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W. Hynes

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h-index: 25
Works: 49
Citations: 1,836

Most-cited papers

Inactivation of bacteria by the plasma pencil
M. Laroussi, C. Tendero, Xinpei Lu, S. Alla +1 more
2006231 citations
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Contrasts in Tick Innate Immune Responses to Borrelia burgdorferi Challenge: Immunotolerance in Ixodes scapularis Versus Immunocompetence in Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae)
R. Johns, J. Ohnishi, Anne H. Broadwater, D. Sonenshine +2 more
2001Journal of medical entomology108 citations Open access
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Identification of a defensin from the hemolymph of the American dog tick, Dermacentor variabilis.
R. Johns, D. Sonenshine, W. Hynes
2001Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology107 citations
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Molecular characterization and related aspects of the innate immune response in ticks.
D. Sonenshine, W. Hynes
2008Frontiers in Bioscience101 citations Open access
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Ticks and spotted fever group rickettsiae of southeastern Virginia
Robyn M. Nadolny, Chelsea L. Wright, D. Sonenshine, W. Hynes +1 more
2013Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases92 citations Open access
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Control of bacterial infections in the hard tick Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae): evidence for the existence of antimicrobial proteins in tick hemolymph.
R. Johns, D. Sonenshine, W. Hynes
1998Journal of medical entomology85 citations Open access
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Rickettsia parkeri in Gulf Coast Ticks, Southeastern Virginia, USA
Chelsea L. Wright, Robyn M. Nadolny, Ju Jiang, A. Richards +3 more
2011Emerging Infectious Diseases81 citations Open access
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Rickettsia parkeri Transmission to Amblyomma americanum by Cofeeding with Amblyomma maculatum (Acari: Ixodidae) and Potential for Spillover
Chelsea L. Wright, D. Sonenshine, H. Gaff, W. Hynes
2015Journal of medical entomology75 citations Open access
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Response of the Tick Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae) to Hemocoelic Inoculation of Borrelia burgdorferi (Spirochetales)
R. Johns, D. Sonenshine, W. Hynes
2000Journal of medical entomology71 citations
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A defensin‐like gene expressed in the black‐legged tick, Ixodes scapularis
W. Hynes, S. Ceraul, S. Todd, K. Seguin +1 more
2005Medical and Veterinary Entomology69 citations Open access
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Host Blood Proteins and Peptides in the Midgut of the Tick Dermacentor variabilis Contributeto Bacterial Control
D. Sonenshine, W. Hynes, S. Ceraul, R. Mitchell +1 more
2005Experimental & applied acarology67 citations
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Virulence factors of the group A streptococci and genes that regulate their expression.
W. Hynes
2004Frontiers in Bioscience62 citations Open access
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Ixodes affinis (Acari: Ixodidae) in Southeastern Virginia and Implications for the Spread of Borrelia burgdorferi, the Agent of Lyme Disease
Robyn M. Nadolny, Chelsea L. Wright, W. Hynes, D. Sonenshine +1 more
2011Journal of Vector Ecology58 citations Open access
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Resistance of the Tick Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae) Following Challenge with the Bacterium Escherichia coli (Enterobacteriales: Enterobacteriaceae)
S. Ceraul, D. Sonenshine, W. Hynes
2002Journal of medical entomology56 citations
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An arthropod defensin expressed by the hemocytes of the American dog tick, Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae).
S. Ceraul, D. Sonenshine, R. E. Ratzlaff, W. Hynes
2003Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology55 citations
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Glass Capillary Tube Feeding: A Method for Infecting Nymphal Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) with The Lyme Disease Spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi
Anne H. Broadwater, D. Sonenshine, W. Hynes, S. Ceraul +1 more
2002Journal of medical entomology48 citations
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Silencing expression of the defensin, varisin, in male Dermacentor variabilis by RNA interference results in reduced Anaplasma marginale infections
K. Kocan, J. de la Fuente, Raúl Manzano-Román, V. Naranjo +2 more
2008Experimental & applied acarology47 citations
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Experimental vertical transmission of Rickettsia parkeri in the Gulf Coast tick, Amblyomma maculatum.
Chelsea L. Wright, H. Gaff, D. Sonenshine, W. Hynes
2015Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases41 citations
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Cold plasma technology: bactericidal effects on Geobacillus stearothermophilus and Bacillus cereus microorganisms.
A. D. Morris, G. McCombs, Tamer Akan, W. Hynes +2 more
2009Journal of dental hygiene : JDH39 citations
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Tissue and life‐stage distribution of a defensin gene in the Lone Star tick, Amblyomma americanum
S. Todd, D. Sonenshine, W. Hynes
2007Medical and Veterinary Entomology34 citations
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Prevalence of Ehrlichia chaffeensis and Ehrlichia ewingii in Amblyomma americanum and Dermacentor variabilis collected from southeastern Virginia, 2010–2011
Chelsea L. Wright, H. Gaff, W. Hynes
2014Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases32 citations Open access
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Secreted Extracellular Virulence Factors
W. Hynes, Melanie Sloan
201631 citations
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A novel approach to controlling bacterial contamination on toothbrushes: chlorhexidine coating.
L. Turner, G. McCombs, W. Hynes, S. Tolle
2009International Journal of Dental Hygiene31 citations
