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Andrew C. Kotze is affiliated with the University of Queensland in Australia. Their research primarily focuses on Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with numerous contributions spanning related subfields such as Insect Science, Small Animals, Ecology, Parasitology, and Animal Science and Zoology.

The main topics addressed in their work include:

  • Helminth infection and control
  • Insect and Pesticide Research
  • Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
  • Parasites and Host Interactions
  • Forensic Entomology and Diptera Studies
  • Insect Pest Control Strategies
  • Animal Nutrition and Physiology

Andrew C. Kotze has published multiple scientific papers, notably in journals recognized for parasitology and veterinary sciences. Key recent publications by them include:

  • "Challenges and opportunities for the adoption of molecular diagnostics for anthelmintic resistance," 2020, International Journal for Parasitology Drugs and Drug Resistance
  • "Control of sheep flystrike: what's been tried in the past and where to from here," 2021, Australian Veterinary Journal

They have also been involved in research published in venues such as Veterinary Parasitology, International Journal for Parasitology, Australian Veterinary Journal, Biochemical Pharmacology, and the Journal of Near Infrared Spectroscopy. Among these, Veterinary Parasitology appears as their most frequent publication venue.

Collaborations form an important aspect of their research activity, with frequent co-authors including Anne Beasley, Glenn F. King, Angela P. Ruffell, Elise A. Kho, and Jill N. Fernandes.

Best Publications

  • Assessment of the anthelmintic efficacy of albendazole in school children in seven countries where soil-transmitted helminths are endemic.

    Bruno Levecke;Antonio Montresor;Marco Albonico;Shaali M. Ame

  • Is anthelmintic resistance a concern for the control of human soil-transmitted helminths?

    Jozef Vercruysse;Marco Albonico;Jerzy M. Behnke;Andrew C. Kotze

  • Anthelmintic Resistance in Haemonchus contortus

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  • A comparison of the sensitivity and fecal egg counts of the McMaster egg counting and Kato-Katz thick smear methods for soil-transmitted helminths.

    Bruno Levecke;Jerzy M. Behnke;Sitara S. R. Ajjampur;Marco Albonico

  • Recent advances in candidate-gene and whole-genome approaches to the discovery of anthelmintic resistance markers and the description of drug/receptor interactions

    Andrew C. Kotze;Peter W. Hunt;Philip John Skuce;Georg von Samson-Himmelstjerna

  • Cyclotides: natural, circular plant peptides that possess significant activity against gastrointestinal nematode parasites of sheep.

    Michelle L. Colgrave;Andrew C. Kotze;Yen-Hua Huang;John O’Grady

  • A Novel High Throughput Assay for Anthelmintic Drug Screening and Resistance Diagnosis by Real-Time Monitoring of Parasite Motility

    Michael J. Smout;Andrew C. Kotze;James S. McCarthy;Alex Loukas

  • The anthelmintic activity of the cyclotides: natural variants with enhanced activity.

    Michelle L. Colgrave;Andrew C. Kotze;David C. Ireland;Conan K. Wang

  • High-level pyrantel resistance in the hookworm Ancylostoma caninum

    Steven R. Kopp;Andrew C. Kotze;James S. McCarthy;Glen T. Coleman

  • A modified larval migration assay for detection of resistance to macrocyclic lactones in Haemonchus contortus, and drug screening with Trichostrongylidae parasites.

    A.C. Kotze;L.F. Le Jambre;L.F. Le Jambre;J. O’Grady;J. O’Grady

  • RNA interference in Haemonchus contortus: suppression of beta-tubulin gene expression in L3, L4 and adult worms in vitro.

    Andrew C. Kotze;Neil H. Bagnall

  • Anthelmintic activity of cyclotides: In vitro studies with canine and human hookworms.

    Michelle L. Colgrave;Andrew C. Kotze;Steven Kopp;James S. McCarthy

  • Toxicity of Bacillus thuringiensis to parasitic and free-living life-stages of nematode parasites of livestock.

    A.C. Kotze;J. O'Grady;J.M. Gough;R. Pearson

  • Lucilia cuprina genome unlocks parasitic fly biology to underpin future interventions

    Clare A. Anstead;Pasi K. Korhonen;Neil D. Young;Ross S. Hall

  • An in vitro larval motility assay to determine anthelmintic sensitivity for human hookworm and Strongyloides species.

    A. C. Kotze;S. Clifford;J. O’Grady;J. M. Behnke

  • Challenges and opportunities for the adoption of molecular diagnostics for anthelmintic resistance.

    Andrew C Kotze;John S Gilleard;Stephen R Doyle;Roger K Prichard

  • Acetylcholine receptor subunit genes from Ancylostoma caninum: Altered transcription patterns associated with pyrantel resistance ☆

    Steven R. Kopp;Glen T. Coleman;Rebecca J. Traub;James S. McCarthy

  • Exploring the anthelmintic properties of Australian native shrubs with respect to their potential role in livestock grazing systems

    A.C. Kotze;J.O. O'Grady;J. Emms;A.F. Toovey

  • Haemonchus contortus utilises catalase in defence against exogenous hydrogen peroxide in vitro.

    A.C Kotze;S.J McClure

  • Application of in vitro anthelmintic sensitivity assays to canine parasitology: Detecting resistance to pyrantel in Ancylostoma caninum

    Steven R. Kopp;Glen T. Coleman;James S. McCarthy;Andrew C. Kotze

  • A journey through 50 years of research relevant to the control of gastrointestinal nematodes in ruminant livestock and thoughts on future directions.

    John S. Gilleard;Andrew C. Kotze;Dave Leathwick;Alasdair J. Nisbet

  • Relative level of thiabendazole resistance associated with the E198A and F200Y SNPs in larvae of a multi-drug resistant isolate of Haemonchus contortus.

    Andrew C. Kotze;Katie Cowling;Katie Cowling;Neil H. Bagnall;Barney M. Hines

  • The potential impact of density dependent fecundity on the use of the faecal egg count reduction test for detecting drug resistance in human hookworms.

    Andrew C. Kotze;Steven R. Kopp

  • Cyclotide Interactions with the Nematode External Surface

    Michelle L. Colgrave;Yen-Hua Huang;David J. Craik;Andrew C. Kotze

  • Catalase induction protects Haemonchus contortus against hydrogen peroxide in vitro.

    Andrew C. Kotze

  • Field evaluation of anthelmintic drug sensitivity using in vitro egg hatch and larval motility assays with Necator americanus recovered from human clinical isolates.

    A.C. Kotze;G.T. Coleman;A. Mai;J.S. McCarthy

Frequent Co-Authors

James S. McCarthy
James S. McCarthy Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Michelle L. Colgrave
Michelle L. Colgrave Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Bruno Levecke
Bruno Levecke Ghent University
David J. Craik
David J. Craik University of Queensland
Glenn F. King
Glenn F. King University of Queensland
Maria Victoria Periago
Maria Victoria Periago National Scientific and Technical Research Council
Stephen S. Moore
Stephen S. Moore University of Queensland
Jozef Vercruysse
Jozef Vercruysse Ghent University
L.F. Le Jambre
L.F. Le Jambre Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Abdul Jabbar
Abdul Jabbar University of Melbourne

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