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JOB LOPEZ

TitleAssociate Professor
InstitutionBaylor College of Medicine
DepartmentDepartment of Pediatrics
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    TitleAssociate Professor
    InstitutionBaylor College of Medicine
    DepartmentDepartment of Molecular Virology & Microbiology
    DivisionMolecular Virology & Microbiology


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    R21AI174279     (LOPEZ, JOB E)Nov 21, 2023 - Oct 31, 2025
    NIH
    Delineating adaptive mechanisms of tick-borne relapsing fever spirochetes within the argasid vector.
    Role: Principal Investigator
    R21AI176037     (LOPEZ, JOB E)Jul 5, 2023 - Jun 30, 2025
    NIH
    Development of a novel multipurpose model to propagate and study the tick transmission cycle of relapsing fever spirochetes from Eurasia.
    Role: Principal Investigator
    1R21AI176037-01     (LOPEZ, JOB)Jul 5, 2023 - Jun 30, 2024
    NIH/NIAID
    Development of a novel multipurpose model to propagate and study the tick transmission cycle of relapsing fever spirochetes from Eurasia.
    Role Description: The goal of this study is to develop a practical way to in vitro propagate tick-borne relapsing fever spirochetes.
    Role: PI
    R21AI156101     (BLEVINS, JON SCOTT)Mar 25, 2021 - Feb 28, 2023
    NIH
    Cyclic di-GMP Second Messenger Signaling in the Tickborne Relapsing Fever Spirochete, Borrelia turicatae
    Role Description: The goal of this study is to develop a novel model to grow tick-borne relapsing fever spirochetes
    Role: PI
    R56AI148219     (BOURRET, TRAVIS J)Sep 1, 2020 - Aug 31, 2021
    NIH
    Roles of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species on vector colonization by tick-borne relapsing fever spirochetes
    Role: Co-Investigator
    R01AI146930     (GARCIA, BRANDON LEE)Jun 15, 2020 - May 31, 2025
    NIH
    Virulence Mechanisms of Multifunctional Borrelial Proteins
    Role: Co-Investigator
    R03AI144187     (LOPEZ, JOB E)Jan 1, 2020 - Dec 31, 2021
    NIH
    Defining the ecology of tick-borne relapsing fever Borrelia turicatae in Austin, Texas.
    Role: Principal Investigator
    R01AI137412     (LOPEZ, JOB E)Mar 1, 2018 - Feb 29, 2024
    NIH
    Identification of essential factors contributing to vector colonization and transmission of relapsing fever spirochetes
    Role: Principal Investigator
    R03AI123651     (LOPEZ, JOB E)Aug 19, 2017 - Jul 31, 2019
    NIH
    Identifying molecular events occurring during the life cycle of tick-born relapsing fever spirochetes
    Role: Principal Investigator
    R03AI123652     (LOPEZ, JOB E)Apr 15, 2016 - Mar 31, 2019
    NIH
    Understanding the ecology of tick-borne relapsing fever spirochetes in Panama
    Role: Principal Investigator
    R21AI103724     (LOPEZ, JOB E)May 24, 2013 - Apr 30, 2016
    NIH
    Relapsing Fever Spirochete Protein Production within the Vector
    Role: Principal Investigator
    K22AI091652     (LOPEZ, JOB E)Feb 15, 2012 - Jan 31, 2014
    NIH
    Identifying Borrelia turicatae genes needed for colonization and transmission fro
    Role: Principal Investigator

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    1. V?zquez-Guerrero E, Kneubehl AR, Pellegrini-Hern?ndez P, Gonz?lez-Quiroz JL, Dom?nguez-L?pez ML, Krishnavajhala A, Estrada-de Los Santos P, Ibarra JA, Lopez JE. Borrelia turicatae from Ticks in Peridomestic Setting, Camayeca, Mexico. Emerg Infect Dis. 2024 Feb; 30(2):380-383. PMID: 38270112; PMCID: PMC10826751.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    2. Filatov S, Krishnavajhala A, Lopez JE. Autogenous reproduction by Ornithodoros turicata (Ixodida: Argasidae) females and vertical transmission of the tick-borne pathogen Borrelia turicatae (Spirochaetales: Borreliaceae). Appl Environ Microbiol. 2023 11 29; 89(11):e0103223. PMID: 37877726; PMCID: PMC10686054.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    3. Kneubehl AR, Lopez JE. Comparative genomics analysis of three conserved plasmid families in the Western Hemisphere soft tick-borne relapsing fever borreliae provides insight into variation in genome structure and antigenic variation systems. Microbiol Spectr. 2023 Sep 22; e0089523. PMID: 37737593; PMCID: PMC10580987.
