Poultry Diagnostic and Research Center

Regents' Professor Poultry Diagnostic Research Center 953 College Station Road Athens, Georgia 30602-4875 706.542.5644 e-mail: Skleven@uga.edu

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Veterinary Practitioner, large animal practice, Hettinger, North Dakota, 1965-1966.
University of Minnesota, Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Public Health, Instructor, 1966-1967, Non-Service Fellow, 1967-1970.
University of Georgia, Department of Avian Medicine, Athens, Georgia, Assistant Professor, 1970-1973, Associate Professor, 1973-1978, Professor, 1978 to present,
Research Professor, 1990-2000; Distinghished Research Professor, 2000-2002;
Regents’ Professor, 2002-present; Actinq Head, December, 1971 to May 1972, and July, 1989 to February, 1990, Head, May 1972 to September, 1982, and February, 1990 to 1 September, 2003. Member of Graduate Faculty, 1971 to present.
Department of Paraclinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Science, University of Melbourne. Visiting Professor, January-July, 1987.

EDUCATION:
1958 - 1960 St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota
1960 - 1965 University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota, B.S., 1965
D.V.M. With Highest Honors, 1970
1966 - 1970 University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota, Ph.D., 1970
Major: Veterinary Microbiology
Minor: Biochemistry

SPECIALTY BOARD:
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Microbiologists
Charter Diplomate, American College of Poultry Veterinarians

RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Infectious diseases of poultry, specifically avian mycoplasmosis

RECENT PUBLICATIONS:
Bencina, D., M. Drobnic-Valic, S. Horvat, M. Narat, S.H. Kleven, and P. Dovc. Molecular basis of the length variation in the N-terminal part of Mycoplasma synoviae hemagglutinin. FEMS Microbiol Lett. 203:115-23. 2001.

Bradbury, J.M. and S.H. Kleven, Mycoplasma iowae infection, in Diseases of Poultry, 11 th. ed. Y.M. Saif, et al., Editors.Iowa State University Press: Ames, Iowa. p. 766-771. 2003.

Elfaki, M.G., B. Abbas, O.M. Mahmoud, and S.H. Kleven. Isolation and characterization of Mycoplasma arginini from camels (Camelus dromedarius) with pneumonia. Comp Immunol Microbiol. Inf. Dis. 25:49-57. 2001.

Ferguson, N.M., D. Hepp, S. Sun, N. Ikuta, S. Levisohn, S.H. Kleven, and M. García. Use of molecular diversity of Mycoplasma gallisepticum by gene-targeted sequencing (GTS) and random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis for epidemiological studies. Microbiol. In Press. 2005.

Ferguson, N.M., D. Hermes, V.A. Leiting, and S.H. Kleven. Characterization of a naturally occurring Infection of a Mycoplasma gallisepticum house finch-like strain in turkey breeders. Avian Dis. 47:523-530. 2003.

Ferguson, N.M., V.A. Leiting, and S.H. Kleven. Safety and efficacy of an avirulent Mycoplasma gallisepticum strain as a live vaccine in poultry. Avian Dis. 48:91-99. 2004.

García, M., N. Ikuta, S. Levisohn, and S.H. Kleven. Evaluation and Comparison of Various PCR Methods for Detection of Mycoplasma gallisepticum Infection in Chickens. Avian Dis. 48:125-132. 2005.

Hong, Y., M. Garcia, S. Levisohn, P. Savelkoul, V. Leiting, I. Lysnyansky, D.H. Ley, and S.H. Kleven. Differentiation of Mycoplasma gallisepticum strains using amplified fragment length polymorphism and other DNA-Based Typing Methods. Avian Dis. 49:43-49. 2005.

Hong, Y., M. García, L. Leiting, D. Bencina, L. Dufour-Zavala, G. Zavala, and S.H. Kleven. Specific Detection and Typing of Mycoplasma synoviae Strains in Poultry with PCR and DNA Sequence Analysis Targeting the Hemagglutinin Encoding Gene vlhA. Avian Dis. 48:606-616. 2004.

Hong, Y., M. García, S. Levisohn, I. Lysnyansky, V. Leiting, P.H.M. Savelkoul, and S.H. Kleven. Evaluation of Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism for Differentiation of Avian Mycoplasma Species. J. Clin. Microbiol. 43:909-912. 2005.

Kang, M.S., P. Gazdzinski, and S.H. Kleven. Virulence of recent isolates of mycoplasma synoviae in turkeys. Avian Dis. 46:102-10. 2002.

Kleven, S.H. Recent developments in Mycoplasma diagnosis and control. Proc. Western Poult. Dis. Conf. 51:109-113. 2002.

Kleven, S.H., Multicausal Respiratory Disease, in Diseases of Poultry, 11 th. ed. B.W. Calnek, et al., Editors.Iowa State University Press: Ames, Iowa. p. 1164-1168. 2003.

