Alejandra Perotti

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Associate Professor
- Associate Professor in Invertebrate Biology
- Chair of the Ethics Research Committee
- Supervisor of PhD students, UK and abroad
- Graduate School: Reading Researcher Development Programme – RRDP for Doctoral Skills Training and Development, delivering the workshop “Decolonising Research”
Teaching
- BI2BDFC & BI3BDFC - Biodiversity Field Course. CONVENOR and Instructor (2019)
- BI2EI4 - Invertebrate Zoology. CONVENOR (2008-2017 / 2022-…); Instructor (2018-2019)
- BI3EB7 - Forensic Zoology. CONVENOR and Instructor (2009-2019)
- BI1BEA2 - Current Topics in Ecology and Zoology. Instructor
- BI2PLA - Summer Placement. Teaching Assistant
- BI1EZ12 - Key Skills in Ecology and Zoology. Teaching Assistant
- BI2EWEV - Biodiversity field course. CONVENOR and Instructor (2010-2018)
- BI3EI8 - Research Topics in Ecology. Instructor
- BI1 - Genes and Chromosomes. Instructor (2007-2010)
- BI2M34 - Professional Career Development. Teaching Assistant
Research centres and groups
Impact, Enterprise and Outreach
- Expert witness: application or use of the biology of mites and lice as evidence, in the analysis/interpretation of crime scenes including neglect.
- Development of working protocols for forensic labs to analyse micro-arthropods, particularly human lice and acarological evidence from crime scenes
- Research and Development Responsible of APST-ENFSI (Animal Plant and Soil Traces Advisor Group of European Network of Forensic Science Institutes)
- Consultant and reviewer for bio-control mite patents and patent disputes
- Consultant on private cases, arthropods and human-skin related cases; consultant for pest-control: mite infestations in general, biting and sucking lice as well as allergy or house dust mites
- Interviews, reports, letters, on forensic research, human lice, and human follicular mites through BBC NEWS, Times Education, The New York Times, The Spiegel, The Independent, BBC Radio Berkshire, Daily Mail, Metro, etc...
- Ten consecutive years, Project provider for the Nuffield Foundation (research student bursaries, placements)
- Member of University of Reading Working Group: Decolonising the Curriculum
Research projects
- Funding from BBSRC; NERC; The Royal Society; The Leverhulme Trust; The Nuffield Foundation; British Council; EC/EU; MINCyT (Argentina) and Industry
- Main research topics
- Ectoparasitic lice and mites of primates: using Pediculus lice as proxies of hosts' evolution.
- Ancient DNA: ectoparasites (lice and mites), and their extinct hosts.
- Mites of medical and veterinary importance, whole organism biology and evolution.
- Human follicular mites.
- Forensic acarology: the utility of mites (Acari) in forensic investigations, crime case reports and research.
- Mites of economic importance: pests and biocontrol agents. Genetics, whole organism biology; biology of interactions (e.g. predation, phoresy) between mites with other arthropods (e.g. Bumblebees) and with bacteria (e.g. symbiosis, Wolbachia).
- Sex ratio distorters (e.g. Rickettsia, Wolbachia) and their asexual arthropod hosts.
- Forensic acarology: the utility of mites (Acari) in forensic investigations, crime case reports and research.
- Human lice and neglect.
Awards and honours
Esteem Factors
- Co-opted Board member of the EURAAC (European Association of Acarologists)
- Associate Member of APST-ENFSI (Animal Plant and Soil Traces Group-European Network of Forensic Science Institutes)
- Former EAFE Board member (European Association of Forensic Entomologists)
- Member of the Latin American Association of Acarologists
- Member of the Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution
- Awards and Distinctions received:
- Friends of the University of Reading Award' (2014)
- 'Cesar Milstein Grant' by MINCyT, Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Tecnología de Argentina (2010 and 2021)
- 'National Prize in Applied Entomology', Entomological Society of Argentina (2002)
- Overseas External Examiner for PhDs thesis/Vivas.