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    4. Mu?oz-Leal S, Venzal JM, Kneubehl AR, Lopez JE, Martins TF, Labruna MB. Description of a new Pavlovskyella species (Acari: Argasidae) from Chile. J Med Entomol. 2023 09 12; 60(5):968-977. PMID: 37455018; PMCID: PMC10496437.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    5. V?zquez-Guerrero E, Gonz?lez-Quiroz JL, Dom?nguez-L?pez ML, Kneubehl AR, Krishnavajhala A, Curtis MW, Ponce-Mendoza A, Estrada-de Los Santos P, Lopez JE, Ibarra JA. New records of Ornithodoros turicata (Ixodida: Argasidae) in rural and urban sites in the Mexican states of Aguascalientes and Zacatecas indicate the potential for tick-borne relapsing fever. Exp Appl Acarol. 2023 Sep; 91(1):99-110. PMID: 37584844; PMCID: PMC11559448.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    6. Parise CM, Bai Y, Brandt KS, Ford SL, Maes S, Replogle AJ, Kneubehl AR, Lopez JE, Eisen RJ, Hojgaard A. A serological assay to detect and differentiate rodent exposure to soft tick and hard tick relapsing fever infections in the United States. Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 2023 07; 14(4):102167. PMID: 36965260; PMCID: PMC10956445.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    7. Lopez JE, Rego ROM, Cabesas-Cruz A. Editorial: Biological drivers of vector-pathogen interactions - vol II. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2023; 13:1170834. PMID: 36949813; PMCID: PMC10027001.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    8. Gilmore RD, Armstrong BA, Brandt KS, Van Gundy TJ, Hojgaard A, Lopez JE, Kneubehl AR. Analysis of variable major protein antigenic variation in the relapsing fever spirochete, Borrelia miyamotoi, in response to polyclonal antibody selection pressure. PLoS One. 2023; 18(2):e0281942. PMID: 36827340; PMCID: PMC9955969.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    9. Lopez JE, V?zquez-Guerrero E, Gordillo-P?rez G, R?os-Sarabia N, Ibarra JA. Case Report: Exposure to Relapsing Fever Group Borreliae in Patients with Undifferentiated Febrile Illness in Mexico. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2023 03 01; 108(3):510-512. PMID: 36646078; PMCID: PMC9978560.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    10. Kneubehl AR, Mu?oz-Leal S, Filatov S, de Klerk DG, Pienaar R, Lohmeyer KH, Berm?dez SE, Suriyamongkol T, Mali I, Kanduma E, Latif AA, Sarih M, Bouattour A, de Le?n AAP, Teel PD, Labruna MB, Mans BJ, Lopez JE. Amplification and sequencing of entire tick mitochondrial genomes for a phylogenomic analysis. Sci Rep. 2022 11 11; 12(1):19310. PMID: 36369253; PMCID: PMC9652274.
      Citations: 5     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimals
    11. Jackson-Litteken CD, Curtis MW, Armstrong BA, Krishnavajhala A, Filatov S, Blevins JS, Lopez JE. Characterization of the arthropod associated lipoprotein (Alp) in the tick-mammalian transmission cycle of Borrelia turicatae. Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 2022 Nov; 13(6):102052. PMID: 36223678; PMCID: PMC10292778.
