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Overview

Richard J. Birtles is affiliated with the University of Salford in the United Kingdom. Their research spans several intersecting fields with a primary focus on Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Medicine, and Immunology and Microbiology.

The scientist's work covers a variety of subfields including Infectious Diseases, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Parasitology, Molecular Biology, and Insect Science. These areas reflect a diverse expertise centered on biological interactions, disease vectors, and molecular mechanisms.

Main research topics addressed by Richard J. Birtles include:

  • Vector-borne infectious diseases
  • Viral Infections and Vectors
  • Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Plant and fungal interactions

Recent publications illustrate the range and specificity of their research efforts. Selected papers include:

  • "Epidemiology, Distribution and Identification of Ticks on Livestock in Pakistan", 2022, published in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • "Ticks on wild boar in the metropolitan area of Barcelona (Spain) are infected with spotted fever group rickettsiae", 2021, published in Transboundary and Emerging Diseases
  • "Fungal microbiomes are determined by host phylogeny and exhibit widespread associations with the bacterial microbiome", 2021, published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • "Genetic characterisation of the Theileria annulata cytochrome b locus and its impact on buparvaquone resistance in bovine", 2022, published in International Journal for Parasitology Drugs and Drug Resistance
  • "First report of Theileria annulata in Nigeria: Findings from cattle ticks in Zamfara and Sokoto States", 2021, published in Parasites & Vectors

Frequent collaboration has taken place with several researchers, with whom Richard J. Birtles has published multiple works. Notable coauthors include:

  • Kevin J. Bown
  • Adamu Haruna Mamman
  • Vincenzo Lorusso
  • Torsten Feldt
  • Tafese Beyene Tufa

The scientist has contributed often to specific publication venues, notably:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Parasites & Vectors
  • Science
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Best Publications

  • A Giant Virus in Amoebae

    Bernard La Scola;Stéphane Audic;Catherine Robert;Liang Jungang

  • Species interactions in a parasite community drive infection risk in a wildlife population

    Sandra Telfer;Xavier Lambin;Richard Birtles;Pablo Martín Beldomenico

  • Guidelines for the diagnosis of tick-borne bacterial diseases in Europe

    P. Brouqui;F. Bacellar;G. Baranton;R. J. Birtles

  • Tick-borne infectious diseases of dogs

    Susan E. Shaw;Michael J. Day;Richard J. Birtles;Edward B. Breitschwerdt

  • Proposals to unify the genera Grahamella and Bartonella, with descriptions of Bartonella talpae comb. nov., Bartonella peromysci comb. nov., and three new species, Bartonella grahamii sp. nov., Bartonella taylorii sp. nov., and Bartonella doshiae sp. nov.

    Richard J. Birtles;Timothy G. Harrison;Nicholas A. Saunders;David H. Molyneux

  • Ecological fitness and strategies of adaptation of Bartonella species to their hosts and vectors

    Bruno B. Chomel;Henri-Jean Boulouis;Edward B. Breitschwerdt;Rickie W. Kasten

  • Outbreak of epidemic typhus associated with trench fever in Burundi.

    Didier Raoult;J. B. Ndihokubwayo;H. Tissot-Dupont;Veronique Roux

  • Comparison of partial citrate synthase gene (gltA) sequences for phylogenetic analysis of Bartonella species.

    Richard J. Birtles;Didier Raoult

  • New serotype of Bartonella heriselae in endocarditis and cat-scratch disease

    M Drancourt;R Birtles;D Raoult;G Chaumentin

  • Current knowledge of Bartonella species

    M. Maurin;R. Birtles;Didier Raoult

  • Chlamydia-like obligate parasite of free-living amoebae

    RJ Birtles;TJ Rowbotham;C Storey;TJ Marrie

  • Massilia timonae gen. nov., sp. nov., Isolated from Blood of an Immunocompromised Patient with Cerebellar Lesions

    Bernard La Scola;Richard J. Birtles;Marie-Noëlle Mallet;Didier Raoult

  • Pathogen carriage by the cat flea Ctenocephalides felis (Bouché) in the United Kingdom

    Se Shaw;MJ Kenny;Severine Tasker;RJ Birtles

  • Characterization of Novel Bovine Gastrointestinal Tract Treponema Isolates and Comparison with Bovine Digital Dermatitis Treponemes

    Nicholas J. Evans;Jennifer M. Brown;Richard D. Murray;Brian Getty

  • The Discovery and Characterization of Mimivirus, the Largest Known Virus and Putative Pneumonia Agent

    Didier Raoult;Bernard La Scola;Richard Birtles

  • Disruption of a host-parasite system following the introduction of an exotic host species.

    S. Telfer;K. J. Bown;R. Sekules;M. Begon

  • Legionella-like and other amoebal pathogens as agents of community-acquired pneumonia.

    Marrie Tj;Raoult D;La Scola B;Birtles Rj

  • Spatial epidemiology and natural population structure of Campylobacter jejuni colonizing a farmland ecosystem.

    Nigel French;Mishele Barrigas;Patrick Brown;Paola Ribiero

  • Association of Unique, Isolated Treponemes with Bovine Digital Dermatitis Lesions

    Nicholas J. Evans;Jennifer M. Brown;Ibrahim Demirkan;Prem Singh

  • Grahamella in small woodland mammals in the U.K.: isolation, prevalence and host specificity

    R. J. Birtles;T. G. Harrison;D. H. Molyneux

  • Genomic analysis of Bartonella identifies type IV secretion systems as host adaptability factors

    Henri L Saenz;Philipp Engel;Michèle C Stoeckli;Christa Lanz

Frequent Co-Authors

K. J. Bown
K. J. Bown University of Salford
Didier Raoult
Didier Raoult Aix-Marseille University
Michael Begon
Michael Begon University of Liverpool
Michael J. Day
Michael J. Day Murdoch University
Nicholas Evans
Nicholas Evans Australian National University
Xavier Lambin
Xavier Lambin University of Aberdeen
Stuart D. Carter
Stuart D. Carter University of Liverpool
Malcolm J. Bennett
Malcolm J. Bennett University of Nottingham
Steve Paterson
Steve Paterson University of Liverpool
C. Anthony Hart
C. Anthony Hart University of Liverpool

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