Kleven, S.H., Multifactorial respiratory disease and Mycoplasmas, in World Poultry. 2003. p. 2-3.

Kleven, S.H., Mycoplasma synoviae infection, in Diseases of Poultry, 11 th. ed. Y.M. Saif, et al., Editors.Iowa State University Press: Ames, Iowa. p. 756-766. 2003.

Kleven, S.H., Mycoplasmas and multifactorial respiratory disease, in World Poultry. 2003. p. 6-7.

Kleven, S.H., Mycoplasmosis. Introduction, in Diseases of Poultry, 11 th. ed. Y.M. Saif, et al., Editors.Iowa State University Press: Ames, Iowa. p. 719-721. 2003.

Kleven, S.H., Other Mycoplasmal infections, in Diseases of Poultry, 11 th. ed. Y.M. Saif, et al., Editors.Iowa State University Press: Ames, Iowa. p. 772-774. 2003.

Kleven, S.H., R.M. Fulton, M. Garcia, V.N. Ikuta, V.A. Leiting, T. Liu, D.H. Ley, K.N. Opengart, G.N. Rowland, and E. Wallner-Pendleton. Molecular characterization of Mycoplasma gallisepticum isolates from turkeys. Avian Dis. 48:562-569. 2004.

Kleven, S.H. and M. García. Epidemiology of Mycoplasmal infections based on analyses of gene polymorphisms. FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 222 S1:101. 2003.

Kleven, S.H., F.T.W. Jordan, and J.M. Bradbury, Avian Mycoplasmosis (Mycoplasma gallisepticum), in Manual of Standards for Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines, Four th.Office International des Epizooties: Paris. p. 666-678. 2000.

Kleven, S.H., F.T.W. Jordan, and J.M. Bradbury, Avian Mycoplasmosis (Mycoplasma gallisepticum), in Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals, Five th.Office International des Epizooties: Paris. p. 842-855. 2004.

Kleven, S.H., G.N. Rowland, and M.C. Kumar. Poor serological response to upper respiratory infection with Mycoplasma synoviae in turkeys. Avian Dis. 45:719-723. 2001.

Leiting, V.A. and S.H. Kleven. Preparation of a heterogeneous conjugate to detect Mycoplasma iowae by immunofluorescence. Avian Dis. 44:697-700. 2000.

Levisohn, S. and S.H. Kleven. Avian mycoplasmosis (Mycoplasma gallisepticum). Rev. sci. tech. Off. int. Epiz. 19:425-442. 2000.

Liu, T., M. Garcia, S. Levisohn, D. Yogev, and S.H. Kleven. Molecular Variability of the Adhesin-Encoding Gene pvpA among Mycoplasma gallisepticum Strains and Its Application in Diagnosis. J. Clin. Microbiol. 39:1882-1888. 2001.

Lobo, E., M.C. Garcia, H. Moscoso, S. Martinez, and S.H. Kleven. Strain heterogeneity in Mycoplasma pullorum isolates identified by random amplified polymorphic DNA techniques. Sp. J. Ag. Res. 2:500-503. 2004.

Luttrell, M.P., J.R. Fischer, and S.H. Kleven. Susceptibility of House Finches (Carpodacus mexicanus) to Poultry Strains of Mycoplasma gallisepticum. Avian Dis. In preparation: 2003.

Luttrell, M.P., D.E. Stallknecht, S.H. Kleven, D.M. Kavanaugh, J.L. Corn, and J.R. Fischer. Mycoplasma gallisepticum in house finches (Carpodacus mexicanus) and other wild birds associated with poultry production facilities. Avian Dis. 45:321-329. 2001.

Moscoso, H., S.G. Thayer, C.L. Hofacre, and S.H. Kleven. Inactivation, Storage, and PCR Detection of Mycoplasma on FTA® Filter Paper. Avian Dis. 48:841-850. 2004.

Stanley, W.A., C.L. Hofacre, G. Speksnijder, S.H. Kleven, and S.E. Aggrey. Monitoring Mycoplasma gallisepticum and Mycoplasma synoviae infection in breeder chickens after treatment with enrofloxacin. Avian Dis. 45:534-539. 2001.

Throne Steinlage, S.J., N. Ferguson, J.E. Sander, M. García, S. Subramanian, V.A. Leiting, and S.H. Kleven. Isolation and characterization of a 6/85-like Mycoplasma gallisepticum from commercial laying hens. Avian Dis. 47:499-505. 2003.

Zaki, M., N. Ferguson, V. Leiting, and S.H. Kleven. Safety of Mycoplasma gallisepticum vaccine strain 6/85 after backpassage in turkeys. Avian Dis. 48:642-646. 2004.