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    12. Kneubehl AR, Krishnavajhala A, Replogle AJ, Kingry LC, Lopez JE, Leal SM, Berm?dez SE, Labruna MB. Comparative genomics of the Western Hemisphere soft tick-borne relapsing fever borreliae highlights extensive plasmid diversity. BMC Genomics. 2022 May 31; 23(1):410. PMID: 35641918; PMCID: PMC9158201.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    13. Curtis MW, Krishnavajhala A, Kneubehl AR, Embers ME, Gettings JR, Yabsley MJ, Lopez JE. Characterization of Immunological Responses to Borrelia Immunogenic Protein A (BipA), a Species-Specific Antigen for North American Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever. Microbiol Spectr. 2022 06 29; 10(3):e0172221. PMID: 35579456; PMCID: PMC9241729.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    14. Krishnavajhala A, Armstrong BA, Kneubehl AR, Gunter SM, Piccione J, Kim HJ, Ramirez R, Castro-Arellano I, Roachell W, Teel PD, Lopez JE. Diversity and distribution of the tick-borne relapsing fever spirochete Borrelia turicatae. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2021 11; 15(11):e0009868. PMID: 34813588; PMCID: PMC8651100.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    15. Gilmore RD, Kneubehl AR, Lopez JE, Armstrong BA, Brandt KS, Van Gundy TJ. Modification of the multiplex plasmid PCR assay for Borrelia miyamotoi strain LB-2001 based on the complete genome sequence reflecting genomic rearrangements differing from strain CT13-2396. Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 2022 01; 13(1):101843. PMID: 34656944.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    16. Ellis L, Curtis MW, Gunter SM, Lopez JE. Relapsing Fever Infection Manifesting as Aseptic Meningitis, Texas, USA. Emerg Infect Dis. 2021 10; 27(10). PMID: 34546167; PMCID: PMC8462328.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    17. Armstrong BA, Krishnavajhala A, Kneubehl AR, Gunter SM, Replogle A, Petersen JM, Lopez JE, Berm?dez SE, Dom?nguez L. Isolation and genetic characterization of a relapsing fever spirochete isolated from Ornithodoros puertoricensis collected in central Panama. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2021 08; 15(8):e0009642. PMID: 34398885; PMCID: PMC8389842.
      Citations: 3     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    18. Jackson-Litteken CD, Ratliff CT, Kneubehl AR, Siletti C, Pack L, Lan R, Huynh TN, Lopez JE, Blevins JS. The Diadenylate Cyclase CdaA Is Critical for Borrelia turicatae Virulence and Physiology. Infect Immun. 2021 05 17; 89(6). PMID: 33846120; PMCID: PMC8316131.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    19. Kim HJ, Hamer GL, Hamer SA, Lopez JE, Teel PD. Identification of Host Bloodmeal Source in Ornithodoros turicata Dug?s (Ixodida: Argasidae) Using DNA-Based and Stable Isotope-Based Techniques. Front Vet Sci. 2021; 8:620441. PMID: 33681326; PMCID: PMC7925843.
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    20. Lopez J, Hovius JW, Bergstr?m S. Pathogenesis of Relapsing Fever. Curr Issues Mol Biol. 2021; 42:519-550. PMID: 33372163; PMCID: PMC8756760.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCellsPHPublic Health
    21. Lopez JE, Rego ROM, Cabezas-Cruz A. Editorial: Biological Drivers of Vector-Pathogen Interactions. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2020; 10:609495. PMID: 33194846; PMCID: PMC7642874.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:PHPublic Health
    22. Krishnavajhala A, Armstrong BA, Lopez JE. The impact of in vitro cultivation on the natural life cycle of the tick-borne relapsing fever spirochete Borrelia turicatae. PLoS One. 2020; 15(10):e0239089. PMID: 33044963; PMCID: PMC7549772.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCellsPHPublic Health
    23. Armstrong BA, Kneubehl AR, Mitchell RD, Krishnavajhala A, Teel PD, Lopez JE, P?rez de Le?n AA. Corrigendum: Differential Expression of Putative Ornithodoros turicata Defensins Mediated by Tick Feeding. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2020; 10:310. PMID: 32714879; PMCID: PMC7345982.
