Manuel Alejandro Soto-Davila

@upei.ca

Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Atlantic Veterinary College
University of Prince Edward Island

RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Aquatic Science, Molecular Biology, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Animal Science and Zoology
420

Scholar Citations

13

Scholar h-index

15

Scholar i10-index

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Impact of co-exposure to Chaetoceros spp. and Tenacibaculum maritimum on Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) gills
    E Fajei, SK Whyte, M Soto-Davila, K Eslamloo, L Groves, K Storey, ...
    Aquaculture, 743530 , 2025
    2025
  • Effects of dietary inclusion of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) meal in low fishmeal diets on Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) growth, nutrient utilization, fillet quality …
    SK Whyte, K Kaur, SM Colombo, SM Tibbetts, G Brocca, ...
    Aquaculture Reports 43, 102853 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 2
  • Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) strains modulate inflammatory genes in RTgutGC cells, and triploid Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) challenged with Vibrio anguillarum
    M Soto-Dávila, LL Fiorotto, T Rodríguez-Ramos, C Hawey, E McKenzie, ...
    Comparative Immunology Reports, 200244 , 2025
    2025
  • Dual-seq transcriptomics of Aeromonas salmonicida infection in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) primary macrophages reveals lysosome and apoptosis impairments
    I Vasquez, M Soto-Davila, A Hossain, H Gnanagobal, JR Hall, ...
    Fish & Shellfish Immunology 162, 110359 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • The effect of corn starch and Kappa-Carrageenan probiotic encapsulation on growth and immune response in Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)
    MF Latimer, M Soto-Dávila, I Cadonic, P Craig, B Dixon
    Comparative Immunology Reports 8, 200224 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 4
  • Investigation of two different PACAP-38 (pituitary adenylate cyclase activating polypeptide) formulated feeds on Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) immune responses with enteric red …
    E Fajei, LR Méndez, SK Whyte, J Velazquez, P Dantagnan, M Soto-Davila, ...
    Comparative Immunology Reports 8, 200221 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 4
  • Impact of vaccination temperature on Atlantic salmon resistance to infectious salmon anemia virus
    YR Chen, M Soto-Dávila, T Wheatley, R Quispe, SK Whyte, SL Semple, ...
    AVC Summer Research and Leadership Program (SRLP) , 2025
    2025
  • Diploid and triploid Chinook salmon ( Oncorhynchus tshawytscha ) exhibit differential immunological responses to acute thermal stress
    NP Rogozynski, IG Cadonic, M Soto‐Dávila, V Wong‐Benito, ...
    Journal of Fish Diseases 47 (11), e13998 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 11
  • Role of cold shock proteins B and D in Aeromonas salmonicida subsp. salmonicida physiology and virulence in lumpfish ( Cyclopterus lumpus )
    A Hossain, H Gnanagobal, T Cao, S Chakraborty, J Chukwu-Osazuwa, ...
