Loganathan Ponnusamy

Also known as: Logu Ponnusamy

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0700-4472

Microbial Ecology, Arthropod-Microbe Interactions

Works (51)

Updated: September 13th, 2023 05:01

2023 journal article

Detection of Orientia spp. Bacteria in Field-Collected Free-Living Eutrombicula Chigger Mites, United States

EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 29(8), 1676–1679.

By: K. Chen*, N. Travanty*, R. Garshong*, D. Crossley, G. Wasserberg, C. Apperson*, R. Roe*, L. Ponnusamy*

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: September 11, 2023

2023 journal article

Rickettsia amblyommatis in Ticks: A Review of Distribution, Pathogenicity, and Diversity

Microorganisms.

By: E. Richardson n, R. Roe n, C. Apperson n & L. Ponnusamy n

Source: ORCID
Added: February 21, 2023

2022 article

Analyses of Bloodmeal Hosts and Prevalence of Rickettsia parkeri in the Gulf Coast Tick Amblyomma maculatum (Acari: Ixodidae) From a Reconstructed Piedmont Prairie Ecosystem, North Carolina

Johnson, C. R., Ponnusamy, L., Richards, A. L., & Apperson, C. S. (2022, April 30). (K. Macaluso, Ed.). JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY, Vol. 4.

By: C. Johnson n, L. Ponnusamy n, A. Richards* & C. Apperson n

Ed(s): K. Macaluso

author keywords: tick; Amblyomma maculatum; host bloodmeal identification; PCR-reverse line blot hybridization assay; Rickettsia parkeri
MeSH headings : Amblyomma / microbiology; Animals; Grassland; Larva; Male; North Carolina / epidemiology; Nymph; Prevalence; Rickettsia / genetics; Rickettsia / isolation & purification; Rickettsia Infections / microbiology; Rickettsia Infections / transmission; Rickettsia Infections / veterinary; Sigmodontinae / blood; Sigmodontinae / microbiology; Sigmodontinae / parasitology
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: May 16, 2022

2022 journal article

Bacterial Isolates Derived from Nest Soil Affect the Attraction and Digging Behavior of Workers of the Red Imported Fire Ant, Solenopsis invicta Buren

INSECTS, 13(5).

By: N. Travanty n, E. Vargo*, C. Schal n, C. Apperson n & L. Ponnusamy n

author keywords: Solenopsis invicta; bacterial isolates; behavioral responses; digging behavior
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: May 9, 2022

2022 review

Biology, Systematics, Microbiome, Pathogen Transmission and Control of Chiggers (Acari: Trombiculidae, Leeuwenhoekiidae) with Emphasis on the United States

[Review of ]. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH, 19(22).

By: K. Chen n, R. Roe n & L. Ponnusamy n

author keywords: chiggers; biology; systematics; microbiome; pathogen transmission; control
MeSH headings : Animals; Humans; Trombiculidae / microbiology; Scrub Typhus / epidemiology; Orientia tsutsugamushi; Acari; Microbiota; Biology
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: November 22, 2022

2022 journal article

Characterization of Long Non-Coding RNAs in the Bollworm, Helicoverpa zea, and Their Possible Role in Cry1Ac-Resistance

INSECTS, 13(1).

By: R. Lawrie n, R. Mitchell n, J. Deguenon n, L. Ponnusamy n, D. Reisig*, A. Pozo-Valdivia, R. Kurtz*, R. Roe n

author keywords: long non-coding RNAs; Helicoverpa zea; Bt-resistance; Cry1Ac resistance; RNA-seq; lncRNA; bollworms; gene regulation
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: December 27, 2021

2022 journal article

Impact of Caterpillar Increased Feeding Rates on Reduction of Bt Susceptibility

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES, 23(23).

