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  1. Nuttalliellidae in Burmese amber: Implications for Tick Evolution

    Article • Parasitology, April 2024, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Ronel Pienaar

  2. Mitochondrial genome and nuclear ribosomal RNA analysis place Alveonasus lahorensis within the Argasinae and suggest that the genus Alveonasus is paraphyletic

    Article • Parasitology, April 2024, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Ronel Pienaar

  3. A comparison of Illumina and PacBio methods to build tick salivary gland transcriptomes confirms large expression of lipocalins and other salivary protein families that are not represented in available tick genomes

    Article • Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, November 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Ronel Pienaar

  4. Amplification and sequencing of entire tick mitochondrial genomes for a phylogenomic analysis

    Article • Scientific Reports, November 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Ronel Pienaar

  5. Transcriptomic Analysis of Salivary Glands of Ornithodoros brasiliensis Aragão, 1923, the Agent of a Neotropical Tick-Toxicosis Syndrome in Humans

    Article • Frontiers in Physiology, August 2021, Frontiers

    Dr Ronel Pienaar

  6. Nuclear (18S-28S rRNA) and mitochondrial genome markers of Carios (Carios) vespertilionis (Argasidae) support Carios Latreille, 1796 as a lineage embedded in the Ornithodorinae: re-classification of the Carios sensu Klompen and Oliver (1993) clade into...

    Article • Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, July 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Ronel Pienaar

  7. De novo assembled salivary gland transcriptome and expression pattern analyses for Rhipicephalus evertsi evertsi Neuman, 1897 male and female ticks

    Article • Scientific Reports, January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Ronel Pienaar

  8. Investigations into the carrier-state of Theileria sp. (buffalo) in cattle

    Article • International Journal for Parasitology Parasites and Wildlife, April 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Ronel Pienaar

  9. Corridor disease (buffalo-associated Theileria parva) outbreak in cattle introduced onto a game ranch and investigations into their carrier-state

    Article • Veterinary Parasitology Regional Studies and Reports, December 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Ronel Pienaar

  10. The host-specificity of Theileria sp. (sable) and Theileria sp. (sable-like) in African Bovidae and detection of novel Theileria in antelope and giraffe

    Article • Parasitology, September 2019, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Ronel Pienaar

  11. Investigation into limiting dilution and tick transmissibility phenotypes associated with attenuation of the S24 vaccine strain

    Article • Parasites & Vectors, August 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Ronel Pienaar

  12. Risk of establishment of canine leishmaniasis infection through the import of dogs into South Africa

    Article • Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, May 2019, AOSIS Open Journals

    Dr Ronel Pienaar

  13. Argasid and ixodid systematics: Implications for soft tick evolution and systematics, with a new argasid species list

    Article • Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, January 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Ronel Pienaar

  14. Tick Paralysis: Solving an Enigma

    Article • Veterinary Sciences, May 2018, MDPI AG

    Dr Ronel Pienaar

  15. Notes on maternal behaviour in soft ticks: Specifically observed in Argas (Argas) striatus Bedford, 1932 and Argas (Secretargas) transgariepinus White, 1846

    Article • Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, May 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Ronel Pienaar

  16. Multiplex hydrolysis-probe assay for the simultaneous detection of Theileria equi and Babesia caballi infections in equids

    Article • Veterinary Parasitology, May 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Ronel Pienaar

  17. Investigations into the host specificity of Theileria taurotragi

    Article • Veterinary Parasitology, April 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Ronel Pienaar

  18. Gene Duplication and Protein Evolution in Tick-Host Interactions

    Article • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, September 2017, Frontiers

    Dr Ronel Pienaar

  19. Sialotranscriptomics of Rhipicephalus zambeziensis reveals intricate expression profiles of secretory proteins and suggests tight temporal transcriptional regulation during blood-feeding

    Article • Parasites & Vectors, August 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Ronel Pienaar

  20. Investigating the diversity of the 18S SSU rRNA hyper-variable region of Theileria in cattle and Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer) from southern Africa using a next generation sequencing approach

    Article • Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, July 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Ben J Mans, Dr Ronel Pienaar

  21. Ancestral reconstruction of tick lineages

    Article • Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, June 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Ben J Mans, Dr Ronel Pienaar

