OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Invertebrate Pathology is 6. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Untangling a web of spider fungi: Gibellula agroflorestalis (Hypocreales, Ascomycota), a new species of spider parasite from Brazil	227
Invasive Non-Native Crustacean Symbionts: Diversity and Impact	190
Effect of feeding chitosan or peptidoglycan on Nosema ceranae infection and gene expression related to stress and the innate immune response of honey bees (Apis mellifera)	169
Haplosporidium acetes n. sp. infecting the hepatopancreas of jelly prawns Acetes sibogae australis from Moreton Bay, Australia	96
Strongwellsea selandia and Strongwellsea gefion (Entomophthorales: Entomophthoraceae), two new species infecting adult flies from genus Helina (Diptera: Muscidae)	88
Antifungal activity of “HO21-F”, a formulation based on Olea europaea plant extract, in honey bees infected with Nosema ceranae	68
Dietary quercetin protects Cherax quadricarinatus against white spot syndrome virus infection	41
Morphological and physiological impairments in algae-infested sea urchins of the species Echinometra lucunter (Echinodermata)	40
Effects of length and sequence of long double-stranded RNAs targeting ribonucleotide reductase 2 of white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) on protective efficacy against WSSV	34
Lack of avoidance of the fungal entomopathogen, Metarhizium brunneum, by male Agriotes obscurus beetles	34
The development of single-chain antibody anchored on the BmE cell membrane to inhibit BmNPV infection	33
Infection patterns of ‘Candidatus Liberibacter europaeus’ in Cacopsylla oluanpiensis, a psyllid pest of Pittosporum pentandrum	29
Effects of beauvericin on the blood cells of Bombyx mori	28
Quantification of Photobacterium swingsii and characterisation of disease progression in the New Zealand Greenshell™ mussel, Perna canaliculus	27
Temperature-modulated host-pathogen interactions between Hermetia illucens L. (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) and Pseudomonas protegens Pf-5	26
Molecular detection of Aphanomyces astaci – An improved species specific qPCR assay	25
Characterization of novel aurantiactinomyxon types (Cnidaria, Myxosporea) from the oligochaete Ilyodrilus templetoni (Southern, 1909), with a comprehensive phylogeny of the collective group	24
Complete genome of the new bacilliform virus that causes Milky Hemolymph Syndrome in Chionoecetes bairdi (Rathbun, 1924)	24
The virulence plasmid associated with AHPND in shrimp appears to have originated from Vibrio owensii through a process of homologous recombination of parental plasmids and the transposable insertion o	21
Effects of high temperature and LPS injections on the hemocytes of the crab Neohelice granulata	20
An old unknown: 40 years of crayfish plague monitoring in Switzerland, the water tower of Europe	20
Chitinase and proteinase K treatments enhance the DNA yield of microsporidium Ecytonucleospora hepatopenaei spores	19
Transcriptomic analysis of Bombyx mori in its early larval stage (2nd instar) of development upon Nosema bombycis transovarial infection	19
Molecular characterization of a Bacillus thuringiensis strain from Argentina, toxic against Lepidoptera and Coleoptera, based on its whole-genome and Cry protein analysis	19
Cyclic di-GMP incorporates the transcriptional factor FleQ03 in Pseudomonas syringae MB03 to elicit biofilm-dependent resistance in response to Caenorhabditis elegans predation	19

Virulence variations between clonal complexes of Melisococcus plutonius and the possible causes	18
Septin homologs cooperating in the Proliferative Stage of Microsporidia Nosema bombycis	17
Farfantepenaeus gene-encoded antimicrobial peptides: Identification, molecular characterization and gene expression in response to fungal infections	17
First detection of Hematodinium sp. In spiny king crab Paralithodes brevipes, and new geographic areas for the parasite in tanner crab Chionoecetes bairdi, and red king crab Paralithodes camtschaticus	17
Susceptibility variation to the main pathogens of Crassostrea gigas at the larval, spat and juvenile stages using unselected and selected oysters to OsHV-1 and/or V. aestuarianus	16
Tolerance of Steinernema carpocapsae infective juveniles in novel nanoparticle formulations to ultraviolet radiation	16
Histopathological survey of parasites harboured by the clam Tawera elliptica (Lamarck, 1818) from Chiloé Archipelago, southeastern Pacific	16
Toxicity of crude toxin protein produced by Cordyceps fumosorosea IF-1106 against Myzus persicae (Sulze)	16
Editorial Board	16
Cancer spares no one: First record of neoplasm in parasitic barnacles (Arthropoda: Rhizocephala)	15
Cloning and characterization of the Cry79Aa1 gene from a lepidopteran active strain of Bacillus thuringiensis	15
Long-term survey discloses a shift in the dynamics pattern of an emerging disease of cockles Cerastoderma edule, marteiliosis, and raises hypotheses to explain it	15
Mpp51Aa1 toxicity to Diaphorina citri nymphs demonstrated using a new, long-term bioassay method	15
