Works (6)

Updated: July 5th, 2023 15:43

2021 journal article

Tick Ecdysteroid Hormone, Global Microbiota/Rickettsia Signaling in the Ovary versus Carcass during Vitellogenesis in Part-Fed (Virgin) American Dog Ticks, Dermacentor variabilis

MICROORGANISMS, 9(6).

By: L. Ponnusamy n , H. Sutton n, R. Mitchell n, D. Sonenshine*, C. Apperson n & R. Roe n

co-author countries: United States of America πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ
author keywords: Dermacentor variabilis; ecdysteroid; Rickettsia sp; Francisella sp; qPCR; microbiota
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: June 16, 2021

2018 journal article

Prevalence of Rickettsia Species (Rickettsiales: Rickettsiaceae) in Dermacentor variabilis Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) in North Carolina

JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY, 55(5), 1284–1291.

By: M. Kakumanu n, L. Ponnusamy n , H. Sutton n, S. Meshnick*, W. Nicholson* & C. Apperson n

co-author countries: United States of America πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ
author keywords: Dermacentor variabilis; spotted fever group rickettsiae; Rickettsia; reverse line blot hybridization; intergenic spacer
MeSH headings : Animals; Dermacentor / microbiology; North Carolina; Phylogeny; Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods; Rickettsia / genetics; Rickettsia / isolation & purification
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: February 4, 2019

2017 journal article

Stable Transmission of Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Stricto on the Outer Banks of North Carolina

Zoonoses and Public Health, 64(5), 337–354.

By: J. Levine n , C. Apperson n, M. Levin *, T. Kelly n, M. Kakumanu n, L. Ponnusamy n , H. Sutton n, S. Salger n, J. Caldwell n, A. Szempruch n

co-author countries: United States of America πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ
author keywords: Borrelia burgdorferi; Ixodes scapularis; Peromyscus leucopus; Oryzomys palustris; Sylvilagus palustris; Outer Banks; North Carolina
MeSH headings : Animals; Bacteriological Techniques; Borrelia burgdorferi / genetics; Borrelia burgdorferi / isolation & purification; DNA, Bacterial / genetics; Female; Ixodes / microbiology; Lyme Disease / epidemiology; Lyme Disease / microbiology; Lyme Disease / transmission; Lyme Disease / veterinary; Male; North Carolina / epidemiology; Phylogeny; Rabbits / microbiology; Reptiles / microbiology; Rodentia / microbiology
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

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.

By: M. Kakumanu n, L. Ponnusamy n , H. Sutton n, S. Meshnick*, W. Nicholson* & C. Apperson n

co-author countries: United States of America πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ
MeSH headings : Animals; Animals, Laboratory; DNA Primers / genetics; DNA, Intergenic / chemistry; DNA, Intergenic / genetics; Dermacentor / microbiology; Humans; Nucleic Acid Hybridization; Oligonucleotide Probes / genetics; Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods; RNA, Ribosomal, 23S / genetics; RNA, Ribosomal, 5S; Rickettsiaceae Infections / diagnosis; Rickettsiaceae Infections / microbiology; Rickettsieae / classification; Rickettsieae / genetics; Rickettsieae / isolation & purification; Sensitivity and Specificity
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

Prevalence of Rickettsiales in ticks removed from the skin of outdoor workers in North Carolina

PARASITES & VECTORS, 7.

By: S. Lee n, M. Kakumanu n, L. Ponnusamy n , M. Vaughn*, S. Funkhouser*, H. Thornton n, S. Meshnick*, C. Apperson n

co-author countries: United States of America πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ
author keywords: Ticks; Rickettsiales pathogens; Rickettsia; Ehrlichia; Reverse line blot hybridization
MeSH headings : Animals; Arachnid Vectors / microbiology; Base Sequence; DNA, Bacterial / chemistry; DNA, Bacterial / genetics; DNA, Ribosomal / chemistry; DNA, Ribosomal / genetics; Double-Blind Method; Female; Humans; Ixodidae / microbiology; Male; Molecular Sequence Data; North Carolina / epidemiology; Polymerase Chain Reaction; Prevalence; Rickettsia / genetics; Rickettsia / isolation & purification; Rickettsia Infections / epidemiology; Rickettsia Infections / microbiology; Sequence Analysis, DNA; Tick Infestations / epidemiology
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2013 journal article

Proof of concept for a novel insecticide bioassay based on sugar feeding by adult Aedes aegypti (Stegomyia aegypti)

MEDICAL AND VETERINARY ENTOMOLOGY, 27(3), 284–297.

By: F. Stell n, R. Roe n , C. Arellano n, L. Kennedy n, H. Thornton n, K. Saavedra-Rodriguez *, D. Wesson*, W. Black*, C. Apperson n

co-author countries: United States of America πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ
author keywords: Aedes aegypti; anthrone; bioassay; insecticide resistance; permethrin; sugar feeding
MeSH headings : Aedes / drug effects; Aedes / physiology; Animals; Biological Assay / instrumentation; Biological Assay / methods; Carbohydrate Metabolism; Carbohydrates; Feeding Behavior / drug effects; Female; Insecticide Resistance; Insecticides / pharmacology; Mosquito Control; Permethrin / pharmacology
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018