Lou Burnett
Professor of Biology
College of Charleston
Grice Marine Laboratory
205 Fort Johnson Rd.
Charleston, SC 29412
(843) 953-9170
burnettl@cofc.edu
http://burnettl.people.cofc.edu
Ph.D., 1977, University of South Carolina
Research emphasis: Comparative physiology, immunology, disease mechanisms in marine animals
Current and planned research projects:
- effects of bacterial challenge, hypoxia and elevated carbon dioxide on performance in crustaceans
- effects of hypoxia and elevated carbon dioxide on disease resistance and immune function in a variety of marine organisms
Selected Publications:
- Williams, H. R., B. M. Macey, L. E. Burnett, K. G. Burnett. 2009. Differential localization and bacteriostasis of Vibrio campbellii among tissues of the Eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica. Dev. Comp. Immunol. 33:592-600.
- Macey, B. M., I. O. Achilihu, K. G. Burnett, L. E. Burnett. 2008. Effects of hypercapnic hypoxia on the inactivation and elimination of Vibrio campbellii in the Eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 74:6077-6084.
- Allen, S. M., L. E. Burnett. 2008. The effects of intertidal air exposure on the respiratory physiology and the killing activity of hemocytes in the Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg). J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 357:165-171.
- Scholnick, D. A., K. G. Burnett, L. E. Burnett. 2006. Impact of exposure to bacteria in the Penaeid shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei. Biol. Bull. 211:44-49.
- Burnett, L. E., J. D. Holman, D. D. Jorgensen, J. L. Ikerd, K. G. Burnett. 2006. Immune defense reduces respiratory fitness in Callinectes sapidus, the Atlantic blue crab. Biol. Bull. 211:50-57.