By: A. Dhammi n, J. Krestchmar n, J. Zhu n, L. Ponnusamy n, F. Gould n, D. Reisig*, R. Kurtz*, R. Roe n

author keywords: tobacco budworm; bollworm; fall armyworm; cotton; Bacillus thuringiensis; MVPII; Cry1Ac; Cry2Ab2; behavioral resistance; increased feeding
MeSH headings : Animals; Hemolysin Proteins / genetics; Hemolysin Proteins / pharmacology; Hemolysin Proteins / metabolism; Endotoxins / genetics; Endotoxins / metabolism; Pest Control, Biological; Plants, Genetically Modified / genetics; Plants, Genetically Modified / metabolism; Bacterial Proteins / genetics; Bacterial Proteins / metabolism; Bacillus thuringiensis Toxins; Moths / genetics; Bacillus thuringiensis / genetics; Bacillus thuringiensis / metabolism; Insecticide Resistance / genetics; Gossypium / metabolism; Larva / metabolism
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: December 3, 2022

2022 journal article

Internal and external microbiota of home-caught Anopheles coluzzii (Diptera: Culicidae) from Cote d'Ivoire, Africa: Mosquitoes are filthy

PLOS ONE, 17(12).

By: K. Chen n, L. Ponnusamy n, C. Mouhamadou n, B. Fodjo*, G. Sadia*, F. Affoue, J. Deguenon n, R. Roe n

Ed(s): O. Terenius

MeSH headings : Animals; Humans; Anopheles / genetics; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics; Cote d'Ivoire; Malaria; Bacteria / genetics; Microbiota / genetics; Mosquito Vectors
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: February 27, 2023

2022 journal article

Mechanical Acaricides Active against the Blacklegged Tick, Ixodes scapularis

INSECTS, 13(8).

By: E. Richardson n, L. Ponnusamy n & R. Roe n

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: July 31, 2022

2022 journal article

Rickettsia felis and Other Rickettsia Species in Chigger Mites Collected from Wild Rodents in North Carolina, USA

MICROORGANISMS, 10(7).

By: L. Ponnusamy n, R. Garshong*, B. McLean*, G. Wasserberg*, L. Durden*, D. Crossley*, C. Apperson n, R. Roe n

author keywords: Rickettsia; chigger mites; North Carolina
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: July 7, 2022

2021 journal article

Bacterial Microbiota of Field-Collected Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) from Transgenic Bt and Non-Bt Cotton

MICROORGANISMS, 9(4).

By: J. Deguenon n, A. Dhammi n, L. Ponnusamy n, N. Travanty n, G. Cave n, R. Lawrie n, D. Mott n, D. Reisig n, R. Kurtz*, R. Roe n

author keywords: Helicoverpa zea; cotton; Bt; resistance; tolerance; microbiota
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: April 25, 2021

2021 article

Colonization by the Red Imported Fire Ant, Solenopsis invicta, Modifies Soil Bacterial Communities

Travanty, N. V., Vargo, E. L., Apperson, C. S., & Ponnusamy, L. (2021, August 9). MICROBIAL ECOLOGY, Vol. 8.

By: N. Travanty n, E. Vargo*, C. Apperson n & L. Ponnusamy n

author keywords: Solenopsis invicta; Bacterial community; 16S rDNA; Soil microbiome
MeSH headings : Animals; Ants / microbiology; Bacteria / genetics; Ecosystem; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics; Soil
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science
Added: August 23, 2021

2021 journal article

Oviposition-Site Selection of Phlebotomus papatasi (Diptera: Psychodidae) Sand Flies: Attraction to Bacterial Isolates From an Attractive Rearing Medium

JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY, 58(2), 518–527.

By: M. Kakumanu n, B. Marayati*, C. Schal n, C. Apperson n, G. Wasserberg* & L. Ponnusamy n

Ed(s): R. Johnson

author keywords: Phlebotomus papatasi; sand flies; leishmaniasis; dose-response bioassay; semiochemical
MeSH headings : Animals; Appetitive Behavior / drug effects; Bacteria / chemistry; Bacteria / isolation & purification; Culture Media; Female; Microbiota; Oviposition; Phlebotomus; Volatile Organic Compounds / pharmacology
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: December 6, 2020

2021 journal article

Sphingobacterium phlebotomi sp. nov., a new member of family Sphingobacteriaceae isolated from sand fly rearing substrate

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, 71(5).

