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Dana Nayduch
Arthropod-borne Animal Diseases Research
Research Molecular Biologist

Phone: (785) 537-5566
Fax: (785) 537-5560

1515 COLLEGE AVE.
CGAHR
MANHATTAN , KS 66502
Projects
Ecology and Control of Insect Vectors
In-House Appropriated (D)
  Accession Number: 428017
Orbivirus Pathogenesis, Epidemiology, and Control Measures
In-House Appropriated (D)
  Accession Number: 432252
Comparative Genomics and Transcriptomics of Dipteran Pests Affecting Livestock and Humans
Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement (S)
  Accession Number: 432818
Fly-microbe Interactions Across Life History
Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement (S)
  Accession Number: 433221
Genomics, Transcriptomics, and Microbiome Analysis of Dipteran Pests Affecting Livestock and Humans
Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement (S)
  Accession Number: 431284
Biology of Dipteran Vectors of Diseases Impacting Livestock and Humans
Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement (S)
  Accession Number: 426438

Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon Reprint Icon will take you to the publication reprint.)
Bacterial communities associated with the gut of female house flies collected from three environmental niches in Kansas -
Nayduch, D., Neupane, S. 2019. Bacterial communities associated with the gut of female house flies collected from three environmental niches in Kansas . Livestock Insect Work Conference. 1:1.
The genome of the biting midge Culicoides sonorensis and gene expression analyses of vector competence for Bluetongue virus -
Morales-Hojas, R., Hinsley, M., Ar,Eam, I., Silk, R., Harrup, L., Gonzalez-Uriarte, A., Veronesi, E., Campbell, L., Nayduch, D., Saski, C., Tabachnick, W., Kersey, P., Carpenter, S., Fife, M. 2018. The genome of the biting midge Culicoides sonorensis and gene expression analyses of vector competence for Bluetongue virus. BMC Genomics. https://doi.org/10.1101/249482.
Molecular Tools Used in Medical and Veterinary Entomology -
Effects of bacterial dose and fly sex on persistence and excretion of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium from adult house flies (Diptera: Muscidae) -
Nayduch, D., Zurek, K., Thomson, J., Yeater, K.M. 2018. Effects of bacterial dose and fly sex on persistence and excretion of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium from adult house flies (Diptera: Muscidae). Journal of Medical Entomology. https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjy055.
Dynamics of epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus serotype 2 infection within the vector, Culicoides sonorensis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) -
Mills, M.K., Ruder, M.G., Nayduch, D., Michel, K., Drolet, B.S. 2017. Dynamics of epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus serotype 2 infection within the vector, Culicoides sonorensis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae). PLoS One. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0188865.
Arthropod genomics research in the United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service: Applications of RNA interference and CRISPR gene editing technologies in pest control -
Gundersen, D.E., Adrianos, S.L., Allen, M.L., Becnel, J.J., Chen, Y., Choi, M.Y., Estep, A., Evans, J.D., Garczynski, S.F., Geib, S.M., Ghosh, S.B., Handler, A.M., Hasegawa, D.K., Heerman, M.C., Hull, J.J., Hunter, W.B., Kaur, N., Li, J., Li, W., Ling, K., Nayduch, D., Oppert, B.S., Perera, O.P., Perkin, L.C., Sanscrainte, N.D., Sim, S.B., Sparks, M., Temeyer, K.B., Vander Meer, R.K., Wintermantel, W.M., James, R.R., Hackett, K.J., Coates, B.S. 2017. Arthropod genomics research in the United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service: Applications of RNA interference and CRISPR gene editing technologies in pest control. Trends in Entomology. 13:109-137.
Dose-dependent effects on survival of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium in house flies (Musca domestica L.) -
Factors affecting the excretion of GFP Salmonella enterica serovar typhimurium by adult house flies (Diptera: Muscidae; Musca domestica L.) -
Nayduch, D., Zurek, K., Thomson, J., Yeater, K.M. 2017. Factors affecting the excretion of GFP Salmonella enterica serovar typhimurium by adult house flies (Diptera: Muscidae; Musca domestica L.) . Entomological Society of America Proceedings. https://esa.confex.com/esa/2017/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/121995.
Cantaloupe facilitates transmission of Salmonella typhimurium between adult house flies -
Culicoides-virus interactions: infection barriers and possible factors underlying vector competence -
Mills, M., Michel, K., Ruder, M., Pfannenstiel, R., Veronesi, E., Nayduch, D. 2017. Culicoides-virus interactions: infection barriers and possible factors underlying vector competence. Current Opinion in Insect Science. 22:7-15.
