Katherine M Kocan

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1 The relevance of tick bites to the production of IgE antibodies to the mammalian oligosaccharide galactose-α-1,3-galactose. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2011 2.90
2 Overview: Ticks as vectors of pathogens that cause disease in humans and animals. Front Biosci 2008 2.35
3 Sequence analysis of the msp4 gene of Anaplasma phagocytophilum strains. J Clin Microbiol 2005 1.84
4 A ten-year review of commercial vaccine performance for control of tick infestations on cattle. Anim Health Res Rev 2007 1.70
5 bptA (bbe16) is essential for the persistence of the Lyme disease spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi, in its natural tick vector. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2005 1.66
6 Tick subolesin is an ortholog of the akirins described in insects and vertebrates. Dev Comp Immunol 2008 1.61
7 RNA interference for the study and genetic manipulation of ticks. Trends Parasitol 2007 1.38
8 Sequence analysis of the msp4 gene of Anaplasma ovis strains. Vet Microbiol 2006 1.29
9 Analysis of world strains of Anaplasma marginale using major surface protein 1a repeat sequences. Vet Microbiol 2006 1.26
10 Infection exclusion of the rickettsial pathogen anaplasma marginale in the tick vector Dermacentor variabilis. Clin Diagn Lab Immunol 2003 1.26
11 The tick protective antigen, 4D8, is a conserved protein involved in modulation of tick blood ingestion and reproduction. Vaccine 2006 1.24
12 Functional genomic studies of tick cells in response to infection with the cattle pathogen, Anaplasma marginale. Genomics 2007 1.23
13 Serologic and molecular characterization of Anaplasma species infection in farm animals and ticks from Sicily. Vet Parasitol 2005 1.20
14 Gene expression profiling of human promyelocytic cells in response to infection with Anaplasma phagocytophilum. Cell Microbiol 2005 1.20
15 Phylogeography of New World isolates of Anaplasma marginale based on major surface protein sequences. Vet Microbiol 2002 1.20
16 Infection of tick cells and bovine erythrocytes with one genotype of the intracellular ehrlichia Anaplasma marginale excludes infection with other genotypes. Clin Diagn Lab Immunol 2002 1.19
17 Conservation of major surface protein 1 genes of Anaplasma marginale during cyclic transmission between ticks and cattle. Gene 2002 1.18
18 Genetic diversity of Anaplasma marginale in Argentina. Vet Parasitol 2009 1.18
19 Gene silencing of the tick protective antigens, Bm86, Bm91 and subolesin, in the one-host tick Boophilus microplus by RNA interference. Int J Parasitol 2006 1.17
20 Evidence of the role of tick subolesin in gene expression. BMC Genomics 2008 1.15
21 Identification of protective antigens for the control of Ixodes scapularis infestations using cDNA expression library immunization. Vaccine 2003 1.13
22 Reduction of tick infections with Anaplasma marginale and A. phagocytophilum by targeting the tick protective antigen subolesin. Parasitol Res 2006 1.13
23 Potential vertebrate reservoir hosts and invertebrate vectors of Anaplasma marginale and A. phagocytophilum in central Spain. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis 2005 1.10
24 Concurrent infections with vector-borne pathogens associated with fatal hemolytic anemia in a cattle herd in Switzerland. J Clin Microbiol 2004 1.09
25 Characterization of three Ixodes scapularis cDNAs protective against tick infestations. Vaccine 2005 1.07
26 Gene expression profile suggests that pigs (Sus scrofa) are susceptible to Anaplasma phagocytophilum but control infection. Parasit Vectors 2012 1.07
27 Advances in the identification and characterization of protective antigens for recombinant vaccines against tick infestations. Expert Rev Vaccines 2003 1.06
28 Genetic diversity of anaplasma species major surface proteins and implications for anaplasmosis serodiagnosis and vaccine development. Anim Health Res Rev 2005 1.06
29 Targeting the tick-pathogen interface for novel control strategies. Front Biosci 2008 1.05
30 Targeting arthropod subolesin/akirin for the development of a universal vaccine for control of vector infestations and pathogen transmission. Vet Parasitol 2011 1.04
31 Characterization of the functional domain of major surface protein 1a involved in adhesion of the rickettsia Anaplasma marginale to host cells. Vet Microbiol 2003 1.03
32 Subolesin expression in response to pathogen infection in ticks. BMC Immunol 2010 1.01
33 Genes differentially expressed in oropharyngeal tonsils and mandibular lymph nodes of tuberculous and nontuberculous European wild boars naturally exposed to Mycobacterium bovis. FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol 2006 1.00
34 Proteomic and transcriptomic analyses of differential stress/inflammatory responses in mandibular lymph nodes and oropharyngeal tonsils of European wild boars naturally infected with Mycobacterium bovis. Proteomics 2007 1.00
