Publications
Edwards, C. C., McConnel, G., Ramos D., Gurrola-Mares, Y., Arole, K.D, Green, M. J., Cañas-Carrell, J. E., Brelsfoard, C. L. 2023. Microplastic ingestion perturbs the microbiome of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) and Aedes aegypti. J. of Med. Entomol. 2023.
Kancharlapalli, S. J., Surowiec, K., Longing, S. D., Brelsfoard, C. L. Nectar source and pollinator cross contamination and persistence of pyriproxyfen associated with the use of auto dissemination techniques for mosquito control. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 2022, 38(3): 175-187.
Matthews ML, Covey HO, Drolet BS, Brelsfoard CL. Wolbachia wAlbB inhibits bluetongue and epizootic hemorrhagic fever viruses in Culicoides midge cells. Med Vet Entomol. 2022 Mar 10. doi: 10.1111/mve.12569. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35266572.
Skinner, K.M.; Underwood, J.; Ghosh, A.; Oliva Chavez, A.S.; Brelsfoard, C.L. Wolbachia Impacts Anaplasma Infection in Ixodes scapularis Tick Cells. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 1051. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19031051
Sri Jyosthsna Kancharlapalli, Cameron Crabtree, Scott D. Longing, and Corey L. Brelsfoard. 2021. Cross contamination of nectar sources and non-target pollinator insects from pyriproxyfen treated male mosquitoes. 15 (10): e0009824. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal/pntd.0009824.
Phillip Shults, Lee W. Cohnstaedt, Zach N. Adelman, Corey L. Brelsfoard. 2021. Next generation tools for the management of biting midge populations to reduce pathogen transmission. Parasites and Vectors. 14 (31): https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-020-04524-1.
Alyssa, M. Krafsur, Arnab Ghosh, and Corey L. Brelsfoard. 2020. Phenotypic Response of Wolbachia pipientis in a Cell Free Medium 2020. Microorganisms. 8(7), 1060.
Hunter Covey, Rafe H. Hall, Alyssa Krafsur, Megan Matthews, Phillip Shults, Corey L. Brelsfoard. 2020. Cryptic Wolbachia detection and prevalence in Culicoides midge populations in the United States. J. Med. Entomol. 1-8.
Ghosh, A., D. Jasperson, L. W. Cohnstaedt, C. L. Brelsfoard. 2019. Transinfection of Culicoides sonorensis biting midge cell lines with Wolbachia pipientis. Parasites and Vectors 12, 483.
Brelsfoard, C.L., J. W. Mains, S. Mulligan, A. Cornel, J. Holeman, S. Kluh, Andrea Leal, L. J. Hribar, H. Morales, T. Posey and S. L. Dobson. 2019. Aedes aegypti males as vehicles for insecticide delivery. Insects 10(8), 230.
Mains, J.W., Brelsfoard C, Rose, R.I., Dobson S.L. 2016. Female adult Aedes albopictus suppression by Wolbachia-infected male mosquitoes. Sci. Rep. 6.
Mains, J. W., C. L. Brelsofard, S. L. Dobson. 2015. Male mosquitoes as vehicles for insecticide. PLoS Negl Trop. Dis. 9: e0003406.
International Glossina Genome Initiative (IGGI). 2014. Genome Sequence of the Tsetse Fly (Glossina morsitans): Vector of African Trypanosomiasis. Science 25 April: 380-386.
Brelsfoard, C. L., G. Tsiamis, M. Falchetto, L. M. Gomulski, E. Telleria, U. Alam, E. Doudoumis, F. Scolari, M. Swain, P. Takac, A. R. Malacrida, K. Bourtzis, S. Aksoy. 2014. Presence of extensive Wolbachia symbiont insertions discovered in the genome of its host Glossina morsitans morsitans. PLoS Negl. Trop. Dis. 8: e2728.
Mains, J. M., C. L. Brelsfoard, P. Crain, S. L. Dobson. 2013. Population impacts of Wolbachia on Aedes albopictus. Ecol. Applicat. 23:493–501.
