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Mario T. Philipp

Mario T. Philipp

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
51
Citations
8755
World Ranking
17232
National Ranking
7091

Overview

Mario T. Philipp is affiliated with Tulane University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with additional emphasis on medicine. The subfields they contribute to include parasitology, infectious diseases, public health, environmental and occupational health, developmental biology, and molecular biology.

The scientist's work covers several main topics across their publications. These include:

  • Vector-borne infectious diseases
  • Viral infections and vectors
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Animal vocal communication and behavior
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Microbial metabolites in food biotechnology
  • Digestive system and related health

Among recent papers by Mario T. Philipp are:

  • Repeated Tick Infestations Impair Borrelia burgdorferi Transmission in a Non-Human Primate Model of Tick Feeding, 2023, Pathogens
  • Syracuse University Bioacoustics and Behavioral Ecology Laboratory, 2024, The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
  • Evaluating the prebiotic activity of arabinogalactan on the human gut microbiota using 16S rRNA gene sequencing and Raman-activated cell sorting, 2025, Microbiome Research Reports

Frequent co-authors include Sukanya Narasimhan, Carmen J. Booth, Erol Fikrig, Monica E. Embers, and Susan E. Parks. Their collaborations span multiple studies related to infectious diseases, vector biology, and microbial ecology.

They have published in various scientific venues, with recent contributions found in:

  • Pathogens
  • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
  • Microbiome Research Reports

Best Publications

  • Cytokines and Chemokines at the Crossroads of Neuroinflammation, Neurodegeneration, and Neuropathic Pain

    Geeta Ramesh;Andrew G. MacLean;Mario T. Philipp

  • Sensitive and Specific Serodiagnosis of Lyme Disease by Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay with a Peptide Based on an Immunodominant Conserved Region of Borrelia burgdorferi VlsE

    Fang Ting Liang;Allen C. Steere;Adriana R. Marques;Barbara J. B. Johnson

  • Serodiagnosis of Lyme Disease by Kinetic Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Using Recombinant VlsE1 or Peptide Antigens of Borrelia burgdorferi Compared with 2-Tiered Testing Using Whole-Cell Lysates

    Rendi Murphree Bacon;Brad J. Biggerstaff;Martin E. Schriefer;Robert D. Gilmore

  • Persistence of Borrelia burgdorferi in Rhesus Macaques following Antibiotic Treatment of Disseminated Infection

    Monica E. Embers;Stephen W. Barthold;Juan T. Borda;Lisa Bowers

  • An Immune Evasion Mechanism for Spirochetal Persistence in Lyme Borreliosis

    Fang Ting Liang;Mary B. Jacobs;Lisa C. Bowers;Mario T. Philipp

  • Lipoproteins, Not Lipopolysaccharide, Are the Key Mediators of the Proinflammatory Response Elicited by Heat-Killed Brucella abortus

    Guillermo H. Giambartolomei;Astrid Zwerdling;Juliana Cassataro;Laura Bruno

  • An immunodominant conserved region within the variable domain of VlsE, the variable surface antigen of Borrelia burgdorferi.

    Fang Ting Liang;Alida L. Alvarez;Yan Gu;Jena M. Nowling

  • Antibody Response to IR6, a Conserved Immunodominant Region of the VlsE Lipoprotein, Wanes Rapidly after Antibiotic Treatment of Borrelia burgdorferi Infection in Experimental Animals and in Humans

    Mario T. Philipp;Lisa C. Bowers;Paul T. Fawcett;Mary B. Jacobs

  • Induction of Pro- and Anti-Inflammatory Cytokines by Borrelia burgdorferi Lipoproteins in Monocytes Is Mediated by CD14

    Guillermo H. Giambartolomei;Vida A. Dennis;Barbara L. Lasater;Mario T. Philipp

  • Analysis of an Ordered, Comprehensive STM Mutant Library in Infectious Borrelia burgdorferi: Insights into the Genes Required for Mouse Infectivity

    Tao Lin;Lihui Gao;Chuhua Zhang;Evelyn Odeh

  • Characterization of a Borrelia burgdorferi VlsE Invariable Region Useful in Canine Lyme Disease Serodiagnosis by Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay

    Fang Ting Liang;Richard H. Jacobson;Reinhard K. Straubinger;Amy Grooters

  • Antigenic Conservation of an Immunodominant Invariable Region of the VlsE Lipoprotein among European Pathogenic Genospecies of Borrelia burgdorferi SL

    Fang Ting Liang;Elisabeth Aberer;Marina Cinco;Lise Gern

  • Differential expression of Borrelia burgdorferi proteins during growth in vitro

    Ramesh Ramamoorthy;Mario T. Philipp

  • Survival strategies of Borrelia burgdorferi, the etiologic agent of Lyme disease

    Monica E. Embers;Ramesh Ramamoorthy;Mario T. Philipp

  • Borrelia burgdorferi Stimulates the Production of Interleukin-10 in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells from Uninfected Humans and Rhesus Monkeys

    Guillermo H. Giambartolomei;Vida A. Dennis;Mario T. Philipp

  • A protein-based pneumococcal vaccine protects rhesus macaques from pneumonia after experimental infection with Streptococcus pneumoniae.

    Philippe Denoël;Mario T. Philipp;Lara Doyle;Dale Martin

  • Interleukin-10 modulates proinflammatory cytokines in the human monocytic cell line THP-1 stimulated with Borrelia burgdorferi lipoproteins.

    P. K. Murthy;Vida A. Dennis;Barbara L. Lasater;Mario T. Philipp

  • Toll-Like Receptors : Insights into Their Possible Role in the Pathogenesis of Lyme Neuroborreliosis

    Andrea L. F. Bernardino;Tereance A. Myers;Xavier Alvarez;Atsuhiko Hasegawa

  • Analysis of Borrelia burgdorferi vlsE gene expression and recombination in the tick vector.

    Karl J. Indest;Jerrilyn K. Howell;Mary B. Jacobs;Dorothy Scholl-Meeker

  • Interaction of the Lyme Disease Spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi with Brain Parenchyma Elicits Inflammatory Mediators from Glial Cells as Well as Glial and Neuronal Apoptosis

    Geeta Ramesh;Juan T. Borda;Jason Dufour;Deepak Kaushal

Frequent Co-Authors

Adriana Marques
Adriana Marques National Institutes of Health
Deepak Kaushal
Deepak Kaushal Texas Biomedical Research Institute
Steven J. Norris
Steven J. Norris The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Barbara J. B. Johnson
Barbara J. B. Johnson Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Gary P. Wormser
Gary P. Wormser New York Medical College
Xavier Alvarez
Xavier Alvarez Tulane University
Ian Marriott
Ian Marriott University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Sukanya Narasimhan
Sukanya Narasimhan Yale University
Ira Schwartz
Ira Schwartz New York Medical College
P. K. Murthy
P. K. Murthy University of Lucknow

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