Peter U. Fischer - Publications

Affiliations: 
Biology & Biomedical Sciences (Molecular Microbiology & Microbial Pathogenesis) Washington University, Saint Louis, St. Louis, MO 
Area:
Parasitology Biology, Microbiology Biology

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2020 Rosa BA, Choi YJ, McNulty SN, Jung H, Martin J, Agatsuma T, Sugiyama H, Le TH, Doanh PN, Maleewong W, Blair D, Brindley PJ, Fischer PU, Mitreva M. Comparative genomics and transcriptomics of 4 Paragonimus species provide insights into lung fluke parasitism and pathogenesis. Gigascience. 9. PMID 32687148 DOI: 10.1093/Gigascience/Giaa073  0.681
2019 Fauver JR, Martin J, Weil GJ, Mitreva M, Fischer PU. De novo Assembly of the Brugia malayi Genome Using Long Reads from a Single MinION Flowcell. Scientific Reports. 9: 19521. PMID 31863009 DOI: 10.1038/S41598-019-55908-Y  0.309
2019 Choi YJ, Fontenla S, Fischer PU, Le TH, Costábile A, Blair D, Brindley PJ, Tort JF, Cabada MM, Mitreva M. Adaptive radiation of the flukes of the family Fasciolidae inferred from genome-wide comparisons of key species. Molecular Biology and Evolution. PMID 31501870 DOI: 10.1093/Molbev/Msz204  0.359
2017 Fischer K, Tkach VV, Curtis KC, Fischer PU. Ultrastructure and localization of Neorickettsia in adult digenean trematodes provides novel insights into helminth-endobacteria interaction. Parasites & Vectors. 10: 177. PMID 28407790 DOI: 10.1186/S13071-017-2123-7  0.347
2017 McNulty SN, Tort JF, Rinaldi G, Fischer K, Rosa BA, Smircich P, Fontenla S, Choi YJ, Tyagi R, Hallsworth-Pepin K, Mann VH, Kammili L, Latham PS, Dell'Oca N, Dominguez F, ... ... Fischer PU, et al. Genomes of Fasciola hepatica from the Americas Reveal Colonization with Neorickettsia Endobacteria Related to the Agents of Potomac Horse and Human Sennetsu Fevers. Plos Genetics. 13: e1006537. PMID 28060841 DOI: 10.1371/Journal.Pgen.1006537  0.698
2017 Fischer PU, King CL, Jacobson JA, Weil GJ. Potential Value of Triple Drug Therapy with Ivermectin, Diethylcarbamazine, and Albendazole (IDA) to Accelerate Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis and Onchocerciasis in Africa. Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases. 11: e0005163. PMID 28056015 DOI: 10.1371/Journal.Pntd.0005163  0.327
2016 Choi YJ, Tyagi R, McNulty SN, Rosa BA, Ozersky P, Martin J, Hallsworth-Pepin K, Unnasch TR, Norice CT, Nutman TB, Weil GJ, Fischer PU, Mitreva M. Genomic diversity in Onchocerca volvulus and its Wolbachia endosymbiont. Nature Microbiology. 2: 16207. PMID 27869792 DOI: 10.1038/Nmicrobiol.2016.207  0.682
2016 Vlaminck J, Supali T, Geldhof P, Hokke CH, Fischer PU, Weil GJ. Community Rates of IgG4 Antibodies to Ascaris Haemoglobin Reflect Changes in Community Egg Loads Following Mass Drug Administration. Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases. 10: e0004532. PMID 26991326 DOI: 10.1371/Journal.Pntd.0004532  0.315
2015 McNulty SN, Rosa BA, Fischer PU, Rumsey JM, Erdmann-Gilmore P, Curtis KC, Specht S, Townsend RR, Weil GJ, Mitreva M. An Integrated Multiomics Approach to Identify Candidate Antigens for Serodiagnosis of Human Onchocerciasis. Molecular & Cellular Proteomics : McP. 14: 3224-33. PMID 26472727 DOI: 10.1074/Mcp.M115.051953  0.698
2015 Fischer PU, Weil GJ. North American paragonimiasis: epidemiology and diagnostic strategies. Expert Review of Anti-Infective Therapy. 13: 779-86. PMID 25835312 DOI: 10.1586/14787210.2015.1031745  0.357
2014 McNulty SN, Fischer PU, Townsend RR, Curtis KC, Weil GJ, Mitreva M. Systems biology studies of adult paragonimus lung flukes facilitate the identification of immunodominant parasite antigens. Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases. 8: e3242. PMID 25329661 DOI: 10.1371/Journal.Pntd.0003242  0.696
