Published in Mol Biol Evol on April 25, 2003
Death of an order: a comprehensive molecular phylogenetic study confirms that termites are eusocial cockroaches. Biol Lett (2007) 3.66
Symbiosis as an adaptive process and source of phenotypic complexity. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2007) 2.96
Symbiosis and insect diversification: an ancient symbiont of sap-feeding insects from the bacterial phylum Bacteroidetes. Appl Environ Microbiol (2005) 2.91
Evolutionary relationships of primary prokaryotic endosymbionts of whiteflies and their hosts. Appl Environ Microbiol (2004) 2.00
Nitrogen recycling and nutritional provisioning by Blattabacterium, the cockroach endosymbiont. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2009) 1.80
High-resolution analysis of gut environment and bacterial microbiota reveals functional compartmentation of the gut in wood-feeding higher termites (Nasutitermes spp.). Appl Environ Microbiol (2012) 1.43
"Endomicrobia": cytoplasmic symbionts of termite gut protozoa form a separate phylum of prokaryotes. Appl Environ Microbiol (2005) 1.41
Inferring clocks when lacking rocks: the variable rates of molecular evolution in bacteria. Biol Direct (2009) 1.39
Evolutionary convergence and nitrogen metabolism in Blattabacterium strain Bge, primary endosymbiont of the cockroach Blattella germanica. PLoS Genet (2009) 1.38
Cascading host-associated genetic differentiation in parasitoids of phytophagous insects. Proc Biol Sci (2006) 1.32
Phylogeny of Dictyoptera: Dating the Origin of Cockroaches, Praying Mantises and Termites with Molecular Data and Controlled Fossil Evidence. PLoS One (2015) 1.31
Heritable symbiosis: The advantages and perils of an evolutionary rabbit hole. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2015) 1.26
Inheritance and diversification of symbiotic trichonymphid flagellates from a common ancestor of termites and the cockroach Cryptocercus. Proc Biol Sci (2009) 1.25
Genome shrinkage and loss of nutrient-providing potential in the obligate symbiont of the primitive termite Mastotermes darwiniensis. Appl Environ Microbiol (2011) 1.01
Chromosome stability and gene loss in cockroach endosymbionts. Appl Environ Microbiol (2010) 1.00
Karyology, mitochondrial DNA and the phylogeny of Australian termites. Chromosome Res (2007) 0.97
Two ancient bacterial endosymbionts have coevolved with the planthoppers (Insecta: Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea). BMC Evol Biol (2012) 0.97
Genome economization in the endosymbiont of the wood roach Cryptocercus punctulatus due to drastic loss of amino acid synthesis capabilities. Genome Biol Evol (2011) 0.96
Comparative genomics of Blattabacterium cuenoti: the frozen legacy of an ancient endosymbiont genome. Genome Biol Evol (2013) 0.92
Cockroaches that lack Blattabacterium endosymbionts: the phylogenetically divergent genus Nocticola. Biol Lett (2007) 0.89
Army ants harbor a host-specific clade of Entomoplasmatales bacteria. Appl Environ Microbiol (2010) 0.88
Pyrotag sequencing of the gut microbiota of the cockroach Shelfordella lateralis reveals a highly dynamic core but only limited effects of diet on community structure. PLoS One (2014) 0.88
Bacterial cell wall synthesis gene uppP is required for Burkholderia colonization of the Stinkbug Gut. Appl Environ Microbiol (2013) 0.88
Maintenance of essential amino acid synthesis pathways in the Blattabacterium cuenoti symbiont of a wood-feeding cockroach. Biol Lett (2013) 0.87
Host-specific assemblages typify gut microbial communities of related insect species. Springerplus (2014) 0.85
Inherited fungal and bacterial endosymbionts of a parasitic wasp and its cockroach host. Microb Ecol (2008) 0.85
Complete mitochondrial genomes of two cockroaches, Blattella germanica and Periplaneta americana, and the phylogenetic position of termites. Curr Genet (2012) 0.84
A proteomic approach for studying insect phylogeny: CAPA peptides of ancient insect taxa (Dictyoptera, Blattoptera) as a test case. BMC Evol Biol (2009) 0.80
