromonas hydrophila. Microbial Pathogenesis, 162, Art. No.: 105356. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micpath.2021.105356
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Pang H, Chang Y, Zheng H, Tan H, Zhou S, Zeng F, Hoare R, Monaghan SJ, Wang N & Ding Y (2022) A live attenuated strain of HY9901ΔvscB provides protection against Vibrio alginolyticus in pearl gentian grouper (♀Epinephelus fuscoguttatus × ♂Epinephelus lanceolatu). Aquaculture, 546, Art. No.: 737353. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2021.737353
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Hoare R, Leigh W, Limakom T, Wongwaradechkul R, Metselaar M, Shinn AP, Ngo TPH, Thompson KD & Adams A (2021) Oral vaccination of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) against francisellosis elevates specific antibody titres in serum and mucus. Fish and Shellfish Immunology, 113, pp. 86-88. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsi.2021.03.019
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Zeng F, Pang H, Chen Y, Zheng H, Li W, Ramanathan S, Hoare R, Monaghan SJ, Lin X & Jian J (2021) First Succinylome Profiling of Vibrio alginolyticus Reveals Key Role of Lysine Succinylation in Cellular Metabolism and Virulence. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 10, Art. No.: 626574. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2020.626574
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Zhou S, Tu X, Pang H, Hoare R, Monaghan SJ, Luo J & Jian J (2020) A T3SS Regulator Mutant of Vibrio alginolyticus Affects Antibiotic Susceptibilities and Provides Significant Protection to Danio rerio as a Live Attenuated Vaccine. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 10, Art. No.: 183. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2020.00183
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Acetylome profiling of Vibrio alginolyticus reveals its role in bacterial virulence
Pang H, Li W, Zhang W, Zhou S, Hoare R, Monaghan SJ, Jian J & Lin X (2020) Acetylome profiling of Vibrio alginolyticus reveals its role in bacterial virulence. Journal of Proteomics, 211, Art. No.: 103543. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jprot.2019.103543
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Pang H, Wang G, Zhou S, Wang J, Zhao J, Hoare R, Monaghan SJ, Wang Z & Sun C (2019) Survival and immune response of white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei following single and concurrent infections with WSSV and Vibrio parahaemolyticus. Fish and Shellfish Immunology, 92, pp. 712-718. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsi.2019.06.039
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Shahin K, Shinn AP, Metselaar M, Ramirez-Paredes JG, Monaghan SJ, Thompson KD, Hoare R & Adams A (2019) Efficacy of an inactivated whole-cell injection vaccine for nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (L), against multiple isolates of Francisella noatunensis subsp. orientalis from diverse geographical regions. Fish and Shellfish Immunology, 89, pp. 217-227. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsi.2019.03.071
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Hoare R, Jung S, Ngo TPH, Bartie KL, Thompson KD & Adams A (2019) Efficacy of a polyvalent injectable vaccine against Flavobacterium psychrophilum administered to rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss L.). Journal of Fish Diseases, 42 (2), pp. 229-236. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfd.12919
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Hoare R, Jung S, Ngo TPH, Bartie K, Baily J, Thompson KD & Adams A (2019) Efficacy and safety of a non-mineral oil adjuvanted injectable vaccine for the protection of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) against Flavobacterium psychrophilum. Fish and Shellfish Immunology, 85, pp. 44-51. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsi.2017.10.005
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Characterization of the outer membrane proteome of Francisella noatunensis subsp. orientalis
Shahin K, Thompson KD, Inglis NF, McLean K, Ramirez-Paredes JG, Monaghan SJ, Hoare R, Fontaine M, Metselaar M & Adams A (2018) Characterization of the outer membrane proteome of Francisella noatunensis subsp. orientalis. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 125 (3), pp. 686-699. https://doi.org/10.1111/jam.13918