By: M. Kakumanu n, B. Marayati*, A. Wada-Katsumata n, G. Wasserberg*, C. Schal n, C. Apperson n, L. Ponnusamy n

author keywords: 16S rRNA gene; Polyphasic analysis; Sphingobacterium phlebotomi sp. nov.
MeSH headings : Animals; Bacterial Typing Techniques; Base Composition; DNA, Bacterial / genetics; Fatty Acids / chemistry; Fatty Acids / metabolism; Phlebotomus / microbiology; Phosphatidylethanolamines / metabolism; Phylogeny; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics; Sequence Analysis, DNA; Sphingobacterium / classification; Sphingobacterium / genetics; Sphingobacterium / isolation & purification; Sphingobacterium / metabolism
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: May 7, 2021

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
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: June 16, 2021

2020 journal article

Multiple Known Mechanisms and a Possible Role of an Enhanced Immune System in Bt-Resistance in a Field Population of the Bollworm, Helicoverpa zea: Differences in Gene Expression with RNAseq

International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 21(18), 6528.

By: R. Lawrie n, R. Mitchell III, J. Deguenon n, L. Ponnusamy n, D. Reisig*, A. Pozo-Valdivia, R. Kurtz*, R. Roe n

author keywords: Helicoverpa zea; bollworm; Bt-resistance; insect immunity; Cry1Ac resistance
MeSH headings : Animals; Bacillus thuringiensis / genetics; Bacillus thuringiensis Toxins / genetics; Bacillus thuringiensis Toxins / pharmacology; Bacterial Proteins / metabolism; Cadherins / metabolism; Crops, Agricultural / genetics; Endotoxins / genetics; Endotoxins / pharmacology; Gene Expression / drug effects; Hemolysin Proteins / genetics; Hemolysin Proteins / pharmacology; Immune System / metabolism; Insecticide Resistance / genetics; Insecticides / pharmacology; Larva / genetics; Larva / metabolism; Moths / genetics; Peptide Hydrolases / metabolism; Pest Control, Biological
Sources: ORCID, Crossref
Added: September 12, 2020

2019 journal article

A Diverse Microbial Community Supports Larval Development and Survivorship of the Asian Tiger Mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae)

JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY, 56(3), 632–640.

author keywords: Quercus alba; mosquito; microcosms; transstadial transmission; microbial communities
MeSH headings : Aedes / growth & development; Aedes / microbiology; Animals; Bacteria / classification; Bacteria / isolation & purification; Female; Larva / growth & development; Larva / microbiology; Longevity; Male; Microbiota; Pupa / growth & development; Pupa / microbiology
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science
Added: September 16, 2019

2019 journal article

Diel periodicity and visual cues guide oviposition behavior in Phlebotomus papatasi, vector of old-world cutaneous leishmaniasis

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 13(3), e0007165.

By: T. Shymanovich*, L. Faw*, N. Hajhashemi*, J. Teague*, C. Schal n, L. Ponnusamy n, C. Apperson n, E. Hatano n, G. Wasserberg*

Ed(s): F. Oliveira

MeSH headings : Animals; Circadian Clocks; Color; Female; Humans; Insect Control; Insect Vectors / anatomy & histology; Insect Vectors / physiology; Leishmaniasis / transmission; Oviposition; Phlebotomus / anatomy & histology; Phlebotomus / physiology; Photoperiod; Sex Attractants
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science, Crossref
Added: April 29, 2019

2019 journal article

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.

author keywords: Dermacentor variabilis; American dog tick; Microbiome; 16S rDNA; QIIME 2 analysis; Francisella endosymbiont
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science
Added: February 27, 2020

2019 journal article

Exogenous and endogenous microbiomes of wild-caught Phormia regina (Diptera: Calliphoridae) flies from a suburban farm by 16S rRNA gene sequencing

SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 9.

By: J. Deguenon n, N. Travanty n, J. Zhu n, A. Carr n, S. Denning n, M. Reiskind n, D. Watson n, R. Roe n, L. Ponnusamy n

MeSH headings : Animals; Biodiversity; Diptera / microbiology; Farms; High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing; Humans; Metabolome; Metabolomics / methods; Microbiota; Phylogeny; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science
Added: February 10, 2020

2018 journal article

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).

