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Animal Science and Veterinary
USA
2023

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
69
Citations
16059
World Ranking
184
National Ranking
56

Microbiology

D-Index
69
Citations
16042
World Ranking
2065
National Ranking
870

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in United States Leader Award

Overview

Chunlei Su is affiliated with the University of Tennessee at Knoxville in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of immunology and microbiology, with significant contributions to medicine. Within these areas, their subfields of study include parasitology, epidemiology, virology, infectious diseases, and public health, environmental and occupational health.

Su's scholarly work engages extensively with topics such as Toxoplasma gondii research studies, herpesvirus infections and treatments, and parasitic infections and diagnostics. Other research interests include rabies epidemiology and control, viral infections and vectors, cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research, and investigations related to SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19.

The scientist has published in various academic journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • International Journal for Parasitology Parasites and Wildlife
  • Parasitology
  • Veterinary Parasitology
  • Current Pediatrics Reports
  • Parasites & Vectors

Among Su's recent papers are:

  • All about toxoplasmosis in cats: the last decade (2020) in Veterinary Parasitology
  • Economic and public health importance of Toxoplasma gondii infections in sheep: 2009-2020 (2020) in Veterinary Parasitology
  • All about Toxoplasma gondii infections in pigs: 2009-2020 (2020) in Veterinary Parasitology
  • Toxoplasma gondii infections in dogs: 2009-2020 (2020) in Veterinary Parasitology
  • Epidemiologic significance of Toxoplasma gondii infections in chickens (Gallus domesticus): the past decade (2020) in Parasitology

Su frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • F. Murata
  • J. P. Dubey
  • Camila K. Cerqueira-Cézar
  • O. C. H. Kwok
  • Yurong Yang

Best Publications

  • Toxoplasmosis in humans and animals in Brazil: high prevalence, high burden of disease, and epidemiology.

    J. P. Dubey;E. G. Lago;S. M. Gennari;C. Su

  • A secreted serine-threonine kinase determines virulence in the eukaryotic pathogen Toxoplasma gondii.

    S. Taylor;A. Barragan;A. Barragan;C. Su;C. Su;B. Fux

  • Moving towards an integrated approach to molecular detection and identification of Toxoplasma gondii.

    C. Su;E. K. Shwab;P. Zhou;X. Q. Zhu

  • Genetic diversity, clonality and sexuality in Toxoplasma gondii *

    Daniel Ajzenberg;A.L. Bañuls;C. Su;A. Dumètre

  • Genotyping of Toxoplasma gondii by multilocus PCR-RFLP markers: A high resolution and simple method for identification of parasites

    C. Su;X. Zhang;J.P. Dubey

  • Geographical patterns of Toxoplasma gondii genetic diversity revealed by multilocus PCR-RFLP genotyping

    E. Keats Shwab;Xing-Quan Zhu;Debashree Majumdar;Hilda F. J. Pena

  • Molecular and biological characterization of Toxoplasma gondii isolates from free-range chickens from Guyana, South America, identified several unique and common parasite genotypes.

    J. P. Dubey;L. Applewhaite;N. Sundar;G. V. Velmurugan

  • Globally diverse Toxoplasma gondii isolates comprise six major clades originating from a small number of distinct ancestral lineages

    Chunlei Su;Asis Khan;Peng Zhou;Debashree Majumdar

  • Recent expansion of Toxoplasma through enhanced oral transmission.

    C. Su;D. Evans;R. H. Cole;J. C. Kissinger

  • Population structure and mouse-virulence of Toxoplasma gondii in Brazil.

    Hilda Fátima de Jesus Pena;Solange Maria Gennari;J. P Dubey;C Su

  • Genetic analyses of atypical Toxoplasma gondii strains reveal a fourth clonal lineage in North America.

    Asis Khan;J.P. Dubey;Chunlei Su;James W. Ajioka

  • The One Health Approach to Toxoplasmosis: Epidemiology, Control, and Prevention Strategies

    A. Alonso Aguirre;Travis Longcore;Michelle Barbieri;Haydee Dabritz

  • Local admixture of amplified and diversified secreted pathogenesis determinants shapes mosaic Toxoplasma gondii genomes

    Hernan Lorenzi;Asis Khan;Asis Khan;Michael S Behnke;Michael S Behnke;Sivaranjani Namasivayam

  • Toxoplasma gondii infection and cerebral toxoplasmosis in HIV-infected patients.

    Vera Lucia Pereira-Chioccola;José Ernesto Vidal;Chunlei Su

  • Recent transcontinental sweep of Toxoplasma gondii driven by a single monomorphic chromosome.

    A. Khan;B. Fux;C. Su;J. P. Dubey

  • Biologic and genetic comparison of Toxoplasma gondii isolates in free-range chickens from the northern Pará state and the southern state Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil revealed highly diverse and distinct parasite populations

    J.P. Dubey;N. Sundar;S.M. Gennari;A.H.H. Minervino

  • Genotyping of Toxoplasma gondii Strains from Immunocompromised Patients Reveals High Prevalence of Type I Strains

    A. Khan;C. Su;M. German;G. A. Storch

  • Composite genome map and recombination parameters derived from three archetypal lineages of Toxoplasma gondii

    Asis Khan;Sonya Taylor;Chunlei Su;Aaron J. Mackey

  • High Prevalence and Abundant Atypical Genotypes of Toxoplasma Gondii Isolated From Lambs Destined for Human Consumption in the USA

    J.P. Dubey;N. Sundar;D. Hill;G.V. Velmurugan

  • Identification of quantitative trait loci controlling acute virulence in Toxoplasma gondii

    Chunlei Su;Daniel K. Howe;J. P. Dubey;James W. Ajioka

Frequent Co-Authors

Jitender P. Dubey
Jitender P. Dubey Agricultural Research Service
Oliver C. H. Kwok
Oliver C. H. Kwok United States Department of Agriculture
Solange Maria Gennari
Solange Maria Gennari Universidade de São Paulo
Dolores E. Hill
Dolores E. Hill United States Department of Agriculture
Hilda Fátima de Jesus Pena
Hilda Fátima de Jesus Pena Universidade de São Paulo
L. David Sibley
L. David Sibley Washington University in St. Louis
Xing-Quan Zhu
Xing-Quan Zhu Shanxi Agricultural University
Longxian Zhang
Longxian Zhang Henan Agricultural University
Rosina C. Krecek
Rosina C. Krecek University of Johannesburg
Isabelle Villena
Isabelle Villena University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne

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