@article {Criscione:2005dp,
	title = {Molecular ecology of parasites: elucidating ecological and microevolutionary processes.},
	journal = {Mol Ecol},
	volume = {14},
	number = {8},
	year = {2005},
	pages = {2247{\textendash}2257},
	address = {Department of Zoology, Oregon State University, 3029 Cordley Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA. crischar@science.oregonstate.edu},
	abstract = {We review studies that have used molecular markers to address ecological and microevolutionary processes in parasites. Our goal is to highlight areas of research that may be of particular interest in relation to the parasitic lifestyle, and to draw attention to areas that require additional study. Topics include species identification, phylogeography, host specificity and speciation, population genetic structure, modes of reproduction and transmission patterns, and searching for loci under selection.},
	issn = {0962-1083 (Print); 0962-1083 (Linking)},
	doi = {10.1111/j.1365-294X.2005.02587.x},
	author = {Criscione, Charles D and Poulin, Robert and Blouin, Michael S}
}
@article {Criscione:2007tg,
	title = {Microsatellite markers for the human nematode parasite Ascaris lumbricoides: development and assessment of utility.},
	journal = {J Parasitol},
	volume = {93},
	number = {3},
	year = {2007},
	pages = {704{\textendash}708},
	address = {Department of Genetics, Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research, P.O. Box 760549, San Antonio, Texas 78245, USA. ccriscio@darwin.sfbr.org},
	abstract = {We describe 35 microsatellite markers from the human parasitic nematode Ascaris lumbricoides. We found 7 sex-linked markers and demonstrate that 26 autosomal loci can be scored reliably. These markers have high genetic variability and provide the tools to address multiple questions concerning the epidemiology, fine-scale genetic structure, host specificity, and mating systems of this parasite.},
	issn = {0022-3395 (Print); 0022-3395 (Linking)},
	author = {Criscione, Charles D and Anderson, Joel D and Raby, Kyle and Sudimack, Dan and Subedi, Janardan and Rai, Dev R and Upadhayay, Ram P and Jha, Bharat and Williams-Blangero, Sarah and Anderson, Timothy J C}
}
@article {Criscione:2010kl,
	title = {Landscape genetics reveals focal transmission of a human macroparasite.},
	journal = {PLoS Negl Trop Dis},
	volume = {4},
	number = {4},
	year = {2010},
	pages = {e665},
	address = {Department of Biology, Texas A\&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America. ccriscione@mail.bio.tamu.edu},
	abstract = {Macroparasite infections (e.g., helminths) remain a major human health concern. However, assessing transmission dynamics is problematic because the direct observation of macroparasite dispersal among hosts is not possible. We used a novel landscape genetics approach to examine transmission of the human roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides in a small human population in Jiri, Nepal. Unexpectedly, we found significant genetic structuring of parasites, indicating the presence of multiple transmission foci within a small sampling area ( approximately 14 km(2)). We analyzed several epidemiological variables, and found that transmission is spatially autocorrelated around households and that transmission foci are stable over time despite extensive human movement. These results would not have been obtainable via a traditional epidemiological study based on worm counts alone. Our data refute the assumption that a single host population corresponds to a single parasite transmission unit, an assumption implicit in many classic models of macroparasite transmission. Newer models have shown that the metapopulation-like pattern observed in our data can adversely affect targeted control strategies aimed at community-wide impacts. Furthermore, the observed metapopulation structure and local mating patterns generate an excess of homozygotes that can accelerate the spread of recessive traits such as drug resistance. Our study illustrates how molecular analyses complement traditional epidemiological information in providing a better understanding of parasite transmission. Similar landscape genetic approaches in other macroparasite systems will be warranted if an accurate depiction of the transmission process is to be used to inform effective control strategies.},
	issn = {1935-2735 (Electronic); 1935-2727 (Linking)},
	doi = {10.1371/journal.pntd.0000665},
	author = {Criscione, Charles D and Anderson, Joel D and Sudimack, Dan and Subedi, Janardan and Upadhayay, Ram P and Jha, Bharat and Williams, Kimberly D and Williams-Blangero, Sarah and Anderson, Timothy J C}
}
