2019
First Report of the Introduction of an Exotic Tick, Amblyomma coelebs (Acari: Ixodidae), Feeding on a Human Traveler Returning to the United States from Central America.
Molaei G, Karpathy S, Andreadis T. First Report of the Introduction of an Exotic Tick, Amblyomma coelebs (Acari: Ixodidae), Feeding on a Human Traveler Returning to the United States from Central America. Journal Of Parasitology 2019, 105: 571-575. PMID: 31393207, PMCID: PMC7053249, DOI: 10.1645/19-74.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExotic ticksIntroduction of ticksIllegal animal tradeDisease-causing pathogensFever group rickettsiaeFirst-time introductionCentral AmericaNumber of pathogensCompanion animalsAmblyomma coelebsAnimal tradeVeterinary importancePet animalsPublic health riskNumerous pathogensTicksGroup rickettsiaeTime introductionHuman travelersSuch parasitesHabitat conditionsAmblyommaPathogensUnited StatesSouthern states
1997
Persistence of Resting Spores ofEntomophaga maimaiga,a Fungal Pathogen of the Gypsy Moth,Lymantria dispar
Weseloh R, Andreadis T. Persistence of Resting Spores ofEntomophaga maimaiga,a Fungal Pathogen of the Gypsy Moth,Lymantria dispar. Journal Of Invertebrate Pathology 1997, 69: 195-196. PMID: 9056470, DOI: 10.1006/jipa.1996.4645.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1985
Experimental transmission of a microsporidian pathogen from mosquitoes to an alternate copepod host.
Andreadis T. Experimental transmission of a microsporidian pathogen from mosquitoes to an alternate copepod host. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1985, 82: 5574-5577. PMID: 3860877, PMCID: PMC391165, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.82.16.5574.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCopepod hostDistinct developmental cyclesEntire developmental sequenceDiploid conditionAlternate hostsPathogen developmentDevelopmental cycleSexual cycleMicrosporidian pathogenAmblyospora spBreeding sitesMeiosporesDifferent sporesCopepodsHostHost adipose tissueMosquitoesDevelopmental sequenceSporesPathogensUltrastructural evidenceGenusVernalisMicrosporidianAmblyosporaLife cycle, epizootiology, and horizontal transmission of Amblyospora (Microspora: Amblyosporidae) in a univoltine mosquito, Aedes stimulans
Andreadis T. Life cycle, epizootiology, and horizontal transmission of Amblyospora (Microspora: Amblyosporidae) in a univoltine mosquito, Aedes stimulans. Journal Of Invertebrate Pathology 1985, 46: 31-46. DOI: 10.1016/0022-2011(85)90127-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFat body tissueHorizontal transmissionHaploid sporesHost generationsDevelopmental sequencePathogen developmentAedes stimulansHost sexAccessory membraneMosquito populationsEgg hatchOenocytesTransovarial transmissionLife cycleMicrosporidiaLevel of infectionAdult hostsSporesPathogensHostSequenceLarvalFecundityLarvaeAmblyospora