Publications

Machado-Ferreira, E., E. Balsema o-Pires, G. Dietrich, A. Hojgaard, V. F. Vizzoni, G. Scoles, L.  Bell-Sakyi, J. Piesman, N. S. Zeidner, and C. A. G. Soares. 2015. Transgene expression in tick cells using Agrobacterium tumefaciens. Exp. Appl. Acarol. 67(2):269-287. doi:
10.1007/s10493-015-9949-5.

Laskay, U. A., L. Breci, I. E. Vilcins, G. Dietrich, A. G. Barbour, J. Piesman, and V. H. Wysocki.  2012. Survival of host blood proteins in Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) ticks: a time course study. J. Med. Entomol. 50(6):1282-90.

Patton, T. G., G. Dietrich, K. Brandt, M. C. Dolan, J. Piesman, and R. D. Gilmore Jr. 2012. Saliva,
salivary gland, and hemolymph collection from Ixodes scapularis ticks. J. Vis. Exp. Feb 21;(60). pii: 3894. doi:10.3791/3894.

Dolan, M. C., T. L. Schulze, R. A. Jordan, G. Dietrich, C. J. Schulze, A. Hojgaard, A. J. Ulllmann, C. Sackal, N. S. Zeidner, and J. Piesman. 2011. Elimination of Borrelia burgdorferi and Anaplasma phagocytophilum in rodent reservoirs and Ixodes scapularis ticks using a doxycycline hyclate-laden bait. Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. 85(6):1114-1120.

Reese, S. M., J. M. Petersen, S. W. Sheldon, M. C. Dolan, G. Dietrich, J. Piesman, and R. J. Eisen. 2011. Transmission efficiency of Francisella tularensis by the adult American dog tick Dermacentor variabilis. J. Med. Entomol. 48(4):884-890.

Machado-Ferreira, E., G. Dietrich, A. Hojgaard, M. Levin, J. Piesman, N. S. Zeidner, and C. A. G. Soares.  2011. Symbionts in the Cayenne tick Amblyomma cajennense. Microbial Ecol. 62(1):134-142.

Patton, T. G., G. Dietrich, M. C. Dolan, J. Piesman, J. A. Carroll, and R. D. Gilmore Jr.  2011. Functional analysis of the Borrelia burgdorferi bba64 gene product in murine infection via tick infestation. PLoS ONE 6(5): e19536 doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0019536

Brown, H. E., K. F. Yates, G. Dietrich, K. Macmillan, C. B. Graham, S. M. Reese, W. S. Helterbrand, W. L. Nicholson, K. Blount, P. S. Mead, S. L. Patrick, and R. J. Eisen. 2011. An acaralogic survey and Amblyomma americanum distribution map with implications for tularemia risk in Missouri. Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. 84(3):411-19.

Patton, T. G., G. Dietrich, and R. D. Gilmore. 2010. Detection of Borrelia burgdorferi DNA in tick feces provides evidence for organism shedding during vector feeding. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 11(3):197-200.

Reese, S., G. Dietrich, M. C. Dolan, S. Sheldon, J. Piesman, J. Petersen, R. Eisen. 2010. Transmission dynamics of Francisella tularensis subspecies and clades by nymphal Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae). Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. 83(3):645-52.

Gilmore, Jr., R. D., R. R. Howison, G. Dietrich, T. G. Patton, D. R. Clifton, and J. A. Carroll. 2010.
The bba64 gene of Borrelia burgdorferi, the Lyme disease agent, is critical for mammalian infection via tick bite transmission. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 107(16):7515-20.

Zeidner, N., A. Ullmann, C. Sackal, M. Dolan, G. Dietrich, J. Piesman, and D. Champagne. 2009. A borreliacidal factor in Amblyomma americanum saliva is associated with phospholipase A2 activity. Exp Parasitology 121:370-375.

