Publications / Archive
2025
Arising amitraz and pyrethroids resistance mutations in the ectoparasitic Varroa destructor mite in Canada.
Bahreini, R., J. González-Cabrera, C. S. Hernández-Rodríguez, S. Moreno-Martí, S. Muirhead, R. B. Labuschagne, and O. Rueppell. 2025. Sci Rep 15: 1587.
Characterization of the Tuta absoluta virome reveals higher viral diversity in field populations.
Becerra-García, R. E., L. Hernández-Pelegrín, C.M. Crava, and S. Herrero. 2025. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 233:1108340.
Response of Amblyseius swirskii to deltamethrin.
Benavent-Albarracín, L., M. Pérez-Hedo, M. Alonso-Valiente, J. Catalán, A. Urbaneja, and J. González-Cabrera. 2025. Pest management science 81: 2800-2811.
Specificity database for bacterial pesticidal proteins against invertebrate targets.
Berry C, Valby V, Misra L, Bonning B, Palma L, Crickmore N. 2025. J. Invertebr. Pathol.
Calcofluor disrupts binding of Bt toxin Cry1Ac to midgut receptors in Trichoplusia ni.
Cotto-Rivera, R. O., Joya, N., Guo, W., Hernández-Martínez, P., Ferré, J., and Wang, P. 2025. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 180: 104311.
Alternative strategies based on transgenic Drosophila melanogaster for the functional characterization of insect Ionotropic Receptors. Biological Research.
Crava C. M., W. Walker, and A. M. Cattaneo. 2025. Accepted
Proteomic Variation in the Oral Secretion of Spodoptera exigua and Spodoptera littoralis Larvae in Response to Different food Sources
García-Marín E., J. Gamir, and C. M. Crava 2025. Journal of chemical ecology 51:10.
Novel RNA viruses in a commercial colony of Tenebrio molitor
Hernández-Pelegrín, L., V. I. D. Ros, S. Herrero, and C. Savio. 2025. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 211: 108351.
A new mutation in the octopamine receptor associated with amitraz resistance in Varroa destructor
Hernández-Rodríguez, C. S., S. Moreno-Martí, K. Emilova-Kirilova, and J. González-Cabrera. 2025. Pest management science 81: 308-315.
https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.8434
High-throughput screening reveals high diversity and widespread distribution of viruses in black soldier flies (Hermetia illucens)
Pienaar, R. D., S. Herrero, A. Cerqueira de Araujo, F. Krupa, A. M. M. Abd-Alla, and E. A. Herniou. 2025. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 211: 108322.
Role of tomato plant-derived food sources on Dolichogenidea gelechiidivoris, parasitic wasp of Tuta absoluta
Syropoulou, A., J. González-Cabrera, J. Arnó, and P. Urbaneja-Bernat. 2025. Biological Control 202: 105719.
Distinct impact of processing on Cross-Order Cry1I insecticidal activity
Toledo, D., Bel, Y., Menezes de Moura, S., Jurat-Fuentes, J.L., Grossi de Sa, M.F., Robles-Fort, A. and Escriche, B. 2025. Toxins 17: 67.
https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins17020067
Plant domestication alters the nutritional content of guttation droplets with multi-trophic consequences
Urbaneja-Bernat, P., P. Salazar-Mendoza, A. Tena, J. González-Cabrera, and C. Rodríguez-Saona. 2025. J Chem Ecol 51: 51.
2024
Bacillus thuringiensis Cry5, Cry21, App6 and Xpp55 proteins to control Meloidogyne javanica and M. incognita
Bel, Y., Galeano, M., Baños-Salmeron, M., Andrés-Anton, A. and Escriche, B. 2024. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol., 108: 525.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-024-13365-2
Downregulation of APN1 and ABCC2 mutation in Bt Cry1Ac resistant Trichoplusia ni are genetically independent
Cotto-Rivera, RO, Joya, N, Hernández-Martínez, P, Ferré, J, and Wang, P. 2024. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 90.
https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.00742-24
First report of Pectobacterium brasiliense causing blackleg and soft rot of potato in Argentina
Felipe V, Palma L, Álvarez TD, Somale PS, Sattler AE, von Baczko HO, Romero AM. 2024. Plant Dis.
https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-03-24-0558-PDN
Biosynthesis of pteridines in insects: A review
Ferré, J. 2024. Insects 15: 370.
Constitutive and inducible tomato defenses contribute to Bacillus thuringiensis lethality against Spodoptera exigua
Frattini, A., R. M. González-Martínez, J. M. García, Z. Minchev, M. J. Pozo, V. Flors, C. M. Crava, and S. Herrero. 2024. Biological control 198: 105624.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2024.105624
Non-retroviral Endogenous Viral Elements in Tephritid Fruit Flies Reveal Former Viral Infections Not Related to Known Circulating Viruses
Hernández-Pelegrín, L., V. I. D. Ros, S. Herrero, and C. M. Crava. 2024. Microbial Ecolology 87: 7.
Rich diversity of RNA viruses in the biological control agent, Orius laevigatus
Hernández-Pelegrín, L., A Rodríguez-Gómez , A. B. Abelaira , M. C. Reche, C. Crava, F. S. Lim, P. Bielza, and S. Herrero 2024. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology Sep:206:108175.
Exploring the impact of a chemical disinfectant and an antiviral drug for RNA virus management in the Mediterranean fruit fly mass-rearing
Hernández-Pelegrín, L., P. García-Castillo, M. Catalá-Oltra, Ó. Dembilio, V. I. D. Ros, and S. Herrero. 2024. Insect Science n/a.
https://doi.org/10.1111/1744-7917.13477
Covert infection with an RNA virus affects medfly fitness and the interaction with its natural parasitoid Aganaspis daci
Hernández-Pelegrín, L., R. García-Martínez, E. Llácer, L. Nieves, Á. Llopis-Giménez, M. Catalá-Oltra, Ó. Dembilio, M. Pérez-Hedo, A. Urbaneja, V. I. D. Ros, F. Beitia, and S. Herrero. 2024. Journal of Pest Science 97:269-280.
Covert RNA viruses in medflies differ in their mode of transmission and tissue tropism
Hernández-Pelegrín, L., H.-I. Huditz, P. García-Castillo, C. A. de Ruijter Norbert, M. van Oers Monique, S. Herrero, and I. D. Ros Vera. 2024. Journal of Virology 98: e00108-00124.
Receptor interactions of protoxin and activated Vip3Aa structural conformations in Spodoptera exigua
Lázaro-Berenguer, M, Ferré, J, and Hernández-Martínez, P. 2024. Pest Management Science 80: 6142–6149.
https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.8341
Advancing pathogen surveillance by nanopore sequencing and genotype characterization of Acheta domesticus densovirus in mass-reared house crickets
Lim, F. S., J. González-Cabrera, J. Keilwagen, R. G. Kleespies, J. A. Jehle, and J. T. Wennmann. 2024. Sci Rep 14: 8525.
Draft genome sequence of Bacillus thuringiensis strain V-AB8.18, a novel isolate with potential nematicidal activity
Palma L, Bel Y, Escriche B. 2024. Microbiol. Resour. Announc.
Draft genome sequence of Bacillus thuringiensis INTA 103-23 reveals its insecticidal properties: insights from the genomic sequence
Palma L, Ortiz L, Niz J, Berretta M, Sauka D. 2024. Data. 9:40.
New paralogs of the Heliothis virescens ABCC2 transporter as potential receptors for Bt Cry1A proteins
Pinos, D., Millán-Leiva, A., Ferré, J., and Hernández-Martínez, P. 2024. Biomolecules 14: 397.
Bacillus thuringiensis Bt_UNVM-84, a novel strain showing insecticidal activity against Anthonomus grandis Boheman (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
Sauka DH, Peralta C, Pérez MP, Molla A, Fernandez-Göbel T, Ocampo F, Palma L. 2024. Toxins. 16:4.
https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins16010004
An insect's energy bar: the potential role of plant guttation on biological control
Urbaneja-Bernat, P., A. Tena, J. González-Cabrera, and C. Rodríguez-Saona. 2024. Curr Opin Insect Sci 61: 101140.
Not just candy: A herbivore-induced defence-related plant protein in honeydew enhances natural enemy fitness
Urbaneja-Bernat, P., C. Rodríguez-Saona, M. L. Valero, J. González-Cabrera, and A. Tena 2024. Functional Ecology 38: 1822-1834.
https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.14605
An initial investigation into the genetic diversity, phylogenetic relationships, and population structure of the Olive Psyllid Euphyllura olivina in Tunisia
Oueslati N., Ghedir A., Choulak S., Gasmi L., Said K. and Ometto L., 2024. Phytoparasitica 52: A89.
Genetic diversity in the tomato leafminer Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) in Tunisia
Ghedir A, Oueslati N., Gasmi L., Khorramnejad A., Said K., and Ometto L., 2024. Phytoparasitica 52: A88.
2023
Abundance, distribution, and expression of nematicidal crystal protein genes in Bacillus thuringiensis strains from diverse habitats
Bel, Y., M. Andres-Antón, and B. Escriche. 2023. Int Microbiol 26: 295-308.
Mpp23Aa/Xpp37Aa Insecticidal Proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bacillales: Bacillaceae) Are Highly Toxic to Anthonomus grandis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Larvae
de Oliveira, J. A., B. F. Negri, P. Hernández-Martínez , M. F. Basso, and B. Escriche. 2023. Toxins (Basel) 15.
Vip3 insecticidal proteins: Structure and mode of action
Ferré, J; Bel, Y; Lázaro-Berenguer, M; and Hernández-Martínez, P. 2023. Advances in Insect Physiology 65: 93-122.
