Nematode Biology

School of Biological Sciences
University of Bristol
Woodland Road
Bristol BS8 1UG
+44 (0)117 928 7469
email: Mark Viney

Publications

  • Papers
  • Spinner, W.G., Thompson, F.J., Emery, D.C. & Viney, M.E. (2012) Characterisation of genes with a putative key role in the parasitic lifestyle of the nematode Strongyloides ratti. Parasitology (in press).
  • Viney, M.E. & Cable, J. (2011) Macroparasite life-histories. Current Biology, 21, R767-R774.
  • Li, X,, Shao, H., Junio, A., Nolan, T.J., Massey, H.C., Pearce, E.A., Viney, M.E. & Lok, J.B. (2011) Transgenesis in the parasitic nematode Strongyloides ratti. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology, 179, 114-119.
  • Abolins, S.R., Pocock, M.J.O., Hafalla, J.C.R., Riley, E.M. & Viney, M.E. (2011) Measures of immune function of wild mice, Mus musculus. Molecular Ecology, 20, 881-892.
  • Gorr, T.A., Wichmann, D., Hu, J., Hermes-Lima M., Welker, A.F., Terwilliger, N., Wren, J.F. Viney, M.E., Morris, S., Nilsson, G.E., Deten, A. & Soliz, J. (2010) Hypoxia tolerance in animals: Biology and application. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, 83, 733-752.
  • O'Meara, H., Barber, R., Mello, L.V., Sangaralingam, A., Viney, M.E. & Paterson, S. (2010) Response of the Strongyloides ratti transcriptome to host immunological environment. International Journal for Parasitology, 40, 1609-1617.
  • Jeffries, R., Shaw, S.E., Willesen, J.,Viney, M.E. & Morgan, E.R. (2010) Elucidating the spread of the emerging canid nematode Angiostrongylus vasorum between Palaearctic and Nearctic ecozones. Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 10, 561-568.
  • Fenton, A., Viney, M.E. & Lello, J. (2010) Interspecific parasite interactions in ecological data: patterns and process. Ecology Letters 13, 606-615.
  • Nemetschke L., Eberhardt A.G., Viney, M.E. & Streit, S. (2010) A genetic map of the animal-parasitic nematode Strongyloides ratti. Molecular & Biochemical Parasitology 169, 124-127.
  • Harvey, S.C. Barker, G.L.A., Shorto, A. & Viney, M.E. (2009) Variation in gene expression in the early development of dauer larvae of Caenorhabditis elegans. BMC Genomics, 10, 325
  • Viney, M.E., Bullock, A.J., Day, M.J. & MacNeil, S.J. (2009) The co-culture of intestinal epithelial and stromal cells in 3D collagen-based environments. Regenerative Medicine, 4, 397-406.
  • Viney, M.E. (2009) How did parasitic worms evolve? BioEssays, 31, 496-499.
  • Bleay, C., Wilkes, C.P., Paterson, S. & Viney, M.E. (2009) The effect of infection history on the fitness of the gastrointestinal nematode Strongyloides ratti. Parasitology, 136, 567-577.
  • Thompson, F.J., Barker, G.L.A., Nolan, T., Gems, D. & Viney, M.E. (2009) Transcript profiles of long- and short-lived adults implicate protein synthesis in evolved differences in ageing in the nematode Strongyloides ratti. Mechanisms of Ageing and Development, 130, 167-172.
  • Jefferies,. R., Shaw, S.E., Viney, M.E. & Morgan, E.R. (2009) Angiostrongylus vasorum from South America and Europe represent distinct lineages. Parasitology, 136, 107-115.
  • Evans, H., Mello, L.V., Fang, Y., Wit, E., Thompson, F.J., Viney, M.E. & Paterson, S. (2008) Microarray analysis of gender- and parasite-specific gene transcription in Strongyloides ratti. International Journal for Parasitology, 38, 1329-1341.
  • Paterson, S., Wilkes, C.P., Bleay, C. & Viney, M.E. (2008) Immunological responses elicited by different infection regimes with Strongyloides ratti. PLoS One, 3, e2509.
  • Thompson, F.J., Barker, G.L.A., Hughes, L., & Viney, M.E. (2008) Genes important in the parasitic life of the nematode Strongyloides ratti. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology, 158, 112-119.
  • Viney, M.E. & Thompson, F.J. (2008) Two hypotheses to explain why RNA interference does not work in animal parasitic nematodes. International Journal for Parasitology, 38, 43-47.
