2024

• Almazán, C., Torres Rodríguez, L., Alanazi, A., Slapeta, J. (2024). American mitogenome reference for the tropical brown dog tick, Rhipicephalus linnaei (Audouin, 1826). Current Research in Parasitology & Vector-Borne Diseases, 6. [More Information]
• Rivory, P., Bedoya-Perez, M., Ward, M., Slapeta, J. (2024). Older urban rats are infected with the zoonotic nematode Angiostrongylus cantonensis. Current Research in Parasitology & Vector-Borne Diseases, 5. [More Information]
• Slapeta, J., Vande Velde, F., Martínez-Valladares, M., Canton, C., Claerebout, E., Gilleard, J. (2024). Towards precision parasite management for livestock gastrointestinal nematodes in 2030. Trends in Parasitology. [More Information]
• Moore, C., André, M., Slapeta, J., Breitschwerdt, E. (2024). Vector biology of the cat flea Ctenocephalides felis. Trends in Parasitology. [More Information]

2023

• Truong, M., Slapeta, J. (2023). Analytical sensitivity of a multiplex quantitative PCR for Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum. Parasitology Research, 122(4), 1043-1047. [More Information]
• Baláž, V., Rivory, P., Hayward, D., Jaensch, S., Malik, R., Lee, R., Modry, D., Slapeta, J. (2023). Angie-LAMP for diagnosis of human eosinophilic meningitis using dog as proxy: A LAMP assay for Angiostrongylus cantonensis DNA in cerebrospinal fluid. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 17(5), e0011038. [More Information]
• Červená, B., Bahizi, M., Nzayisenga, G., Nziza, J., Gilardi, K., Eckardt, W., Ndagijimana, F., Mudakikwa, A., Muvunyi, R., Uwingeli, P., Slapeta, J., et al (2023). Anoplocephalid tapeworms in mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei) inhabiting the Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda. Parasitology. [More Information]
• Lam, A., Lacey, E., De Petra, V., Williamson, D., Slapeta, J., Jex, A., Emery-Corbin, S. (2023). Drug susceptibility testing for oxygen-dependent and oxygen-independent resistance phenotypes in trichomonads. International Journal for Parasitology, Online ahead of print. [More Information]
• Rivory, P., Pillay, K., Lee, R., Taylor, D., Ward, M., Slapeta, J. (2023). Fatal neural angiostrongyliasis in the Bolivian squirrel monkey (Saimiri boliviensis boliviensis) leading to defining Angiostrongylus cantonensis risk map at a zoo in Australia. One Health, 17. [More Information]
• Hossain, M., Kennedy, K., Wilson, H., Spratt, D., Koehler, A., Gasser, R., Slapeta, J., Hawkins, C., Bandi, H., Senanayake, S. (2023). Human Neural Larva Migrans Caused by Ophidascaris robertsi Ascarid. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 29(9), 1900-1903. [More Information]
• Rivory, P., Lee, R., Slapeta, J. (2023). Rat lungworm (Angiostrongylus cantonensis) active larval emergence from deceased bubble pond snails (Bullastra lessoni) into water. Parasitology, 150(8), 700-704. [More Information]
• Henry, M., Malik, R., Slapeta, J., Lee, R. (2023). Successful Removal of Angiostrongylus cantonensis Larvae from the Central Nervous System of Rats 7- and 14-Days Post-Infection Using a Product Containing Moxidectin, Sarolaner and Pyrantel Embonate (Simparica Trio™) in Experimental Infections. Pathogens, 12(2). [More Information]
• Slapeta, J., Halliday, B., Dunlop, J., Nachum-Biala, Y., Salant, H., Ghodrati, S., Modrý, D., Harrus, S. (2023). The “southeastern Europe” lineage of the brown dog tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus (sensu lato) identified as Rhipicephalus rutilus Koch, 1844: Comparison with holotype and generation of mitogenome reference from Israel. Current Research in Parasitology & Vector-Borne Diseases, 3. [More Information]
• Hart, C., Riches, A., Tiash, S., Abraham, R., Fayd'Herbe, K., Joch, E., Zulfiqar, B., Sykes, M., Avery, V., Slapeta, J., et al (2023). Thieno[3,2-b]pyrrole 5-carboxamides as potent and selective inhibitors of Giardia duodenalis. International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug resistance, 23, 54-62. [More Information]

2022

• Francis, E., Slapeta, J. (2022). A new diagnostic approach to fast-track and increase the accessibility of gastrointestinal nematode identification from faeces: FECPAKG2 egg nemabiome metabarcoding. International Journal for Parasitology, , 1-12. [More Information]
• Petrzelkova, K., Samas, P., Romportl, D., Uwamahoro, C., Cervena, B., Pafco, B., Prokopova, T., Cameira, R., Granjon, A., et al, Slapeta, J. (2022). Ecological drivers of helminth infection patterns in the Virunga Massif mountain gorilla population. International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 17, 174-184. [More Information]
• Power, R., Slapeta, J. (2022). Exploration of the sensitivity to macrocyclic lactones in the canine heartworm (Dirofilaria immitis) in Australia using phenotypic and genotypic approaches. International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug resistance, 20, 145-158. [More Information]
• Calvani, N., Slapeta, J. (2022). Fasciola gigantica and Fasciola Hybrids in Southeast Asia. In J.P Dalton (Eds.), Fasciolosis, (pp. 423-448). CABI International. [More Information]
• Deak, G., Safarov, A., Xie, C., Wang, R., Mihalca, A., Slapeta, J. (2022). Fleas from the Silk Road in Central Asia: identification of Ctenocephalides canis and Ctenocephalides orientis on owned dogs in Uzbekistan using molecular identification and geometric morphometrics. Parasites and Vectors, 15(1), Article number 345-1-Article number 345-12. [More Information]
• Willenborg, C., Cervena, B., Thompson, P., Rosario, E., Ruaux, C., Vogelnest, L., Slapeta, J. (2022). Giardia duodenalis in a clinically healthy population of captive zoo chimpanzees: Rapid antigen testing, diagnostic real-time PCR and faecal microbiota profiling. International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 17, 308-318. [More Information]
• Hon, L., Calvani, N., Ma, G., Ward, M., Slapeta, J. (2022). Low exposure of urban dogs in metropolitan Sydney, Australia to Toxocara canis demonstrated by ELISA using T. canis excretory-secretory (E/S) larval antigens. Veterinary Parasitology, 302, Article number 109663-1-Article number 109663-6. [More Information]
• Chandra, S., Alanazi, A., Slapeta, J. (2022). Mitochondrial genome of Rhipicephalus cf. camicasi Morel, Mouchet et Rodhain, 1976 from a camel (Camelus dromedarius Linnaeus) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Folia Parasitologica, 69, Article number 005-1-Article number 005-4. [More Information]
• Githaka, N., Bishop, R., Slapeta, J., Emery, D., Nguu, E., Kanduma, E. (2022). Molecular survey of Babesia parasites in Kenya: first detailed report on occurrence of Babesia bovis in cattle. Parasites and Vectors, 15(1), Article number 161-1-Article number 161-11. [More Information]
• Santana-Hernandez, K., Javorska, K., Rodriguez-Ponce, E., Feckova, B., Slapeta, J., Modry, D. (2022). Sarcocystis sp. infection (Apicomplexa: Sarcocystidae) in invasive California kingsnake Lampropeltis californiae (Serpentes: Colubridae) in Gran Canaria. Parasitology, , 1-6. [More Information]
• Slapeta, J., Halliday, B., Chandra, S., Alanazi, A., Abdel-Shafy, S. (2022). the brown dog tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato: Neotype designation, redescription, and establishment of morphological and molecular reference. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, 13(6), Article number 102024-1-Article number 102024-13. [More Information]
• Lindsay, S., Caraguel, C., O’Handley, R., Slapeta, J., Gray, R. (2022). Toxoplasma gondii seroprevalence in the endangered Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea). Frontiers in Marine Science, 9, Article number 965865-1-Article number 965865-10. [More Information]

