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2022

Journal Article

Reconstruction of mitochondrial genomes from raw sequencing data provides insights on the phylogeny of Ixodes ticks but suggests the caution for species misidentification

Mohamed, Wessam Mohamed Ahmed, Moustafa, Mohamed Abdallah Mohamed, Kelava, Samuel, Barker, Dayana, Matsuno, Keita, Nonaka, Nariaki, Shao, Renfu, Mans, Ben J., Barker, Stephen C. and Nakao, Ryo (2022). Reconstruction of mitochondrial genomes from raw sequencing data provides insights on the phylogeny of Ixodes ticks but suggests the caution for species misidentification. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, 13 (1) 101832, 101832. doi: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2021.101832

Reconstruction of mitochondrial genomes from raw sequencing data provides insights on the phylogeny of Ixodes ticks but suggests the caution for species misidentification

2021

Journal Article

The development of tick taxonomy and systematics in Australia and Papua New Guinea through the works of five late 20thcentury contributors and with comments on the place of Australasia in the study of the phylogeny and evolution of the ticks

Barker, Dayana, Seeman, Owen D. and Barker, Stephen C. (2021). The development of tick taxonomy and systematics in Australia and Papua New Guinea through the works of five late 20thcentury contributors and with comments on the place of Australasia in the study of the phylogeny and evolution of the ticks. Systematic and Applied Acarology, 26 (10), 1793-1832. doi: 10.11158/saa.26.10.1

The development of tick taxonomy and systematics in Australia and Papua New Guinea through the works of five late 20thcentury contributors and with comments on the place of Australasia in the study of the phylogeny and evolution of the ticks

2021

Journal Article

Nuclear (18S-28S rRNA) and mitochondrial genome markers of Carios (Carios) vespertilionis (Argasidae) support Carios Latreille, 1796 as a lineage embedded in the Ornithodorinae: re-classification of the Carios sensu Klompen and Oliver (1993) clade into its respective subgenera

Mans, Ben J., Kelava, Samuel, Pienaar, Ronel, Featherston, Jonathan, de Castro, Minique H., Quetglas, Juan, Reeves, Will K., Durden, Lance A., Miller, Myrna M., Laverty, Theresa M., Shao, Renfu, Takano, Ai, Kawabata, Hiroki, Moustafa, Mohamed Abdallah Mohamed, Nakao, Ryo, Matsuno, Keita, Greay, Telleasha L., Evasco, Kimberly L., Barker, Dayana and Barker, Stephen C. (2021). Nuclear (18S-28S rRNA) and mitochondrial genome markers of Carios (Carios) vespertilionis (Argasidae) support Carios Latreille, 1796 as a lineage embedded in the Ornithodorinae: re-classification of the Carios sensu Klompen and Oliver (1993) clade into its respective subgenera. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, 12 (4) 101688, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2021.101688

Nuclear (18S-28S rRNA) and mitochondrial genome markers of Carios (Carios) vespertilionis (Argasidae) support Carios Latreille, 1796 as a lineage embedded in the Ornithodorinae: re-classification of the Carios sensu Klompen and Oliver (1993) clade into its respective subgenera

2021

Journal Article

Climatic requirements of the southern paralysis tick, Ixodes cornuatus, with a consideration of its host, Vombatus ursinus, and the possible geographic range of the tick up to 2090

Teo, Ernest J.M., Hailu, Semira, Kelava, Samuel, Zalucki, Myron P., Furlong, Michael J., Nakao, Ryo, Barker, Dayana and Barker, Stephen C. (2021). Climatic requirements of the southern paralysis tick, Ixodes cornuatus, with a consideration of its host, Vombatus ursinus, and the possible geographic range of the tick up to 2090. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, 12 (5) 101758, 1-16. doi: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2021.101758

Climatic requirements of the southern paralysis tick, Ixodes cornuatus, with a consideration of its host, Vombatus ursinus, and the possible geographic range of the tick up to 2090

2021

Journal Article

Dermacentor kamshadalus (Acari: Ixodidae), a tick of Mountain Goats and sheep in Western United States, Canada, and Russia, is a valid species

Apanaskevich, Dmitry A. and Barker, Stephen C. (2021). Dermacentor kamshadalus (Acari: Ixodidae), a tick of Mountain Goats and sheep in Western United States, Canada, and Russia, is a valid species. Journal of Medical Entomology, 58 (2), 499-501. doi: 10.1093/jme/tjaa190

Dermacentor kamshadalus (Acari: Ixodidae), a tick of Mountain Goats and sheep in Western United States, Canada, and Russia, is a valid species

2021

Journal Article

Climatic requirements of the eastern paralysis tick, Ixodes holocyclus, with a consideration of its possible geographic range up to 2090

