2023
Koosakulnirand, S., Rajasegaran, P., Alkathiry, H. A., Chaisiri, K., Round, P. D., Eiamampai, K., . . . Makepeace, B. L. (2023). On the taxonomy of chigger mites (Acariformes: Trombiculidae) parasitizing birds in Thailand and Malaysia, with the description of a new species. Acarologia, 63(4), 1109-1138. doi:10.24349/yt89-g1eiDOI: 10.24349/yt89-g1ei
Noll, M., Wall, R., Makepeace, B. L., Newbury, H., Adaszek, L., Bødker, R., . . . Rose Vineer, H. (2023). Predicting the distribution of Ixodes ricinus and Dermacentor reticulatus in Europe: a comparison of climate niche modelling approaches.. Parasites & vectors, 16(1), 384. doi:10.1186/s13071-023-05959-yDOI: 10.1186/s13071-023-05959-y
Smit, A., Mulandane, F. C., Wojcik, S. H., Horak, I. G., Makepeace, B. L., Morar-Leather, D., & Neves, L. (2023). Sympatry of Amblyomma eburneum and Amblyomma variegatum on African buffaloes and prevalence of pathogens in ticks.. Ticks and tick-borne diseases, 14(6), 102247. doi:10.1016/j.ttbdis.2023.102247DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2023.102247
Chaisiri, K., Linsuwanon, P., & Makepeace, B. L. (2023). The chigger microbiome: big questions in a tiny world. TRENDS IN PARASITOLOGY, 39(8), 696-707. doi:10.1016/j.pt.2023.05.002DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2023.05.002
Makepeace, B. (2023). Adjuvanted Fusion Protein Vaccine Induces Durable Immunity to Onchocerca volvulus in Mice and Non-Human Primates. Vaccines, 11(7). doi:10.3390/vaccines11071212DOI: 10.3390/vaccines11071212
Beliavskaia, A., Tan, K. -K., Sinha, A., Husin, N. A., Lim, F. S., Loong, S. K., . . . Khoo, J. J. (2023). Metagenomics of culture isolates and insect tissue illuminate the evolution of <i>Wolbachia</i>, <i>Rickettsia</i> and <i>Bartonella</i> symbionts in <i>Ctenocephalides</i> spp. fleas.. Microbial genomics, 9(7). doi:10.1099/mgen.0.001045DOI: 10.1099/mgen.0.001045
Floriano, A. M., Batisti Biffignandi, G., Castelli, M., Olivieri, E., Clementi, E., Comandatore, F., . . . Sassera, D. (2023). The evolution of intramitochondriality in Midichloria bacteria.. Environmental microbiology. doi:10.1111/1462-2920.16446DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.16446
Rodrigues, J., Lefoulon, E., Gavotte, L., Perillat-Sanguinet, M., Makepeace, B., Martin, C., & D'Haese, C. A. (2023). <i>Wolbachia</i> springs eternal: symbiosis in Collembola is associated with host ecology. Royal Society Open Science, 10(5). doi:10.1098/rsos.230288DOI: 10.1098/rsos.230288
Noll, M., Wall, R., Makepeace, B. L., & Vineer, H. R. (2023). Distribution of ticks in the Western Palearctic: an updated systematic review (2015-2021).. Parasites & vectors, 16(1), 141. doi:10.1186/s13071-023-05773-6DOI: 10.1186/s13071-023-05773-6
Alkathiry, H. A., Alghamdi, S. Q., Morgan, H. E. J., Noll, M. E., Khoo, J. J., Alagaili, A. N., & Makepeace, B. L. (2023). Molecular Detection of<i> Candidatus</i> Orientia chuto in Wildlife, Saudi Arabia. EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 29(2), 402-406. doi:10.3201/eid2902.221131DOI: 10.3201/eid2902.221131
Mohd-Azami, S. N. I., Loong, S. K., Khoo, J. J., Husin, N. A., Lim, F. S., Mahfodz, N. H., . . . AbuBakar, S. (n.d.). Molecular Surveillance for Vector-Borne Bacteria in Rodents and Tree Shrews of Peninsular Malaysia Oil Palm Plantations. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 8(2), 74. doi:10.3390/tropicalmed8020074DOI: 10.3390/tropicalmed8020074