Covert infection with an RNA virus affects medfly fitness and the interaction with its natural parasitoid Aganaspis daci
Hernández-Pelegrín, L., R. García-Martínez, E. Llácer, L. Nieves, Á. Llopis-Giménez, M. Catalá-Oltra, Ó. Dembilio, M. Pérez-Hedo, A. Urbaneja, and V. I. Ros. 2023. Journal of Pest Science: 1-12.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10340-023-01617-5
Non-retroviral Endogenous Viral Elements in Tephritid Fruit Flies Reveal Former Viral Infections Not Related to Known Circulating Viruses
Hernández-Pelegrín, L., V. I. D. Ros, S. Herrero, and C. M. Crava. 2023. Microbial Ecology 87: 7.
Enhancing insecticidal efficacy of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ab through pH-sensitive encapsulation
Jalali, E., Y. Bel, S. Maghsoudi, E. Noroozian, and B. Escriche. 2023. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 107: 6407-6419.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-023-12723-w
Effect of Bacillus insecticidal proteins on the Japanese beetle, Popillia japonica (Scarabaeidae)
Knecht, F., Bel, Y., Toledo, D., Grabenweger, G., and Escriche, B. 2023. Agricultural Research and Technology, 27: 1-4.
Confirmation of the Y215H mutation in the beta(2)-octopamine receptor in Varroa destructor is associated with contemporary cases of amitraz resistance in the United States
Rinkevich, F. D., S. Moreno-Martí, C. S. Hernández-Rodríguez, and J. González-Cabrera. 2023. Pest Management Science 79: 2840-2845.
Honeydew of HLB vector, Trioza erytreae, increases longevity, egg load and parasitism of its main parasitoid Tamarixia dryi
Urbaneja-Bernat, P., J. González-Cabrera, E. Hernández-Suárez, and A. Tena. 2023. Biological Control 179: 105169.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2023.105169
2022
The use of Bacillus thuringiensis to control plant-parasitic nematodes. Journal of Plant Science and Phytopathology,
Bel, Y., Galeano, M., Baños-Salmeron, M., and Escriche, B. 2022. 6:062-064.
doi: 10.29328/journal.jpsp.1001076
Chemosensory Receptors in the Larval Maxilla of Papilio hospiton
Crava, C., M., Y. V. Bobkov, G., Sollai, G., Anfora, R., Crnjar, and A. M. Cattaneo. 2022. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 9 – 2021.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2021.795994
Compatibility of mycorrhiza-induced resistance with viral and bacterial entomopathogens in the control of Spodoptera exigua in tomato
Frattini, A., M. Martínez -Solís, A. Llopis-Giménez, M. J. Pozo, J. Rivero, C. M. Crava, and S. Herrero. 2022. Pest Management Science 78: 4388-4396.
https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.7058
Comparison of in vitro and in vivo binding site competition of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1 proteins in two important maize pests
Hernández-Martínez , P., E. C. Bretsnyder, J. A. Baum, J. A. Haas, G. P. Head, A. Jerga, and J. Ferré. 2022. Pest Management Science 78: 1457-1466.
Expanding the Medfly Virome: Viral Diversity, Prevalence, and sRNA Profiling in Mass-Reared and Field-Derived Medflies
Hernández-Pelegrín, L., A. Llopis-Giménez, C. M. Crava, F. Ortego, P. Hernández-Crespo, V. I. D. Ros, and S. Herrero. 2022. Viruses 14.
https://doi.org/10.3390/v14030623
Resistance to amitraz in the parasitic honey bee mite Varroa destructor is associated with mutations in the β-adrenergic-like octopamine receptor
Hernández-Rodríguez, C. S., S. Moreno-Martí, G. Almecija, K. Christmon, J. D. Johnson, M. Ventelon, D. vanEngelsdorp, S. C. Cook, and J. González-Cabrera. 2022. Journal of Pest Science 95: 1179-1195.
Activation of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1I to a 50 kDa stable core impairs its full toxicity to Ostrinia nubilalis
Khorramnejad, A., Y. Bel, R. Talaei-Hassanloui, and B. Escriche. 2022. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 106: 1745-1758.
In vivo competition assays between Vip3 proteins confirm the occurrence of shared binding sites in Spodoptera littoralis
Lázaro-Berenguer, M., Y. Quan, P. Hernández-Martínez , and J. Ferré. 2022a. Sci Rep 12: 4578.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-08633-y
Structural and functional role of Domain I for the insecticidal activity of the Vip3Aa protein from Bacillus thuringiensis
Lázaro-Berenguer, M., F. Paredes-Martínez, Y. Bel, R. Nuñez-Ramírez, E. Arias-Palomo, P. Casino, and J. Ferré. 2022b. Microb Biotechnol 15: 2607-2618.
A proctolin-like peptide is regulated after baculovirus infection and mediates in caterpillar locomotion and digestion
Llopis-Giménez, A., S. Parenti, Y. Han, V. I. D. Ros, and S. Herrero. 2022. Insect Sci 29: 230-244.
Transcriptomic profile of the predatory mite Amblyseius swirskii (Acari: Phytoseiidae) on different host plants
Paspati, A., A. Urbaneja, and J. González-Cabrera. 2022. Exp Appl Acarol 86: 479-498.
Spatially Segregated Transmission of Co-Occluded Baculoviruses Limits Virus-Virus Interactions Mediated by Cellular Coinfection during Primary Infection
Pazmino-Ibarra, V., S. Herrero, and R. Sanjuan. 2022. Viruses 14.
First Evidence of Past and Present Interactions between Viruses and the Black Soldier Fly, Hermetia illucens
Pienaar, R. D., C. Gilbert, C. Belliardo, S. Herrero, and E. A. Herniou. 2022. Viruses 14.
Alteration of a Cry1A Shared Binding Site in a Cry1Ab-Selected Colony of Ostrinia furnacalis
Pinos, D., Y. Wang, P. Hernández-Martínez, K. He, and J. Ferré. 2022. Toxins (Basel) 14.
Bacillus toyonensis biovar Thuringiensis: a novel entomopathogen with insecticidal activity against lepidopteran and coleopteran pests
Sauka DH, Peralta C, Pérez MP, Onco MI, Fiodor A, Caballero J, Caballero P, Berry C, Del Valle EE, Palma L. 2022. Biol. Control. 167:1–7.
2021
Effect of substitutions of key residues on the stability and the insecticidal activity of Vip3Af from Bacillus thuringiensis
Banyuls, N., Y. Quan, R. M. González-Martínez, P. Hernández-Martínez, and J. Ferré. 2021. J Invertebr Pathol 186: 107439.
Neonicotinoids from coated seeds toxic for honeydew-feeding biological control agents
Calvo-Agudo, M., J. Dregni, J. González-Cabrera, M. Dicke, G. E. Heimpel, and A. Tena. 2021. Environ Pollut 289: 117813.
Editorial: Improving Bacillus thuringiensis Toxins for Better Pest Control
Castellane, T. C. L., M. V. F. Lemos, and B. Escriche. 2021. Front Microbiol 12: 799011.
Population genomics in the arboviral vector Aedes aegypti reveals the genomic architecture and evolution of endogenous viral elements
Crava, C. M., F. S. Varghese, E. Pischedda, R. Halbach, U. Palatini, M. Marconcini, L. Gasmi, S. Redmond, Y. Afrane, D. Ayala, C. Paupy, R. Carballar-Lejarazu, P. Miesen, R. P. van Rij, and M. Bonizzoni. 2021. Mol Ecol 30: 1594-1611.
https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.15798
Horizontally transmitted parasitoid killing factor shapes insect defense to parasitoids
Gasmi, L., E. Sieminska, S. Okuno, R. Ohta, C. Coutu, M. Vatanparast, S. Harris, D. Baldwin, D. D. Hegedus, D. A. Theilmann, A. Kida, M. Kawabata, S. Sagawa, J. Takatsuka, K. Tateishi, K. Watanabe, M. N. Inoue, Y. Kunimi, Y. Kim, M. A. Erlandson, S. Herrero, and M. Nakai. 2021. Science 373: 535-541.
Large-Scale Monitoring of Resistance to Coumaphos, Amitraz, and Pyrethroids in Varroa destructor
Hernández-Rodríguez, C. S., Ó. Marín, F. Calatayud, M. J. Mahiques, A. Mompó, I. Segura, E. Simó, and J. González-Cabrera. 2021. Insects 12: 27.
https://doi.org/10.3390/insects12010027
Mechanisms of Resistance to Insecticidal Proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis
Jurat-Fuentes, J. L., D. G. Heckel, and J. Ferré. 2021. Annu Rev Entomol 66: 121-140.
https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-ento-052620-073348
Baculovirus infection affects caterpillar chemoperception
Llopis-Giménez, A., G. Caballero-Vidal, E. Jacquin-Joly, C. M. Crava, and S. Herrero. 2021. Insect Biochem Mol Biol 138: 103648.