Adopting Bacteria in Order to Adapt to Water-How Reed Beetles Colonized the Wetlands (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Donaciinae). Insects (2011) 0.79
Cellulolytic protist numbers rise and fall dramatically in termite queens and kings during colony foundation. Eukaryot Cell (2013) 0.79
Patterns of [FeFe] hydrogenase diversity in the gut microbial communities of lignocellulose-feeding higher termites. Appl Environ Microbiol (2012) 0.79
Purification and partial genome characterization of the bacterial endosymbiont Blattabacterium cuenoti from the fat bodies of cockroaches. BMC Res Notes (2008) 0.78
Deterministic Assembly of Complex Bacterial Communities in Guts of Germ-Free Cockroaches. Appl Environ Microbiol (2015) 0.78
Species Delimitation and Phylogenetic Relationships in Ectobiid Cockroaches (Dictyoptera, Blattodea) from China. PLoS One (2017) 0.78
Endosymbiont transmission mode in bacterial leaf nodulation as revealed by a population genetic study of Psychotria leptophylla. Appl Environ Microbiol (2011) 0.78
Screening of spider mites (Acari: Tetranychidae) for reproductive endosymbionts reveals links between co-infection and evolutionary history. Sci Rep (2016) 0.78
An Efficient Strategy Developed for Next-Generation Sequencing of Endosymbiont Genomes Performed Using Crude DNA Isolated from Host Tissues: A Case Study of Blattabacterium cuenoti Inhabiting the Fat Bodies of Cockroaches. Microbes Environ (2015) 0.77
Oxygen Affects Gut Bacterial Colonization and Metabolic Activities in a Gnotobiotic Cockroach Model. Appl Environ Microbiol (2015) 0.76
Molecular adaptation and resilience of the insect's nuclear receptor USP. BMC Evol Biol (2012) 0.76
Reconstructing the phylogeny of Blattodea: robust support for interfamilial relationships and major clades. Sci Rep (2017) 0.75
Gut Bacterial Community of the Xylophagous Cockroaches Cryptocercus punctulatus and Parasphaeria boleiriana. PLoS One (2016) 0.75
Shared Ancestry of Symbionts? Sagrinae and Donaciinae (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) Harbor Similar Bacteria. Insects (2012) 0.75
An exceptionally preserved 110 million years old praying mantis provides new insights into the predatory behaviour of early mantodeans. PeerJ (2017) 0.75
Wolbachia bacterial endosymbionts of filarial nematodes. Adv Parasitol (2005) 2.64
Bacteria of the genus Asaia stably associate with Anopheles stephensi, an Asian malarial mosquito vector. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2007) 2.44
Wolbachia endobacteria depletion by doxycycline as antifilarial therapy has macrofilaricidal activity in onchocerciasis: a randomized placebo-controlled study. Med Microbiol Immunol (2007) 2.04
How many wolbachia supergroups exist? Mol Biol Evol (2002) 1.96
Mapping the presence of Wolbachia pipientis on the phylogeny of filarial nematodes: evidence for symbiont loss during evolution. Int J Parasitol (2004) 1.94
The major surface protein of Wolbachia endosymbionts in filarial nematodes elicits immune responses through TLR2 and TLR4. J Immunol (2004) 1.68
Acetic acid bacteria, newly emerging symbionts of insects. Appl Environ Microbiol (2010) 1.57
Integrated taxonomy: traditional approach and DNA barcoding for the identification of filarioid worms and related parasites (Nematoda). Front Zool (2009) 1.54
Paternal transmission of symbiotic bacteria in malaria vectors. Curr Biol (2008) 1.44
Efficacy of 5-week doxycycline treatment on adult Onchocerca volvulus. Parasitol Res (2008) 1.42
Asaia, a versatile acetic acid bacterial symbiont, capable of cross-colonizing insects of phylogenetically distant genera and orders. Environ Microbiol (2009) 1.42
The genome of the heartworm, Dirofilaria immitis, reveals drug and vaccine targets. FASEB J (2012) 1.40
New insights into the evolution of Wolbachia infections in filarial nematodes inferred from a large range of screened species. PLoS One (2011) 1.40
'Candidatus Midichloria mitochondrii', an endosymbiont of the tick Ixodes ricinus with a unique intramitochondrial lifestyle. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol (2006) 1.37