Alghamdi, S. Q., Alkathiry, H. A., Stekolnikov, A. A., Alagaili, A. N., & Makepeace, B. L. (2023). Additions to the chigger mite fauna (Acariformes: Trombiculidae) of Saudi Arabia, with the description of a new species. ACAROLOGIA. doi:10.24349/dsrx-oryyDOI: 10.24349/dsrx-oryy
2022
Alkathiry, H., Al-Rofaai, A., Ya'cob, Z., Cutmore, T. S., Mohd-Azami, S. N. I., Husin, N. A., . . . Khoo, J. J. (2022). Habitat and Season Drive Chigger Mite Diversity and Abundance on Small Mammals in Peninsular Malaysia. PATHOGENS, 11(10). doi:10.3390/pathogens11101087DOI: 10.3390/pathogens11101087
Voronin, D., & Makepeace, B. L. (2022). Symbionts on the Brain: How <i>Wolbachia</i> Is Strictly Corralled in Some Neotropical <i>Drosophila</i> spp.. MBIO, 13(4). doi:10.1128/mbio.01182-22DOI: 10.1128/mbio.01182-22
Luu, L., Bah, G. S., Okah-Nnane, N. H., Hartley, C. S., Glover, A. F., Walsh, T. R., . . . Graham-Brown, J. (2022). Co-Administration of Adjuvanted Recombinant <i>Ov</i>-103 and <i>Ov</i>-RAL-2 Vaccines Confer Protection against Natural Challenge in A Bovine <i>Onchocerca ochengi</i> Infection Model of Human Onchocerciasis. VACCINES, 10(6). doi:10.3390/vaccines10060861DOI: 10.3390/vaccines10060861
Bell-Sakyi, L., Hartley, C. S., Khoo, J. J., Forth, J. H., Palomar, A. M., & Makepeace, B. L. (2022). New Cell Lines Derived from European Tick Species. MICROORGANISMS, 10(6). doi:10.3390/microorganisms10061086DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms10061086
Mohd-Azami, S. N. I., Loong, S. K., Khoo, J. J., Sahimin, N., Lim, F. S., Husin, N. A., . . . Abubakar, S. (2022). Molecular evidence of rat bocavirus among rodents in Peninsular Malaysia.. The Journal of veterinary medical science. doi:10.1292/jvms.22-0037DOI: 10.1292/jvms.22-0037
McGarry, J. W., Carrozza, R., Bradley, C., Latrofa, M. S., Makepeace, B. L., & Otranto, D. (n.d.). Onchocerca lupi in imported dogs in the UK: implications for animal and public health. BMC Veterinary Research, 18(1). doi:10.1186/s12917-022-03169-9DOI: 10.1186/s12917-022-03169-9
2021
Buysse, M., Floriano, A. M., Gottlieb, Y., Nardi, T., Comandatore, F., Olivieri, E., . . . Duron, O. (2021). A dual endosymbiosis supports nutritional adaptation to hematophagy in the invasive tick <i>Hyalomma marginatum</i>. ELIFE, 10. doi:10.7554/eLife.72747DOI: 10.7554/eLife.72747
Abraham, D., Graham-Brown, J., Carter, D., Gray, S. A., Hess, J. A., Makepeace, B. L., & Lustigman, S. (2021). Development of a recombinant vaccine against human onchocerciasis. EXPERT REVIEW OF VACCINES, 20(11), 1459-1470. doi:10.1080/14760584.2021.1977125DOI: 10.1080/14760584.2021.1977125
Alghamdi, S. Q., Low, V. L., Alkathiry, H. A., Alagaili, A. N., McGarry, J. W., & Makepeace, B. L. (2021). Automatic barcode gap discovery reveals diverse clades of <i>Rhipicephalus</i> spp. and <i>Haemaphysalis</i> spp. ticks from small mammals in 'Asir, Saudi Arabia. PARASITES & VECTORS, 14(1). doi:10.1186/s13071-021-05049-xDOI: 10.1186/s13071-021-05049-x
Bell-Sakyi, L., Beliavskaia, A., Hartley, C. S., Jones, L., Luu, L., Haines, L. R., . . . Makepeace, B. L. (2021). Isolation in Natural Host Cell Lines of Wolbachia Strains wPip from the Mosquito Culex pipiens and wPap from the Sand Fly Phlebotomus papatasi. INSECTS, 12(10). doi:10.3390/insects12100871DOI: 10.3390/insects12100871
Makepeace, B. L., Psifidi, A., Robledo, D., & Xia, D. (2021). Editorial: Genetics Architecture and Underlying Molecular Mechanisms in Host-Pathogen Interactions. FRONTIERS IN GENETICS, 12. doi:10.3389/fgene.2021.695109DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2021.695109
