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Asis Khan
Animal Parasitic Diseases Laboratory
Microbiologist

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Projects
Foodborne Parasites and their Impact on Food Safety
In-House Appropriated (D)
  Accession Number: 440184
A Viability Assay for Cyclospora and its Surrogates Eimeria
Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement (R)
  Accession Number: 443471

Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon Reprint Icon will take you to the publication reprint.)
Comparative genomics of Giardia duodenalis sub-assemblage A1 beaver (Be-2) and human (WB-C6) strains show remarkable homozygosity, sequence similarity, and conservation of VSP genes Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
De Paula Baptista, R., Tucker, M.S., Valente, M., Srivastava, S., Chehab, N.L., Li, A.S., Ramirez, J., Rosenthal, B.M., Khan, A. 2024. Comparative genomics of Giardia duodenalis sub-assemblage A1 beaver (Be-2) and human (WB-C6) strains show remarkable homozygosity, sequence similarity, and conservation of VSP genes. Scientific Reports. 14(1). Article e13582. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-63783-5.
The first Cryptosporidium meeting: a concerted effort to fight cryptosporidiosis Reprint Icon - (Review Article)
Guérin, A., Van Voorhis, W., Siwila, J., Kissinger, J., Bayona Vásquez, N., Robinson, G., Baptista, R., Khan, A., Chang, Y., Noor, Z., Marzook, B., Vinayak, S., Arnold, S., Choy, R., Pawlowic, M.C., Jumani, R.S., Marie, C. 2024. The first Cryptosporidium meeting: a concerted effort to fight cryptosporidiosis. Trends in Parasitology. 40(6):431-438. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pt.2024.04.005.
Chromosomal scale assembly reveals localized structural variants in avian caecal coccidian parasite Eimeria tenella Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Srivastava, S.K., Parker, C.C., Obrien, C.N., Tucker, M.S., Thompson, P.C., Rosenthal, B.M., Dubey, J.P., Khan, A., Jenkins, M.C. 2023. Chromosomal scale assembly reveals localized structural variants in avian caecal coccidian parasite Eimeria tenella. Scientific Reports. 13. Article e22802. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-50117-0.
Sarcocystis cruzi (Hasselmann, 1923) Wenyon, 1926: redescription, molecular characterization, and deposition of life cycle stages specimens in the Smithsonian Museum Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Dubey, J.P., Gupta, A., De Araujo, L., Kwok, O.C., Khan, A., Rosenthal, B.M. 2023. Sarcocystis cruzi (Hasselmann, 1923) Wenyon, 1926: redescription, molecular characterization, and deposition of life cycle stages specimens in the Smithsonian Museum. Parasitology. 150(13):1192-1206. https://doi.org/10.1017/S003118202300094X.
The same genotype of Sarcocystis neurona responsible for mass mortality in marine mammals induced a clinical outbreak in raccoons (Procyon lotor) 10 years later Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Gupta, A., Duncan, M., Araujo, L., Kwok, O.C., Rosenthal, B.M., Khan, A., Dubey, J.P. 2023. The same genotype of Sarcocystis neurona responsible for mass mortality in marine mammals induced a clinical outbreak in raccoons (Procyon lotor) 10 years later. International Journal for Parasitology. 53(14):777-785. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpara.2023.08.001.
Hastening progress in Cyclospora requires studying Eimeria surrogates Reprint Icon - (Review Article)
Tucker, M.S., Khan, A., Jenkins, M.C., Dubey, J.P., Rosenthal, B.M. 2022. Hastening progress in Cyclospora requires studying Eimeria surrogates. Microorganisms. 10(10) 1977. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10101977.
Life Cycle and Transmission of Cyclospora cayetanensis: Known and unknown Reprint Icon - (Literature Review)
Dubey, J.P., Khan, A., Rosenthal, B.M. 2022. Life Cycle and Transmission of Cyclospora cayetanensis: Known and unknown. Microorganisms. 10(118):1-12. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10010118.