2021

• Sears, W., Qvarnstrom, Y., Dahlstrom, E., Snook, K., Kaluna, L., Balaz, V., Feckova, B., Slapeta, J., Modry, D., Jarvi, S., et al (2021). AcanR3990 qPCR: A Novel, Highly Sensitive, Bioinformatically-Informed Assay to Detect Angiostrongylus cantonensis Infections. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 73(7), e1594-e1600. [More Information]
• Power, R., Calvani, N., Nachum-Biala, Y., Salant, H., Slapeta, J. (2021). Adaptation of gltA and ssrA assays for diversity profiling by Illumina sequencing to identify Bartonella henselae, B. clarridgeiae and B. koehlerae. Journal of Medical Microbiology, 70(7), 1-9. [More Information]
• Carrai, M., Decaro, N., Van Brusell, K., Dall’Ara, P., Desario, C., Fracasso, M., Slapeta, J., Colombo, E., Bo, S., Beatty, J., Barrs, V., et al (2021). Canine parvovirus is shed infrequently by cats without diarrhoea in multi-cat environments. Veterinary Microbiology, 261, Article number 109204-1-Article number 109204-6. [More Information]
• Huang, H., Power, R., Mathews, K., Ma, G., Bosward, K., Slapeta, J. (2021). Cat fleas (Ctenocephalides felis clade ‘Sydney’) are dominant fleas on dogs and cats in New South Wales, Australia: Presence of flea-borne Rickettsia felis, Bartonella spp. but absence of Coxiella burnetii DNA. Current Research in Parasitology & Vector-Borne Diseases, 1, 1-7. [More Information]
• Sinayitutse1, E., Modry, D., Slapeta, J., Nyiramana, A., Mudakikwa, A., Muvunyi, R., Eckardt, W. (2021). Daily defecation outputs of mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei) in the Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda. Primates: journal of primatology, 62(2), 311-320. [More Information]
• Rush, G., Slapeta, J. (2021). Evidence of self-resolution of feline trichomonosis in a pair of single household cats due to ronidazole-resistant Tritrichomonas foetus. Veterinary Parasitology, 300, 109609. [More Information]
• Calvani, N., Slapeta, J. (2021). Fasciola Species Introgression: Just a Fluke or Something More? Trends in Parasitology, 37(1), 25-34. [More Information]
• Lee, R., Pai, T., Churcher, R., Davies, S., Braddock, J., Linton, M., Yu, J., Bell, E., Wimpole, J., Dengate, A., Martin, P., Slapeta, J., Malik, R., et al (2021). Further studies of neuroangiostrongyliasis (rat lungworm disease) in Australian dogs: 92 new cases (2010–2020) and results for a novel, highly sensitive qPCR assay. Parasitology, 148(2), 178-186. [More Information]
• Petrzelkova, K., Uwamahoro, C., Pafco, B., Cervena, B., Samas, P., Mudakikwa, A., Muvunyi, R., Uwingeli, P., Gilardi, K., et al, Slapeta, J. (2021). Heterogeneity in patterns of helminth infections across populations of mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei). Scientific Reports, 11(1), Article number 10869-1-Article number 10869-14. [More Information]
• Wun, M., Malik, R., Yu, J., Chow, K., Lau, M., Podadera, J., Webster, N., Lee, R., Slapeta, J., Davies, S. (2021). Magnetic resonance imaging in dogs with neuroangiostrongyliasis (rat lungworm disease). Parasitology, 148(2), 198-205. [More Information]
• Panetta, J., Calvani, N., Orr, B., Nicoletti, A., Ward, M., Slapeta, J. (2021). Multiple diagnostic tests demonstrate an increased risk of canine heartworm disease in northern Queensland, Australia. Parasites and Vectors, 14(1), Article number 393-1-Article number 393-9. [More Information]
• Chandra, S., Halliday, B., Slapeta, J. (2021). Museum material of Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu Roberts (1965) collected in 1902–1964 from Australia is identical to R. sanguineus sensu lato tropical lineage at the mitochondrial DNA 12S rRNA level. Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 35(3), 315-323. [More Information]
• Calvani, N., Slapeta, J., Onizawa, E., Eamens, K., Jenkins, C., Westman, M. (2021). Not gone but forgotten: Tritrichomonas foetus in extensively-managed bulls from Australia’s Northern Territory. Current Research in Parasitology & Vector-Borne Diseases, 1, 1-6. [More Information]
• Barker, A., Wigney, D., Child, G., Slapeta, J. (2021). Seroprevalence of Neospora caninum in dogs from greater Sydney, Australia unchanged from 1997 to 2019 and worldwide review of adult-onset of canine neosporosis. Current Research in Parasitology & Vector-Borne Diseases, 1. [More Information]
• McKeever, B., Podadera, J., Beijerink, N., Slapeta, J. (2021). Suspect ‘baggage canine heartworm’ case: canine heartworm disease in a dog from Sydney, New South Wales. Australian Veterinary Journal, 99(8), 359-362. [More Information]
• Slapeta, J., Chandra, S., Halliday, B. (2021). The ‘‘tropical lineage” of the brown dog tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato identified as Rhipicephalus linnaei (Audouin, 1826). International Journal for Parasitology, 51(6), 431-436. [More Information]
• Chandra, S., Harvey, E., Emery, D., Holmes, E., Slapeta, J. (2021). Unbiased Characterization of the Microbiome and Virome of Questing Ticks. Frontiers in Microbiology, 12, Article number 627327-1-Article number 627327-15. [More Information]
• Mahalingam, J., Calvani, N., Lee, R., Malik, R., Slapeta, J. (2021). Using cerebrospinal fluid to confirm Angiostrongylus cantonensis as the cause of canine neuroangiostrongyliasis in Australia where A. cantonensis and Angiostrongylus mackerrasae co-exist. Current Research in Parasitology & Vector-Borne Diseases, 1, Article number 100033-1-Article number 100033-7. [More Information]
• Calvani, N., Wright, M., White, J., Stepkovitch, B., Francis, E., Rivory, P., wong, B., Wilson, T., Walker, M., Martin, P., Dickman, C., Slapeta, J. (2021). What the fox? Cryptic Eucoleus [Capillaria] sp. in the respiratory tract of a cat from Australia. Current Research in Parasitology & Vector-Borne Diseases, 1(100028), 1-10. [More Information]
• Lau, D., McLeod, S., Collaery, S., Peou, S., Tran, A., Liang, M., Slapeta, J. (2021). Whole-genome reference of Dirofilaria immitis from Australia to determine single nucleotide polymorphisms associated with macrocyclic lactone resistance in the USA. Current Research in Parasitology & Vector-Borne Diseases, 1. [More Information]

2020

• Rivory, P., Brown, G., Shilton, C., Shine, R., Slapeta, J. (2020). Apparent lack of spill-over of parasites from an invasive anuran: PCR detects Entamoeba in cane toads (Rhinella marina) but not in sympatric Australian native frogs. International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 12, 207-213. [More Information]
• Chandra, S., Slapeta, J. (2020). Biotic factors influence microbiota of nymph ticks from vegetation in Sydney, Australia. Pathogens, 9(7), 1-23. [More Information]
• Tsoi, F., Slapeta, J., Reynolds, M. (2020). Ctenocephalides felis (cat flea) infestation in neonatal dairy calves managed with deltamethrin pour-on in Australia. Veterinary Parasitology, 279, 1-4. [More Information]
• Ortiz-Baez, A., Cousins, K., Eden, J., Chang, W., Harvey, E., Pettersson, J., Carver, S., Polkinghorne, A., Slapeta, J., Rose, K., Holmes, E. (2020). Meta‑transcriptomic identification of Trypanosoma spp. in native wildlife species from Australia. Parasites and Vectors, 13(477), 1-10. [More Information]
• Kanduma, E., Emery, D., Githaka, N., Nguu, E., Bishop, R., Slapeta, J. (2020). Molecular evidence confrms occurrence of Rhipicephalus microplus Clade A in Kenya and sub-Saharan Africa. Parasites and Vectors, 13(1), 432-1-432-15. [More Information]
• Ma, G., Norris, J., Mathews, K., Chandra, S., Slapeta, J., Bosward, K., Ward, M. (2020). New insights on the epidemiology of Coxiella burnetii in pet dogs and cats from New South Wales, Australia. Acta Tropica, 205, Article 105416-1-Article 105416-10. [More Information]
• Orr, B., Ma, G., Koh, W., Malik, R., Norris, J., Westman, M., Wigney, D., Brown, G., Ward, M., Slapeta, J. (2020). Pig-hunting dogs are an at-risk population for canine heartworm (Dirofilaria immitis) infection in eastern Australia. Parasites and Vectors, 13(1), Article 69-1-Article 69-11. [More Information]
• Chandra, S., Ma, G., Burleigh, A., Brown, G., Norris, J., Ward, M., Emery, D., Slapeta, J. (2020). The brown dog tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu Roberts, 1965 across Australia: Morphological and molecular identification of R. sanguineus s.l. tropical lineage. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, 11(1), 1-10. [More Information]
• Valentyne, H., Spratt, D., Aghazadeh, M., Jones, M., Slapeta, J. (2020). The mitochondrial genome of Angiostrongylus mackerrasae is distinct from A. cantonensis and A. malaysiensis. Parasitology, 147(6), 681-688. [More Information]
• Calvani, N., Bell, L., Carney, A., De La Fuente, C., Stragliotto, T., Tunstall, M., Slapeta, J. (2020). The molecular identity of fleas (Siphonaptera) carrying Rickettsia felis, Bartonella clarridgeiae and Bartonella rochalimae from dogs and cats in Northern Laos. Heliyon, 6(7), e04385. [More Information]
• Francis, E., McKay-Demeler, J., Calvani, N., McDonell, D., Slapeta, J. (2020). Which larvae are they? Use of single larva for the molecular confirmation of Cooperia pectinata and Cooperia punctata in Australian cattle. Veterinary Parasitology, 278, 1-8. [More Information]
• Calvani, N., Ichikawa-Seki, M., Bush, R., Khounsy, S., Slapeta, J. (2020). Which species is in the faeces at a time of global livestock movements: single nucleotide polymorphism genotyping assays for the differentiation of Fasciola spp. International Journal for Parasitology, 50(2), 91-101. [More Information]