Kruecken, J., Holden-Dye, L., Keiser, J., Prichard, R. K., Townson, S., Makepeace, B. L., . . . Kulke, D. (2021). Development of emodepside as a possible adulticidal treatment for human onchocerciasis-The fruit of a successful industrial-academic collaboration. PLOS PATHOGENS, 17(7). doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1009682DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1009682
Bah, G. S., Schneckener, S., Hahnel, S. R., Bayang, N. H., Fieseler, H., Schmuck, G. M., . . . Makepeace, B. L. (2021). Emodepside targets SLO-1 channels of <i>Onchocerca ochengi</i> and induces broad anthelmintic effects in a bovine model of onchocerciasis. PLOS PATHOGENS, 17(6). doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1009601DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1009601
Luu, L., Palomar, A. M., Farrington, G., Schilling, A. -K., Premchand-Branker, S., McGarry, J., . . . Bell-Sakyi, L. (n.d.). Bacterial Pathogens and Symbionts Harboured by Ixodes ricinus Ticks Parasitising Red Squirrels in the United Kingdom. Pathogens, 10(4), 458. doi:10.3390/pathogens10040458DOI: 10.3390/pathogens10040458
Ryan, N. M., Hess, J. A., de Villena, F. P. -M., Leiby, B. E., Shimada, A., Yu, L., . . . Abraham, D. (2021). <i>Onchocerca volvulus</i> bivalent subunit vaccine induces protective immunity in genetically diverse collaborative cross recombinant inbred intercross mice. NPJ VACCINES, 6(1). doi:10.1038/s41541-020-00276-2DOI: 10.1038/s41541-020-00276-2
2020
Lefoulon, E., Clark, T., Guerrero, R., Cañizales, I., Cardenas-Callirgos, J. M., Junker, K., . . . Slatko, B. E. (2020). Diminutive, degraded but dissimilar: <i>Wolbachia</i> genomes from filarial nematodes do not conform to a single paradigm.. Microbial genomics, 6(12). doi:10.1099/mgen.0.000487DOI: 10.1099/mgen.0.000487
Isolation and Propagation of Laboratory Strains and a Novel Flea-Derived Field Strain of Wolbachia in Tick Cell Lines (Journal article)
Khoo, J. J., Kurtti, T., Husin, N. A., Beliavskaia, A., Lim, F. S., Zulkifli, M. M. S., . . . Bell-Sakyi, L. (2020). Isolation and Propagation of Laboratory Strains and a Novel Flea-Derived Field Strain of Wolbachia in Tick Cell Lines. Microorganisms, 8(7). doi:10.3390/microorganisms8070988DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms8070988
Khoo, J. J., Kurtti, T. J., Husin, N. A., Beliavskaia, A., Lim, F. S., Zulkifli, M. M. S., . . . Bell-Sakyi, L. (2020). Isolation and Propagation of Laboratory Strains and a Novel Flea-Derived Field Strain of Wolbachia in Tick Cell Lines. . Microorganisms, 8(7), E988. doi:10.3390/microorganisms8070988DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms8070988
Weitzel, T., Makepeace, B. L., Elliott, I., Chaisiri, K., Richards, A. L., & Newton, P. N. (2020). Marginalized mites: Neglected vectors of neglected diseases. PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES, 14(7). doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0008297DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008297
Al-Khafaji, A. M., Armstrong, S. D., Boccazzi, I. V., Gaiarsa, S., Sinha, A., Li, Z., . . . Makepeace, B. L. (2020). <i>Rickettsia buchneri</i>, symbiont of the deer tick <i>Ixodes scapularis</i>, can colonise the salivary glands of its host. TICKS AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES, 11(1). doi:10.1016/j.ttbdis.2019.101299DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2019.101299