Symula, R. E., U. Alam, C. L. Brelsfoard, Y. Wu, R. Echodu, L. M. Okedi, S. Aksoy, A. Caccone. 2013. Wolbachia association with the tsetse fly, Glossina fuscipes fuscipes, reveals high levels of genetic diversity and complex evolutionary dynamics. BMC Evol Biol. Feb 5;13:31.
Wang, J., C. L. Brelsfoard, Y. Wu, S. Aksoy. 2013. Intercommunity effects on microbiome and GpSGHV density regulation in tsetse flies. J. Invertebr. Pathol. Mar;112 Suppl:S32-9.
Doudoumis, V., U. Alam, E. Aksoy, A. Abd-Alla, G. Tsiamis, C. Brelsfoard, S. Aksoy, K. Bourtzis. 2013. Tsetse-Wolbachia symbiosis: comes of age and has great potential for pest and disease control. J. Invertebr. Pathol. Mar;112 Suppl:S94-103.
Alam, U., C. Hyseni, R. Symula, C. L. Brelsfoard, Y. Wu, J. Wang, R. Echodu, V. Allioni, O. Kruglov, L. Okedi, A. Caccone, S. Aksoy. 2012. Microfauna-host interactions: implications for trypanosome transmission dynamics in Glossina fuscipes fuscipes in Uganda. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 78(13): 4627-37.
O’connor, L., C. Plichart, A. C. Sang, C. L. Brelsfoard, S. L. Dobson. 2012. Open release of male mosquitoes artificially infected with Wolbachia: field performance and Wolbachia containment. PLos Negl. Trop. Dis. 6(11):e1797.
Brelsfoard, C. L. and S. L. Dobson. 2012. Population genetic structure of Aedes polynesiensis in the Society Islands of French Polynesia: implications for control using a Wolbachia-based autocidal strategy. BMC Parasit. Vect. 5: 80. Apr 24;5:80.
Alam, U.*, J. Medlock*, C. Brelsfoard*, R. Pais, C. Lohs, S. Balmand, A. Heddi, P. Takac, A. Galvani, and S. Aksoy. 2011. Wolbachia symbiont infections induce strong cytoplasmic incompatibility in the tsetse fly Glossina morsitans. PLos Pathogens. 7(2): e1002415.
*equally contributing authors
Brelsfoard, C. L., S. L. Dobson. 2011. An update on the utility of Wolbachia for controlling insect vectors and disease transmission. Asia Pac. J. of Mol. Biol. Biotech. 19(3): 85-92.
Doudoumis, V., G. Tsiamis, F. Wamwiri, C. Brelsfoard, U. Alam, E. Aksoy, S. Dalaperas, A. Abd-Alla, J. Ouma, P. Takac, S. Aksoy, and K. Bourtzis. 2012. Detection and characterization of Wolbachia infections in laboratory and natural populations of different species of tsetse (genus Glossina). BMC microbiology. 12: S3.
Brelsfoard, C.L., and S. L. Dobson. 2011. Wolbachia effects on host fitness and the influence of male aging on cytoplasmic incompatibility in Aedes polynesiensis (Diptera: Culicidae). J. Med. Ent. 48: 1008-1015.
Brelsfoard, C.L., and S. L. Dobson. 2009. Wolbachia based strategies to control insect pests and disease vectors. Asia Pac. J. of Mol. Biol. Biotech. 12(3): 55-63.
Brelsfoard, C. L., W. St. Clair, A. Soleimani-Meigooni, and S. L. Dobson. 2009. Integration of irradiation with cytoplasmic incompatibility to facilitate a lymphatic filariasis vector elimination approach. BMC Parasit. Vect. 2: 38.
Brelsfoard, C. L., Y. Séchan, and S. L. Dobson. 2008. Interspecific hybridization yields novel filariasis vector elimination approach. PLoS Neg. Trop. Dis. 2(1): 1-6.
Brelsfoard, C. L., and G. Fritz. 2006. Identification of Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) marajoara (Diptera: Culicidae) in Bolivia using PCR and a restriction endonuclease (Diptera: Culicidae: Anopheles). Ann. Ent. Soc. Am. 99(4): 707-713.
