Symbiont-mediated RNA interference in insects

Draft Genomes, Phylogenetic Reconstruction, and Comparative Genomics of Two Novel Cohabiting Bacterial Symbionts Isolated fromFrankliniella occidentalis

(2015) Paul D. Facey et al.   Genome Biology and Evolution

Silencing the buzz: a new approach to population suppression of mosquitoes by feeding larvae double-stranded RNAs

(2015) Steve Whyard et al.   Parasites & Vectors

Genetically Modifying the Insect Gut Microbiota to Control Chagas Disease Vectors through Systemic RNAi

(2015) Mabel L. Taracena et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Humoral responses in Rhodnius prolixus: bacterial feeding induces differential patterns of antibacterial activity and enhances mRNA levels of antimicrobial peptides in the midgut

(2014) Cecilia Vieira et al.   Parasites & Vectors

Diversity of culturable bacteria including Pantoea in wild mosquito Aedes albopictus

(2013) Claire Valiente Moro et al.   BMC MICROBIOLOGY

Towards the elements of successful insect RNAi

(2013) Jeffrey G. Scott et al.   JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY

Can Insects Develop Resistance to Insect Pathogenic Fungi?

(2013) Ivan M. Dubovskiy et al.   PLoS One

Cultivation and characterization of the gut symbionts of honey bees and bumble bees: description of Snodgrassella alvi gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Neisseriaceae of the Betaproteobacteria, and Gilliamella apicola gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of Orbaceae fam. nov., Orbales ord. nov., a sister taxon to the order 'Enterobacteriales' of the Gammaproteobacteria

(2012) W. K. Kwong et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY

Western flower thrips resistance to insecticides: detection, mechanisms and management strategies

(2012) Yulin Gao et al.   PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

Acetic Acid Bacteria, Newly Emerging Symbionts of Insects

(2010) E. Crotti et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Expression of antimicrobial peptide genes in Bombyx mori gut modulated by oral bacterial infection and development

(2010) Shan Wu et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Mechanisms of dsRNA uptake in insects and potential of RNAi for pest control: A review

(2009) Hanneke Huvenne et al.   JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY

The Dynamics and Time Scale of Ongoing Genomic Erosion in Symbiotic Bacteria

(2009) N. A. Moran et al.   SCIENCE

The role of salivary nitrophorins in the ingestion of blood by the triatomine bug Rhodnius prolixus (Reduviidae: Triatominae)

(2008) Ricardo N. Araujo et al.   INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Characterization of bacterial symbionts in Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande), Western flower thrips

(2008) Lisa Chanbusarakum et al.   JOURNAL OF INVERTEBRATE PATHOLOGY