Haley T. Sutton

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

author keywords: Dermacentor variabilis; ecdysteroid; Rickettsia sp; Francisella sp; qPCR; microbiota
TL;DR: Injections of physiological levels of the tick hormone, 20-hydroxyecdysone (20E), into part-fed (virgin) adult females of the American dog tick, Dermacentor variabilis, attached to the host caused a reduction in density of Rickettsia montanensis in the carcass and an increase in the ovaries compared to buffer-injected controls. (via Semantic Scholar)
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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

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
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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

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
TL;DR: The novel nested PCR assay was sensitive enough to detect one copy of a cloned 23S-5S IGS fragment from “Candidatus Rickettsia amblyommii,” and validated using clinical samples from humans and laboratory animals that were known to be infected with pathogenic species ofRickettsia. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2016 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

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
TL;DR: Two studies indicate that B. burgdorferi sensu stricto is endemic in questing I. scapularis and mammalian tick hosts on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. (via Semantic Scholar)
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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

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
TL;DR: It is concluded that in North Carolina, the most common rickettsial exposure is to R. amblyommii carried by A. americanum, and Rickettsiales bacteria, including novel species of Rickettsia, were less frequently detected in A.Americanum. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2012 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

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
TL;DR: A bioassay method for assessing insecticide susceptibility based on the feeding activity of mosquitoes on plant sugars was developed and characterized the permethrin susceptibility of Ae. (via Semantic Scholar)
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