Name: Urusa Thaenkham
Position: Associate Professor
Department: Helminthology
Paladsing Y, Boonsri K, Saesim W, Changsap B, Thaenkham U, Kosoltanapiwat N, Sonthayanon P, Ribas A, Morand S, Chaisiri K. Helminth fauna of small mammals from public parks and urban areas in Bangkok Metropolitan with emphasis on community ecology of infection in synanthropic rodents. Parasitology Research. 2020 Nov;119(11):3675-90.
Chan AHE, Chaisiri K, Morand S, Saralamba N, Thaenkham U. Evaluation and utility of mitochondrial ribosomal genes for molecular systematics of parasitic nematodes. Parasit Vectors. 2020;13(1):364. Published 2020 Jul 20. doi:10.1186/s13071-020-04242-8.
Sumruayphol S, Siribat P, Dujardin JP, Dujardin S, Komalamisra C, Thaenkham U. Fasciola gigantica, F. hepatica and Fasciola intermediate forms: geometric morphometrics and an artificial neural network to help morphological identification. PeerJ. 2020;8:e8597. Published 2020 Feb 18. doi:10.7717/peerj.8597.
DChan AHE, Chaisiri K, Dusitsittipon S, Jakkul W, Charoennitiwat V, Komalamisra C, Thaenkham U. Mitochondrial ribosomal genes as novel genetic markers for discrimination of closely related species in the Angiostrongylus cantonensis lineage. Acta Trop. 2020;211:105645. doi:10.1016/j.actatropica.2020.105645.
Chaisiri K, Dusitsittipon S, Panitvong N, Ketboonlue T, Nuamtanong S, Thaenkham U, Morand S, Dekumyoy P. Distribution of the newly invasive New Guinea flatworm Platydemus manokwari (Platyhelminthes: Geoplanidae) in Thailand and its potential role as a paratenic host carrying Angiostrongylus malaysiensis larvae. J Helminthol. 2019 Sep 20:1-9. doi: 10.1017/S0022149X18000834.
Pakdee W, Ogawa K, Pornruseetriratn S, Thaenkham U, Yeemin T. The first record of Ligophorus Euzet & Suriano, 1977 (Monogenea: Dactylogyridae) on Crenimugil buchanani (Teleostei: Muglidae) from Thailand based on morphological and molecular analyses. J Helminthol. 2019 Sep 20:1-11. doi:10.1017/S0022149X1800072X.
Siribat P, Dekumyoy P, Komalamisra C, Sumruayphol S, Thaenkham U. Molecular identification of Fasciola spp.–representative samples from Thailand based on PCR-RFLP. J Trop Med Parasitol. 2018; 41:1-7.
Dusitsittipon S, Criscione CD, Morand S, Komalamisra C, Thaenkham U. Hurdles in the evolutionary epidemiology of Angiostrongylus cantonensis: Pseudogenes, incongruence between taxonomy and DNA sequence variants, and cryptic lineages. Evolutionary Applications 2018, 25;11(8):1257-1269. doi: 10.1111/eva.12621.
Dusitsittipon S, Criscione CD, Morand S, Komalamisra C, Thaenkham U. Cryptic lineage diversity in the zoonotic pathogen Angiostrongylus cantonensis. Mol Phylo Evol 2017 107:404-414.
Pornruseetrirutn S, Maipanich W, Sa-nguankiat S, Pubampen S, Poodeepiyasawat A, Thaenkham U. A simple and effective multiplex PCR technique for detecting human phathogenic Taenia eggs in houseflies. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 2017 Jan 48(1): 1-9.
Nitiyamatawat E, Changbunjong T, Sumruayphol S, Sriwichai P, Thaenkham U, Ruangsitichai J. DNA barcoding for identification of cleg flies, Haematopota spp.(Diptera: Tabanidae) in Thailand. Thai J Vet Med Suppl. 2017; 47:303-5.
Dusitsittipon S, Thaenkham U, Watthanakulpanich D, Adisakwattana P, Komalamisra C. Genetic differences in the rat lungworm, Angiostrongylus cantonensis Nematoda: Angiostrongylidae), in Thailand. J Helminthol. 2015;89(5):545-51.
Thaenkham U, Phuphisut O, Nuamtanong S, Yoonuan T, Sa-Nguankiat S, Vonghachack Y, Belizario VY, Dung DT, Dekumyoy P, Waikagul J. Genetic differences among Haplorchis taichui populations in Indochina revealed by mitochondrial COX1 sequences. J Helminthol. 2016 Jul 14:1-8.