35 Adhesion of outer membrane proteins containing tandem repeats of Anaplasma and Ehrlichia species (Rickettsiales: Anaplasmataceae) to tick cells. Vet Microbiol 2004 0.98
36 Glycosylation of Anaplasma marginale major surface protein 1a and its putative role in adhesion to tick cells. Infect Immun 2004 0.98
37 Vaccination with recombinant tick antigens for the control of Ixodes scapularis adult infestations. Vaccine 2005 0.97
38 Molecular characterization of Anaplasma platys strains from dogs in Sicily, Italy. BMC Vet Res 2006 0.97
39 Movement of Rhipicephalus sanguineus adults between co-housed dogs during active feeding. Vet Parasitol 2007 0.97
40 RNA interference screening in ticks for identification of protective antigens. Parasitol Res 2005 0.96
41 Antibodies to Anaplasma marginale major surface proteins 1a and 1b inhibit infectivity for cultured tick cells. Vet Parasitol 2003 0.96
42 Autocidal control of ticks by silencing of a single gene by RNA interference. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2006 0.95
43 Tick control: further thoughts on a research agenda. Trends Parasitol 2006 0.95
44 Characterization of selected genes upregulated in non-tuberculous European wild boar as possible correlates of resistance to Mycobacterium bovis infection. Vet Microbiol 2006 0.95
45 Identification of a novel Anaplasma marginale appendage-associated protein that localizes with actin filaments during intraerythrocytic infection. Infect Immun 2004 0.95
46 Vaccination of cattle with Anaplasma marginale derived from tick cell culture and bovine erythrocytes followed by challenge-exposure with infected ticks. Vet Microbiol 2002 0.95
47 Anaplasma marginale msp1alpha genotypes evolved under positive selection pressure but are not markers for geographic isolates. J Clin Microbiol 2003 0.94
48 Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Anaplasma marginale elicit different gene expression responses in cultured tick cells. Comp Funct Genomics 2009 0.94
49 Anaplasma infection in free-ranging Iberian red deer in the region of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. Vet Microbiol 2004 0.93
50 Gene expression profiles of European wild boar naturally infected with Mycobacterium bovis. Vet Immunol Immunopathol 2008 0.93
51 Synergistic effect of silencing the expression of tick protective antigens 4D8 and Rs86 in Rhipicephalus sanguineus by RNA interference. Parasitol Res 2006 0.93
52 Differential expression of genes in salivary glands of male Rhipicephalus (Boophilus)microplus in response to infection with Anaplasma marginale. BMC Genomics 2010 0.92
53 Comparison of three oxytetracycline regimes for the treatment of persistent Anaplasma marginale infections in beef cattle. Vet Parasitol 2005 0.92
54 Characterization of Anaplasma marginale isolated from North American bison. Appl Environ Microbiol 2003 0.92
55 Seroprevalence of anaplasmosis among cattle in Switzerland in 1998 and 2003: no evidence of an emerging disease. Vet Microbiol 2005 0.92
56 Conservation and immunogenicity of the mosquito ortholog of the tick-protective antigen, subolesin. Parasitol Res 2009 0.92
57 Anaplasma phagocytophilum inhibits apoptosis and promotes cytoskeleton rearrangement for infection of tick cells. Infect Immun 2013 0.91
58 Functional genomics and evolution of tick-Anaplasma interactions and vaccine development. Vet Parasitol 2009 0.91
59 Differential expression of the tick protective antigen subolesin in anaplasma marginale- and A. phagocytophilum-infected host cells. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2008 0.91
60 Differential expression of the msp1alpha gene of Anaplasma marginale occurs in bovine erythrocytes and tick cells. Vet Microbiol 2004 0.89
61 Sp110 transcription is induced and required by Anaplasma phagocytophilum for infection of human promyelocytic cells. BMC Infect Dis 2007 0.89
62 Experimental transmission of Anaplasma marginale by male Dermacentor reticulatus. BMC Vet Res 2007 0.88
63 Inoculation of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) with Ap-V1 Or NY-18 strains of Anaplasma phagocytophilum and microscopic demonstration of Ap-V1 In Ixodes scapularis adults that acquired infection from deer as nymphs. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis 2009 0.87
64 Characterization of possible correlates of protective response against Brucella ovis infection in rams immunized with the B. melitensis Rev 1 vaccine. Vaccine 2009 0.87
65 Reciprocal regulation of NF-kB (Relish) and Subolesin in the tick vector, Ixodes scapularis. PLoS One 2013 0.87
66 Control of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus infestations by the combination of subolesin vaccination and tick autocidal control after subolesin gene knockdown in ticks fed on cattle. Vaccine 2011 0.86