2019

• Sateriale, A., Slapeta, J., Baptista, R., Engiles, J., Gullicksrud, J., Herbert, G., Brooks, C., Kugler, E., Kissinger, J., Hunter, C., et al (2019). A Genetically Tractable, Natural Mouse Model of Cryptosporidiosis Offers Insights into Host Protective Immunity. Cell Host and Microbe, 26, 135-146. [More Information]
• Lawrence, A., Batovska, J., Webb, C., Lynch, S., Blacket, M., Slapeta, J., Parola, P., Laroche, M. (2019). Accurate identification of Australian mosquitoes using protein profiling. Parasitology, 146(4), 462-471. [More Information]
• Rush, G., Reynolds, M., Calvani, N., Slapeta, J. (2019). Addressing the constraints of Tritrichomonas foetus sample collection in remote areas: Lyophilized modified Diamond's media as a substitute for liquid medium. Parasitology, 146(9), 1184-1187. [More Information]
• Crkvencic, N., Slapeta, J. (2019). Climate change models predict southerly shift of the cat flea (Ctenocephalides felis) distribution in Australia. Parasites and Vectors, 12(1), 1-13. [More Information]
• Meggiolaro, M., Roeber, F., Kobylski, V., Higgins, D., Slapeta, J. (2019). Comparison of multiplex tandem real-time PCR panel with reference real-time PCR molecular diagnostic assays for detection of Giardia intestinalis and Tritrichomonas foetus in cats. Veterinary Parasitology, 266, 12-17. [More Information]
• Paradies, P., Buonfrate, D., Iatta, R., Iarussi, F., Giorli, G., Palmieri, V., Sasanelli, M., Perandin, F., Slapeta, J., Capogna, A., et al (2019). Efficacy of ivermectin to control Strongyloides stercoralis infection in sheltered dogs. Acta Tropica, 190, 204-209. [More Information]
• Nziza, J., Tumushime, J., Cranfield, M., Ntwari, A., Modry, D., Mudakikwa, A., Gilardi, K., Slapeta, J. (2019). Fleas from domestic dogs and rodents in Rwanda carry Rickettsia asembonensis and Bartonella tribocorum. Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 33(1), 177-184. [More Information]
• Setyo, L., Donahoe, S., Slapeta, J. (2019). Fulminant Tritrichomonas foetus 'feline genotype' infection in a 3-month old kitten associated with viral co-infection. Veterinary Parasitology, 267, 17-20. [More Information]
• Khan, A., Fujita, A., Randle, N., Regidor-Cerrillo, J., Shaik, J., Shen, K., Oler, A., Quinones, M., Latham, S., et al, Slapeta, J. (2019). Global selective sweep of a highly inbred genome of the cattle parasite Neospora caninum. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 116(45), 22764-22773. [More Information]
• Cervena, B., Modry, D., Feckova, B., Hrazdilova, K., Foronda, P., Martin-Alonso, A., Lee, R., Walker, J., Niebuhr, C., Malik, R., Slapeta, J. (2019). Low diversity of Angiostrongylus cantonensis complete mitochondrial DNA sequences from Australia, Hawaii, French Polynesia and the Canary Islands revealed using whole genome next-generation sequencing. Parasites and Vectors, 12(1), 1-13. [More Information]
• Iatta, R., Buonfrate, D., Paradies, P., Cavalera, M., Capogna, A., Iarussi, F., Slapeta, J., Giorli, G., Trerotoli, P., Bisoffi, Z., et al (2019). Occurrence, diagnosis and follow-up of canine strongyloidiosis in naturally infected shelter dogs. Parasitology, 146(2), 246-252. [More Information]
• Lawrence, A., Webb, C., Clark, N., Halajian, A., Mihalca, A., Miret, J., D’Amico, G., Brown, G., Kumsa, B., Modry, D., Slapeta, J. (2019). Out-of-Africa, human-mediated dispersal of the common cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis: The hitchhiker's guide to world domination. International Journal for Parasitology, 49(5), 321-336. [More Information]
• Shilton, C., Slapeta, J., Shine, R., Brown, G. (2019). Pathology Associated With an Outbreak of Entamoebiasis in Wild Cane Toads (Rhinella marina) in Tropical Australia. Veterinary Pathology, 56(6), 921-931. [More Information]
• Chandra, S., Smith, K., Alanazi, A., Alyousif, M., Emery, D., Slapeta, J. (2019). Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato from dogs and dromedary camels in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: low prevalence of vector-borne pathogens in dogs detected using multiplexed tandem PCR panel. Folia Parasitologica, 66, 1-13. [More Information]
• Passantino, G., Lia, R., Latrofa, S., Annoscia, G., Slapeta, J., Otrantoa, D., Rossi, R., Zizzo, N. (2019). Sarcocystis bertrami in skeletal muscles of donkeys (Equus africanus asinus) from Southern Italy. Veterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports, 16, 1-4. [More Information]
• Cheung, W., Russo, C., Maher, S., Malik, R., Slapeta, J. (2019). Successful use of secnidazole to manage a giardiosis outbreak in a shelter. Veterinary Parasitology, 274, 1-6. [More Information]
• Kunathasan Chelliah, M., Slapeta, J. (2019). The prevalence and trends of canine heartworm (Dirofilaria immitis) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (1970–2018). Veterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports, 16, 1-4. [More Information]
• Harvey, A., Meggiolaro, M., Hall, E., Watts, E., Ramp, D., Slapeta, J. (2019). Wild horse populations in south-east Australia have a high prevalence of Strongylus vulgaris and may act as a reservoir of infection for domestic horses. International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 8, 156-163. [More Information]

2018

• Calvani, N., Cheng, T., Green, C., Hughes, P., Kwan, E., Maher, E., Bush, R., Slapeta, J. (2018). A quick and simple benchtop vortex egg-disruption approach for the molecular diagnosis of Fasciola hepatica from ruminant faecal samples. Parasitology Research, 117(8), 2685-2688. [More Information]
• Latrofa, M., Annoscia, G., Colella, V., Cavalera, M., Maia, C., Martin, C., Slapeta, J., Otranto, D. (2018). A real-time PCR tool for the surveillance of zoonotic Onchocerca lupi in dogs, cats and potential vectors. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 12(4), 1-11. [More Information]
• Slapeta, J., Lawrence, A., Reichel, M. (2018). Cat fleas (Ctenocephalides felis) carrying Rickettsia felis and Bartonella species in Hong Kong. Parasitology International, 67(2), 209-212. [More Information]
• Calvani, N., George, S., Windsor, P., Bush, R., Slapeta, J. (2018). Comparison of early detection of Fasciola hepatica in experimentally infected Merino sheep by real-time PCR, coproantigen ELISA and sedimentation. Veterinary Parasitology, 251, 85-89. [More Information]
• Baron, H., Slapeta, J., Donahoe, S., Doneley, R., Phalen, D. (2018). Compensatory gastric stretching following subtotal gastric resection due to gastric adenocarcinoma in a diamond python (Morelia spilota spilota). Australian Veterinary Journal, 96(12), 481-486. [More Information]
• Slapeta, J. (2018). DNA barcoding of Cryptosporidium. Parasitology, 145(5), 574-584. [More Information]
• Shilton, C., Slapeta, J., Shine, R., Brown, G. (2018). Invasive colonic entamoebiasis in wild cane Toads, Australia. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 24(8), 1541-1543. [More Information]
• Clark, N., Seddon, J., Slapeta, J., Wells, K. (2018). Parasite spread at the domestic animal - wildlife interface: anthropogenic habitat use, phylogeny and body mass drive risk of cat and dog flea (Ctenocephalides spp.) infestation in wild mammals. Parasites and Vectors, 11(1), 1-11. [More Information]
• Kwok, B., Crisman, R., Malik, R., Slapeta, J. (2018). Presumptive vertical transmission of Neospora caninum in related Bernese Mountain dogs. Veterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports, 14, 7-10. [More Information]
• Byrne, P., Beatty, J., Slapeta, J., Corley, S., Lyons, R., McMichael, L., Kyaw-Tanner, M., Dung, P., Decaro, N., Meers, J., Barrs, V. (2018). Shelter-housed cats show no evidence of faecal shedding of canine parvovirus DNA. The Veterinary Journal, 239, 54-58. [More Information]

