Tao Wang

Synthetic Kavalactone Analogues with Increased Potency and Selective Anthelmintic Activity against Larvae of Haemonchus contortus In Vitro.

HMP Dilrukshi Herath, Aya C Taki, Nghi Nguyen, José Garcia-Bustos, Andreas Hofmann, Tao Wang, Guangxu Ma, Bill CH Chang, Abdul Jabbar, Brad E Sleebs, Robin B Gasser

Journal article  |  2020  |  Molecules

Kava extract, an aqueous rhizome emulsion of the plant Piper methysticum, has been used for centuries by Pacific Islanders as a ce..

Multiplex PCRs for the specific identification of marsupial and deer species from faecal samples as a basis for non-invasive epidemiological studies of parasites

Anson V Koehler, Yan Zhang, Tao Wang, Shane R Haydon, Robin B Gasser

Journal article  |  2020  |  Parasites & Vectors

The developmental phosphoproteome of Haemonchus contortus

Tao Wang, Guangxu Ma, Ching-Seng Ang, Pasi K Korhonen, Andreas J Stroehlein, Neil D Young, Andreas Hofmann, Bill CH Chang, Nicholas A Williamson, Robin B Gasser

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Proteomics

Protein phosphorylation plays essential roles in many cellular processes. Despite recent progress in the genomics, transcriptomics..

High anti-Ascaris seroprevalence in fattening pigs in Sichuan, China, calls for improved management strategies

Youle Zheng, Yue Xie, Peter Geldhof, Johnny Vlaminck, Guangxu Ma, Robin B Gasser, Tao Wang

Journal article  |  2020  |  Parasites & Vectors

BACKGROUND: Ascariasis, caused by Ascaris suum, is an important soil-transmitted parasitic disease of pigs worldwide. It leads to ..

Elucidating the molecular and developmental biology of parasitic nematodes: Moving to a multiomics paradigm

G Ma, T Wang, PK Korhonen, A Hofmann, PW Sternberg, ND Young, RB Gasser

Book Chapter  |  2020  |  Advances in Parasitology

Global prevalence of Toxocara infection in dogs.

Ali Rostami, Seyed Mohammad Riahi, Andreas Hofmann, Guangxu Ma, Tao Wang, Hamed Behniafar, Ali Taghipour, Yadolah Fakhri, Adel Spotin, Bill CH Chang, Calum NL Macpherson, Peter J Hotez, Robin B Gasser

Book Chapter  |  2020  |  Advances in Parasitology

Dogs serve as the most important definitive hosts for Toxocara canis-a causative agent of human toxocariasis and one of the most w..

Global and regional seroprevalence estimates for human toxocariasis: A call for action.

Guangxu Ma, Ali Rostami, Tao Wang, Andreas Hofmann, Peter J Hotez, Robin B Gasser

Book Chapter  |  2020  |  Advances in Parasitology

Human toxocariasis is a parasitic disease transmitted usually from dogs and/or cats that are infected with Toxocara species, and c..

Global prevalence of Toxocara infection in cats.

Ali Rostami, Mahdi Sepidarkish, Guangxu Ma, Tao Wang, Maryam Ebrahimi, Yadolah Fakhri, Hamed Mirjalali, Andreas Hofmann, Calum NL Macpherson, Peter J Hotez, Robin B Gasser

Book Chapter  |  2020  |  Advances in Parasitology

Zoonotic parasites, including Toxocara species, of pet and stray cats are of public health importance. Justification for, and the ..

Human toxocariasis - A look at a neglected disease through an epidemiological 'prism'

Ali Rostami, Guangxu Ma, Tao Wang, Anson Koehler, Andreas Hofmann, Bill CH Chang, Calum N Macpherson, Robin B Gasser

Journal article  |  2019  |  Infection, Genetics and Evolution

Enterocytozoon bieneusi genotypes in cats and dogs in Victoria, Australia

Yan Zhang, Anson Koehler, Tao Wang, David Cunliffe, Robin B Gasser

Journal article  |  2019  |  BMC Microbiology

High throughput LC-MS/MS-based proteomic analysis of excretory-secretory products from short-term in vitro culture of Haemonchus contortus

Tao Wang, Guangxu Ma, Ching-Seng Ang, Pasi K Korhonen, Anson Koehler, Neil D Young, Shuai Nie, Nicholas A Williamson, Robin B Gasser

Journal article  |  2019  |  Journal of Proteomics

Parasitic nematodes of humans, animals and plants have a major, adverse impact on global health and agricultural production worldw..