- Evaluator and referee of research projects for national and external/overseas research councils/organizations, e.g. MRC, BBSRC, NERC, NC3Rs; NSF (USA), ASF (AT), GARC (CZ), FONCYT (AR), etc..
- Organiser of VI EAFE Congress (European Association for Forensic Entomology), Crete 2008
- Adjunct Professor, Master in Forensic Applications, University of the Basque Country
- Invited Keynote speaker, Plenary speaker, Session Chair organizer, and Workshop Chair and organizer in over 50 International scientific events
- Member of the Scientific Committee of international congresses (in acarology or forensic sciences)
- Curator of the 'Acari collection of Forensic Importance, a reference collection for case work (AFI) (Reading University)
Professional bodies/affiliations
International Collaborators: Research
- Dr Mikkel Pedersen, The Globe Institute University of Copenhagen
- Prof. Martin Sikora, The Globe Institute University of Copenhagen
- Prof. Daniel Young, University of Wisconsin
- Dr Marta Saloña Bordas, Universidad del País Vasco
- Prof. C. Teresa Michieli, Director Instituto de Investigaciones Arqueológicas y Museo "Prof. Mariano Gambier" FFHA - Universidad Nacional de San Juan, Argentina
- Drs. Leonardo Diaz-Nieto and Fernando Aballay, Instituto y Museo de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de San Juan, Argentina
- Prof. Edward Mitchell, Université de Neuchâtel
- Dr Jens Amendt, Institute of Legal Medicine, Goethe University, Frankfurt
- Dr Corina Beron, INBIOTEC - CONICET, Argentina
- Prof. Simonetta Lambiasse, Università di Pavia
- Dr Ibrahim Cakmak, Department of Plant Protection, University of Adnan Menderes, Aydin, Turkey
- Dr Jürgen Deckert, Curator, Head of Insect Collection, Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin
- Dr Didier Van den Spiegel, Head of "Biological collection and data management" unit Musée royal de l'Afrique centrale, BE
- Dr Sergio Bermúdez, Departamento de Investigación en Entomología Médica, Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la Salud, Panamá.
- Prof. Valerio Scali and Dr Ombretta Mareschaldi, Università di Bologna
- Prof. Amparo Latorre, Universitat de Valencia
- Prof. Andres Moya, Unidad Mixta de Investigación en Genómica y Salud del Centro Superior de Investigación en Salud Pública (CSISP)-Universitat de Valencia
- Laboratorio de Trazos Biológicos, Policía Judicial, Provincia de Córdoba, Argentina
- Dr Yelitza Velazques, Universidad de Alicante
- Dr Peter Mašán, Institute of Zoology, Slovak Academy of Sciences
- J. Alexander Rodríguez-Arrieta, MSc., Researcher, Microscopic Structures Research Centre, Universidad de Costa Rica
- Lic. Varinia Varela Guarda, Arqueóloga Investigadora, Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino
- Dr Guillermo Bustelo González, Sanctuary Fundacion RAINFER, Madrid
- Dr Rebeca Atencia, Director of the Jane Goodall Institute, Tchimpounga Sanctuary, Congo
- Dr Sawsan al Jubori, Al- Mustansiriyia University, Baghdad, Iraq
- Dr Martín Fugassa, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata
- Dr David Reed, Florida Museum of natural History
- Prof. Stefano Vanin, DISSAL, UNIGE, Italy
- Dr Luca Mazon, Dr Isabel Martiñez-Sañudo, University of Padova, Agricenter
- Prof. Antonella di Palma, Dipartimento delle Scienze Agrarie degli Alimenti e dell'Ambiente, University of Foggia, Italy
- National Natural History Museum, Santiago de Chile
- Hamburg Natural History Museum, Hamburg, Germany
National Collaborators: Research
- Darren Mann, Oxford University
- Dr Vince Smith, Natural History Museum
- Dr Henk Braig, Bangor University
- Prof. Dave Goulson, University of Sussex
- Dr Jane Hopper, The Howletts Wild Animal Trust, Port Lympne, Kent
- Prof. Peter Shaw, Rothamsted University, England
- Prof. Eske Willerslev, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge
- Natural History Museum, London
International and National Collaborations: Forensic case-work
- Collaboration with Forensic Institutes and Scientific Police of Latin American, European (ENFSI) and South East countries.
