Felix D Guerrero

Summary

Affiliation: Agricultural Research Service
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Silencing of a putative immunophilin gene in the cattle tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus increases the infection rate of Babesia bovis in larval progeny
    Reginaldo G Bastos
    Program in Vector Borne Diseases, Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164 7040, USA
    Parasit Vectors 2:57. 2009
  2. ncbi The complexity of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus genome characterised through detailed analysis of two BAC clones
    Paula M Moolhuijzen
    Centre for Comparative Genomics, Murdoch University, South St, Perth, Western Australia, 6150, Australia
    BMC Res Notes 4:254. 2011
  3. ncbi Evidence of a tick RNAi pathway by comparative genomics and reverse genetics screen of targets with known loss-of-function phenotypes in Drosophila
    Sebastian Kurscheid
    Cooperative Research Centre for Beef Genetic Technologies, Armidale, NSW, Australia
    BMC Mol Biol 10:26. 2009
  4. ncbi Comparative microarray analysis of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus expression profiles of larvae pre-attachment and feeding adult female stages on Bos indicus and Bos taurus cattle
    Manuel Rodriguez-Valle
    Cooperative Research Centre for Beef Genetic Technologies, Armidale, NSW, Australia
    BMC Genomics 11:437. 2010
  5. ncbi Evolutionary conserved microRNAs are ubiquitously expressed compared to tick-specific miRNAs in the cattle tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus
    Roberto A Barrero
    Centre for Comparative Genomics, Murdoch University, WA, Australia
    BMC Genomics 12:328. 2011
  6. ncbi Global comparative analysis of ESTs from the southern cattle tick, Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus
    Minghua Wang
    Lorus Therapeutics Inc 2 Meridian Road, Toronto, ON M9W 4Z7, Canada
    BMC Genomics 8:368. 2007
  7. ncbi Reassociation kinetics-based approach for partial genome sequencing of the cattle tick, Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus
    Felix D Guerrero
    USDA ARS, Knipling Bushland U, S, Livestock Insects Research Laboratory, 2700 Fredericksburg Rd, Kerrville, TX 78028, USA
    BMC Genomics 11:374. 2010
  8. ncbi Serial analysis of gene expression in the southern cattle tick following acaricide treatment of larvae from organophosphate resistant and susceptible strains
    F D Guerrero
    USDA ARS, Kerrville, TX 78028, USA
    Insect Mol Biol 16:49-60. 2007
  9. ncbi Gene structure and expression of a pyrethroid-metabolizing esterase, CzEst9, from a pyrethroid resistant Mexican population of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus (Acari: Ixodidae)
    Felix D Guerrero
    USDA ARS, Knipling Bushland U S Livestock Insects Research Laboratory 2700 Fredericksburg Rd, Kerrville, TX 78028, USA
    J Med Entomol 45:677-85. 2008
  10. ncbi Expressed cDNAS from embryonic and larval stages of the horn fly (Diptera: Muscidae)
    F D Guerrero
    USDA ARS, Knipling Bushland U S Livestock Insects Research Laboratory 2700 Fredericksburg Rd, Kerrville, TX 78028, USA
    J Med Entomol 45:686-92. 2008

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Publications35

  1. ncbi Silencing of a putative immunophilin gene in the cattle tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus increases the infection rate of Babesia bovis in larval progeny
    Reginaldo G Bastos
    Program in Vector Borne Diseases, Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164 7040, USA
    Parasit Vectors 2:57. 2009
    ..abstract:..
  2. ncbi The complexity of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus genome characterised through detailed analysis of two BAC clones
    Paula M Moolhuijzen
    Centre for Comparative Genomics, Murdoch University, South St, Perth, Western Australia, 6150, Australia
    BMC Res Notes 4:254. 2011
    ..abstract:..
  3. ncbi Evidence of a tick RNAi pathway by comparative genomics and reverse genetics screen of targets with known loss-of-function phenotypes in Drosophila
    Sebastian Kurscheid
    Cooperative Research Centre for Beef Genetic Technologies, Armidale, NSW, Australia
    BMC Mol Biol 10:26. 2009
    ..microplus ESTs, we investigated evidence for putative RNAi proteins and studied RNA interference in tick cell cultures and adult female ticks targeting Drosophila homologues with known cell viability phenotype...
  4. ncbi Comparative microarray analysis of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus expression profiles of larvae pre-attachment and feeding adult female stages on Bos indicus and Bos taurus cattle
    Manuel Rodriguez-Valle
    Cooperative Research Centre for Beef Genetic Technologies, Armidale, NSW, Australia
    BMC Genomics 11:437. 2010
    ..Existing knowledge pertaining to the host or host breed effects on tick transcript expression profiles during the tick - host interaction is poor...
