Cystic echinococcosis in Iceland: a brief history and genetic analysis of a 46-year-old Echinococcus isolate collected prior to the eradication of this zoonotic disease U Saarma, K Skirnisson, TS Björnsdottir, T Laurimäe, L Kinkar Parasitology 150 (7), 638-643, 2023 | | 2023 |
Exploring the genetic diversity of genotypes G8 and G10 of the Echinococcus canadensis cluster in Europe based on complete mitochondrial genomes (13 550–13 552 bp) T Laurimäe, L Kinkar, E Moks, G Bagrade, U Saarma Parasitology 150 (7), 631-637, 2023 | 5 | 2023 |
Genome‐wide exploration reveals distinctive northern and southern variants of Clonorchis sinensis in the Far East L Kinkar, PK Korhonen, U Saarma, T Wang, XQ Zhu, I Harliwong, B Yang, ... Molecular ecology resources 23 (4), 833-843, 2023 | 2 | 2023 |
“Escalibur”—A practical pipeline for the de novo analysis of nucleotide variation in nonmodel eukaryotes PK Korhonen, B Shaban, NG Faux, L Kinkar, BCH Chang, D Wang, ... Molecular Ecology Resources 22 (5), 2120-2126, 2022 | 2 | 2022 |
Chromosome-scale Echinococcus granulosus (genotype G1) genome reveals the Eg95 gene family and conservation of the EG95-vaccine molecule PK Korhonen, L Kinkar, ND Young, H Cai, MW Lightowlers, C Gauci, ... Communications biology 5 (1), 199, 2022 | 8 | 2022 |
High-quality reference genome for Clonorchis sinensis ND Young, AJ Stroehlein, L Kinkar, T Wang, WM Sohn, BCH Chang, ... Genomics 113 (3), 1605-1615, 2021 | 23 | 2021 |
Nanopore sequencing resolves elusive long tandem-repeat regions in mitochondrial genomes L Kinkar, RB Gasser, BL Webster, D Rollinson, DTJ Littlewood, ... International Journal of Molecular Sciences 22 (4), 1811, 2021 | 19 | 2021 |
Mitochondrial genome of Bulinus truncatus (Gastropoda: Lymnaeoidea): Implications for snail systematics and schistosome epidemiology ND Young, L Kinkar, AJ Stroehlein, PK Korhonen, JR Stothard, ... Current Research in Parasitology & Vector-borne Diseases 1, 100017, 2021 | 5 | 2021 |
First record of a tandem-repeat region within the mitochondrial genome of Clonorchis sinensis using a long-read sequencing approach L Kinkar, ND Young, WM Sohn, AJ Stroehlein, PK Korhonen, RB Gasser PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 14 (8), e0008552, 2020 | 22 | 2020 |
Marked mitochondrial genetic variation in individuals and populations of the carcinogenic liver fluke Clonorchis sinensis L Kinkar, PK Korhonen, D Wang, XQ Zhu, GN Chelomina, T Wang, ... PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 14 (8), e0008480, 2020 | 7 | 2020 |
Long-read sequencing reveals a 4.4 kb tandem repeat region in the mitogenome of Echinococcus granulosus (sensu stricto) genotype G1 L Kinkar, PK Korhonen, H Cai, CG Gauci, MW Lightowlers, U Saarma, ... Parasites & Vectors 12, 1-7, 2019 | 40 | 2019 |
Analysis of nad2 and nad5 enables reliable identification of genotypes G6 and G7 within the species complex Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato T Laurimäe, L Kinkar, T Romig, G Umhang, A Casulli, RA Omer, ... Infection, Genetics and Evolution 74, 103941, 2019 | 22 | 2019 |
Cystic echinococcosis in wild boars (Sus scrofa) from southern Italy: epidemiological survey and molecular characterization G Sgroi, A Varcasia, G Dessi, N D'Alessio, C Tamponi, U Saarma, ... International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife 9, 305-311, 2019 | 23 | 2019 |
First detection of zoonotic tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato genotype G7 in continental Italy T Laurimäe, L Kinkar, A Varcasia, G Dessì, G Sgroi, N D’Alessio, ... Parasitology Research 118, 2193-2201, 2019 | 17 | 2019 |
Molecular phylogeny based on six nuclear genes suggests that Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato genotypes G6/G7 and G8/G10 can be regarded as two distinct species T Laurimäe, L Kinkar, E Moks, T Romig, RA Omer, A Casulli, G Umhang, ... Parasitology 145 (14), 1929-1937, 2018 | 81 | 2018 |
Distinguishing Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto genotypes G1 and G3 with confidence: a practical guide L Kinkar, T Laurimäe, G Acosta-Jamett, V Andresiuk, I Balkaya, A Casulli, ... Infection, Genetics and Evolution 64, 178-184, 2018 | 80 | 2018 |
The benefits of analysing complete mitochondrial genomes: deep insights into the phylogeny and population structure of Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato genotypes G6 and G7 T Laurimäe, L Kinkar, T Romig, RA Omer, A Casulli, G Umhang, ... Infection, Genetics and Evolution 64, 85-94, 2018 | 65 | 2018 |
Genetic diversity and phylogeography of the elusive, but epidemiologically important Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto genotype G3 L Kinkar, T Laurimäe, I Balkaya, A Casulli, H Zait, M Irshadullah, ... Parasitology 145 (12), 1613-1622, 2018 | 54 | 2018 |
Global phylogeography and genetic diversity of the zoonotic tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto genotype G1 L Kinkar, T Laurimäe, G Acosta-Jamett, V Andresiuk, I Balkaya, A Casulli, ... International journal for parasitology, 2018 | 94 | 2018 |
New mitogenome and nuclear evidence on the phylogeny and taxonomy of the highly zoonotic tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto L Kinkar, T Laurimäe, M Sharbatkhori, H Mirhendi, EB Kia, F Ponce-Gordo, ... Infection, Genetics and Evolution 52, 52-58, 2017 | 116 | 2017 |