Poultry Diagnostic and Research Center

Associate Professor Poultry Diagnostic Research Center 953 College Station Road Athens, Georgia 30602-4875 706.542.5656 e-mail: mcgarcia@uga.edu

Education:
Ph.D. University of Georgia, Dept. of Medical Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine
M.S. University of Georgia, Dept. of Medical Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine
B.S. University of Puerto Rico, Dept. of Microbiology, Faculty of Natural Science

Current areas of research interests:

Recent Publications:

Hernandez-Driver, S. M., P. Villegas, C. Jimenez, S. J. Hernandez-Driver, M. Garcia, S. M. Riblet, C. R. Carroll, B. M.
O’Connor, J. L. Webb, M. J. Yabsley, S. M. Williams, and S. Sanchez. Backyard Chicken Flocks Pose a Disease Risk for
Neotropical Birds. Avian Diseases. In Press.

Ziming Z., M. Garcia, K. F. Shortridge, Y. Guan, and X. F.Wan. Progresses Towards Tracking Down the Genetic Origins
of H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Viruses. Journal of General Virology. In Press.

A. Rodríguez-Avila, I. Oldoni, S. M. Riblet, and M. García. Evaluation of the Protection Elicited by Direct and Indirect
Exposure to Live Attenuated Infectious Laryngotracheitis Virus (ILTV) Vaccines Against a Recent Challenge Strain from
the United States. Avian Pathology. 37 (3): 287-292, 2008.

Oldoni, I., A. Rodríguez-Avila, S. M. Riblet, and M. García. Characterization of Infectious laryngotracheitis virus (ILTV)
Isolates from Commercial Poultry by Polymerase Chain Reaction and Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism
(PCR-RFLP). Avian Diseases. 52: 59-63. 2008.

Rodríguez-Avila, A., I. Oldoni, S. M. Riblet, and M. García. Replication and transmission of live-attenuated Infectious
laryngotracheitis virus (ILTV) vaccines. Avian diseases. 51:905-911. 2007.

Perk S., C. Banet-Noach, N. Golender, L. Simanov, E. Rozenblut, S. Nagar, S. Pokamunski, M. Pinak, Y. Tendler,
M. García, A. Panshin. Molecular characterization of the glycoprotein genes of H5N1 A viruses isoalted from Israel
and the Gaza Strip during 2006 outbreaks. Viral Genes. 35(3): 497-502. 2007.

R. Crespo, P. R. Woolcock, R. P. Chin, H. L. Shivaprasad, and M. García. Comparison of Diagnostics Techniques
in an Outbreak of Infectious Laryngotracheitis from Meat Type Chickens. Avian Diseases. 51:858-862. 2007.

Oldoni, I and M. García. Characterization of Infectious Laryngotracheitis Virus (ILTV) Isolates from United States
by Polymerase Chain Reaction and Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) of Multiple Genome
Regions. Avian Pathology. 36 (2):167 – 176. 2007.

Banet-Noach, C., A. Panshin, N. Golender, L. Simanov, E. Rozenblut, S. Pokamunski, M. Pirak, Y. Tendler,
M. García, B. Gelman, R. Pasternak, S. Perk. Genetic Analysis of Nonstructural Genes (NS1 and NS2) of H9N2
and H5N1 Viruses Recently Isolated in Israel. Virus Genes. Virus Genes. 34(2): 157-168. 2007.

Callison S. A., S. M. Riblet, I, Oldoni, S. Sun, G. Zavala, S. Williams, R. Resurreccionc, E. Spackman, M. García.
Development and validation of a Real-Time Taqman® PCR assay for the detection and quantification of infectious
laryngotracheitis virus in poultry. Journal of Virological Methods. 139:31-38. 2007.

Callison, S. A., S. M. Riblet, S. Sun, N. Ikuta, D. Hilt, V. Leiting, S. H. Kleven, D. Suarez, M. Garcia. Development
and validation of a Real-Time Taqman PCR assay for the detection of Mycoplasma gallisepticum in naturally infected
birds. Avian Dis. Avian Dis. 50:537-544. 2007.