  5. ncbi Evolutionary conserved microRNAs are ubiquitously expressed compared to tick-specific miRNAs in the cattle tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus
    Roberto A Barrero
    Centre for Comparative Genomics, Murdoch University, WA, Australia
    BMC Genomics 12:328. 2011
    ..microplus...
  6. ncbi Global comparative analysis of ESTs from the southern cattle tick, Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus
    Minghua Wang
    Lorus Therapeutics Inc 2 Meridian Road, Toronto, ON M9W 4Z7, Canada
    BMC Genomics 8:368. 2007
    ..Understanding the biology and genomics of R. microplus is critical to developing novel methods for controlling these ticks...
  7. ncbi Reassociation kinetics-based approach for partial genome sequencing of the cattle tick, Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus
    Felix D Guerrero
    USDA ARS, Knipling Bushland U, S, Livestock Insects Research Laboratory, 2700 Fredericksburg Rd, Kerrville, TX 78028, USA
    BMC Genomics 11:374. 2010
    ..To selectively obtain gene-enriched regions of this tick's genome, Cot filtration was performed, and Cot-filtered DNA was sequenced via 454 FLX pyrosequencing...
  8. ncbi Serial analysis of gene expression in the southern cattle tick following acaricide treatment of larvae from organophosphate resistant and susceptible strains
    F D Guerrero
    USDA ARS, Kerrville, TX 78028, USA
    Insect Mol Biol 16:49-60. 2007
    ..This SAGE tag was also more abundant in OP resistant larvae treated with OP compared to OP susceptible larvae treated with OP...
  9. ncbi Gene structure and expression of a pyrethroid-metabolizing esterase, CzEst9, from a pyrethroid resistant Mexican population of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus (Acari: Ixodidae)
    Felix D Guerrero
    USDA ARS, Knipling Bushland U S Livestock Insects Research Laboratory 2700 Fredericksburg Rd, Kerrville, TX 78028, USA
    J Med Entomol 45:677-85. 2008
    ..CzEST9 was expressed in recombinant Escherichia coli and Pichia pastoris systems and esterase activity was obtained in recombinant CzEST9 from the P. pastoris system...
  10. ncbi Expressed cDNAS from embryonic and larval stages of the horn fly (Diptera: Muscidae)
    F D Guerrero
    USDA ARS, Knipling Bushland U S Livestock Insects Research Laboratory 2700 Fredericksburg Rd, Kerrville, TX 78028, USA
    J Med Entomol 45:686-92. 2008
    ..This would include studies designed to investigate metabolic-based insecticide resistance, identify novel antigens for vaccine-based control approaches, and discover new proteins to serve as targets for new pesticide development...
  11. ncbi EST-based gene indices for the cattle fever tick, the horn fly, and the screwworm fly
    F D Guerrero
    USDA ARS Knipling Bushland US Livestock Insects Research Lab, Kerrville, Texas 78028, USA
    Dev Biol (Basel) 132:115-20. 2008
    ..Several putative tick G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) were identified that mightserve as starting points to develop novel control technologies...
  12. ncbi Microarray analysis of female- and larval-specific gene expression in the horn fly (Diptera: Muscidae)
    Felix D Guerrero
    USDA ARS Knipling Bushland U S Livestock Insects Research Laboratory, 2700 Fredericksburg Rd, Kerrville, TX 78028, USA
    J Med Entomol 46:257-70. 2009
    ....
  13. ncbi A database of expressed genes from Cochliomyia hominivorax (Diptera: Calliphoridae)
    F D Guerrero
    USDA ARS, Knipling Bushland U S Livestock Insects Research Laboratory 2700 Fredericksburg Rd, Kerrville, TX 78028, USA
    J Med Entomol 46:1109-16. 2009
    ..This database will facilitate the design of microarray and other experiments to study screwworm gene expression on a larger scale than previously possible...
  14. ncbi Detection of Babesia bigemina infection in strains of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus collected from outbreaks in south Texas
    F D Guerrero
    USDA ARS Knipling Bushland, US Livestock Insects Research Laboratory, Kerrville, TX 78028, USA
    Vet Parasitol 145:156-63. 2007
    ..We detected the presence of B. bigemina in all strains of R. microplus currently reared at the laboratory and 4 of 26 strains collected from infestation outbreaks in Texas by the U.S. Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program...
  15. ncbi BmiGI: a database of cDNAs expressed in Boophilus microplus, the tropical/southern cattle tick
    F D Guerrero
    USDA ARS, Knipling Bushland US Livestock Insect Research Laboratory, 2700 Fredericksburg Road, Kerrville, TX 78028, USA
    Insect Biochem Mol Biol 35:585-95. 2005
    ..tigr.org/tdb/tgi). A number of novel sequences were identified which possessed significant sequence similarity to genes, which might be involved in resistance to acaricides...
