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Cinzia Cantacessi is a researcher affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Their work encompasses multiple fields including Immunology and Microbiology, Medicine, and Environmental Science. The main focus areas of their research include Parasitology, Ecology, Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, and studies related to Small Animals.

The primary topics explored by Cantacessi cover Parasite Biology and Host Interactions, Parasites and Host Interactions more broadly, Gut Microbiota and Health, Helminth Infection and Control, Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens Research, Parasitic Infections in Humans and Animals, and Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics.

Among their recent scholarly contributions are the following publications:

  • Hookworm Treatment for Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (2020), published in JAMA Neurology
  • Baseline Gut Microbiota Composition Is Associated With Schistosoma mansoni Infection Burden in Rodent Models (2020), published in Frontiers in Immunology
  • Infection with the sheep gastrointestinal nematode Teladorsagia circumcincta increases luminal pathobionts (2020), published in Microbiome
  • Helminths, hosts, and their microbiota: new avenues for managing gastrointestinal helminthiases in ruminants (2020), published in Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy
  • Parasitic helminths and the host microbiome - a missing 'extracellular vesicle-sized' link? (2022), published in Trends in Parasitology

Frequent collaborators in their research include Alba Cortés, Gabriel Rinaldi, James Rooney, Timothy P. Jenkins, and Marina Papaiakovou.

Cantacessi's research has appeared predominantly in the following publication venues:

  • Parasites & Vectors
  • Trends in Parasitology
  • Parasite Immunology
  • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Best Publications

  • Whole-genome sequence of Schistosoma haematobium

    Neil D Young;Aaron R Jex;Bo Li;Shiping Liu

  • Ascaris suum draft genome

    Aaron R. Jex;Shiping Liu;Bo Li;Neil D. Young

  • The role of wild canids and felids in spreading parasites to dogs and cats in Europe. Part II: Helminths and arthropods

    Domenico Otranto;Cinzia Cantacessi;Filipe Dantas-Torres;Emanuele Brianti

  • Impact of experimental hookworm infection on the human gut microbiota

    Cinzia Cantacessi;Cinzia Cantacessi;Paul Giacomin;John Croese;Martha Zakrzewski

  • A portrait of the "SCP/TAPS" proteins of eukaryotes--developing a framework for fundamental research and biotechnological outcomes.

    Cinzia Cantacessi;BE Campbell;Aline Visser;Peter Geldhof

  • Carcinogenic liver fluke secretes extracellular vesicles that promote cholangiocytes to adopt a tumorigenic phenotype

    Sujittra Chaiyadet;Javier Sotillo;Michael Smout;Cinzia Cantacessi

  • Unlocking the Transcriptomes of Two Carcinogenic Parasites, Clonorchis sinensis and Opisthorchis viverrini

    Neil D. Young;Bronwyn E. Campbell;Ross S. Hall;Aaron R. Jex

  • Phortica variegata as an intermediate host of Thelazia callipaeda under natural conditions: Evidence for pathogen transmission by a male arthropod vector

    D. Otranto;C. Cantacessi;G. Testini;R.P. Lia

  • Lungworms and gastrointestinal parasites of domestic cats: a European perspective

    Alessio Giannelli;Gioia Capelli;Anja Joachim;Barbara Hinney

  • Rapid diagnosis of parasitic diseases: current scenario and future needs

    S. Momčilović;C. Cantacessi;V. Arsić-Arsenijević;D. Otranto

  • Infections by human gastrointestinal helminths are associated with changes in faecal microbiota diversity and composition.

    Timothy P Jenkins;Yasara Rathnayaka;Piyumali K Perera;Laura E Peachey

  • Elucidating the transcriptome of Fasciola hepatica - a key to fundamental and biotechnological discoveries for a neglected parasite.

    Neil D. Young;Ross S. Hall;Aaron R. Jex;Cinzia Cantacessi

  • Human thelaziosis--a neglected parasitic disease of the eye.

    Jilong Shen;Robin B. Gasser;Deyong Chu;Zengxian Wang

  • The role of wild canids and felids in spreading parasites to dogs and cats in Europe part I: Protozoa and tick-borne agents

    Domenico Otranto;Cinzia Cantacessi;Martin Pfeffer;Filipe Dantas-Torres

  • The past, present, and future of Leishmania genomics and transcriptomics

    Cinzia Cantacessi;Filipe Dantas-Torres;Filipe Dantas-Torres;Matthew J. Nolan;Domenico Otranto

  • Nematode biology and larval development of Thelazia callipaeda (Spirurida, Thelaziidae) in the drosophilid intermediate host in Europe and China

    D. Otranto;R. P. Lia;C. Cantacessi;G. Testini

  • Efficacy of a combination of 10% imidacloprid/50% permethrin for the prevention of leishmaniasis in kennelled dogs in an endemic area

    Domenico Otranto;Paola Paradies;Riccardo Paolo Lia;Maria Stefania Latrofa

  • Secreted Proteomes of Different Developmental Stages of the Gastrointestinal Nematode Nippostrongylus brasiliensis

    Javier Sotillo;Alejandro Sanchez-Flores;Cinzia Cantacessi;Yvonne Harcus

  • Experimental hookworm infection and escalating gluten challenges are associated with increased microbial richness in celiac subjects

    Paul Giacomin;Martha Zakrzewski;John Croese;Xiaopei Su

  • This Gut Ain’t Big Enough for Both of Us. Or Is It? Helminth–Microbiota Interactions in Veterinary Species

    Laura E Peachey;Timothy P Jenkins;Cinzia Cantacessi

  • A portrait of the transcriptome of the neglected trematode, Fasciola gigantica--biological and biotechnological implications.

    Neil D. Young;Aaron R. Jex;Cinzia Cantacessi;Ross S. Hall

Frequent Co-Authors

Domenico Otranto
Domenico Otranto University of Bari Aldo Moro
Robin B. Gasser
Robin B. Gasser University of Melbourne
Alex Loukas
Alex Loukas James Cook University
Bronwyn E. Campbell
Bronwyn E. Campbell RMIT University
Filipe Dantas-Torres
Filipe Dantas-Torres Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
Aaron R. Jex
Aaron R. Jex Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Riccardo Paolo Lia
Riccardo Paolo Lia University of Bari Aldo Moro
Maria Stefania Latrofa
Maria Stefania Latrofa University of Bari Aldo Moro
Gioia Capelli
Gioia Capelli Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie
Andreas Hofmann
Andreas Hofmann University of Melbourne

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