Teo, Ernest J. M., Vial, Melanie N., Hailu, Semira, Kelava, Samuel, Zalucki, Myron P., Furlong, Michael J., Barker, Dayana and Barker, Stephen C. (2021). Climatic requirements of the eastern paralysis tick, Ixodes holocyclus, with a consideration of its possible geographic range up to 2090. International Journal for Parasitology, 51 (4), 241-249. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2020.08.011

Climatic requirements of the eastern paralysis tick, Ixodes holocyclus, with a consideration of its possible geographic range up to 2090

2021

Journal Article

Phylogenies from mitochondrial genomes of 120 species of ticks: Insights into the evolution of the families of ticks and of the genus Amblyomma

Kelava, Samuel, Mans, Ben J., Shao, Renfu, Moustafa, Mohamed Abdallah Mohamed, Matsuno, Keita, Takano, Ai, Kawabata, Hiroki, Sato, Kozue, Fujita, Hiromi, Ze, Chen, Plantard, Olivier, Hornok, Sandor, Gao, Shan, Barker, Dayana, Barker, Stephen C. and Nakao, Ryo (2021). Phylogenies from mitochondrial genomes of 120 species of ticks: Insights into the evolution of the families of ticks and of the genus Amblyomma. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, 12 (1) 101577, 1-15. doi: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2020.101577

Phylogenies from mitochondrial genomes of 120 species of ticks: Insights into the evolution of the families of ticks and of the genus Amblyomma

2020

Journal Article

Full-length genome sequence of segmented RNA virus from ticks was obtained using small RNA sequencing data

Xu, Xiaofeng, Bei, Jinlong, Xuan, Yibo, Chen, Jiayuan, Chen, Defu, Barker, Stephen C., Kelava, Samuel, Zhang, Xiaoai, Gao, Shan and Chen, Ze (2020). Full-length genome sequence of segmented RNA virus from ticks was obtained using small RNA sequencing data. BMC genomics, 21 (1) 641, 641. doi: 10.1186/s12864-020-07060-5

Full-length genome sequence of segmented RNA virus from ticks was obtained using small RNA sequencing data

2020

Journal Article

Precise annotation of tick mitochondrial genomes reveals multiple copy number variation of short tandem repeats and one transposon-like element

Chen, Ze, Xuan, Yibo, Liang, Guangcai, Yang, Xiaolong, Yu, Zhijun, Barker, Stephen C., Kelava, Samuel, Bu, Wenjun, Liu, Jingze and Gao, Shan (2020). Precise annotation of tick mitochondrial genomes reveals multiple copy number variation of short tandem repeats and one transposon-like element. BMC Genomics, 21 (1) 488, 488. doi: 10.1186/s12864-020-06906-2

Precise annotation of tick mitochondrial genomes reveals multiple copy number variation of short tandem repeats and one transposon-like element

2020

Other Outputs

Full-length genome sequence of segmented RNA virus from ticks was obtained using small RNA sequencing data

Xu, Xiaofeng, Bei, Jinlong, Xuan, Yibo, Chen, Jianyuan, Chen, Defu, Barker, Stephen C., Kelava, Samuel, He, Bingjun, Gao, Shan and Chen, Ze (2020). Full-length genome sequence of segmented RNA virus from ticks was obtained using small RNA sequencing data. doi: 10.1101/2020.03.24.004796

Full-length genome sequence of segmented RNA virus from ticks was obtained using small RNA sequencing data

2020

Journal Article

Precise annotation of human, chimpanzee, rhesus macaque and mouse mitochondrial genomes leads to insight into mitochondrial transcription in mammals

Jin, Xiufeng, Cheng, Zhi, Wang, Bo, Yau, Tung On, Chen, Ze, Barker, Stephen C., Chen, Defu, Bu, Wenjun, Sun, Daqing and Gao, Shan (2020). Precise annotation of human, chimpanzee, rhesus macaque and mouse mitochondrial genomes leads to insight into mitochondrial transcription in mammals. RNA Biology, 17 (3), 395-402. doi: 10.1080/15476286.2019.1709746

Precise annotation of human, chimpanzee, rhesus macaque and mouse mitochondrial genomes leads to insight into mitochondrial transcription in mammals

2020

Journal Article

International recommendations for an effective control of head louse infestations

Mumcuoglu, Kosta Y., Pollack, Richard J., Reed, David L., Barker, Stephen C., Gordon, Shirley, Toloza, Ariel C., Picollo, Maria I., Taylan-Ozkan, Aysegul, Chosidow, Olivier, Habedank, Birgit, Ibarra, Joanna, Meinking, Terri L. and Vander Stichele, Robert H. (2020). International recommendations for an effective control of head louse infestations. International Journal of Dermatology, 60 (3) ijd.15096, 272-280. doi: 10.1111/ijd.15096

International recommendations for an effective control of head louse infestations

2019

Journal Article

Survey of cases of tick‐paralysis and the presence of the eastern paralysis tick, Ixodes holocyclus , and the southern paralysis tick, Ixodes cornuatus , in the Greater Melbourne Area