Functional validation of Apoptosis Genes IAP1 and DRONC in midgut tissue of the biting midge Culicoides sonorensis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) by RNAi -
Mills, M.K., Nayduch, D., McVey, D.S., Michel, K. 2017. Functional validation of Apoptosis genes IAP1 and DRONC in midgut tissue of the biting midge Culicoides sonorensis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) by RNAi. Journal of Medical Entomology. 54:559-557.
Special collection: filth fly-microbe interactions -
Nayduch, D. 2017. Special collection: filth fly-microbe interactions. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 110: 2-5.
Flourishing in filth: house fly-microbe interactions across life history -
Nayduch, D., Burrus, R. 2017. Flourishing in filth: house fly-microbe interactions across life history. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 110:6-18.
Abundance and accumulation of Escherichia coli and Salmonella Typhimurium procured by male and female house flies (Diptera: Muscidae) exposed to cattle manure -
Thomson, J., Yeater, K.M., Zurek, L., Nayduch, D. 2016. Abundance and accumulation of Escherichia coli and Salmonella Typhimurium procured by male and female house flies (Diptera: Muscidae) exposed to cattle manure. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 110:37-44.
Procurement and persistence of GFP-expressing Escherichia coli and Salmonella Typhimurium in male and female house flies exposed to cattle manure -
Bacterial associations across house fly life history: Evidence for trans-stadial carriage from managed manure Reprint Icon -
Zurek, K., Nayduch, D. 2016. Bacterial associations across house fly life history: Evidence for trans-stadial carriage from managed manure. Journal of Insect Science. 16(1):1-4.
Expression of defensin paralogs across house fly life history: insights into fly-microbe interactions -
Impact of the blood meal on humoral immunity and microbiota in the gut of female Culicoides sonorensis Reprint Icon -
Nayduch, D., Erram, D., Lee, M.B., Zurek, L., Saski, C. 2015. Impact of the blood meal on humoral immunity and microbiota in the gut of female Culicoides sonorensis. Veterinaria Italiana. 51:385-392. doi:10.12834/VetIt.495.2397.2.
Dose-dependent fate of GFP-E. coli in the alimentary canal of adult house flies -
Kumar H.V., N., Nayduch, D. 2016. Dose-dependent fate of GFP-E. coli in the alimentary canal of adult house flies. Medical and Veterinary Entomology. 30(2):218-228. doi:10.1111/mve.12162.
Orbiviruses – A North American Perspective -
Mcvey, D.S., Drolet, B.S., Ruder, M.G., Wilson, W.C., Nayduch, D., Pfannenstiel, R.S., Cohnstaedt, L.W., Maclachlan, N.J. 2015. Orbiviruses – A North American Perspective. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 15(6):335-338.
Management of North American Culicoides biting midges: Current knowledge and research needs -
Pfannenstiel, R.S., Mullens, B.A., Ruder, M.G., Zurek, L., Cohnstaedt, L.W., Nayduch, D. 2015. Management of North American Culicoides biting midges: Current knowledge and research needs. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. June 2015, 15(6):374-384. DOI:10.1089/vbz.2014.1705
Inducing RNA interference in the arbovirus vector, Culicoides sonorensis -
Mills, M.K., Nayduch, D., Michel, K. 2015. Inducing RNA interference in the arbovirus vector, Culicoides sonorensis. Insect Molecular Biology. Feb;24(1):105-14. DOI: 10.1111/imb.12139. Epub 2014 Oct 7.
Gene discovery and differential expression analysis of humoral immune response elements in female Culicoides sonorensis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) -
Gene discovery and differential expression analysis of humoral immune response elements in female Culicoides sonorensis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) -
Nayduch, D., Lee, M., Saski, C. 2014. Gene discovery and differential expression analysis of humoral immune response elements in female Culicoides sonorensis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae). Parasites & Vectors. 7:388. doi:10.1186/1756-3305-7-388.
The reference transcriptome of the adult female biting midge (Culicoides sonorensis) and differential gene expression profiling during teneral, blood, and sucrose feeding conditions -
Nayduch, D., Lee, M.B., Saski, C.A. 2014. The reference transcriptome of the adult female biting midge (Culicoides sonorensis) and differential gene expression profiling during teneral, blood, and sucrose feeding conditions. PLoS One. 9(5):e98123. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0098123.
