Publications
Selected publications
- Genomes of trombidid mites reveal novel predicted allergens and laterally-transferred genes associated with secondary metabolism (Journal article - 2018)
- Ecological and microbiological diversity of chigger mites, including vectors of scrub typhus, on small mammals across stratified habitats in Thailand (Journal article - 2019)
- Emodepside targets SLO-1 channels of <i>Onchocerca ochengi</i> and induces broad anthelmintic effects in a bovine model of onchocerciasis (Journal article - 2021)
- Diminutive, degraded but dissimilar: <i>Wolbachia</i> genomes from filarial nematodes do not conform to a single paradigm. (Journal article - 2020)
- Isolation and Propagation of Laboratory Strains and a Novel Flea-Derived Field Strain of <i>Wolbachia</i> in Tick Cell Lines. (Journal article - 2020)
2024
Intra- and interspecific variation of Amblyomma ticks from southern Africa
Smit, A., Mulandane, F., Labuschagne, M., Wójick, S. H., Malabwa, C., Sili, G., . . . Neves, L. (n.d.). Intra- and interspecific variation of Amblyomma ticks from southern Africa. Parasites and Vectors, 17(1). doi:10.1186/s13071-024-06394-3
Cappable-Seq reveals the transcriptional landscape of stress responses in the bacterial endosymbiont<i>Wolbachia</i>
Infection Rates and Characterisation of Rickettsia africae (Rickettsiaceae) Detected in Amblyomma Species from Southern Africa
Smit, A., Mulandane, F. C., Wójcik, S. H., Malabwa, C., Sili, G., Mandara, S., . . . Neves, L. (n.d.). Infection Rates and Characterisation of Rickettsia africae (Rickettsiaceae) Detected in Amblyomma Species from Southern Africa. Microorganisms, 12(8), 1663. doi:10.3390/microorganisms12081663
Establishment and partial characterisation of a new cell line derived from adult tissues of the tsetse fly Glossina morsitans morsitans.
Bell-Sakyi, L., Haines, L. R., Petrucci, G., Beliavskaia, A., Hartley, C., Khoo, J. J., . . . Darby, A. C. (2024). Establishment and partial characterisation of a new cell line derived from adult tissues of the tsetse fly Glossina morsitans morsitans.. Parasites & vectors, 17(1), 231. doi:10.1186/s13071-024-06310-9
Microbiome and mitogenomics of the chigger mite Pentidionis agamae: potential role as an Orientia vector and associations with divergent clades of Wolbachia and Borrelia
Alkathiry, H. A., Alghamdi, S. Q., Sinha, A., Margos, G., Stekolnikov, A. A., Alagaili, A. N., . . . Khoo, J. J. (2024). Microbiome and mitogenomics of the chigger mite Pentidionis agamae: potential role as an Orientia vector and associations with divergent clades of Wolbachia and Borrelia. BMC Genomics, 25(1). doi:10.1186/s12864-024-10301-6
Multi-Locus Sequence Analysis Indicates Potential Cryptic Speciation in the Chigger Mite <i>Neoschoengastia gallinarum</i> (Hatori, 1920) Parasitising Birds in Asia.
Rajasegaran, P., Koosakulnirand, S., Tan, K. -K., Khoo, J. J., Suliman, Y., Mansor, M. S., . . . Makepeace, B. L. (2024). Multi-Locus Sequence Analysis Indicates Potential Cryptic Speciation in the Chigger Mite <i>Neoschoengastia gallinarum</i> (Hatori, 1920) Parasitising Birds in Asia.. Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 14(6), 980. doi:10.3390/ani14060980
2023
On the taxonomy of chigger mites (Acariformes: Trombiculidae) parasitizing birds in Thailand and Malaysia, with the description of a new species
Koosakulnirand, S., Rajasegaran, P., Alkathiry, H. A., Chaisiri, K., Round, P. D., Eiamampai, K., . . . Makepeace, B. L. (2023). On the taxonomy of chigger mites (Acariformes: Trombiculidae) parasitizing birds in Thailand and Malaysia, with the description of a new species. Acarologia, 63(4), 1109-1138. doi:10.24349/yt89-g1ei
Predicting the distribution of Ixodes ricinus and Dermacentor reticulatus in Europe: a comparison of climate niche modelling approaches.
Noll, M., Wall, R., Makepeace, B. L., Newbury, H., Adaszek, L., Bødker, R., . . . Rose Vineer, H. (2023). Predicting the distribution of Ixodes ricinus and Dermacentor reticulatus in Europe: a comparison of climate niche modelling approaches.. Parasites & vectors, 16(1), 384. doi:10.1186/s13071-023-05959-y