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  1. An apicoplast-localized deubiquitinase contributes to the cell growth and apicoplast homeostasis of Toxoplasma gondii

    Article • Veterinary Research, January 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Chaoqun Yao

  2. Correction: Matthew et al. A Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) Assay Specific to Trichomonas tenax Is Suitable for Use at Point-of-Care. Microorganisms 2022, 10, 594

    Article • Microorganisms, November 2023, MDPI AG

    Chaoqun Yao

  3. Human infections by the rat tapeworm Hymenolepis diminuta in China

    Article • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, August 2023, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Chaoqun Yao

  4. PP2Acα-B′/PR61 Holoenzyme of Toxoplasma gondii Is Required for the Amylopectin Metabolism and Proliferation of Tachyzoites

    Article • Microbiology Spectrum, June 2023, ASM Journals

    Chaoqun Yao

  5. Roles of Cysteine Proteases in Biology and Pathogenesis of Parasites

    Article • Microorganisms, May 2023, MDPI AG

    Chaoqun Yao

  6. Hymenolepis diminuta, phylogenetic analyses of nuclear rRNA + ITS and mitochondrial cox1 and its infections in non-human primates

    Article • Zeitschrift für Parasitenkunde Parasitology Research, March 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Chaoqun Yao

  7. Redundant targeting signals of the apicoplast-resident protein TgMnmA in Toxoplasma gondii involve trans-organellar function

    Article • Veterinary Parasitology, March 2023, Elsevier

    Chaoqun Yao

  8. Haem transporter HRG-1 is essential in the barber’s pole worm and an intervention target candidate

    Article • PLoS Pathogens, January 2023, PLOS

    Chaoqun Yao

  9. Trichomonas tenax: A Neglected Protozoan Infection in the Oral Cavities of Humans and Dogs—A Scoping Review

    Article • Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, January 2023, MDPI AG

    Chaoqun Yao

  10. A Novel Mitochondrial Genome Fragmentation Pattern in the Buffalo Louse Haematopinus tuberculatus (Psocodea: Haematopinidae)

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, October 2022, MDPI AG

    Chaoqun Yao

  11. The first apicoplast tRNA thiouridylase plays a vital role in the growth of Toxoplasma gondii

    Article • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, August 2022, Frontiers

    Chaoqun Yao

  12. Development of an Immunochromatographic Test Based on Rhoptry Protein 14 for Serological Detection of Toxoplasma gondii Infection in Swine

    Article • Animals, July 2022, MDPI AG

    Chaoqun Yao

  13. Draft Genome Sequence of Trichomonas tenax Strain Hs-4:NIH

    Article • Microbiology Resource Announcements, July 2022, ASM Journals

    Chaoqun Yao

  14. Mitochondrial phylogenomics provides insights into the taxonomy and phylogeny of fleas

    Article • Parasites & Vectors, June 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Chaoqun Yao

  15. Human pediculosis, a global public health problem

    Article • Infectious Diseases of Poverty, May 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Chaoqun Yao

  16. A Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) Assay Specific to Trichomonas tenax Is Suitable for Use at Point-of-Care

    Article • Microorganisms, March 2022, MDPI AG

    Chaoqun Yao

  17. Haemonchus contortus Transthyretin-Like Protein TTR-31 Plays Roles in Post-Embryonic Larval Development and Potentially Apoptosis of Germ Cells

    Article • Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, November 2021, Frontiers

    Chaoqun Yao

  18. Control and eradication of bovine trichomonosis in Wyoming, USA by testing and culling positive bulls

    Article • Veterinary Research, October 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Chaoqun Yao

  19. Acyl-CoA oxidase ACOX-1 interacts with a peroxin PEX-5 to play roles in larval development of Haemonchus contortus

    Article • PLoS Pathogens, July 2021, PLOS

    Chaoqun Yao

  20. Small Indian Mongooses (Herpestes auropunctatus) Serve As Reservoirs of Bartonella henselae and Rickettsia felis Vectored by Ctenocephalides felis

    Article • Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, June 2021, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Chaoqun Yao

  21. The trypsin inhibitor-like domain is required for a serine protease inhibitor of Haemonchus contortus to inhibit host coagulation

    Article • International Journal for Parasitology, June 2021, Elsevier

    Chaoqun Yao

  22. Emerging Human Babesiosis with “Ground Zero” in North America

    Article • Microorganisms, February 2021, MDPI AG

    Chaoqun Yao

  23. Prevalence of Feline Immunodeficiency Virus and Toxoplasma gondii in Feral Cats on St. Kitts, West Indies

    Article • Veterinary Sciences, January 2021, MDPI AG

    Chaoqun Yao

  24. Human gnathostomiasis: a neglected food-borne zoonosis

    Article • Parasites & Vectors, December 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Chaoqun Yao

