Pathogens as Biological Weapons of Invasive Species

Evolutionary ecology of microsporidia associated with the invasive ladybirdHarmonia axyridis

(2014) Andreas Vilcinskas et al.   Insect Science

Squirrelpox Virus: Assessing Prevalence, Transmission and Environmental Degradation

(2014) Lisa M. Collins et al.   PLoS One

Novel Host-Related Virulence Factors Are Encoded by Squirrelpox Virus, the Main Causative Agent of Epidemic Disease in Red Squirrels in the UK

(2014) Alistair C. Darby et al.   PLoS One

Ecological correlates of local extinction and colonisation in the British ladybird beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)

(2013) Richard F. Comont et al.   BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS

A switch from constitutive chemical defence to inducible innate immune responses in the invasive ladybird Harmonia axyridis

(2013) H. Schmidtberg et al.   Biology Letters

Effects of Climate Change, Invasive Species, and Disease on the Distribution of Native European Crayfishes

(2013) CÉSAR CAPINHA et al.   CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

Invasive Harlequin Ladybird Carries Biological Weapons Against Native Competitors

(2013) A. Vilcinskas et al.   SCIENCE

Invading with biological weapons: the importance of disease-mediated invasions

(2012) Alex Strauss et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Evolutionary plasticity of insect immunity

(2012) Andreas Vilcinskas   JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY

Expansion of the antimicrobial peptide repertoire in the invasive ladybird Harmonia axyridis

(2012) A. Vilcinskas et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Harmonine, a defence compound from the harlequin ladybird, inhibits mycobacterial growth and demonstrates multi-stage antimalarial activity

(2011) C. R. Rohrich et al.   Biology Letters

New Models of Microsporidiosis: Infections in Zebrafish, C. elegans, and Honey Bee

(2011) Emily R. Troemel   PLoS Pathogens

Five Questions about Microsporidia

(2009) Patrick Keeling   PLoS Pathogens