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Pang H, Qiu M, Zhao J, Hoare R, Monaghan S, Song D, Chang Y & Jian J (2018) Construction of a Vibrio alginolyticus hopPmaJ (hop) mutant and evaluation of its potential as a live attenuated vaccine in orange-spotted grouper (Epinephelus coioides). Fish and Shellfish Immunology, 76, pp. 93-100. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsi.2018.02.012
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Antimicrobial susceptibility of Flavobacterium psychrophilum isolates from the United Kingdom
Ngo TPH, Smith P, Bartie K, Thompson KD, Verner-Jeffreys DW, Hoare R & Adams A (2018) Antimicrobial susceptibility of Flavobacterium psychrophilum isolates from the United Kingdom. Journal of Fish Diseases, 41 (2), pp. 309-320. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfd.12730
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Hoare R, Ngo TPH, Bartie K & Adams A (2017) Efficacy of a polyvalent immersion vaccine against Flavobacterium psychrophilum and evaluation of immune response to vaccination in rainbow trout fry (Onchorynchus mykiss L.). Veterinary Research, 48 (1), Art. No.: 43. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13567-017-0448-z
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Verner-Jeffreys DW, Brazier T, Perez RY, Ryder D, Card RM, Welch TJ, Hoare R, Ngo TPH, McLaren N, Ellis R, Bartie K, Feist SW, Rowe WMP, Adams A & Thompson KD (2017) Detection of the florfenicol resistance gene floR in Chryseobacterium isolates from rainbow trout. Exception to the general rule?. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 93 (4), Art. No.: fix015. https://doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fix015
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Ngo TPH, Bartie K, Thompson KD, Verner-Jeffreys DW, Hoare R & Adams A (2017) Genetic and serological diversity of Flavobacterium psychrophilum isolates from salmonids in United Kingdom. Veterinary Microbiology, 201, pp. 216-224. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetmic.2017.01.032
Conference Abstract
Hoare R, Jung S, Ngo TPH, Bartie K & Adams A (2016) Protection of rainbow trout (Onchorynchus mykiss L.) against Flavobacterium psychrophilum by immersion and injection vaccination using a novel polyvalent vaccine. Langston A (Editor) & Bowden T (Editor) 2nd International Conference on Fish and Shellfish Immunology, Portland, Maine, USA, 26/06/2016 - 30/06/2016. Fish and Shellfish Immunology, 53 (Special Issue: ISFSI 2016), p. 66. http://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1117&context=isfsi; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsi.2016.03.067
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Hoare R, Thompson KD, Herath T, Collet B, Bron J & Adams A (2016) Development, Characterisation and Application of Monoclonal Antibodies for the Detection and Quantification of Infectious Salmon Anaemia Virus in Plasma Samples Using Luminex Bead Array Technology. PLoS ONE, 11 (7), Art. No.: e0159155. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0159155
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Pang H, Chen L, Hoare R, Huang Y, Wu Z & Jian J (2016) Identification of DLD, by immunoproteomic analysis and evaluation as a potential vaccine antigen against three Vibrio species in Epinephelus coioides. Vaccine, 34 (9), pp. 1225-1231. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.11.001
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Hoare R, Hovland H, Langston A, Imsland AK, Stefansson SO, Mulcahy M & Wergeland H (2002) Susceptibility of three different strains of juvenile Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus L.) cultured at two different temperatures to Vibrio anguillarum and temperature effect on antibody response. Fish and Shellfish Immunology, 13 (2), pp. 111-123. https://doi.org/10.1006/fsim.2001.0385
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Imsland AK, Jonassen TM, Langston A, Hoare R, Wergeland H, Fitzgerald RD, Mulcahy M & Stefansson SO (2002) The interrelation of growth and disease resistance of different populations of juvenile Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus L.). Aquaculture, 204 (1-2), pp. 167-177. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0044-8486%2801%2900656-1
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Langston A, Hoare R, Stefansson M, Fitzgerald RD, Wergeland H & Mulcahy M (2002) The effect of temperature on non-specific defence parameters of three strains of juvenile Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus L.). Fish and Shellfish Immunology, 12 (1), pp. 61-76. https://doi.org/10.1006/fsim.2001.0354