2013 Supali T, Djuardi Y, Bradley M, Noordin R, Rückert P, Fischer PU. Impact of six rounds of mass drug administration on Brugian filariasis and soil-transmitted helminth infections in eastern Indonesia. Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases. 7: e2586. PMID 24349595 DOI: 10.1371/Journal.Pntd.0002586  0.335
2013 Coffeng LE, Pion SD, O'Hanlon S, Cousens S, Abiose AO, Fischer PU, Remme JH, Dadzie KY, Murdoch ME, de Vlas SJ, Basáñez MG, Stolk WA, Boussinesq M. Onchocerciasis: the pre-control association between prevalence of palpable nodules and skin microfilariae. Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases. 7: e2168. PMID 23593528 DOI: 10.1371/Journal.Pntd.0002168  0.31
2013 Fischer PU, Curtis KC, Folk SM, Wilkins PP, Marcos LA, Weil GJ. Serological diagnosis of North American Paragonimiasis by Western blot using Paragonimus kellicotti adult worm antigen. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 88: 1035-40. PMID 23589531 DOI: 10.4269/Ajtmh.12-0720  0.314
2013 McNulty SN, Fischer K, Curtis KC, Weil GJ, Brattig NW, Fischer PU. Localization of Wolbachia-like gene transcripts and peptides in adult Onchocerca flexuosa worms indicates tissue specific expression. Parasites & Vectors. 6: 2. PMID 23281896 DOI: 10.1186/1756-3305-6-2  0.696
2013 McNulty SN, Mitreva M, Weil GJ, Fischer PU. Inter and intra-specific diversity of parasites that cause lymphatic filariasis. Infection, Genetics and Evolution : Journal of Molecular Epidemiology and Evolutionary Genetics in Infectious Diseases. 14: 137-46. PMID 23201850 DOI: 10.1016/J.Meegid.2012.11.002  0.707
2012 McNulty SN, Abubucker S, Simon GM, Mitreva M, McNulty NP, Fischer K, Curtis KC, Brattig NW, Weil GJ, Fischer PU. Transcriptomic and proteomic analyses of a Wolbachia-free filarial parasite provide evidence of trans-kingdom horizontal gene transfer. Plos One. 7: e45777. PMID 23049857 DOI: 10.1371/Journal.Pone.0045777  0.702
2012 Marcos LA, Arrospide N, Recuenco S, Cabezas C, Weil GJ, Fischer PU. Genetic characterization of atypical Mansonella (Mansonella) ozzardi microfilariae in human blood samples from northeastern Peru. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 87: 491-4. PMID 22826497 DOI: 10.4269/Ajtmh.2012.11-0379  0.315
2012 McNulty SN, Mullin AS, Vaughan JA, Tkach VV, Weil GJ, Fischer PU. Comparing the mitochondrial genomes of Wolbachia-dependent and independent filarial nematode species. Bmc Genomics. 13: 145. PMID 22530989 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-13-145  0.688
2012 Gass K, Beau de Rochars MV, Boakye D, Bradley M, Fischer PU, Gyapong J, Itoh M, Ituaso-Conway N, Joseph H, Kyelem D, Laney SJ, Legrand AM, Liyanage TS, Melrose W, Mohammed K, et al. A multicenter evaluation of diagnostic tools to define endpoints for programs to eliminate bancroftian filariasis. Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases. 6: e1479. PMID 22272369 DOI: 10.1371/Journal.Pntd.0001479  0.304
2012 McNulty SN, Fischer K, Mehus JO, Vaughan JA, Tkach VV, Weil GJ, Fischer PU. Absence of Wolbachia endobacteria in Chandlerella quiscali, an avian filarial parasite. The Journal of Parasitology. 98: 382-7. PMID 22032328 DOI: 10.1645/Ge-2879.1  0.698
2011 Fischer PU, Curtis KC, Marcos LA, Weil GJ. Molecular characterization of the North American lung fluke Paragonimus kellicotti in Missouri and its development in Mongolian gerbils. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 84: 1005-11. PMID 21633042 DOI: 10.4269/Ajtmh.2011.11-0027  0.401
2011 Fischer K, Beatty WL, Jiang D, Weil GJ, Fischer PU. Tissue and stage-specific distribution of Wolbachia in Brugia malayi. Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases. 5: e1174. PMID 21629728 DOI: 10.1371/Journal.Pntd.0001174  0.325
2011 Taylor CM, Fischer K, Abubucker S, Wang Z, Martin J, Jiang D, Magliano M, Rosso MN, Li BW, Fischer PU, Mitreva M. Targeting protein-protein interactions for parasite control. Plos One. 6: e18381. PMID 21556146 DOI: 10.1371/Journal.Pone.0018381  0.389
