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2024
Human growth factor-mediated signalling through lipid rafts regulates stem cell proliferation, development and survival of Schistosoma mansoni
Maharjan, S., Kirk, R. S., Lawton, S. P. & Walker, A. J., 10 Jan 2024, (First published) In: Open Biology. 14, 1, 230262.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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2023
Evolution of tetraspanin antigens in the zoonotic Asian blood fluke Schistosoma japonicum
Parsons, D. A. J., Walker, A. J., Emery, A. M., Webster, J. P. & Lawton, S. P., 14 Mar 2023, (First published) In: Parasites and Vectors. 16, 1, p. 1-17 17 p., 97.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Identification of Cotylophoron cotylophorum (Fischoeder, 1901) in cattle on St. Kitts, West Indies and its relationship with African and Asian populations
Mitchell, G., Ketzis, J. K., Metzler, D., Alvarado, J., Skuce, P. J. & Lawton, S. P., Aug 2023, In: Parasitology International. 95, 102751.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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In silico design of a polypeptide as a vaccine candidate against ascariasis
Evangelista, F. M. D., van Vliet, A. H. M., Lawton, S. P. & Betson, M., 2 Mar 2023, In: Scientific Reports. 13, 3504.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Molecular epidemiological analyses reveal extensive connectivity between Echinostoma revolutum (sensu stricto) populations across Eurasia and species richness of zoonotic echinostomatids in England
Enabulele, E. E., Lawton, S. P., Walker, A. J. & Kirk, R. S., 6 Feb 2023, (First published) In: PLoS ONE. 18, 2, e0270672.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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2022
A reverse vaccinology approach identifies putative vaccination targets in the zoonotic nematode Ascaris
Evangelista, F., van Vliet, A., Lawton, S. & Betson, M., 1 Nov 2022, (First published) In: Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 9, 11 p., 1014198.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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CaMKII regulates neuromuscular activity and survival of the human blood fluke Schistosoma mansoni
Hirst, N. L., Lawton, S. P. & Walker, A. J., Dec 2022, In: Scientific Reports. 12, 1, 19831.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Mitophylogenomics of the zoonotic fluke Echinostoma malayanum confirms it as a member of the genus Artyfechinostomum Lane, 1915 and illustrates the complexity of Echinostomatidae systematics
Pham, L. T. K., Saijuntha, W., Lawton, S. P. & Le, T. H., Mar 2022, In: Parasitology Research. 121, 3, p. 899-913 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Toll like receptors and their evolution in the lymnaeid freshwater snail species Radix auricularia and Lymnaea stagnalis, key intermediate hosts for zoonotic trematodes
Juhász, A. & Lawton, S. P., Feb 2022, In: Developmental and Comparative Immunology. 127, 104297.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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2021
DNA barcoding of Iranian radicine freshwater snails begins to untangle the taxonomy and phylogeography of intermediate hosts of schistosomiasis and fasciolosis from the Middle East and across Central Asia
Mirfendereski, R., Hashemi, S., Shirali, S., Shemshadi, B. & Lawton, S. P., Apr 2021, In: Infection, Genetics and Evolution. 89, 104728.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
4 Citations (Scopus) -
2020
Characterization and phylogenetic properties of the complete mitochondrial genome of Fascioloides jacksoni (syn. Fasciola jacksoni) support the suggested intergeneric change from Fasciola to Fascioloides (Platyhelminthes: Trematoda: Plagiorchiida)
Rajapakse, R. P. V. J., Pham, K. L. T., Karunathilake, K. J. K., Lawton, S. P. & Le, T. H., Aug 2020, In: Infection, Genetics and Evolution. 82, 104281.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
13 Citations (Scopus) -
Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome of Diplostomum baeri
Landeryou, T., Kett, S. M., Ropiquet, A., Wildeboer, D. & Lawton, S. P., Dec 2020, In: Parasitology International. 79, 102166.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
15 Citations (Scopus) -
Comparative mitogenomics of the zoonotic parasite Echinostoma revolutum resolves taxonomic relationships within the 'E. revolutum' species group and the Echinostomata (Platyhelminthes Digenea)