2017

• Chandra, S., Forsyth, M., Lawrence, A., Emery, D., Slapeta, J. (2017). Cat fleas (Ctenocephalides felis) from cats and dogs in New Zealand: Molecular characterisation, presence of Rickettsia felis and Bartonella clarridgeiae and comparison with Australia. Veterinary Parasitology, 234, 25-30. [More Information]
• Stroud, L., Slapeta, J., Padula, M., Druery, D., Tsiotsioras, G., Coorssen, J., Stack, C. (2017). Comparative proteomic analysis of two pathogenic Tritrichomonas foetus genotypes: there is more to the proteome than meets the eye. International Journal for Parasitology, 47(4), 203-213. [More Information]
• Slapeta, J. (2017). Cryptosporidium: Identification and genetic typing. Current Protocols in Microbiology, 44, 20B.1.1-20B.1.17. [More Information]
• Slapeta, J., Saverimuttu, S., Vogelnest, L., Sangster, C., Hulst, F., Rose, K., Thompson, P., Whittington, R. (2017). Deep-sequencing to resolve complex diversity of apicomplexan parasites in platypuses and echidnas: Proof of principle for wildlife disease investigation. Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 55, 218-227. [More Information]
• Donahoe, S., Phalen, D., McAllan, B., O'Meally, D., McAllister, M., Ellis, J., Slapeta, J. (2017). Differential Gamma Interferon- and Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha-Driven Cytokine Response Distinguishes Acute Infection of a Metatherian Host with Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum. Infection and Immunity, 85(6), 1-14. [More Information]
• Sloan, S., Slapeta, J., Jabbar, A., Hunnam, J., De Groef, B., Rawlin, G., McCowan, C. (2017). High seroprevalance of Neospora caninum in dogs in Victoria, Australia, compared to 20 years ago. Parasites and Vectors, 10(1), 1-9. [More Information]
• Meggiolaro, M., Ly, A., Rysnik-Steck, B., Silva, C., Zhang, J., Higgins, D., Muscatello, G., Norris, J., Krockenberger, M., Slapeta, J. (2017). MT-PCR panel detection of canine parvovirus (CPV-2): Vaccine and wild-type CPV-2 can be difficult to differentiate in canine diagnostic fecal samples. Molecular and Cellular Probes, 33, 20-23. [More Information]
• Panetta, J., Sima, R., Calvani, N., Hajdusek, O., Chandra, S., Panuccio, J., Slapeta, J. (2017). Reptile-associated Borrelia species in the goanna tick (Bothriocroton undatum) from Sydney, Australia. Parasites and Vectors, 10(1), 1-13. [More Information]
• Calvani, N., Windsor, P., Bush, R., Slapeta, J. (2017). Scrambled eggs: A highly sensitive molecular diagnostic workflow for Fasciola species specific detection from faecal samples. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 11(9), 1-18. [More Information]
• del Campo, J., Pombert, J., Slapeta, J., Larkum, A., Keeling, P. (2017). The 'other' coral symbiont: Ostreobium diversity and distribution. The ISME Journal, 11(1), 296-299. [More Information]

2016

• Hulst, F., Kemp, L., Slapeta, J. (2016). A new coccidian parasite of the boodie, Bettongia lesueur (Mammalia: Marsupialia: Potoroidae), from Australia. Folia Parasitologica, 63, 1-4. [More Information]
• Brennan, A., Donahoe, S., Beatty, J., Belov, K., Lindsay, S., Briscoe, K., Slapeta, J., Barrs, V. (2016). Comparison of genotypes of Toxoplasma gondii in domestic cats from Australia with latent infection or clinical toxoplasmosis. Veterinary Parasitology, 228, 13-16. [More Information]
• Chan, D., Barratt, J., Roberts, T., Phillips, O., Slapeta, J., Ryan, U., Marriott, D., Harkness, J., Ellis, J., Stark, D. (2016). Detection of Dientamoeba fragilis in animal faeces using species specific real time PCR assay. Veterinary Parasitology, 227, 42-47. [More Information]
• Slapeta, J., Morin-Adeline, V., Thompson, P., McDonell, D., Shiels, M., Gilchrist, K., Votypka, J., Vogelnest, L. (2016). Intercontinental distribution of a new trypanosome species from Australian endemic Regent Honeyeater (Anthochaera phrygia). Parasitology, 143(8), 1012-1025. [More Information]
• Slapeta, S., Slapeta, J. (2016). Molecular identity of cat fleas (Ctenocephalides felis) from cats in Georgia, USA carrying Bartonella clarridgeiae, Bartonella henselae and Rickettsia sp. RF2125. Veterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports, 3-4, 36-40. [More Information]
• Nguyen, C., Koh, W., Casteriano, A., Beijerink, N., Godfrey, C., Brown, G., Emery, D., Slapeta, J. (2016). Mosquito-borne heartworm Dirofilaria immitis in dogs from Australia. Parasites and Vectors, 9(1), 1-11. [More Information]
• da Costa Reis, R., Crisman, R., Roser, M., Malik, R., Slapeta, J. (2016). Neonatal neosporosis in a 2-week-old Bernese mountain dog infected with multiple Neospora caninum strains based on MS10 microsatellite analysis. Veterinary Parasitology, 221, 134-138. [More Information]
• Casteriano, A., Molini, U., Kandjumbwa, K., Khaiseb, S., Frey, C., Slapeta, J. (2016). Novel genotype of Tritrichomonas foetus from cattle in Southern Africa. Parasitology, 143(14), 1954-1959. [More Information]
• Morin-Adeline, V., Slapeta, J. (2016). The past, present and future of fluorescent protein tags in anaerobic protozoan parasites. Parasitology, 143(3), 260-275. [More Information]
• Cooper, M., Phalen, D., Donahoe, S., Rose, K., Slapeta, J. (2016). The utility of diversity profiling using Illumina 18S rRNA geneamplicon deep sequencing to detect and discriminate Toxoplasmagondii among the cyst-forming coccidia. Veterinary Parasitology, 216, 38-45. [More Information]
• McAllister, M., Funnell, O., Donahoe, S., Slapeta, J. (2016). Unusual presentation of neosporosis in a neonatal puppy from a litter of bulldogs. Australian Veterinary Journal, 94(11), 411-414. [More Information]