Dafachronic acid promotes larval development in Haemonchus contortus by modulating dauer signalling and lipid metabolism

Guangxu Ma, Tao Wang, Pasi K Korhonen, Neil D Young, Shuai Nie, Ching-Seng Ang, Nicholas A Williamson, Gavin E Reid, Robin B Gasser

Journal article  |  2019  |  PLoS Pathogens

Here, we discovered an endogenous dafachronic acid (DA) in the socioeconomically important parasitic nematode Haemonchus contortus..

Enterocytozoon bieneusi Genotypes in Cattle on Farms Located within a Water Catchment Area

Yan Zhang, Anson V Koehler, Tao Wang, Shane R Haydon, Robin B Gasser

Journal article  |  2019  |  Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Phenotypic screening of the "Kurz-box' of chemicals identifies two compounds (BLK127 and HBK4) with anthelmintic activity in vitro against parasitic larval stages of Haemonchus contortus

Thuy Nguyen Linh, Thomas Kurz, Sarah Preston, Hjoerdis Brueckmann, Beate Lungerich, HMP Dilrukshi Herath, Anson V Koehler, Tao Wang, Lenka Skalova, Abdul Jabbar, Robin B Gasser

Journal article  |  2019  |  Parasites & Vectors

Dauer signalling pathway model for Haemonchus contortus

Guangxu Ma, Tao Wang, Pasi K Korhonen, Andreas J Stroehlein, Neil D Young, Robin B Gasser

Journal article  |  2019  |  Parasites & Vectors

Selected alpha-pyrones from the plants Cryptocarya novoguineensis (Lauraceae) and Piper methysticum (Piperaceae) with activity against Haemonchus contortus in vitro

HMP Dilrukshi Herath, Sarah Preston, Abdul Jabbar, Jose Garcia-Bustos, Russell S Addison, Sasha Hayes, Topul Rali, Tao Wang, Anson Koehler, Bill CH Chang, Andreas Hofmann, Rohan A Davis, Robin B Gasser

Journal article  |  2019  |  International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance

Tetrahydroquinoxalines induce a lethal evisceration phenotype in Haemonchus contortus in vitro

Yaqing Jiao, Sarah Preston, Jose F Garcia-Bustos, Jonathan B Baell, Sabatino Ventura, Thuy Le, Nicole McNamara, Nghi Nguyen, Antony Botteon, Cameron Skinner, Jill Danne, Sarah Ellis, Anson Koehler, Tao Wang, Bill CH Chang, Andreas Hofmann, Abdul Jabbar, Robin B Gasser

Journal article  |  2019  |  International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance

Somatic proteome of Haemonchus contortus

Tao Wang, Guangxu Ma, Ching-Seng Ang, Pasi K Korhonen, Rong Xu, Shuai Nie, Anson V Koehler, Richard J Simpson, David W Greening, Gavin E Reid, Nicholas A Williamson, Robin B Gasser

Journal article  |  2019  |  International Journal for Parasitology

Comparative bioinformatic analysis suggests that specific dauer-like signalling pathway components regulate Toxocara canis development and migration in the mammalian host

Guangxu Ma, Tao Wang, Pasi K Korhonen, Shuai Nie, Gavin E Reid, Andreas J Stroehlein, Anson V Koehler, Bill CH Chang, Andreas Hofmann, Neil D Young, Robin B Gasser

Journal article  |  2019  |  Parasit Vectors

Arylpyrrole and fipronil analogues that inhibit the motility and/or development of Haemonchus contortus in vitro.

