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Aedes spp. and Their Microbiota: A Review by Scolari, Francesca, Casiraghi, Maurizio, Bonizzoni, Mariangela

“…spp. are a major public health concern due to their ability to be efficient vectors of dengue, Chikungunya, Zika, and other arboviruses. With limited vaccines…”
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Autofluorescent Biomolecules in Diptera: From Structure to Metabolism and Behavior by Croce, Anna C., Scolari, Francesca

“…Light-based phenomena in insects have long attracted researchers’ attention. Surface color distribution patterns are commonly used for taxonomical purposes,…”
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The Bright Side of the Tiger: Autofluorescence Patterns in Aedes albopictus (Diptera, Culicidae) Male and Female Mosquitoes by Croce, Anna C, Scolari, Francesca

“…Light-based events in insects deserve increasing attention for various reasons. Besides their roles in inter- and intra-specific visual communication, with…”
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Characterization of Spontaneous Melanization by Fluorescence Spectroscopy: A Basis for Analytical Application to Biological Substrates by Croce, Anna Cleta, Scolari, Francesca

“…Melanin is present in various biological substrates where it may participate in several processes, from innate immunity to the still-unsolved opposite roles in…”
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Tephritid Fruit Fly Semiochemicals: Current Knowledge and Future Perspectives by Scolari, Francesca, Valerio, Federica, Benelli, Giovanni, Papadopoulos, Nikos T, Vaníčková, Lucie

“…The Dipteran family Tephritidae (true fruit flies) comprises more than 5000 species classified in 500 genera distributed worldwide. Tephritidae include…”
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Exploring Changes in the Microbiota of Aedes albopictus : Comparison Among Breeding Site Water, Larvae, and Adults by Scolari, Francesca, Sandionigi, Anna, Carlassara, Martina, Bruno, Antonia, Casiraghi, Maurizio, Bonizzoni, Mariangela

“…The mosquito body hosts highly diverse microbes, which influence different physiological traits of both larvae and adults. The composition of adult mosquito…”
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Unravelling the relationship between the tsetse fly and its obligate symbiont Wigglesworthia: transcriptomic and metabolomic landscapes reveal highly integrated physiological networks by Bing, XiaoLi, Attardo, Geoffrey M., Vigneron, Aurelien, Aksoy, Emre, Scolari, Francesca, Malacrida, Anna, Weiss, Brian L., Aksoy, Serap

“…Insects with restricted diets rely on obligate microbes to fulfil nutritional requirements essential for biological function. Tsetse flies, vectors of African…”
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Imaging and spectral analysis of autofluorescence patterns in larval head structures of mosquito vectors by Scolari, Francesca, Girella, Alessandro, Croce, Anna Cleta

“…Autofluorescence (AF) in mosquitoes is currently poorly explored, despite its great potential as a marker of body structures and biological functions. Here,…”
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Beyond Sperm and Male Accessory Gland Proteins: Exploring Insect Reproductive Metabolomes by Scolari, Francesca, Khamis, Fathiya M., Pérez-Staples, Diana

“…Insect seminal fluid, the non-sperm component of the ejaculate, comprises a variegated set of molecules, including, but not limited to, lipids, proteins,…”
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Developmental and Nutritional Dynamics of Malpighian Tubule Autofluorescence in the Asian Tiger Mosquito Aedes albopictus by Croce, Anna Cleta, Garbelli, Anna, Moyano, Andrea, Soldano, Sara, Tejeda-Guzmán, Carlos, Missirlis, Fanis, Scolari, Francesca

“…Malpighian tubules (MTs) are arthropod excretory organs crucial for the osmoregulation, detoxification and excretion of xenobiotics and metabolic wastes, which…”
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Pathogen-Mediated Alterations of Insect Chemical Communication: From Pheromones to Behavior by Moyano, Andrea, Croce, Anna Cleta, Scolari, Francesca

“…Pathogens can influence the physiology and behavior of both animal and plant hosts in a manner that promotes their own transmission and dispersal. Recent…”
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Genetic evidence for a worldwide chaotic dispersion pattern of the arbovirus vector, Aedes albopictus by Manni, Mosè, Guglielmino, Carmela R, Scolari, Francesca, Vega-Rúa, Anubis, Failloux, Anna-Bella, Somboon, Pradya, Lisa, Antonella, Savini, Grazia, Bonizzoni, Mariangela, Gomulski, Ludvik M, Malacrida, Anna R, Gasperi, Giuliano

