Welcome to Vet parasitology research unit

Home to the research group of Morakot Kaewthamasorn. We are interested in haemosporidian parasites as well as parasitic bacteria such as Anaplasma, hemotrophic mycoplasma, and Bartonella in animals. We also study blood-sucking insect vectors (mosquitoes, sand flies, bat flies, and ticks) in farmed and wild animals including rodents, primates, and bats. Keep in touch at kotscmi@outlook.com.

Recent publications (see more at my Google Scholar)

1. Nguyen, A.H.L., Pattaradilokrat, S., Kaewlamun, W., Kaneko, O., Asada, M., Kaewthamasorn, M. Myzomyia and Pyretophorus series of Anopheles mosquitoes acting as probable vectors of the goat malaria parasite Plasmodium caprae in Thailand (2023) Scientific Reports, 13 (1), art. no. 145.

2. Arnuphapprasert, A., Nugraheni, Y.R., Poofery, J., Aung, A., Kaewlamun, W., Chankeaw, W., Tasanaganjanakorn, T., Wattanamethanont, J., Kaewthamasorn, M. Genetic characterization of genes encoding the major surface proteins of Anaplasma marginale from cattle isolates in Thailand reveals multiple novel variants (2023) Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases 14 (2), art. no. 102110.

3. Nguyen, A.H.L., Nugraheni, Y.R., Nguyen, T.T., Aung, A., Narapakdeesakul, D., Kaewlamun, W., Asada, M., Kaewthamasorn, M. Molecular characterization of anopheline mosquitoes from the goat malaria-endemic areas of Thailand (2023) Medical and Veterinary Entomology, DOI: 10.1111/mve.12638.

4. Nugraheni, Y.R., Arnuphapprasert, A., Nguyen, T.T., Narapakdeesakul, D., Nguyen, H.L.A., Poofery, J., Kaneko, O., Asada, M., Kaewthamasorn, M. Myzorhynchus series of Anopheles mosquitoes as potential vectors of Plasmodium bubalis in Thailand. (2022) Scientific Reports, 12 (1), art. no. 5747. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-09686-9

5. Poofery, J., Narapakdeesakul, D., Riana, E., Arnuphapprasert, A., Nugraheni, Y.R., Ngamprasertwong, T., Wangthongchaicharoen, M., Soisook, P., Bhodhibundit, P., Kaewthamasorn, M. Molecular identification and genetic diversity of Bartonella spp. in 24 bat species from Thailand. (2022) Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 69 (4), pp. e717-e733. DOI: 10.1111/tbed.14389

6. Aung, A., Kaewlamun, W., Narapakdeesakul, D., Poofery, J., Kaewthamasorn, M. Molecular detection and characterization of tick-borne parasites in goats and ticks from Thailand. (2022) Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, 13 (3), art. no. 101938, . DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2022.101938

7. Riana, E., Arnuphapprasert, A., Narapakdeesakul, D., Ngamprasertwong, T., Wangthongchaicharoen, M., Soisook, P., Bhodhibundit, P., Kaewthamasorn, M. Molecular detection of Trypanosoma (Trypanosomatidae) in bats from Thailand, with their phylogenetic relationships (2022) Parasitology, 149 (5), pp. 654-666. DOI: 10.1017/S0031182022000117

8. Thongmeesee, K., Kamkong, P., Thanee, S., Wattanapansak, S., Kaewthamasorn, M., Tiawsirisup, S. Molecular detection and genetic analysis of porcine haemoplasmas in commercial pig farms from Thailand reveal a putative novel species (2022) Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, DOI: 10.1111/tbed.14537

9. Noosawat, P., Srituravanich, W., Damrongplasit, N., Suzuki, Y., Kaewthamasorn, M., Pimpin, A. A microfluidic device for capturing malaria-infected red blood cells by magnetophoretic force using an array of V- and W-shaped nickel microstructures (2022). Microfluidics and Nanofluidics 26, 78. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10404-022-02583-7

Recent activities

International Collaborations