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), e0007165. 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). Biology, pest status, microbiome and control of kudzu bug (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Plataspidae): a new invasive pest in the U.S. Int. J. Mol. Sci, 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), e0160386. 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), e0004850. 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, 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(1). 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., … Meshnick, S. 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., Böröczky, K., Wesson, D. M., Schal, C., & Apperson, C. S. (2011). Bacteria Stimulate Hatching of Yellow Fever Mosquito Eggs. PLoS ONE, 6(9), e24409. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0024409

Ponnusamy, L., Xu, N., Böröczky, 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, 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