2010 McNulty SN, Foster JM, Mitreva M, Dunning Hotopp JC, Martin J, Fischer K, Wu B, Davis PJ, Kumar S, Brattig NW, Slatko BE, Weil GJ, Fischer PU. Endosymbiont DNA in endobacteria-free filarial nematodes indicates ancient horizontal genetic transfer. Plos One. 5: e11029. PMID 20543958 DOI: 10.1371/Journal.Pone.0011029  0.701
2010 Weyher AH, Phillips-Conroy JE, Fischer K, Weil GJ, Chansa W, Fischer PU. Molecular identification of Schistosoma mattheei from feces of Kinda (Papio cynocephalus kindae) and grayfoot baboons (Papio ursinus griseipes) in Zambia. The Journal of Parasitology. 96: 184-90. PMID 19697970 DOI: 10.1645/Ge-2186.1  0.405
2009 Erickson SM, Fischer K, Weil GJ, Christensen BM, Fischer PU. Distribution of Brugia malayi larvae and DNA in vector and non-vector mosquitoes: implications for molecular diagnostics. Parasites & Vectors. 2: 56. PMID 19922607 DOI: 10.1186/1756-3305-2-56  0.377
2008 McNulty SN, Weil GJ, Heinz M, Crosby SD, Fischer PU. Brugia malayi: whole genome amplification for genomic characterization of filarial parasites. Experimental Parasitology. 119: 256-63. PMID 18359019 DOI: 10.1016/J.Exppara.2008.02.003  0.673
2007 Dunning Hotopp JC, Clark ME, Oliveira DC, Foster JM, Fischer P, Muñoz Torres MC, Giebel JD, Kumar N, Ishmael N, Wang S, Ingram J, Nene RV, Shepard J, Tomkins J, Richards S, et al. Widespread lateral gene transfer from intracellular bacteria to multicellular eukaryotes. Science (New York, N.Y.). 317: 1753-6. PMID 17761848 DOI: 10.1126/Science.1142490  0.333
2007 Fischer P, Erickson SM, Fischer K, Fuchs JF, Rao RU, Christensen BM, Weil GJ. Persistence of Brugia malayi DNA in vector and non-vector mosquitoes: implications for xenomonitoring and transmission monitoring of lymphatic filariasis. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 76: 502-7. PMID 17360875 DOI: 10.4269/Ajtmh.2007.76.502  0.366
2007 Borchert N, Becker-Pauly C, Wagner A, Fischer P, Stöcker W, Brattig NW. Identification and characterization of onchoastacin, an astacin-like metalloproteinase from the filaria Onchocerca volvulus Microbes and Infection. 9: 498-506. PMID 17347015 DOI: 10.1016/J.Micinf.2007.01.007  0.351
2007 Krueger A, Fischer P, Morales-Hojas R. Molecular phylogeny of the filaria genus Onchocerca with special emphasis on Afrotropical human and bovine parasites. Acta Tropica. 101: 1-14. PMID 17174932 DOI: 10.1016/J.Actatropica.2006.11.004  0.337
2006 Michael E, Malecela-Lazaro MN, Maegga BTA, Fischer P, Kazura JW. Mathematical models and lymphatic filariasis control: monitoring and evaluating interventions. Trends in Parasitology. 22: 529-535. PMID 16971182 DOI: 10.1016/J.Pt.2006.08.011  0.304
2006 Rao RU, Weil GJ, Fischer K, Supali T, Fischer P. Detection of Brugia parasite DNA in human blood by real-time PCR. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 44: 3887-93. PMID 16957038 DOI: 10.1128/Jcm.00969-06  0.348
2005 Oqueka T, Supali T, Ismid IS, Purnomo, Rückert P, Bradley M, Fischer P. Impact of two rounds of mass drug administration using diethylcarbamazine combined with albendazole on the prevalence of Brugia timori and of intestinal helminths on Alor Island, Indonesia. Filaria Journal. 4: 5-5. PMID 16014169 DOI: 10.1186/1475-2883-4-5  0.3
2005 Fischer P, Bonow I, Supali T, Rückert P, Rahmah N. Detection of filaria-specific IgG4 antibodies and filarial DNA, for the screening of blood spots for Brugia timori. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology. 99: 53-60. PMID 15701256 DOI: 10.1179/136485905X13339  0.32
2004 Heukelbach J, Bonow I, Witt L, Feldmeier H, Fischer P. High infection rate of Wolbachia endobacteria in the sand flea Tunga penetrans from Brazil. Acta Tropica. 92: 225-230. PMID 15533291 DOI: 10.1016/J.Actatropica.2004.08.005  0.381