- Thames Valley Police, Principal SOCOs (CSIs), England
- James Hutton Institute Scotland
- Police Scotland
Websites/blogs
PhD Opportunities
Forensic acarology: the importance of mites in forensic investigations
Trace evidence: Locard's exchange principle using invertebrates
Selected publications
Pre 2007
Perotti, M.A., H.K. Clarke, B.D. Turner and H.R Braig. 2006. Rickettsia as obligate and mycetomic bacteria. FASEB Journal, 20:2372-2374.
Perotti, M.A. and H.R. Braig. 2005. Endosymbionts of Acari. Phytophaga, 14: 457-476.
Perotti, M.A., S.S. Catalá, A. Ormeño, M. Zelazowska, S.M. Bilinski, and H.R. Braig. 2004. The sex ratio distortion in the human head louse is conserved over time. BMC Genetics, 5:10.
Perotti, M.A. and T.L. Lysyk. 2003. A novel growth media for rearing larval horn flies, Haematobia irritans (L.) (Diptera: Muscidae). Journal of Medical Entomology, 40: 22-29.
Perotti, M.A. 2001. Prey location and predation rates of predatory mites (Acari: Macrochelidae) on immature stages of pest flies (Diptera: Muscidae). Systematics & Applied Acarology, 6: 27-33.
Perotti, M.A., T. J. Lysyk., L. Kalischuk-Tymensen, L.J. Yanke, and L.B.Selinger. 2001. Growth and Survival of immature Haematobia irritans (L.) (Diptera: Muscidae) is influenced by bacteria isolated from cattle manure and conspecific larvae. Journal of Medical Entomology, 38: 180-187.
Perotti, M.A. 2000. Control biológico de la mosca de los cuernos, Haematobia irritans (L.) (Diptera: Muscidae) [Biological control of the horn fly, Haematobia irritans (L.) (Diptera: Muscidae)] Boletin Sociedad Entomológica de Argentina. 16: 6-10.
Perotti, M.A. 2000. Acaros foréticos (Acari: Pygmephoridae) de la mosca de los cuernos Haematobia irritans (L.). Aspectos ecológicos de la interacción. [Phoretic mites (Acari: Pygmephoridae) of the horn fly, Haematobia irritans (L.). Ecology of the interaction] Revista de Medicina Veterinaria (Arg), 80: 449-452.
Perotti, M.A. P.Mariategui and C. Speicys. 2000. Predator mites of dung-breeding flies (Mesostigmata: Macrochelidae, Parasitidae) on Ontherus sulcator (F.) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Revista Sociedad Entomológica de Argentina, 59: 200-204.
Perotti, M.A. 1999. Localization of distant preys by Glyptholaspis confusa Foa (Acari: Macrochelidae). Revista Sociedad Entomológica de Argentina, 58:106-108.
Perotti, M.A. 1999. Control biologico de moscas sinantrópicas [Biological control of synanthropic flies]. Technical Bulletin. ISBN 987-9136-75-6, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata Special Editions.
Perotti, M.A. and J. A. Bachmann. 1999. First record and population ecology of the horn fly, Haematobia irritans L (Diptera: Muscidae) on cattle from Southeast of Buenos Aires province (Argentina). Research and Reviews in Parasitology,59: 47-51.
Perotti, M.A. 1998. Moscas sinantrópicas (Diptera: Muscidae y Fanniidae) en producciones avícolas del sud este bonaerense [Synantropic flies (Diptera: Muscidae y Fanniidae) associated with poultry farms in South-eastern Buenos Aires province]. Natura Neotropicalis, 29: 145-154.
Perotti, M.A. and M.A. Brasesco. 1998. First record of Pediculaster (Acari: Pygmophoridae), for Argentina, collected on the horn fly Haematobia irritans L (Diptera, Muscidae). Revista Sociedad Entomológica de Argentina, 57: 136-137.