Le, T. H., Pham, L. T. K., Doan, H. T. T., Le, X. T. K., Saijuntha, W., Rajapakse, R. P. V. J. & Lawton, S. P., Apr 2020, In: Parasitology. 147, 5, p. 566-576 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
16 Citations (Scopus) -
Deep phosphoproteome analysis of Schistosoma mansoni leads development of a kinomic array that highlights sex-biased differences in adult worm protein phosphorylation
Hirst, N. L., Nebel, J.-C., Lawton, S. P. & Walker, A. J., 23 Mar 2020, In: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 14, 3, p. e0008115 e0008115.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Description and phylogenetic analyses of ribosomal transcription units from species of Fasciolidae (Platyhelminthes Digenea)
Le, T. H., Pham, K. L. T., Doan, H. T. T., Le, T. K. X., Nguyen, K. T. & Lawton, S. P., 6 Mar 2020, (First published) In: Journal of Helminthology. 94, e136.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
11 Citations (Scopus) -
Divergence across mitochondrial genomes of sympatric members of the Schistosoma indicum group and clues into the evolution of Schistosoma spindale
Jones, B. P., Norman, B. F., Borrett, H. E., Attwood, S. W., Mondal, M. M. H., Walker, A. J., Webster, J. P., Jayanthe Rajapakse, P. R. V. & Lawton, S. P., 12 Feb 2020, (First published) In: Scientific Reports. 10, 2480.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access16 Citations (Scopus) -
Molecular evidence of hybridization between pig and human Ascaris indicates an interbred species complex infecting humans
Easton, A., Gao, S., Lawton, S. P., Bennuru, S., Khan, A., Dahlstrom, E., Oliveira, R. G., Kepha, S., Porcella, S. F., Webster, J., Anderson, R., Grigg, M. E., Davis, R. E., Wang, J., Nutman, T. B., Harris, N. L. (Editor) & Soldati-Favre, D., 6 Nov 2020, (First published) In: eLife. 9, p. 1-26 26 p., e61562.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Morphological and molecular characterization of an African freshwater fish trypanosome, including its development in a leech vector
Smit, N. J., Joubert, A., Lawton, S. P., Hayes, P. M. & Cook, C. A., Sept 2020, In: International Journal for Parasitology. 50, 10-11, p. 921-929 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
15 Citations (Scopus) -
2019
Molecular characterization of Fasciola jacksoni from wild elephants (Elephas maximus maximus) of Sri Lanka: a taxonomic evaluation
Rajapakse, R. P. V. J., Lawton, S. P., Karunathilake, K. J. K., Perera, B. V. P., Nguyen, N. T. B. & Le, T. H., Sept 2019, In: Parasitology. 146, 10, p. 1247-1255 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
8 Citations (Scopus) -
Molecular evidence for resurrection of Plesiochorus elongatus (Digenea: Gorgoderidae): An urinary bladder parasite of sea turtles
Werneck, M. R., Hayes, P. M. & Lawton, S. P., Aug 2019, In: Parasitology International. 71, p. 180-185 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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2018
DNA barcoding of the medically important freshwater snail Physa acuta reveals multiple invasion events into Africa
Lawton, S. P., Allan, F., Hayes, P. M. & Smit, N. J., Dec 2018, In: Acta Tropica. 188, p. 86-92 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
17 Citations (Scopus) -
First molecular identification of an agent of diplostomiasis, Diplostomum pseudospathaceum (Niewiadomska 1984) in the United Kingdom and its genetic relationship with populations in Europe
Enabulele, E. E., Awharitoma, A. O., Lawton, S. P. & Kirk, R. S., 25 Sept 2018, In: Acta Parasitologica. 63, 3, p. 444-453 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
7 Citations (Scopus) -
Molecular and morphological characterization of the cercariae of Lecithodendrium linstowi (Dollfus, 1931), a trematode of bats, and incrimination of the first intermediate snail host, Radix balthica
Enabulele, E. E., Lawton, S. P., Walker, A. J. & Kirk, R. S., Mar 2018, In: Parasitology. 145, 3, p. 307-312 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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2017
Pathology and molecular analysis of Hapalotrema mistroides (Digenea: Spirorchiidae) infecting a Mediterranean loggerhead turtle Caretta caretta
Santoro, M., Di Nocera, F., Iaccarino, D., Lawton, S. P., Cerrone, A., Degli Uberti, B., D'Amore, M., Affuso, A., Hochscheid, S., Maffucci, F. & Galiero, G., 20 Apr 2017, (First published) In: Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 124, 2, p. 101-108 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
