Molecular and Morphological Description of a Hepatozoon Species in Reptiles and Their Ticks in the Northern Territory, Australia
- I. Vilcins, B. Ujvari, J. Old, E. Deane
- BiologyJournal of Parasitology
- 1 May 2009
It is confirmed that species of Amblyomma harbor DNA of the same Hepatozoon species detected in the water pythons, and the detection of an additional genotype suggests the ticks may be exposed to 2 HepatoZoon species, providing further opportunity to study multiple host–vector–parasite relationships.
Molecular detection of Rickettsia, Coxiella and Rickettsiella DNA in three native Australian tick species
- I. Vilcins, J. Old, E. Deane
- BiologyExperimental & applied acarology
- 19 March 2009
These results represent the first detection of the three genera in each tick species and identify a high level of previously undetected bacterial diversity in Australian ticks.
Evidence for the Presence of Francisella and Spotted Fever Group Rickettsia DNA in the Tick Amblyomma fimbriatum (Acari: Ixodidae), Northern Territory, Australia
- I. Vilcins, P. Fournier, J. Old, E. Deane
- BiologyJournal of medical entomology
- 26 June 2009
Ticks collected from five wild-caught reptile species during routine trapping in the Djukbinj National Park and Fogg Dam Reserve, Northern Territory, Australia revealed the presence of a Francisella species closely related to other tick-borne Francisellae identified in ticks from the Northern Hemisphere.
Embryonic communication in the nest: metabolic responses of reptilian embryos to developmental rates of siblings
- Jessica K. McGlashan, R. Spencer, J. Old
- Biology, Environmental ScienceProceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological…
- 7 May 2012
Developmental adjustment mechanisms of the ‘catch-up hypothesis’ for synchronous hatching in E. macquarii imply some level of embryo–embryo communication and the group environment of a nest strongly supports the development of adaptive communication mechanisms between siblings and the evolution of environmentally cued hatching.
The appearance and distribution of mature T and B cells in the developing immune tissues of the stripe‐faced dunnart (Sminthopsis macroura)
- J. Old, L. Selwood, E. Deane
- Biology, MedicineJournal of Anatomy
- 1 July 2004
Low numbers or absence of mature lymphocytes in immune tissues of early pouch young dunnarts further support the proposition that young marsupials are reliant on non‐specific defence strategies and/or maternal strategies for a significant period of their time of development in the pouch.
The detection of mature T‐ and B‐cells during development of the lymphoid tissues of the tammar wallaby (Macropus eugenii)
The detection of apparently mature T‐ and B‐cells in the thymus and gut‐associated lymphoid tissues (GALT) at the same postnatal age highlights the need for a more substantial study of the development of GALT.
Detection of a Hepatozoon and spotted fever group Rickettsia species in the common marsupial tick (Ixodes tasmani) collected from wild Tasmanian devils (Sarcophilus harrisii), Tasmania.
- I. Vilcins, J. Old, E. Deane
- BiologyVeterinary parasitology
- 26 May 2009
Bartonella-like DNA detected in Ixodes tasmani ticks (Acari: Ixodida) infesting Koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) in Victoria, Australia.
- I. Vilcins, M. Kosoy, J. Old, E. Deane
- BiologyVector Borne and Zoonotic Diseases
- 16 October 2009
Analysis of partial sequences for the gltA gene indicated the presence of a Bartonella-related species similar to that reported in another Ixodid species, the first report of Bartoneella-like organisms in a native Australian marsupial.
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