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Overview

D. T. J. Littlewood is affiliated with the Natural History Museum in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Environmental Science and Immunology and Microbiology, with significant contributions in the subfields of Parasitology, Ecology, and Molecular Biology. The scientist's main research topics include Parasite Biology and Host Interactions, Helminth Infection and Control, Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics, and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies.

Littlewood has published numerous articles in respected scientific journals. Among their recent papers are:

  • "The increased sensitivity of qPCR in comparison to Kato-Katz is required for the accurate assessment of the prevalence of soil-transmitted helminth infection in settings that have received multiple rounds of mass drug administration" (2020) in Parasites & Vectors
  • "How qPCR complements the WHO roadmap (2021-2030) for soil-transmitted helminths" (2021) in Trends in Parasitology
  • "Nanopore Sequencing Resolves Elusive Long Tandem-Repeat Regions in Mitochondrial Genomes" (2021) in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "Factors associated with soil-transmitted helminths infection in Benin: Findings from the DeWorm3 study" (2021) in PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • "The first mitochondrial genomes of endosymbiotic rhabdocoels illustrate evolutionary relaxation of atp8 and genome plasticity in flatworms" (2020) in International Journal of Biological Macromolecules

Their research outputs appear frequently in journals such as Parasites & Vectors, International Journal for Parasitology, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, and Trends in Parasitology.

Littlewood often collaborates with researchers including:

  • Andrea Waeschenbach
  • Marina Papaiakovou
  • Roy M. Anderson
  • Stephen R. Doyle
  • Cinzia Cantacessi

The scientist's work spans multiple topics related to parasitology and infectious diseases with an emphasis on helminth infections and diagnostics, host-parasite interactions, and molecular and ecological aspects of parasitology. They have contributed to advancing knowledge in parasite biology, zoonotic diseases, and public health.

Best Publications

  • Resolving Difficult Phylogenetic Questions: Why More Sequences Are Not Enough

    Hervé Philippe;Henner Brinkmann;Dennis V. Lavrov;D. Timothy J. Littlewood

  • Phylogeny and classification of the Digenea (Platyhelminthes: Trematoda).

    P.D. Olson;T.H. Cribb;V.V. Tkach;V.V. Tkach;R.A. Bray

  • Molecular phylogenetic analysis of the Microphalloidea Ward, 1901 (Trematoda: Digenea).

    Vasyl V. Tkach;D. Timothy J. Littlewood;Peter D. Olson;J. Mike Kinsella

  • Interrelationships of the Platyhelminthes

    D. T. J. Littlewood;Rodney Alan Bray

  • The Interrelationships of Proseriata (Platyhelminthes: Seriata) Tested with Molecules and Morphology

    D.T.J. Littlewood;D.T.J. Littlewood;Marco Curini-Galletti;Elisabeth A. Herniou

  • Utility of complete large and small subunit rRNA genes in resolving the phylogeny of the Neodermata (Platyhelminthes): implications and a review of the cercomer theory

    A. E. Lockyer;P. D. Olson;D. T. J. Littlewood

  • The phylogeny of the Schistosomatidae based on three genes with emphasis on the interrelationships of Schistosoma Weinland, 1858.

    A. E. Lockyer;P. D. Olson;P. Østergaard;D. Rollinson

  • Parasite speciation within or between host species?--phylogenetic evidence from site-specific polystome monogeneans.

    D.T.J. Littlewood;K. Rohde;K.A. Clough

  • Molecular phylogenetics of cupped oysters based on partial 28S rRNA gene sequences.

    D.T.J. Littlewood

  • The interrelationships of all major groups of Platyhelminthes: phylogenetic evidence from morphology and molecules

    D. T. J. Littlewood;D. T. J. Littlewood;K. Rohde;K. A. Clough

  • Life Cycle Evolution in the Digenea: a New Perspective from Phylogeny

    T. H. Cribb;R. A. Bray;P. D. Olson;D. T. J. Littlewood

  • Phylogenies Inferred from Mitochondrial Gene Orders—A Cautionary Tale from the Parasitic Flatworms

    Thanh H. Le;David Blair;Takeshi Agatsuma;Pierre-François Humair

  • Changes in mitochondrial genetic codes as phylogenetic characters: two examples from the flatworms.

