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John F. Schacher

Publications -  13
Citations -  278

John F. Schacher is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Brugia pahangi & Wuchereria bancrofti. The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 13 publications receiving 267 citations.

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Developmental stages of Brugia pahangi in the final host.

TL;DR: The histological features of the larval stages and of the immature and mature adults are described for possible use in the identification of filariae observed in human or animal tissues.
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Morphology of the Microfilaria of Brugia pahangi and of the Larval Stages in the Mosquito.

TL;DR: The detailed morphology of the microfilariae of B. pahangi following several methods of preparation is described and it is suggested that the supernumerary nuclei of the terminal caudal appendage of themicrofilaria may be the retained polar bodies.
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Linguatula Serrata in Relation to Halzoun and the Marrara Syndrome

TL;DR: Orally administered Linguatula serrata nymphs attached themselves to the pharynx, larynX, trachea and bronchi of various animals, and the symptoms evoked were similar to those of halzoun and the marrara syndrome.
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Development of Foleyella philistinae Schacher and Khalil, 1967 (Nematoda: Filarioidea) in Culex pipiens molestus with notes on pathology in the arthropod.

TL;DR: The life cycle of Foleyella philistinae (Nematoda: Filarioidea), a parasite of the lizard, Agama stellio (L.) was studied in Culex pipiens molestus and the pathological reactions are described: granular condensation of the cytoplasm of infected fat-body cells, giant cell formation, and shrivelling and melanization of larvae.