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PUBLICATIONS

​2011-present

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  • Standing, D., Brunner, T., Aruety, T., Ronen, Z., Gross, A., Zilberg, D. Mortality of Cryptocaryon irritans in sludge from a digester of a marine recirculating aquaculture system (2016) Aquaculture, in press.

  • Zaibel, I., Zilberg, D., Groisman, L., Arnon, S. Impact of treated wastewater reuse and floods on water quality and fish health within a water reservoir in an arid climate (2016) Science of the Total Environment, 559, pp. 268-281.

  • Sharon, G., Fridman, S., Reiss-Hevlin, N., Sinai, T., Boisot, P., Zilberg, D. Effects of different commercial diets on growth performance, health and resistance to Tetrahymena sp. infection in guppies, Poecilia reticulata (Peters) (2016) Aquaculture Research, 47 (7), pp. 2276-2286.

  • Aruety, T., Brunner, T., Ronen, Z., Gross, A., Sowers, K., Zilberg, D. Decreasing levels of the fish pathogen Streptococcus iniae following inoculation into the sludge digester of a zero-discharge recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) (2016) Aquaculture, 450, pp. 335-341.

  • Levy, G., Zilberg, D., Paladini, G., Fridman, S. Efficacy of ginger-based treatments against infection with Gyrodactylus turnbulli in the guppy (Poecilia reticulata (Peters)) (2015) Veterinary Parasitology, 209 (3-4), pp. 235-241.

  • Sharon, G., Pimenta-Leibowitz, M., Vilchis, M.C.L., Isakov, N., Zilberg, D. Controlled infection of Poecilia reticulata Peters (guppy) with Tetrahymena by immersion and intraperitoneal injection (2015) Journal of Fish Diseases, 38 (1), pp. 67-74.

  • Sharon, G., Benharroch, D., Kachko, L., Reis-Hevlin, N., Zilberg, D. Liposarcoma in clownfish, Amphiprion ocellaris Cuvier, produced in indoor aquaculture (2015) Journal of Fish Diseases, 38 (6), pp. 575-580.

  • Savaya Alkalay, A., Rosen, O., Sokolow, S.H., Faye, Y.P.W., Faye, D.S., Aflalo, E.D., Jouanard, N., Zilberg, D., Huttinger, E., Sagi, A. The prawn Macrobrachium vollenhovenii in the Senegal river basin: towards sustainable restocking of all-male populations for biological control of Schistosomiasis (2014) PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 8 (8), art. no. e3060.

  • Fridman, S., Sinai, T., Zilberg, D. Efficacy of garlic based treatments against monogenean parasites infecting the guppy (Poecilia reticulata (Peters)) (2014) Veterinary Parasitology, 203 (1-2), pp. 51-58.

  • Sharon, G., Nath, P.R., Isakov, N., Zilberg, D. Evaluation of guppy (Poecilia reticulata Peters) immunization against Tetrahymena sp. by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) (2014) Veterinary Parasitology, 205 (1-2), pp. 28-37.

  • Sharon, G., Pimenta Leibowitz, M., Chettri, J.K., Isakov, N., Zilberg, D. Comparative study of infection with Tetrahymena of different ornamental fish species (2014) Journal of Comparative Pathology, 150 (2-3), pp. 316-324.

  • Zilberg, D., Jones, J.B., Burger, M.A.A., Nicholls, P.K., Nolan, D., Crockford, M., Stephens, F. New pathological condition in cultured mulloway Argyrosomus japonicus: Histopathological, ultrastructural and molecular studies (2012) Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 100 (3), pp. 219-230.

  • Nath, P.R., Khozin-Goldberg, I., Cohen, Z., Boussiba, S., Zilberg, D. Dietary supplementation with the microalgae Parietochloris incisa increases survival and stress resistance in guppy (Poecilia reticulata) fry (2012) Aquaculture Nutrition, 18 (2), pp. 167-180.

  • Etzion, A., Gillor, O., Harpaz, S., Pasternak, Z. and Zilberg, D. Study of dietary supplementation with probiotic bacteria in Barrmundi, Lates calcarifer (Bloch, 1790): effect on immune function and resistance to bacterial infection (2011) Istraeli Journal of Aquaculture, Bamidgeh. 63, pp. 592-561. 

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2006-2010

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  • Leibowitz, M.P., Chettri, J.K., Ofir, R., Zilberg, D. Treatment development for systemic Tetrahymena sp. infection in guppies, Poecilia reticulata Peters (2010) Journal of Fish Diseases, 33 (6), pp. 473-480.