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    24. Armstrong BA, Kneubehl AR, Mitchell RD, Krishnavajhala A, Teel PD, Lopez JE, P?rez de Le?n AA. Differential Expression of Putative Ornithodoros turicata Defensins Mediated by Tick Feeding. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2020; 10:152. PMID: 32477960; PMCID: PMC7232577.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    25. Gettings JR, Lopez JE, Krishnavajhala A, Armstrong BA, Thompson AT, Yabsley MJ. Erratum for Gettings et al., "Antibodies to Borrelia turicatae in Experimentally Infected Dogs Cross-React with Borrelia burgdorferi Serologic Assays". J Clin Microbiol. 2020 Feb 24; 58(3). PMID: 32094125; PMCID: PMC7041565.
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    26. Filatov S, Krishnavajhala A, Armstrong BA, Kneubehl AR, Nieto NC, Lopez JE, P?rez De Le?n AA. Isolation and Molecular Characterization of Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever Borrelia Infecting Ornithodoros (Pavlovskyella) verrucosus Ticks Collected in Ukraine. J Infect Dis. 2020 02 18; 221(5):804-811. PMID: 31573602.
      Citations: 5     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    27. Kim HJ, Krishnavajhala A, Armstrong BA, Filatov S, Teel PD, Lopez JE, P?rez de Le?n AA. Humoral immune response of pigs, Sus scrofa domesticus, upon repeated exposure to blood-feeding by Ornithodoros turicata Duges (Ixodida: Argasidae). Parasit Vectors. 2020 Feb 12; 13(1):66. PMID: 32051021; PMCID: PMC7017561.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsPHPublic Health
    28. Lopez JE, Krishnavajhala A, Garcia MN, Bermudez S. Erratum: Lopez, J.E., et al. Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever Spirochetes in the Americas. Vet. Sci. 2016, 3, 16. Vet Sci. 2019 Dec 04; 6(4). PMID: 31817297; PMCID: PMC6958326.
      Citations: 3     
    29. Gottdenker N, Krishnavajhala A, Fox A, Wilder HK, Smith D, Perea M, Rigg C, Montilla S, Caballero CM, Lopez JE, Berm?dez SE, Gonz?lez K, L?pez M, Calzada JE, Salda?a A. Correction:?Synanthropic Mammals as Potential Hosts of Tick-Borne Pathogens in Panama. PLoS One. 2019; 14(12):e0226195. PMID: 31790503; PMCID: PMC6886844.
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    30. Gettings JR, Lopez JE, Krishnavahjala A, Armstrong BA, Thompson AT, Yabsley MJ. Antibodies to Borrelia turicatae in Experimentally Infected Dogs Cross-React with Borrelia burgdorferi Serologic Assays. J Clin Microbiol. 2019 09; 57(9). PMID: 31270181; PMCID: PMC6711897.
      Citations: 9     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    31. Jackson-Litteken CD, Zalud AK, Ratliff CT, Latham JI, Bourret TJ, Lopez JE, Blevins JS. Assessing the Contribution of an HtrA Family Serine Protease During Borrelia turicatae Mammalian Infection. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2019; 9:290. PMID: 31456953; PMCID: PMC6700303.
      Citations: 3     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    32. Lopez JE, V?zquez-Guerrero E, Adan-Bante NP, Mercado-Uribe MC, Hern?ndez-Rodr?guez C, Villa-Tanaca L, Ibarra JA. Case report: A retrospective serological analysis indicating human exposure to tick-borne relapsing fever spirochetes in Sonora, Mexico. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2019 04; 13(4):e0007215. PMID: 30973877; PMCID: PMC6459496.
      Citations: 6     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    33. Williamson BN, Fischer RJ, Lopez JE, Ebihara H, Schwan TG. Prevalence and Strains of Colorado Tick Fever Virus in Rocky Mountain Wood Ticks in the Bitterroot Valley, Montana. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2019 09; 19(9):694-702. PMID: 30939106; PMCID: PMC6716194.