Mutations associated with pyrethroid resistance in Varroa mite, a parasite of honey bees, are widespread across the United States
Millán-Leiva, A., O. Marín, K. Christmon, D. vanEngelsdorp, and J. González-Cabrera. 2021. Pest management science 77: 3241-3249.
https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.6366
Mutations associated with pyrethroid resistance in the honey bee parasite Varroa destructor evolved as a series of parallel and sequential events
Millán-Leiva, A., Ó. Marín, P. De la Rúa, I. Muñoz, A. Tsagkarakou, H. Eversol, K. Christmon, D. vanEngelsdorp, and J. González-Cabrera. 2021. Journal of Pest Science 94: 1505-1517.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10340-020-01321-8
Tomato trichomes are deadly hurdles limiting the establishment of Amblyseius swirskii Athias-Henriot (Acari: Phytoseiidae)
Paspati, A., J. L. Rambla, M. P. López Gresa, V. Arbona, A. Gómez-Cadenas, A. Granell, J. González-Cabrera, and A. Urbaneja. 2021. Biological Control 157: 104572.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2021.104572
Hetero-oligomerization of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1A proteins enhance binding to the ABCC2 transporter of Spodoptera exigua
Pinos, D., N. Joya, S. Herrero, J. Ferré, and P. Hernández-Martínez . 2021a. . Biochem J 478: 2589-2600.
https://doi.org/10.1042/BCJ20210137
Response Mechanisms of Invertebrates to Bacillus thuringiensis and Its Pesticidal Proteins
Pinos, D., A. Andrés-Garrido, J. Ferré, and P. Hernández-Martínez . 2021b. . Microbiol Mol Biol Rev 85.
https://doi.org/10.1128/mmbr.00007-20
ViR: a tool to solve intrasample variability in the prediction of viral integration sites using whole genome sequencing data
Pischedda, E., C. Crava, M. Carlassara, S. Zucca, L. Gasmi, and M. Bonizzoni. 2021. BMC Bioinformatics 22: 45.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12859-021-03980-5
The Rapid Evolution of Resistance to Vip3Aa Insecticidal Protein in Mythimna separata (Walker) Is Not Related to Altered Binding to Midgut Receptors
Quan, Y., J. Yang, Y. Wang, P. Hernández-Martínez , J. Ferré, and K. He. 2021. Toxins (Basel) 13.
https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins13050364
Mycorrhizal symbiosis primes the accumulation of antiherbivore compounds and enhances herbivore mortality in tomato
Rivero, J., J. Lidoy, A. Llopis-Giménez, S. Herrero, V. Flors, and M. J. Pozo. 2021. J Exp Bot 72: 5038-5050.
https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erab171
Effect of Cry Toxins on Xylotrechus arvicola (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) Larvae
Rodríguez-González, A., A. J. Porteous-Alvarez, M. Guerra, O. González-Lopez, P. A. Casquero, and B. Escriche. 2021. Insects 13.
https://doi.org/10.3390/insects13010027
Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae): A Decade of Research Towards a Sustainable Integrated Pest Management Program
Tait, G., S. Mermer, D. Stockton, J. Lee, S. Avosani, A. Abrieux, G. Anfora, E. Beers, A. Biondi, H. Burrack, D. Cha, J. C. Chiu, M. Y. Choi, K. Cloonan, C. M. Crava, K. M. Daane, D. T. Dalton, L. Diepenbrock, P. Fanning, F. Ganjisaffar, M. I. Gomez, L. Gut, A. Grassi, K. Hamby, K. A. Hoelmer, C. Ioriatti, R. Isaacs, J. Klick, L. Kraft, G. Loeb, M. V. Rossi-Stacconi, R. Nieri, F. Pfab, S. Puppato, D. Rendon, J. Renkema, C. Rodríguez-Saona, M. Rogers, F. Sassu, T. Schoneberg, M. J. Scott, M. Seagraves, A. Sial, S. Van Timmeren, A. Wallingford, X. Wang, D. A. Yeh, F. G. Zalom, and V. M. Walton. 2021. J Econ Entomol 114: 1950-1974.
https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toab158
2020
Bacillus thuringiensis Toxins: Functional Characterization and Mechanism of Action
Bel, Y., J. Ferré, and P. Hernández-Martínez . 2020. Toxins (Basel) 12.
https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins12120785
Mutations in the voltage-gated sodium channel gene associated with deltamethrin resistance in commercially sourced Phytoseiulus persimilis
Benavent-Albarracín, L., M. Alonso, J. Catalán, A. Urbaneja, T. G. E. Davies, M. S. Williamson, and J. González-Cabrera. 2020. Insect Mol Biol 29: 373-380.
https://doi.org/10.1111/imb.12642
Unraveling the Composition of Insecticidal Crystal Proteins in Bacillus thuringiensis: a Proteomics Approach
Caballero, J., N. Jiménez-Moreno, I. Orera, T. Williams, A. B. Fernández, M. Villanueva, J. Ferré, P. Caballero, and C. Ancin-Azpilicueta. 2020. Appl Environ Microbiol 86
https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.00476-20
IPM-recommended insecticides harm beneficial insects through contaminated honeydew
Calvo-Agudo, M., J. González-Cabrera, D. Sadutto, Y. Pico, A. Urbaneja, M. Dicke, and A. Tena. 2020. Environ Pollut 267: 115581.
Structural and transcriptional evidence of mechanotransduction in the Drosophila suzukii ovipositor
Crava, C. M., D. Zanini, S. Amati, G. Sollai, R. Crnjar, M. Paoli, M. V. Rossi-Stacconi, O. Rota-Stabelli, G. Tait, A. Haase, R. Romani, and G. Anfora. 2020. Journal of insect physiology 125: 104088.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinsphys.2020.104088
Evaluation of the Toxicity of Supernatant Cultures and Spore-Crystal Mixtures of Bacillus thuringiensis Strains Isolated from Algeria
Djenane, Z., M. Lázaro-Berenguer, F. Nateche, and J. Ferré. 2020. Curr Microbiol 77: 2904-2914.
Insecticidal Activity of Bacillus thuringiensis Proteins Against Coleopteran Pests
Domínguez-Arrizabalaga, M., M. Villanueva, B. Escriche, C. Ancin-Azpilicueta, and P. Caballero. 2020. Toxins (Basel) 12.
Domain Shuffling between Vip3Aa and Vip3Ca: Chimera Stability and Insecticidal Activity against European, American, African, and Asian Pests
Gomis-Cebolla, J., R. Ferréira Dos Santos, Y. Wang, J. Caballero, P. Caballero, K. He, J. L. Jurat-Fuentes, and J. Ferré. 2020. Toxins (Basel) 12.
https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins12020099
The Independent Biological Activity of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry23Aa Protein Against Cylas puncticollis
Hernández-Martínez , P., A. Khorramnejad, K. Prentice, A. Andres-Garrido, N. M. Vera-Velasco, G. Smagghe, and B. Escriche. 2020. Front Microbiol 11: 1734.
Assessing the resistance to acaricides in Varroa destructor from several Spanish locations
Higes, M., R. Martín-Hernández, C. S. Hernández-Rodríguez, and J. González-Cabrera. 2020. Parasitol Res 119: 3595-3601.
Study of the Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ia Protein Oligomerization Promoted by Midgut Brush Border Membrane Vesicles of Lepidopteran and Coleopteran Insects, or Cultured Insect Cells
Khorramnejad, A., M. Domínguez-Arrizabalaga, P. Caballero, B. Escriche, and Y. Bel. 2020a. Toxins (Basel) 12.
Genomics and Proteomics Analyses Revealed Novel Candidate Pesticidal Proteins in a Lepidopteran-Toxic Bacillus thuringiensis Strain
Khorramnejad, A., J. Gomis-Cebolla, R. Talaei-Hassanlouei, Y. Bel, and B. Escriche. 2020b. Toxins (Basel) 12.
Next-generation biological control: the need for integrating genetics and genomics
Leung, K., E. Ras, K. B. Ferguson, S. Ariens, D. Babendreier, P. Bijma, K. Bourtzis, J. Brodeur, M. A. Bruins, A. Centurion, S. R. Chattington, M. Chinchilla-Ramirez, M. Dicke, N. E. Fatouros, J. González-Cabrera, T. V. M. Groot, T. Haye, M. Knapp, P. Koskinioti, S. Le Hesran, M. Lyrakis, A. Paspati, M. Pérez-Hedo, W. N. Plouvier, C. Schlotterer, J. M. Stahl, A. Thiel, A. Urbaneja, L. van de Zande, E. C. Verhulst, L. E. M. Vet, S. Visser, J. H. Werren, S. Xia, B. J. Zwaan, S. Magalhaes, L. W. Beukeboom, and B. A. Pannebakker. 2020. Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc 95: 1838-1854.
Coupling Transcriptomics and Behaviour to Unveil the Olfactory System of Spodoptera exigua Larvae
Llopis-Giménez, A., T. Carrasco-Oltra, E. Jacquin-Joly, S. Herrero, and C. M. Crava. 2020. J Chem Ecol 46: 1017-1031.
Influence of Diet, Sex, and Viral Infections on the Gut Microbiota Composition of Spodoptera exigua Caterpillars
Martínez -Solis, M., M. C. Collado, and S. Herrero. 2020. Front Microbiol 11: 753.
Molecular architecture and activation of the insecticidal protein Vip3Aa from Bacillus thuringiensis
Nuñez-Ramírez, R., J. Huesa, Y. Bel, J. Ferré, P. Casino, and E. Arias-Palomo. 2020. Nat Commun 11: 3974.
Reduced Membrane-Bound Alkaline Phosphatase Does Not Affect Binding of Vip3Aa in a Heliothis virescens Resistant Colony
Pinos, D., M. Chakroun, A. Millán-Leiva, J. L. Jurat-Fuentes, D. J. Wright, P. Hernández-Martínez , and J. Ferré. 2020. Toxins (Basel) 12.
Toxicity of five Cry proteins against the insect pest Acanthoscelides obtectus
Rodríguez-González, A., A. J. Porteous-Alvarez, M. D. Val, P. A. Casquero, and B. Escriche. 2020. J Invertebr Pathol 169: 107295. (Coleoptera: Chrisomelidae: Bruchinae)
Reproductive Site Selection: Evidence of an Oviposition Cue in a Highly Adaptive Dipteran, Drosophila suzukii
Tait, G., K. Park, R. Nieri, M. C. Crava, S. Mermer, E. Clappa, G. Boyer, D. T. Dalton, S. Carlin, L. Brewer, V. M. Walton, G. Anfora, and M. V. Rossi-Stacconi. 2020. Environ Entomol 49: 355-363.(Diptera: Drosophilidae)
Plant guttation provides nutrient-rich food for insects
Urbaneja-Bernat, P., A. Tena, J. González-Cabrera, and C. Rodríguez-Saona. 2020. Proc Biol Sci 287: 20201080.