  • Zilberg, D., Tal, A., Froyman, N., Abutbul, S., Dudai, N., Golan-Goldhirsh, A. Dried leaves of Rosmarinus officinalis as a treatment for streptococcosis in tilapia (2010) Journal of Fish Diseases, 33 (4), pp. 361-369.

  • Dagar, A., Zilberg, D., Cohen, Z., Boussiba, S., Khozin-Goldberg, I. Short-term dietary supplementation with the microalga Parietochloris incisa enhances stress resistance in guppies Poecilia reticulata (2010) Aquaculture Research, 41 (2), pp. 267-277.

  • Leibowitz, M.P., Ofir, R., Golan-Goldhirsh, A., Zilberg, D. Cysteine proteases and acid phosphatases contribute to Tetrahymena spp. pathogenicity in guppies, Poecilia reticulata (2009) Veterinary Parasitology, 166 (1-2), pp. 21-26.

  • Leibowitz, M.P., Zilberg, D. Tetrahymena sp. infection in guppies, Poecilia reticulata Peters: Parasite characterization and pathology of infected fish (2009) Journal of Fish Diseases, 32 (10), pp. 845-855.

  • Chettri, J.K., Leibowitz, M.P., Ofir, R., Zilberg, D. Protective immunization against Tetrahymena sp. infection in guppies (Poecilia reticulata) (2009) Fish and Shellfish Immunology, 27 (2), pp. 302-308.

  • Sanabria, C., Diamant, A., Zilberg, D. Effects of commonly used disinfectants and temperature on swim bladder non-inflation in freshwater angelfish, Pterophyllum scalare (Lichtenstein) (2009) Aquaculture, 292 (3-4), pp. 158-165.

  • Perlberg, S.T., Diamant, A., Ofir, R., Zilberg, D. Characterization of swim bladder non-inflation (SBN) in angelfish, Pterophyllum scalare (Schultz), and the effect of exposure to methylene blue (2008) Journal of Fish Diseases, 31 (3), pp. 215-228.

  • Khozin-Goldberg, I., Cohen, Z., Pimenta-Leibowitz, M., Nechev, J., Zilberg, D. Feeding with arachidonic acid-rich triacylglycerols from the microalga Parietochloris incisa improved recovery of guppies from infection with Tetrahymena sp. (2006) Aquaculture, 255 (1-4), pp. 142-150.

  • Zilberg, D., Sinai, T. Optimization and validation of a colorimetric assay for Tetrahymena sp. survival (2006) Research in Microbiology, 157 (4), pp. 355-359.

  • Gross, A., Nemirovsky, A., Zilberg, D. and Nejidat., A. Soil nitrifying enrichments for enhancement of biofiltration systems in intensive recirculating saline water aquaculture (2006) Journal of the World Aquaculture Society, 35 (3), pp. 315-321.

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2001-2005

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  • Pimenta Leibowitz, M., Ariav, R., Zilberg, D. Environmental and physiological conditions affecting Tetrahymena sp. infection in guppies, Poecilia reticulata Peters (2005) Journal of Fish Diseases, 28 (9), pp. 539-547.

  • Abutbul, S., Golan-Goldhirsh, A., Barazani, O., Ofir, R., Zilberg, D. Screening of desert plants for use against bacterial pathogens in fish (2005) Israeli Journal of Aquaculture - Bamidgeh, 57 (2), pp. 71-80.

  • Gross, A., Abutbul, S., Zilberg, D. Acute and chronic effects of nitrite on white shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei, cultured in low-salinity brackish water (2004) Journal of the World Aquaculture Society, 35 (3), pp. 315-321.

  • Zilberg, D., Ofir, R., Rabinski, T., Diamant, A. Morphological and genetic characterization of swimbladder non-inflation in angelfish Pterophyllum scalare (Cichlidae) (2004) Aquaculture, 230 (1-4), pp. 13-27.

  • Abutbul, S., Golan-Goldhirsh, A., Barazani, O. and Zilberg, D. Use of Rosmarinus officinalis as a treatment against streptococcal disease in tilapia (2004) Aquaculture. 238:97-105.

  • Munday, B.L., Zilberg, D. Efficacy of, and toxicity associated with, the use of levamisole in seawater to treat amoebic gill disease (2003) Bulletin of the European Association of Fish Pathologists, 23 (1), pp. 3-6.