2019
Chaisiri, K., Gill, A. C., Stekolnikov, A. A., Hinjoy, S., McGarry, J. W., Darby, A. C., . . . Makepeace, B. (2019). Ecological and microbiological diversity of chigger mites, including vectors of scrub typhus, on small mammals across stratified habitats in Thailand. Animal Microbiome, 1. doi:10.1186/s42523-019-0019-xDOI: 10.1186/s42523-019-0019-x
Stekolnikov, A. A., Al-Ghamdi, S. Q., Alagaili, A. N., & Makepeace, B. L. (n.d.). First data on chigger mites (Acariformes: Trombiculidae) of Saudi Arabia, with a description of four new species. Systematic and Applied Acarology, 24(10), 1937-1963. doi:10.11158/saa.24.10.12DOI: 10.11158/saa.24.10.12
Rose, C., Praulins, G., Armstrong, S. D., Casas-Sanchez, A., Davis, J., Molyneux, G., . . . Acosta-Serrano, A. (2019). Characterisation of a novel glycosylated glutathione transferase of Onchocerca ochengi, closest relative of the human river blindness parasite.. Parasitology, 1-27. doi:10.1017/s0031182019000763DOI: 10.1017/s0031182019000763
Esemu, S. N., Dong, X., Kfusi, A. J., Hartley, C. S., Ndip, R. N., Ndip, L. M., . . . Makepeace, B. L. (2019). Aquatic Hemiptera in Southwest Cameroon: Biodiversity of Potential Reservoirs of <i>Mycobacterium ulcerans</i> and Multiple <i>Wolbachia</i> Sequence Types Revealed by Metagenomics. DIVERSITY-BASEL, 11(12). doi:10.3390/d11120225DOI: 10.3390/d11120225
Coghlan, A., Tyagi, R., Cotton, J. A., Holroyd, N., Rosa, B. A., Tsai, I. J., . . . Blaxter, M. L. (2019). Comparative genomics of the major parasitic worms. Nature Genetics, 51, 163-174. doi:10.1038/s41588-018-0262-1DOI: 10.1038/s41588-018-0262-1
Murgia, M. V., Bell-Sakyi, L., de la Fuente, J., Kurtti, T. J., Makepeace, B. L., Mans, B., . . . Hill, C. A. (2019). Meeting the challenge of tick-borne disease control: A proposal for 1000 <i>Ixodes</i> genomes. TICKS AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES, 10(1), 213-218. doi:10.1016/j.ttbdis.2018.08.009DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2018.08.009
Al-Khafaji, A. M., Clegg, S. R., Pinder, A. C., Luu, L., Hansford, K. M., Seelig, F., . . . Makepeace, B. L. (2019). Multi-locus sequence typing of <i>Ixodes ricinus</i> and its symbiont <i>Candidatus</i> Midichloria mitochondrii across Europe reveals evidence of local co-cladogenesis in Scotland. TICKS AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES, 10(1), 52-62. doi:10.1016/j.ttbdis.2018.08.016DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2018.08.016
2018
Dong, X., Chaisiri, K., Xia, D., Armstrong, S. D., Fang, Y., Donnelly, M. J., . . . Makepeace, B. L. (2018). Genomes of trombidid mites reveal novel predicted allergens and laterally-transferred genes associated with secondary metabolism. GigaScience, 7(12), 33 pages. doi:10.1093/gigascience/giy127DOI: 10.1093/gigascience/giy127
Bell-Sakyi, L., Darby, A., Baylis, M., & Makepeace, B. L. (2018). The Tick Cell Biobank: A global resource for <i>in vitro</i> research on ticks, other arthropods and the pathogens they transmit. TICKS AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES, 9(5), 1364-1371. doi:10.1016/j.ttbdis.2018.05.015DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2018.05.015