HMP Dilrukshi Herath, Hongjian Song, Sarah Preston, Abdul Jabbar, Tao Wang, Sean L McGee, Andreas Hofmann, Jose Garcia-Bustos, Bill CH Chang, Anson V Koehler, Yuxiu Liu, Qiaoqiao Ma, Pengxiang Zhang, Qiqi Zhao, Qingmin Wang, Robin B Gasser

Journal article  |  2018  |  International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance

Due to widespread drug resistance in parasitic nematodes, there is a need to develop new anthelmintics. Given the cost and time in..

Arylpyrrole and fipronil analogues that inhibit the motility and/or development of Haemonchus conforms in vitro

HMP Dilrukshi Herath, Hongjian Song, Sarah Preston, Abdul Jabbar, Tao Wang, Sean L McGee, Andreas Hofmann, Jose Garcia-Bustos, Bill CH Chang, Anson V Koehler, Yuxiu Liu, Qiaoqiao Ma, Pengxiang Zhang, Qiqi Zhao, Qingmin Wang, Robin B Gasser

Journal article  |  2018  |  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR PARASITOLOGY-DRUGS AND DRUG RESISTANCE

Due to widespread drug resistance in parasitic nematodes, there is a need to develop new anthelmintics. Given the cost and time in..

Enterocytozoon bieneusi genotypes in people with gastrointestinal disorders in Queensland and Western Australia

Yan Zhang, Anson Koehler, Tao Wang, Gemma J Robertson, Richard S Bradbury, Robin B Gasser

Journal article  |  2018  |  Infection, Genetics and Evolution

The developmental lipidome of Haemonchus contortus

Tao Wang, Shuai Nie, Guangxu Ma, Pasi K Korhonen, Anson V Koehler, Ching-Seng Ang, Gavin E Reid, Nicholas A Williamson, Robin B Gasser

Journal article  |  2018  |  International Journal for Parasitology

Molecular investigation of Cryptosporidium in farmed chickens in Hubei Province, China, identifies 'zoonotic' subtypes of C-meleagridis

Cong Liao, Tao Wang, Anson V Koehler, Yingying Fan, Min Hu, Robin B Gasser

Journal article  |  2018  |  Parasites & Vectors

Molecular alterations during larval development of Haemonchus contortus in vitro are under tight post-transcriptional control

Guangxu Ma, Tao Wang, Pasi K Korhonen, Ching-Seng Ang, Nicholas A Williamson, Neil D Young, Andreas J Stroehlein, Ross S Hall, Anson V Koehler, Andreas Hofmann, Robin B Gasser

Journal article  |  2018  |  International Journal for Parasitology

New operational taxonomic units of Enterocytozoon in three marsupial species

Yan Zhang, Anson V Koehler, Tao Wang, Shane R Haydon, Robin B Gasser

Journal article  |  2018  |  Parasites & Vectors

Cryptosporidium viatorum from the native Australian swamp rat Rattus lutreolus - An emerging zoonotic pathogen?

Anson V Koehler, Tao Wang, Shane R Haydon, Robin B Gasser

Journal article  |  2018  |  International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife

First detection and genetic characterisation of Enterocytozoon bieneusi in wild deer in Melbourne's water catchments in Australia

Yan Zhang, Anson V Koehler, Tao Wang, Shane R Haydon, Robin B Gasser

Journal article  |  2018  |  Parasites & Vectors

Parasites of the Giant Panda: A Risk Factor in the Conservation of a Species

Tao Wang, Yue Xie, Youle Zheng, Chengdong Wang, Desheng Li, Anson V Koehler, Robin B Gasser

Journal article  |  2018  |  Advances in Parasitology

Human toxocariasis

Guangxu Ma, Celia V Holland, Tao Wang, Andreas Hofmann, Chia-Kwung Fan, Rick M Maizels, Peter J Hotez, Robin B Gasser

Journal article  |  2018  |  The Lancet Infectious Diseases

Screening of the 'Open Scaffolds' collection from Compounds Australia identifies a new chemical entity with anthelmintic activities against different developmental stages of the barber's pole worm and other parasitic nematodes

Sarah Preston, Yaqing Jiao, Jonathan B Baell, Jennifer Keiser, Simon Crawford, Anson V Koehler, Tao Wang, Moana M Simpson, Ray M Kaplan, Karla J Cowley, Kaylene J Simpson, Andreas Hofmann, Abdul Jabbar, Robin B Gasser