Bacteria isolated from Aedes aegypti with potential vector control applications	15
Entomophthoralean and hypocrealean fungal pathogens of the sugarcane aphid, Melanaphis sacchari (Hemiptera: Aphididae), on sorghum in Georgia	14
Morphological and molecular characterization of brown-banded broodsacs and metacercariae of Leucochloridium (Trematoda: Leucochloridiidae) parasitizing the semi-slug Omalonyx unguis (Succineidae) in A	14
Molecular and ultrastructural characterization of a novel cryptic species of the Mesomycetozoea clade isolated from Manila clam, Ruditapes philippinarum, on the west coast of Korea	14
Differential inducibility of transmembrane peptidoglycan recognition proteins (PGRPs) by bacterial challenges in the earthworm, Eisenia andrei	14
Ecytonucleospora hepatopenaei n. gen. et comb. (Microsporidia: Enterocytozoonidae): A redescription of the Enterocytozoon hepatopenaei (Tourtip et al., 2009), a microsporidian infecting the widely cul	13
eDNA monitoring as a tool for evaluating the reintroduction of Austropotamobius pallipes after a crayfish plague outbreak	13
Widespread distribution of honey bee-associated pathogens in native bees and wasps: Trends in pathogen prevalence and co-occurrence	13
Toxicity of Photorhabdus luminescens and Xenorhabdus bovienii bacterial metabolites to pecan aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae) and the lady beetle Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)	13
Development of a rapid visual detection technology for BmNPV based on CRISPR/Cas13a system	13
Closed-tube field-deployable loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay based on spore wall protein (SWP) for the visual detection of Enterocytozoon hepatopenaei (EHP)	13
Natural occurrence of fungal endophytes in cultivated cucumber plants in Syria, with emphasis on the entomopathogen Beauveria bassiana	13
Coordinated binding of a two-component insecticidal protein from Alcaligenes faecalis to western corn rootworm midgut tissue	12
Study of infectious hypodermal and hematopoietic necrosis virus (IHHNV) infection in different organs of Penaeus vannamei	12
Salinity and temperature affect the symbiont profile and host condition of Florida USA blue crabs Callinectes sapidus	12
Virulence properties and pathogenicity of multidrug-resistant Vibrio harveyi associated with luminescent vibriosis in Pacific white shrimp, Penaeus vannamei	12
Investigating Wolbachia symbiont-mediated host protection against a bacterial pathogen using a natural Wolbachia nuclear insert	11
Editorial Board	11
Crustaceans, One Health and the changing ocean	11
Editorial Board	11
Comparative transcriptome analysis of non-germinated and germinated spores of Enterocytozoon hepatopenaei (EHP) in vitro	11
Pseudohepatospora borealis n. gen. n. sp. (Microsporidia: Enterocytozoonida): A microsporidian pathogen of the Jonah crab (Cancer borealis)	11
Propionigenium and Vibrio species identified as possible component causes of shrimp white feces syndrome (WFS) associated with the microsporidian Enterocytozoon hepatopenaei	10
Corals as canaries in the coalmine: Towards the incorporation of marine ecosystems into the ‘One Health’ concept	10
The beta pore-forming bacterial pesticidal protein Tpp78Aa1 is toxic to the Asian citrus psyllid vector of the citrus greening bacterium	10
Co-infection is linked to infection prevalence and intensity in oysters amidst high environmental and spatial variation	10
Comparative response of Spodoptera litura challenged per os with Serratia marcescens strains differing in virulence	10
Colour of heterorhabditis zealandica-infected-Galleria mellonella dependent on the Photorhabdus symbiont, with two new nematode-symbiotic associations reported	10
Aegerolysins from the fungal genus Pleurotus – Bioinsecticidal proteins with multiple potential applications	10
Bombyx mori PAT4 gene inhibits BmNPV infection and replication through autophagy	10
Changes in metabolic profiling of whiteleg shrimp (Penaeus vannamei) under hypoxic stress	10
Bioactivity responses to changes in mucus-associated bacterial composition between healthy and bleached Porites lobata corals	10
Current understanding of immune priming phenomena in insects	10
Vertical transmission and prevalence of white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) in the wild spawning population of the Indian white shrimp, Penaeus indicus	10
Intramolluscan stages of digeneans parasitizing the pest apple snail Pomacea canaliculata from Argentina: Molecular identification and histopathology	10
A taste of a toxin paradise: Xenorhabdus and Photorhabdus bacterial secondary metabolites against Aedes aegypti larvae and eggs	9
Pathology of tissue loss in three key gorgonian species in the Mediterranean Sea	9

Effect of Solenopsis invicta virus 3 on brood mortality and egg hatch in Solenopsis invicta	9
The shrimp microsporidian Enterocytozoon hepatopenaei (EHP): Biology, pathology, diagnostics and control	9
Editorial Board	9