    Infection and Immunity 92 (8), e00011-24 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 6
  • PACAP binds conserved receptors and modulates cytokine gene expression and protein secretion in trout cell lines
    LR Mendez, M Soto-Davila, V Wong-Benito, T Rodríguez-Ramos, ...
    Fish & Shellfish Immunology 151, 109738 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 4
  • Innate and adaptive immune response of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) naturally infected with Yersinia ruckeri
    M Soto-Dávila, T Rodríguez-Cornejo, VW Benito, T Rodríguez-Ramos, ...
    Fish & Shellfish Immunology 151, 109742 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 16
  • Effect of dietary supplementation of probiotic on growth, survival, and immune-related biomarkers in Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) challenged with Vibrio anguillarum
    M Soto-Dávila, RA Webb, T Rodríguez-Ramos, G McDonald, X Dang, ...
    Aquaculture 583, 740582 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 21
  • The effects of Pediococcus acidilactici MA18/5M on growth performance, gut integrity, and immune response using in vitro and in vivo Pacific salmonid models
    M Soto-Dávila, L Langlois Fiorotto, JW Heath, JS Lumsden, G Reid, ...
    Frontiers in Immunology 15, 1306458 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 13
  • Comparative Genomic Analysis of Virulent Vibrio ( Listonella ) anguillarum Serotypes Revealed Genetic Diversity and Genomic Signatures in the O-Antigen …
    VI Machimbirike, I Vasquez, T Cao, J Chukwu-Osazuwa, O Onireti, ...
    Microorganisms 11 (3), 792 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 18
  • Relative expression and validation of Aeromonas salmonicida subsp. salmonicida reference genes during ex vivo and in vivo fish infection.
    M Soto-Dávila, S Chakraborty, J Santander
    Infection, Genetics and Evolution 103, 105320 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 21
  • Effects of Vitamin D 2 (Ergocalciferol) and D 3 (Cholecalciferol) on Atlantic Salmon ( Salmo salar ) Primary Macrophage Immune Response to Aeromonas salmonicida subsp …
    M Soto-Dávila, K Valderrama, SM Inkpen, JR Hall, ML Rise, J Santander
    Frontiers in immunology 10, 3011 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 67
  • Chapter 4-Enhancing immune function and fish health in aquaculture
    M Soto-Dávila, MF Latimer, B Dixon
    Aquaculture, Academic Press, 123-161 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 6
  • Enhancing immune function and fish health in aquaculture
    MS Dávila, MF Latimer, B Dixon
    Fish physiology 38, 123-161 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 16
  • Intermediary metabolic response and gene transcription modulation on the Sub‐Antarctic notothenioid Eleginops maclovinus (Valenciennes, 1930) injected with two strains of …
    M Soto‐Dávila, D Martinez, R Oyarzún, JP Pontigo, C Vargas‐Lagos, ...
    Journal of fish diseases 43 (1), 111-127 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 10
  • Aeromonas salmonicida infects Atlantic salmon ( Salmo salar ) erythrocytes
    K Valderrama, M Soto‐Dávila, C Segovia, I Vásquez, M Dang, ...
    Journal of fish diseases 42 (11), 1601-1608 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 42