Journal article  |  2017  |  International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance

A communal catalogue reveals Earth's multiscale microbial diversity

Luke R Thompson, Jon G Sanders, Daniel McDonald, Amnon Amir, Joshua Ladau, Kenneth J Locey, Robert J Prill, Anupriya Tripathi, Sean M Gibbons, Gail Ackermann, Jose A Navas-Molina, Stefan Janssen, Evguenia Kopylova, Yoshiki Vazquez-Baeza, Antonio Gonzalez, James T Morton, Siavash Mirarab, Zhenjiang Zech Xu, Lingjing Jiang, Mohamed F Haroon, et al.

Journal article  |  2017  |  Nature

Molecular investigation of Cryptosporidium and Giardia in pre- and post-weaned calves in Hubei Province, China

Yingying Fan, Tao Wang, Anson V Koehler, Min Hu, Robin B Gasser

Journal article  |  2017  |  Parasites & Vectors

Use of a bioinformatic-assisted primer design strategy to establish a new nested PCR-based method for Cryptosporidium

Anson V Koehler, Pasi K Korhonen, Ross S Hall, Neil D Young, Tao Wang, Shane R Haydon, Robin B Gasser

Journal article  |  2017  |  Parasites & Vectors

First survey of Cryptosporidium, Giardia and Enterocytozoon in diarrhoeic children from Wuhan, China

Tao Wang, Yingying Fan, Anson V Koehler, Guangxu Ma, Tao Li, Min Hu, Robin B Gasser

Journal article  |  2017  |  Infection, Genetics and Evolution

Assessing the anthelmintic activity of pyrazole-5-carboxamide derivatives against Haemonchus contortus

Yaqing Jiao, Sarah Preston, Hongjian Song, Abdul Jabbar, Yuxiu Liu, Jonathan Baell, Andreas Hofmann, Dana Hutchinson, Tao Wang, Anson V Koehler, Gillian M Fisher, Katherine T Andrews, Benoit Laleu, Michael J Palmer, Jeremy N Burrows, Timothy NC Wells, Qingmin Wang, Robin B Gasser

Journal article  |  2017  |  Parasites & Vectors

The apicoplast genomes of two taxonomic units of Babesia from sheep

Tao Wang, Guiquan Guan, Pasi K Korhonen, Anson V Koehler, Ross S Hall, Neil D Young, Hong Yin, Robin B Gasser

Journal article  |  2017  |  Veterinary Parasitology

Mitochondrial genomes of two Babesia taxa from sheep in China as a foundation for population genetic and epidemiological investigations

Tao Wang, Guiquan Guan, Pasi K Korhonen, Anson V Koehler, Neil D Young, Ross S Hall, Hong Yin, Robin B Gasser

Journal article  |  2017  |  Infection, Genetics and Evolution

A Phosphorylcholine-Containing Glycolipid-like Antigen Present on the Surface of Infective Stage Larvae of Ascaris spp. Is a Major Antibody Target in Infected Pigs and Humans

Johnny Vlaminck, Dries Masure, Tao Wang, Peter Nejsum, Cornelis H Hokke, Peter Geldhof

Journal article  |  2016  |  PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Genomic resources for a unique, low-virulence Babesia taxon from China

Guiquan Guan, Pasi K Korhonen, Neil D Young, Anson V Koehler, Tao Wang, Youquan Li, Zhijie Liu, Jianxun Luo, Hong Yin, Robin B Gasser

Journal article  |  2016  |  Parasites & Vectors

Genomic resources for a unique, low-virulence Babesia taxon from China

G Guan, PK Korhonen, ND Young, AV Koehler, T Wang, Y Li, Z Liu, J Luo, H Yin, RB Gasser

Journal article  |  2016  |  Parasites & vectors

Mitochondrial genomes of Heterakis gallinae and Heterakis beramporia support that they belong to the infraorder Ascaridomorpha

Bao-Jian Wang, Xiao-Bin Gu, Guang-You Yang, Tao Wang, Wei-Min Lai, Zhi-Jun Zhong, Guo-Hua Liu

