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Kerstin Fischer

Washington University in St. LouisORCID

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Fischer, Kerstin, K Fischer, KERSTIN FISCHER, Kerstin Fischer

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Washington University in St. LouisBernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical MedicineJames S. McDonnell FoundationUniversity of IndonesiaNational Public Health Institute of Liberia
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Kerstin Fischer is an author at Washington University in St. Louis specializing in medicine, parasitology, and microbiology.

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Differential human gut microbiome assemblages during soil-transmitted helminth infections in Indonesia and Liberia

Bruce A. Rosa, Taniawati Supali, Lincoln Gankpala,

Microbiome

2018

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Laboratory and Field Evaluation of a New Rapid Test for Detecting Wuchereria bancrofti Antigen in Human Blood

Gary J. Weil, Kurt C. Curtis, Lawrence Fakoli,

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

2013

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Endosymbiont DNA in Endobacteria-Free Filarial Nematodes Indicates Ancient Horizontal Genetic Transfer

Samantha N. McNulty, Jeremy M. Foster, Makedonka Mitreva,

PLoS ONE

2010

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Genomes of Fasciola hepatica from the Americas Reveal Colonization with Neorickettsia Endobacteria Related to the Agents of Potomac Horse and Human Sennetsu Fevers

Samantha N. McNulty, José F. Tort, Gabriel Rinaldi,

PLoS Genetics

2017

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Tissue and Stage-Specific Distribution of Wolbachia in Brugia malayi

Kerstin Fischer, Wandy L. Beatty, Daojun Jiang,

PLoS neglected tropical diseases

2011

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Detection of <i>Brugia</i> Parasite DNA in Human Blood by Real-Time PCR

Ramakrishna U. Rao, Gary J. Weil, Kerstin Fischer,

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

2006

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Filarial Antigenemia and Loa loa Night Blood Microfilaremia in an Area Without Bancroftian Filariasis in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Didier Bakajika, Maurice M. Nigo, Jean Pierre Lotsima,

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

2014

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First international external quality assessment scheme of nucleic acid amplification tests for the detection of Schistosoma and soil-transmitted helminths, including Strongyloides: A pilot study

Piet Cools, Lisette van Lieshout, Rob Koelewijn,

PLoS neglected tropical diseases

2020

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Identification and Phylogenetic Analysis of Dirofilaria ursi (Nematoda: Filarioidea) from Wisconsin Black Bears (Ursus americanus) and its Wolbachia Endosymbiont

Michelle L. Michalski, Odile Bain, Kerstin Fischer,

Journal of Parasitology

2010

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PERSISTENCE OF BRUGIA MALAYI DNA IN VECTOR AND NON-VECTOR MOSQUITOES: IMPLICATIONS FOR XENOMONITORING AND TRANSMISSION MONITORING OF LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS

Peter Fischer, Sara M. Erickson, Kerstin Fischer,

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

2007

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