A novel alpha-Proteobacterium resides in the mitochondria of ovarian cells of the tick Ixodes ricinus. Appl Environ Microbiol (2004) 1.28
Mosquito-bacteria symbiosis: the case of Anopheles gambiae and Asaia. Microb Ecol (2010) 1.27
Delayed larval development in Anopheles mosquitoes deprived of Asaia bacterial symbionts. BMC Microbiol (2012) 1.20
Phylogenomic evidence for the presence of a flagellum and cbb(3) oxidase in the free-living mitochondrial ancestor. Mol Biol Evol (2011) 1.16
Acetobacter tropicalis is a major symbiont of the olive fruit fly (Bactrocera oleae). Appl Environ Microbiol (2009) 1.15
Molecular evidence for multiple infections as revealed by typing of Asaia bacterial symbionts of four mosquito species. Appl Environ Microbiol (2010) 1.15
Bacteria of the genus Asaia: a potential paratransgenic weapon against malaria. Adv Exp Med Biol (2008) 1.15
Parasitism and mutualism in Wolbachia: what the phylogenomic trees can and cannot say. Mol Biol Evol (2008) 1.14
"Candidatus Midichloriaceae" fam. nov. (Rickettsiales), an ecologically widespread clade of intracellular alphaproteobacteria. Appl Environ Microbiol (2013) 1.13
Effects of global changes on the climatic niche of the tick Ixodes ricinus inferred by species distribution modelling. Parasit Vectors (2013) 1.10
A novel Bacteroidetes symbiont is localized in Scaphoideus titanus, the insect vector of Flavescence dorée in Vitis vinifera. Appl Environ Microbiol (2006) 1.06
Major alteration of the expression site of endogenous cellulases in members of an apical termite lineage. Mol Ecol (2004) 1.05
Genome shrinkage and loss of nutrient-providing potential in the obligate symbiont of the primitive termite Mastotermes darwiniensis. Appl Environ Microbiol (2011) 1.01
Hidden cellulases in termites: revision of an old hypothesis. Biol Lett (2007) 1.00
Plasma levels of bacterial DNA in HIV infection: the limits of quantitative polymerase chain reaction. J Infect Dis (2010) 0.99
Heterologous expression and characterization of a glucose-stimulated β-glucosidase from the termite Neotermes koshunensis in Aspergillus oryzae. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol (2010) 0.99
Purification, characterization, cDNA cloning and nucleotide sequencing of a cellulase from the yellow-spotted longicorn beetle, Psacothea hilaris. Eur J Biochem (2003) 0.98
A digestive beta-glucosidase from the salivary glands of the termite, Neotermes koshunensis (Shiraki): distribution, characterization and isolation of its precursor cDNA by 5'- and 3'-RACE amplifications with degenerate primers. Insect Biochem Mol Biol (2002) 0.98
Microbial symbionts: a resource for the management of insect-related problems. Microb Biotechnol (2011) 0.97
Rickettsiae in ixodid ticks, Sicily. Emerg Infect Dis (2005) 0.97
Acetic acid bacteria genomes reveal functional traits for adaptation to life in insect guts. Genome Biol Evol (2014) 0.96
Humans parasitized by the hard tick Ixodes ricinus are seropositive to Midichloria mitochondrii: is Midichloria a novel pathogen, or just a marker of tick bite? Pathog Glob Health (2012) 0.96
Interactions between Asaia, Plasmodium and Anopheles: new insights into mosquito symbiosis and implications in malaria symbiotic control. Parasit Vectors (2013) 0.96
Wood-feeding cockroaches as models for termite evolution (Insecta: Dictyoptera): Cryptocercus vs. Parasphaeria boleiriana. Mol Phylogenet Evol (2007) 0.94
Tunga penetrans: molecular identification of Wolbachia endobacteria and their recognition by antibodies against proteins of endobacteria from filarial parasites. Exp Parasitol (2003) 0.94
Bacterial endosymbiont localization in Hyalesthes obsoletus, the insect vector of Bois noir in Vitis vinifera. Appl Environ Microbiol (2010) 0.93
The integration of multiple independent data reveals an unusual response to Pleistocene climatic changes in the hard tick Ixodes ricinus. Mol Ecol (2013) 0.93