  16. ncbi Role of kdr and esterase-mediated metabolism in pyrethroid-resistant populations of Haematobia irritans irritans (Diptera: Muscidae) in Brazil
    Felix D Guerrero
    USDA-ARS Knipling-Bushland U.S. Livestock Insects Research Laboratory, Kerrville, TX 78029, USA
    J Med Entomol 43:896-901. 2006
    ....
  17. ncbi Proteomic profiling of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus midgut responses to infection with Babesia bovis
    Anna Rachinsky
    Knipling Bushland US Livestock Insects Research Laboratory, U S Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service, 2700 Fredericksburg Road, Kerrville, TX 78028, USA
    Vet Parasitol 152:294-313. 2008
    ..Identification of these proteins may provide new insights into the molecular interactions between B. bovis and its tick vector, and could lead to identification of anti-tick and transmission-blocking vaccine candidates...
  18. ncbi Survey of resistance to permethrin and diazinon and the use of a multiplex polymerase chain reaction assay to detect resistance alleles in the horn fly, Haematobia irritans irritans (L.)
    Andrew Y Li
    USDA ARS, Knipling Bushland U S Livestock Insects Research Laboratory, 2700 Fredricksburg Road, Kerrville, TX 78028, USA
    J Med Entomol 40:942-9. 2003
    ..The results validate the role of the PCR-based molecular assay as a diagnostic tool in monitoring resistance to pyrethroids and also provide useful information on population genetics of horn fly resistance to pyrethroids and OPs...
  19. ncbi Molecular and biochemical diagnosis of esterase-mediated pyrethroid resistance in a Mexican strain of Boophilus microplus (Acari: Ixodidae)
    Felix D Guerrero
    USDA ARS, Knipling Bushland US Livestock Insects Research Laboratory, 2700 Fredericksburg Rd, Kerrville, TX 78028, USA
    Exp Appl Acarol 28:257-64. 2002
    ..A specific esterase, designated CzEst9, believed to be responsible for the esterase-mediated pyrethroid resistance in the Cz strain was purified, and the gene encoding CzEst9 cloned...
  20. ncbi Genetics and mechanisms of permethrin resistance in the Santa Luiza strain of Boophilus microplus (Acari: Ixodidae)
    Andrew Y Li
    USDA ARS, Knipling Bushland U S Livestock Insects Research Laboratory, 2700 Fredericksburg Rd, Kerrville, TX 78028, USA
    J Med Entomol 45:427-38. 2008
    ..microplus...
  21. ncbi Use of the polymerase chain reaction to investigate the dynamics of pyrethroid resistance in Haematobia irritans irritans (Diptera: Muscidae)
    Felix D Guerrero
    Knipling Bushland U S Livestock Insects Research Laboratory, USDA ARS, Kerrville, TX 78028, USA
    J Med Entomol 39:747-54. 2002
    ....
  22. ncbi Molecular diagnosis of pyrethroid resistance in Mexican strains of Boophilus microplus (Acari: Ixodidae)
    Felix D Guerrero
    Knipling Bushland U S Livestock Insects Research Laboratory, USDA ARS, Kerrville, TX 78028, USA
    J Med Entomol 39:770-6. 2002
    ..Resistance provided by CzEst9 might be more dependent on concentration of CzEst9 more so than the presence of a mutated allele...
  23. ncbi Sequencing a new target genome: the Boophilus microplus (Acari: Ixodidae) genome project
    Felix D Guerrero
    USDA-ARS Knipling-Bushland U.S. Livestock Insects Research Laboratory, Kerrville, TX 78028, USA
    J Med Entomol 43:9-16. 2006
    ..The purpose of the article is to synergize interest in and provide rationales for sequencing the genome of B. microplus and for publicizing currently available genomic resources for this tick...
  24. ncbi Assessment of bacterial diversity in the cattle tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus through tag-encoded pyrosequencing
    Renato Andreotti
    USDA ARS Knipling Bushland U S Livestock Insects Research Laboratory, 2700 Fredericksburg Rd, Kerrville, TX 78028, USA
    BMC Microbiol 11:6. 2011
    ..Pyrosequencing was performed on adult males and females, eggs, and gut and ovary tissues from adult females derived from samples of R. microplus collected during outbreaks in southern Texas...
  25. ncbi Differential protein expression in ovaries of uninfected and Babesia-infected southern cattle ticks, Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus
    Anna Rachinsky
    USDA ARS, Knipling Bushland US Livestock Insects Research Laboratory, 2700 Fredericksburg Rd, Kerrville, TX 78028, USA
    Insect Biochem Mol Biol 37:1291-308. 2007
    ..This study is part of an ongoing effort to establish a proteome database that can be utilized to investigate specific proteins involved in successful pathogen transmission...