Perotti, M.A. and N. Sardella. 1998. Sobre la presencia de la mosca hematófaga Stomoxys calcitrans (Diptera: Muscidae) en Mar del Plata: Una advertencia sanitaria. [About the occurrence of the stable fly Stomoxys calcitrans (Diptera: Muscidae) in Mar del Plata: a health hazard warning]. Revista Sociedad Entomológica de Argentina, 57: 71-72.
Perotti, M.A. and M.J.A. Brasesco. 1997. Orientación química de Macrocheles muscaedomesticae (Acari: Mesostigmata: Macrochelidae): detección de presas a distancia, huevos de Musca domestica (Diptera: Muscidae) y Calliphora vicina (Diptera: Calliphoridae) [Chemo-orientation of Macrocheles muscaedomesticae (Acari: Mesostigmata: Macrochelidae) and detection of distant eggs of Musca domestica (Diptera: Muscidae) and Calliphora vicina (Diptera: Calliphoridae)]. Revista Sociedad Entomológica de Argentina, 56: 67-70.
Perotti, M.A. 1996. Something else about the horn fly, Haematobia irritans. Annales Sociedad Rural Argentina. 129:24
Perotti, M.A. 1996. Poultry manure and associated fauna (beneficial associated organisms). Technical Monograph: Revista CAPIA Informa. 159: 15-25
Perotti, M.A. and M.J.A. Brasesco. 1996. Especificidad forética de Macrocheles muscaedomesticae (Acari: Mesostigmata: Macrochelidae) [Phoretic specificity of Macrocheles muscaedomesticae (Acari: Mesostigmata: Macrochelidae)]. Ecologia Austral, 6:3-8.
Publications
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Saloña-Bordas, M.
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Perotti, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-3769-7126 (2023) Bioethics in forensics [La bioética en el ámbito Forense]. Revista Digital de Ciencia Forense , 2 pp. 62-71. ISSN: 2594-0694 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.22201/fm.recif.2023.2.2
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Perotti, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-3769-7126 and Braig, H. (2022) The arthropods of corpses from above ground and from deep below. | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.11646/ZOOSYMPOSIA.22.1.97 (Zoosymposia, 22. ISSN 1178-9913)
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Perotti, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-3769-7126 and Braig, H. (2022) Our life companions: the human follicular mite Demodex folliculorum. | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.11646/ZOOSYMPOSIA.22.1.6 (Zoosymposia, 22. ISSN 1178-9913)
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Saloña-Bordas, M.
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Garthwaite, L.
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Perotti, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-3769-7126 , Braig, H. (2022) Large mites on wild mushrooms in Britain. pp. 177-186. | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.11646/ZOOSYMPOSIA.22.1.119 (Zoosymposia, 22, ISSN 1178-9913)
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Smith, G.
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Manzano-Marín, A.
ORCID: 0000-0002-0707-9052 , Reyes-Prieto, M. , Antunes, C. , Ashworth, V. , Goselle, O. , Jan, A. , Moya, A. , Latorre, A. , Perotti, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-3769-7126 , Braig, H. (2022) Human follicular mites: ectoparasites becoming symbionts. Molecular Biology and Evolution , 39 (6). ISSN: 1537-1719 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msac125
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Farahi, S.
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Shishehbor, P.
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Nemati, A.
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Perotti, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-3769-7126 (2022) Mesostigmata diversity by manure type. A reference study and new datasets from southwestern Iran.. Experimental and Applied Acarology , 86 pp. 517-534. ISSN: 0168-8162 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10493-022-00710-1
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Rai, J.
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Pickles, B.
ORCID: 0000-0002-9809-6455 , Perotti, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-3769-7126 (2022) The impact of the decomposition process of shallow graves on soil mite abundance. Journal of Forensic Sciences , 67 (2). pp. 605-618. ISSN: 0022-1198 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.14906
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Hani, M.
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Saloña-Bordas, M.
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Perotti, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-3769-7126 (2022) New records of Xenanoetus species (Astigmata: Histiostomatidae) in Western Europe, and their association with pig carcasses. Biologia , 77 pp. 731-737. ISSN: 1336-9563 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11756-021-00997-2
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Rai, J.
