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Overview

Paul A. Fuerst is affiliated with The Ohio State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with particular emphasis on endocrinology, molecular biology, parasitology, genetics, and ecology.

The research topics covered by Paul A. Fuerst include:

  • Legionella and Acanthamoeba research
  • Vibrio bacteria research studies
  • Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
  • Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research
  • Vector-borne infectious diseases
  • Parasites and Host Interactions
  • Parasite Biology and Host Interactions

Key recent scientific contributions by Paul A. Fuerst include the following publications:

  • Species, Sequence Types and Alleles: Dissecting Genetic Variation in Acanthamoeba, 2020, published in Pathogens
  • The Status of Molecular Analyses of Isolates of Acanthamoeba Maintained by International Culture Collections, 2023, published in Microorganisms

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Paul A. Fuerst are:

  • Gregory C. Booton
  • Daniel H. Paris
  • Daryl J. Kelly
  • Nicholas Day
  • Allen L. Richards

The main venues where Paul A. Fuerst has published include:

  • Pathogens
  • Microorganisms
  • Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
  • Journal of Water and Health

Paul A. Fuerst's work spans investigations into the genetic variation and molecular characterization of amoebae such as Acanthamoeba. Their studies contribute to a broader understanding of microbial ecology and host-parasite interactions, frequently intersecting with research on vector-borne infectious diseases and bacterial communities.

Best Publications

  • AN APPROACH TO POPULATION AND EVOLUTIONARY GENETIC THEORY FOR GENES IN MITOCHONDRIA AND CHLOROPLASTS, AND SOME RESULTS

    C. William Birky;Takeo Maruyama;Paul Fuerst

  • Organelle gene diversity under migration, mutation, and drift: equilibrium expectations, approach to equilibrium, effects of heteroplasmic cells, and comparison to nuclear genes.

    C W Birky;P Fuerst;T Maruyama

  • POPULATION BOTTLENECKS AND NONEQUILIBRIUM MODELS IN POPULATION GENETICS. II. NUMBER OF ALLELES IN A SMALL POPULATION THAT WAS FORMED BY A RECENT BOTTLENECK

    Takeo Maruyama;Paul A. Fuerst

  • WHAT MOLECULES CAN TELL US ABOUT POPULATIONS: CHOOSING ANDUSING A MOLECULAR MARKER

    Patricia G. Parker;Allison A. Snow;Malcolm D. Schug;Gregory C. Booton

  • Use of Subgenic 18S Ribosomal DNA PCR and Sequencing for Genus and Genotype Identification of Acanthamoebae from Humans with Keratitis and from Sewage Sludge

    Jill M. Schroeder;Gregory C. Booton;John Hay;Ingrid A. Niszl

  • Scrub Typhus: The Geographic Distribution of Phenotypic and Genotypic Variants of Orientia tsutsugamushi

    Daryl J. Kelly;Paul A. Fuerst;Wei-Mei Ching;Allen L. Richards;Allen L. Richards

  • The evolutionary history of the genus Acanthamoeba and the identification of eight new 18S rRNA gene sequence types

    Diane R. Stothard;Jill M. Schroeder-Diedrich;Mohammad H. Awwad;Rebecca J. Gast

  • Identification and Distribution of Acanthamoeba Species Genotypes Associated with Nonkeratitis Infections

    Gregory C. Booton;Govinda S. Visvesvara;Thomas J. Byers;Daryl J. Kelly

  • 18S Ribosomal DNA Typing and Tracking of Acanthamoeba Species Isolates from Corneal Scrape Specimens, Contact Lenses, Lens Cases, and Home Water Supplies of Acanthamoeba Keratitis Patients in Hong Kong

    G. C. Booton;D. J. Kelly;Y.-W. Chu;D. V. Seal;D. V. Seal

  • The association of contact lens solution use and Acanthamoeba keratitis

    Charlotte E. Joslin;Elmer Y. Tu;Megan E. Shoff;Gregory C. Booton

  • Subgenus Systematics of Acanthamoeba: Four Nuclear 18S rDNA Sequence Types

    Rebecca J. Gast;Dolena R. Ledee;Dolena R. Ledee;Paul A. Fuerst;Thomas J. Byers

  • Western immunoblot analysis of Haemobartonella muris and comparison of 16S rRNA gene sequences of H. muris, H. felis, and Eperythrozoon suis.

    Y Rikihisa;M Kawahara;B Wen;G Kociba

  • STATISTICAL STUDIES ON PROTEIN POLYMORPHISM IN NATURAL POPULATIONS I. DISTRIBUTION OF SINGLE LOCUS HETEROZYGOSITY

    Paul A. Fuerst;Ranajit Chakraborty;Masatoshi Nei

  • POPULATION BOTTLENECKS AND NONEQUILIBRIUM MODELS IN POPULATION GENETICS. I. ALLELE NUMBERS WHEN POPULATIONS EVOLVE FROM ZERO VARIABILITY

    Takeo Maruyama;Paul A. Fuerst

  • Statistical Studies on Protein Polymorphism in Natural Populations. III. Distribution of Allele Frequencies and the Number of Alleles per Locus

    Ranajit Chakraborty;Paul A. Fuerst;Masatoshi Nei

  • Efficacy of contact lens systems against recent clinical and tap water Acanthamoeba isolates.

    Megan E Shoff;Charlotte E Joslin;Elmer Y Tu;Laura Kubatko

  • The relative value of confocal microscopy and superficial corneal scrapings in the diagnosis of Acanthamoeba keratitis.

    Elmer Y Tu;Charlotte E Joslin;Joel Sugar;Gregory C Booton

  • Endemic scrub typhus-like illness, Chile.

    M E Balcells;Ricardo Rabagliati;Patricia Garcia;Helena Poggi

  • Evolutionary Analysis of the Spotted Fever and Thyphus Groups of Rickettsia Using 16S rRNA Gene Sequences

    Diane R. Stothard;Paul A. Fuerst

  • Considerations on the conservation of alleles and of genic heterozygosity in small managed populations

    Paul A. Fuerst;Takeo Maruyama

Frequent Co-Authors

Govinda S. Visvesvara
Govinda S. Visvesvara Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Ranajit Chakraborty
Ranajit Chakraborty University of North Texas Health Science Center
Yasuko Rikihisa
Yasuko Rikihisa The Ohio State University
Masatoshi Nei
Masatoshi Nei Pennsylvania State University
Les Kaufman
Les Kaufman Boston University
Patricia G. Parker
Patricia G. Parker University of Missouri–St. Louis
John D. Carpten
John D. Carpten University of Southern California
Allen L. Richards
Allen L. Richards Naval Medical Research Center
John Douglas Mcpherson
John Douglas Mcpherson University of California, Davis
Arthur H.M. Burghes
Arthur H.M. Burghes The Ohio State University

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