Kumlert, R., Chaisiri, K., Anantatat, T., Stekolnikov, A. A., Morand, S., Prasartvit, A., . . . Paris, D. H. (2018). Autofluorescence microscopy for paired-matched morphological and molecular identification of individual chigger mites (Acari: Trombiculidae), the vectors of scrub typhus. PLOS ONE, 13(3). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0193163DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0193163
Dong, X., Chaisiri, K., Xia, D., Armstrong, S., Fang, Y., Donnelly, M., . . . Makepeace, B. (2018). Genomes of trombidid mites reveal novel predicted allergens and laterally-transferred genes associated with secondary metabolism. doi:10.1101/259044DOI: 10.1101/259044
Lustigman, S., Makepeace, B. L., Klei, T. R., Babayan, S. A., Hotez, P., Abraham, D., & Bottazzi, M. E. (2018). <i>Onchocerca volvulus</i>: The Road from Basic Biology to a Vaccine. TRENDS IN PARASITOLOGY, 34(1), 64-79. doi:10.1016/j.pt.2017.08.011DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2017.08.011
2017
Wewer, V., Makepeace, B. L., Tanya, V. N., Peisker, H., Pfarr, K., Hoerauf, A., & Doermann, P. (2017). Lipid profiling of the filarial nematodes <i>Onchocerca volvulus</i>, <i>Onchocerca ochengi</i> and <i>Litomosoides sigmodontis</i> reveals the accumulation of nematode-specific ether phospholipids in the host. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR PARASITOLOGY, 47(14), 903-912. doi:10.1016/j.ijpara.2017.06.001DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2017.06.001
Lefoulon, E., Giannelli, A., Makepeace, B. L., Mutafchiev, Y., Townson, S., Uni, S., . . . Martin, C. (2017). Whence river blindness? The domestication of mammals and host-parasite co-evolution in the nematode genus <i>Onchocerca</i>. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR PARASITOLOGY, 47(8), 457-470. doi:10.1016/j.ijpara.2016.12.009DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2016.12.009
Dong, X., Armstrong, S., Xia, D., Makepeace, B., Darby, A. C., & Kadowaki, T. (2017). Draft genome of the honey bee ectoparasitic mite, Tropilaelaps mercedesae, is shaped by the parasitic life history. GigaScience, 6(3). doi:10.1093/gigascience/gix008DOI: 10.1093/gigascience/gix008
Kamtchum-Tatuene, J., Makepeace, B. L., Benjamin, L., Baylis, M., & Solomon, T. (2017). The potential role of <i>Wolbachia</i> in controlling the transmission of emerging human arboviral infections. CURRENT OPINION IN INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 30(1), 108-116. doi:10.1097/QCO.0000000000000342DOI: 10.1097/QCO.0000000000000342
2016
Makepeace, B. L., & Tanya, V. N. (2016). 25 Years of the <i>Onchocerca</i> <i>ochengi</i> Model. TRENDS IN PARASITOLOGY, 32(12), 966-978. doi:10.1016/j.pt.2016.08.013DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2016.08.013
Armstrong, S. D., Xia, D., Bah, G. S., Krishna, R., Ngangyung, H. F., LaCourse, E. J., . . . Makepeace, B. L. (2016). Stage-specific Proteomes from Onchocerca ochengi, Sister Species of the Human River Blindness Parasite, Uncover Adaptations to a Nodular Lifestyle. Molecular and Cellular Proteomics, 15(8), 2554-2575. doi:10.1074/mcp.M115.055640DOI: 10.1074/mcp.M115.055640
A Revised Checklist of Chigger Mites (Acari: Trombiculidae) From Thailand, with the Description of Three New Species (Journal article)
Chaisiri, K., Stekolnikov, A. A., Makepeace, B. L., & Morand, S. (2016). A Revised Checklist of Chigger Mites (Acari: Trombiculidae) From Thailand, with the Description of Three New Species. JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY, 53(2), 321-342. doi:10.1093/jme/tjv244DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjv244