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Pickles, B.
ORCID: 0000-0002-9809-6455 , Perotti, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-3769-7126 (2021) Assemblages of Acari in shallow burials: mites as markers of the burial environment, of the stage of decay and of body-cadaver regions.. Experimental and Applied Acarology ISSN: 0168-8162 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10493-021-00663-x
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Saloña-Bordas, M.
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Morales-Rayo, J.
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Perotti, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-3769-7126 (2021) New observations of the biology of the “white-clawed crayfish” Austropotamobius italicus (Faxon) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Astacidae); association with decomposition or remains. Boletín de la Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa (SEA) , 68 ISSN: 1134-6094
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Díaz-Nieto, L.
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Gil, M.
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Lazarte, J.
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Perotti, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-3769-7126 , Beron, C. (2021) Culex quinquefasciatus carrying Wolbachia is less susceptible to entomopathogenic bacteria. Scientific Reports , 11 (1). ISSN: 2045-2322 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-80034-5
- Pedersen, M. , Antunes, C. , De Cahsan, B. , Moreno-Mayar, J. , Sikora, M. , Vinner, L. , Mann, D. , Klimov, P. , Black, S. , Michieli, C. , Braig, H. , Perotti, M. (2021) Ancient human genomes and environmental DNA from the cement attaching 2,000 year-old head lice nits. Molecular Biology and Evolution , 39 (2). ISSN: 1537-1719 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msab351
- Martinez-Sañudo, I. , Perotti, M. , Scaccini, D. , Pozzebon, A. , Marri, L. , Mazzon, L. (2020) Co-haplotyping symbiont and host to unravel invasion pathways of the exotic pest Halyomorpha halys in Italy. Scientific Reports , 10 ISSN: 2045-2322 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-75519-2
- Rai, J. , Amendt, J. , Benhardt, V. , Pasquerault, T. , Lindström, A. , Perotti, M. (2020) Mites (Acari) as a relevant tool in trace evidence and postmortem analyses of buried corpses. Journal of Forensic Sciences , 65 (6). pp. 2174-2183. ISSN: 0379-0738 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.14506
- Sumner-Kalkun, J. , Baxter, I. , Perotti, M. (2020) Microscopic analysis of the microbiota of three commercial Phytoseiidae species (Acari: Mesostigmata). Experimental and Applied Acarology , 81 pp. 389-208. ISSN: 0168-8162 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10493-020-00520-3
- Saloña-Bordas, M. and Perotti, M. (2020) First record of Lardoglyphus zacheri (Acari, Lardoglyphidae) in the Iberian Peninsula and new observations on its insect carriers. Systematic and Applied Acarology , 25 (3). pp. 412-419. ISSN: 1362-1971 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.11158/saa.25.3.3
- Raad, M. , Azar, D. , Perotti, M. (2020) First report of the ticks Haemaphysalis punctata Canestrini et Fanzago, 1878, Haemaphysalis parva (Neumann, 1897) and Dermacentor marginatus (Sulzer, 1776) (Acari, Amblyommidae) from humans in Lebanon. Acta Parasitologica , 65 (2). pp. 541-545. ISSN: 1896-1851 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.2478/s11686-019-00160-7
- Perotti, M. and Braig, H. (2020) Acarology in crimino-legal investigations: the human acarofauna during life and death.. In: Byrd, J. and Tomberlin, J. , (eds.) Forensic Entomology: The utility of arthropods in legal investigations. 3rd Ed.. Taylor & Francis Group ISBN: 9780815350200
