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2017

Journal Article

The mitochondrial genome of the guanaco louse, Microthoracius praelongiceps: insights into the ancestral mitochondrial karyotype of sucking lice (Anoplura, Insecta)

Shao, Renfu, Li, Hu, Barker, Stephen C. and Song, Simon (2017). The mitochondrial genome of the guanaco louse, Microthoracius praelongiceps: insights into the ancestral mitochondrial karyotype of sucking lice (Anoplura, Insecta). Genome Biology and Evolution, 9 (2), 431-445. doi: 10.1093/gbe/evx007

The mitochondrial genome of the guanaco louse, Microthoracius praelongiceps: insights into the ancestral mitochondrial karyotype of sucking lice (Anoplura, Insecta)

2016

Journal Article

Ovicidal Efficacy of Abametapir Against Eggs of Human Head and Body Lice (Anoplura: Pediculidae).

Bowles, Vernon M., Yoon, Kyong Sup, Barker, Stephen C., Tran, Christopher, Rhodes, Christopher and Clark, Marshall J. (2016). Ovicidal Efficacy of Abametapir Against Eggs of Human Head and Body Lice (Anoplura: Pediculidae).. Journal Of Medical Entomology, 54 (1), 167-172. doi: 10.1093/jme/tjw132

Ovicidal Efficacy of Abametapir Against Eggs of Human Head and Body Lice (Anoplura: Pediculidae).

2016

Journal Article

Host switching of human lice to new world monkeys in South America

Drali, Rezak, Abi-Rached, Laurent, Boutellis, Amina, Djossou, Félix, Barker, Stephen C. and Raoult, Didier (2016). Host switching of human lice to new world monkeys in South America. Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 39, 225-231. doi: 10.1016/j.meegid.2016.02.008

Host switching of human lice to new world monkeys in South America

2016

Journal Article

Genomic insights into the Ixodes scapularis tick vector of Lyme disease

Gulia-Nuss, Monika, Nuss, Andrew B., Meyer, Jason M., Sonenshine, Daniel E., Roe, R. Michael, Waterhouse, Robert M., Sattelle, David B., de la Fuente, Jose, Ribeiro, Jose M., Megy, Karine, Thimmapuram, Jyothi, Miller, Jason R., Walenz, Brian P., Koren, Sergey, Hostetler, Jessica B., Thiagarajan, Mathangi, Joardar, Vinita S., Hannick, Linda I., Bidwell, Shelby, Hammond, Martin P., Young, Sarah, Zeng, Qiandong, Abrudan, Jenica L., Almeida, Francisca C., Ayllon, Nieves, Bhide, Ketaki, Bissinger, Brooke W., Bonzon-Kulichenko, Elena, Buckingham, Steven D. ... Hill, Catherine A. (2016). Genomic insights into the Ixodes scapularis tick vector of Lyme disease. Nature Communications, 7 (1) 10507, 10507.1-10507.13. doi: 10.1038/ncomms10507

Genomic insights into the Ixodes scapularis tick vector of Lyme disease

2015

Journal Article

Fragmented mitochondrial genomes in two suborders of parasitic lice of eutherian mammals (Anoplura and Rhynchophthirina, Insecta)

Shao, Renfu, Barker, Stephen C., Li, Hu, Song, Simon, Poudel, Shreekanta and Su, Yuan (2015). Fragmented mitochondrial genomes in two suborders of parasitic lice of eutherian mammals (Anoplura and Rhynchophthirina, Insecta). Scientific Reports, 5 (1) 17389, 17389.1-17389.11. doi: 10.1038/srep17389

Fragmented mitochondrial genomes in two suborders of parasitic lice of eutherian mammals (Anoplura and Rhynchophthirina, Insecta)

2015

Journal Article

The mitochondrial genome of the chimpanzee louse, Pediculus schaeffi: insights into the process of mitochondrial genome fragmentation in the blood-sucking lice of great apes

Herd, Kate E., Barker, Stephen C. and Shao, Renfu (2015). The mitochondrial genome of the chimpanzee louse, Pediculus schaeffi: insights into the process of mitochondrial genome fragmentation in the blood-sucking lice of great apes. BMC Genomics, 16 (661) 661, 1-8. doi: 10.1186/s12864-015-1843-3

The mitochondrial genome of the chimpanzee louse, Pediculus schaeffi: insights into the process of mitochondrial genome fragmentation in the blood-sucking lice of great apes