Different mosquito species host Wickerhamomyces anomalus (Pichia anomala): perspectives on vector-borne diseases symbiotic control. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek (2010) 0.93
Bacteriocyte-like cells harbour Wolbachia in the ovary of Drosophila melanogaster (Insecta, Diptera) and Zyginidia pullula (Insecta, Hemiptera). Tissue Cell (2010) 0.93
Evidence for the presence of a cellulase gene in the last common ancestor of bilaterian animals. Proc Biol Sci (2003) 0.92
Fundamental characteristics of degradation-recoverable solid-state DFB polymer laser. Opt Express (2012) 0.91
"Candidatus Midichloria" endosymbionts bloom after the blood meal of the host, the hard tick Ixodes ricinus. Appl Environ Microbiol (2008) 0.90
Molecular and serological evidence for the circulation of the tick symbiont Midichloria (Rickettsiales: Midichloriaceae) in different mammalian species. Parasit Vectors (2013) 0.89
A study on the presence of flagella in the order Rickettsiales: the case of 'Candidatus Midichloria mitochondrii'. Microbiology (2012) 0.89
Cockroaches that lack Blattabacterium endosymbionts: the phylogenetically divergent genus Nocticola. Biol Lett (2007) 0.89
Digestive beta-glucosidases from the wood-feeding higher termite, Nasutitermes takasagoensis: intestinal distribution, molecular characterization, and alteration in sites of expression. Insect Biochem Mol Biol (2009) 0.88
Maintenance of essential amino acid synthesis pathways in the Blattabacterium cuenoti symbiont of a wood-feeding cockroach. Biol Lett (2013) 0.87
Draft Genome Sequences of Two Multidrug Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae ST258 Isolates Resistant to Colistin. Genome Announc (2013) 0.86
The yeast Wickerhamomyces anomalus (Pichia anomala) inhabits the midgut and reproductive system of the Asian malaria vector Anopheles stephensi. Environ Microbiol (2011) 0.86
Absence of the symbiont Candidatus Midichloria mitochondrii in the mitochondria of the tick Ixodes holocyclus. FEMS Microbiol Lett (2009) 0.86
Lyme borreliosis, Po River Valley, Italy. Emerg Infect Dis (2010) 0.85
Molecular phylogeny of Cryptocercus wood-roaches based on mitochondrial COII and 16S sequences, and chromosome numbers in Palearctic representatives. Zoolog Sci (2006) 0.85
Heterologous overexpression of a mutant termite cellulase gene in Escherichia coli by DNA shuffling of four orthologous parental cDNAs. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem (2005) 0.85
Molecular dynamics simulation study on the structural stabilities of polyglutamine peptides. Comput Biol Chem (2007) 0.84
Heterologous expression in Pichia pastoris and characterization of an endogenous thermostable and high-glucose-tolerant β-glucosidase from the termite Nasutitermes takasagoensis. Appl Environ Microbiol (2012) 0.84
Draft Genome of Klebsiella pneumoniae Sequence Type 512, a Multidrug-Resistant Strain Isolated during a Recent KPC Outbreak in Italy. Genome Announc (2013) 0.84
Wolbachia surface protein induces innate immune responses in mosquito cells. BMC Microbiol (2012) 0.82
Tick-box for 3'-end formation of mitochondrial transcripts in Ixodida, basal chelicerates and Drosophila. PLoS One (2012) 0.82
Theoretical analysis of binding specificity of influenza viral hemagglutinin to avian and human receptors based on the fragment molecular orbital method. Comput Biol Chem (2008) 0.82
Structure of an endoglucanase from termite, Nasutitermes takasagoensis. Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr (2002) 0.82
Purification of a serine protease of Vibrio parahaemolyticus and its characterization. Microbiol Immunol (2002) 0.82
Roles of K151 and D180 in L-2-haloacid dehalogenase from Pseudomonas sp. YL: analysis by molecular dynamics and ab initio fragment molecular orbital calculations. J Comput Chem (2009) 0.80
An interpretation of positional displacement of the helix12 in nuclear receptors: preexistent swing-up motion triggered by ligand binding. Biochim Biophys Acta (2010) 0.79
Cellulolytic environment in the midgut of the wood-feeding higher termite Nasutitermes takasagoensis. J Insect Physiol (2011) 0.79