Temporospatial fate of bacteria and immune effector expression in house flies (Musca domestica L.) fed GFP-E. coli O157:H7 -
Fleming, A., Kumar, N., Joyner, C.J., Reynolds, A., Nayduch, D. 2014. Temporospatial fate of bacteria and immune effector expression in house flies (Musca domestica L.) fed GFP-E. coli O157:H7. Medical and Veterinary Entomology. 28, 364–371. DOI: 10.1111/mve.12056
Studying Culicoides vectors of BTV in the post-genomic era: resources, bottlenecks to progress and future directions -
Nayduch, D., Cohnstaedt, L.W., Saski, C., Lawson, D., Kersey, P., Fife, M., Carpenter, S. 2014. Studying Culicoides vectors of BTV in the post-genomic era: resources, bottlenecks to progress and future directions. Virus Research. 182(100):43-49. DOI.org/10.1016/j.virusres.2013.12.009.
Molecular phylogenetic profiling of gut-associated bacteria in larvae and adults of flesh flies (Sarcophaga spp.) -
Gupta, A.K., Rastogi, G., Nayduch, D., Bhonde, R.R., Shouche, Y.S. 2014. Molecular phylogenetic profiling of gut-associated bacteria in larvae and adults of flesh flies (Sarcophaga spp.). Medical and Veterinary Entomology. Available: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24805263.
Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Musca domestica L.: temporospatial examination of bacteria population dynamics and house fly antimicrobial responses -
Joyner, C.J., Mills, M.K., Nayduch, D. 2013. Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Musca domestica L.: temporospatial examination of bacteria population dynamics and house fly antimicrobial responses. PLoS One. 8(11): e79224. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0079224.
Update on the Culicoides sonorensis transcriptome project: a peek into the molecular biology of the midge -
Expression of lysozyme in the life history of the house fly (Musca domestica L.) Reprint Icon -
Nayduch, D., Joyner, C. 2013. Expression of lysozyme in the life history of the house fly (Musca domestica L.). Journal of Medical Entomology. 50: 847-852.
Staphylococcus aureus in the house fly: temporospatial fate of bacteria and expression of the antimicrobial peptide defensin Reprint Icon -
Nayduch, D., Cho, H., Joyner, C. 2013. Staphylococcus aureus in the house fly: temporospatial fate of bacteria and expression of the antimicrobial peptide defensin. Journal of Medical Entomology. 50(1): 171-178.
Transcriptome analyses of blood and sugar digestive processes in female Culicoides sonorensis midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) Reprint Icon -
Nayduch, D., Saski, C. 2012. Transcriptome analyses of blood and sugar digestive processes in female Culicoides sonorensis midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae). Meeting Abstract. 68238.
Molecular entomology: analyzing tiny molecules to answer big questions about disease vectors and their biology -
Phylogenetic characterization of bacteria in the gut of house flies (Musca domestica L.) Reprint Icon -
Gupta, A.K., Nayduch, D., Verma, P., Shah, B., Ghate, H., Patole, M.S., Shouche, Y.S. 2011. Phylogenetic characterization of bacteria in the gut of house flies (Musca domestica L.). Federation of European Microbiological Societies Microbiology Letters. 78:581-593.
Species-specific fate of bacteria in house flies and impact on vector potential for pathogens Reprint Icon -
Nayduch, D., Kumar, N., Chifanzwa, R. 2011. Species-specific fate of bacteria in house flies and impact on vector potential for pathogens. Meeting Abstract. 58317.
Localization of antimicrobial responses in the house fly alimentary canal Reprint Icon -
Fleming, A.E., Nayduch, D. 2011. Localization of antimicrobial responses in the house fly alimentary canal. Meeting Abstract. 58223.
Natural carbon dioxide generation for the attraction of blood feeding arthropods Reprint Icon -
Yarnell, W.E., Nayduch, D., Schacht, M., Cohnstaedt, L.W. 2011. Natural carbon dioxide generation for the attraction of blood feeding arthropods. Meeting Abstract. 59477.
The affect of Pseudomonas aeruginosa ingestion on antimicrobial peptide (AMP) and lysozyme expression in the common housefly (Musca domestica L.) Reprint Icon -
Joyner, C., Mills, M.K., Evett, C., Nayduch, D. 2011. The affect of Pseudomonas aeruginosa ingestion on antimicrobial peptide (AMP) and lysozyme expression in the common housefly (Musca domestica L.). Meeting Abstract. 58605.