2019
Specific binding of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ea toxin, and Cry1Ac and Cry1Fa competition analyses in Anticarsia gemmatalis and Chrysodeixis includens
Bel, Y., M. Zack, K. Narva, and B. Escriche. 2019. Sci Rep 9: 18201.
Neonicotinoids in excretion product of phloem-feeding insects kill beneficial insects
Calvo-Agudo, M., J. González-Cabrera, Y. Pico, P. Calatayud-Vernich, A. Urbaneja, M. Dicke, and A. Tena. 2019. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 116: 16817-16822.
Functional transcriptome analyses of Drosophila suzukii antennae reveal mating-dependent olfaction plasticity in females
Crava, C. M., F. Sassu, G. Tait, P. G. Becher, and G. Anfora. 2019. Insect Biochem Mol Biol 105: 51-59.
Can Herbivore-Induced Volatiles Protect Plants by Increasing the Herbivores' Susceptibility to Natural Pathogens?
Gasmi, L., M. Martínez -Solis, A. Frattini, M. Ye, M. C. Collado, T. C. J. Turlings, M. Erb, and S. Herrero. 2019. Appl Environ Microbiol 85.
https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.01468-18
Interaction of a Densovirus with Glycans of the Peritrophic Matrix Mediates Oral Infection of the Lepidopteran Pest Spodoptera frugiperda
Pigeyre L., Schatz M., Ravallec. M., Gasmi L., Nègre N., Clouet C., Seveno, M., El Koulali K., Decourcelle, M., Guerardel, Y., Cot D., Dupressior D., Gousselin-Grenet A.S. and Ogliastro M., 2019. Viruses 9: E870.
Identification of new viral variants specific to the honey bee mite Varroa destructor
Herrero, S., A. Millán-Leiva, S. Coll, R. M. González-Martínez , S. Parenti, and J. González-Cabrera. 2019. Exp Appl Acarol 79: 157-168.
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Identification and expression analysis of the Spodoptera exigua neuropeptidome under different physiological conditions
Llopis-Giménez, A., Y. Han, Y. Kim, V. I. D. Ros, and S. Herrero. 2019. Insect Mol Biol 28: 161-175.
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Engineering of the baculovirus expression system for optimized protein production
Martínez -Solis, M., S. Herrero, and A. M. Targovnik. 2019. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 103: 113-123.
Improvement of baculovirus as protein expression vector and as biopesticide by CRISPR/Cas9 editing
Pazmino-Ibarra, V., A. Mengual-Martí, A. M. Targovnik, and S. Herrero. 2019. Biotechnol Bioeng 116: 2823-2833.
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The Spodoptera exigua ABCC2 Acts as a Cry1A Receptor Independently of its Nucleotide Binding Domain II
Pinos, D., M. Martínez -Solis, S. Herrero, J. Ferré, and P. Hernández-Martínez . 2019. Toxins (Basel) 11.
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2018
Critical amino acids for the insecticidal activity of Vip3Af from Bacillus thuringiensis: Inference on structural aspects
Banyuls, N., C. S. Hernández-Rodríguez, J. Van Rie, and J. Ferré. 2018. Sci Rep 8: 7539.
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Genetic variability and pyrethroid susceptibility of the parasitic honey bee mite Varroa destructor (Acari: Varroidae) in Iran
Farjamfar, M., A. Saboori, J. González-Cabrera, and C. S. Hernández Rodríguez. 2018. Exp Appl Acarol 76: 139-148.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10493-018-0296-1
Outcome of mixed DNA virus infections on Spodoptera exigua susceptibility to SeMNPV.
Gasmi, L., A. Frattini, M. Ogliastro, and S. Herrero. 2018a Journal of Pest Science.
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Characterization of two groups of Spodoptera exigua Hubner (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) C-type lectins and insights into their role in defense against the densovirus JcDV
Gasmi, L., A. K. Jakubowska, J. Ferré, M. Ogliastro, and S. Herrero. 2018b. Arch Insect Biochem Physiol 97.
A Genomic and Proteomic Approach to Identify and Quantify the Expressed Bacillus thuringiensis Proteins in the Supernatant and Parasporal Crystal
Gomis-Cebolla, J., A. P. Scaramal Ricietto, and J. Ferré. 2018a. Toxins (Basel) 10.
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Analysis of cross-resistance to Vip3 proteins in eight insect colonies, from four insect species, selected for resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis insecticidal proteins
Gomis-Cebolla, J., Y. Wang, Y. Quan, K. He, T. Walsh, B. James, S. Downes, W. Kain, P. Wang, K. Leonard, T. Morgan, B. Oppert, and J. Ferré. 2018b. J Invertebr Pathol 155: 64-70.
Analysis of cross-resistance to Vip3 proteins in eight insect colonies, from four insect species, selected for resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis insecticidal proteins
González-Cabrera, J., H. Bumann, S. Rodríguez-Vargas, P. J. Kennedy, K. Krieger, G. Altreuther, A. Hertel, G. Hertlein, R. Nauen, and M. S. Williamson. 2018. J Invertebr Pathol 155: 64-70.
Identification and expression analysis of the Spodoptera exigua neuropeptidome under different physiological conditions
Llopis-Giménez, A., Y. Han, Y. Kim, V. I. D. Ros, and S. Herrero. 2018. Insect Mol Biol.
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Role of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1A toxins domains in the binding to the ABCC2 receptor from Spodoptera exigua
Martínez -Solis, M., D. Pinos, H. Endo, L. Portugal, R. Sato, J. Ferré, S. Herrero, and P. Hernández-Martínez . 2018. Insect Biochem Mol Biol 101: 47-56.
New PCR–RFLP diagnostics methodology for detecting Varroa destructor resistant to synthetic pyrethroids
Millán-Leiva, A., C. S. Hernández-Rodríguez, and J. González-Cabrera. 2018. Journal of Pest Science.
A non-venomous sPLA2 of a lepidopteran insect: Its physiological functions in development and immunity
Vatanparast, M., S. Ahmed, S. Herrero, and Y. Kim. 2018. Dev Comp Immunol 89: 83-92.
Isolating, characterising and identifying a Cry1Ac resistance mutation in field populations of Helicoverpa punctigera
Walsh, T., B. James, M. Chakroun, J. Ferré, and S. Downes. 2018. Sci Rep 8: 2626.
2017
Insights into the Structure of the Vip3Aa Insecticidal Protein by Protease Digestion Analysis
Bel, Y., N. Banyuls, M. Chakroun, B. Escriche, and J. Ferré. 2017. Toxins (Basel) 9.
Co-infection with iflaviruses influences the insecticidal properties of Spodoptera exigua multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus occlusion bodies: Implications for the production and biosecurity of baculovirus insecticides
Carballo, A., R. Murillo, A. Jakubowska, S. Herrero, T. Williams, and P. Caballero. 2017. PLoS One 12: e0177301.
Ephestia kuehniella tolerance to Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Aa is associated with reduced oligomer formation
Chakroun, M., S. Sellami, J. Ferré, S. Tounsi, and S. Rouis. 2017. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 482: 808-813.
Assessment of the Antimicrobial Activity and the Entomocidal Potential of Bacillus thuringiensis Isolates from Algeria
Djenane, Z., F. Nateche, M. Amziane, J. Gomis-Cebolla, F. El-Aichar, H. Khorf, and J. Ferré. 2017. Toxins (Basel) 9.
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Editorial for Special Issue: The Insecticidal Bacterial Toxins in Modern Agriculture
Ferré, J., and B. Escriche. 2017. Toxins (Basel) 9.
Insecticidal spectrum and mode of action of the Bacillus thuringiensis Vip3Ca insecticidal protein
Gomis-Cebolla, J., I. Ruiz de Escudero, N. M. Vera-Velasco, P. Hernández-Martínez, C. S. Hernández-Rodríguez, T. Ceballos, L. Palma, B. Escriche, P. Caballero, and J. Ferré. 2017. J Invertebr Pathol 142: 60-67.
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Resistencia a acaricidas en Varroa destructor Anderson and Trueman (Arachnida: Acari: Varroidae): papel de la modificación del sitio diana
González-Cabrera, J., S. Rodríguez-Vargas, T. G. Emyr Davies, L. M. Field, D. Schmehl, J. D. Ellis, K. Krieger, and M. S. Williamson. 2017. Boletín de la Sociedad Española de Entomología Aplicada 2: 39-42.
Two genomes of highly polyphagous lepidopteran pests (Spodoptera frugiperda, Noctuidae) with different host-plant ranges
Gouin, A., A. Bretaudeau, K. Nam, S. Giménez, J. M. Aury, B. Duvic, F. Hilliou, N. Durand, N. Montagne, I. Darboux, S. Kuwar, T. Chertemps, D. Siaussat, A. Bretschneider, Y. Mone, S. J. Ahn, S. Hanniger, A. G. Grenet, D. Neunemann, F. Maumus, I. Luyten, K. Labadie, W. Xu, F. Koutroumpa, J. M. Escoubas, A. Llopis, M. Maibeche-Coisne, F. Salasc, A. Tomar, A. R. Anderson, S. A. Khan, P. Dumas, M. Orsucci, J. Guy, C. Belser, A. Alberti, B. Noel, A. Couloux, J. Mercier, S. Nidelet, E. Dubois, N. Y. Liu, I. Boulogne, O. Mirabeau, G. Le Goff, K. Gordon, J. Oakeshott, F. L. Consoli, A. N. Volkoff, H. W. Fescemyer, J. H. Marden, D. S. Luthe, S. Herrero, D. G. Heckel, P. Wincker, G. J. Kergoat, J. Amselem, H. Quesneville, A. T. Groot, E. Jacquin-Joly, N. Negre, C. Lemaitre, F. Legeai, E. d’Alencon, and P. Fournier. 2017. Sci Rep 7: 11816.