28 Citations (Scopus) -
Signatures of mito-nuclear discordance in Schistosoma turkestanicum indicate a complex evolutionary history of emergence in Europe
Lawton, S. P., Bowen, L. I., Emery, A. M. & Majoros, G., Nov 2017, In: Parasitology. 144, 13, p. 1752-1762 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
7 Citations (Scopus) -
Whole genome analysis of a schistosomiasis-transmitting freshwater snail
Adema, C. M., Hillier, L. W., Jones, C. S., Loker, E. S., Knight, M., Minx, P., Oliveira, G., Raghavan, N., Shedlock, A., do Amaral, L. R., Arican-Goktas, H. D., Assis, J. G., Baba, E. H., Baron, O. L., Bayne, C. J., Bickham-Wright, U., Biggar, K. K., Blouin, M., Bonning, B. C. & Botka, C. & 60 others, , 16 May 2017, (First published) In: Nature Communications. 8, p. 15451Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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2016
Protein kinase A signalling in Schistosoma mansoni cercariae and schistosomules
Hirst, N. L., Lawton, S. P. & Walker, A. J., Jun 2016, In: International Journal for Parasitology. 46, 7, p. 425-37 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
16 Citations (Scopus) -
2015
Aporocotyle michaudi n. sp. (Digenea: Aporocotylidae) from the emerald rock cod, Trematomus bernacchii (Teleostei: Perciformes) in Antarctica
Santoro, M., Cipriani, P., Pankov, P. & Lawton, S. P., Oct 2015, In: Parasitology International. 64, 5, p. 324-9 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
14 Citations (Scopus) -
Unravelling the riddle of Radix: DNA barcoding for species identification of freshwater snail intermediate hosts of zoonotic digeneans and estimating their inter-population evolutionary relationships
Lawton, S. P., Lim, R. M., Dukes, J. P., Kett, S. M., Cook, R. T., Walker, A. J. & Kirk, R. S., Oct 2015, In: Infection, Genetics and Evolution. 35, p. 63-74 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
26 Citations (Scopus) -
2014
Identification of a major causative agent of human cercarial dermatitis, Trichobilharzia franki (Müller and Kimmig 1994), in southern England and its evolutionary relationships with other European populations
Lawton, S. P., Lim, R. M., Dukes, J. P., Cook, R. T., Walker, A. J. & Kirk, R. S., 19 Jun 2014, In: Parasites and Vectors. 7, 277.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access25 Citations (Scopus) -
Morphological and molecular characterization of a marine fish trypanosome from South Africa, including its development in a leech vector
Hayes, P. M., Lawton, S. P., Smit, N. J., Gibson, W. C. & Davies, A. J., 24 Jan 2014, In: Parasites and Vectors. 7, p. 50Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access35 Citations (Scopus) -
Reassignment of the land tortoise haemogregarine Haemogregarina fitzsimonsi Dias 1953 (Adeleorina: Haemogregarinidae) to the genus Hepatozoon Miller 1908 (Adeleorina: Hepatozoidae) based on parasite morphology, life cycle and phylogenetic analysis of 18S rDNA sequence fragments
Cook, C. A., Lawton, S. P., Davies, A. J. & Smit, N. J., Oct 2014, In: Parasitology. 141, 12, 10 p., 1611-1620.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
26 Citations (Scopus) -
2013
Adaptive radiation within the vaccine target tetraspanin-23 across nine Schistosoma species from Africa
Sealey, K. L., Kirk, R. S., Walker, A. J., Rollinson, D. & Lawton, S. P., Jan 2013, In: International Journal for Parasitology. 43, 1, p. 95-103 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
12 Citations (Scopus) -
A foreign invader or a reclusive native? DNA bar coding reveals a distinct European lineage of the zoonotic parasite Schistosoma turkestanicum (syn. Orientobilharzia turkestanicum ())
Lawton, S. P. & Majoros, G., Mar 2013, In: Infection, Genetics and Evolution. 14, p. 186-93 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
9 Citations (Scopus) -
2008
Molecular phylogenetics of tsetse flies (Diptera: Glossinidae) based on mitochondrial (COI, 16S, ND2) and nuclear ribosomal DNA sequences, with an emphasis on the palpalis group
Dyer, N. A., Lawton, S. P., Ravel, S., Choi, K. S., Lehane, M. J., Robinson, A. S., Okedi, L. M., Hall, M. J. R., Solano, P. & Donnelly, M. J., Oct 2008, In: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 49, 1, p. 227-39 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
68 Citations (Scopus)