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Senior Public Service Associate Poultry Diagnostic Research Center 953 College Station Road Athens, Georgia 30602-4875 706.542.5057 e-mail: sthayer@uga.edu

Education:
MS, Ph.D.

Area of Interest:
Research interest include Diagnostic/Clinical Bacteriology, Mycology, and Virology, Rapid testing methodology. Other interest: Laboratory Data management.

Teaching Assignment:
AVMD 7060 AND 7060L

Publications:

Thayer, S. “Streptococcus and Enterococcus”, for new 12th edition of “Diseases of Poultry” to be published by Blackwell. Submitted Sept 1, 2006, reviewed, and accepted.

Thayer, S.G. and C.W. Beard “Serological Procedures” In: Isolation and Identification of Avian Pathogens. 5th edition, American Assoc. of Avian Pathologists. Accepted. Publication due 2006.

Thayer, S.G., W. Douglas Waltman, and Marcus M. Jensen. “Staphylococcus” In: Isolation and Identification of Avian Pathogens. 5th edition, American Assoc. of Avian Pathologists. Accepted. Publication due 2006.

Thayer, S.G., W. Douglas Waltman, and Dennis P. Wages. “Streptococcus and Enterococcus” In: Isolation and Identification of Avian Pathogens. 5th edition, American Assoc. of Avian Pathologists. Accepted. Publication due 2006.

Moscoso, H., E.O. Raybon, S.G. Thayer, and C.L. Hofacre. Molecular detection and serotyping of infectious bronchitis virus from FTA® filter paper. Avian Dis. 49:24-29. 2005.

Jackwood, M. W., D. A. Hilt, C-W. Lee, H. M. Kwon, S. A. Callison, K. M. Moore, H. Moscoso, H. Sellers and S. Thayer. Data from 11 years of molecular typing infectious bronchitis virus field isolates. Avian Dis 49:614-618. 2005.

Moscoso, H., S. G. Thayer, C. L. Hofacre, and S. H. Kleven. Inactivation, storage, and PCR Detection of Mycoplasma on FTA7 filter paper. Avian Dis. 48:841-850. 2004.