Brelsfoard, C. L., and G. Fritz. 2006. Sequence analysis of the rDNA internal transcribed spacer 2 and PCR identification of Anopheles fluminensis (Diptera: Culicidae: Anopheles) in Bolivia. J. Med. Ent. 43(3): 460-466.
Kancharlapalli, S. J., Surowiec, K., Longing, S. D., Brelsfoard, C. L. Nectar source and pollinator cross contamination and persistence of pyriproxyfen associated with the use of auto dissemination techniques for mosquito control. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 2022, 38(3): 175-187.
Matthews ML, Covey HO, Drolet BS, Brelsfoard CL. Wolbachia wAlbB inhibits bluetongue and epizootic hemorrhagic fever viruses in Culicoides midge cells. Med Vet Entomol. 2022 Mar 10. doi: 10.1111/mve.12569. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35266572.
Skinner, K.M.; Underwood, J.; Ghosh, A.; Oliva Chavez, A.S.; Brelsfoard, C.L. Wolbachia Impacts Anaplasma Infection in Ixodes scapularis Tick Cells. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 1051. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19031051
Sri Jyosthsna Kancharlapalli, Cameron Crabtree, Scott D. Longing, and Corey L. Brelsfoard. 2021. Cross contamination of nectar sources and non-target pollinator insects from pyriproxyfen treated male mosquitoes. 15 (10): e0009824. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal/pntd.0009824.
Phillip Shults, Lee W. Cohnstaedt, Zach N. Adelman, Corey L. Brelsfoard. 2021. Next generation tools for the management of biting midge populations to reduce pathogen transmission. Parasites and Vectors. 14 (31): https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-020-04524-1.
Alyssa, M. Krafsur, Arnab Ghosh, and Corey L. Brelsfoard. 2020. Phenotypic Response of Wolbachia pipientis in a Cell Free Medium 2020. Microorganisms. 8(7), 1060.
Hunter Covey, Rafe H. Hall, Alyssa Krafsur, Megan Matthews, Phillip Shults, Corey L. Brelsfoard. 2020. Cryptic Wolbachia detection and prevalence in Culicoides midge populations in the United States. J. Med. Entomol. 1-8.
Ghosh, A., D. Jasperson, L. W. Cohnstaedt, C. L. Brelsfoard. 2019. Transinfection of Culicoides sonorensis biting midge cell lines with Wolbachia pipientis. Parasites and Vectors 12, 483.
Brelsfoard, C.L., J. W. Mains, S. Mulligan, A. Cornel, J. Holeman, S. Kluh, Andrea Leal, L. J. Hribar, H. Morales, T. Posey and S. L. Dobson. 2019. Aedes aegypti males as vehicles for insecticide delivery. Insects 10(8), 230.
Mains, J.W., Brelsfoard C, Rose, R.I., Dobson S.L. 2016. Female adult Aedes albopictus suppression by Wolbachia-infected male mosquitoes. Sci. Rep. 6.
Mains, J. W., C. L. Brelsofard, S. L. Dobson. 2015. Male mosquitoes as vehicles for insecticide. PLoS Negl Trop. Dis. 9: e0003406.
International Glossina Genome Initiative (IGGI). 2014. Genome Sequence of the Tsetse Fly (Glossina morsitans): Vector of African Trypanosomiasis. Science 25 April: 380-386.
Brelsfoard, C. L., G. Tsiamis, M. Falchetto, L. M. Gomulski, E. Telleria, U. Alam, E. Doudoumis, F. Scolari, M. Swain, P. Takac, A. R. Malacrida, K. Bourtzis, S. Aksoy. 2014. Presence of extensive Wolbachia symbiont insertions discovered in the genome of its host Glossina morsitans morsitans. PLoS Negl. Trop. Dis. 8: e2728.
Mains, J. M., C. L. Brelsfoard, P. Crain, S. L. Dobson. 2013. Population impacts of Wolbachia on Aedes albopictus. Ecol. Applicat. 23:493–501.
Symula, R. E., U. Alam, C. L. Brelsfoard, Y. Wu, R. Echodu, L. M. Okedi, S. Aksoy, A. Caccone. 2013. Wolbachia association with the tsetse fly, Glossina fuscipes fuscipes, reveals high levels of genetic diversity and complex evolutionary dynamics. BMC Evol Biol. Feb 5;13:31.