Microbial symbiosis and the control of vector-borne pathogens in tsetse flies, human lice, and triatomine bugs. Pathog Glob Health (2013) 0.79
Development of a broad-range 23S rDNA real-time PCR assay for the detection and quantification of pathogenic bacteria in human whole blood and plasma specimens. Biomed Res Int (2013) 0.79
Expression and function of Toll-like receptor 2 in canine blood phagocytes. Vet Immunol Immunopathol (2005) 0.79
Comparative characterization of short monomeric polyglutamine peptides by replica exchange molecular dynamics simulation. J Phys Chem B (2010) 0.79
Does correlation of cellulase gene expression and cellulolytic activity in the gut of termite suggest synergistic collaboration of cellulases? Gene (2007) 0.79
Identification of activity related amino acid mutations of a GH9 termite cellulase. Bioresour Technol (2010) 0.79
Purification and partial genome characterization of the bacterial endosymbiont Blattabacterium cuenoti from the fat bodies of cockroaches. BMC Res Notes (2008) 0.78
Purification and characterization of termite endogenous beta-1,4-endoglucanases produced in Aspergillus oryzae. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem (2010) 0.78
Purification and molecular cloning of xylanases from the wood-feeding termite, Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem (2009) 0.78
Sex and stripping: The key to the intimate relationship between Wolbachia and host? Commun Integr Biol (2010) 0.78
Marked improvement of platelet transfusion refractoriness after bortezomib therapy in multiple myeloma. Int J Hematol (2009) 0.78
Highly photo-stable dye doped solid-state distributed-feedback (DFB) channeled waveguide lasers by a pen-drawing technique. Opt Express (2010) 0.78
Genospecies of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in Ixodes ricinus ticks from the Autonomous Province of Trento, Italy. Int J Med Microbiol (2006) 0.78
Molecular detection of poisonous mushrooms in different matrices. Mycologia (2010) 0.78
Mutation effects on structural stability of polyglutamine peptides by molecular dynamics simulation. Interdiscip Sci (2009) 0.77
Spirochete attachment ultrastructure: Implications for the origin and evolution of cilia. Biol Bull (2010) 0.77
The bacterial catalase from filarial DNA preparations derives from common pseudomonad contaminants and not from Wolbachia endosymbionts. Parasitol Res (2004) 0.77
Recombination in wolbachia endosymbionts of filarial nematodes? Appl Environ Microbiol (2011) 0.77
Generation of active fragments from human zymogens in the bradykinin-generating cascade by extracellular proteases from Vibrio vulnificus and V. parahaemolyticus. Toxicon (2004) 0.77
Errors in ribosomal sequence datasets generated using PCR-coupled 'panbacterial' pyrosequencing, and the establishment of an improved approach. Mol Cell Probes (2012) 0.77
Diabetes caused by Kir6.2 mutation: successful treatment with oral glibenclamide switched from continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion in the early phase of the disease. Pediatr Int (2012) 0.77
Random exchanges of non-conserved amino acid residues among four parental termite cellulases by family shuffling improved thermostability. Protein Eng Des Sel (2007) 0.77
Spontaneous adjustment mechanism in an RNA-binding protein: cooperation between energetic stabilization and target search enhancement. Protein Pept Lett (2010) 0.77
A novel glucose-tolerant β-glucosidase from the salivary gland of the termite Nasutitermes takasagoensis. J Gen Appl Microbiol (2013) 0.77
Draft Genome Sequence of Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica Serovar Manhattan Strain 111113, from an Outbreak of Human Infections in Northern Italy. Genome Announc (2013) 0.77
Visualization analysis of inter-fragment interaction energies of CRP-cAMP-DNA complex based on the fragment molecular orbital method. Biophys Chem (2007) 0.76
Wolbachia and its implications for the immunopathology of filariasis. Endocr Metab Immune Disord Drug Targets (2012) 0.76