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Kristie Grimes Schlechte
Livestock Arthropod Pest Research Unit
Biological Science Lab Technician (Microbiology)

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Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon Reprint Icon will take you to the publication reprint.)
Salivary cholinesterases of blood feeding arthropod vectors: A likely modulator of host immune responses - (Abstract Only)
In vitro evaluation of essential oils and saturated fatty acids for repellency against the old-world sandfly, Phlebotomus papatasi (Scopoli) (Diptera: Psychodidae) Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Temeyer, K.B., Schlechte, K.G., Coats, J.R., Cantrell, C.L., Rosario-Cruz, R., Lohmeyer, K.H., Perez De Leon, A.A., Li, A.Y. 2024. In vitro evaluation of essential oils and saturated fatty acids for repellency against the old-world sandfly, Phlebotomus papatasi (Scopoli) (Diptera: Psychodidae). Insects. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects15030155.
Identification, baculoviral expression and biochemical characterization of a novel cholinesterase of Amblyomma americanum (Acari: Ixodidae) Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Temeyer, K.B., Schlechte, K.G., Gross, A.D., Lohmeyer, K.H. 2023. Identification, baculoviral expression and biochemical characterization of a novel cholinesterase of Amblyomma americanum (Acari: Ixodidae). International Journal of Molecular Sciences. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24097681.
Periviscerokinin (Cap2b; CAPA) receptor silencing in females of Rhipicephalus microplus reduces survival, weight, and reproductive output Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Wulff, J.P., Temeyer, K.B., Tidwell, J.P., Schlechte, K.G., Lohmeyer, K.H., Peitroantonio, P.V. 2022. Periviscerokinin (Cap2b; CAPA) receptor silencing in females of Rhipicephalus microplus reduces survival, weight, and reproductive output. Parasites & Vectors. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-022-05457-7.
Pyrokinin receptor silencing in females of the southern cattle tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus is associated with a reproductive fitness cost Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Wulff, J.P., Temeyer, K.B., Tidwell, J.P., Schlechte, K.G., Lohmeyer, K.H., Pietrantonio, P.V. 2022. Pyrokinin receptor silencing in females of the southern cattle tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus is associated with a reproductive fitness cost. Parasites & Vectors. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-022-05349-w.
Three-dimensional culture of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus BmVIII-SCC cells on multiple synthetic scaffold systems and in rotating bioreactors Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Suderman, M.T., Temeyer, K.B., Schlechte, K.G., Perez De Leon, A.A. 2021. Three-dimensional culture of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus BmVIII-SCC cells on multiple synthetic scaffold systems and in rotating bioreactors. Insects. 12. Article 747. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects12080747.
Association of salivary acetylcholinesterase with arthropod vectors of disease Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Temeyer, K.B., Schlechte, K.G., Olafson, P.U., Drolet, B.S., Tidwell, J.P., Osbrink, W.L., Showler, A., Gross, A., Perez De Leon, A.A. 2020. Association of salivary acetylcholinesterase with arthropod vectors of disease. Journal of Medical Entomology. volume 6, pages 1679-1685. https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjaa096.
Sand fly colony crash tentatively attributed to nematode infestation Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Temeyer, K.B., Schlechte, K.G., Dandeneau, L. 2020. Sand fly colony crash tentatively attributed to nematode infestation. Journal of Medical Microbiology. 57(4):1301-1304. https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjz256.
Baculoviral expression of presumptive OP-resistance mutations in BmAChE1 of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus (Ixodida:Ixodidae) and biochemical resistance to OP inhibition Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Temeyer, K.B., Schlechte, K.G., McDonough, W.P. 2019. Baculoviral expression of presumptive OP-resistance mutations in BmAChE1 of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus (Ixodida:Ixodidae) and biochemical resistance to OP inhibition. Journal of Medical Entomology. 56(5):1318-1323. https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjz062.
Potential Involvement of Salivary Cholinesterase Activity in Arthropod Vector-Borne Disease Transmission - (Abstract Only)
Sand Fly (Phlebotomus papatasi) repellency by components of essential oils conditionally exempt from EPA registration as minimum risk pesticide products under 40 CFR 152.25(f) - (Abstract Only)
Repellency and other biological effects of natural substances against the sand fly, Phlebotomus papatasi - (Abstract Only)
Acetylcholinesterase of Haematobia irritans (Diptera: Muscidae): Baculovirus expression, biochemical properties and organophosphate insensitivity - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Temeyer, K.B., Brake, D.K., Schlechte, K.G. 2012. Acetylcholinesterase of Haematobia irritans (Diptera: Muscidae): Baculovirus expression, biochemical properties and organophosphate insensitivity. Journal of Medical Entomology. 49(3):589-594.