Dusitsittipon S, Thaenkham U, Watthanakulpanich D, Adisakwattana P,Komalamisra C. Genetic differences in the rat lungworm, Angiostrongyluscantonensis (Nematoda: Angiostrongylidae), in Thailand. J Helminthol. 2015 ;89(5):545-51. doi: 10.1017/S0022149X14000388.
Maipanich W, Dekumyoy P, Sa-nguankiat S, Pubampen S, Poodeepiyasawat A, Kusolsuk T, Thaenkham U, Watthanakulpanich D. Houseflies with helminthic objects, good indicator of an unsanitary environment. JITMM 2013. 2014; Vol.3: 40-41
Anantaphruti M*, Thaenkham U, Kusolsuk T, Maipanich W, Saguankiat S, Pubampen S, Phuphisut O Genetic variation and population genetics of Taenia Saginata in North and northeast Thailand in relation to Taenia asiatica. Journal of helminthology 2013; 2013: art.no. 310605
Thaenkham U, Nawa Y, Blair D, Pakdee W. Confirmation of the paraphyletic relationship between families Opisthrochiidae and Heterophyidae using small and large subunit ribosomal DNA sequences. Parasitology International 2011; 521-523.
Thaenkham U, Nuamtanong S, Vonghachack Y, Yoonuan T, Sanguankiat S, Dekumyoy P, Prommasack B, Kobayashi J, Waikagul J. Discovery of Opisthorchis lobatus (Trematoda: Opisthorchiidae): new recorded species of small liver flukes in the Greater Mekong Sub-region. J Parasitol 2011; 97(6): 1152-1158
Thaenkham U, Phuphiaur O, Pakdee W, Homsuwan N, Sa-nguankiat S, Waikagul J, Nawa Y, Dung DT. Rapid and simple identification of human pathogenic heterophyid intestinal fluke metacercaariae by PCR-RELP. Parasitology International 2011; 503-506.
Kusolsuk T, Kamonrattanakun S, Wesanonthawech A, Dekumyoy P, Thaenkham U, Yoonuan T, Nuamtanong S, Sa-nguankiat S, Pubampen S, Maipanich W, Panitchakit J, Marucci G, Pozio E, Waikagul J. The second outbreak of trichinellosis caused by Trichinella papuae in Thailand. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2010; 104: 433-437.
Thaenkham U, Dekumyoy P, Komalamisra C, Sato M, Dung DT, Waikagul J. Systematics of the subfamily Haplorchinae (Trematoda: Heterphyidae), based on nuclear Ribosomal DNA genes and ITS2 region. Parasitology International 2010; 59: 460-465.
Thaenkham U, Nawa Y. Double strand problems: Reverse DNA Sequences Deposited in the DNA Database. Korean J Parasitol 2010; 48: 89-90.
Thaenkham U, Nuamtanong S, Sa-nguankiat S, Yoonuan T, Touch S, Manivong K, Vonghachack Y, Sato M, Waikagul J. Monophyly of Opisthorchis viverrini populations in the lower Mekong Basin, using mitochondrial DNA nad1 gene as the marker. Parasitology International 2010; 59: 242-247.
Youthanavanh V, Dekumyoy P, Yoonuan T, Sa-nguankiat S, Nuamtanong S, Thaenkham U, Phommasack B, Kobayashi J, Waikagul J. Sero-epidemiological survey of gnathostomiasis in Lao PDR. Parasitology International 2010: 59; 559-605.
Sato M, Thaenkham U, Dekumyoy P, Waikagul J. Discrimination of O. viverrini, C. sinensis, H.pumilio and H. taichui using nuclear DNA-based PCR targeting ribosomal DNA ITS regions. Acto Tropica 2009; 109: 81-83.
Thaenkham U, Visetsuk K, Dung D. T., and Waikagul J. 2007. Discrimination between Opisthorchis viverrini and Haplorchis taichui using COI sequence marker. Acta Tropica 103(1):26-32.
Thanaphum S, Thaenkham U. 2003. Relationships of forms within Bactrocera tau (Walker) (Diptera:Tephritidae) taxa based on Heat Shock Protein 70 Cognate sequences. Annals of the Entomology Society of America 96(1): 44-53.