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Changes in gene expression and apoptotic response in Spodoptera exigua larvae exposed to sublethal concentrations of Vip3 insecticidal proteins
Hernández-Martínez, P., J. Gomis-Cebolla, J. Ferré, and B. Escriche. 2017. Sci Rep 7: 16245.
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Novel RNA viruses producing simultaneous covert infections in Ceratitis capitata. Correlations between viral titers and host fitness, and implications for SIT programs
Llopis-Giménez, A., R. María González, A. Millán-Leiva, M. Catalá, E. Llacer, A. Urbaneja, and S. Herrero. 2017. J Invertebr Pathol 143: 50-60.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2016.11.014
Expression of the lef5 gene from Spodoptera exigua multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus contributes to the baculovirus stability in cell culture
Martínez-Solís, M., A. K. Jakubowska, and S. Herrero. 2017. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 101: 7579-7588.
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ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Dicistroviridae
Valles, S. M., Y. Chen, A. E. Firth, D. M. Guerin, Y. Hashimoto, S. Herrero, J. R. de Miranda, E. Ryabov, and C. Ictv Report. 2017a. J Gen Virol 98: 355-356.
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ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Iflaviridae
Valles, S. M., Y. Chen, A. E. Firth, D. M. A. Guerin, Y. Hashimoto, S. Herrero, J. R. de Miranda, E. Ryabov, and C. Ictv Report. 2017b. J Gen Virol 98: 527-528.
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2016
Midgut microbiota and host immunocompetence underlie Bacillus thuringiensis killing mechanism
Caccia, S., I. Di Lelio, A. La Storia, A. Marinelli, P. Varricchio, E. Franzetti, N. Banyuls, G. Tettamanti, M. Casartelli, B. Giordana, J. Ferré, S. Gigliotti, D. Ercolini, and F. Pennacchio. 2016. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 113: 9486-9491.
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Correction for Chakroun et al., Bacterial vegetative insecticidal proteins (Vip) from entomopathogenic bacteria
Chakroun, M., N. Banyuls, Y. Bel, B. Escriche, and J. Ferré. 2016a. Microbiol Mol Biol Rev 80: iii.
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Bacterial vegetative insecticidal proteins (Vip) from entomopathogenic bacteria
Chakroun, M., N. Banyuls, Y. Bel, B. Escriche, and J. Ferré. 2016b. Microbiol Mol Biol Rev 80: 329-350.
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Characterization of the resistance to Vip3Aa in Helicoverpa armigera from Australia and the role of midgut processing and receptor binding
Chakroun, M., N. Banyuls, T. Walsh, S. Downes, B. James, and J. Ferré. 2016c. Sci Rep 6: 24311.
Gasmin (BV2-5), a polydnaviral-acquired gene in Spodoptera exigua. Trade-off in the defense against bacterial and viral infections
Gasmi, L., A. K. Jakubowska, and S. Herrero. 2016. Dev Comp Immunol 56: 37-45.
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Novel Mutations in the voltage-gated sodium channel of pyrethroid-resistant Varroa destructor populations from the Southeastern USA
González-Cabrera, J., S. Rodríguez-Vargas, T. G. Davies, L. M. Field, D. Schmehl, J. D. Ellis, K. Krieger, and M. S. Williamson. 2016. PLoS One 11: e0155332.
Unshared binding sites for Bacillus thuringiensis Cry3Aa and Cry3Ca proteins in the weevil Cylas puncticollis (Brentidae)
Hernández-Martínez, P., N. M. Vera-Velasco, and B. Escriche. 2016. Toxicon 122: 50-53.
Susceptibility, mechanisms of response and resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis toxins in Spodoptera spp
Herrero, S., Y. Bel, P. Hernández-Martínez, and J. Ferré. 2016. Curr Opin Insect Sci 15: 89-96.
Iflavirus increases its infectivity and physical stability in association with baculovirus
Jakubowska, A. K., R. Murillo, A. Carballo, T. Williams, J. W. M. van Lent, P. Caballero, and S. Herrero. 2016. PeerJ 4: e1687.
A novel baculovirus-derived promoter with high activity in the baculovirus expression system
Martínez-Solís, M., S. Gómez-Sebastian, J. M. Escribano, A. K. Jakubowska, and S. Herrero. 2016. PeerJ 4: e2183.
Susceptibility of Grapholita molesta (Busck, 1916) to formulations of Bacillus thuringiensis, individual toxins and their mixtures
Ricietto, A. P., J. Gomis-Cebolla, G. T. Vilas-Boas, and J. Ferré. 2016. J Invertebr Pathol 141: 1-5.
2015
Dissimilar Regulation of Antimicrobial Proteins in the Midgut of Spodoptera exigua Larvae Challenged with Bacillus thuringiensis Toxins or Baculovirus
Crava, C. M., A. K. Jakubowska, B. Escriche, S. Herrero, and Y. Bel. 2015. PLoS ONE 10: e0125991.
Binding analysis of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1 proteins in the sugarcane borer, Diatraea saccharalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)
Davolos, C. C., P. Hernández-Martínez, P. C. B. Crialesi-Legori, J. A. Desiderio, J. Ferré, B. Escriche, and M. V. F. Lemos. 2015. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 127: 32-34.
Recurrent Domestication by Lepidoptera of Genes from Their Parasites Mediated by Bracoviruses
Gasmi, L., H. Boulain, J. Gauthier, A. Hua-Van, K. Musset, A. K. Jakubowska, J. M. Aury, A. N. Volkoff, E. Huguet, S. Herrero, and J. M. Drezen. 2015. PLoS Genet 11: e1005470.
In search of pathogens: transcriptome-based identification of viral sequences from the pine processionary moth (Thaumetopoea pityocampa)
Jakubowska, A. K., R. Nalcacioglu, A. Millán-Leiva, A. Sanz-Carbonell, H. Muratoglu, S. Herrero, and Z. Demirbag. 2015. Viruses 7: 456-479.
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A single type of cadherin is involved in Bacillus thuringiensis toxicity in Plutella xylostella
Park, Y., S. Herrero, and Y. Kim. 2015. Insect Mol Biol 24: 624-633.
Digestive proteases in bodies and faeces of the two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae
Santamaría, M. E., J. González-Cabrera, M. Martínez, V. Grbic, P. Castañera, I. Díaz, and F. Ortego. 2015. Journal of insect physiology 78: 69-77.
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2014
Proteolytic processing of Bacillus thuringiensis Vip3A proteins by two Spodoptera species
Caccia, S., M. Chakroun, K. Vinokurov, and J. Ferré. 2014. Journal of Insect Physiology 67: 76-84.
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In vivo and in vitro binding of Vip3Aa to Spodoptera frugiperda midgut and characterization of binding sites by 125I-radiolabeling
Chakroun, M., and J. Ferré. 2014. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 80: 6258-6265.
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Susceptibility to Cry proteins of a Spanish Ostrinia nubilalis glasshouse population repeatedly sprayed with Bacillus thuringiensis formulations
Crava, C. M., Y. Bel, J. Ferré, and B. Escriche. 2014. Journal of Applied Entomology 138: 78-86.
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Different binding sites for Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ba and Cry9Ca proteins in the European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis (Hübner)
Hernández-Martínez, P., C. S. Hernández-Rodríguez, J. Van Rie, B. Escriche, and J. Ferré. 2014a. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 120: 1-3.
Shared binding sites for the Bacillus thuringiensis proteins Cry3Bb, Cry3Ca, and Cry7Aa in the African sweet potato pest Cylas puncticollis (Brentidae)
Hernández-Martínez, P., N. Mara Vera-Velasco, M. Martínez-Solís, M. Ghislain, J. Ferré, and B. Escriche. 2014b. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 80: 7545-7550.
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Simultaneous occurrence of covert infections with small RNA viruses in the lepidopteran Spodoptera exigua
Jakubowska, A. K., M. D’Angiolo, R. M. González-Martínez, A. Millán-Leiva, A. Carballo, R. Murillo, P. Caballero, and S. Herrero. 2014. J Invertebr Pathol 121: 56-63.
Synergism and antagonism between Bacillus thuringiensis Vip3A and Cry1 proteins in Heliothis virescens, Diatraea saccharalis and Spodoptera frugiperda
Lemes, A. R. N., C. C. Davolos, P. C. B. C. Legori, O. A. Fernandes, J. Ferré, M. V. F. Lemos, and J. A. Desiderio. 2014. PLoS ONE 9: e107196.
Predictive 3D modelling of the interactions of pyrethroids with the voltage-gated sodium channels of ticks and mites
O’Reilly, A. O., M. S. Williamson, J. González-Cabrera, A. Turberg, L. M. Field, B. A. Wallace, and T. G. Davies. 2014. Pest Management Science 70: 369-377.
ABCC transporters mediate insect resistance to multiple Bt toxins revealed by bulk segregant analysis
Park, Y., R. M. González-Martínez, G. Navarro-Cerrillo, M. Chakroun, Y. Kim, P. Ziarsolo, J. Blanca, J. Canizares, J. Ferré, and S. Herrero. 2014. BMC Biology 12: 46.
A screening of five Bacillus thuringiensis Vip3A proteins for their activity against lepidopteran pests
Ruiz de Escudero, I., N. Banyuls, Y. Bel, M. Maeztu, B. Escriche, D. Muñoz, P. Caballero, and J. Ferré. 2014. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 117: 51-55.
Natural populations of Spodoptera exigua are infected by multiple viruses that are transmitted to their offspring
Virto, C., D. Navarro, M. M. Tellez, S. Herrero, T. Williams, R. Murillo, and P. Caballero. 2014. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 122: 22-27.
