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Alma F. Roy
Assistant Professor – Clinical Specialist, Veterinary Microbiology
Phone:
225-578-9690
Fax:
225-578-9701
aroy@lsu.edu |
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Education:
B.S. Louisiana State University • M.S. College of St. Francis, Joliet Illinois • Ph.D. Louisiana State University
Dr. Roy is an assistant professor in the clinical diagnostic microbiology course offered in the professional veterinary curriculum. Her professional veterinary and medical technologist skills are expanded with studies and insight into modern developments in the diagnostic technology in microbiology and immunology. She draws insight from current diagnostic problems from her role in the Louisiana Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory. She is the assistant director of the Louisiana Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory. The diagnostic laboratory provides animal disease diagnostic services to the agricultural and general communities of the State of Louisiana primarily through the veterinary medical profession.
Research Interests
Dr. Roy's research involves laboratory diagnosis of infectious diseases as related to animal disease agents and public health, with new emphasis in molecular diagnostic medicine.
Selected Publications
Tansey, G., Roy, A.F., Bivin, S.W. Acute pneumonia in a Syrian hamster: Isolation of a Corynebacterium species.
Laboratory Animal Science 1995;366:377.
Bauer, R.W., S.L. Lemairé, Roy, A.F. 1997. Case report: Oral conidiobalomycosis in a dog.
Vet. Dermatology.
Foil, L., E. Andress, R. Freeland, A. Roy, R. Rutledge, P. Triche. 1998. Experimental infection of domestic cats with
Bartonella henselae by inoculation of cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis (Siphonaptara Pulicidae, feces).
J. Med. Entomology.
O'Reilly K.L., Bauer, R. Freeland, R. Foil, L. Hughes, Rohde, K. Roy, A.F., Stout. R., Triche, P. 1999, Acute clinical disease in cats following infection with a pathogenic strain of
Bartonella henselae (LSU 16). Infection and Immunity.
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