2015

Journal Article

Erratum: heteroplasmy in the mitochondrial genomes of human lice and ticks revealed by high throughput sequencing (The Plos One Staff (2013) 8:9 (e73329) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0073329)

Xiong, H., Barker, S. C., Burger, T. D., Raoult, D. and Shao, R. (2015). Erratum: heteroplasmy in the mitochondrial genomes of human lice and ticks revealed by high throughput sequencing (The Plos One Staff (2013) 8:9 (e73329) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0073329). PLoS ONE, 10 (4) e0123492, e0123492. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0123492

Erratum: heteroplasmy in the mitochondrial genomes of human lice and ticks revealed by high throughput sequencing (The Plos One Staff (2013) 8:9 (e73329) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0073329)

2014

Journal Article

SNPs in entire mitochondrial genome sequences (≈15.4 kb) and cox1 sequences (≈486 bp) resolve body and head lice from doubly infected people from Ethiopia, China, Nepal, and Iran but not France

Xiong, H., Campelo, D., Boutellis, A., Raoult, D., Alem, M., Ali, J., Bilcha, K., Shao, R., Pollack, R. J. and Barker, S. C. (2014). SNPs in entire mitochondrial genome sequences (≈15.4 kb) and cox1 sequences (≈486 bp) resolve body and head lice from doubly infected people from Ethiopia, China, Nepal, and Iran but not France. Journal of Medical Entomology, 51 (6), 1199-1207. doi: 10.1603/ME14001

SNPs in entire mitochondrial genome sequences (≈15.4 kb) and cox1 sequences (≈486 bp) resolve body and head lice from doubly infected people from Ethiopia, China, Nepal, and Iran but not France

2014

Journal Article

A list of the 70 species of Australian ticks; diagnostic guides to and species accounts of Ixodes holocyclus (paralysis tick), Ixodes cornuatus (southern paralysis tick) and Rhipicephalus australis (Australian cattle tick); and consideration of the place

Barker, Stephen C., Walker, Alan R. and Campelo, Dayana (2014). A list of the 70 species of Australian ticks; diagnostic guides to and species accounts of Ixodes holocyclus (paralysis tick), Ixodes cornuatus (southern paralysis tick) and Rhipicephalus australis (Australian cattle tick); and consideration of the place. International Journal for Parasitology, 44 (12), 941-953. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2014.08.008

A list of the 70 species of Australian ticks; diagnostic guides to and species accounts of Ixodes holocyclus (paralysis tick), Ixodes cornuatus (southern paralysis tick) and Rhipicephalus australis (Australian cattle tick); and consideration of the place

2014

Journal Article

Fragmented mitochondrial genomes are present in both major clades of the blood-sucking lice (suborder Anoplura): evidence from two Hoplopleura rodent lice (family Hoplopleuridae)

Dong, Wen-Ge, Song, Simon, Guo, Xian-Guo, Jin, Dao-Chao, Yang, Qianqian, Barker, Stephen C. and Shao, Renfu (2014). Fragmented mitochondrial genomes are present in both major clades of the blood-sucking lice (suborder Anoplura): evidence from two Hoplopleura rodent lice (family Hoplopleuridae). BMC Genomics, 15 (1) 751, 751.1-751.13. doi: 10.1186/1471-2164-15-751

Fragmented mitochondrial genomes are present in both major clades of the blood-sucking lice (suborder Anoplura): evidence from two Hoplopleura rodent lice (family Hoplopleuridae)

2014

Journal Article

Second-generation sequencing of entire mitochondrial coding-regions (~15.4kb) holds promise for study of the phylogeny and taxonomy of human body lice and head lice

Xiong, H., Campelo, D., Pollack, R. J., Raoult, D., Shao, R., Alem, M., Ali, J., Bilcha, K. and Barker, S. C. (2014). Second-generation sequencing of entire mitochondrial coding-regions (~15.4kb) holds promise for study of the phylogeny and taxonomy of human body lice and head lice. Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 28 (S1), 40-50. doi: 10.1111/mve.12076

Second-generation sequencing of entire mitochondrial coding-regions (~15.4kb) holds promise for study of the phylogeny and taxonomy of human body lice and head lice

2014

Journal Article

Phylogenetic analysis of mitochondrial genome sequences indicates that the cattle tick, Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus, contains a cryptic species

Burger, Thomas D., Shao, Renfu and Barker, Stephen C. (2014). Phylogenetic analysis of mitochondrial genome sequences indicates that the cattle tick, Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus, contains a cryptic species. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 76 (1), 241-253. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2014.03.017