By: L. Ponnusamy n, A. Willcox*, R. Roe n, S. Davidson*, P. Linsuwanon*, A. Schuster*, A. Richards*, S. Meshnick*, C. Apperson n

Ed(s): M. Perotti

MeSH headings : Animals; Female; Male; Orientia tsutsugamushi / pathogenicity; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics; Scrub Typhus / microbiology; Scrub Typhus / transmission; Trombiculidae / microbiology; Trombiculidae / pathogenicity
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science
Added: December 31, 2018

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
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science
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.

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: ORCID, Web Of Science, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

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).

By: A. Dhammi n, J. Krestchmar n, L. Ponnusamy n, J. Bacheler n, D. Reisig n, A. Herbert*, A. Del Pozo-Valdivia n, R. Roe n

author keywords: Megacopta cribraria; Megacopta punctatissima; Candidatus Ishikawaella capsulata; sampling; monitoring; cultural control; biological control
MeSH headings : Animals; Bacteria / genetics; Bacteria / isolation & purification; Beauveria / physiology; Heteroptera / drug effects; Heteroptera / growth & development; Heteroptera / microbiology; Insecticides / toxicity; Microbiota; Population Density; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / metabolism; Soybeans / growth & development; Soybeans / parasitology; Symbiosis; United States
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

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.

By: V. Paz-Soldan*, J. Yukich*, A. Soonthorndhada*, M. Giron*, C. Apperson n, L. Ponnusamy n, C. Schal n, A. Morrison*, J. Keating*, D. Wesson*

Ed(s): R. Paul

MeSH headings : Aedes / virology; Animals; Chikungunya Fever / prevention & control; Chikungunya virus; Community-Based Participatory Research / methods; Dengue / prevention & control; Dengue Virus; Equipment Design; Female; Humans; Industry; Insect Vectors / virology; Mosquito Control / instrumentation; Peru; Thailand; Zika Virus; Zika Virus Infection / prevention & control
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science, 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

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: ORCID, Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

Effect of Spatial Repellent Exposure on Dengue Vector Attraction to Oviposition Sites

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 10(7), e0004850.

By: D. Choi*, J. Grieco*, C. Apperson n, C. Schal n, L. Ponnusamy n, D. Wesson*, N. Achee*

Ed(s): P. Kittayapong

MeSH headings : Aedes / drug effects; Aedes / physiology; Animals; Cyclopropanes / pharmacology; Dengue / transmission; Female; Fluorobenzenes / pharmacology; Insect Repellents; Insect Vectors / drug effects; Oviposition / physiology
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

Incident Tick-Borne Infections in a Cohort of North Carolina Outdoor Workers

VECTOR-BORNE AND ZOONOTIC DISEASES, 16(5), 302–308.

By: J. Wallace*, W. Nicholson*, J. Perniciaro*, M. Vaughn*, S. Funkhouser*, J. Juliano*, S. Lee n, M. Kakumanu n ...

author keywords: Epidemiology; Rickettsia; Serology; Tick(s)
MeSH headings : Adult; Borrelia burgdorferi / isolation & purification; Ehrlichia chaffeensis / isolation & purification; Ehrlichiosis / epidemiology; Ehrlichiosis / transmission; Female; Humans; Incidence; Lyme Disease / epidemiology; Lyme Disease / transmission; Male; Middle Aged; North Carolina / epidemiology; Occupational Exposure; Rickettsia / classification; Rickettsia Infections / epidemiology; Rickettsia Infections / transmission; Tick Bites / epidemiology; Tick-Borne Diseases / epidemiology
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Attraction and oviposition preferences of Phlebotomus papatasi (Diptera: Psychodidae), vector of Old-World cutaneous leishmaniasis, to larval rearing media

Parasites & Vectors, 8(1).