- Saloña-Bordas, M. and Perotti, M. (2019) First record of Poecilochirus mrciaki Mašán, 1999 (Acari, Parasitidae) and its phoretic carriers in the Iberian peninsula. Acarologia , 59 (2). pp. 242-252. ISSN: 2107-7207 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.24349/acarologia/20194328
- Lambiase, S. and Perotti, M. (2019) Using human head lice to unravel neglect and cause of death. Parasitology , 146 (5). pp. 678-684. ISSN: 0031-1820 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0031182018002007
- Che Kamaruzaman, N. , Mašán, P. , Velásquez, Y. , González-Medina, A. , Lindström, A. , Braig, H. , Perotti, M. (2018) Macrocheles species (Acari: Macrochelidae) associated with human corpses in Europe. Experimental and Applied Acarology , 76 (4). pp. 453-471. ISSN: 0168-8162 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10493-018-0321-4
- Hani, M. , Thieven, U. , Perotti, M. (2018) Soil bulb mites as trace evidence for the location of buried money. Forensic Science International , 292 pp. e25-e30. ISSN: 0379-0738 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2018.09.016
- Szelecz, I. , Lösch, S. , Seppey, C. , Lara, E. , Singer, D. , Sorge, F. , Tschui, J. , Perotti, M. , Mitchell, E. (2018) Comparative analysis of bones, mites, soil chemistry, nematodes and soil micro-Eukaryotes from a suspected homicide to estimate the post-mortem interval. Scientific Reports , 8 ISSN: 2045-2322 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-18179-z
- Pekas, A. , Palevsky, E. , Sumner, J. , Perotti, M. , Nesvorna, M. , Hubert, J. (2017) Comparison of bacterial microbiota of the predatory mite Neoseiulus cucumeris (Acari: Phytoseiidae) and its factitious prey Tyrophagus putrescentiae (Acari: Acaridae). Scientific Reports , 7 ISSN: 2045-2322 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-00046-6
- Miranda, R. , Cleghorn, J. , Bermúdez, S. , Perotti, M. (2017) Occurrence of mite Ophionyssus natricis (Acari: Macronyssidae) on captive snakes from Panama. Acarologia , 57 (2). pp. 365-368. ISSN: 0044-586X | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1051/acarologia/20164161
- Hubert, J. , Kopecky, J. , Nesvorna, M. , Perotti, M. , Erban, T. (2016) Detection and localization of Solitalea-like and Cardinium bacteria in three Acarus siro populations (Astigmata: Acaridae). Experimental and Applied Acarology , 70 (3). pp. 309-327. ISSN: 0168-8162 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10493-016-0080-z
- Perotti, M. , Young, D. , Braig, H. (2016) The ghost sex-life of the paedogenetic beetle Micromalthus debilis. Scientific Reports , 6 ISSN: 2045-2322 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep27364
- Díaz-Nieto, L. , D´Alessio, C. , Perotti, M. , Berón, C. , eds. (2016) Culex pipiens development is greatly influenced by native bacteria and exogenous yeast. In: Terenius, O. , (eds.) PLoS ONE , 11 (4). ISSN: 1932-6203 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0153133
- Saloña-Bordas, M. and Perotti, M. (2015) Acarología forense [Forensic acarology]. Ciencia Forense , 12 pp. 91-112. ISSN: 1575-6793
- Braig, H. and Perotti, M. (2015) From insects to mites: from classic tales of bioterrorism to trace evidence in forensic acarology. Antenna pp. 112-113. ISSN: 0140-1890 (Proceedings of the 10th European Congress of Entomology)
- Perotti, M. , Saloña-Bordas, M. , Braig, H. (2015) Hidden passengers and microscopical witnesses: phoretic mites of forensically important insects. Antenna pp. 111-111. ISSN: 0140-1890 (Proceedings of the 10th European Congress of Entomology)
- Saloña-Bordas, M. , Bahillo de la Puebla, P. , Díaz Martín, B. , Sumner, J. , Perotti, M. (2015) Ixodes ricinus (Ixodidae), an occasional phoront on necrophagous and coprophagous beetles in Europe. Experimental and Applied Acarology , 65 (2). pp. 243-248. ISSN: 0168-8162 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10493-014-9867-y