Journal article  |  2016  |  Infection, Genetics and Evolution

Characterization of a Secretory Annexin in Echinococcus granulosus

Xingju Song, Dandan Hu, Xiuqin Zhong, Ning Wang, Xiaobin Gu, Tao Wang, Xuerong Peng, Guangyou Yang

Journal article  |  2016  |  The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Molecular identification and characterization of prohibitin from Echinococcus granulosus

Xiuqin Zhong, Xingju Song, Ning Wang, Dandan Hu, Tinayu Liu, Tao Wang, Xiaobin Gu, Weimin Lai, Xuerong Peng, Guangyou Yang

Journal article  |  2016  |  Parasitology Research

Characterization of Sarcoptes scabiei cofilin gene and assessment of recombinant cofilin protein as an antigen in indirect-ELISA for diagnosis

Yu Zheng, Ran He, Manli He, Xiaobin Gu, Tao Wang, Weimin Lai, Xuerong Peng, Guangyou Yang

Journal article  |  2016  |  BMC Infectious Diseases

Absence of population genetic structure in Heterakis gallinarum of chicken from Sichuan, inferred from mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I gene

Xiaobin Gu, Jun-Yang Zhu, Ke-Ling Jian, Bao-Jian Wang, Xue-Rong Peng, Guang-You Yang, Tao Wang, Zhi-Jun Zhong, Ke-Yun Peng

Journal article  |  2016  |  Mitochondrial DNA Part A

An ELISA using recombinant TmHSP70 for the diagnosis of Taenia multiceps infections in goats

Yu Wang, Huaming Nie, Xiaobin Gu, Tao Wang, Xing Huang, Lin Chen, Weimin Lai, Xuerong Peng, Guangyou Yang

Journal article  |  2015  |  Veterinary Parasitology

Prevalence and molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium in giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) in Sichuan province, China

Tao Wang, Zuqin Chen, Yue Xie, Rong Hou, Qidun Wu, Xiaobing Gu, Weiming Lai, Xuerong Peng, Guangyou Yang

Journal article  |  2015  |  Parasites & Vectors

Molecular insights into a tetraspanin in the hydatid tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus

Dandan Hu, Xingju Song, Yue Xie, Xiuqin Zhong, Ning Wang, Yu Zheng, Xiaobin Gu, Tao Wang, Xuerong Peng, Guangyou Yang

Journal article  |  2015  |  Parasites & Vectors

Prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites in captive non-human primates of twenty-four zoological gardens in China

Mei Li, Bo Zhao, Bo Li, Qiang Wang, Lili Niu, Jiabo Deng, Xiaobin Gu, Xuerong Peng, Tao Wang, Guangyou Yang

Journal article  |  2015  |  Journal of Medical Primatology

Prevalence of Cryptosporidium infection in captive lesser panda (Ailurus fulgens) in China

Tao Wang, Zuqin Chen, Hua Yu, Yue Xie, Xiaobing Gu, Weiming Lai, Xuerong Peng, Guangyou Yang

Journal article  |  2015  |  Parasitology Research

Cloning and characterization of a novel sigma-like glutathione S-transferase from the giant panda parasitic nematode, Baylisascaris schroederi

Yue Xie, Xuan Zhou, Lin Chen, Zhihe Zhang, Chengdong Wang, Xiaobin Gu, Tao Wang, Xuerong Peng, Guangyou Yang

Journal article  |  2015  |  Parasites & Vectors

Absence of genetic structure in Baylisascaris schroederi populations, a giant panda parasite, determined by mitochondrial sequencing

Yue Xie, Xuan Zhou, Zhihe Zhang, Chengdong Wang, Yun Sun, Tianyu Liu, Xiaobin Gu, Tao Wang, Xuerong Peng, Guangyou Yang

Journal article  |  2014  |  Parasites & Vectors

Zoonotic Baylisascaris procyonis Roundworms in Raccoons, China

Yue Xie, Xuan Zhou, Mei Li, Tianyu Liu, Xiaobin Gu, Tao Wang, Weimin Lai, Xuerong Peng, Guangyou Yang

Journal article  |  2014  |  Emerging Infectious Diseases

The Intestinal Expulsion of the Roundworm Ascaris suum Is Associated with Eosinophils, Intra-Epithelial T Cells and Decreased Intestinal Transit Time