2015

• Donahoe, S., Lindsay, S., Krockenberger, M., Phalen, D., Slapeta, J. (2015). A review of neosporosis and pathologic findings of Neospora caninum infection in wildlife. International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 4(2), 216-238. [More Information]
• Donahoe, S., Slapeta, J., Knowles, G., Obendorf, D., Peck, S., Phalen, D. (2015). Clinical and pathological features of toxoplasmosis in free-ranging common wombats (Vombatus ursinus) with multilocus genotyping of Toxoplasma gondii type 11-like strains. Parasitology International, 64(2), 148-153. [More Information]
• Morin-Adeline, V., Mueller, K., Conesa, A., Slapeta, J. (2015). Comparative RNA-seq analysis of the Tritrichomonas foetus PIG30/1 isolate from pigs reveals close association with Tritrichomonas foetus BP-4 isolate 'bovine genotype'. Veterinary Parasitology, 212, 111-117. [More Information]
• Slapeta, J., Dowd, S., Alanazi, A., Westman, M., Brown, G. (2015). Differences in the faecal microbiome of non-diarrhoeic clinically healthy dogs and cats associated with Giardia duodenalis infection: impact of hookworm and coccidia. International Journal for Parasitology, 45(9-10), 585-594. [More Information]
• Lawrence, A., Hii, S., Chong, R., Webb, C., Traub, R., Brown, G., Slapeta, J. (2015). Evaluation of the bacterial microbiome of two flea species using different DNA-isolation techniques provides insights into flea host ecology. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 91(12), 1-11. [More Information]
• Hii, S., Lawrence, A., Cuttell, L., Tynas, R., Rani, P., Slapeta, J., Traub, R. (2015). Evidence for a specific host - endosymbiont relationship between 'Rickettsia sp. genotype RF2125' and Ctenocephalides felis orientis infesting dogs in India. Parasites and Vectors, 8(169), 1-9. [More Information]
• Mueller, K., Morin-Adeline, V., Gilchrist, K., Brown, G., Slapeta, J. (2015). High prevalence of Tritrichomonas foetus 'bovine genotype' in faecal samples from domestic pigs at a farm where bovine trichomonosis has not been reported for over 30 years. Veterinary Parasitology, 212, 105-110. [More Information]
• Morin-Adeline, V., Fraser, S., Stack, C., Slapeta, J. (2015). Host origin determines pH tolerance of Tritrichomonas foetus isolates from the feline gastrointestinal and bovine urogenital tracts. Experimental Parasitology, 157, 68-77. [More Information]
• Lawrence, A., Hii, S., Jirsová, D., Panáková, L., Ionica, A., Gilchrist, K., Modry, D., Mihalca, A., Webb, C., Traub, R., Slapeta, J. (2015). Integrated morphological and molecular identification of cat fleas (Ctenocephalides felis) and dog fleas (Ctenocephalides canis) vectoring Rickettsia felis in central Europe. Veterinary Parasitology, 210(3-4), 215-223. [More Information]
• Cooper, M., Slapeta, J., Donahoe, S., Phalen, D. (2015). Toxoplasmosis in a Pet Peach-Faced Lovebird (Agapornis roseicollis). Korean Journal of Parasitology, 53(6), 749-753. [More Information]

2014

• Morin-Adeline, V., Lomas, R., O'Meally, D., Stack, C., Conesa, A., Slapeta, J. (2014). Comparative transcriptomics reveals striking similarities between the bovine and feline isolates of tritrichomonas foetus: consequences for in silico drug-target identification. BMC Genomics, 15, 1-17. [More Information]
• Portman, N., Foster, C., Walker, G., Slapeta, J. (2014). Evidence for Intraflagellar Transport and Apical Complex formation in a Free Living Relative of the Apicomplexa. Eukaryotic Cell, 13(1), 10-20. [More Information]
• Lawrence, A., Brown, G., Peters, B., Spielman, D., Morin-Adeline, V., Slapeta, J. (2014). High phylogenetic diversity of the cat flea (Ctenocephalides felis) at two mitochondrial DNA markers. Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 28(3), 330-336. [More Information]
• Foster, C., Portman, N., Chen, M., Slapeta, J. (2014). Increased growth and pigment content of Chromera velia in mixotrophic culture. FEM Microbiology Ecology, 88(1), 121-128. [More Information]
• Donahoe, S., Rose, K., Slapeta, J. (2014). Multisystemic toxoplasmosis associated with a type 11- like Toxoplasma gondii strain in a New Zealand fur seal (Arctocephalus forsteri) from New south wales, Australia. Veterinary Parasitology, 205(1-2), 347-353. [More Information]
• Alanazi, A., Said, A., Morin-Adeline, V., Alyousif, M., Slapeta, J. (2014). Quantitative PCR detection of Theileria equi using laboratory workflows to detect asymptomatic persistently infected horses. Veterinary Parasitology, 206(3-4), 138-145. [More Information]
• Begg, A., Todhunter, K., Donahoe, S., Krockenberger, M., Slapeta, J. (2014). Severe amoebic placentitis in a horse caused by Acanthamoeba hatchetti identified using next generation sequencing. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 52(8), 3101-3104. [More Information]
• Portman, N., Slapeta, J. (2014). The flagellar contribution to the apical complex: a new tool for the eukaryotic Swiss Army knife ? Trends in Parasitology, 30(2), 58-64. [More Information]
• Marcus, A., Higgins, D., Slapeta, J., Gray, R. (2014). Uncinaria sanguinis sp. n. (Nematoda: Ancylostomatidae) from the endangered Australian sea lion, Neophoca cinerea (Carnivora: Otariidae). Folia Parasitologica, 61(3), 255-265. [More Information]
• Haynes, B., Marcus, A., Higgins, D., Gongora, J., Gray, R., Slapeta, J. (2014). Unexpected absence of genetic separation of a highly diverse population of hookworms from geographically isolated hosts. Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 28, 192-200. [More Information]

2013

• Malik, R., Spielman, D., Slapeta, J. (2013). "Gone in the Back Legs". Microbiology Australia, 34(1), 8-12. [More Information]
• Slapeta, J., Linares, M. (2013). Combined Amplicon Pyrosequencing Assays Reveal Presence of the Apicomplexan "type-N" (cf. Gemmocystis cylindrus) and Chromera velia on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. PloS One, 8(9), 1-9. [More Information]
• Slapeta, J. (2013). Cryptosporidiosis and Cryptosporidium species in animals and humans: A thirty colour rainbow? International Journal for Parasitology, 43(12-13), 957-970. [More Information]
• Pan, H., Slapeta, J., Carter, D., Chen, M. (2013). Isolation of complete chloroplasts from Chromera velia-the photosynthetic relative of parasitic Apicomplexa. In Tingyun Kuang, Congming Lu, Lixin Zhang (Eds.), Photosynthesis Research for Food, Fuel and the Future, (pp. 436-439). Hangzhou and Berlin: Zhejiang University Press. [More Information]
• Slapeta, J. (2013). IV International Giardia and Cryptosporidium Conference, Wellington, New Zealand, 2012. Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 15, 2-2. [More Information]
• Hartigan, A., Phalen, D., Slapeta, J. (2013). Myxosporean parasites in Australian frogs: Importance, implications and future directions. International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2(1), 62-68. [More Information]
• Hartigan, A., Phalen, D., Slapeta, J. (2013). Myxosporean parasites in Australian frogs: Importance, implications and future directions. International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2, 62-68.
• Slapeta, J. (2013). Next generation sequencing in single cell parasite disease investigations. Microbiology Australia, 34(4), 192-193. [More Information]
• Slapeta, J. (2013). Ten simple rules describing a new (parasite) species. International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2(1), 152-154. [More Information]

2012

• Slapeta, J., Muller, N., Stack, C., Walker, G., Lew-Tabot, A., Tachezy, J., Frey, C. (2012). Comparative analysis of Tritrichomonas foetus (Riedmuller,1928) cat genotype, T. foetus (Riedmuller, 1928) cattle genotype and Tritrichomonas suis (Davaine, 1875) at 10 DNA loci. International Journal for Parasitology, 42(13-14), 1143-1149. [More Information]
• Hartigan, A., Dhand, N., Rose, K., Slapeta, J., Phalen, D. (2012). Comparative Pathology and Ecological Implications of Two Myxosporean Parasites in Native Australian Frogs and the Invasive Cane Toad. PloS One, 7(10), 1-14. [More Information]
• Hartigan, A., Peacock, L., Rosenwax, A., Phalen, D., Slapeta, J. (2012). Emerging myxosporean parasites of Australian frogs take a ride with fresh fruit transport. Parasites and Vectors, 5, 1-4. [More Information]
• Morin-Adeline, V., Foster, C., Slapeta, J. (2012). Identification of Chromera velia by fluorescence in situ hybridization. FEMS Microbiology Letters, 328(2), 144-149. [More Information]
• Slapeta, J. (2012). Letter: The name Cryptosporidium tyzzeri Ren, Zhao, Zhang, ning, jian, wang, lv, wang, Arrowood and Xiao, 2012 is permanently invalid. Experimental Parasitology, 130(3), 306-307. [More Information]
• Hartigan, A., Fiala, I., Dykova, I., Rose, K., Phalen, D., Slapeta, J. (2012). New Species of Myxosporea from Frogs and resurrection of the genus Cystodiscus Lutz, 1889 for species with myxospores in gallbladders of Amphibians. Parasitology, 139(4), 478-496. [More Information]
• King, J., Brown, G., Jenkins, D., Ellis, J., Fleming, P., Windsor, P., Slapeta, J. (2012). Oocysts and high seroprevalence of Neospora caninum in dogs living in remote Aboriginal communities and wild dogs in Australia. Veterinary Parasitology, 187(1-2), 85-92. [More Information]
• Pan, H., Slapeta, J., Carter, D., Chen, M. (2012). Phylogenetic analysis of the light-harvesting system in Chromera velia. Photosynthesis Research, 111(1-2), 19-28. [More Information]
• Sun, Z., Stack, C., Slapeta, J. (2012). Sequence differences in the diagnostic region of the cysteine protease 8 gene of Tritrichomonas foetus parasites of cats and cattle. Veterinary Parasitology, 186(3-4), 445-449. [More Information]
• Debenham, J., Johnson, R., Vogelnest, L., Phalen, D., Whittington, R., Slapeta, J. (2012). Year-Long Presence of Eimeria Echidnae and Absence of Eimeria Tachyglossi in Captive Short-beaked Echidnas (Tachyglossus Aculeatus). Journal of Parasitology, 98(3), 543-549. [More Information]