Wang, J., C. L. Brelsfoard, Y. Wu, S. Aksoy. 2013. Intercommunity effects on microbiome and GpSGHV density regulation in tsetse flies. J. Invertebr. Pathol. Mar;112 Suppl:S32-9.
Doudoumis, V., U. Alam, E. Aksoy, A. Abd-Alla, G. Tsiamis, C. Brelsfoard, S. Aksoy, K. Bourtzis. 2013. Tsetse-Wolbachia symbiosis: comes of age and has great potential for pest and disease control. J. Invertebr. Pathol. Mar;112 Suppl:S94-103.
Alam, U., C. Hyseni, R. Symula, C. L. Brelsfoard, Y. Wu, J. Wang, R. Echodu, V. Allioni, O. Kruglov, L. Okedi, A. Caccone, S. Aksoy. 2012. Microfauna-host interactions: implications for trypanosome transmission dynamics in Glossina fuscipes fuscipes in Uganda. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 78(13): 4627-37.
O’connor, L., C. Plichart, A. C. Sang, C. L. Brelsfoard, S. L. Dobson. 2012. Open release of male mosquitoes artificially infected with Wolbachia: field performance and Wolbachia containment. PLos Negl. Trop. Dis. 6(11):e1797.
Brelsfoard, C. L. and S. L. Dobson. 2012. Population genetic structure of Aedes polynesiensis in the Society Islands of French Polynesia: implications for control using a Wolbachia-based autocidal strategy. BMC Parasit. Vect. 5: 80. Apr 24;5:80.
Alam, U.*, J. Medlock*, C. Brelsfoard*, R. Pais, C. Lohs, S. Balmand, A. Heddi, P. Takac, A. Galvani, and S. Aksoy. 2011. Wolbachia symbiont infections induce strong cytoplasmic incompatibility in the tsetse fly Glossina morsitans. PLos Pathogens. 7(2): e1002415.
*equally contributing authors
Brelsfoard, C. L., S. L. Dobson. 2011. An update on the utility of Wolbachia for controlling insect vectors and disease transmission. Asia Pac. J. of Mol. Biol. Biotech. 19(3): 85-92.
Doudoumis, V., G. Tsiamis, F. Wamwiri, C. Brelsfoard, U. Alam, E. Aksoy, S. Dalaperas, A. Abd-Alla, J. Ouma, P. Takac, S. Aksoy, and K. Bourtzis. 2012. Detection and characterization of Wolbachia infections in laboratory and natural populations of different species of tsetse (genus Glossina). BMC microbiology. 12: S3.
Brelsfoard, C.L., and S. L. Dobson. 2011. Wolbachia effects on host fitness and the influence of male aging on cytoplasmic incompatibility in Aedes polynesiensis (Diptera: Culicidae). J. Med. Ent. 48: 1008-1015.
Brelsfoard, C.L., and S. L. Dobson. 2009. Wolbachia based strategies to control insect pests and disease vectors. Asia Pac. J. of Mol. Biol. Biotech. 12(3): 55-63.
Brelsfoard, C. L., W. St. Clair, A. Soleimani-Meigooni, and S. L. Dobson. 2009. Integration of irradiation with cytoplasmic incompatibility to facilitate a lymphatic filariasis vector elimination approach. BMC Parasit. Vect. 2: 38.
Brelsfoard, C. L., Y. Séchan, and S. L. Dobson. 2008. Interspecific hybridization yields novel filariasis vector elimination approach. PLoS Neg. Trop. Dis. 2(1): 1-6.
Brelsfoard, C. L., and G. Fritz. 2006. Identification of Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) marajoara (Diptera: Culicidae) in Bolivia using PCR and a restriction endonuclease (Diptera: Culicidae: Anopheles). Ann. Ent. Soc. Am. 99(4): 707-713.
Brelsfoard, C. L., and G. Fritz. 2006. Sequence analysis of the rDNA internal transcribed spacer 2 and PCR identification of Anopheles fluminensis (Diptera: Culicidae: Anopheles) in Bolivia. J. Med. Ent. 43(3): 460-466.