Breakdown of coevolution between symbiotic bacteria <i>Wolbachia</i> and their filarial hosts (Journal article)
Lefoulon, E., Bain, O., Makepeace, B. L., d'Haese, C., Uni, S., Martin, C., & Gavotte, L. (2016). Breakdown of coevolution between symbiotic bacteria <i>Wolbachia</i> and their filarial hosts. PEERJ, 4. doi:10.7717/peerj.1840DOI: 10.7717/peerj.1840
Wolbachia (Chapter)
Makepeace, B. L., & Gill, A. C. (2016). Wolbachia. In Rickettsiales (pp. 465-512). Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-46859-4_21DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-46859-4_21
2015
Supergroup <i>C Wolbachia</i>, mutualist symbionts of filarial nematodes, have a distinct genome structure (Journal article)
Comandatore, F., Cordaux, R., Bandi, C., Blaxter, M., Darby, A., Makepeace, B. L., . . . Sassera, D. (2015). Supergroup <i>C Wolbachia</i>, mutualist symbionts of filarial nematodes, have a distinct genome structure. OPEN BIOLOGY, 5(12). doi:10.1098/rsob.150099DOI: 10.1098/rsob.150099
Makepeace, B. L., Babayan, S. A., Lustigman, S., & Taylor, D. W. (2015). The case for vaccine development in the strategy to eradicate river blindness (onchocerciasis) from Africa. EXPERT REVIEW OF VACCINES, 14(9), 1163-1165. doi:10.1586/14760584.2015.1059281DOI: 10.1586/14760584.2015.1059281
Bah, G. S., Tanya, V. N., & Makepeace, B. L. (2015). Immunotherapy with mutated onchocystatin fails to enhance the efficacy of a sub-lethal oxytetracycline regimen against <i>Onchocerca ochengi</i>. VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY, 212(1-2), 25-34. doi:10.1016/j.vetpar.2015.06.005DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2015.06.005
Chaisiri, K., McGarry, J. W., Morand, S., & Makepeace, B. L. (2015). Symbiosis in an overlooked microcosm: a systematic review of the bacterial flora of mites. PARASITOLOGY, 142(9), 1152-1162. doi:10.1017/S0031182015000530DOI: 10.1017/S0031182015000530
Quintana, J. F., Makepeace, B. L., Babayan, S. A., Ivens, A., Pfarr, K. M., Blaxter, M., . . . Buck, A. H. (2015). Extracellular <i>Onchocerca</i>-derived small RNAs in host nodules and blood. PARASITES & VECTORS, 8. doi:10.1186/s13071-015-0656-1DOI: 10.1186/s13071-015-0656-1
HOW FILARIAL NEMATODE GENOMES HAVE ACCELERATED THE DISCOVERY OF VACCINE AND DIAGNOSTIC BIOMARKER CANDIDATES. (Journal article)
Makepeace, B. L., Buck, A. H., Carlow, C. K. S., Babayan, S. A., Tanya, V. N., Taylor, D. W., & Blaxter, M. L. (2015). HOW FILARIAL NEMATODE GENOMES HAVE ACCELERATED THE DISCOVERY OF VACCINE AND DIAGNOSTIC BIOMARKER CANDIDATES.. JOURNAL OF NEMATOLOGY, 47(3), 253. Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
Hotez, P. J., Bottazzi, M. E., Zhan, B., Makepeace, B. L., Klei, T. R., Abraham, D., . . . Lustigman, S. (2015). The Onchocerciasis Vaccine for Africa-TOVA-Initiative. PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES, 9(1). doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0003422DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003422
2014
Alhassan, A., Makepeace, B. L., LaCourse, E. J., Osei-Atweneboana, M. Y., & Carlow, C. K. S. (2014). A Simple Isothermal DNA Amplification Method to Screen Black Flies for <i>Onchocerca volvulus</i> Infection. PLOS ONE, 9(10). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0108927DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0108927
