Loads of trematodes: discovering hidden diversity of paramphistomoids in Kenyan ruminants MR Laidemitt, ET Zawadzki, SV Brant, MW Mutuku, GM Mkoji, ES Loker Parasitology 144 (2), 131-147, 2017 | 61 | 2017 |
Complete mitochondrial and rDNA complex sequences of important vector species of Biomphalaria, obligatory hosts of the human-infecting blood fluke, Schistosoma mansoni SM Zhang, L Bu, MR Laidemitt, L Lu, MW Mutuku, GM Mkoji, ES Loker Scientific reports 8 (1), 7341, 2018 | 38 | 2018 |
Antagonism between parasites within snail hosts impacts the transmission of human schistosomiasis MR Laidemitt, LC Anderson, HJ Wearing, MW Mutuku, GM Mkoji, ... Elife 8, e50095, 2019 | 37 | 2019 |
Detecting and identifying Schistosoma infections in snails and aquatic habitats: A systematic review B Kamel, MR Laidemitt, L Lu, C Babbitt, OL Weinbaum, GM Mkoji, ... PLoS neglected tropical diseases 15 (3), e0009175, 2021 | 27 | 2021 |
The diverse echinostomes from East Africa: With a focus on species that use Biomphalaria and Bulinus as intermediate hosts MR Laidemitt, SV Brant, MW Mutuku, GM Mkoji, ES Loker Acta tropica 193, 38-49, 2019 | 27 | 2019 |
A search for snail-related answers to explain differences in response of Schistosoma mansoni to praziquantel treatment among responding and persistent hotspot villages along … MW Mutuku, MR Laidemitt, BR Beechler, IN Mwangi, FO Otiato, EL Agola, ... The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 101 (1), 65, 2019 | 26 | 2019 |
A Comparison of Kenyan Biomphalaria pfeifferi and B. Sudanica as Vectors for Schistosoma mansoni, Including a Discussion of the Need to Better Understand … MW Mutuku, L Lu, FO Otiato, IN Mwangi, JM Kinuthia, GM Maina, ... The Journal of Parasitology 103 (6), 669-676, 2017 | 16 | 2017 |
A genome sequence for Biomphalaria pfeifferi, the major vector snail for the human-infecting parasite Schistosoma mansoni L Bu, L Lu, MR Laidemitt, SM Zhang, M Mutuku, G Mkoji, M Steinauer, ... PLoS neglected tropical diseases 17 (3), e0011208, 2023 | 10 | 2023 |
An outbreak of canine schistosomiasis in Utah: Acquisition of a new snail host (Galba humilis) by Heterobilharzia americana, a pathogenic parasite on the move ES Loker, SZ Dolginow, S Pape, CD Topper, P Alda, JP Pointier, ET Ebbs, ... One Health 13, 100280, 2021 | 9 | 2021 |
Host preference of field‐derived Schistosoma mansoni is influenced by snail host compatibility and infection status MR Laidemitt, AM Gleichsner, CD Ingram, SD Gay, EM Reinhart, ... Ecosphere 13 (4), e4004, 2022 | 8 | 2022 |
Comparative Vectorial Competence of Biomphalaria sudanica and Biomphalaria choanomphala, Snail Hosts of Schistosoma mansoni, From Transmission … MW Mutuku, MR Laidemitt, JM Spaan, IN Mwangi, H Ochanda, ... The Journal of Parasitology 107 (2), 349-357, 2021 | 8 | 2021 |
Bulinus snails in the Lake Victoria Basin in Kenya: Systematics and their role as hosts for schistosomes CR Babbitt, MR Laidemitt, MW Mutuku, PO Oraro, SV Brant, GM Mkoji, ... PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 17 (2), e0010752, 2023 | 5 | 2023 |
Schistosoma mansoni vector snails in Antigua and Montserrat, with snail-related considerations pertinent to a declaration of elimination of human schistosomiasis MR Laidemitt, SK Buddenborg, LL Lewis, LE Michael, MJ Sanchez, ... The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 103 (6), 2268, 2020 | 5 | 2020 |
Multi-strain compatibility polymorphism between a parasite and its snail host, a neglected vector of schistosomiasis in Africa JM Spaan, T Pennance, MR Laidemitt, N Sims, J Roth, Y Lam, F Rawago, ... Current Research in Parasitology & Vector-borne Diseases 3, 100120, 2023 | 3 | 2023 |
The genome and transcriptome of the snail Biomphalaria sudanica s.l.: immune gene diversification and highly polymorphic genomic regions in an important African vector of … T Pennance, J Calvelo, JA Tennessen, R Burd, J Cayton, SR Bollmann, ... BMC genomics 25 (1), 192, 2024 | 2 | 2024 |
Update on the geographic distribution of the intermediate host snails of Schistosoma mansoni on St. Lucia: A step toward confirming the interruption of transmission of human … S Mukaratirwa, MR Laidemitt, R Hewitt, ME Sengupta, S Marchi, C Polius, ... The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 109 (4), 811, 2023 | 2 | 2023 |
VECTOR COMPATIBILITY OF NEW MEXICO GALBA SPECIES WITH THE CANINE SCHISTOSOME HETEROBILHARZIA AMERICANA, INCLUDING THE FIRST REPORT OF … MR Laidemitt, ES Loker The Journal of Parasitology 109 (6), 633-637, 2023 | 1 | 2023 |
Different metazoan parasites, different transcriptomic responses, with new insights on parasitic castration by digenetic trematodes in the schistosome vector snail Biomphalaria … L Lu, L Bu, MR Laidemitt, SM Zhang, ES Loker BMC genomics 25 (1), 608, 2024 | | 2024 |
Host lipids regulate multicellular behavior of a predator of a human pathogen RQ Kidner, EB Goldstone, MR Laidemitt, MC Sanchez, C Gerdt, ... bioRxiv, 2024 | | 2024 |