      Citations: 5     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    34. Embers ME, Krishnavajhala A, Armstrong BA, Curtis MW, Pahar B, Wilder HK, Allen MS, Beare PA, Hasenkampf NR, Lopez JE. Immunological Responses to the Relapsing Fever Spirochete Borrelia turicatae in Infected Rhesus Macaques: Implications for Pathogenesis and Diagnosis. Infect Immun. 2019 04; 87(4). PMID: 30642902; PMCID: PMC6434134.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    35. Krishnavajhala A, Armstrong BA, Lopez JE. Erratum for Krishnavajhala et al., "Vector Competence of Geographical Populations of Ornithodoros turicata for the Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever Spirochete Borrelia turicatae". Appl Environ Microbiol. 2019 Mar 01; 85(5). PMID: 30787072; PMCID: PMC6384111.
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    36. Bourret TJ, Boyle WK, Zalud AK, Valenzuela JG, Oliveira F, Lopez JE. The relapsing fever spirochete Borrelia?turicatae persists in the highly oxidative environment of its soft-bodied tick vector. Cell Microbiol. 2019 02; 21(2):e12987. PMID: 30489694; PMCID: PMC6454574.
      Citations: 11     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    37. Bissett JD, Ledet S, Krishnavajhala A, Armstrong BA, Klioueva A, Sexton C, Replogle A, Schriefer ME, Lopez JE. Detection of Tickborne Relapsing Fever Spirochete, Austin, Texas, USA. Emerg Infect Dis. 2018 11; 24(11):2003-2009. PMID: 30160650; PMCID: PMC6199987.
      Citations: 14     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCellsPHPublic Health
    38. Armstrong BA, Kneubehl A, Krishnavajhala A, Wilder HK, Boyle W, Wozniak E, Phillips C, Hollywood K, Murray KO, Donaldson TG, Teel PD, Waldrup K, Lopez JE. Seroprevalence for the tick-borne relapsing fever spirochete Borrelia turicatae among small and medium sized mammals of Texas. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2018 10; 12(10):e0006877. PMID: 30372445; PMCID: PMC6224114.
      Citations: 5     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    39. Krishnavajhala A, Armstrong BA, Lopez JE. Vector Competence of Geographical Populations of Ornithodoros turicata for the Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever Spirochete Borrelia turicatae. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2018 11 01; 84(21). PMID: 30143510; PMCID: PMC6193384.
      Citations: 12     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCellsPHPublic Health
    40. Mans BJ, Featherston J, Kvas M, Pillay KA, de Klerk DG, Pienaar R, de Castro MH, Schwan TG, Lopez JE, Teel P, Sonenshine DE, Egekwu NI, Bakkes DK, Heyne H, Kanduma EG, Bouattour A, Latif AA, P?rez de Le?n AA, Nyangiwe N. Argasid and ixodid systematics: Implications for soft tick evolution and systematics, with a new argasid species list. Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 2019 01; 10(1):219-240. PMID: 30309738.
      Citations: 30     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    41. Luo Z, Kelleher AJ, Hudspeth EM, Shittu OK, Krishnavajhala A, Lopez JE, Asojo OA, Darwiche R, Schneiter R. Crystal Structure of Borrelia turicatae protein, BTA121, a differentially regulated ?gene in the tick-mammalian transmission cycle of relapsing fever spirochetes. Sci Rep. 2017 11 10; 7(1):15310. PMID: 29127407; PMCID: PMC5681642.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    42. Christensen AM, Pietralczyk E, Lopez JE, Brooks C, Schriefer ME, Wozniak E, Stermole B. Diagnosis and Management of Borrelia turicatae Infection in Febrile Soldier, Texas, USA. Emerg Infect Dis. 2017 05; 23(5):883-884. PMID: 28418310; PMCID: PMC5403040.