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2013
Comprehensive Analysis of Gene Expression Profiles of the Beet Armyworm Spodoptera exigua Larvae Challenged with Bacillus thuringiensis Vip3Aa Toxin
Bel, Y., A. K. Jakubowska, J. Costa, S. Herrero, and B. Escriche. 2013. PLoS ONE 8: e81927. PM:24312604
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The sf32 unique gene of Spodoptera frugiperda multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus (SfMNPV) is a non-essential gene that could be involved in nucleocapsid organization in occlusion-derived virions
Beperet, I., G. Barrera, O. Simon, T. Williams, M. López-Ferber, L. Gasmi, S. Herrero, and P. Caballero. 2013. PLoS ONE 8: e77683.
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Quantitative genetic analysis of Cry1Ab tolerance in Ostrinia nubilalis Spanish populations
Crava, C. M., G. P. Farinos, Y. Bel, P. Castañera, and B. Escriche. 2013a. J Invertebr Pathol 113: 220-227.
Midgut aminopeptidase N isoforms from Ostrinia nubilalis: Activity characterization and differential binding to Cry1Ab and Cry1Fa proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis
Crava, C. M., Y. Bel, A. K. Jakubowska, J. Ferré, and B. Escriche. 2013b. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 43: 924-935.
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Insecticidal activity of Vip3Aa, Vip3Ad, Vip3Ae, and Vip3Af from Bacillus thuringiensis against lepidopteran corn pests
Hernández-Martínez, P., C. S. Hernández-Rodríguez, J. Van Rie, B. Escriche, and J. Ferré. 2013. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 113: 78-81.
Encapsulation of the Bacillus thuringiensis secretable toxins Vip3Aa and Cry1Ia in Pseudomonas fluorescens
Hernández-Rodríguez, C. S., I. Ruiz de Escudero, A. C. Asensio, J. Ferré, and P. Caballero. 2013a. Biological Control 66: 159-165.
Shared midgut binding sites for Cry1A.105, Cry1Aa, Cry1Ab, Cry1Ac and Cry1Fa proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis in two important corn pests, Ostrinia nubilalis and Spodoptera frugiperda
Hernández-Rodríguez, C. S., P. Hernández-Martínez, J. Van Rie, B. Escriche, and J. Ferré. 2013b. PLoS ONE 8: e68164.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23861865
Increase in gut microbiota after immune suppression in baculovirus-infected larvae
Jakubowska, A. K., H. Vogel, and S. Herrero. 2013. PLoS Pathog. 9: e1003379.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23717206
A new gene superfamily of pathogen-response (repat) genes in Lepidoptera: Classification and expression analysis
Navarro-Cerrillo, G., P. Hernández-Martínez, H. Vogel, J. Ferré, and S. Herrero. 2013. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology B-Biochemistry & Molecular Biology 164: 10-17.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23036664
2012
Association of Cry1Ac toxin resistance in Helicoverpa zea (Boddie) with increased alkaline phosphatase levels in the midgut lumen
Caccia, S., W. J. Moar, J. Chandrashekhar, C. Oppert, K. J. Anilkumar, J. L. Jurat-Fuentes, and J. Ferré. 2012. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 78: 5690-5698.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22685140
Lack of Cry1Fa binding to the midgut brush border membrane in a resistant colony of Plutella xylostella moths with a mutation in the ABCC2 locus
Hernández-Martínez, P., C. S. Hernández-Rodríguez, V. Krishnan, N. Crickmore, B. Escriche, and J. Ferré. 2012. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 78: 6759-6761.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22773634
Specific binding of radiolabeled Cry1Fa insecticidal protein from Bacillus thuringiensis to midgut sites in lepidopteran species
Hernández-Rodríguez, C. S., P. Hernández-Martínez, J. Van Rie, B. Escriche, and J. Ferré. 2012. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 78: 4048-4050.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22447600
Genome sequence of SeIV-1, a novel virus from the Iflaviridae family infective to Spodoptera exigua
Millán-Leiva, A., A. K. Jakubowska, J. Ferré, and S. Herrero. 2012. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 109: 127-133.
Functional interactions between members of the repat family of insect pathogen-induced proteins
Navarro-Cerrillo, G., J. Ferré, R. A. de Maagd, and S. Herrero. 2012. Insect Molecular Biology 21: 335-342.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22404489
Vip3C, a novel class of vegetative insecticidal proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis
Palma, L., C. S. Hernández-Rodríguez, M. Maeztu, P. Hernández-Martínez, I. Ruiz de Escudero, B. Escriche, D. Munoz, J. Van Rie, J. Ferré, and P. Caballero. 2012. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 78: 7163-7165.
The transcriptome of Spodoptera exigua larvae exposed to different types of microbes
Pascual, L., A. K. Jakubowska, J. M. Blanca, J. Canizares, J. Ferré, G. Gloeckner, H. Vogel, and S. Herrero. 2012. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 42: 557-570.
Prospects for the biological control of Tuta absoluta in tomatoes of the Mediterranean basin
Urbaneja, A., J. González-Cabrera, J. Arnó, and R. Gabarra. 2012. Pest Management Science 68: 1215-1222.
Pdl1 is a putative lipase that enhances Photorhabdus toxin complex secretion
Yang, G., C. S. Hernández-Rodríguez, M. L. Beeton, P. Wilkinson, R. H. Ffrench-Constant, and N. R. Waterfield. 2012. PLoS Pathog 8: e1002692.
Efficacy of sulphur on Tuta absoluta and its side effects on the predator Nesidiocoris tenuis
Zappalà, L., G. Siscaro, A. Biondi, O. Mollá, J. González-Cabrera, and A. Urbaneja. 2012. Journal of Applied Entomology 136: 401-409.
2011
Quantitative real-time PCR with SYBR Green detection to assess gene duplication in insects: Study of gene dosage in Drosophila melanogaster (Diptera) and in Ostrinia nubilalis (Lepidoptera)
Bel, Y., J. Ferré, and B. Escriche. 2011. BMC Research Notes 4: 84.
Cross-resistance and mechanism of resistance to Cry1Ab toxin from Bacillus thuringiensis in a field-derived strain of European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis
Crespo, A. L. B., A. Rodrigo-Simón, H. A. A. Siqueira, E. J. G. Pereira, J. Ferré, and B. D. Siegfried. 2011. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 107: 185-192.
Proteolytic processing of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry3Ca toxin by different protease digestion treatments
Martínez-Solis, M., P. Hernández-Martínez, and B. Escriche. 2011. IOBC/wprs Bulletin 66: 79-82.
2010
Binding site alteration is responsible for field-isolated resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis Cry2A insecticidal proteins in two Helicoverpa species
Caccia, S., C. S. Hernández-Rodríguez, R. J. Mahon, S. Downes, W. James, N. Bautsoens, J. Van Rie, and J. Ferré. 2010. PLoS ONE 5: e9975.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20376312
Study of the aminopeptidase N gene family in the lepidopterans Ostrinia nubilalis (Hubner) and Bombyx mori (L.): sequences, mapping and expression
Crava, C. M., Y. Bel, S. F. Lee, B. Manachini, D. G. Heckel, and B. Escriche. 2010. Insect Biochem Mol Biol 40: 506-515.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20420910
Constitutive activation of the midgut response to Bacillus thuringiensis in Bt-resistant Spodoptera exigua
Hernández-Martínez, P., G. Navarro-Cerrillo, S. Caccia, R. A. de Maagd, W. J. Moar, J. Ferré, B. Escriche, and S. Herrero. 2010a. PLoS ONE 5: e12795.
Increase in midgut microbiota load induces an apparent immune priming and increases tolerance to Bacillus thuringiensis
Hernández-Martínez, P., B. Naseri, G. Navarro-Cerrillo, B. Escriche, J. Ferré, and S. Herrero. 2010b. Environmental Microbiology 12: 2730-2737.
Host-range expansion of Spodoptera exigua multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus to Agrotis segetum larvae when the midgut is bypassed
Jakubowska, A. K., D. E. Lynn, S. Herrero, J. M. Vlak, and M. M. van Oers. 2010a. J. Gen. Virol. 91: 898-906.
Downregulation of a chitin deacetylase-like protein in response to baculovirus infection and its application for improving baculovirus infectivity
Jakubowska, A. K., S. Caccia, K. H. Gordon, J. Ferré, and S. Herrero. 2010b. Journal of Virology 84: 2547-2555.
RNA interference in Lepidoptera: An overview of successful and unsuccessful studies and implications for experimental design.
Terenius, O., A. Papanicolaou, J. S. Garbutt, I. Eleftherianos, H. Huvenne, S. Kanginakudru, M. Albrechtsen, C. An, J. L. Aymeric, A. Barthel, P. Bebas, K. Bitra, A. Bravo, F. Chevalier, D. P. Collinge, C. M. Crava, R. A. de Maagd, B. Duvic, M. Erlandson, I. Faye, G. Felfoldi, H. Fujiwara, R. Futahashi, A. S. Gandhe, H. S. Gatehouse, L. N. Gatehouse, J. M. Giebultowicz, I. Gomez, C. J. Grimmelikhuijzen, A. T. Groot, F. Hauser, D. G. Heckel, D. D. Hegedus, S. Hrycaj, L. Huang, J. J. Hull, K. Iatrou, M. Iga, M. R. Kanost, J. Kotwica, C. Li, J. Li, J. Liu, M. Lundmark, S. Matsumoto, M. Meyering-Vos, P. J. Millichap, A. Monteiro, N. Mrinal, T. Niimi, D. Nowara, A. Ohnishi, V. Oostra, K. Ozaki, M. Papakonstantinou, A. Popadic, M. V. Rajam, S. Saenko, R. M. Simpson, M. Soberon, M. R. Strand, S. Tomita, U. Toprak, P. Wang, C. W. Wee, S. Whyard, W. Zhang, J. Nagaraju, R. H. ffrench-Constant, S. Herrero, K. Gordon, L. Swevers, and G. Smagghe. 2010. J. Insect Physiol 56: 1253-1261.
2009
Variability in the cadherin gene in an Ostrinia nubilalis strain selected for Cry1Ab resistance
Bel, Y., H. A. A. Siqueira, B. D. Siegfried, J. Ferré, and B. Escriche. 2009. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 39: 218-223.
