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D. Timothy J. Littlewood

D. Timothy J. Littlewood

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
75
Citations
20138
World Ranking
5315
National Ranking
410

Overview

D. Timothy J. Littlewood is affiliated with the Natural History Museum in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on parasitology, ecology, molecular biology, and related fields within environmental science and immunology and microbiology.

The scientist's work is concentrated on topics such as parasite biology and host interactions, parasites and host interactions, helminth infection and control, parasitic infections and diagnostics, planarian biology and electrostimulation, genomics and phylogenetic studies, and zoonotic diseases and public health.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with D. Timothy J. Littlewood include:

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

Their recent publications feature studies published in journals such as Parasites & Vectors, Trends in Parasitology, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, PLoS neglected tropical diseases, and International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. Notable papers include:

  • "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, Parasites & Vectors
  • "How qPCR complements the WHO roadmap (2021-2030) for soil-transmitted helminths," 2021, Trends in Parasitology
  • "Nanopore Sequencing Resolves Elusive Long Tandem-Repeat Regions in Mitochondrial Genomes," 2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "Factors associated with soil-transmitted helminths infection in Benin: Findings from the DeWorm3 study," 2021, PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • "The first mitochondrial genomes of endosymbiotic rhabdocoels illustrate evolutionary relaxation of atp8 and genome plasticity in flatworms," 2020, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules

D. Timothy J. Littlewood has frequently published in venues including Parasites & Vectors, International Journal for Parasitology, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, and Trends in Parasitology.

The scientist's interdisciplinary expertise spans environmental science and immunology and microbiology. Their research addresses key subfields such as parasitology, ecology, molecular biology, small animal studies, and public health, environmental and occupational health, reflecting a broad engagement with both organismal and molecular aspects of parasite biology and public health issues.

Best Publications

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

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

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

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

  • 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

  • Interrelationships and evolution of the tapeworms (Platyhelminthes: Cestoda).

    Peter D. Olson;D.Timothy J. Littlewood;Rodney A. Bray;Jean Mariaux

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

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

  • 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

  • Diverse Applications of Environmental DNA Methods in Parasitology.

    David Bass;David Bass;Grant D. Stentiford;D.T.J. Littlewood;Hanna Hartikainen

  • 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

  • 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

  • Xenoturbella is a deuterostome that eats molluscs

    Sarah J. Bourlat;Claus Nielsen;Anne E. Lockyer;D. Timothy J. Littlewood

  • Complete mitochondrial genomes of Taenia multiceps, T. hydatigena and T. pisiformis: additional molecular markers for a tapeworm genus of human and animal health significance

    Wan Zhong Jia;Hong Bin Yan;Ai Jiang Guo;Xing Quan Zhu

  • A revision of the interrelationships of Schistosoma including the recently described Schistosoma guineensis.

    Bonnie L. Webster;Vaughan R. Southgate;D. Timothy J. Littlewood

  • The complete mitochondrial genomes of Schistosoma haematobium and Schistosoma spindale and the evolutionary history of mitochondrial genome changes among parasitic flatworms.

    D. Timothy J. Littlewood;Anne E. Lockyer;Bonnie L. Webster;David A. Johnston

  • 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

  • An integrated pipeline for next-generation sequencing and annotation of mitochondrial genomes

    Aaron R. Jex;Ross S. Hall;D. Timothy J. Littlewood;Robin B. Gasser

  • Molecular phylogeny and evolution of the Trypanorhyncha Diesing, 1863 (Platyhelminthes: Cestoda).

    Harry W. Palm;Andrea Waeschenbach;Peter D. Olson;D. Timothy J. Littlewood

Frequent Co-Authors

Robin B. Gasser
Robin B. Gasser University of Melbourne
Aaron R. Jex
Aaron R. Jex Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Bonnie L. Webster
Bonnie L. Webster Natural History Museum
Rodney A. Bray
Rodney A. Bray Natural History Museum
Tomáš Scholz
Tomáš Scholz Czech Academy of Sciences
Abdul Jabbar
Abdul Jabbar University of Melbourne
Maximilian J. Telford
Maximilian J. Telford University College London
Thomas H. Cribb
Thomas H. Cribb University of Queensland
Roman Kuchta
Roman Kuchta Czech Academy of Sciences
David Rollinson
David Rollinson Natural History Museum

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