      Citations: 10     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    43. Krishnavajhala A, Wilder HK, Boyle WK, Damania A, Thornton JA, Teel PD, Lopez JE, P?rez de Le?n AA. Imaging of Borrelia turicatae Producing the Green Fluorescent Protein Reveals Persistent Colonization of the Ornithodoros turicata Midgut and Salivary Glands from Nymphal Acquisition through Transmission. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2017 03 01; 83(5). PMID: 27986725; PMCID: PMC5311397.
      Citations: 14     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCellsPHPublic Health
    44. Pohlenz TD, Kneubehl A, Krishnavajhala A, Berm?dez SE, Castillo E, Dom?nguez L, Su?rez A, L?pez JE. New records of Ornithodoros puertoricensis Fox 1947 (Ixodida: Argasidae) parasitizing humans in rural and urban dwellings, Panama. Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 2017 06; 8(4):466-469. PMID: 28196664; PMCID: PMC6542590.
      Citations: 5     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimals
    45. Kim HJ, Filatov S, Lopez JE, Teel PD, P?rez DE Le?n AA. Blood feeding of Ornithodoros turicata larvae using an artificial membrane system. Med Vet Entomol. 2017 06; 31(2):230-233. PMID: 28150885; PMCID: PMC6542588.
      Citations: 4     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    46. Gottdenker N, Krishnvajhala A, Fox A, Wilder HK, Lopez JE, Berm?dez SE, Gonz?lez K, Smith D, L?pez M, Perea M, Rigg C, Montilla S, Calzada JE, Salda?a A, Caballero CM. Synanthropic Mammals as Potential Hosts of Tick-Borne Pathogens in Panama. PLoS One. 2017; 12(1):e0169047. PMID: 28060928; PMCID: PMC5218486.
      Citations: 6     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsPHPublic Health
    47. Garcia MN, O'Day S, Fisher-Hoch S, Gorchakov R, Patino R, Feria Arroyo TP, Laing ST, Lopez JE, Ingber A, Jones KM, Murray KO. One Health Interactions of Chagas Disease Vectors, Canid Hosts, and Human Residents along the Texas-Mexico Border. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Nov; 10(11):e0005074. PMID: 27832063; PMCID: PMC5104435.
      Citations: 16     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsPHPublic Health
    48. Schwan TG, Lopez JE, Safronetz D, Anderson JM, Fischer RJ, Sogoba N, Ma?ga O. Fleas and trypanosomes of peridomestic small mammals in sub-Saharan Mali. Parasit Vectors. 2016 10 11; 9(1):541. PMID: 27724960; PMCID: PMC5057378.
      Citations: 6     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    49. Lopez JE, Krishnavahjala A, Garcia MN, Bermudez S. Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever Spirochetes in the Americas. Vet Sci. 2016; 3(3). PMID: 28959690; PMCID: PMC5606572.
      Citations: 30     
    50. Donaldson TG, Li AY, Castro-Arellano I, Wozniak E, Boyle WK, Hargrove R, Wilder HK, Kim HJ, Teel PD, Lopez JE, P?rez de Le?n AA. Correction: Assessment of the Geographic Distribution of Ornithodoros turicata (Argasidae): Climate Variation and Host Diversity. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Mar; 10(3):e0004538. PMID: 26953571; PMCID: PMC4783000.
      Citations: 5     Fields:    
    51. Wilder HK, Raffel SJ, Barbour AG, Porcella SF, Sturdevant DE, Vaisvil B, Kapatral V, Schmitt DP, Schwan TG, Lopez JE. Transcriptional Profiling the 150 kb Linear Megaplasmid of Borrelia turicatae Suggests a Role in Vector Colonization and Initiating Mammalian Infection. PLoS One. 2016; 11(2):e0147707. PMID: 26845332; PMCID: PMC4741519.
      Citations: 12     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCellsPHPublic Health
    52. Donaldson TG, Li AY, Li AI, Castro-Arellano I, Wozniak E, Boyle WK, Hargrove R, Wilder HK, Kim HJ, Teel PD, Lopez JE, P?rez de Le?n AA. Assessment of the Geographic Distribution of Ornithodoros turicata (Argasidae): Climate Variation and Host Diversity. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Feb; 10(2):e0004383. PMID: 26829327; PMCID: PMC4734830.