By: B. Marayati*, C. Schal n, L. Ponnusamy n, C. Apperson n, T. Rowland* & G. Wasserberg*

author keywords: Leishmaniasis; Oviposition behavior; Sand flies; Semiochemicals; Bioassay; Olfactometer
MeSH headings : Animals; Biometry; Insect Vectors / drug effects; Insect Vectors / physiology; Oviposition; Pheromones / metabolism; Phlebotomus / drug effects; Phlebotomus / physiology; Smell
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Evidence forAedes aegypti(Diptera: Culicidae) Oviposition on Boats in the Peruvian Amazon

Journal of Medical Entomology.

author keywords: Aedes aegypti; oviposition; boat; ovitrap
MeSH headings : Aedes / physiology; Animals; Environmental Monitoring; Female; Larva / physiology; Oviposition / physiology; Peru; Rivers; Ships
Source: ORCID
Added: January 30, 2022

2015 journal article

Long-Lasting Permethrin-Impregnated Clothing Protects Against Mosquito Bites in Outdoor Workers

The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.

MeSH headings : Aedes / immunology; Animals; Antibodies / immunology; Blotting, Western; Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; Female; Humans; Insect Bites and Stings / prevention & control; Insecticides; Permethrin; Protective Clothing; Saliva / immunology
Source: ORCID
Added: January 30, 2022

2015 journal article

Oviposition responses of Aedes mosquitoes to bacterial isolates from attractive bamboo infusions

Parasites & Vectors, 8(1).

By: L. Ponnusamy n, C. Schal n, D. Wesson*, C. Arellano n & C. Apperson n

author keywords: Aedes aegypti; Aedes albopictus; Bacterial isolates; Behavioral assays; Attractants
MeSH headings : Aedes / drug effects; Aedes / microbiology; Aedes / physiology; Animals; Bacteria / classification; Bacteria / genetics; Bacteria / isolation & purification; Bambusa / chemistry; Biological Assay; Female; Insect Vectors / drug effects; Insect Vectors / microbiology; Insect Vectors / physiology; Oviposition / drug effects; Plant Extracts / pharmacology
Sources: ORCID, Crossref
Added: January 28, 2020

2015 journal article

Variation in the Microbiota of Ixodes Ticks with Regard to Geography, Species, and Sex

APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, 81(18), 6200–6209.

By: W. Van Treuren*, L. Ponnusamy n, R. Brinkerhoff*, A. Gonzalez*, C. Parobek*, J. Juliano*, T. Andreadis*, R. Falco* ...

MeSH headings : Animals; Bacteria / classification; Bacteria / genetics; Biota; Cluster Analysis; DNA, Bacterial / chemistry; DNA, Bacterial / genetics; DNA, Ribosomal / chemistry; DNA, Ribosomal / genetics; Geography; Ixodes / microbiology; Molecular Sequence Data; Phylogeny; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics; Sequence Analysis, DNA; Sex Factors; United States
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

Advancing Integrated Tick Management to Mitigate Burden of Tick-Borne Diseases

Outlooks on Pest Management.

Source: ORCID
Added: January 30, 2022

2014 journal article

Diversity of Rickettsiales in the Microbiome of the Lone Star Tick, Amblyomma americanum

APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, 80(1), 354–359.

By: L. Ponnusamy n, A. Gonzalez*, W. Van Treuren*, S. Weiss*, C. Parobek*, J. Juliano*, R. Knight*, R. Roe n, C. Apperson n, S. Meshnickh

MeSH headings : Alphaproteobacteria / classification; Alphaproteobacteria / genetics; Alphaproteobacteria / isolation & purification; Animals; Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / genetics; DNA, Bacterial / chemistry; DNA, Bacterial / genetics; DNA, Ribosomal / chemistry; DNA, Ribosomal / genetics; Ixodidae / microbiology; Microbiota; Molecular Sequence Data; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics; Sequence Analysis, DNA
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science
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

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: ORCID, Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2012 journal article

Lethal ovitraps and dengue prevention: report from Iquitos, Peru

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 16, e473.

By: D. Wesson*, A. Morrison*, V. Paz Soldan*, R. Moudy*, K. Long*, L. Ponnusamy n, J. Mohler*, H. Astete* ...

Sources: ORCID, Crossref
Added: September 6, 2020

2011 journal article

Bacteria Stimulate Hatching of Yellow Fever Mosquito Eggs

PLoS ONE, 6(9), e24409.

