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Timothy W. Flegel

Timothy W. Flegel

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
62
Citations
13446
World Ranking
10824
National Ranking
7

Overview

Timothy W. Flegel is affiliated with Mahidol University in Thailand and has a research focus primarily spanning immunology, microbiology, agricultural and biological sciences, and medicine. Their work extensively covers subfields such as immunology, insect science, public health, environmental and occupational health, ecology, and molecular biology.

Themes central to Flegel's research include invertebrate immune response mechanisms, aquaculture disease management and microbiota, insect symbiosis and bacterial influences, mosquito-borne diseases and control, crustacean biology and ecology, plant virus research, and aquaculture nutrition and growth.

Frequent coauthors in their published work are:

  • Kallaya Sritunyalucksana
  • Jiraporn Srisala
  • Suparat Taengchaiyaphum
  • Piyachat Sanguanrut
  • Dararat Thaiue

Flegel's scholarly contributions are found across several publication venues, most notably:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Aquaculture
  • Journal of Invertebrate Pathology
  • Developmental & Comparative Immunology
  • Journal of the World Aquaculture Society

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Flegel are:

  • "Research progress on viral accommodation 2009 to 2019" (2020), published in Developmental & Comparative Immunology
  • "The shrimp microsporidian Enterocytozoon hepatopenaei (EHP): Biology, pathology, diagnostics and control" (2020), published in Journal of Invertebrate Pathology
  • "Infectious myonecrosis virus (IMNV) and Decapod iridescent virus 1 (DIV1) detected in captured, wild Penaeus monodon" (2021), published in Aquaculture
  • "Shewanella khirikhana sp. nov. - a shrimp pathogen isolated from a cultivation pond exhibiting early mortality syndrome" (2020), published in Microbial Biotechnology
  • "Propionigenium and Vibrio species identified as possible component causes of shrimp white feces syndrome (WFS) associated with the microsporidian Enterocytozoon hepatopenaei" (2022), published in Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Best Publications

  • A non-occluded, systemic baculovirus that occurs in cells of ectodermal and mesodermal origin and causes high mortality in the black tiger prawn Penaeus monodon.

    C. Wongteerasupaya;J. E. Vickers;S. Sriurairatana;G. L. Nash

  • Historic emergence, impact and current status of shrimp pathogens in Asia

    Timothy W. Flegel

  • Disease will limit future food supply from the global crustacean fishery and aquaculture sectors.

    G. D. Stentiford;D. M. Neil;E. J. Peeler;J. D. Shields

  • Review of current disease threats for cultivated penaeid shrimp in Asia

    Siripong Thitamadee;Anuphap Prachumwat;Jiraporn Srisala;Pattana Jaroenlak

  • Detection of major penaeid shrimp viruses in Asia, a historical perspective with emphasis on Thailand

    T.W. Flegel;T.W. Flegel

  • Variation in Vibrio parahaemolyticus isolates from a single Thai shrimp farm experiencing an outbreak of acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease (AHPND)

    Jyoti Joshi;Jiraporn Srisala;Jiraporn Srisala;Viet Hong Truong;I-Tung Chen

  • New Paradigms to Help Solve the Global Aquaculture Disease Crisis.

    Grant D. Stentiford;Kallaya Sritunyalucksana;Timothy W. Flegel;Bryony A. P. Williams

  • PmRab7 is a VP28-binding protein involved in white spot syndrome virus infection in shrimp.

    Kallaya Sritunyalucksana;Wanphen Wannapapho;Wanphen Wannapapho;Chu Fang Lo;Timothy W. Flegel

  • Histology and ultrastructure reveal a new granulosis-like virus in Penaeus monodon affected by yellow head disease

    C. Chantanachookin;S. Boonyaratpalin;J. Kasornchandra;S. Direkbusarakom

  • Characterization and PCR Detection Of Binary, Pir-Like Toxins from Vibrio parahaemolyticus Isolates that Cause Acute Hepatopancreatic Necrosis Disease (AHPND) in Shrimp

    Ratchanok Sirikharin;Suparat Taengchaiyaphum;Piyachat Sanguanrut;Thanh Duong Chi

  • Experimental transmission of white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) from crabs to shrimp Penaeus monodon.

    Panan Kanchanaphum;Chainarong Wongteerasupaya;Nusra Sitidilokratana;Vichai Boonsaeng

  • Activation of prophenoloxidase, agglutinin and antibacterial activity in haemolymph of the black tiger prawn,Penaeus monodon, by immunostimulants

    K. Sritunyalucksana;P. Sithisarn;B. Withayachumnarnkul;T.W. Flegel

  • Rapid and sensitive detection of white spot syndrome virus by loop-mediated isothermal amplification combined with a lateral flow dipstick.

    Wansadaj Jaroenram;Wansika Kiatpathomchai;Wansika Kiatpathomchai;Timothy W. Flegel

  • Outbreaks of infectious myonecrosis virus (IMNV) in Indonesia confirmed by genome sequencing and use of an alternative RT-PCR detection method ☆

    Saengchan Senapin;Saengchan Senapin;Kornsunee Phewsaiya;Kornsunee Phewsaiya;Matthew Briggs;Timothy W. Flegel

  • AP4 method for two-tube nested PCR detection of AHPND isolates of Vibrio parahaemolyticus

    Sirintip Dangtip;Ratchanok Sirikharin;Ratchanok Sirikharin;Piyachat Sanguanrut;Siripong Thitamadee

  • The crisis in Asian shrimp aquaculture: current status and future needs

    T. W. Flegel;V. Alday-Sanz

  • Update on viral accommodation, a model for host-viral interaction in shrimp and other arthropods

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  • Presence of multiple viruses in non-diseased, cultivated shrimp at harvest

    Timothy W. Flegel;Linda Nielsen;Vitaya Thamavit;Suraphol Kongtim

  • Shrimp Taura syndrome virus detection by reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification combined with a lateral flow dipstick

    Wansika Kiatpathomchai;Wansadaj Jaroenram;Narong Arunrut;Narong Arunrut;Sarawut Jitrapakdee

  • A future vision for disease control in shrimp aquaculture

    Timothy W. Flegel;Timothy W. Flegel

Frequent Co-Authors

Prida Malasit
Prida Malasit National Science and Technology Development Agency
Sakol Panyim
Sakol Panyim Mahidol University
Yodhathai Thebtaranonth
Yodhathai Thebtaranonth Mahidol University
Chu Fang Lo
Chu Fang Lo National Cheng Kung University
Anchalee Tassanakajon
Anchalee Tassanakajon Chulalongkorn University
Makoto Suzuki
Makoto Suzuki Meijo University
Ken-ichi Harada
Ken-ichi Harada Meijo University
Grant D. Stentiford
Grant D. Stentiford Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
Peter J. Walker
Peter J. Walker University of Queensland
Donald V. Lightner
Donald V. Lightner University of Arizona

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