  25. DNA double-strand breaks in the Toxoplasma gondii-infected cells by the action of reactive oxygen species

    Article • Parasites & Vectors, September 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Chaoqun Yao

  26. Development of SYBR Green real-time PCR for diagnosis of fasciolosis in sheep

    Article • Veterinary Parasitology, July 2020, Elsevier

    Chaoqun Yao

  27. Recombinant HcGAPDH Protein Expressed on Probiotic Bacillus subtilis Spores Protects Sheep from Haemonchus contortus Infection by Inducing both Humoral and Cell-Mediated Responses

    Article • mSystems, May 2020, ASM Journals

    Chaoqun Yao

  28. Hc-hrg-2, a glutathione transferase gene, regulates heme homeostasis in the blood-feeding parasitic nematode Haemonchus contortus

    Article • Parasites & Vectors, January 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Chaoqun Yao

  29. Clinical isolates of Tritrichomonas foetus in bulls in Wyoming, South Dakota and Montana, USA

    Article • BMC Veterinary Research, January 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Chaoqun Yao

  30. Leishmania spp. and leishmaniasis on the Caribbean islands

    Article • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, October 2019, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Chaoqun Yao

  31. A duplex PCR for the simultaneous detection of Fasciola hepatica and Clonorchis sinensis

    Article • Veterinary Parasitology, August 2018, Elsevier

    Chaoqun Yao

  32. Extracellular release of virulence factor major surface protease via exosomes in Leishmania infantum promastigotes

    Article • Parasites & Vectors, June 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Chaoqun Yao

  33. Development of an immunochromatographic test based on monoclonal antibodies against surface antigen 3 (TgSAG3) for rapid detection of Toxoplasma gondii

    Article • Veterinary Parasitology, March 2018, Elsevier

    Chaoqun Yao

  34. Freedom from Tritrichomonas foetus infection in cattle in St. Kitts

    Article • Tropical Animal Health and Production, February 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Chaoqun Yao

  35. Aberrant and accidental trichomonad flagellate infections: rare or underdiagnosed?

    Article • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, February 2018, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Chaoqun Yao

  36. Parasites of small Indian mongoose, Herpestes auropunctatus, on St. Kitts, West Indies

    Article • Zeitschrift für Parasitenkunde Parasitology Research, January 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Chaoqun Yao

  37. Failure to detect Tritrichomonas foetus in a cross-sectional survey in the populations of feral cats and owned outpatient cats on St Kitts, West Indies

    Article • Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery Open Reports, January 2018, SAGE Publications

    Chaoqun Yao

  38. Molecular species identification of Trichuris trichiura in African green monkey on St. Kitts, West Indies

    Article • Veterinary Parasitology Regional Studies and Reports, January 2018, Elsevier

    Chaoqun Yao

  39. Targeted overexpression of cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase subunit in Toxoplasma gondii promotes replication and virulence in host cells

    Article • Veterinary Parasitology, August 2017, Elsevier

    Chaoqun Yao

  40. Two Tales of Cytauxzoon felis Infections in Domestic Cats

    Article • Clinical Microbiology Reviews, June 2017, ASM Journals

    Chaoqun Yao

  41. The heat shock protein 90 of Toxoplasma gondii is essential for invasion of host cells and tachyzoite growth

    Article • Parasite, January 2017, EDP Sciences

    Chaoqun Yao

  42. First case of canine leishmaniasis on the island of St. Kitts, West Indies

    Article • Veterinary Parasitology Regional Studies and Reports, December 2016, Elsevier

    Chaoqun Yao

  43. Dynamics of sterol synthesis during development of Leishmania spp. parasites to their virulent form

    Article • Parasites & Vectors, April 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Chaoqun Yao

  44. Trichomonosis in cats with diarrhoea in Hong Kong, China, between 2009 and 2014

    Article • Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery Open Reports, July 2015, SAGE Publications

    Chaoqun Yao

  45. Tritrichomonas foetus infections in female beef cattle with abortion in Wyoming, USA

    Article • JMM Case Reports, April 2015, Society for General Microbiology

    Chaoqun Yao

  46. Tritrichomonas foetus infection, a cause of chronic diarrhea in the domestic cat

    Article • Veterinary Research, March 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Liza Sally Koster, Chaoqun Yao

  47. Risk factors associated with bovine trichomoniasis in beef cattle identified by a questionnaire

    Article • Journal of Medical Microbiology, March 2014, Society for General Microbiology

    Chaoqun Yao

  48. INFECTION OF C57BL/6 MICE BY TRYPANOSOMA MUSCULI MODULATES HOST IMMUNE RESPONSES DURING BRUCELLA ABORTUS COCOLONIZATION

    Article • Journal of Wildlife Diseases, January 2014, Wildlife Disease Association

    Chaoqun Yao

  49. Attenuation of Leishmania infantum chagasi Metacyclic Promastigotes by Sterol Depletion

    Article • Infection and Immunity, April 2013, ASM Journals

    Chaoqun Yao

  50. Diagnosis of Tritrichomonas foetus-infected bulls, an ultimate approach to eradicate bovine trichomoniasis in US cattle?