- Saloña-Bordas, M. and Perotti, M. (2014) First contribution of mites (Acari) to the forensic analysis of hanged corpses: a case study from Spain. Forensic Science International , 244 pp. e6-e11. ISSN: 0379-0738 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2014.08.005
- Díaz-Nieto, L. , Maciá, A. , Parisi, G. , Farina, J. , Vidal-Domínguez, M. , Perotti, M. , Beron, C. (2013) Distribution of mosquitoes in the South East of Argentina and first report on the analysis based on 18S rDNA and COI sequences. PLoS ONE , 8 (9). ISSN: 1932-6203 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0075516
- Mašán, P. , Perotti, M. , Saloña-Bordas, M. , Braig, H. (2013) Proctolaelaps euserratus, an ecologically unusual melicharid mite (Acari, Mesostigmata) associated with animal and human decomposition.. Experimental and Applied Acarology , 61 (4). pp. 415-429. ISSN: 1572-9702 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10493-013-9710-x
- Dubuffet, A. , Smith, J. , Solter, L. , Perotti, M. , Braig, H. , Dunn, A. (2013) Specific detection and localization of microsporidian parasites in invertebrate hosts using in situ hybridization . Applied and Environmental Microbiology , 79 (1). pp. 385-388. ISSN: 0099-2240 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AEM.02699-12
- Kopecky, J. , Perotti, M. , Nesvorna, M. , Erban, T. , Hubert, J. (2013) Cardinium endosymbionts are widespread in synanthropic mite species(Acari: Astigmata). Journal of Invertebrate Pathology , 112 (1). pp. 20-23. ISSN: 0022-2011 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2012.11.001
- Diaz-Nieto, L. , Macia, A. , Perotti, A. , Beron, C. (2013) Geographical limits of the Southeastern distribution of Aedes aegypti (Diptera, Culicidae) in Argentina. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases , 7 (1). ISSN: 1935-2735 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001963
- González Medina, A. , González Herrera, L. , Perotti, M. , Jiménez Ríos, G. (2012) Occurrence of Poecilochirus austroasiaticus (Acari: Parasitidae) in forensic autopsies and its application on postmortem interval estimation. Experimental and Applied Acarology , 59 (3). pp. 297-305. ISSN: 0168-8162 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10493-012-9606-1
- Masan, P. , Simpson, C. , Perotti, A. , Braig, H. (2012) Mites Parasitic on Australasian and African Spiders Found in the Pet Trade; a Redescription of Ljunghia pulleinei Womersley. PLoS ONE , 7 (6). pp. e39019. ISSN: 1932-6203 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0039019
- Hubert, J. , Kopecký, J. , Perotti, M. , Nesvorná, M. , Braig, H. , Ságová-Marečková, M. , Macovei, L. , Zurek, L. (2012) Detection and identification of species-specific bacteria associated with synanthropic mites. Microbial Ecology , 63 pp. 919-928. ISSN: 1432-184X | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00248-011-9969-6
- Perotti, M. and Braig, H. (2011) Eukaryotic ectosymbionts of Acari. Journal of Applied Entomology , 135 (7). pp. 514-523. ISSN: 0931-2048 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0418.2011.01639.x
- Frost, C. , Braig, H. , Amendt, J. , Perotti, M. (2010) Indoor arthropods of forensic importance: insects associated with indoor decomposition and mites as indoor markers. In: Amendt, J. , Campobasso, C. , Grassberger, M. , Goff, M. , (eds.) Current concepts in forensic entomology. Springer , New York, USA. pp. 93-108. ISBN: 9781402096839
- Perotti, M. , Braig, H. , Goff, L. (2010) Phoretic mites and carcasses: Acari transported by organisms associated with animal and human decomposition. In: Amendt, J. , Campobasso, C. , Grassberger, M. , Goff, M. , (eds.) Current concepts in forensic entomology. Springer , New York, USA. pp. 69-92. ISBN: 9781402096839
