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Daniel González-Acuña

Daniel González-Acuña

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
35
Citations
5003
World Ranking
1714
National Ranking
1

Overview

Daniel González-Acuña was affiliated with the University of Concepción in Chile. Their research primarily focused on the fields of Immunology and Microbiology as well as Environmental Science, with particular emphasis on Parasitology, Ecology, Infectious Diseases, Genetics, and Animal Science and Zoology.

The scientist contributed extensively to studies on vector-borne infectious diseases, viral infections and vectors, bird parasitology and diseases, parasite biology and host interactions, Yersinia bacterium, plague and ectoparasites research, animal ecology and behavior, and genetic diversity and population structure.

Notable recent papers published by Daniel González-Acuña included:

  • "Sustained RNA virome diversity in Antarctic penguins and their ticks", 2020, The ISME Journal
  • "Global drivers of avian haemosporidian infections vary across zoogeographical regions", 2021, Global Ecology and Biogeography
  • "Circumpolar diversification of the Ixodes uriae tick virome", 2020, PLoS Pathogens
  • "Genomic data reveal international lineages of critical priority Escherichia coli harbouring wide resistome in Andean condors (Vultur gryphus Linnaeus, 1758)", 2020, Molecular Ecology
  • "Rodents as potential reservoirs for Borrelia spp. in northern Chile", 2020, Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária/Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Parasitology

The scientist worked frequently with several collaborators, including:

  • Lucila Moreno (14 joint publications)
  • María Carolina Silva-de la Fuente (8 joint publications)
  • Juliana A. Vianna (7 joint publications)
  • Pablo Oyarzún-Ruiz (7 joint publications)
  • Sebastián Muñoz-Leal (6 joint publications)

Daniel González-Acuña's research was published often in specific scientific journals, including:

  • Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária/Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Parasitology (8 publications)
  • Austral Journal of Veterinary Sciences (3 publications)
  • Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases (2 publications)
  • Revista Chilena de Infectología (2 publications)
  • Research Square (Research Square) (2 publications)

Best Publications

  • Ticks (Ixodidae) on humans in South America

    A. A. Guglielmone;L. Beati;D. M. Barros-Battesti;M. B. Labruna

  • Borrelia chilensis, a new member of the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex that extends the range of this genospecies in the Southern Hemisphere.

    Larisa B. Ivanova;Alexandra Tomova;Daniel González-Acuña;Roberto Murúa

  • Human-Associated Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase in the Antarctic

    Jorge Hernández;Jorge Hernández;Johan Stedt;Jonas Bonnedahl;Ylva Molin

  • Sustained RNA virome diversity in Antarctic penguins and their ticks.

    Michelle Wille;Erin Harvey;Mang Shi;Daniel Gonzalez-Acuña

  • Characterization and Comparison of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase (ESBL) Resistance Genotypes and Population Structure of Escherichia coli Isolated from Franklin's Gulls (Leucophaeus pipixcan) and Humans in Chile

    Jorge Hernandez;Anders Johansson;Johan Stedt;Stina Bengtsson

  • Ticks (Acari: Ixodoidea: Argasidae, Ixodidae) of Chile.

    Daniel González-Acuña;Alberto Alejandro Guglielmone

  • Evaluating mortality sources for the Vulnerable pudu Pudu puda in Chile: implications for the conservation of a threatened deer

    Eduardo A. Silva-Rodríguez;Claudio Verdugo;Claudio Verdugo;O. Alejandro Aleuy;James G. Sanderson

  • The Ornithodoros (Alectorobius) talaje Species Group (Acari: Ixodida: Argasidae): Description of Ornithodoros (Alectorobius) rioplatensis n. sp. from Southern South America

    J. M. Venzal;A. Estrada-Peña;A. J. Mangold;D. González-Acuña

  • Global drivers of avian haemosporidian infections vary across zoogeographical regions

    Alan Fecchio;Nicholas J. Clark;Jeffrey A Bell;Heather Skeen;Heather Skeen

  • Evidence for the Introduction, Reassortment, and Persistence of Diverse Influenza A Viruses in Antarctica

    Aeron C. Hurt;Yvonne C F Su;Malet Aban;Heidi Peck

  • Bartonella rochalimae and other Bartonella spp. in fleas, Chile.

    Laura Pérez-Martínez;José M. Venzal;Daniel González-Acuña;Aránzazu Portillo

  • An inverse latitudinal gradient in infection probability and phylogenetic diversity for Leucocytozoon blood parasites in New World birds.

    Alan Fecchio;Jeffrey A. Bell;Mariane Bosholn;Jefferson A. Vaughan

  • Anthropogenic antibiotic resistance genes mobilization to the polar regions

    Jorge Hernández;Daniel González-Acuña

  • New feather mites of the subfamily Pterodectinae (Acariformes: Proctophyllodidae) from passerines (Aves: Passeriformes) from Chile and Cuba.

    Sergey Mironov;Daniel González-Acuña

  • Wild owls colonized by international clones of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (CTX-M)-producing Escherichia coli and Salmonella Infantis in the Southern Cone of America.

    Danny Fuentes-Castillo;Mariella Farfán-López;Fernanda Esposito;Quézia Moura

  • Molecular methods routinely used to detect Coxiella burnetii in ticks cross-react with Coxiella-like bacteria.

    Jourdain Elsa;Olivier Duron;Barry Séverine;Daniel González-Acuña

  • Genetic and Morphological Evidences for the Existence of a New Species of Contracaecum (Nematoda: Anisakidae) Parasite of Phalacrocorax brasilianus (Gmelin) From Chile and Its Genetic Relationships with Congeners From Fish-Eating Birds

    Lucas Garbin;Simonetta Mattiucci;Michela Paoletti;Daniel González-Acuña

  • The tick Ixodes uriae (Acari: Ixodidae): Hosts, geographical distribution, and vector roles.

    Sebastián Muñoz-Leal;Sebastián Muñoz-Leal;Daniel González-Acuña

  • Antibiotic resistance in Escherichia coli strains isolated from Antarctic bird feces, water from inside a wastewater treatment plant, and seawater samples collected in the Antarctic Treaty area

    Virginia Rabbia;Helia Bello-Toledo;Sebastián Jiménez;Mario Quezada

  • Concentration of trace metals in excrements of two species of penguins from different locations of the Antarctic Peninsula

    Winfred Espejo;José E. Celis;Daniel González-Acuña;Solange Jara

  • New host and locality records for the Ixodes auritulus (Acari: Ixodidae) species group, with a review of host relationships and distribution in the Neotropical Zoogeographic Region.

    Daniel González-acuña;José M. Venzal;James E. Keirans;Richard G. Robbins

Frequent Co-Authors

José M. Venzal
José M. Venzal University of the Republic
Sebastián Muñoz-Leal
Sebastián Muñoz-Leal University of Concepción
Alberto A. Guglielmone
Alberto A. Guglielmone National Agricultural Technology Institute
Santiago Nava
Santiago Nava National Institute of Agricultural Technology
Björn Olsen
Björn Olsen Harvard University
Marcelo B. Labruna
Marcelo B. Labruna Universidade de São Paulo
Sergey Mironov
Sergey Mironov Belgorod National Research University
Ricardo Barra
Ricardo Barra University of Concepción
Atilio J. Mangold
Atilio J. Mangold National Agricultural Technology Institute
Thiago F. Martins
Thiago F. Martins Universidade de São Paulo

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