Philipp Schwabl

Additional blood meals increase mosquito infectivity by accelerating the transcriptional development of Plasmodium sporozoites

The paper shows that additional blood meals increase Plasmodium falciparum sporozoite infectivity to hepatocytes by altering their transcriptional profiles.

Distinguishing new from persistent infections at the strain level using longitudinal genotyping data

The paper develops DINEMITES, a statistical method to distinguish new from persistent infections using longitudinal genotyping data, showing improved accuracy over simple rules.

Temporal and spatial dynamics of Plasmodium falciparum clonal lineages in Guyana

The paper analyzes clonal dynamics of Plasmodium falciparum in Guyana using whole genome sequencing, finding that stochastic factors drive clonality rather than deterministic selection for drug resistance mutations.

Remarkable genetic diversity of Trypanosoma cruzi and Trypanosoma rangeli in two localities of southern Ecuador identified via deep sequencing of mini-exon gene amplicons

The paper uses deep sequencing of mini-exon gene amplicons to analyze genetic diversity and mixed infections of Trypanosoma cruzi and T. rangeli in southern Ecuador, revealing underestimated T. rangeli prevalence and new TcIV sequences.

Genome-wide locus sequence typing (GLST) of eukaryotic pathogens

This paper introduces a cost-effective method for analyzing pathogen genetic variation directly from host/vector material, demonstrating its ability to distinguish parasite strains and correlate genetic with geographic distances.

Parallel sexual and parasexual population genomic structure in Trypanosoma cruzi

This study shows T. cruzi maintains sexual populations alongside clonal parasexual ones, with distinct genomic structures and reproductive modes.