      Citations: 32     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    53. Krajacich BJ, Lopez JE, Raffel SJ, Schwan TG. Vaccination with the variable tick protein of the relapsing fever spirochete Borrelia hermsii protects mice from infection by tick-bite. Parasit Vectors. 2015 Oct 21; 8:546. PMID: 26490040; PMCID: PMC4618142.
      Citations: 9     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCellsPHPublic Health
    54. Murray KO, Fischer RS, Chavarria D, Garcia MN, Gorchakov R, Hotez PJ, Leibler JH, Lopez JE, Mandayam S, Marin A, Duttmann C, Jiron W, Sheleby J. Mesoamerican nephropathy: a neglected tropical disease with an infectious etiology? Microbes Infect. 2015 Oct; 17(10):671-5. PMID: 26320026.
      Citations: 17     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsPHPublic Health
    55. Wack AN, Holland CJ, Lopez JE, Schwan TG, Bronson E. SUSPECTED LYME BORRELIOSIS IN A CAPTIVE ADULT CHIMPANZEE (PAN TROGLODYTES). J Zoo Wildl Med. 2015 Jun; 46(2):423-6. PMID: 26056910.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    56. Wilder HK, Wozniak E, Huddleston E, Tata SR, Fitzkee NC, Lopez JE. Case report: A retrospective serological analysis indicating human exposure to tick-borne relapsing fever spirochetes in Texas. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2015 Apr; 9(4):e0003617. PMID: 25856342; PMCID: PMC4391787.
      Citations: 15     Fields:    
    57. Lopez JE, Vinet-Oliphant H, Wilder HK, Brooks CP, Grasperge BJ, Morgan TW, Stuckey KJ, Embers ME. Real-time monitoring of disease progression in rhesus macaques infected with Borrelia turicatae by tick bite. J Infect Dis. 2014 Nov 15; 210(10):1639-48. PMID: 24879799; PMCID: PMC4326309.
      Citations: 5     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    58. Boyle WK, Wilder HK, Lawrence AM, Lopez JE. Transmission dynamics of Borrelia turicatae from the arthropod vector. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Apr; 8(4):e2767. PMID: 24699275; PMCID: PMC3974661.
      Citations: 32     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCellsPHPublic Health
    59. Safronetz D, Sogoba N, Lopez JE, Maiga O, Dahlstrom E, Zivcec M, Feldmann F, Haddock E, Fischer RJ, Anderson JM, Munster VJ, Branco L, Garry R, Porcella SF, Schwan TG, Feldmann H. Geographic distribution and genetic characterization of Lassa virus in sub-Saharan Mali. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2013; 7(12):e2582. PMID: 24340119; PMCID: PMC3855028.
      Citations: 26     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    60. Lopez JE, Wilder HK, Hargrove R, Brooks CP, Peterson KE, Beare PA, Sturdevant DE, Nagarajan V, Raffel SJ, Schwan TG. Development of genetic system to inactivate a Borrelia turicatae surface protein selectively produced within the salivary glands of the arthropod vector. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2013; 7(10):e2514. PMID: 24205425; PMCID: PMC3814808.
      Citations: 21     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    61. Lopez JE, Wilder HK, Boyle W, Drumheller LB, Thornton JA, Willeford B, Morgan TW, Varela-Stokes A. Sequence analysis and serological responses against Borrelia turicatae BipA, a putative species-specific antigen. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2013; 7(9):e2454. PMID: 24069498; PMCID: PMC3777926.
      Citations: 22     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    62. Schwan TG, Anderson JM, Lopez JE, Fischer RJ, Raffel SJ, McCoy BN, Safronetz D, Sogoba N, Ma?ga O, Traor? SF. Endemic foci of the tick-borne relapsing fever spirochete Borrelia crocidurae in Mali, West Africa, and the potential for human infection. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2012; 6(11):e1924. PMID: 23209863; PMCID: PMC3510061.
