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Robert D. Mitchell
Researcher at Agricultural Research Service
Publications - 60
Citations - 1299
Robert D. Mitchell is an academic researcher from Agricultural Research Service. The author has contributed to research in topics: Dermacentor variabilis & Tick. The author has an hindex of 16, co-authored 57 publications receiving 1038 citations. Previous affiliations of Robert D. Mitchell include North Carolina State University & Old Dominion University.
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Molecular traces of alternative social organization in a termite genome
Nicolas Terrapon,Nicolas Terrapon,Cai Li,Hugh M. Robertson,Lu Ji,Xuehong Meng,Warren Booth,Warren Booth,Zhensheng Chen,Christopher P. Childers,Karl M. Glastad,Kaustubh Gokhale,Johannes Gowin,Johannes Gowin,Wulfila Gronenberg,Russell A. Hermansen,Haofu Hu,Brendan G. Hunt,Ann Kathrin Huylmans,Ann Kathrin Huylmans,Sayed M.S. Khalil,Robert D. Mitchell,Monica Munoz-Torres,Julie A. Mustard,Hailin Pan,Justin T. Reese,Michael E. Scharf,Fengming Sun,Heiko Vogel,Jin Xiao,Wei Yang,Zhikai Yang,Zuoquan Yang,Jiajian Zhou,Jiwei Zhu,Colin S. Brent,Christine G. Elsik,Michael A. D. Goodisman,David A. Liberles,R. Michael Roe,Edward L. Vargo,Andreas Vilcinskas,Jun Wang,Erich Bornberg-Bauer,Judith Korb,Guojie Zhang,Juergen Liebig +46 more
TL;DR: The genome and stage-specific transcriptomes of the dampwood termite Zootermopsis nevadensis (Blattodea) are sequence and similarities in the number and expression of genes related to caste determination mechanisms support a hypothesized epigenetic regulation of caste differentiation.
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The feasibility of switchgrass for biofuel production
TL;DR: A complete field-validated biomass production system has been developed for the Midwest and Central Plains as discussed by the authors, but switchgrass for bioenergy has not been adopted on a large scale.
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Sequence and the developmental and tissue-specific regulation of the first complete vitellogenin messenger RNA from ticks responsible for heme sequestration.
Deborah M. Thompson,Sayed M.S. Khalil,Laura A. Jeffers,Daniel E. Sonenshine,Robert D. Mitchell,C. Osgood,R. Michael Roe +6 more
TL;DR: The first full-length mRNA for vitellogenin (Vg) from ticks was sequenced and it is suggested that a second Vg mRNA might be present in the American dog tick, which needs further study.
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Molecular characterization, tissue-specific expression and RNAi knockdown of the first vitellogenin receptor from a tick
Robert D. Mitchell,Elizabeth Ross,C. Osgood,Daniel E. Sonenshine,Kevin V. Donohue,Sayed M.S. Khalil,Deborah M. Thompson,R. Michael Roe +7 more
TL;DR: This is the first full-length message for a vitellogenin receptor (VgR) sequenced from ticks and shows that the expression of the VgR message is essential for Vg uptake and egg development in the American dog tick.
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Host blood proteins and peptides in the midgut of the tick Dermacentor variabilis contribute to bacterial control.
TL;DR: The midgut’s antimicrobial activity appears to be primarily a byproduct of hemoglobin digestion rather than expression of immune peptides and proteins, which differs from that of the hemolymph.