2011

• Hartigan, A., Fiala, I., Dykova, I., Jirku, M., Okimoto, B., Rose, K., Phalen, D., Slapeta, J. (2011). A Suspected Parasite Spill-Back of Two Novel Myxidium spp. (Myxosporea) Causing Disease in Australian Endemic Frogs Found in the Invasive Cane Toad. PloS One, 6(4), e18871-1-e18871-12. [More Information]
• Morin-Adeline, V., Vogelnest, L., Dhand, N., Shiels, M., Angus, W., Slapeta, J. (2011). Afternoon shedding of a new species of Isospora (Apicomplexa) in the endangered Regent Honeyeater (Xanthomyza phrygia). Parasitology, 138(6), 713-724. [More Information]
• Van der Saag, M., McDonell, D., Slapeta, J. (2011). Cat genotype Tritrichomonas foetus survives passage through the alimentary tract of two common slug spiecies. Veterinary Parasitology, 177(3-4), 262-266. [More Information]
• Barugahare, R., Dennis, M., Becker, J., Slapeta, J. (2011). Detection of Cryptosporidium molnari Oocysts from Fish by Fluorescent - Antibody Staining Assays for Cryptosporidium spp. Affecting Humans. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 77(5), 1878-1880. [More Information]
• Hartigan, A., Fiala, I., Dykova, I., Rose, K., Phalen, D., Slapeta, J. (2011). Emerging Myxosporean Parasites of Native Australian Frogs and the Invasive Cane Toad. Australian Society for Parasitology Annual Conference 2011, N/A: N/A.
• King, J., McAllan, B., Spielman, D., Lindsay, S., Hurkova-Hofmannova, L., Hartigan, A., Al-Qassab, S., Ellis, J., Slapeta, J. (2011). Extensive production of Neospora caninum tissue cysts in a carnivorous marsupial succumbing to experimental neosporosis. Veterinary Research: a journal of animal infection and epidemiology, 42(1), 1-10. [More Information]
• Baragahare, R., Becker, J., Landos, M., Slapeta, J., Dennis, M. (2011). Gastric cryptosporidiosis in farmed Australian Murray cod, Maccullochella peelii peelii. Aquaculture, 314(1-4), 1-6. [More Information]
• Wickins, S., Dennis, M., Landos, M., Slapeta, J., Whittington, R. (2011). Histopathological survey of lesions and infections affecting sick ornamental fish in pet shops in New South Wales, Australia. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 94(2), 143-152. [More Information]
• King, J., Jenkins, D., Ellis, J., Fleming, P., Windsor, P., Slapeta, J. (2011). Implications of wild dog ecology on the syvatic and domestic life cycle of Neospora caninium in Australia. The Veterinary Journal, 188(1), 24-33. [More Information]
• Slapeta, J. (2011). Naming of Cryptosporidium pestis is in accordance with the ICZN Code and the name is available for this taxon previously recognised as C. parvum "bovine genotype". Veterinary Parasitology, 177(1-2), 1-5. [More Information]
• Weatherby, K., Murray, S., Carter, D., Slapeta, J. (2011). Surface and Flagella Morphology of the Motile Form of Chromera velia Revealed by Field-Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy. Protist, 162(1), 142-153. [More Information]
• Slapeta, J., King, J., McDonell, D., Malik, R., Homer, D., Hannan, P., Emery, D. (2011). The cat flea (Ctenocephalides f. felis) is the dominant flea on domestic dogs and cats in Australian veterinary practices. Veterinary Parasitology, 180(3-4), 383-388. [More Information]

2010

• King, J., Slapeta, J., Jenkins, D., Al-Qassab, S., Ellis, J., Windsor, P. (2010). Australian dingoes are definitive hosts of Neospora caninum. International Journal for Parasitology, 40, 945-950. [More Information]
• Guo, J., Weatherby, K., Carter, D., Slapeta, J. (2010). Effect of Nutrient Concentration and salinity on Immotile-Motile Transformation of Chromera velia. Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology, 57(5), 444-446. [More Information]
• Merino, S., Martinez, J., Vasquez, R., Slapeta, J. (2010). Monophyly of marsupial intraerythrocytic apicomplexan parasites from South America and Australia. Parasitology, 137, 37-43. [More Information]
• Hartigan, A., Phalen, D., Slapeta, J. (2010). Museum material reveals a frog parasite emergence after the invasion of the cane toad in Australia. Parasites and Vectors, 3(June 2010), 50-1-50-6. [More Information]
• Bell, E., Gowan, R., Lingard, A., McCoy, R., Slapeta, J., Malik, R. (2010). Naturally occurring Tritrichomonas foetus infections in Australian cats: 38 cases. Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery, 12, 889-898. [More Information]
• Sangster, C., Bryant, B., Campbell-Ward, M., King, J., Slapeta, J. (2010). Neosporosis in an aborted Southern White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum) Fetus. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, 41(4), 725-728. [More Information]
• Sutak, R., Slapeta, J., Roman, M., Camadro, J., Lesuisse, E. (2010). Nonreductive Iron Uptake Mechanism in the Marine Alveolate Chromera velia. Plant Physiology, 154, 991-1000. [More Information]
• Bishop, S., King, J., Windsor, P., Reichel, M., Ellis, J., Slapeta, J. (2010). The first report of ovine cerebral neosporosis and evaluation of Neospora caninum prevalence in sheep in New South wales. Veterinary Parasitology, 170, 137-142. [More Information]
• Slapeta, J., Craig, S., McDonell, D., Emery, D. (2010). Tritrichomonas foetus from domestic cats and cattle are genetically distinct. Experimental Parasitology, 126(2), 209-213. [More Information]

2009

• Slapeta, J. (2009). Centenary of the Genus Cryptosporidium: From Morphological to Molecular Species Identification. In G Ortega-Pierres, S Caccio, R Fayer, T G Mank, H Smith, R C A Thompson (Eds.), Giardia and Cryptosporidium: from molecules to disease, (pp. 31-50). Oxfordshire: CABI Publishing. [More Information]
• Zhu, B., Hartigan, A., Reppas, G., Higgins, D., Canfield, P., Slapeta, J. (2009). Looks can deceive: Molecular identity of an intraerythrocytic apicomplexan parasite in Australian gliders. Veterinary Parasitology, 159(2), 105-111. [More Information]
• Iorio, R., Slapeta, J., Otranto, D., Paoletti, B., Giangaspero, A., Traversa, D. (2009). Phylogenetic relationships of Habronema microstoma and Habronema muscae (Spirurida: Habronematidae) within the order Spirurida inferred using mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (cox1) gene analysis. Parasitology Research, 104, 979-984. [More Information]
• Hale, S., Norris, J., Slapeta, J. (2009). Prolonged resilience of Tritrichomonas foetus in cat faeces. ASP & ARC/NHMRC Research Network for Parasitology Annual Conference 2009, Australia: ASP & ARC/NHMRC Research Network for Parasitology.
• Hale, S., Norris, J., Slapeta, J. (2009). Prolonged resilience of Tritrichomonas foetus in cat faeces at ambient temperature. Veterinary Parasitology, 166(1-2), 60-65. [More Information]
• Hemmerter, S., Slapeta, J., Beebe, N. (2009). Resolving genetic diversity in Australian Culex mosquitoes: Incongruence between the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase 1 and nuclear acetylcholine esterase 2. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 50(2), 317-325. [More Information]