Broad-spectrum cross-resistance in Spodoptera exigua from selection with a marginally toxic Cry protein
Hernández-Martínez, P., J. Ferré, and B. Escriche. 2009. Pest Management Science 65: 645-650.
Binding of individual Bacillus thuringiensis Cry proteins to the olive moth Prays oleae (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae)
Hernández-Rodríguez, C. S., S. Pérez-Guerrero, H. K. Aldebis, E. Vargas-Osuna, and J. Ferré. 2009a. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 100: 131-133.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19041324
Genomic structure and promoter analysis of pathogen-induced repat genes from Spodoptera exigua
Hernández-Rodríguez, C. S., J. Ferré, and S. Herrero. 2009b. Insect Molecular Biology 18: 77-85.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19076251
Ecological distribution and characterization of four collections of Bacillus thuringiensis strains
Hernández-Rodríguez, C. S., and J. Ferré. 2009. Journal of Basic Microbiology 49: 152-157.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18798173
Screening and identification of vip genes in Bacillus thuringiensis strains
Hernández-Rodríguez, C. S., A. Boets, J. Van Rie, and J. Ferré. 2009c. Journal of Applied Microbiology 107: 219-225.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19302326
Enhancing the multiplication of nucleopolyhedrovirus in vitro by manipulation of the pH
Jakubowska, A., J. Ferré, and S. Herrero. 2009. Journal of Virological Methods 161: 254-258.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19576934
Interaction of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1 and Vip3A proteins with Spodoptera frugiperda midgut binding sites
Sena, J. A. D., C. S. Hernández-Rodríguez, and J. Ferré. 2009. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 75: 2236-2237.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19181834
2008
Production and characterization of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ac-resistant cotton bollworm Helicoverpa zea (Boddie)
Anilkumar, K. J., A. Rodrigo-Simón, J. Ferré, M. Pusztai-Carey, S. Sivasupramaniam, and W. J. Moar. 2008. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 74: 462-469.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18024681
Exploring the potential of corn borers to develop resistance to Bt-corn in Europe. GMOs in integrated plant production
Ferré, J., J. González-Cabrera, Y. Bel, and B. Escriche. 2008. IOBC wprs Bulletin 33: 1-6.
Susceptibility of Spodoptera exigua to 9 toxins from Bacillus thuringiensis
Hernández-Martínez, P., J. Ferré, and B. Escriche. 2008. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 97: 245-250.
Specific binding of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry2A insecticidal proteins to a common site in the midgut of Helicoverpa species
Hernández-Rodríguez, C. S., A. Van Vliet, N. Bautsoens, J. Van Rie, and J. Ferré. 2008. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 74: 7654-7659.
Selective inhibition of binding of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ab toxin to cadherin-like and aminopeptidase proteins in brush-border membranes and dissociated epithelial cells from Bombyx mori
Ibiza-Palacios, M. S., J. Ferré, S. Higurashi, K. Miyamoto, R. Sato, and B. Escriche. 2008. Biochemical Journal 409: 215-221.
Field-evolved resistance to Bt toxins
Moar, W., R. Roush, A. Shelton, J. Ferré, S. MacIntosh, B. R. Leonard, and C. Abel. 2008. Nature Biotechnology 26: 1072-1074.
Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ac toxin-binding and pore-forming activity in brush border membrane vesicles prepared from anterior and posterior midgut regions of lepidopteran larvae
Rodrigo-Simón, A., S. Caccia, and J. Ferré. 2008. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 74: 1710-1716.
2007
REPAT, a new family of proteins induced by bacterial toxins and baculovirus infection in Spodoptera exigua
Herrero, S., M. Ansems, M. M. van Oers, J. M. Vlak, P. L. Bakker, and R. A. de Maagd. 2007. Insect Biochem Mol Biol 37: 1109-1118.
Leucine transport is affected by Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1 toxins in brush border membrane vesicles from Ostrinia nubilalis Hb (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) and Sesamia nonagrioides Lefebvre (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) midgut. J. Membr.
Leonardi, M. G., S. Caccia, J. González-Cabrera, J. Ferré, and B. Giordana. 2007Biol. 214: 157-164.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00232-006-0042-1
Potential of the Bacillus thuringiensis toxin reservoir for the control of Lobesia botrana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), a major pest of grape plants
Ruiz de Escudero, I., A. Estela, B. Escriche, and P. Caballero. 2007. Appl Environ Microbiol 73: 337-340.
https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.01511-06
Mechanism of resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis toxin Cry1Ac in a greenhouse population of the cabbage looper, Trichoplusia ni
Wang, P., J.-Z. Zhao, A. Rodrigo-Simón, W. Kain, A. F. Janmaat, A. M. Shelton, J. Ferré, and J. Myers. 2007. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 73: 1199-1207.
https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.01834-06
2006
Toxicity and mode of action of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry proteins in the Mediterranean corn borer, Sesamia nonagrioides (Lefebvre)
González-Cabrera, J., G. P. Farinós, S. Caccia, M. Díaz-Mendoza, P. Castañera, M. G. Leonardi, B. Giordana, and J. Ferré. 2006.. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 72: 2594-2600.
Use of Bacillus thuringiensis toxins for control of the cotton pest Earias insulana (Boisd.) (Lepidoptera : noctuidae)
Ibargutxi, M., A. Estela, J. Ferré, and P. Caballero. 2006.. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 72: 437-442.
Lack of detrimental effects of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry toxins on the insect predator Chrysoperla carnea: a toxicological, histopathological, and biochemical analysis
Rodrigo-Simón, A., R. de Maagd, C. Avilla, P. Bakker, J. Molthoff, J. González-Zamora, and J. Ferré. 2006.. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 72: 1595-1603.
Molecular and insecticidal characterization of a Cry1I protein toxic to insects of the families Noctuidae, Tortricidae, Plutellidae, and Chrysomelidae
Ruiz de Escudero, I., A. Estela, M. Porcar, C. Martínez , J. A. Oguiza, B. Escriche, J. Ferré, and P. Caballero. 2006.. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 72: 4796-4804.
Analyses of Cry1Ab binding in resistant and susceptible strains of the European Corn Borer, Ostrinia nubilalis (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)
Siqueira, H. A. A., J. González-Cabrera, J. Ferré, R. Flannagan, and B. D. Siegfried. 2006. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 72: 5318-5324
2005
Toxicity of several d-endotoxins of Bacillus thuringiensis against Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) from Spain
Avilla, C., E. Vargas-Osuna, J. González-Cabrera, J. Ferré, and J. E. González-Zamora. 2005. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 90: 51-54.
Isolation and toxicity of Bacillus thuringiensis from potato-growing areas in Bolivia
Hernández, C., R. Andrew, Y. Bel, and J. Ferré. 2005. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 88: 8-16.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2004.10.006
Common receptor for Bacillus thuringiensis toxins Cry1Ac, Cry1Fa, and Cry1Ja in Helicoverpa armigera, Helicoverpa zea, and Spodoptera exigua
Hernández, C., and J. Ferré. 2005. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 71: 5627-5629.
https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.71.9.5627-5629.2005
Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ca-resistant Spodoptera exigua lacks expression of one of four Aminopeptidase N genes
Herrero, S., T. Gechev, P. L. Bakker, W. J. Moar, and R. A. de Maagd. 2005. BMC Genomics 6.
https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-6-96
Identification and recombinant expression of a novel chymotrypsin from Spodoptera exigua
Herrero, S., E. Combes, M. M. van Oers, J. M. Vlak, R. A. de Maagd, and J. Beekwilder. 2005b. Insect Biochem. Mol. Biol. 35: 1073-1082.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibmb.2005.05.006
2004
Interaction of Bacillus thuringiensis toxins with larval midgut binding sites of Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
Estela, A., B. Escriche, and J. Ferré. 2004. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 70: 1378-1384.
https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.70.3.1378-1384.2004
Lyophilization of lepidopteran midguts: a preserving method for Bacillus thuringiensis toxin binding studies
Hernández, C., A. Rodrigo, and J. Ferré. 2004. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 85: 182-187.
Mutations in the Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ca toxin demonstrate the role of domains II and III in specificity towards Spodoptera exigua larvae
Herrero, S., J. González-Cabrera, J. Ferré, P. L. Bakker, and R. A. de Maagd. 2004. Biochemical Journal 384: 507-513.
Binding analyses of Cry1Ab and Cry1Ac with membrane vesicles from Bacillus thuringiensis-resistant and -susceptible Ostrinia nubilalis
Li, H., J. González-Cabrera, B. Oppert, J. Ferré, R. A. Higgins, L. L. Buschman, G. A. Radke, K. Y. Zhu, and F. Huang. 2004. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 323: 52-57.
2003
Binding of Bacillus thuringiensis toxins in resistant and susceptible strains of pink bollworm (Pectinophora gossypiella)
González-Cabrera, J., B. Escriche, B. E. Tabashnik, and J. Ferré. 2003. Insect Biochem Mol Biol 33: 929-935.
Correlation between serovars of Bacillus thuringiensis and type I beta-exotoxin production
Hernández, C., C. Martínez, M. Porcar, P. Caballero, and J. Ferré. 2003. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 82: 57-62.
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-2011(02)00199-4
2002
Biochemistry and genetics of insect resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis
Ferré, J., and J. Van Rie. 2002. Annual Review of Entomology 47: 501-533.
https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.ento.47.091201.145234
Extent of variation of the Bacillus thuringiensis toxin reservoir: The case of the geranium bronze, Cacyreus marshalli Butler (Lepidoptera : Lycaenidae)
Herrero, S., M. Borja, and J. Ferré. 2002. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 68: 4090-4094.
2001
High genetic variability for resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis toxins in a single population of diamondback moth
González-Cabrera, J., S. Herrero, and J. Ferré. 2001a. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 67: 5043-5048.
