Clare Anstead

Molecular Differentiation of Four Species of Oropsylla (Siphonaptera: Ceratophyllidae) Using PCR-Based Single Strand Conformation Polymorphism Analyses and DNA Sequencing.

Jessica T Thoroughgood, James S Armstrong, Brandon White, Clare A Anstead, Terry D Galloway, L Robbin Lindsay, Todd K Shury, Jeffery E Lane, Neil B Chilton

Journal article  |  2021  |  J Med Entomol

It is often difficult to distinguish morphologically between closely related species of fleas (Siphonaptera). Morphological identi..

Parasitology Education Before and After the COVID-19 Pandemic

Abdul Jabbar, Charles G Gauci, Clare A Anstead

Journal article  |  2021  |  TRENDS IN PARASITOLOGY

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted parasitology curricula worldwide, which is expected to lead to the reshaping of parasitology e..

Major SCP/TAPS protein expansion in Lucilia cuprina is associated with novel tandem array organisation and domain architecture

Yair DJ Prawer, Andreas J Stroehlein, Neil D Young, Shilpa Kapoor, Ross S Hall, Razi Ghazali, Phillip Batterham, Robin B Gasser, Trent Perry, Clare A Anstead

Journal article  |  2020  |  PARASITES & VECTORS

Background Larvae of the Australian sheep blowfly, Lucilia cuprina, parasitise sheep by feeding on skin excretions, dermal tissue ..

Gene content evolution in the arthropods

Gregg WC Thomas, Elias Dohmen, Daniel ST Hughes, Shwetha C Murali, Monica Poelchau, Karl Glastad, Clare A Anstead, Nadia A Ayoub, Phillip Batterham, Michelle Bellair, Greta J Binford, Hsu Chao, Yolanda H Chen, Christopher Childers, Huyen Dinh, Harsha Vardhan Doddapaneni, Jian J Duan, Shannon Dugan, Lauren A Esposito, Markus Friedrich, et al.

Journal article  |  2020  |  GENOME BIOLOGY

BACKGROUND: Arthropods comprise the largest and most diverse phylum on Earth and play vital roles in nearly every ecosystem. Their..

Identification of bacteria in the Rocky Mountain wood tick, Dermacentor andersoni, using single-strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) and DNA sequencing

Shaun J Dergousoff, Clare A Anstead, Neil B Chilton

Journal article  |  2020  |  EXPERIMENTAL AND APPLIED ACAROLOGY

PCR-based single-strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) analyses combined with DNA sequencing of the prokaryotic 16S ribosomal (r..

The Battle Against Flystrike - Past Research and New Prospects Through Genomics

Clare A Anstead, Trent Perry, Stephen Richards, Pasi K Korhonen, Neil D Young, Vernon M Bowles, Philip Batterham, Robin B Gasser

Journal article  |  2017  |  ADVANCES IN PARASITOLOGY, VOL 98

Flystrike, or cutaneous myiasis, is caused by blow fly larvae of the genus Lucilia. This disease is a major problem in countries w..

A blow to the fly - Lucilia cuprina draft genome and transcriptome to support advances in biology and biotechnology

Clare A Anstead, Philip Batterham, Pasi K Korhonen, Neil D Young, Ross S Hall, Vernon M Bowles, Stephen Richards, Maxwell J Scott, Robin B Gasser

Journal article  |  2016  |  BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES

The blow fly, Lucilia cuprina (Wiedemann, 1830) is a parasitic insect of major global economic importance. Maggots of this fly par..

Histone deacetylase enzymes as drug targets for the control of the sheep blowfly, Lucilia cuprina

Andrew C Kotze, Barney M Hines, Neil H Bagnall, Clare A Anstead, Praveer Gupta, Robert C Reid, Angela P Ruffell, David P Fairlie

Journal article  |  2015  |  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR PARASITOLOGY-DRUGS AND DRUG RESISTANCE

The Australian sheep blowfly, Lucilia cuprina, is an ecto-parasite that causes significant economic losses in the sheep industry. ..

Lucilia cuprina genome unlocks parasitic fly biology to underpin future interventions

Clare A Anstead, Pasi K Korhonen, Neil D Young, Ross S Hall, Aaron R Jex, Shwetha C Murali, Daniel ST Hughes, Siu F Lee, Trent Perry, Andreas J Stroehlein, Brendan RE Ansell, Bert Breugelmans, Andreas Hofmann, Jiaxin Qu, Shannon Dugan, Sandra L Lee, Hsu Chao, Huyen Dinh, Yi Han, Harsha V Doddapaneni, et al.

Journal article  |  2015  |  NATURE COMMUNICATIONS

Lucilia cuprina is a parasitic fly of major economic importance worldwide. Larvae of this fly invade their animal host, feed on ti..

Comparison of the DNA sequences and secondary structure of the mitochondrial 16S rRNA gene of Ixodes kingi, Ixodes sculptus and Ixodes angustus

Clare A Anstead, Neil B Chilton

Journal article  |  2014  |  MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR PROBES

The DNA sequences and predicted secondary structure of domains IV and V of the mitochondrial (mt) 16S rRNA gene were compared for ..