2004 Jolodar A, Fischer P, Büttner DW, Miller DJ, Schmetz C, Brattig NW. Onchocerca volvulus: expression and immunolocalization of a nematode cathepsin D-like lysosomal aspartic protease. Experimental Parasitology. 107: 145-56. PMID 15363940 DOI: 10.1016/J.Exppara.2004.06.006  0.302
2004 Fischer P, Supali T, Maizels RM. Lymphatic filariasis and Brugia timori: prospects for elimination. Trends in Parasitology. 20: 351-355. PMID 15246315 DOI: 10.1016/J.Pt.2004.06.001  0.352
2004 Supali T, Rahmah N, Djuardi Y, Sartono E, Rückert P, Fischer P. Detection of filaria-specific IgG4 antibodies using Brugia Rapid test in individuals from an area highly endemic for Brugia timori. Acta Tropica. 90: 255-261. PMID 15099812 DOI: 10.1016/J.Actatropica.2004.02.001  0.306
2004 Jolodar A, Fischer P, Büttner DW, Brattig NW. Wolbachia endosymbionts of Onchocerca volvulus express a putative periplasmic HtrA-type serine protease. Microbes and Infection. 6: 141-149. PMID 14998511 DOI: 10.1016/J.Micinf.2003.10.013  0.364
2004 Helmy H, Fischer P, Farid HA, Bradley MH, Ramzy RM. Test strip detection of Wuchereria bancrofti amplified DNA in wild-caught Culex pipiens and estimation of infection rate by a PoolScreen algorithm. Tropical Medicine & International Health : Tm & Ih. 9: 158-63. PMID 14728620 DOI: 10.1046/J.1365-3156.2003.01155.X  0.342
2003 Jolodar A, Fischer P, Bergmann S, Büttner DW, Hammerschmidt S, Brattig NW. Molecular cloning of an α-enolase from the human filarial parasite Onchocerca volvulus that binds human plasminogen Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta. 1627: 111-120. PMID 12818429 DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4781(03)00083-6  0.349
2003 Fischer P, Bonow I, Büttner DW, Kamal IH, Liebau E. An aspartate aminotransferase of Wolbachia endobacteria from Onchocerca volvulus is recognized by IgG1 antibodies from residents of endemic areas. Parasitology Research. 90: 38-47. PMID 12743802 DOI: 10.1007/S00436-002-0813-2  0.353
2003 Fischer P, Boakye D, Hamburger J. Polymerase chain reaction-based detection of lymphatic filariasis. Medical Microbiology and Immunology. 192: 3-7. PMID 12592557 DOI: 10.1007/S00430-002-0152-Z  0.333
2002 Fischer P, Schmetz C, Bandi C, Bonow I, Mand S, Fischer K, Büttner DW. Tunga penetrans: molecular identification of Wolbachia endobacteria and their recognition by antibodies against proteins of endobacteria from filarial parasites ☆ Experimental Parasitology. 102: 201-211. PMID 12856318 DOI: 10.1016/S0014-4894(03)00058-4  0.395
2002 Williams SA, Laney SJ, Bierwert LA, Saunders LJ, Boakye DA, Fischer P, Goodman D, Helmy H, Hoti SL, Vasuki V, Lammie PJ, Plichart C, Ramzy RM, Ottesen EA. Development and standardization of a rapid, PCR-based method for the detection of Wuchereria bancrofti in mosquitoes, for xenomonitoring the human prevalence of bancroftian filariasis. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology. 96: S41-6. PMID 12625916 DOI: 10.1179/000349802125002356  0.321
2002 Supali T, Wibowo H, Rückert P, Fischer K, Ismid IS, Purnomo, Djuardi Y, Fischer P. High prevalence of Brugia timori infection in the highland of Alor Island, Indonesia. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 66: 560-5. PMID 12201590 DOI: 10.4269/Ajtmh.2002.66.560  0.351
2002 Pischke S, Büttner DW, Liebau E, Fischer P. An internal control for the detection of Onchocerca volvulus DNA by PCR–ELISA and rapid detection of specific PCR products by DNA Detection Test StripsTM Tropical Medicine & International Health. 7: 526-531. PMID 12031075 DOI: 10.1046/J.1365-3156.2002.00890.X  0.308
2002 Fischer P. Developments in lymphatic filariasis research Trends in Parasitology. 18: 48. DOI: 10.1016/S1471-4922(01)02195-X  0.349
2001 Kamal IH, Fischer P, Adly M, El Sayed AS, Morsy ZS, Ramzy RM. Evaluation of a PCR-ELISA to detect Wuchereria bancrofti in Culex pipiens from an Egyptian village with a low prevalence of filariasis. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology. 95: 833-41. PMID 11784438 DOI: 10.1080/00034980120111172  0.374