By: L. Ponnusamy n, K. Böröczky n, D. Wesson*, C. Schal n & C. Apperson n

Ed(s): F. Leulier

MeSH headings : Aedes / microbiology; Aedes / physiology; Animals; Bacteria; Female; Male; Ovum / microbiology; Ovum / physiology; Plant Leaves / chemistry; Plant Leaves / microbiology; Quercus / chemistry; Quercus / microbiology; Reproduction / physiology; Yellow Fever / transmission
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

2010 journal article

Bacterial Pathogens in Ixodid Ticks from a Piedmont County in North Carolina: Prevalence of Rickettsial Organisms

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases.

author keywords: Amblyomma americanum; American dog tick; Black-legged tick; Borrelia lone star tick; Dermacentor variabilis; Ehrlichia chaffeensis; Ixodes scapularis; Pathogen prevalence; Rickettsia; Rickettsia amblyommii
MeSH headings : Animals; Arachnid Vectors / classification; Arachnid Vectors / microbiology; DNA, Bacterial / analysis; Humans; Ixodes / classification; Ixodes / microbiology; North Carolina; Phylogeny; Polymerase Chain Reaction; Prevalence; Rickettsia / classification; Rickettsia / genetics; Rickettsia / isolation & purification; Rickettsia Infections / epidemiology; Rickettsia Infections / microbiology
Source: ORCID
Added: January 30, 2022

2010 journal article

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.

By: L. Ponnusamy n, N. Xu n, K. Böröczky n, D. Wesson*, L. Abu Ayyash n, C. Schal n, C. Apperson n

author keywords: Aedes aegypti; Aedes albopictus; Oviposition; Attractants; Plant infusion; Fermentation; Microbe-insect interactions
MeSH headings : Aedes / physiology; Animals; Behavior, Animal; Biomass; Female; Fermentation; Oviposition; Plant Leaves / chemistry; Poaceae / chemistry; Quercus / chemistry; Time Factors
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

2010 journal article

Species Composition of Bacterial Communities Influences Attraction of Mosquitoes to Experimental Plant Infusions

Microbial Ecology, 59(1), 158–173.

By: L. Ponnusamy n, D. Wesson*, C. Arellano n, C. Schal n & C. Apperson n

MeSH headings : Aedes / physiology; Animals; Bacteria / classification; Bacteria / genetics; Bacteria / growth & development; Behavior, Animal / drug effects; Biodiversity; Colony Count, Microbial; Culture Media / classification; Ecosystem; Female; Fermentation; Phylogeny
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 journal article

Diversity of Bacterial Communities in Container Habitats of Mosquitoes

MICROBIAL ECOLOGY, 56(4), 593–603.

By: L. Ponnusamy n, N. Xu n, G. Stav*, D. Wesson*, C. Schal n & C. Apperson n

MeSH headings : Animals; Bacteria / classification; Bacteria / genetics; Bacteria / growth & development; Biodiversity; Culicidae / growth & development; Ecosystem; Fresh Water / microbiology; Fresh Water / parasitology; Genetic Variation; Molecular Sequence Data; New Orleans; Polymerase Chain Reaction; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics; Water Microbiology
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 journal article

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.

By: L. Ponnusamy n, N. Xu n, S. Nojima n, D. Wesson*, C. Schal n & C. Apperson n

author keywords: kairomone; semiochemical; mosquito; egg-laying; dengue vector control
MeSH headings : Aedes / anatomy & histology; Aedes / microbiology; Aedes / physiology; Animals; Bacteria / isolation & purification; Behavior, Animal / physiology; Biological Assay; Female; Oviposition / physiology; Pheromones / analysis; Plant Leaves / parasitology; Sasa / metabolism
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

2006 journal article

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.

Source: ORCID
Added: January 30, 2022

2004 journal article

Swaminathania salitolerans gen. nov., sp. nov., a salt-tolerant, nitrogen-fixing and phosphate-solubilizing bacterium from wild rice (Porteresia coarctata Tateoka)

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY.