Dries Masure, Tao Wang, Johnny Vlaminck, Sarah Claerhoudt, Koen Chiers, Wim Van den Broeck, Jimmy Saunders, Jozef Vercruysse, Peter Geldhof

Journal article  |  2013  |  PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Proteomic Analysis of the Excretory-Secretory Products from Larval Stages of Ascaris suum Reveals High Abundance of Glycosyl Hydrolases

Tao Wang, Katleen Van Steendam, Maarten Dhaenens, Johnny Vlaminck, Dieter Deforce, Aaron R Jex, Robin B Gasser, Peter Geldhof

Journal article  |  2013  |  PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

A Role for Eosinophils in the Intestinal Immunity against Infective Ascaris suum Larvae

Dries Masure, Johnny Vlaminck, Tao Wang, Koen Chiers, Wim Van den Broeck, Jozef Vercruysse, Peter Geldhof

Journal article  |  2013  |  PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Sequence Analysis of the Bs-Ag1 Gene of Baylisascaris schroederi from the Giant Panda and an Evaluation of the Efficacy of a Recombinant Baylisascaris schroederi Bs-Ag1 Antigen in Mice

Guangzhi He, Sijie Chen, Tao Wang, Yubo Yan, Zhihe Zhang, Desheng Li, Hua Yu, Yue Xie, Chengdong Wang, Xiaobin Gu, Shuxian Wang, Xuerong Peng, Guangyou Yang

Journal article  |  2012  |  DNA and Cell Biology

Ascaris suum draft genome

Aaron R Jex, Shiping Liu, Bo Li, Neil D Young, Ross S Hall, Yingrui Li, Linfeng Yang, Na Zeng, Xun Xu, Zijun Xiong, Fangyuan Chen, Xuan Wu, Guojie Zhang, Xiaodong Fang, Yi Kang, Garry A Anderson, Todd W Harris, Bronwyn E Campbell, Johnny Vlaminck, Tao Wang, et al.

Journal article  |  2011  |  Nature

Haemaphysalis concinna (Acari: Ixodida): persistent efficacy of selamectin in Angora rabbits under laboratory conditions

Yao Bian, Guangyou Yang, Tao Wang, Jiagang Sun, Kaijun Li, Weizhong Chen

Journal article  |  2011  |  Parasitology Research

Sequence analysis of Bs-Ag2 gene from Baylisascaris schroederi of giant panda and evaluation of the efficacy of a recombinant Bs-Ag2 antigen in mice

Guangzhi He, Tao Wang, Guangyou Yang, Yuxiang Fei, Zhihe Zhang, Chengdong Wang, Zhi Yang, Jingchao Lan, Li Luo, Li Liu

Journal article  |  2009  |  Vaccine

Molecular characterization and phylogenetic analysis of Dirofilaria immitis of China based on COI and 12S rDNA genes

Hongsong Huang, Tao Wang, Guangyou Yang, Zhihe Zhang, Chengdong Wang, Zhi Yang, Li Luo, Li Liu, Jingchao Lan, Xiangming Huang

Journal article  |  2009  |  Veterinary Parasitology

Haemaphysalis concinna (Acari: Ixodida): Persistent efficacy of doramectin in rabbits under laboratory conditions

Y Bian, G Yang, T Wang, H Yan, S Wang, J Sun, K Li

Journal article  |  2009  |  Entomological Research

Cloning, expression and evaluation of the efficacy of a recombinant Baylisascaris schroederi Bs-Ag3 antigen in mice

Tao Wang, Guangzhi He, Guangyou Yang, Yuxiang Fei, Zhihe Zhang, Chengdong Wang, Zhi Yang, Jingchao Lan, Li Luo, Li Liu

Journal article  |  2008  |  Vaccine

Comparison of efficacy of selamectin, ivermectin and mebendazole for the control of gastrointestinal nematodes in rhesus macaques, China

Tao Wang, Guang-you Yang, Hui-juan Yan, Shuai Wang, Yao Bian, An-chun Chen, Feng-jun Bi

Journal article  |  2008  |  Veterinary Parasitology