    M. J. Telford;E. A. Herniou;R. B. Russell;D. T. J. Littlewood

  • A molecular phylogeny of the Littorininae (Gastropoda: Littorinidae): unequal evolutionary rates, morphological parallelism, and biogeography of the Southern Ocean

    S.T. Williams;D.G. Reid;D.T.J. Littlewood

  • Why barcode? High-throughput multiplex sequencing of mitochondrial genomes for molecular systematics

    M. J. T. N. Timmermans;S. Dodsworth;C. L. Culverwell;L. Bocak

  • Added resolution among ordinal level relationships of tapeworms (Platyhelminthes: Cestoda) with complete small and large subunit nuclear ribosomal RNA genes.

    Andrea Waeschenbach;Bonnie L. Webster;Rodney A. Bray;D.T.J. Littlewood

  • Orders out of chaos--molecular phylogenetics reveals the complexity of shark and stingray tapeworm relationships.

    Janine N. Caira;Kirsten Jensen;Andrea Waeschenbach;Peter D. Olson

  • Widespread vertical transmission and associated host sex-ratio distortion within the eukaryotic phylum Microspora.

    Rebecca S. Terry;Judith E. Smith;Rosie G. Sharpe;Thierry Rigaud

  • Testing the Molecular Clock: Molecular and Paleontological Estimates of Divergence Times in the Echinoidea (Echinodermata)

    Andrew B. Smith;Davide Pisani;Jacqueline A. Mackenzie-Dodds;Bruce Stockley

  • Phylogenetics of the Monogenea--evidence from a medley of molecules

    P D Olson;D T J Littlewood

  • A molecular phylogeny of bryozoans.

    Andrea Waeschenbach;P.D. Taylor;D.T.J. Littlewood

  • The interrelationships of the echinoderm classes: morphological and molecular evidence

    D. T. J. Littlewood;D. T. J. Littlewood;A. B. Smith;K. A. Clough;R. H. Emson

  • Combined large and small subunit ribosomal RNA phylogenies support a basal position of the acoelomorph flatworms.

    M. J. Telford;A. E. Lockyer;C. CartwrightFinch;D. T. J. Littlewood

  • Phylogeny of the Platyhelminthes and the evolution of parasitism

    D. T. J. Littlewood;D. T. J. Littlewood;K. Rohde;R. A. Bray;E. A. Herniou

  • A Combined Morphological and Molecular Phylogeny for Sea Urchins (Echinoidea: Echinodermata)

    D. T. J. Littlewood;A. B. Smith

  • Phylogenetic relationships of Echinostoma Rudolphi, 1809 (Digenea: Echinostomatidae) and related genera re-assessed via DNA and morphological analyses.

    A. Kostadinova;E. A. Herniou;John Barrett;D. T. J. Littlewood

  • Gnathostomulida--an enigmatic metazoan phylum from both morphological and molecular perspectives.

    Littlewood Dt;Telford Mj;Clough Ka;Rohde K

  • Molecular phylogenetics of the four Schistosoma species groups determined with partial 28S ribosomal RNA gene sequences

    D. T. J. Littlewood;D. A. Johnston

  • Phylogeny and evolution of developmental mode in temnopleurid echinoids.

    Charlotte H. Jeffery;Richard B. Emlet;D.T.J. Littlewood

  • Validity reassessment of Trichobilharzia species using Lymnaea stagnalis as the intermediate host

    J. Rudolfová;V. Hampl;C. Bayssade-Dufour;A. E. Lockyer

  • The phylogenetic position of Udonella (Platyhelminthes)1

    D.T.J. Littlewood;D.T.J. Littlewood;K. Rohde;K.A. Clough

  • On the Position of Archigetes and Its Bearing on the Early Evolution of the Tapeworms

    P. D. Olson;L. G. Poddubnaya;D. T J. Littlewood;T. Scholz

Frequent Co-Authors

Rodney A. Bray
Rodney A. Bray Natural History Museum
Thomas H. Cribb
Thomas H. Cribb University of Queensland
Bonnie L. Webster
Bonnie L. Webster Natural History Museum
Klaus Rohde
Klaus Rohde University of New England
Petr Horák
Petr Horák Charles University
Vasyl V. Tkach
Vasyl V. Tkach University of North Dakota
Maximilian J. Telford
Maximilian J. Telford University College London
Tine Huyse
Tine Huyse KU Leuven
Andrew B. Smith
Andrew B. Smith Natural History Museum
Vr Southgate
Vr Southgate Natural History Museum

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