    Article • Journal of Medical Microbiology, October 2012, Society for General Microbiology

    Chaoqun Yao

  51. Opportunistic Human Infections Caused by Tritrichomonas species: A Mini-Review

    Article • Clinical Microbiology Newsletter, August 2012, Elsevier

    Chaoqun Yao

  52. Filaroides osleri (Oslerus osleri): Two case reports and a review of canid infections in North America

    Article • Veterinary Parasitology, June 2011, Elsevier

    Chaoqun Yao

  53. Tritrichomonas foetus Infection in Beef Bull Populations in Wyoming

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology & Parasitology, January 2011, OMICS Publishing Group

    Chaoqun Yao

  54. Proteomic examination ofLeishmania chagasiplasma membrane proteins: Contrast between avirulent and virulent (metacyclic) parasite forms

    Article • PROTEOMICS - CLINICAL APPLICATIONS, January 2010, Wiley

    Chaoqun Yao

  55. Major Surface Protease of Trypanosomatids: One Size Fits All?

    Article • Infection and Immunity, October 2009, ASM Journals

    Chaoqun Yao

  56. The major surface protease (MSP or GP63) in the intracellular amastigote stage of Leishmania chagasi

    Article • Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology, February 2008, Elsevier

    Chaoqun Yao

  57. Leishmania chagasi: Homogenous metacyclic promastigotes isolated by buoyant density are highly virulent in a mouse model

    Article • Experimental Parasitology, January 2008, Elsevier

    Chaoqun Yao

  58. Internal and Surface-Localized Major Surface Proteases of Leishmania spp. and Their Differential Release from Promastigotes

    Article • Eukaryotic Cell, August 2007, ASM Journals

    Chaoqun Yao

  59. Leishmania chagasi: A tetracycline-inducible cell line driven by T7 RNA polymerase

    Article • Experimental Parasitology, July 2007, Elsevier

    Chaoqun Yao

  60. Internal and surface subpopulations of the major surface protease (MSP) of Leishmania chagasi

    Article • Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology, February 2005, Elsevier

    Chaoqun Yao

  61. Multiple products of the Leishmania chagasi major surface protease (MSP or GP63) gene family

    Article • Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology, June 2004, Elsevier

    Chaoqun Yao

  62. The major surface protease (MSP or GP63) of Leishmania sp. Biosynthesis, regulation of expression, and function

    Article • Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology, November 2003, Elsevier

    Chaoqun Yao

  63. Distinct characteristics of two intestinal protein compartments discriminated by using fenbendazole and a benzimidazole resistant isolate of Haemonchus contortus

    Article • Experimental Parasitology, August 2002, Elsevier

    Chaoqun Yao

  64. Biosynthesis of the major surface protease GP63 of Leishmania chagasi

    Article • Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology, April 2002, Elsevier

    Chaoqun Yao

  65. Trichinella spiralis-Infected Muscle Cells: Abundant RNA Polymerase II in Nuclear Speckle Domains Colocalizes with Nuclear Antigens

    Article • Infection and Immunity, June 2001, ASM Journals

    Chaoqun Yao

  66. Multiple lethal effects induced by a benzimidazole anthelmintic in the anterior intestine of the nematode Haemonchus contortus

    Article • Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology, January 2000, Elsevier

    Chaoqun Yao

  67. Host nuclear abnormalities and depletion of nuclear antigens induced in Trichinella spiralis-infected muscle cells by the anthelmintic mebendazole

    Article • Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology, October 1998, Elsevier

    Chaoqun Yao

  68. Nuclear antigens in Trichinella spiralis infected muscle cells: nuclear extraction, compartmentalization and complex formation

    Article • Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology, May 1998, Elsevier

    Chaoqun Yao

  69. A complementary DNA encoding an antigen from Trichinella spiralis muscle larvae and its analog from Trichinella T5 of bobcat origin: Sequence, cloning and expressions

    Article • International Journal for Parasitology, April 1997, Elsevier

    Chaoqun Yao

  70. Trichinella spiralis (T 1 ) and Trichinella T 5 : A Comparison Using Animal Infectivity and Molecular Biology Techniques

    Article • Journal of Parasitology, February 1997, JSTOR

    Chaoqun Yao

  71. Studies on life table characteristics of culex pipiens quinquefasciatus Wuhan strain

    Article • Journal of Tongji Medical University, December 1988, Springer Science + Business Media

    Chaoqun Yao