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Effects of Vitamin D 2 (Ergocalciferol) and D 3 (Cholecalciferol) on Atlantic Salmon ( Salmo salar ) Primary Macrophage Immune Response to Aeromonas salmonicida subsp …
    M Soto-Dávila, K Valderrama, SM Inkpen, JR Hall, ML Rise, J Santander
    Frontiers in immunology 10, 3011 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 67
  • Aeromonas salmonicida subsp. salmonicida Early Infection and Immune Response of Atlantic Cod ( Gadus morhua L.) Primary Macrophages
    M Soto-Dávila, A Hossain, S Chakraborty, ML Rise, J Santander
    Frontiers in immunology 10, 1237 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 50
  • Aeromonas salmonicida infects Atlantic salmon ( Salmo salar ) erythrocytes
    K Valderrama, M Soto‐Dávila, C Segovia, I Vásquez, M Dang, ...
    Journal of fish diseases 42 (11), 1601-1608 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 42
  • Identification and validation of reliable Aeromonas salmonicida subspecies salmonicida reference genes for differential gene expression analyses
    E Connors, M Soto-Dávila, A Hossain, I Vasquez, H Gnanagobal, ...
    Infection, Genetics and Evolution 73, 314-321 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 32
  • Effect of ration level on growth performance, body composition, intermediary metabolism and serum parameters in juvenile Patagonian blennie Eleginops maclovinus
    R Oyarzún, D Martínez, M Soto-Dávila, JLP Muñoz, P Dantagnan, ...
    Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative … , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 28
  • Identification, characterization and modulation of ferritin-H in the sub-Antarctic Notothenioid Eleginops maclovinus challenged with Piscirickettsia salmonis
    D Martínez, R Oyarzún, C Vargas-Lagos, JP Pontigo, M Soto-Dávila, ...
    Developmental & Comparative Immunology 73, 88-96 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 28
  • Effect of dietary supplementation of probiotic on growth, survival, and immune-related biomarkers in Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) challenged with Vibrio anguillarum
    M Soto-Dávila, RA Webb, T Rodríguez-Ramos, G McDonald, X Dang, ...
    Aquaculture 583, 740582 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 21
  • Relative expression and validation of Aeromonas salmonicida subsp. salmonicida reference genes during ex vivo and in vivo fish infection.
    M Soto-Dávila, S Chakraborty, J Santander
    Infection, Genetics and Evolution 103, 105320 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 21
  • Comparative Genomic Analysis of Virulent Vibrio ( Listonella ) anguillarum Serotypes Revealed Genetic Diversity and Genomic Signatures in the O-Antigen …
    VI Machimbirike, I Vasquez, T Cao, J Chukwu-Osazuwa, O Onireti, ...
    Microorganisms 11 (3), 792 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 18
  • Innate and adaptive immune response of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) naturally infected with Yersinia ruckeri
    M Soto-Dávila, T Rodríguez-Cornejo, VW Benito, T Rodríguez-Ramos, ...
    Fish & Shellfish Immunology 151, 109742 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 16
  • Enhancing immune function and fish health in aquaculture
    MS Dávila, MF Latimer, B Dixon
    Fish physiology 38, 123-161 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 16
  • Intestinal incomplete process on the osmoregulation system during Salmo salar smoltification in a productive conditions
    C Vargas-Lagos, JP Pontigo, R Oyarzún, M Soto-Dávila, FJ Morera, ...
    Aquaculture 491, 121-127 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 15
  • The effects of Pediococcus acidilactici MA18/5M on growth performance, gut integrity, and immune response using in vitro and in vivo Pacific salmonid models
    M Soto-Dávila, L Langlois Fiorotto, JW Heath, JS Lumsden, G Reid, ...
    Frontiers in Immunology 15, 1306458 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 13
  • Diploid and triploid Chinook salmon ( Oncorhynchus tshawytscha ) exhibit differential immunological responses to acute thermal stress
    NP Rogozynski, IG Cadonic, M Soto‐Dávila, V Wong‐Benito, ...
    Journal of Fish Diseases 47 (11), e13998 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 11
  • Intermediary metabolic response and gene transcription modulation on the Sub‐Antarctic notothenioid Eleginops maclovinus (Valenciennes, 1930) injected with two strains of …
    M Soto‐Dávila, D Martinez, R Oyarzún, JP Pontigo, C Vargas‐Lagos, ...
    Journal of fish diseases 43 (1), 111-127 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 10
  • Role of cold shock proteins B and D in Aeromonas salmonicida subsp. salmonicida physiology and virulence in lumpfish ( Cyclopterus lumpus )
    A Hossain, H Gnanagobal, T Cao, S Chakraborty, J Chukwu-Osazuwa, ...
    Infection and Immunity 92 (8), e00011-24 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 6
  • Chapter 4-Enhancing immune function and fish health in aquaculture
    M Soto-Dávila, MF Latimer, B Dixon
    Aquaculture, Academic Press, 123-161 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 6
  • Draft Genome Sequence of the Type Strain Aeromonas salmonicida subsp. salmonicida ATCC 33658
    K Valderrama, M Soto-Davila, J Santander
    Genome announcements 5 (40), 10.1128/genomea. 01064-17 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 5
  • The effect of corn starch and Kappa-Carrageenan probiotic encapsulation on growth and immune response in Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)
    MF Latimer, M Soto-Dávila, I Cadonic, P Craig, B Dixon
    Comparative Immunology Reports 8, 200224 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 4
  • Investigation of two different PACAP-38 (pituitary adenylate cyclase activating polypeptide) formulated feeds on Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) immune responses with enteric red …
    E Fajei, LR Méndez, SK Whyte, J Velazquez, P Dantagnan, M Soto-Davila, ...
    Comparative Immunology Reports 8, 200221 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 4