Petersen, J. M., J. K. Carlson, G. Dietrich, R. J. Eisen, J. Coombs, A. M. Janusz, J. Summers, C. B. Beard, and P. S. Mead. 2008. Multiple Francisella tularensis subspecies and clades, tularemia outbreak, Utah. Emerg. Infec. Dis. 14(12):1928- 1930.

Schulze, L., R. A. Jordan, M. C. Dolan, G. Dietrich, S. P. Healy, and J. Piesman. 2008. Ability of 4-poster passive topical treatment devices for deer to sustain low population levels of Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) after integrated tick management in a residential landscape. J. Med. Entomol. 45:899-904.

Schneider, B. S., M. E. Schriefer, G. Dietrich, M. C. Dolan, M. G. Morshed, and N. S. Zeidner. 2008. Borrelia bissettii isolates induce pathology in a murine model of disease. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 8:623-33.

Dolan, M. C., N. S. Zeidner, E. Gabitzsch, G. Dietrich, J. N. Borchert, R. M. Poché, and J. Piesman. 2008. A doxycycline hyclate rodent bait formulation for prophylaxis and treatment of tick-transmitted Borrelia burgdorferi. Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. 78:803- 805.

Zeidner, N. S., R. F. Massung, M. C. Dolan, E. Dadey, E. Gabitzsch, G. Dietrich, and M. L. Levin. 2008. A sustained-release formulation of doxycycline hyclate (Atridox) prevents simultaneous infection of Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Borrelia burgdorferi transmitted by tick bite. J. Med. Microbiol. 57(Pt 4):463-8.

Dolan, M. C., G. Dietrich, N. A. Panella, J. Montenieri, and J. J. Karchesy. 2007. Biocidal
activity of three wood essential oils against Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae), Xenopsylla
cheopis (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae), and Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae). J. Econ. Entomol. 100:622-625.

Zeidner, N., A. Ullmann, E. Gabitzsch, M. Dolan, G. Dietrich, and D. Champagne. 2006. A borreliacidal factor found in the saliva of Amblyomma americanum ticks. Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. 75:1.

Dietrich, G., M. C. Dolan, J. Peralta-Cruz, J. Schmidt, J. Piesman, R. J. Eisen, and J. Karchesy. 2006. Repellent activity of fractioned compounds from Chamaecyparis nootkatensis essential oil against nymphal Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae). J. Med. Entomol. 43:957-961.

CDC. 2006. Human plague-United States, 4 states. MMWR Morb. Mortal. Wkly. Rep. 55:940-943.

Soares, C. A. G., N. S. Zeidner, C. B. Beard, M. C. Dolan, G. Dietrich, and J. Piesman. 2006. Kinetics of Borrelia burdgorferi infection in larvae of refractory and competent tick
vectors. J. Med. Entomol. 43:61-67.

Lima, C. M. R., N. S. Zeidner, C. B. Beard, C. A. G. Soares, M. C. Dolan, G. Dietrich, and J. Piesman. 2005. Differential infectivity of the Lyme disease spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi, derived from Ixodes scapularis salivary glands and midgut. J. Med. Entomol. 42:506-510.

Dietrich, G., J. A. Montenieri, N. A. Panella, S. Langevin, S. E. Lasater, K. Klenk, J. C. Kile, and N. Komar. 2005. Serologic evidence of West Nile infection in free-ranging mammals, Slidell, Louisiana, 2002. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 5:288-292.

Ledin, K. E., N. S. Zeidner, J. M. C. Ribeiro, B. J. Biggerstaff, M. C. Dolan, G. Dietrich, L. Vredivoe, and J. Piesman. 2005. Borreliacidal activity of saliva of the tick, Amblyomma americanum. Med. and Vet. Entomol. 19:1-6.

GRADUATE PUBLICATION

Dietrich, E. B. G. 2001. Pyriproxyfen bait for control of plague vector fleas (Siphonaptera: Ceratophyllidae) on rock squirrels (Rodentia: Sciuridae). M.S. Thesis. Texas A&M University.