      Citations: 34     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCellsPHPublic Health
    63. Marcsisin RA, Campeau SA, Lopez JE, Barbour AG. Alp, an arthropod-associated outer membrane protein of Borrelia species that cause relapsing fever. Infect Immun. 2012 May; 80(5):1881-90. PMID: 22354035; PMCID: PMC3347450.
      Citations: 11     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    64. Lopez JE, Mccoy BN, Krajacich BJ, Schwan TG. Acquisition and subsequent transmission of Borrelia hermsii by the soft tick Ornithodoros hermsi. J Med Entomol. 2011 Jul; 48(4):891-5. PMID: 21845950.
      Citations: 11     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCellsPHPublic Health
    65. McCoy BN, Raffel SJ, Lopez JE, Schwan TG. Bloodmeal size and spirochete acquisition of Ornithodoros hermsi (Acari: Argasidae) during feeding. J Med Entomol. 2010 Nov; 47(6):1164-72. PMID: 21175068; PMCID: PMC3071302.
      Citations: 19     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    66. Safronetz D, Lopez JE, Sogoba N, Raffel SJ, Fischer ER, Ebihara H, Branco L, Garry RF, Schwan TG, Feldmann H, Traore' SF. Detection of Lassa virus, Mali. Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 Jul; 16(7):1123-6. PMID: 20587185; PMCID: PMC3321918.
      Citations: 52     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    67. Lopez JE, Schrumpf ME, Nagarajan V, Raffel SJ, McCoy BN, Schwan TG. A novel surface antigen of relapsing fever spirochetes can discriminate between relapsing fever and Lyme borreliosis. Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2010 Apr; 17(4):564-71. PMID: 20147497; PMCID: PMC2849321.
      Citations: 17     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    68. Sutten EL, Norimine J, Beare PA, Heinzen RA, Lopez JE, Morse K, Brayton KA, Gillespie JJ, Brown WC. Anaplasma marginale type IV secretion system proteins VirB2, VirB7, VirB11, and VirD4 are immunogenic components of a protective bacterial membrane vaccine. Infect Immun. 2010 Mar; 78(3):1314-25. PMID: 20065028; PMCID: PMC2825951.
      Citations: 25     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    69. Lopez JE, Porcella SF, Schrumpf ME, Raffel SJ, Hammer CH, Zhao M, Robinson MA, Schwan TG. Identification of conserved antigens for early serodiagnosis of relapsing fever Borrelia. Microbiology (Reading). 2009 Aug; 155(Pt 8):2641-2651. PMID: 19443544; PMCID: PMC2885675.
      Citations: 14     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    70. Lopez JE, Schrumpf ME, Raffel SJ, Policastro PF, Porcella SF, Schwan TG. Relapsing fever spirochetes retain infectivity after prolonged in vitro cultivation. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2008 Dec; 8(6):813-20. PMID: 18637723; PMCID: PMC2605162.
      Citations: 19     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    71. Lopez JE, Beare PA, Heinzen RA, Norimine J, Lahmers KK, Palmer GH, Brown WC. High-throughput identification of T-lymphocyte antigens from Anaplasma marginale expressed using in vitro transcription and translation. J Immunol Methods. 2008 Mar 20; 332(1-2):129-41. PMID: 18243240.
      Citations: 21     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    72. Lopez JE, Palmer GH, Brayton KA, Dark MJ, Leach SE, Brown WC. Immunogenicity of Anaplasma marginale type IV secretion system proteins in a protective outer membrane vaccine. Infect Immun. 2007 May; 75(5):2333-42. PMID: 17339347; PMCID: PMC1865776.
      Citations: 33     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCellsPHPublic Health
    73. Lopez JE, Siems WF, Palmer GH, Brayton KA, McGuire TC, Norimine J, Brown WC. Identification of novel antigenic proteins in a complex Anaplasma marginale outer membrane immunogen by mass spectrometry and genomic mapping. Infect Immun. 2005 Dec; 73(12):8109-18. PMID: 16299305; PMCID: PMC1307060.
      Citations: 51     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCellsPHPublic Health
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