  • Harvey, S.C., Shorto, A. & Viney, M.E. (2008) Quantitative genetic analysis of life-history traits of Caenorhabditis elegans in stressful environments. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 8, 15.
  • Bleay, C., Wilkes C.P., Paterson S. & Viney, M.E. (2007) Density-dependent immune responses against the gastrointestinal nematode Strongyloides ratti. International Journal for Parasitology, 37, 1501-1509.
  • Wilkes, C.P., Bleay, C., Paterson, S. & Viney, M.E. (2007) The immune response during a Strongyloides ratti infection of rats. Parasite Immunology, 29, 339-346.
  • Harvey, S.C. & Viney, M.E. (2007) Thermal variation reveals natural variation between isolates of Caenorhabditis elegans. Journal of Experimental Zoology B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution, 308B, 409-416.
  • Thompson, F.J., Barker, G.L.A., Hughes, L., Wilkes, C.P., Coghill J. & Viney, M.E. (2006) A microarray analysis of gene expression in the free-living stages of the parasitic nematode Strongyloides ratti. BMC Genomics, 7, 157-177.
  • Gardner, M.P., Gems, D. & Viney, M.E. (2006) Extraordinary plasticity in aging in Strongyloides ratti implies a gene-regulatory mechanism of lifespan evolution. Aging Cell, 5, 315-323.
  • Viney, M.E., Steer, M.D. & Wilkes, C.P. (2006) The reversibility of constraints on size and fecundity in the parasitic nematode Strongyloides ratti. Parasitology, 133, 477-483.
  • Viney, M.E. (2006) The biology and genomics of Strongyloides. Medical Microbiology and Immunology, 195, 49-54.
  • Viney, M.E. (2006) Modelling nematode infections? Parasite Immunology, 28, 239-241.
  • Viney, M.E., Thompson, F.J. & Crook. M. (2005) TGF-β and the evolution of nematode parasitism. International Journal for Parasitology, 35, 1473-1475.
  • Viney, M.E., Riley, E.M. & Buchanan, K.L. (2005) Optimal immune responses: immunocompetence revisited. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 20, 665-669.
  • Crook, M. & Viney, M.E. (2005) The effect of non-immune stresses on the development of Strongyloides ratti. Parasitology, 131, 383-392.
  • Thompson, F.J., Mitreva, M., Barker, G.L.A, Martin, J., Waterston, R.H., McCarter, J.P. Viney, M.E. (2005) An expressed sequence tag analysis of the life-cycle of the parasitic nematode Strongyloides ratti. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology, 142, 32-46.
  • Crook, M., Thompson, F.J., Grant, W.N. & Viney M.E. (2005) The role of daf-7 in the development of Strongyloides ratti and Parastrongyloides trichosuri. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology, 139, 213-223.
  • Viney, M.E., Brown, M., Omoding, N.E., Bailey, J.W., Gardner, M.P., Roberts, E., Morgan, D., Elliott, A.M. & Whitworth, J.A.G. (2004) Why does HIV infection not lead to disseminated Strongyloidiasis? Journal of Infectious Diseases, 190, 2175-2180.
  • Gardner, M.P., Gems, D. & Viney, M.E. (2004) Aging in a very short-lived nematode. Experimental Gerontology, 39, 1267-1276.
  • Wilkes, C.P. & Viney, M.E. (2004) An attempt to select Strongyloides ratti for resistance to the host immune response. Parasite Immunology, 26, 63-66.
  • Fenton, A., Paterson, S., Viney, M.E., & Gardner, M.P. (2004) Determining the optimal developmental route of Strongyloides ratti: an evolutionarily stable strategy approach. Evolution, 58, 989-1000.
  • Wilkes, C.P., Thompson, F.J., Gardner, M.P., Paterson, S. & Viney, M.E. (2004) The effect of the host immune response on the parasitic nematode Strongyloides ratti. Parasitology, 128, 661-669.
  • Viney, M.E. & Franks, N.R. (2004) Is dauer pheromone of Caenorhabditis elegans really a pheromone? Naturwissenschaften, 91, 123-124.
  • Viney, M.E., Gardner, M.P. & Jackson, J.A. (2003) Variation in Caenorhabditis elegans dauer larva formation. Development, Growth and Differentiation, 45, 389-396.
  • Guinnee, M.A., Gemmill, A.W., Chan, B.H.K., Viney, M.E. & Read, A.F. (2003) Host immune status affects maturation time in two nematode species – but not as predicted by a simple life history model. Parasitology, 127, 507-512.