2008

• Moore, R., Obornik, M., Janouskovec, J., Chrudimsky, T., Vancova, M., Green, D., Wright, S., Davies, N., Bolch, C., Heimann, K., Slapeta, J., Carter, D., et al (2008). A Photosynthetic alveolate closely related to apicomplexan parasites. Nature, 451, 959-963. [More Information]
• Moore, R., Slapeta, J., Logsdon, J., Carter, D., Heimann, K. (2008). A phylum of algae closely related to apicomplexan parasites. ASP & ARC/NHMRC Research Network for Parasitology Annual Conference 2008, Australia: ASP & ARC/NHMRC Research Network for Parasitology.
• King, J., Windsor, P., Jenkins, D., Ellis, J., Slapeta, J. (2008). Are Australian dingoes definitive hosts for Neopsora caninum? ASP & ARC/NHMRC Research Network for Parasitology Annual Conference 2008, Australia: ASP & ARC/NHMRC Research Network for Parasitology.
• King, J., Jenkins, D., Ellis, J., Windsor, P., Slapeta, J. (2008). Are Australian dingos definitive hosts for Neospora caninum? ASP & ARC/NHMRC Research Network for Parasitology Annual Conference 2008, Australia: ASP & ARC/NHMRC Research Network for Parasitology.
• Windsor, P., King, J., Slapeta, J., Jenkins, D., Ellis, J. (2008). Bovine Neospora research in Australia. Australian Association of Cattle Veterinarians Annual Conference AACV 2008, Australia: The Australian Association of Cattle Veterinarians.
• Valigurova, A., Jirku, M., Koudela, B., Gelnar, M., Modry, D., Slapeta, J. (2008). Cryptosporidia: Epicellular parasites embraced by the host cell membrane. International Journal for Parasitology, 38(8-9), 913-922. [More Information]
• Traversa, D., Iorio, R., Otranto, D., Modry, D., Slapeta, J. (2008). Cryptosporidium from tortoises: Genetic characterisation, phylogeny and zoonotic implications. Molecular and Cellular Probes, 22, 122-128. [More Information]
• Slapeta, J. (2008). iCRYPTO: a web-based resource to cryptosporidia. ASP & ARC/NHMRC Research Network for Parasitology Annual Conference 2008, Australia: ASP & ARC/NHMRC Research Network for Parasitology.
• King, J., Jenkins, D., Slapeta, J., Windsor, P. (2008). Investigating the Role of Wildlife and Wild Canids in Transmission of Neospora Caninum. 14th Australasian Vertebrate Pest Conference 2008, Australia: Vertebrate Pests Committee / Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre.
• Fan, S., Raidal, S., Phalen, D., Slapeta, J. (2008). Molecular identification of malarial parasites in Australian Birds. Association of Avian Veterinarians Australasian Committee Annual Conference AAVAC 2008, Australia: Association of Avian Veterinarians Australasian Committee.
• Jirku, M., Valigurova, A., Koudela, B., Krizek, J., Modry, D., Slapeta, J. (2008). New species of Crytosporidium Tyzzer,1907 (Apicomplexa) from amphibian host: morphology, biology and phylogeny. Folia Parasitologica, 55, 81-94. [More Information]

2007

• Hemmerter, S., Slapeta, J., van den Hurk, A., Cooper, R., Whelan, P., Russell, R., Johansen, C., Beebe, N. (2007). A curious coincidence: mosquito biodiversity and the limits of the Japanese encephalitis virus in Australasia. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 7(100), 1-11. [More Information]
• Slapeta, J. (2007), Invited speaker: Centenary of the genus Cryptosporidium: from morphological to molecular species identification, II nd International Giardia and Cryptosporidium Conference, Centro Cultural Universitario, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Morelia-Michoacán, México May 13 -18, 2007..
• Hemmerter, S., Slapeta, J., Beebe, N. (2007). Oral presentation: Hemmerter S., Å lapeta J., Beebe N. W.: Insight into the limits of the Japanese encephalitis virus through a better understanding of the biodiversity of its mosquito vector. Genetic Society of AustralAsia, Sydeny (2007 - oral presentation). Genetics Society of AustralAsia 54th Annual Conference, Sydney: Genetics Society of AustralAsia, Inc.
• Slapeta, J., Moreira, D., Lopez-Garcia, P. (2007). Oral presentation: Unexpectedly ancient cryptic species and global oceanic dispersal in the smallest eukaryotes. Genetic Society of AustralAsia, Sydney (2007 - oral presentation). Genetics Society of AustralAsia 54th Annual Conference, Sydney: Genetics Society of AustralAsia, Inc.
• Iorio, R., Slapeta, J., Modry, D., Traversa, D. (2007). Poster presentation: Genetic identity of Cryptosporidium species in captive Palaearctic European tortoise of the genus Testudo. World Association for the Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology, Gent, Belgium: World Association for the Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology.
• Slapeta, J. (2007). Response to Xiao et al.: Further debate on the description of Cryptosporidium pestis. Trends in Parasitology, 23(2), 42-43. [More Information]

2006

• Slapeta, J. (2006). Cryptosporidium species found in cattle: a proposal for a new species. Trends in Parasitology, 22(10), 469-474. [More Information]
• Slapeta, J. (2006). Cryptosporidium species found in cattle: yet another name? ASP & ARC/NHMRC Research Network for Parasitology Annual Conference 2006, Australia: ASP & ARC/NHMRC Research Network for Parasitology.
• Slapeta, J., Lopez-Garcia, P., Moreira, D. (2006). Global Dispersal and Ancient Cryptic Species in the Smallest Marine Eukaryotes. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 23(1), 23-29. [More Information]
• Slapeta, J. (2006), Lectures and seminars: An Unusual Mitochondria Uncovered in the Apicomplexan Parasite Cryptosporidium parvum - Institute for the Biotechnology of Infectious Diseases, University of Technology Sydney, Australia, 2006.
• Slapeta, J., Ferguson, D., Smith, N., Belli, S. (2006). Oral presentation: The role of DOPA and tyrosinases in oocyst wall formation in Eimeria spp. ASP & ARC/NHMRC Research Network for Parasitology Annual Conference, Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast, Queensland: ASP & ARC/NHMRC Research Network for Parasitology Annual Conference.
• Slapeta, J., Lopez-Garcia, P., Moreira, D. (2006). Present status of the molecular ecology of kathablepharids. Protist, 157(1), 7-11. [More Information]
• Mai, K., Belli, S., Ferguson, D., Luxford, C., Davies, M., Slapeta, J., Smith, N. (2006). Short oral presentation: Tyrosine oxidation in the development of eimerian oocysts. ASP & ARC/NHMRC Research Network for Parasitology Annual Conference, Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast, Queensland: ASP & ARC/NHMRC Research Network for Parasitology Annual Conference.

2005

• Necas, P., Modry, D., Slapeta, J. (2005). Chamaeleo (Trioceros) ntunte sp. n. (Reptilia : Chamaeleonidae), a new chameleon species from Mt. Nyiru, northern Kenya. Herpetozoa, 18(3-4), 125-132.
• Slapeta, J. (2005), Lectures and seminars: Are small eukaryotes ubiquitous? An answer from the multilocus genotyping of the model marine picoeukaryote Micromonas pusilla - presented at Roscoff Biological Station, Roscoff, France, 2005.
• Modry, D., Slapeta, J., Koudela, B. (2005). Mice serve as paratenic hosts for the transmission of Caryospora duszynskii (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) between snakes of the genus Elaphe. Folia Parasitologica, 52(3), 205-208.
• Slapeta, J., Moreira, D., Lopez-Garcia, P. (2005). Poster presentation: Molecular evidence for picoplankton diversity viewed from protein coding and non-coding DNA. ASLO 2005 Summer Meeting, Santiago de Compostela, Spain: ASLO 2005.
• Slapeta, J., Moreira, D., Lopez-Garcia, P. (2005). The extent of protist diversity: insights from molecular ecology of freshwater eukaryotes. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 272(1576), 2073-2081. [More Information]

2004

• Slapeta, J., Keithly, J. (2004). Cryptosporidium parvum Mitochondrial-Type HSP70 Targets Homologous and Heterologous Mitochondria. Eukaryotic Cell, 3(2), 483-494. [More Information]
• Slapeta, J. (2004), Lectures and seminars: Freshwater protist diversity and marine picoeukaryote biogeography - presented at Unité d'Ecologie, Systématique & Evolution, Université Paris-Sud, Orsay, France, 2004.
• HajduÅ¡ek, O., Ditrich, O., Slapeta, J. (2004). Molecular identification of Cryptosporidium spp. in animal and human hosts from the Czech Republic. Veterinary Parasitology, 122(3), 183-192. [More Information]
• Slapeta, J., Moreira, D., Lopez-Garcia, P. (2004). Poster presentation: Eukaryotic diversity in oxic and oxygen-depleted freshwater environments. Gordon Research Conference Series: MARINE MICROBES – PICOPHYTOPLANKTON, FROM ECOLOGY TO GENOMICS, Roscoff, Brittany, France: Gordon Research Conference Series: MARINE MICROBES – PICOPHYTOPLANKTON, FROM ECOLOGY TO GENOMICS.