Armstrong, S. D., Babayan, S. A., Lhermitte-Vallarino, N., Gray, N., Xia, D., Martin, C., . . . Makepeace, B. L. (2014). Comparative Analysis of the Secretome from a Model Filarial Nematode (<i>Litomosoides sigmodontis</i>) Reveals Maximal Diversity in Gravid Female Parasites. MOLECULAR & CELLULAR PROTEOMICS, 13(10), 2527-2544. doi:10.1074/mcp.M114.038539DOI: 10.1074/mcp.M114.038539
Koutsovoulos, G., Makepeace, B., Ngwang, T., & Blaxter, M. (2014). Palaeosymbiosis Revealed by Genomic Fossils of Wolbachia in a Strongyloidean Nematode. PLoS Genetics, 10(6). doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1004397DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1004397
Bah, G. S., Ward, E. L., Srivastava, A., Trees, A. J., Tanya, V. N., & Makepeace, B. L. (2014). Efficacy of Three-Week Oxytetracycline or Rifampin Monotherapy Compared with a Combination Regimen against the Filarial Nematode <i>Onchocerca ochengi</i>. ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY, 58(2), 801-810. doi:10.1128/AAC.01995-13DOI: 10.1128/AAC.01995-13
Darby, A. C., Gill, A. C., Armstrong, S. D., Hartley, C. S., Xia, D., Wastling, J. M., & Makepeace, B. L. (2014). Integrated transcriptomic and proteomic analysis of the global response of <i>Wolbachia</i> to doxycycline-induced stress. ISME JOURNAL, 8(4), 925-937. doi:10.1038/ismej.2013.192DOI: 10.1038/ismej.2013.192
Gill, A. C., Darby, A. C., & Makepeace, B. L. (2014). Iron Necessity: The Secret of <i>Wolbachia</i>'s Success?. PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES, 8(10). doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0003224DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003224
Vaccines, Polypeptides, and Nucleic Acids (Patent)
Makepeace, B. (2014). Vaccines, Polypeptides, and Nucleic Acids.
2013
Phylogenomics and Analysis of Shared Genes Suggest a Single Transition to Mutualism in <i>Wolbachia</i> of Nematodes (Journal article)
Comandatore, F., Sassera, D., Montagna, M., Kumar, S., Koutsovoulos, G., Thomas, G., . . . Blaxter, M. (2013). Phylogenomics and Analysis of Shared Genes Suggest a Single Transition to Mutualism in <i>Wolbachia</i> of Nematodes. GENOME BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION, 5(9), 1668-1674. doi:10.1093/gbe/evt125DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evt125
Phylogenomics and Analysis of Shared Genes Suggest a Single Transition to Mutualism in Wolbachia of Nematodes (Journal article)
Comandatore, F., Sassera, D., Montagna, M., Kumar, S., Koutsovoulos, G., Thomas, G., . . . Blaxter, M. (2013). Phylogenomics and Analysis of Shared Genes Suggest a Single Transition to Mutualism in Wolbachia of Nematodes. Genome Biology and Evolution, 5(9), 1668-1674. doi:10.1093/gbe/evt125DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evt125
2012
Analysis of gene expression from the <i>Wolbachia</i> genome of a filarial nematode supports both metabolic and defensive roles within the symbiosis (Journal article)
Darby, A. C., Armstrong, S. D., Bah, G. S., Kaur, G., Hughes, M. A., Kay, S. M., . . . Makepeace, B. L. (2012). Analysis of gene expression from the <i>Wolbachia</i> genome of a filarial nematode supports both metabolic and defensive roles within the symbiosis. GENOME RESEARCH, 22(12), 2467-2477. doi:10.1101/gr.138420.112DOI: 10.1101/gr.138420.112
Granulocytes in helminth infection - who is calling the shots? (Journal article)
Makepeace, B. L., Martin, C., Turner, J. D., & Specht, S. (2012). Granulocytes in helminth infection - who is calling the shots?. Current Medicinal Chemistry, 19, 1567-1586.