Barker, D. and Barker, S.C. (2019). Survey of cases of tick‐paralysis and the presence of the eastern paralysis tick, Ixodes holocyclus , and the southern paralysis tick, Ixodes cornuatus , in the Greater Melbourne Area. Australian Veterinary Journal, 98 (1-2) avj.12883, 2-10. doi: 10.1111/avj.12883

Survey of cases of tick‐paralysis and the presence of the eastern paralysis tick, Ixodes holocyclus , and the southern paralysis tick, Ixodes cornuatus , in the Greater Melbourne Area

2019

Journal Article

A transcriptome-based phylogenetic study of hard ticks (Ixodidae)

Charrier, N. Pierre, Hermouet, Axelle, Hervet, Caroline, Agoulon, Albert, Barker, Stephen C., Heylen, Dieter, Toty, Céline, McCoy, Karen D., Plantard, Olivier and Rispe, Claude (2019). A transcriptome-based phylogenetic study of hard ticks (Ixodidae). Scientific Reports, 9 (1) 12923, 12923. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-49641-9

A transcriptome-based phylogenetic study of hard ticks (Ixodidae)

2019

Journal Article

Killing clothes lice by holding infested clothes away from hosts for 10 Days to control Louseborne Relapsing Fever, Bahir Dah, Ethiopia

Barker, Stephen C. and Barker, Dayana (2019). Killing clothes lice by holding infested clothes away from hosts for 10 Days to control Louseborne Relapsing Fever, Bahir Dah, Ethiopia. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 25 (2), 304-310. doi: 10.3201/eid2502.181226

Killing clothes lice by holding infested clothes away from hosts for 10 Days to control Louseborne Relapsing Fever, Bahir Dah, Ethiopia

2019

Journal Article

Potential spatial distribution of the newly introduced long-horned tick, Haemaphysalis longicornis in North America

Raghavan, R. K., Barker, S. C., Cobos, M. E., Barker, D., Teo, E. J. M., Foley, D. H., Nakao, R., Lawrence, K., Heath, A. C. G. and Peterson, A. T. (2019). Potential spatial distribution of the newly introduced long-horned tick, Haemaphysalis longicornis in North America. Scientific Reports, 9 (1) 498, 498. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-37205-2

Potential spatial distribution of the newly introduced long-horned tick, Haemaphysalis longicornis in North America

2018

Journal Article

Rickettsia fournieri sp. nov., a novel spotted fever group rickettsia from Argas lagenoplastis ticks in Australia

Diop, Awa, Barker, Stephen C., Eberhard, Mey, Barker, Dayana, Nguyen, Thi Tien , Di Pinto, Fabrizio, Raoldt, Didier and Mediannikov, Oleg (2018). Rickettsia fournieri sp. nov., a novel spotted fever group rickettsia from Argas lagenoplastis ticks in Australia. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 68 (12) 003057, 3781-3784. doi: 10.1099/ijsem.0.003057

Rickettsia fournieri sp. nov., a novel spotted fever group rickettsia from Argas lagenoplastis ticks in Australia

2018

Journal Article

Ticks in Australia: endemics; exotics; which ticks bite humans?

Barker, Stephen C. and Barker, Dayana (2018). Ticks in Australia: endemics; exotics; which ticks bite humans?. Microbiology Australia, 39 (4), 194-199. doi: 10.1071/MA18062

Ticks in Australia: endemics; exotics; which ticks bite humans?

2018

Journal Article

Two new genera of hard ticks, Robertsicus n. gen. and Archaeocroton n. gen., and the solution to the mystery of Hoogstraal's and Kaufman's "primitive" tick from the Carpathian Mountains

Barker, Stephen C. and Burger, Thomas D. (2018). Two new genera of hard ticks, Robertsicus n. gen. and Archaeocroton n. gen., and the solution to the mystery of Hoogstraal's and Kaufman's "primitive" tick from the Carpathian Mountains. Zootaxa, 4500 (4), 543-552. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4500.4.4

Two new genera of hard ticks, Robertsicus n. gen. and Archaeocroton n. gen., and the solution to the mystery of Hoogstraal's and Kaufman's "primitive" tick from the Carpathian Mountains

2018

Journal Article

Discovery of a novel iflavirus sequence in the eastern paralysis tick Ixodes holocyclus

O'Brien, Caitlin A., Hall-Mendelin, Sonja, Hobson-Peters, Jody, Deliyannis, Georgia, Allen, Andy, Lew-Tabor, Ala, Rodriguez-Valle, Manuel, Barker, Dayana, Barker, Stephen C. and Hall, Roy A. (2018). Discovery of a novel iflavirus sequence in the eastern paralysis tick Ixodes holocyclus. Archives of Virology, 163 (9), 1-7. doi: 10.1007/s00705-018-3868-9

Discovery of a novel iflavirus sequence in the eastern paralysis tick Ixodes holocyclus