2003

• Stejskal, F., Slapeta, J., Ctrnacta, V., Keithly, J. (2003). A Narf-like gene from Cryptosporidium parvum resembles homologues observed in aerobic protists and higher eukaryotes. FEMS Microbiology Letters, 229(1), 91-96. [More Information]
• Necas, P., Modry, D., Slapeta, J. (2003). Chamaeleo (Trioceros) narraioca n. sp. (Reptilia Chamaeleonidae), a new chameleon species from a relict montane forest of Mount Kulal, northern Kenya. Tropical Zoology, 16(1), 1-12. [More Information]
• Slapeta, J., Stejskal, F., Keithly, J. (2003). Characterization of S-adenosylmethionine synthetase in Cryptosporidium parvum (Apicomplexa). FEMS Microbiology Letters, 225(2), 271-277. [More Information]
• Slapeta, J., Modry, D., Ashe, J., Koudela, B. (2003). Description of Eimeria arabukosokokensis sp. n. (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) from Telescopus semiannulatus (Serpentes: Colubridae) with notes on eimerian coccidia from snakes of Eastern Kenya. Folia Parasitologica, 50(1), 23-30. [More Information]
• Slapeta, J., Modry, D., Votýpka, J., Jirku, M., Lukes, J., Koudela, B. (2003). Evolutionary relationships among cyst-forming coccidia Sarcocystis spp. (Alveolata: Apicomplexa: Coccidea) in endemic African tree vipers and perspective for evolution of heteroxenous life cycle. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 27(3), 464-475. [More Information]
• Slapeta, J. (2003), Lectures and seminars: Cryptosporidium parvum possesses and expresses a proteobacterial-like DnaK homolog - presented at Wadsworth Center (breakfast club & lower eukaryotes meeting), New York State Department of Health, Albany NY, USA, 2003.
• Slapeta, J., Keithly, J. (2003). Oral presentation: Cryptosporidium parvum possesses and expresses a Proteobacterial-like DnaK homolog. 8th International Workshops on Opportunistic Protists and The International Conference on Anaerobic Protists (IWOP-8/ICAP), Lawrence, Kan.: Society of Protozoologists.

2002

• Slapeta, J., Modry, D., Votýpka, J., Jirku, M., Lukes, J., Koudela, B. (2002). Biology, Pathology and Evolution of Coccidia of the Genus Sarcocystis (Coccidia: Apicomplexa) in African Viperids. VIIIth International Coccidiosis Conference, Cairns, Australia: VIIIth International Coccidiosis Conference.
• Modry, D., Slapeta, J., Koudela, B. (2002). Caryospora matatu sp. n., a new coccidian parasite (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) from the Horned bush-viper, Atheris ceratophorus Werner, 1895 from Tanzania. Parasite: Journal de la Societe Francaise de Parasitologie, 9(4), 341-344.
• Slapeta, J., Koudela, B., Votýpka, J., Modry, D., HorejÅ¡, R., Lukes, J. (2002). Coprodiagnosis of Hammondia heydorni in Dogs by PCR Based Amplification of ITS 1 rRNA: Differentiation from Morphologically Indistinguishable Oocysts of Neospora caninum. The Veterinary Journal, 163(2), 147-154.
• Slapeta, J., Modry, D., Kyselová, I., HorejÅ¡, R., Lukes, J., Koudela, B. (2002). Dog shedding oocysts of Neospora caninum: PCR diagnosis and molecular phylogenetic approach. Veterinary Parasitology, 109(3-4), 157-167.
• Slapeta, J. (2002), Lectures and seminars: Parasitic protists of the genus Sarcocystis (Apicomplexa, Alveolata): phylogeny, life cycles, diversity and diagnosis - presented at Wadsworth Center (breakfast club), New York State Department of Health, Albany NY, USA, 2002.
• Oborník, M., Jirku, M., Slapeta, J., Modry, D., Koudela, B., Lukes, J. (2002). Notes on coccidian phylogeny, based on the apicoplast small subunit ribosomal DNA. Parasitology Research, 88(4), 360-363.
• Oborník, M., Van de Peer, Y., HypÅ¡a, V., Frickey, T., Slapeta, J., Meyer, A., Lukes, J. (2002). Phylogenetic analyses suggest lateral gene transfer from the mitochondrion to the apicoplast. Gene, 285(2002), 109-118.
• Slapeta, J., Kyselová, I., Richardson, A., Modry, D., Lukes, J. (2002). Phylogeny and sequence variability of the Sarcocystis singaporensis Zaman and Colley, (1975) 1976 ssrDNA. Parasitology Research, 88(9), 810-815.
• Slapeta, J., Stejskal, F., Keithly, J. (2002). Poster presentation: Characterisation of S-Adenosylmethionine synthetase in Cryptosporidium parvum. Molecular Parasitology Meeting XIII, Woods Hole, MA, USA: Molecular Parasitology Meeting XIII.
• Slapeta, J., Stejskal, F., Keithly, J. (2002). Poster presentation: Cryptosporidium parvum S-Adenosylmethionine synthetase (CpSAMS): activity of recombinant CpSAMS and differential expression during intracellular growth in HCT-8 cells using semi-quantitative RT-PCR. 5th COST B9 Congress, Antiprotozoal Chemotherapy, London, UK: 5th COST B9 Congress, Antiprotozoal Chemotherapy.
• Slapeta, J. (2002), Specialized Databases: Parasite Infections of Hedgehogs: Tutorial to Parasitoses of Hedgehog in the Czech Republic http://www.paru.cas.cz/modryd/jezci/.
• Slapeta, J. (2002), Specialized Databases: Taxonomy of the genus Cryptosporidium Tyzzer 1907 (Apicomplexa): revision & checklist - iCRYPTO http://www.vetsci.usyd.edu.au/staff/JanSlapeta/ http://members.optusnet.com.au/slapeta/crypto/.
• Jirku, M., Modry, D., Slapeta, J., Koudela, B., Lukes, J. (2002). The Phylogeny of Goussia and Choleoeimeria (Apicomplexa; Eimeriorina) and the Evolution of Excystation Structures in Coccidia. Protist, 153(4), 379-390.

2001

• Modry, D., Slapeta, J., Knotek, Z., Koudela, B. (2001). Caryospora varaniornati sp. n. (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) in the Nile Monitor, Varanus (Polydaedalus) niloticus species complex. Folia Parasitologica, 48(2001), 7-10.
• Modry, D., Slapeta, J., Koudela, B. (2001). Eimeria hajeki n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae), a New Coccidian Parasite of the Pygmy Chameleon, Rampholeon temporalis (Matschie, 1892) (Reptilia: Chamaeleonidae) from Usambara Mountains, Tanzania. Journal of Parasitology, 87(5), 1104-1105.
• Slapeta, J., Modry, D., Votýpka, J., Jirku, M., Oborník, M., Lukes, J., Koudela, B. (2001). Eimeria telekii n.sp. (Apicomplexa: Coccidia) from Lemniscomys striatus (Rodentia: Muridae): morphology, pathology and phylogeny. Parasitology, 122(2001), 133-143.
• Slapeta, J. (2001), Lectures and seminars: Updated View on Molecular Phylogeny of Coccidia - presented as a seminar at Academy of Sciences Czech Republic, ÄŒeské BudÄ›jovice, Czech Republic 2001.
• Slapeta, J., Modry, D., Votýpka, J., Jirku, M., Koudela, B., Lukes, J. (2001). Multiple origin of the dihomoxenous life cycle in sarcosporidia. International Journal for Parasitology, 31(4), 413-417.
• Slapeta, J., Modry, D., Koudela, B. (2001). New species of coccidia (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae from rodents of Ruwenzori Mountains in Uganda. African Zoology, 36(2001), 41-44.
• Slapeta, J., Modry, D., Votýpka, J., Jirku, M., Riches, J., Koudela, B., Lukes, J. (2001). Oral presentation: Advances in Molecular Phylogeny of Coccidia (Apicompexa) Inferred from Ribosomal RNA Sequences. VIIIth International Coccidiosis Conference, Cairns, Australia: VIIIth International Coccidiosis Conference.
• Modry, D., Slapeta, J., Jirku, M., Oborník, M., Lukes, J., Koudela, B. (2001). Phylogenetic position of a renal coccidium of the European green frogs, 'Isospora' lieberkuehni Labbe , 1894 (Apicomplexa: Sarcocystidae) and its taxonomic implications. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 51, 767-772.
• Modry, D., Václavek, P., Koudela, B., Slapeta, J. (2001). Placentophagia - an alternative way for horizontal transmission of Neospora caninum in cattle? Trends in Parasitology, 17(12), 573-573.