Phylogenetic analysis of mitochondrial genome sequences indicates that the cattle tick, Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus, contains a cryptic species

2014

Journal Article

Ticks of Australia: the species that infest domestic animals and humans

Barker, Stephen C. and Walker, Alan R. (2014). Ticks of Australia: the species that infest domestic animals and humans. Zootaxa, 3816 (1), 1-144. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3816.1.1

Ticks of Australia: the species that infest domestic animals and humans

2014

Journal Article

Detection of Bartonella quintana in African body and head lice

Sangaré, Abdoul Karim, Boutellis, Amina, Drali, Rezak, Socolovschi, Cristina, Barker, Stephen C., Diatta, Georges, Rogier, Christophe, Olive, Marie-Marie, Doumbo, Ogobara K. and Raoult, Didier (2014). Detection of Bartonella quintana in African body and head lice. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 91 (2), 294-301. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.13-0707

Detection of Bartonella quintana in African body and head lice

2014

Journal Article

Variation in mitochondrial minichromosome composition between blood-sucking lice of the genus Haematopinus that infest horses and pigs

Song, Simon D., Barker, Stephen C. and Shao, Renfu (2014). Variation in mitochondrial minichromosome composition between blood-sucking lice of the genus Haematopinus that infest horses and pigs. Parasites and Vectors, 7 (1) 144. doi: 10.1186/1756-3305-7-144

Variation in mitochondrial minichromosome composition between blood-sucking lice of the genus Haematopinus that infest horses and pigs

2013

Journal Article

Molecular phylogeny of soft ticks (Ixodida: Argasidae) inferred from mitochondrial genome and nuclear rRNA sequences

Burger, Thomas D., Shao, Renfu, Labruna, Marcelo B. and Barker, Stephen C. (2013). Molecular phylogeny of soft ticks (Ixodida: Argasidae) inferred from mitochondrial genome and nuclear rRNA sequences. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, 5 (2), 195-207. doi: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2013.10.009

Molecular phylogeny of soft ticks (Ixodida: Argasidae) inferred from mitochondrial genome and nuclear rRNA sequences

2013

Journal Article

Heteroplasmy in the mitochondrial genomes of human lice and ticks revealed by high throughput sequencing

Xiong, Haoyu, Barker, Stephen C., Burger, Thomas D., Raoult, Didier and Shao, Renfu (2013). Heteroplasmy in the mitochondrial genomes of human lice and ticks revealed by high throughput sequencing. PLoS One, 8 (9) e73329, e73329.1-e73329.9. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0073329

Heteroplasmy in the mitochondrial genomes of human lice and ticks revealed by high throughput sequencing

2013

Journal Article

Substantial variation in the extent of mitochondrial genome fragmentation among the blood-sucking lice of mammals

Jiang, Haowei, Barker, Stephen C. and Shao, Renfu (2013). Substantial variation in the extent of mitochondrial genome fragmentation among the blood-sucking lice of mammals. Genome Biology and Evolution, 5 (7), 1298-1308. doi: 10.1093/gbe/evt094

Substantial variation in the extent of mitochondrial genome fragmentation among the blood-sucking lice of mammals

2013

Journal Article

Phylogenetic analysis of the mitochondrial genomes and nuclear rRNA genes of ticks reveals a deep phylogenetic structure within the genus Haemaphysalis and further elucidates the polyphyly of the genus Amblyomma with respect to Amblyomma sphenodonti and A

Burger, Thomas D., Shao, Renfu and Barker, Stephen C. (2013). Phylogenetic analysis of the mitochondrial genomes and nuclear rRNA genes of ticks reveals a deep phylogenetic structure within the genus Haemaphysalis and further elucidates the polyphyly of the genus Amblyomma with respect to Amblyomma sphenodonti and A. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, 4 (4), 265-274. doi: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2013.02.002

Phylogenetic analysis of the mitochondrial genomes and nuclear rRNA genes of ticks reveals a deep phylogenetic structure within the genus Haemaphysalis and further elucidates the polyphyly of the genus Amblyomma with respect to Amblyomma sphenodonti and A

2013

Journal Article

Topical ivermectin lotion for head lice

Burgess, Ian F., Barker, Stephen C. and Mumcuoglu, Kosta Y. (2013). Topical ivermectin lotion for head lice. New England Journal of Medicine, 368 (10), 966-967. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc1215548

Topical ivermectin lotion for head lice