MeSH headings : Acetic Acid / pharmacology; Acetobacteraceae / classification; Acetobacteraceae / cytology; Acetobacteraceae / isolation & purification; Acetobacteraceae / physiology; Base Composition; Carbohydrate Metabolism; Culture Media / chemistry; DNA, Bacterial / chemistry; DNA, Bacterial / isolation & purification; DNA, Ribosomal / chemistry; Ethanol / metabolism; Fatty Acids / analysis; Fatty Acids / isolation & purification; Flagella; Genes, rRNA; Gentian Violet; Glutamic Acid / metabolism; Growth Inhibitors / pharmacology; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; Molecular Sequence Data; Movement; Nitrates / pharmacology; Phenazines; Phylogeny; Plant Roots / microbiology; Plant Stems / microbiology; Poaceae / microbiology; Potassium Compounds / pharmacology; Quinones / analysis; RNA, Bacterial / genetics; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics; Sequence Analysis, DNA; Sequence Homology; Sodium Chloride / pharmacology
Source: ORCID
Added: January 30, 2022

2003 journal article

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Biotechnology Letters.

author keywords: colonization; N-2-fixation; novel isolates; phosphate-solubilization; rice
MeSH headings : Acetobacteraceae / classification; Acetobacteraceae / cytology; Acetobacteraceae / growth & development; Acetobacteraceae / physiology; Cell Count / methods; Cell Division / physiology; Oryza / classification; Oryza / cytology; Oryza / microbiology; Plant Roots / classification; Plant Roots / cytology; Plant Roots / microbiology; Species Specificity
Source: ORCID
Added: January 30, 2022

2001 journal article

Genetic diversity and relationship between Bradyrhizobium strains isolated from blackgram and cowpea

Biology and Fertility of Soils.

author keywords: diversity; nodulation; Bradyrhizobium; nifD; 16S rDNA
Source: ORCID
Added: January 30, 2022

2001 journal article

Genetic diversity of Bradyrhizobium strains isolated from Arachis hypogaea

Canadian Journal of Microbiology.

MeSH headings : Arachis / microbiology; Bradyrhizobium / genetics; DNA, Bacterial / analysis; DNA, Ribosomal / analysis; Genes, Bacterial; Genetic Variation; Nitrogen Fixation / genetics; Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / analysis; Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Technique
Source: ORCID
Added: January 30, 2022

1999 journal article

Isolation and characterization of two genetically distant groups of Acetobacter diazotrophicus from a new host plant Eleusine coracana L.

Journal of Applied Microbiology.

Source: ORCID
Added: January 30, 2022

1997 journal article

Competitiveness of native Bradyrhizobium japonicum strains in two different soil types

Biology and Fertility of Soils.

author keywords: soybean nodulation; Bradyrhizobium japonicum; competitiveness; immunoblot method; native soil rhizobia; co-inoculation
Source: ORCID
Added: January 30, 2022

1993 journal article

Phylogenetic grouping and identification of Rhizobium isolates on the basis of random amplified polymorphic DNA profiles

Canadian Journal of Microbiology.

author keywords: RHIZOBIUM; DNA AMPLIFICATION; RANDOM PRIMERS
MeSH headings : Base Sequence; DNA, Bacterial / genetics; Gene Amplification; Molecular Sequence Data; Phylogeny; Polymorphism, Genetic / genetics; Rhizobiaceae / classification; Rhizobiaceae / genetics; Rhizobiaceae / isolation & purification; Rhizobium / classification; Rhizobium / genetics; Rhizobium / isolation & purification
Source: ORCID
Added: January 30, 2022

Employment

Updated: November 19th, 2018 20:00

2016 - present

NC State University Raleigh, NC, US
Principal Research Scholar Entomology and Plant Pathology

2012 - 2016

NC State University Raleigh, US
Senior Research Scholar Entomology and Plant Pathology

Education

Updated: November 19th, 2018 20:07

1998 - 2003

M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, University of Madras Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IN
Doctor of Philosophy Microbiology

Funding History

Funding history based on the linked ORCID record. Updated: February 19th, 2020 15:30

grant February 1, 2016 - January 31, 2020
Oviposition attractants for sand fly control
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases