Loganathan Ponnusamy

Travanty, N. V., Apperson, C. S., & Ponnusamy, L. (2019). A Diverse Microbial Community Supports Larval Development and Survivorship of the Asian Tiger Mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae). JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY, 56(3), 632–640. https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjz003

Shymanovich, T., Faw, L., Hajhashemi, N., Teague, J., Schal, C., Ponnusamy, L., … Wasserberg, G. (2019). Diel periodicity and visual cues guide oviposition behavior in Phlebotomus papatasi, vector of old-world cutaneous leishmaniasis. PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES, 13(3). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007165

Travanty, N. V., Ponnusamy, L., Kakumanu, M. L., Nicholson, W. L., & Apperson, C. S. (2019). Diversity and structure of the bacterial microbiome of the American dog tick, Dermacentor variabilis, is dominated by the endosymbiont Francisella. SYMBIOSIS, 79(3), 239–250. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13199-019-00642-2

Deguenon, J. M., Travanty, N., Zhu, J., Carr, A., Denning, S., Reiskind, M. H., … Ponnusamy, L. (2019). Exogenous and endogenous microbiomes of wild-caught Phormia regina (Diptera: Calliphoridae) flies from a suburban farm by 16S rRNA gene sequencing. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 9. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-56733-z

Ponnusamy, L., Willcox, A. C., Roe, R. M., Davidson, S. A., Linsuwanon, P., Schuster, A. L., … Apperson, C. S. (2018). Bacterial microbiome of the chigger mite Leptotrombidium imphalum varies by life stage and infection with the scrub typhus pathogen Orientia tsutsugamushi. PLOS ONE, 13(12). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0208327

Kakumanu, M. L., Ponnusamy, L., Sutton, H., Meshnick, S. R., Nicholson, W. L., & Apperson, C. S. (2018). Prevalence of Rickettsia Species (Rickettsiales: Rickettsiaceae) in Dermacentor variabilis Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) in North Carolina. JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY, 55(5), 1284–1291. https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjy074

Levine, J. F., Apperson, C. S., Levin, M., Kelly, T. R., Kakumanu, M. L., Ponnusamy, L., … Szempruch, A. J. (2017). Stable transmission of Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Stricto on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Zoonoses and Public Health, 64(5), 337–354. https://doi.org/10.1111/zph.12302

Dhammi, A., Krestchmar, J. B., Ponnusamy, L., Bacheler, J. S., Reisig, D. D., Herbert, A., … Roe, R. M. (2016). [Review of Biology, Pest Status, Microbiome and Control of Kudzu Bug (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Plataspidae): A New Invasive Pest in the US]. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 17(9). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms17091570

Paz-Soldan, V. A., Yukich, J., Soonthorndhada, A., Giron, M., Apperson, C. S., Ponnusamy, L., … Wesson, D. M. (2016). Design and testing of novel lethal ovitrap to reduce populations of Aedes mosquitoes: Community-based participatory research between industry, academia and communities in Peru and Thailand. PLoS One, 11(8). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0160386

Kakumanu, M. L., Ponnusamy, L., Sutton, H. T., Meshnick, S. R., Nicholson, W. L., & Apperson, C. S. (2016). Development and validation of an improved PCR method using the 23S-5S intergenic spacer for detection of Rickettsiae in dermacentor variabilis ticks and tissue samples from humans and laboratory animals. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 54(4), 972–979. https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.02605-15

Choi, D. B., Grieco, J. P., Apperson, C. S., Schal, C., Ponnusamy, L., Wesson, D. M., & Achee, N. L. (2016). Effect of spatial repellent exposure on dengue vector attraction to oviposition sites. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 10(7). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004850

Wallace, J. W., Nicholson, W. L., Perniciaro, J. L., Vaughn, M. F., Funkhouser, S., Juliano, J. J., … Meshnick, S. R. (2016). Incident tick-borne infections in a cohort of North Carolina outdoor workers. Vector Borne and Zoonotic Diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.), 16(5), 302–308. https://doi.org/10.1089/vbz.2015.1887

Marayati, B. F., Schal, C., Ponnusamy, L., Apperson, C. S., Rowland, T. E., & Wasserberg, G. (2015). Attraction and oviposition preferences of Phlebotomus papatasi (Diptera: Psychodidae), vector of Old-World cutaneous leishmaniasis, to larval rearing media. Parasites & Vectors, 8. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-1261-z

Guagliardo, S. A., Morrison, A. C., Barboza, J. L., Wesson, D. M., Ponnusamy, L., Astete, H., … Kitron, U. (2015). Evidence for Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) oviposition on boats in the Peruvian Amazon. Journal of Medical Entomology, 52(4), 726–729.

Ponnusamy, L., Schal, C., Wesson, D. M., Arellano, C., & Apperson, C. S. (2015). Oviposition responses of Aedes mosquitoes to bacterial isolates from attractive bamboo infusions. Parasites & Vectors, 8.

Van Treuren, W., Ponnusamy, L., Brinkerhoff, R. J., Gonzalez, A., Parobek, C. M., Juliano, J. J., … Knight, R. (2015). Variation in the microbiota of ixodes ticks with regard to geography, species, and sex. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 81(18), 6200–6209. https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.01562-15

Ponnusamy, L., Gonzalez, A., Van Treuren, W., Weiss, S., Parobek, C. M., Juliano, J. J., … Meshnickh, S. R. (2014). Diversity of rickettsiales in the microbiome of the lone star tick, Amblyomma americanum. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 80(1), 354–359. https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.02987-13

Lee, S., Kakumanu, M. L., Ponnusamy, L., Vaughn, M., Funkhouser, S., Thornton, H., … Apperson, C. S. (2014). Prevalence of Rickettsiales in ticks removed from the skin of outdoor workers in North Carolina. Parasites & Vectors, 7. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-014-0607-2

Ponnusamy, L., Boroczky, K., Wesson, D. M., Schal, C., & Apperson, C. S. (2011). Bacteria stimulate hatching of yellow fever mosquito eggs. PLoS One, 6(9). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0024409

Ponnusamy, L., Xu, N., Boroczky, K., Wesson, D. M., Abu Ayyash, L., Schal, C., & Apperson, C. S. (2010). Oviposition responses of the mosquitoes Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus to experimental plant infusions in laboratory bioassays. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 36(7), 709–719. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-010-9806-2

Ponnusamy, L., Wesson, D. M., Arellano, C., Schal, C., & Apperson, C. S. (2010). Species composition of bacterial communities influences attraction of mosquitoes to experimental plant infusions. Microbial Ecology, 59(1), 158–173. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00248-009-9565-1

Ponnusamy, L., Xu, N., Stav, G., Wesson, D. M., Schal, C., & Apperson, C. S. (2008). Diversity of Bacterial Communities in Container Habitats of Mosquitoes. Microbial Ecology, 56(4), 593–603. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00248-008-9379-6

Ponnusamy, L., Xu, N., Nojima, S., Wesson, D. M., Schal, C., & Apperson, C. S. (2008). Identification of bacteria and bacteria-associated chemical cues that mediate oviposition site preferences by Aedes aegypti. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 105(27), 9262–9267. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0802505105

Richards, S. L., Ponnusamy, L., Unnasch, T. R., Hassan, H. K., & Apperson, C. S. (2006). Host-feeding patterns of Aedes albopictus (Diptera : Culicidae) in relation to availability of human and domestic animals in suburban landscapes of central north Carolina. Journal of Medical Entomology, 43(3), 543–551. https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-2585(2006)43[543:HPOAAD]2.0.CO;2