2011
A worm's best friend: recruitment of neutrophils by
<i>Wolbachia</i>
confounds eosinophil degranulation against the filarial nematode
<i>Onchocerca ochengi</i> (Journal article)
Hansen, R. D. E., Trees, A. J., Bah, G. S., Hetzel, U., Martin, C., Bain, O., . . . Makepeace, B. L. (2011). A worm's best friend: recruitment of neutrophils by <i>Wolbachia</i> confounds eosinophil degranulation against the filarial nematode <i>Onchocerca ochengi</i>. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 278(1716), 2293-2302. doi:10.1098/rspb.2010.2367DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2010.2367
2010
Onchocerca armillata contains the endosymbiotic bacterium Wolbachia and elicits a limited inflammatory response. (Journal article)
Neary, J. M., Trees, A. J., Ekale, D. D., Tanya, V. N., Hetzel, U., & Makepeace, B. L. (2010). Onchocerca armillata contains the endosymbiotic bacterium Wolbachia and elicits a limited inflammatory response.. Veterinary parasitology, 174(3-4), 267-276. doi:10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.08.031DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.08.031
2009
Immunisation with a Multivalent, Subunit Vaccine Reduces Patent Infection in a Natural Bovine Model of Onchocerciasis during Intense Field Exposure (Journal article)
Makepeace, B. L., Jensen, S. A., Laney, S. J., Nfon, C. K., Njongmeta, L. M., Tanya, V. N., . . . Trees, A. J. (n.d.). Immunisation with a Multivalent, Subunit Vaccine Reduces Patent Infection in a Natural Bovine Model of Onchocerciasis during Intense Field Exposure. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 3(11), e544. doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0000544DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000544
2008
UMF-078: A modified flubendazole with potent macrofilaricidal activity against Onchocerca ochengi in African cattle (Journal article)
deC Bronsvoort, B. M., Makepeace, B. L., Renz, A., Tanya, V. N., Fleckenstein, L., Ekale, D., & Trees, A. J. (2008). UMF-078: A modified flubendazole with potent macrofilaricidal activity against Onchocerca ochengi in African cattle. Parasites & Vectors, 1(1). doi:10.1186/1756-3305-1-18DOI: 10.1186/1756-3305-1-18
Of Mice, Cattle, and Humans: The Immunology and Treatment of River Blindness (Journal article)
Allen, J. E., Adjei, O., Bain, O., Hoerauf, A., Hoffmann, W. H., Makepeace, B. L., . . . Taylor, D. W. (n.d.). Of Mice, Cattle, and Humans: The Immunology and Treatment of River Blindness. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2(4), e217. doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0000217DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000217
2007
Lack of resistance after re-exposure of cattle cured of Onchocerca ochengi infection with oxytetracycline (Journal article)
Nfon, C. K., Makepeace, B. L., Njongmeta, L. M., Tanya, V. N., Bain, O., & Trees, A. J. (2007). Lack of resistance after re-exposure of cattle cured of Onchocerca ochengi infection with oxytetracycline. American Journal of tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 76(1), 67-72.
2006
Eosinophils contribute to killing of adult Onchocerca ochengi within onchocercomata following elimination of Wolbachia (Journal article)
Nfon, C. K., Makepeace, B. L., Njongmeta, L. M., Tanya, V. N., Bain, O., & Trees, A. J. (2006). Eosinophils contribute to killing of adult Onchocerca ochengi within onchocercomata following elimination of Wolbachia. Microbes and Infection, 8(12-13), 2698-2705. doi:10.1016/j.micinf.2006.07.017DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2006.07.017
In a bovine model of onchocerciasis, protective immunity exists naturally, is absent in drug-cured hosts, and is induced by vaccination (Journal article)
Tchakouté, V. L., Graham, S. P., Jensen, S. A., Makepeace, B. L., Nfon, C. K., Njongmeta, L. M., . . . Trees, A. J. (2006). In a bovine model of onchocerciasis, protective immunity exists naturally, is absent in drug-cured hosts, and is induced by vaccination. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 103(15), 5971-5976. doi:10.1073/pnas.0601385103DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0601385103
Rate of Elimination of
<i>Wolbachia pipientis</i>
by Doxycycline In Vitro Increases following Drug Withdrawal (Journal article)
Makepeace, B. L., Rodgers, L., & Trees, A. J. (2006). Rate of Elimination of <i>Wolbachia pipientis</i> by Doxycycline In Vitro Increases following Drug Withdrawal. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 50(3), 922-927. doi:10.1128/aac.50.3.922-927.2006DOI: 10.1128/aac.50.3.922-927.2006