Variation in susceptibility to Bacillus thuringiensis toxins among unselected strains of Plutella xylostella
González-Cabrera, J., S. Herrero, A. H. Sayyed, B. Escriche, Y. B. Liu, S. K. Meyer, D. J. Wright, B. E. Tabashnik, and J. Ferré. 2001b. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 67: 4610-4613.
https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.67.10.4610-4613.2001
Update on the detection of beta-exotoxin in Bacillus thuringiensis strains by HPLC analysis
Hernández, C., J. Ferré, and I. Larget-Thiery. 2001. Journal of Applied Microbiology 90: 643-647.
https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2672.2001.01288.x
Shared binding sites in Lepidoptera for Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ja and Cry1A toxins
Herrero, S., J. González-Cabrera, B. E. Tabashnik, and J. Ferré. 2001a. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 67: 5729-5734.
https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.67.12.5729-5734.2001
Mannose phosphate isomerase isoenzymes in Plutella xylostella support common genetic bases of resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis toxins in lepidopteran species
Herrero, S., J. Ferré, and B. Escriche. 2001b. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 67: 979-981.
https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.67.2.979-981.2001
Different mechanisms of resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis toxins in the indianmeal moth
Herrero, S., B. Oppert, and J. Ferré. 2001c. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 67: 1085-1089.
https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.67.3.1085-1089.2001
Comparison of different methodologies for binding assays of Bacillus thuringiensis toxins to membrane vesicles from insect midguts
Herrero, S., and J. Ferré. 2001. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 78: 275-277.
https://doi.org/10.1006/jipa.2001.5070
2000
Screening for Bacillus thuringiensis crystal proteins active against the cabbage looper, Trichoplusia ni
Iracheta, M., B. Pereyra-Alférez, L. Galán-Wong, and J. Ferré. 2000. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 76: 70-75.
https://doi.org/10.1006/jipa.2000.4946
Characterization of Bacillus thuringiensis ser. balearica (Serotype H48) and ser. navarrensis (Serotype H50): Two novel serovars isolated in Spain
Iriarte, J., V. Dumanoir, Y. Bel, M. Porcar, M. Ferrandis, M. Lecadet, J. Ferré, and P. Caballero. 2000. Current Microbiology 40: 17-22.
Binding and toxicity of Bacillus thuringiensis protein Cry1C to susceptible and resistant diamondback moth (Lepidoptera : Plutellidae)
Liu, Y., B. Tabashnik, L. Masson, B. Escriche, and J. Ferré. 2000. Journal of Economic Entomology 93: 1-6.
Genetic and biochemical approach for characterization of resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis toxin Cry1Ac in a field population of the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella
Sayyed, A., R. Haward, S. Herrero, J. Ferré, and D. Wright. 2000a. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 66: 1509-1516.
Mode of inheritance and stability of resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis var kurstaki in a diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella) population from Malaysia
Sayyed, A., J. Ferré, and D. Wright. 2000b. Pest Management Science 56: 743-748.
https://doi.org/10.1002/1526-4998(200009)56:9%3C743::AID-PS195%3E3.0.CO;2-8
Development and characterization of diamondback moth resistance to transgenic broccoli expressing high levels of Cry1C
Zhao, J. Z., H. L. Collins, J. D. Tang, J. Cao, E. D. Earle, R. T. Roush, S. Herrero, B. Escriche, J. Ferré, and A. M. Shelton. 2000. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 66: 3784-3789.
1999
Role of Bacillus thuringiensis toxin domains in toxicity and receptor binding in the diamondback moth
Ballester, V., F. Granero, R. de Maagd, D. Bosch, J. Ménsua, and J. Ferré. 1999. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 65: 1900-1903.
Distribution of cryI, cryII and cryV genes within Bacillus thuringiensis isolates from Spain. Systematic and Applied Microbiology 22: 179-185.
Ferrandis, M., V. Juárez-Pérez, R. Frutos, Y. Bel, and J. Ferré. 1999a. Systematic and Applied Microbiology 22: 179-185.
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0723-2020(99)80064-2
Characterization of Bacillus thuringiensis serovar bolivia (serotype H63), a novel serovar isolated from the Bolivian high valleys
Ferrandis, M., R. Andrew, M. Porcar, J. Iriarte, V. Cosmao-Dumanoir, M. Lecadet, P. Caballero, and J. Ferré. 1999b. Letters in Applied Microbiology 28: 440-444.
https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2672.1999.00558.x
Histopathological effects and growth reduction in a susceptible and a resistant strain of Heliothis virescens (Lepidoptera : Noctuidae) caused by sublethal doses of pure Cry1A crystal proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis
Martínez-Ramírez, A., F. Gould, and J. Ferré. 1999. Biocontrol Science and Technology 9: 239-246.
https://doi.org/10.1080/09583159929811
Identification and characterization of the new Bacillus thuringiensis serovars pirenaica (serotype H57) and iberica (serotype H59)
Porcar, M., J. Iriarte, V. Dumanoir, M. Ferrandis, M. Lecadet, J. Ferré, and P. Caballero. 1999. Journal of Applied Microbiology 87: 640-648.
https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2672.1999.00863.x
1998
Environmental distribution and diversity of Bacillus thuringiensis in Spain
Iriarte, J., Y. Bel, M. Ferrandis, R. Andrew, J. Murillo, J. Ferré, and P. Caballero. 1998. Systematic and Applied Microbiology 21: 97-106.
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0723-2020(98)80012-X
Insect resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis: uniform or diverse?
Tabashnik, B., Y. Liu, T. Malvar, D. Heckel, L. Masson, and J. Ferré. 1998. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series B-Biological Sciences 353: 1751-1756.
1997
Distribution, frequency and diversity of Bacillus thuringiensis in olive tree environments in Spain
Bel, Y., F. Granero, T. Alberola, M. Martínez-Sebastián, and J. Ferré. 1997. Systematic and Applied Microbiology 20: 652-658.
Mitochondrial DNA sequence variation among geographic strains of diamondback moth (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae)
Chang, W., B. Tabashnik, B. Artelt, T. Malvar, V. Ballester, J. Ferré, and G. Roderick. 1997. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 90: 590-595.
https://doi.org/10.1093/aesa/90.5.590
Occurrence of a common binding site in Mamestra brassicae, Phthorimaea operculella, and Spodoptera exigua for the insecticidal crystal proteins CryIA from Bacillus thuringiensis
Escriche, B., J. Ferré, and F. Silva. 1997. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 27: 651-656.
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0965-1748(97)00039-8
Bacillus thuringiensis: from biodiversity to biotechnology. J. Ind. Microbiol
Prieto-Samsonov, D. L., R. I. Vázquez-Padrón, C. Ayra-Pardo, J. González-Cabrera, and G. A. de la Riva. 1997. Biotechnol. 19: 202-219.
https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.jim.2900460
Global variation in the genetic and biochemical basis of diamondback moth resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis
Tabashnik, B., Y. Liu, T. Malvar, D. Heckel, L. Masson, V. Ballester, F. Granero, J. Ménsua, and J. Ferré. 1997. Proceedings of thenal Academy of Sciences of the U Nationited States of America 94: 12780-12785.
https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.94.24.1278
A change in a single midgut receptor in the diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella) is only in part responsible for field resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis subsp kurstaki and B. thuringiensis subsp aizawai
Wright, D., M. Iqbal, F. Granero, and J. Ferré. 1997. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 63: 1814-1819.
https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.63.5.1814-1819.1
1995
Immunohistochemical detection of binding of CryIA crystal proteins of Bacillus thuringiensis in highly resistant strains of Plutella xylostella (L.) from Hawaii
Escriche, B., B. Tabashnik, N. Finson, and J. Ferré. 1995a. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 212: 388-395.
https://doi.org/10.1006/bbrc.1995.1982
Testing suitability of brush border membrane vesicles prepared from whole larvae from small insects for binding studies with Bacillus thuringiensis CryIA(b) crystal protein
Escriche, B., F. Silva, and J. Ferré. 1995b. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 65: 318-320.
Biochemistry and genetics of insect resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis insecticidal crystal proteins
Ferré, J., B. Escriche, Y. Bel, and J. Van Rie. 1995. FEMS Microbiology Letters 132: 1-7.
Inheritance of resistance to a Bacillus thuringiensis toxin in a field population of diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella)
Martínez-Ramírez, A., B. Escriche, M. Real, F. Silva, and J. Ferré. 1995. Pesticide Science 43: 115-120.
1994
Lack of cross-resistance to other Bacillus thuringiensis crystal proteins in a population of Plutella xylostella highly resistant to CryIA(b)
Ballester, V., B. Escriche, J. Ménsua, G. Riethmacher, and J. Ferré. 1994. Biocontrol Science and Technology 4: 437-443.
Occurrence of 3 different binding sites for Bacillus thuringiensis δ-endotoxins in the midgut brush-border membrane of the potato tuber moth, Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller)
Escriche, B., A. Martínez-Ramírez, M. Real, F. Silva, and J. Ferré. 1994. Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology 26: 315-327.
Binding of insecticidal crystal proteins of Bacillus thuringiensis to the midgut brush border of the cabbage looper, Trichoplusia ni (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), and selection for resistance to one of the crystal proteins
Estada, U., and J. Ferré. 1994. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 60: 3840-3846.
https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.60.10.3840-3846.1994
1992
Broad-spectrum resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis toxins in Heliothis virescens
Gould, F., A. Martínez Ramírez, A. Anderson, J. Ferré, F. Silva, and W. Moar. 1992. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 89: 7986-7990.
https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.89.17.7986
1991
Resistance to the Bacillus thuringiensis bioinsecticide in a field population of Plutella xylostella is due to a change in a midgut membrane receptor
Ferré, J., M. Real, J. Van Rie, S. Jansens, and M. Peferoen. 1991. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 88: 5119-5123.