  • Paterson, S. & Viney, M.E. (2003) Functional consequences of genetic diversity in Strongyloides ratti infections. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B, 270, 1023-1032.
  • Viney, M.E., Green, L.D., Brookes, J.A. & Grant, W.N. (2002) Chemical mutagenesis of the parasitic nematode Strongyloides ratti to isolate Avermectin resistant mutants. International Journal for Parasitology, 32, 1677-1682.
  • Paterson, S. & Viney, M.E. (2002) Host immune responses are necessary for density-dependence in nematode infections. Parasitology,125, 283-292.
  • Viney, M.E. (2002) How do host immune responses affect nematode infections? Trends in Parasitology, 18, 63-66.
  • Dorris, M., Viney, M.E. & Blaxter, M.L. (2002) Molecular phylogenetic analysis of the genus Strongyloides and related nematodes. International Journal for Parasitology, 32, 1507-1517.
  • Grant, W.N. & Viney, M.E. (2001) Post genomic nematode parasitology. International Journal for Parasitology, 31, 879-888.
  • Harvey, S.C. & Viney, M.E. (2001) Sex determination in the parasitic nematode Strongyloides ratti. Genetics, 158, 1527-1533.
  • West, S.A., Gemmill, A.W., Graham, A., Viney, M.E. & Read, A.F. (2001) Immune stress and facultative sex in a parasitic nematode. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 14, 333-337.
  • Dichtel, M-L., Louvet-Vallee, S., Viney, M.E., Felix, M-A. & Sternberg, P.W. (2001) Control of vulval cell division number in the nematode Oscheius / Dolichorhabditis sp. CEW1. Genetics, 157, 183-197.
  • Paterson, S. & Viney, M.E. (2000) The interface between epidemiology and population genetics. Parasitology Today, 16, 528-532.
  • Harvey, S.C., Gemmill, A.W., Read, A.F. & Viney, M.E. (2000) The control of morph development in the parasitic nematode Strongyloides ratti. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B, 267, 2057-2063.
  • Paterson, S., Fisher, M.C. & Viney, M.E. (2000) Inferring infection processes of a parasitic nematode using population genetics. Parasitology,120, 185-194.
  • Gemmill, A.W., Viney, M.E. & Read, A.F. (2000) The evolutionary ecology of host-specificity: experimental studies with Strongyloides ratti. Parasitology, 120, 429-437.
  • Harvey, S.C., Paterson, S. & Viney, M.E. (1999) Heterogeneity in the distribution of Strongyloides ratti infective stages among the faecal pellets of rats. Parasitology, 119, 227-235.
  • Viney, M.E. (1999) Exploiting the life-cycle of Strongyloides ratti. Parasitology Today, 15, 231-235.
  • Viney, M.E. (1998) Nematode population genetics. Journal of Helminthology, 72, 281-283.
  • Fisher, M.C. & Viney, M.E. (1998) The population genetic structure of the facultatively sexual parasitic nematode Strongyloides ratti in wild rats. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B, 265, 703-709.
  • Gemmill, A.W., Viney, M.E. & Read, A.F. (1997) Host immune status determines sexuality in a parasitic nematode. Evolution, 51, 393-401.
  • Fisher, M.C. & Viney, M.E. (1996) Microsatellites of the parasitic nematode Strongyloides ratti. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology, 80, 221-224.
  • Read, A.F. & Viney, M.E. (1996) Nematode immunogenetics - why bother? Parasitology Today, 12, 337-343.
  • Viney, M.E. (1996) Developmental switching in the parasitic nematode Strongyloides ratti. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B, 263, 201-208.
  • Viney, M.E. (1994) A genetic analysis of reproduction in Strongyloides ratti. Parasitology, 109, 511-515.
  • Viney, M.E., Matthews, B.E. & Walliker, D. (1993) Mating in the parasitic nematode Strongyloides ratti: Proof of genetic exchange. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B, 254, 213-219.
  • Ashford, R.W., Barnish, G. & Viney, M.E. (1992) Strongyloides fuelleborni kellyi: Infection and Disease in Papua New Guinea. Parasitology Today, 8, 314-318.
  • Viney, M.E., Matthews, B.E. & Walliker, D. (1992) On the biological and biochemical nature of cloned populations of Strongyloides ratti. Journal of Helminthology, 66, 45-52.