  • Gross, A., Nemirovsky, A., Zilberg, D., Khaimov, A., Brenner, A., Snir, E., Ronen, Z., Nejidat, A. Soil nitrifying enrichments as biofilter starters in intensive recirculating saline water aquaculture (2003) Aquaculture, 223 (1-4), pp. 51-62.

  • Douglas-Helders, G.M., O'Brien, D.P., McCorkell, B.E., Zilberg, D., Gross, A., Carson, J., Nowak, B.F. Temporal and spatial distribution of paramoebae in the water column - A pilot study (2003) Journal of Fish Diseases, 26 (4), pp. 231-240.

  • Munday, B.L., Zilberg, D., Findlay, V. Gill disease of marine fish caused by infection with Neoparamoeba pemaquidensis (2001) Journal of Fish Diseases, 24 (9), pp. 497-507.

  • Zilberg, D., Munday, B.L. The effect of anti-Paramoeba antibodies on Paramoeba sp., the causative agent of amoebic gill disease (2001) Journal of Fish Diseases, 24 (6), pp. 345-350.

  • Zilberg, D., Gross, A., Munday, B.L. Production of salmonid amoebic gill disease by exposure to Paramoeba sp. harvested from the gills of infected fish (2001) Journal of Fish Diseases, 24 (2), pp. 79-82.

  • Zilberg, D., Munday, B.L. Responses of Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., to Paramoeba antigens administered by a variety of routes (2001) Journal of Fish Diseases, 24 (3), pp. 181-183.

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1995-2000

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  • Zilberg, D., Findlay, V.L., Girling, P., Munday, B.L. Effects of treatment with levamisole and glucans on mortality rates in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) suffering from amoebic gill disease (2000) Bulletin of the European Association of Fish Pathologists, 20 (1), pp. 23-27.

  • Douglas-Helders, M., Nowak, B., Zilberg, D., Carson, J. Survival of Paramoeba pemaquidensis on dead salmon: Implications for Management of Cage Hygiene (2000) Bulletin of the European Association of Fish Pathologists, 20 (4), pp. 167-169.

  • Findlay, V.L., Zilberg, D., Munday, B.L. Evaluation of levamisole as a treatment for amoebic gill disease of Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L. (2000) Journal of Fish Diseases, 23 (3), pp. 193-198.

  • Zilberg, D. and Munday, B.L. Pathology of experimental amoebic gill disease in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) and the effect of pre-maintenance in seawater. (2000) Journal of Fish Diseases,  23, pp. 401-407.

  • Zilberg, D., Grizzle, J.M., Plumb, J.A. Preliminary description of lesions in juvenile largemouth bass injected with largemouth bass virus (2000) Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 39 (2), pp. 143-146.

  • Zilberg, D., Nowak, B., Carson, J., Wagner, T. Simple gill smear staining for diagnosis of amoebic gill disease (1999) Bulletin of the European Association of Fish Pathologists, 19 (5), pp. 186-189.

  • Plumb, J.A., Zilberg, D. The lethal dose of largemouth bass virus in juvenile largemouth bass and the comparative susceptibility of striped bass (1999) Journal of Aquatic Animal Health, 11 (3), pp. 246-252.

  • Plumb, J.A., Zilberg, D. Survival of largemouth bass iridovirus in frozen fish (1999) Journal of Aquatic Animal Health, 11 (1), pp. 94-96.

  • Zilberg, D., Klesius, P.H. Quantification of immunoglobulin in the serum and mucus of channel catfish at different ages and following infection with Edwardsiella ictaluri (1997) Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology, 58 (2), pp. 171-180.

  • Fine, M., Zilberg, D., Cohen, Z., Degani, G., Moav, B., Gertler, A. The effect of dietary protein level, water temperature and growth hormone administration on growth and metabolism in the common carp (Cyprinus carpio) (1996) Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Physiology, 114 (1), pp. 35-42.

  • Espinoza, B., Parizade, M., Ortega, E., Tarrab-Hazdai, R., Zilberg, D., Arnon, R. Monoclonal antibodies against acetylcholinesterase of Schistosoma mansoni: Production and characterization (1995) Hybridoma, 14 (6), pp. 577-586.

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Book chapter

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  • Zilberg, D. and Munday, B. L. 2006. Chapter 1: Phylum Amoebozoa. In: P. T. K. Woo (ed.) Fish Diseases and Disorders, Volume 3: viral, bacterial and fungal infections. CABI Publishing. Pp. 1-15.

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