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A simple plate assay for detection of group A streptococcus proteinase
W. Hynes, J. Tagg
198530 citations
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In vitro propagation of Candidatus Rickettsia andeanae isolated from Amblyomma maculatum.
Alison Luce-Fedrow, Chelsea L. Wright, H. Gaff, D. Sonenshine +2 more
2012FEMS Immunology & Medical Microbiology29 citations Open access
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Single-tube real-time PCR assay for differentiation of Ixodes affinis and Ixodes scapularis
Chelsea L. Wright, W. Hynes, B. White, Mindy N Marshall +2 more
2013Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases22 citations Open access
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Inactivation of Porphyromonas gingivalis by Low-Temperature Atmospheric Pressure Plasma
A. Mahasneh, M. Darby, S. Tolle, W. Hynes +2 more
201122 citations Open access
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Survey of Rickettsia parkeri and Amblyomma maculatum associated with small mammals in southeastern Virginia
A. Cumbie, Christina Espada, Robyn M. Nadolny, R. K. Rose +3 more
2020Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases21 citations Open access
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New Records of Ixodes affinis (Acari: Ixodidae) Parasitizing Avian Hosts in Southeastern Virginia
E. Heller, Chelsea L. Wright, Robyn M. Nadolny, W. Hynes +2 more
2015Journal of medical entomology14 citations Open access
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Using RNA interference to determine the role of varisin in the innate immune system of the hard tick Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae)
W. Hynes, Martha M. Stokes, Shannon M. Hensley, S. Todd +1 more
2008Experimental & applied acarology14 citations
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Rickettsia parkeri infections diagnosed by eschar biopsy, Virginia, USA
Pamela Kelman, C. Thompson, W. Hynes, C. Bergman +7 more
2018Infection12 citations
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A single nucleotide mutation results in loss of enzymatic activity in the hyaluronate lyase gene of Streptococcus pyogenes.
W. Hynes, Cecelia Johnson, Martha M. Stokes
2009Microbial Pathogenesis11 citations
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Enhancement of OspC expression by Borrelia burgdorferi in the presence of tick hemolymph.
R. Johns, D. Sonenshine, W. Hynes
2000FEMS Microbiology Letters11 citations
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Sequence Analysis and Expression in Escherichia coli of the Hyaluronidase Gene of Streptococcus pyogenes Bacteriophage H 4489 A
W. Hynes, J. Ferretti
9 citations
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Passerine birds as hosts for Ixodes ticks infected with Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto in southeastern Virginia.
A. Cumbie, E. Heller, Zachary J Bement, A. Phan +3 more
2021Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases8 citations Open access
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First report of Candidatus Rickettsia mendelii in Ixodes brunneus from the United States
A. Cumbie, Eric L. Walters, H. Gaff, W. Hynes
2019Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases7 citations Open access
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Tick Immunity to Microbial Infections: Control of Representative Bacteria in the Hard Tick Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae)
R. Johns, S. Ceraul, D. Sonenshine, W. Hynes
20014 citations
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Bactericidal Effects of Cold Plasma Technology on Geobacillus Stearothermophilus and Bacillus Cereus Microorganisms
A. D. Morris, G. McCombs, S. Tolle, M. Laroussi +1 more
20073 citations
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Low temperature atmospheric pressure plasma applications in dentistry: Two independent studies
A. D. Morris, Margaret F Lemaster, G. McCombs, M. Laroussi +3 more
20102010 Abstracts IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science1 citations
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Peer Review #1 of "Immune priming against bacteria in spiders and scorpions? (v0.1)"
D. Gálvez, Y. Añino, Carlos Vega, Eleodoro Bonilla +207 more
20200 citations Open access
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Prevalence of Babesia microti in Ixodes Ticks in Southeast Virginia
Zachary J Bement, H. Gaff, W. Hynes
20190 citations
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Molecular Strain Typing for the Tick-Borne Pathogen Rickettsia parkeri
R. Ferrara, D. Gauthier, H. Gaff, W. Hynes +1 more
20190 citations
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Prevalence of Borrelia spp. in Ixodes ticks in Southeastern Virginia
Zachary J Bement, A. Phan, W. Hynes, H. Gaff
20180 citations
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Prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi in Ixodes scapularis and Ixodes affinis in Southeastern Virginia
A. Phan, Zachary J Bement, H. Gaff, W. Hynes
20180 citations
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staphylococcal enterotoxins B and C1. and streptococcal exotoxin (erythrogenic toxin) Immunologic cross-reactivity of type A
W. Hynes, Claudia R. Weeks, J. J. Iandolo, J. Ferretti
20130 citations
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Bactericidal effects of low temperature atmospheric pressure plasma on Porphyromonas gingivalis
A. Mahasneh, M. Darby, Lynn Tolle, M. Laroussi +1 more
20102010 Abstracts IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science0 citations
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Efficacy of Chlorhexidine-Coated Toothbrush Filaments in Controlling Bacterial Contamination
L. Turner, G. McCombs, W. Hynes, S. Tolle
20070 citations
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Effect of the plasma pencil on different bacteria genera
C. Tendero, Xinpei Lu, S. Alla, W. Hynes +1 more
20060 citations
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Defensin in Ticks: Molecular Characterization, Expression, and Role in Innate Immunity
D. Sonenshine, W. Hynes, S. Ceraul, M. Todd
20050 citations
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