RECENT PUBLICATIONS
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Gasser RB, de Gruijter JM, Polderman AM (2009) The utility of molecular methods for elucidating primate-pathogen relationships – the Oesophagostomum bifurcum example. In: Primate parasite ecology: The dynamics and study of host-parasite relationships (M.A. Huffman and C.A. Chapman, editors). Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
Chilton NB, Huby-Chilton F, Smales LR, Gasser RB and Beveridge I (2009) Genetic divergence between island and continental populations of the parasitic nematode Labiosimplex australis in Australia. Parasitology Research 104, 229-236.
Cantacessi C, Loukas A, Campbell BE, Mulvenna J, Ong EK, Zhong W, Sternberg PW, Otranto D and Gasser RB (2009) Exploring transcriptional conservation between Haemonchus contortus and Ancylostoma caninum by oligonucleotide microarray and bioinformatics analyses. Molecular and Cellular Probes 23, 1-9.
Datu BJD, Loukas A, Cantacessi C, O’Donoghue PJ and Gasser RB (2009) Investigation of the regulation of transcriptional changes in Ancylostoma caninum larvae following serum-activation, with a focus on the insulin-like signaling pathway. Veterinary Parasitology 159, 139-148.
Rabelo EM, Hall RS, Loukas A, Cooper L, Hu M, Ranganathan S and Gasser RB (2009) Improved insights into the transcriptomes of the human hookworm Necator americanus. Biotechnology Advances 27, 122-132.
Lacorcia L, Gasser RB, Beverdige I and Anderson GA - The Baermann technique is superior to bronchoalveolar lavage for detection of Aelurostrongylus abstrusus infection in cats. JAVMA. 235, 43-49.
Pangasa A, Jex AR, Campbell BE, Whipp M, Hogg G, Sinclair MI, Stevens M, Koehler A and Gasser RB (2009) A PCR-coupled melting curve analysis approach for the specific diagnosis of cryptosporidiosis in humans. Molecular and Cellular Probes 23, 10-15.
Gasser RB, Cantacessi C and Campbell BE (2009) Improved molecular-diagnostic tools for human hookworms. Expert Review of Molecular Diagnostics. 9, 17-21.
Jex AR, Waeschenbach A, Hu M, van Wyk JA, Beveridge I, Littlewood DTJ, Gasser RB (2009) The mitochondrial genomes of Ancylostoma caninum and Bunostomum phlebotomum – two hookworms of animal health and zoonotic importance. BMC Genomics 10, 79.
Morgan JAT, Morris GM, Wlodek B, Byrnes R, Jenner M, Constantinoiu CC, Anderson GR, Lew AE, Molloy JB, Gasser RB and Jorgensen WK (2009) Real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays for the specific detection of seven Eimeria species that cause coccidiosis in chickens. Molecular and Cellular Probes. 23, 83-89.
Jex AR and Gasser RB (2009) Diagnostic and analytical mutation scanning of Cryptosporidium – utility and advantages. Expert Review of Molecular Diagnostics. 9, 179-185.
Wang Z, Martin J, Abubucker S, Yin Y, Gasser RB and Mitreva M (2009) Systematic analysis of insertions and deletions specific to nematode proteins and their proposed functional and evolutionary relevance. BMC Evolutionary Biology. 9, 23. In Press.
Shamsi S, Norman R, Gasser RB and Beveridge I (2009) Redescription and genetic characterization of selected Contracaecum spp. (Nematoda: Anisakidae) from various hosts in Australia. Parasitology Research 104, 1507-1525.
Kirkpatrick NC, Blacker HP, Woods WG, Gasser RB and Noormohammadi AH (2009) A polymerase chain reaction-coupled high-resolution melting curve analytical approach for the monitoring of monospecificity of avian Eimeria species. Avian Pathology 38, 13-19.
Cantacessi C, Campbell BE, Visser A, Geldhof P, Nolan MJ. Nisbet AJ, Matthews JB, Loukas A, Hofmann A, Otranto D, Sternberg PW and Gasser RB (2009) A portrait of the “SCP/TAPS” proteins of eukaryotes – developing a framework for fundamental research and biotechnological outcomes. Biotechnology Advances. In Press.
Chilton NB, Huby-Chilton NB, Johnson PM, Beveridge I and Gasser RB (2009) Genetic variation within species of the nematode genus Cloacina (Strongyloidea: Cloacininae) parasitic in the stomachs of rock wallabies, Petrogale spp. (Marsupialia: Macropodidae) in Queensland and implications for host phylogeny. Australian Journal of Zoology. In Press.
Cantacessi C, Zou FC, Hall RS, Zhong W, Jex AR, Campbell BE, Ranganathan S, Sternberg PW, Zhu XQ and Gasser RB. Bioinformatic analysis ofabundant gender-enriched transcripts of adult Ascaris suum (Nematoda) using a semi-automated workflow platform. Molecular and Cellular Probes. In Press.
Ranganathan S, Menon R, Nagaraj SH, Gasser RB. Advanced in silico analysis of expressed sequence tag (EST) data for parasitic nematodes of major socioeconomic importance – fundamental insights toward biotechnological outcomes. Biotechnology Advances. In Press.
Nolan MJ, Jex AR, Mansell PD, Browning GF and Gasser RB (2009) Elucidating the genetic make-up of Cryptosporidium parvum from calves in south-eastern Australia – zoonotic implications. Electrophoresis 30, 2640-2647.
Bott NJ, Campbell BE, Beveridge I, Chilton NB, Rees D, Hunt PW and Gasser RB (2009) A combined microscopic-molecular method for the diagnosis of strongylid infections in sheep. International Journal for Parasitology. In Press.
Sharbatkhori M, Harandi MF, Jex AR, Pangasa A, Campbell BE, Mirhendi H, Kia EB, Eshraghian MR, Rahimi H and Gasser RB (2009) Genetic categorization of Echinococcus granulosus from humans and herbivorous hosts in Iran using an integrated mutation scanning-phylogenetic approach. Electrophoresis 30, 2648-2655.
Gasser RB, Campbell BE and Jex AR (2009) Mutation scanning-coupled tools for the analysis of genetic variation in Taenia and diagnosis – status and prospects. Infection, Genetics and Evolution. In Press.
Bu Y, Niu H, Gasser RB, Beveridge I and Zhang L (2009) Strongyloid nematodes in the caeca of donkeys in Henan Province, China. Acta Parasitologica. In Press.
Shamsi S, Norman R, Gasser RB and Beveridge I (2009) Genetic and morphological evidences for the existence of sibling species within Contracaecum rudolphi (Hatwich, 1964) (Nematoda: Anisakidae) in Australia. Parasitology Research.
Fazenda IP, Beveridge I, Chilton NB, Jex AR, Pangasa A, Campbell BE, Gasser RB (2009) Analysis of genetic variation in Globocephaloides populations from macropodid marsupials using a mutation scanning-based approach. Electrophoresis. In Press.
Cafarchia C, Otranto D, Weigl S, Campbell BE, Parisi A, Cantacessi C, Mancianti F, Danesi P, Gasser RB (2009) Molecular characterization of selected dermatophytesand their identification by mutation scanning. Electrophoresis. In Press.
Jex AR and Gasser RB (2009) Genetic richness and diversity in Cryptosporidium hominis and C. parvum reveals major knowledge gaps and a need for the application of “next generation” technologies – Research review. Biotechnology Advances. In Press.
Costa AFDV, Gasser RB, Costa Dias SR and Rabelo EML - Male-enriched transcription of genes encoding ASPs and Kunitz-type protease inhibitors in Ancylostoma species. Molecular and Cellular Probes. In Press.