  26. ncbi Proteome analysis of abundantly expressed proteins from unfed larvae of the cattle tick, Boophilus microplus
    P M Untalan
    USDA ARS, Knipling Bushland US Livestock Insect Research Laboratory, 2700 Fredericksburg Road, Kerrville, TX 78028, USA
    Insect Biochem Mol Biol 35:141-51. 2005
    ..The ongoing assembly of this database contributes to our understanding of proteins expressed by the tick and provides a resource that can be mined for molecules that play a role in tick-host interactions...
  27. ncbi Toxicological and molecular characterization of pyrethroid-resistant horn flies, Haematobia irritans: identification of kdr and super-kdr point mutations
    F D Guerrero
    USDA ARS Knipling Bushland U S Livestock Insects Research Laboratory, Kerrville, TX 78028, USA
    Insect Biochem Mol Biol 27:745-55. 1997
    ....
  28. ncbi Cloning of a horn fly cDNA, HialphaE7, encoding an esterase whose transcript concentration is elevated in diazinon-resistant flies
    F D Guerrero
    USDA ARS Knipling Bushland US Livestock Insects Research Lab, 2700 Fredericksburg Road, 78028, Kerrville, TX, USA
    Insect Biochem Mol Biol 30:1107-15. 2000
    ..HialphaE7 transcript was expressed at a five-fold higher level in resistant female individual flies than in susceptible female individuals...
  29. ncbi Microarray analysis of acaricide-inducible gene expression in the southern cattle tick, Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus
    L Saldivar
    USDA ARS Knipling Bushland US Livestock Insects Research Laboratory, Kerrville, TX 78028, USA
    Insect Mol Biol 17:597-606. 2008
    ..Among the differentially expressed genes with informative annotation were legumain, glutathione S-transferase, and a putative salivary gland-associated protein...
  30. ncbi Role of the kdr and super-kdr sodium channel mutations in pyrethroid resistance: correlation of allelic frequency to resistance level in wild and laboratory populations of horn flies (Haematobia irritans)
    R C Jamroz
    USDA ARS Knipling Bushland Livestock Insects Research Laboratory, Kerrville, TX 78028, USA
    Insect Biochem Mol Biol 28:1031-7. 1998
    ..Interestingly, in over 1200 individuals assayed, the super-kdr mutation was never detected in the absence of the kdr mutation...
  31. ncbi Variation in general esterase activity within a population of Haematobia irritans (Diptera: Muscidae)
    J H Pruett
    Knipling-Bushland US Livestock Insects Research Laboratory USDA-ARS-SPA, Kerrville, TX 78028, USA
    J Econ Entomol 94:714-8. 2001
    ....
  32. ncbi Use of an allele-specific polymerase chain reaction assay to genotype pyrethroid resistant strains of Boophilus microplus (Acari: Ixodidae)
    F D Guerrero
    Knipling-Bushland U.S. Livestock Insects Research Laboratory, USDA-ARS, Kerrville, TX 78028, USA
    J Med Entomol 38:44-50. 2001
    ..The amino acid substitution was not found in six other strains that were susceptible to pyrethroids...
  33. ncbi Isolation and identification of an esterase from a Mexican strain of Boophilus microplus (Acari: Ixodidae)
    J H Pruett
    Knipling Bushland U S Livestock Insects Research Laboratory, USDA ARS SPA, Kerrville, TX 78028, USA
    J Econ Entomol 95:1001-7. 2002
    ..microplus carboxylesterase cDNA. We propose that the 62.8 kDa protein (Cz EST9) has permethrin hydrolytic activity and as a result plays an important role in Cz strain resistance to permethrin...
  34. ncbi Cloning, sequencing, and characterization of a complementary DNA from Haematobia irritans irritans (Diptera: Muscidae) that shares significant homology to a yeast ATPase
    F D Guerrero
    Knipling Bushland U S Livestock Insects Research Laboratory, USDA ARS, Kerrville, TX 78028, USA
    J Med Entomol 32:906-10. 1995
    ..Northern and Southern blot analyses do not reveal significant differences in the expression of the gene homologous to HFN2b when comparing laboratory-reared horn flies that are susceptible or resistant to pyrethroid insecticides...
  35. ncbi Roles played by esterase activity and by a sodium channel mutation involved in pyrethroid resistance in populations of Boophilus microplus (Acari: Ixodidae) collected from Yucatan, Mexico
    R Rosario-Cruz
    , Morelos,
    J Med Entomol 42:1020-5. 2005
    ..It was not determined whether enhanced esterase-based hydrolytic activity was involved in pyrethroid resistance in the populations tested...