67 Expression of Heat Shock and Other Stress Response Proteins in Ticks and Cultured Tick Cells in Response to Anaplasma spp. Infection and Heat Shock. Int J Proteomics 2010 0.85
68 Differential expression of inflammatory and immune response genes in mesenteric lymph nodes of Iberian red deer (Cervus elaphus hispanicus) naturally infected with Mycobacterium bovis. Dev Comp Immunol 2007 0.85
69 Expression of perilipin in human promyelocytic cells in response to Anaplasma phagocytophilum infection results in modified lipid metabolism. J Med Microbiol 2008 0.85
70 Transmission of Cytauxzoon felis to a domestic cat by Amblyomma americanum. Vet Parasitol 2008 0.85
71 Identification of protective antigens by RNA interference for control of the lone star tick, Amblyomma americanum. Vaccine 2009 0.84
72 Functional and immunological relevance of Anaplasma marginale major surface protein 1a sequence and structural analysis. PLoS One 2013 0.84
73 Biology of Francisella tularensis subspecies holarctica live vaccine strain in the tick vector Dermacentor variabilis. PLoS One 2012 0.84
74 Differential expression of inflammatory and immune response genes in sheep infected with Anaplasma phagocytophilum. Vet Immunol Immunopathol 2008 0.84
75 Genetic diversity and molecular phylogeny of Anaplasma marginale isolates from Minas Gerais, Brazil. Vet Parasitol 2004 0.84
76 Applications of a cell culture system for studying the interaction of Anaplasma marginale with tick cells. Anim Health Res Rev 2002 0.84
77 Phylogeographic analysis reveals association of tick-borne pathogen, Anaplasma marginale, MSP1a sequences with ecological traits affecting tick vector performance. BMC Biol 2009 0.83
78 The impact of RNA interference of the subolesin and voraxin genes in male Amblyomma hebraeum (Acari: Ixodidae) on female engorgement and oviposition. Exp Appl Acarol 2008 0.82
79 Severe anemia associated with Mycoplasma wenyonii infection in a mature cow. Can Vet J 2011 0.81
80 Differential expression of inflammatory and immune response genes in rams experimentally infected with a rough virulent strain of Brucella ovis. Vet Immunol Immunopathol 2008 0.81
81 Characterization of Anaplasma phagocytophilum and A. ovis infection in a naturally infected sheep flock with poor health condition. Trop Anim Health Prod 2010 0.81
82 Comparison of the efficacy of enrofloxacin, imidocarb, and oxytetracycline for clearance of persistent Anaplasma marginale infections in cattle. Vet Ther 2006 0.79
83 Effect of tetracycline on development of Anaplasma marginale in cultured Ixodes scapularis cells. Vet Parasitol 2002 0.79
84 Comparison of the complement fixation test and competitive ELISA for serodiagnosis of Anaplasma marginale infection in experimentally infected steers. Am J Vet Res 2007 0.79
85 Mapping of B-cell epitopes in the N-terminal repeated peptides of Anaplasma marginale major surface protein 1a and characterization of the humoral immune response of cattle immunized with recombinant and whole organism antigens. Vet Immunol Immunopathol 2004 0.78
86 Molecular epidemiology of human and bovine anaplasmosis in southern Europe. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2006 0.78
87 Characterization of genetic diversity in Dermacentor andersoni (Acari: Ixodidae) with body size and weight polymorphism. Exp Parasitol 2004 0.78
88 Serologic and molecular characterization of tickborne pathogens in lions (Panthera leo) from the Fasano Safari Park, Italy. J Zoo Wildl Med 2007 0.78
89 Defining the role of subolesin in tick cell culture by use of RNA interference. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2008 0.77
90 Anaplasmosis: focusing on host-vector-pathogen interactions for vaccine development. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2006 0.77
91 Observations on Antricola ticks: small nymphs feed on mammalian hosts and have a salivary gland structure similar to ixodid ticks. J Parasitol 2008 0.76
92 Genetic characterization of Anaplasma ovis strains from bighorn sheep in Montana. J Wildl Dis 2006 0.76
93 Light and transmission electron microscopic characteristics of a novel Hepatozoon spp. in naturally infected cotton rats (Sigmodon hispidus). Parasitol Res 2009 0.75
94 Dedication of the 11th Biennial Meeting of the Society of Tropical Veterinary Medicine (STVM) Dr. Jean-Charles Maillard Orvieto, Italy, September 2012. Transbound Emerg Dis 2013 0.75
95 Characterization of pathogen-specific expression of host immune response genes in Anaplasma and Mycobacterium species infected ruminants. Comp Immunol Microbiol Infect Dis 2010 0.75
96 Ultrastructural and fluorochromatic changes of Anaplasma marginale exposed to oxytetracycline, imidocarb and enrofloxacin in short-term erythrocyte cultures. Vet Microbiol 2008 0.75
97 Rough virulent strain of Brucella ovis induces pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines in reproductive tissues in experimentally infected rams. Vet Microbiol 2012 0.75