- Kirkness, E. , Haas, B. , Sun, W. , Braig, H. , Perotti, M. , Clark, J. , Lee, S. , Robertson, H. , Kennedy , R. , Elhaik, E. , Gerlach, D. , Kriventseva, E. , Elsik, C. , Graur, D. , Hill, C. , Veenstra, J. , Walenz, B. , Tubio, J. , Ribeiro, J. , Rozas, J. , Johnston, J. , Reese, J. , Popadic, A. , Tomoyasu, Y. , Tojo, M. , Raoult, D. , Reed, D. , Krause, E. , Mittapalli , O. , Margam, V. , Li, H. , Meyer, J. , Johnson , R. , Romero-Severson , J. , Van Zee, J. , Alvarez-Ponce, D. , Vieira, F. , Aguade, M. , Guirao-Rico, S. , Anzola, J. , Yoon, K. , Strycharz, J. , Unger, M. , Christley, S. , Lobo, N. , Seufferheld, M. , Wang, N. , Dasch, G. , Struchiner, C. , Madey, G. , Hannick, L. , Bidwell, S. , Joardar, V. , Caler, E. , Shao, R. , Barker, S. , Cameron, S. , Bruggner, R. , Regier, A. , Johnson, J. , Viswanathan, L. , Utterbuck, T. , Sutton, G. , Lawson, D. , Waterhouse, R. , Venter, J. , Strausberg, R. , Berenbaum, M. , Collins, F. , Zbobnow, E. , Pittendrigh, B. (2010) Genome sequences of the human body louse and its primary endosymbiont provide insights into the permanent parasitic lifestyle. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , 107 (27). pp. 12168-12173. ISSN: 0027-8424 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1003379107
- Perotti, . and Braig, . (2009) Phoretic mites associated with animal and human decomposition. Experimental and Applied Acarology , 49 (1-2). pp. 85-124. ISSN: 0168-8162 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10493-009-9280-0
- Perotti, . (2009) Megnin re-analysed: the case of the newborn baby girl, Paris, 1878. Experimental and Applied Acarology , 49 (1-2). pp. 37-44. ISSN: 0168-8162 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10493-009-9279-6
- Perotti, . , Goff, . , Baker, . , Turner, . , Braig, . (2009) Forensic acarology: an introduction. Experimental and Applied Acarology , 49 (1-2). pp. 3-13. ISSN: 0168-8162 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10493-009-9285-8
- Perotti, . (2009) Special issue: forensic acarology - preface. Experimental and Applied Acarology , 49 (1-2). pp. 1-2. ISSN: 0168-8162 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10493-009-9289-4
- Perotti, . and Braig, . (2009) Acarology in crimino-legal investigations: the human acarofauna during life and death. In: Byrd, . and Castner, . , (eds.) Forensic Entomology: The utility of arthropods in legal investigations. 2nd edition. CRC , New York. pp. 637-650. ISBN: 9780849392153
- Braig, . and Perotti, . (2009) Carcases and mites. Experimental and Applied Acarology , 49 (1-2). pp. 45-84. ISSN: 0168-8162 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10493-009-9287-6
- Allen, . , Light, . , Perotti, . , Braig, . , D.L., . (2009) Mutational meltdown in primary endosymbionts: selection limits Muller's ratchet. PLoS ONE , 4 (3). pp. e4969. ISSN: 1932-6203 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0004969
- Perotti, . , Kirkness, . , Reed, . , Braig, . (2008) Endosymbionts of lice. In: Bourtzis, . , (eds.) Insect Symbiosis. , 3. CRC , Boca Raton, FL. pp. 205-219. ISBN: 9780849312861
- Braig, . , Turner, . , Perotti, . (2008) Symbiotic rickettsia. In: Miller, . and Bourtzis, . , (eds.) Insect Symbiosis. , 3. CRC , Boca Raton, FL. pp. 221-249. ISBN: 9780849312861
- Perotti, . , Allen, . , Reed, . , Braig, . (2007) Host-symbiont interactions of the primary endosymbiont of human head and body lice. Faseb Journal , 21 (4). pp. 1058-1066. ISSN: 0892-6638 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1096/fj.06-6808com
- Allen, . , Reed, . , Perotti, . , Braig, . (2007) Evolutionary relationships of "candidatus riesia spp.," endosymbiotic enterobacteriaceae living within hematophagous primate lice. Applied and Environmental Microbiology , 73 (5). pp. 1659-1664. ISSN: 0099-2240 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AEM.01877-06