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Overview

Paul A. Bates is affiliated with Lancaster University in the United Kingdom and conducts research primarily in the fields of Medicine and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work focuses extensively on the study of parasitic diseases, particularly leishmaniasis and related vector-borne diseases.

The scientist's main topics of research include:

  • Research on Leishmaniasis Studies
  • Trypanosoma species research and implications
  • Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
  • Insect Pest Control Strategies
  • Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
  • Insect and Pesticide Research
  • Viral Infections and Vectors

Paul A. Bates frequently publishes in a range of scientific journals, with multiple contributions to:

  • Microbiology Resource Announcements
  • Parasite
  • Parasites & Vectors
  • PLoS Pathogens
  • Viruses

Some recent papers illustrate the scope and breadth of their research:

  • "Experimental transmission of Leishmania (Mundinia) parasites by biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)" (2021, PLoS Pathogens)
  • "The First Non-LRV RNA Virus in Leishmania" (2020, Viruses)
  • "Description, Biology, and Medical Significance of Leishmania (Mundinia) Chancei n. sp. (Kinetoplastea: Trypanosomatidae) from Ghana and Leishmania (Mundinia) Procaviensis n. sp. (Kinetoplastea: Trypanosomatidae) from Namibia" (2023, Journal of Parasitology)
  • "Characterization of Glycoside Hydrolase Families 13 and 31 Reveals Expansion and Diversification of α-Amylase Genes in the Phlebotomine Lutzomyia longipalpis and Modulation of Sandfly Glycosidase Activities by Leishmania Infection" (2021, Frontiers in Physiology)
  • "Molecular identification of two newly identified human pathogens causing leishmaniasis using PCR-based methods on the 3' untranslated region of the heat shock protein 70 (type I) gene" (2021, PLoS neglected tropical diseases)

Their frequent co-authors reflect collaborative efforts within diverse biological and medical research teams. Notable co-authors include:

  • Michelle Bates
  • Narissara Jariyapan
  • Rod J. Dillon
  • Michael D. Urbaniak
  • Derek Gatherer

The subfields of study where Paul A. Bates has made contributions include:

  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Epidemiology
  • Insect Science
  • Plant Science
  • Molecular Biology

Best Publications

  • Transmission of Leishmania metacyclic promastigotes by phlebotomine sand flies

    Paul A. Bates

  • Chromosome and gene copy number variation allow major structural change between species and strains of Leishmania

    Matthew B. Rogers;James D. Hilley;Nicholas J. Dickens;Jon Wilkes

  • Transmission of cutaneous leishmaniasis by sand flies is enhanced by regurgitation of fPPG.

    Matthew E. Rogers;Thomas Ilg;Andrei V. Nikolaev;Michael A. J. Ferguson

  • The role of promastigote secretory gel in the origin and transmission of the infective stage of Leishmania mexicana by the sandfly Lutzomyia longipalpis

    Matthew E. Rogers;M Chance;Paul Bates

  • Leishmania manipulation of sand fly feeding behavior results in enhanced transmission.

    Matthew E Rogers;Paul A Bates

  • Axenic cultivation and characterization of Leishmania mexicana amastigote-like forms.

    P. A. Bates;C. D. Robertson;L. Tetley;G. H. Coombs

  • Two separate growth phases during the development of Leishmania in sand flies: implications for understanding the life cycle.

    Sharon M Gossage;Matthew E Rogers;Paul A Bates

  • New insights into the developmental biology and transmission mechanisms of Leishmania.

    Paul Bates;Matthew E. Rogers

  • Complete developmental cycle of Leishmania mexicana in axenic culture

    P. A. Bates

  • PECAM-1: Its Expression and Function as a Cell Adhesion Molecule on Hemopoietic and Endothelial Cells

    Suzanne M. Watt;Steve E. Gschmeissner;Paul A. Bates

  • Leishmania sand fly interaction : progress and challenges

    Paul A Bates

  • Proteophosophoglycans regurgitated by Leishmania-infected sand flies target the L-arginine metabolism of host macrophages to promote parasite survival.

    Matthew Rogers;Pascale Kropf;Beak-San Choi;Rod Dillon

  • Recent advances in phlebotomine sand fly research related to leishmaniasis control.

    Paul A Bates;Jerôme Depaquit;Eunice Aparecida Bianchi Galati;Shaden Kamhawi

  • Leishmania mexicana: induction of metacyclogenesis by cultivation of promastigotes at acidic pH.

    P.A. Bates;L. Tetley

  • Evidence incriminating midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) as potential vectors of Leishmania in Australia.

    Annette M. Dougall;Bruce Alexander;Deborah C. Holt;Tegan Harris

  • Homophilic adhesion of human CEACAM1 involves N-terminal domain interactions: structural analysis of the binding site.

    Suzanne M. Watt;Ana M. Teixeira;Guang Qian Zhou;Regis Doyonnas

  • Leishmania donovani is the only cause of visceral leishmaniasis in East Africa; previous descriptions of L. infantum and "L. archibaldi" from this region are a consequence of convergent evolution in the isoenzyme data.

    M.B. Jamjoom;R.W. Ashford;Paul Bates;Michael Chance

  • A simple method for isolating viable mature parasites of Plasmodium falciparum from cultures

    A.R. Dluzewski;Irene T. Ling;Kaveri Rangachari;P.A. Bates

  • Axenic culture of Leishmania Amastigotes

    P.A. Bates

  • Leishmania donovani and cutaneous leishmaniasis, Sri Lanka.

    H. V. Yamuna D. Siriwardana;Harry A. Noyes;Nicholas J. Beeching;Michael L. Chance

Frequent Co-Authors

Petr Volf
Petr Volf Charles University
Wej Choochote
Wej Choochote Chiang Mai University
Michael A. J. Ferguson
Michael A. J. Ferguson University of Dundee
Robert J.M. Wilson
Robert J.M. Wilson The Francis Crick Institute
Stephen J. Kemp
Stephen J. Kemp University of Edinburgh
Graham H. Coombs
Graham H. Coombs University of Strathclyde
Shaden Kamhawi
Shaden Kamhawi National Institutes of Health
Matthias Mörgelin
Matthias Mörgelin Lund University
Julius Lukeš
Julius Lukeš Czech Academy of Sciences
Mark J. Taylor
Mark J. Taylor Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

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