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Stephen K. Wikel
Researcher at Quinnipiac University
Publications - 38
Citations - 2603
Stephen K. Wikel is an academic researcher from Quinnipiac University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Tick & Ixodes scapularis. The author has an hindex of 23, co-authored 38 publications receiving 2274 citations. Previous affiliations of Stephen K. Wikel include University of Texas Medical Branch & University of Connecticut Health Center.
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Genomic insights into the Ixodes scapularis tick vector of Lyme disease
Monika Gulia-Nuss,Monika Gulia-Nuss,Andrew B. Nuss,Andrew B. Nuss,Jason M. Meyer,Jason M. Meyer,Daniel E. Sonenshine,R. Michael Roe,Robert M. Waterhouse,David B. Sattelle,José de la Fuente,José de la Fuente,José M. C. Ribeiro,Karyn Megy,Karyn Megy,Jyothi Thimmapuram,Jason R. Miller,Brian P. Walenz,Brian P. Walenz,Sergey Koren,Sergey Koren,Jessica B. Hostetler,Jessica B. Hostetler,Mathangi Thiagarajan,Mathangi Thiagarajan,Vinita Joardar,Vinita Joardar,Linda Hannick,Linda Hannick,Shelby L. Bidwell,Shelby L. Bidwell,Martin Hammond,Sarah Young,Qiandong Zeng,Jenica L. Abrudan,Jenica L. Abrudan,Francisca C. Almeida,Nieves Ayllón,Ketaki Bhide,Brooke W. Bissinger,Elena Bonzón-Kulichenko,Steven D. Buckingham,Daniel R. Caffrey,Melissa J. Caimano,Vincent Croset,Vincent Croset,Timothy P. Driscoll,Timothy P. Driscoll,Don Gilbert,Joseph J. Gillespie,Joseph J. Gillespie,Gloria I. Giraldo-Calderón,Gloria I. Giraldo-Calderón,Jeffrey M. Grabowski,Jeffrey M. Grabowski,David Jiang,Sayed M.S. Khalil,Donghun Kim,Donghun Kim,Katherine M. Kocan,Juraj Koči,Juraj Koči,Richard J. Kuhn,Timothy J. Kurtti,Kristin Lees,Kristin Lees,Emma G. Lang,Ryan C. Kennedy,Hyeogsun Kwon,Hyeogsun Kwon,Rushika Perera,Rushika Perera,Yumin Qi,Justin D. Radolf,Joyce M. Sakamoto,Alejandro Sánchez-Gracia,Maiara S. Severo,Maiara S. Severo,Neal S. Silverman,Ladislav Šimo,Ladislav Šimo,Marta Tojo,Marta Tojo,Cristian Tornador,Janice P. Van Zee,Jesús Vázquez,Filipe G. Vieira,Margarita Villar,Adam R. Wespiser,Yunlong Yang,Jiwei Zhu,Peter Arensburger,Patricia V. Pietrantonio,Stephen C. Barker,Renfu Shao,Evgeny M. Zdobnov,Evgeny M. Zdobnov,Frank Hauser,Cornelis J. P. Grimmelikhuijzen,Yoonseong Park,Julio Rozas,Richard Benton,Joao H. F. Pedra,Joao H. F. Pedra,David R. Nelson,Maria F. Unger,Jose M. C. Tubio,Jose M. C. Tubio,Zhijian Jake Tu,Hugh M. Robertson,Martin Shumway,Martin Shumway,Granger G. Sutton,Jennifer R. Wortman,Daniel Lawson,Stephen K. Wikel,Vishvanath Nene,Vishvanath Nene,Claire M. Fraser,Frank H. Collins,Bruce W. Birren,Karen E. Nelson,Elisabet Caler,Elisabet Caler,Catherine A. Hill +124 more
TL;DR: Insights from genome analyses into parasitic processes unique to ticks, including host ‘questing', prolonged feeding, cuticle synthesis, blood meal concentration, novel methods of haemoglobin digestion, haem detoxification, vitellogenesis and prolonged off-host survival are reported.
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An annotated catalog of salivary gland transcripts from Ixodes scapularis ticks.
José M. C. Ribeiro,Francisco J. Alarcon-Chaidez,Ivo M.B. Francischetti,Ben J. Mans,Thomas N. Mather,Jesus G. Valenzuela,Stephen K. Wikel +6 more
TL;DR: Over 8000 expressed sequence tags from six different salivary gland cDNA libraries from the tick Ixodes scapularis support the hypothesis that gene duplication, most possibly including genome duplications, is a major player in tick evolution.
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An annotated catalogue of salivary gland transcripts in the adult female mosquito, Ædes ægypti*
José M. C. Ribeiro,Bruno Arcà,Fabrizio Lombardo,Eric Calvo,Van My Phan,Prafulla Chandra,Stephen K. Wikel +6 more
TL;DR: This paper contributes to the novel identification of 573 new transcripts, or near 3% of the Æ.
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Ticks and tick-borne pathogens at the cutaneous interface: host defenses, tick countermeasures, and a suitable environment for pathogen establishment
TL;DR: Diverse patterns of tick attachment to host skin, blood feeding mechanisms, salivary gland transcriptomes, bioactive molecules in tick saliva, timing of pathogen transmission, and host responses to tick bite are examined.
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The Ixodes scapularis Genome Project: an opportunity for advancing tick research
TL;DR: The Ixodes scapularis Genome Project (IGP), the first to sequence a tick genome, will provide an unparalleled resource for studying tick biology and tick-host-pathogen relationships, and identifying novel targets for tick andtick-borne disease control.