“…Invasive species represent a global concern for their rapid spread and the possibility of infectious disease transmission. This is the case of the global…”
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Editorial: Novel Insights Into Female Post-Mating Physiology in Insects by Scolari, Francesca, Khamis, Fathiya M, Pérez-Staples, Diana

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Electrophysiological Responses of the Mediterranean Fruit Fly, Ceratitis capitata, to the Cera Trap® Lure: Exploring Released Antennally-Active Compounds by Serra, Nuria Sierras, Garrido, Candido Marin, Català, Anna Botta, Tait, Gabriella, Merli, Daniele, Carlin, Silvia, Malacrida, Anna R., Gasperi, Giuliano, Anfora, Gianfranco, Scolari, Francesca

“…The Mediterranean fruit fly (medfly), Ceratitis capitata , is a worldwide pest of agriculture able to use olfactory cues to locate habitat, food sources, mates…”
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Insights Into an Unexplored Component of the Mosquito Repeatome: Distribution and Variability of Viral Sequences Integrated Into the Genome of the Arboviral Vector Aedes albopictus by Pischedda, Elisa, Scolari, Francesca, Valerio, Federica, Carballar-Lejarazú, Rebeca, Catapano, Paolo Luigi, Waterhouse, Robert M, Bonizzoni, Mariangela

“…The Asian tiger mosquito is an invasive mosquito and a competent vector for public-health relevant arboviruses such as Chikungunya ( ), Dengue and Zika ( )…”
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Molecular markers for analyses of intraspecific genetic diversity in the Asian Tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus by Manni, Mosè, Gomulski, Ludvik M, Aketarawong, Nidchaya, Tait, Gabriella, Scolari, Francesca, Somboon, Pradya, Guglielmino, Carmela R, Malacrida, Anna R, Gasperi, Giuliano

“…BACKGROUND: The dramatic worldwide expansion of Aedes albopictus (the Asian tiger mosquito) and its vector competence for numerous arboviruses represent a…”
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Transcriptome profiling of sexual maturation and mating in the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata by Gomulski, Ludvik M, Dimopoulos, George, Xi, Zhiyong, Scolari, Francesca, Gabrieli, Paolo, Siciliano, Paolo, Clarke, Anthony R, Malacrida, Anna R, Gasperi, Giuliano

“…Sexual maturation and mating in insects are generally accompanied by major physiological and behavioural changes. Many of these changes are related to the need…”
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Viviparity and habitat restrictions may influence the evolution of male reproductive genes in tsetse fly (Glossina) species by Savini, Grazia, Scolari, Francesca, Ometto, Lino, Rota-Stabelli, Omar, Carraretto, Davide, Gomulski, Ludvik M, Gasperi, Giuliano, Abd-Alla, Adly M M, Aksoy, Serap, Attardo, Geoffrey M, Malacrida, Anna R

“…Glossina species (tsetse flies), the sole vectors of African trypanosomes, maintained along their long evolutionary history a unique reproductive strategy,…”
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Site-specific recombination for the modification of transgenic strains of the Mediterranean fruit fly Ceratitis capitata by Schetelig, Marc F, Scolari, Francesca, Handler, Alfred M, Kittelmann, Sebastian, Gasperi, Giuliano, Wimmer, Ernst A

“…Insect transgenesis is mainly based on the random genomic integration of DNA fragments embedded into non-autonomous transposable elements. Once a random…”
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Presence of extensive Wolbachia symbiont insertions discovered in the genome of its host Glossina morsitans morsitans by Brelsfoard, Corey, Tsiamis, George, Falchetto, Marco, Gomulski, Ludvik M, Telleria, Erich, Alam, Uzma, Doudoumis, Vangelis, Scolari, Francesca, Benoit, Joshua B, Swain, Martin, Takac, Peter, Malacrida, Anna R, Bourtzis, Kostas, Aksoy, Serap

“…Tsetse flies (Glossina spp.) are the cyclical vectors of Trypanosoma spp., which are unicellular parasites responsible for multiple diseases, including nagana…”
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