2001 Krause S, Sommer A, Fischer P, Brophy PM, Walter RD, Liebau E. Gene structure of the extracellular glutathione S-transferase from Onchocerca volvulus and its overexpression and promoter analysis in transgenic Caenorhabditis elegans. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology. 117: 145-54. PMID 11606224 DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(01)00342-5  0.313
2001 Sommer A, Fischer P, Krause K, Boettcher K, Brophy PM, Walter RD, Liebau E. A stress-responsive glyoxalase I from the parasitic nematode Onchocerca volvulus. The Biochemical Journal. 353: 445-52. PMID 11171039 DOI: 10.1042/0264-6021:3530445  0.31
2000 Bockarie MJ, Fischer P, Williams SA, Zimmerman PA, Griffin L, Alpers MP, Kazura JW. Application of a polymerase chain reaction-ELISA to detect Wuchereria bancrofti in pools of wild-caught Anopheles punctulatus in a filariasis control area in Papua New Guinea. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 62: 363-7. PMID 11037778 DOI: 10.4269/Ajtmh.2000.62.363  0.367
1998 Fischer PU, Büttner DW, Bamuhiiga J, Williams SA. Detection of the filarial parasite Mansonella streptocerca in skin biopsies by a nested polymerase chain reaction-based assay. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 58: 816-820. PMID 9660471 DOI: 10.4269/Ajtmh.1998.58.816  0.314
1997 Fischer P, Yocha J, Rubaale T, Garms R. PCR and DNA hybridization indicate the absence of animal filariae from vectors of Onchocerca volvulus in Uganda. Journal of Parasitology. 83: 1030-1034. DOI: 10.2307/3284357  0.332
1996 Fischer P, Bamuhiiga J, Kilian AHD, Büttner DW. Strain differentiation of Onchocerca volvulus from Uganda using DNA probes. Parasitology. 112: 401-408. PMID 8935951 DOI: 10.1017/S0031182000066634  0.316
1996 Fischer P, Rubaale T, Meredith SE, Büttner DW. Sensitivity of a polymerase chain reaction-based assay to detect Onchocerca volvulus DNA in skin biopsies. Parasitology Research. 82: 395-401. PMID 8738277 DOI: 10.1007/S004360050135  0.333
1993 Matuschka FR, Heiler M, Eiffert H, Fischer P, Lotter H, Spielman A. Diversionary role of hoofed game in the transmission of Lyme disease spirochetes. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 48: 693-9. PMID 8517488 DOI: 10.4269/Ajtmh.1993.48.693  0.349
1992 Matuschka F, Fischer P, Heiler M, Richter D, Spielman A. Capacity of European Animals as Reservoir Hosts for the Lyme Disease Spirochete The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 165: 479-483. PMID 1538153 DOI: 10.1093/Infdis/165.3.479  0.352
1992 Matuschka F, Fischer P, Heiler M, Blümcke S, Spielman A. Stage-associated risk of transmission of the Lyme disease spirochete by European Ixodes ticks. Parasitology Research. 78: 695-698. PMID 1480608 DOI: 10.1007/Bf00931523  0.341
1991 Matuschka F, Fischer P, Musgrave K, Richter D, Spielman A. Hosts on which nymphal Ixodes ricinus most abundantly feed. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 44: 100-107. PMID 1996733 DOI: 10.4269/Ajtmh.1991.44.100  0.342
1990 Matuschka F, Richter D, Fischer P, Spielman A. Time of repletion of subadult Ixodes ricinus ticks feeding on diverse hosts. Parasitology Research. 76: 540-544. PMID 2381897 DOI: 10.1007/Bf00931062  0.338
1990 Matuschka F, Lange R, Spielman A, Richter D, Fischer P. Subadult Ixodes ricinus (Acari: Ixodidae) on rodents in Berlin, West Germany. Journal of Medical Entomology. 27: 385-390. PMID 2332880 DOI: 10.1093/Jmedent/27.3.385  0.329
1990 Matuschka F, Richter D, Fischer P, Spielman A. Nocturnal detachment of the tick Ixodes hexagonus from nocturnally active hosts. Medical and Veterinary Entomology. 4: 415-420. PMID 2133008 DOI: 10.1111/J.1365-2915.1990.Tb00459.X  0.357
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