  22. De novo assembly and annotation of the salivary gland transcriptome of Rhipicephalus appendiculatus male and female ticks during blood feeding

    Article • Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, June 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Ben J Mans, Dr Ronel Pienaar

  23. An update of the tsetse fly (Diptera: Glossinidae) distribution and African animal trypanosomosis prevalence in north-eastern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Article • Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, March 2016, AOSIS Open Journals

    Dr Ronel Pienaar

  24. Next-generation sequencing as means to retrieve tick systematic markers, with the focus on Nuttalliella namaqua (Ixodoidea: Nuttalliellidae)

    Article • Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, June 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Ben J Mans, Dr Ronel Pienaar

  25. A review of Theileria diagnostics and epidemiology

    Article • International Journal for Parasitology Parasites and Wildlife, April 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Ben J Mans, Dr Ronel Pienaar

  26. Co-transmission of the non-transmissible South African Babesia bovis S24 vaccine strain during mixed infection with a field isolate

    Article • Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, March 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Ronel Pienaar

  27. Genotypic diversity in Babesia bovis field isolates and vaccine strains from South Africa

    Article • Veterinary Parasitology, January 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Ben J Mans, Dr Ronel Pienaar

  28. Geographic distribution of Theileria sp. (buffalo) and Theileria sp. (bougasvlei) in Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer) in southern Africa: implications for speciation

    Article • Parasitology, November 2013, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Ben J Mans, Dr Ronel Pienaar

  29. The host preferences of Nuttalliella namaqua (Ixodoidea: Nuttalliellidae): a generalist approach to surviving multiple host-switches

    Article • Experimental and Applied Acarology, September 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Ben J Mans, Dr Ronel Pienaar

  30. Correction: The Mitochondrial Genomes of Nuttalliella namaqua (Ixodoidea: Nuttalliellidae) and Argas africolumbae (Ixodoidae: Argasidae): Estimation of Divergence Dates for the Major Tick Lineages and Reconstruction of Ancestral Blood-Feeding Characters

    Article • PLoS ONE, July 2013, PLOS

    Dr Ben J Mans, Dr Ronel Pienaar

  31. The Mitochondrial Genomes of Nuttalliella namaqua (Ixodoidea: Nuttalliellidae) and Argas africolumbae (Ixodoidae: Argasidae): Estimation of Divergence Dates for the Major Tick Lineages and Reconstruction of Ancestral Blood-Feeding Characters

    Article • PLoS ONE, November 2012, PLOS

    Dr Ben J Mans, Dr Ronel Pienaar

  32. Nuttalliella namaqua (Ixodoidea: Nuttalliellidae): First Description of the Male, Immature Stages and Re-Description of the Female

    Article • PLoS ONE, July 2012, PLOS

    Dr Ben J Mans, Dr Ronel Pienaar

  33. Theileria parva, T. sp. (buffalo) and T. sp. (bougasvlei) 18S variants

    Article • Veterinary Parasitology, December 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Ben J Mans, Dr Ronel Pienaar

  34. The Hybrid II assay: a sensitive and specific real-time hybridization assay for the diagnosis ofTheileria parvainfection in Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer) and cattle

    Article • Parasitology, September 2011, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Ben J Mans, Dr Ronel Pienaar

  35. Nuttalliella namaqua: A Living Fossil and Closest Relative to the Ancestral Tick Lineage: Implications for the Evolution of Blood-Feeding in Ticks

    Article • PLoS ONE, August 2011, PLOS

    Dr Ben J Mans, Dr Ronel Pienaar

  36. MixedTheileriainfections in free-ranging buffalo herds: implications for diagnosingTheileria parvainfections in Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer)

    Article • Parasitology, April 2011, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Ben J Mans, Dr Ronel Pienaar

  37. Diversity in the 18S SSU rRNA V4 hyper-variable region ofTheileriaspp. in Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer) and cattle from southern Africa

    Article • Parasitology, February 2011, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Ben J Mans, Dr Ronel Pienaar

  38. Evaluation of a TaqMan real-time PCR for the detection of Theileria parva in buffalo and cattle

    Article • Veterinary Parasitology, February 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Ben J Mans, Dr Ronel Pienaar

  39. Theileria-infected cell line from an African buffalo (Syncerus caffer)

    Article • Parasitology Research, May 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Ronel Pienaar