  • Viney, M.E., Barnish, G. & Ashford, R.W. (1991) A taxonomic study of Strongyloides Grassi, 1879 (Nematoda) with special reference to Strongyloides fuelleborni von Linstow, 1905 in man in Papua New Guinea and the description of a new subspecies. Systematic Parasitology, 18, 95-109.
  • Viney, M.E. & Ashford, R.W. (1990) The use of isoenzyme electrophoresis in the taxonomy of Strongyloides. Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology, 84, 35-47.
  • Viney, M.E. & Ashford, R.W. (1990) The ultrastructure of the peri-vulval region of Strongyloides cebus. Journal of Helminthology, 64, 23-28.
  • Hollister, W.S., Canning, E.U. & Viney, M.E. (1989) Prevalence of antibodies to Encephalitozoon cuniculi in stray dogs as determined by an ELISA. Veterinary Record, 124, 332-336.
  • Invited book chapters
  • Viney, M.E. & Riley, E.M. (2012) From immunology to eco-immunology: more than a new name. In: Eco-immunology: evolutive aspects and future perspectives (eds E. Ottaviani and D. Malagoli). Springer.
  • Viney, M.E. (2011) Life history plasticity and responses to host defence. In: Parasitic Nematodes: Molecular Biology, Biochemistry and Immunology 2nd edition (eds. M.W. Kennedy and W. Harnett). CABI Publishing (in press).
  • Grant, W. & Viney, M.E. (2011). The dauer phenomenon, pp 99-125. In: Molecular and Physiological Basis of Nematode Survival (eds R.N. Perry and D.A. Wharton). CABI Publishing, Wallingford, UK.
  • Viney, M.E. & Lok, J.B. (2007) Strongyloides spp. WormBook, ed. The C. elegans Research Community, WormBook, doi/10.1895/wormbook.1.7.1, http://www.wormbook.org
  • Gardner, M.P.,Viney, M.E. & Gems, D. (2006) Strongyloides ratti: A nematode with extraordinary plasticity in aging, pp 229-239. In: Handbook of models for human aging (ed P. Michael Conn). Academic Press.
  • Viney, M.E. (2002) Environmental control of nematode life-cycles, pp 111-128. In: Behavioural Ecology of Parasites (eds E. Lewis, J.F. Campbell, M. Sukhdeo). CABI Publishing.
  • Viney, M.E. (2001) Diversity in populations of parasitic nematodes and its significance, pp 83-102. In: Parasitic nematodes: Molecular biology, biochemistry and immunology (eds M.W. Kennedy and W. Harnett). CABI Publishing.
  • Others
  • Viney, M.E. (2012) A self-reflecting scientist’s look at Science and at the Humanities (in Arabic). Kalamon (Kalamon.org) (in press).
  • Viney, M.E. (2012) Mechanisms of life history evolution. The genetics and physiology of life history traits and trade-offs, edited by T. Flatt & A. Heyland (Book Review). Quarterly Review of Biology (in press).
  • Viney, M.E. (2011) The evolutionary history of nematodes as revelaed in stone, amber and mummies (Book Review). Parasitology, 139, 137 (in press).
  • Booth, M., Graham, A & Viney, M.E. (2008) Parasite co-infections: challenges and solutions, (edited by M. Booth, A. Graham & M. Viney). Supplement to Parasitology, 135 (7).
  • Viney, M.E. & Read, A.F. (2003) Parasite variation: Immunological and ecological significance, (edited by M.E. Viney & A.F. Read). Supplement to Parasitology, 38 and Preface (38, S1-S2)
  • Viney, M.E. (2002) Wolbachia and river blindness. Trends in Parasitology, 18, 244.
  • Viney, M.E. (2002) Developing worms need the host immune response. Trends in Parasitology, 18, 57.
  • Viney, M.E. (2002) A paradoxical protozoan and its virulence. Trends in Parasitology, 18, 6.
  • Viney, M.E. & Read, A.F. (2002) So what if parasites vary? Trends in Parasitology, 18, 2.
  • Viney, M.E. (in press) Book review. Journal of Fish Biology, 58, 1481-1482
  • Viney, M.E. (2001) Book review. Molecular Biotechnology, 17, 188.
  • Viney, M.E. (in press) Caenorhabditis elegans. In: Encyclopaedia of Genetics (edited by E.C.R. Reeve), pp 845-848, Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers London.
  • Viney, M.E. (1992) Book review. Genet. Res. Camb., 59, 70.
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