Double trouble? Quantifying the risk from co-exposure to multiple pathogens in Tenebrio molitor at different CO2 concentrations	9
Under the radar: Transcriptomic responses of bed bugs to an entomopathogen, environmental bacteria, and a human pathogen	9
Perkinsus spp. Occurrence in South America: A review	9
Harnessing nature's arsenal: Ochrobactrum bacteria metabolites in the battle against root- knot nematode – Insights from in vitro and molecular docking studies	9
Metarhabditis amsactae: A potential biopesticide isolated from Punjab (India) with potent insecticidal activity and immunomodulatory effects against Galleria mellonella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)	9
Impact of transinfection of Wolbachia from the planthopper Laodelphax striatellus on reproductive fitness and transcriptome of the whitefly Bemisia tabaci	9
Simple method to detect and to isolate entomopathogenic fungi (Hypocreales) from mosquito larvae	8
An isothermal enzymatic recombinase amplification (ERA) assay for rapid and accurate detection of Enterocytozoon hepatopenaei infection in shrimp	8
Microsporidia Ameson earli sp. n. and A. michaelis (Sprague 1965) infecting blue crabs Callinectes sapidus from shedding facilities in Louisiana	8
The stress–immunity axis in shellfish	8
Pseudomonas aeruginosa exotoxin A induces apoptosis in Galleria mellonella hemocytes	8
Secretion of the arthrodial membrane gland of a harvester (Arachnida: Opiliones): Antimicrobial activity	8
Detection of novel RNA viruses in wild noble crayfish (Astacus astacus): A virome analysis in Swiss water bodies	8
A mycoviral infection drives virulence and ecological fitness of the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana	8
Phasmavirus-derived genome sequences and endogenous viral element identified in the small hive beetle, Aethina tumida Murray	8
Whitefly-induced tomato volatiles enhance the virulence of Lecanicillium lecanii	8
Rapid and effective detection of Macrobrachium rosenbergii nodavirus using a combination of nucleic acid sequence-based amplification test and immunochromatographic strip	8
Editorial Board	8
Discovery of two hypocrealean fungi infecting spotted lanternflies, Lycorma delicatula: Metarhizium pemphigi and a novel species, Ophiocordyceps delicatula	8
Microsporidians (Microsporidia) parasitic on mosquitoes (Culicidae) in central Europe are often multi-host species	8
Editorial Board	7
Novel associations in antibiosis stemming from an insect pupal cell	7
Editorial Board	7
Reduced fitness of the mosquito Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae) after feeding on a blood meal with hepatitis C virus	7
Testing a health baseline during a bivalve mollusc mortality event: An investigation into die-offs of pipi Paphies australis from Aotearoa New Zealand	7
Morphological, histopathological and molecular assessments of Prosorhynchoides sp. (Digenea: Bucephalidae) in Perna perna (Bivalvia: Mytilidae) mussels sampled off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, southea	7
High prevalence of CsRV2 in cultured Callinectes danae: Potential impacts on soft-shell crab production in Brazil	7
Detection of the protistan parasite, Haplosporidium costale in Crassostrea gigas oysters from the French coast: A retrospective study	7
Editorial Board	7
Functional analyses of inhibitor of apoptosis protein 1 (IAP1) of Antheraea pernyi multinucleocapsid nucleopolyhedrovirus (AnpeNPV) in viral replication and occlusion body production	7
In vitro hemocyte phagocytosis activation after experimental infection of common octopus, Octopus vulgaris (Cuvier, 1797) with Photobacterium damselae subsp. piscicida or Vibrio alginolyticus at diffe	7
Nephridiophagids (Chytridiomycota) reduce the fitness of their host insects	7
Purification, characterization and toxicity assessment of PirAB toxins from Photorhabdus akhurstii subsp. akhurstii K-1	7
Alkaloid content in microsporidia-infected Adalia bipunctata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) life stages, and pathogen spore load in adults after exposure to physical stress	7
Austropotamobius pallipes can be infected by two haplotypes of Aphanomyces astaci: A key example from an outbreak at an ex-situ conservation facility	7
Laboratory studies assessing the microbial biocontrol potential of diverse strains of Beauveria bassiana isolated from coffee berry borer, with emphasis on strains from Hawai‘i Island and comparisons	7
Characterization of fibroblast growth factor receptor 4 (FGFR4) from the red swamp crayfish Procambarus clarkii and its role in antiviral and antimicrobial immune responses	7
Comparative genomics reveals that metabolism underlies evolution of entomopathogenicity in bee-loving Ascosphaera spp. fungi	7
Identification of the potential matrix protein of invertebrate iridescent virus 6 (IIV6)	7
Beauveria australis finds a new host in French dung beetles introduced to Australia	7
Heterologous expression of scFv fragment against Vairimorpha (Nosema) ceranae hexokinase in Sf9 cell culture inhibits microsporidia intracellular growth	7
Long-term monitoring of Paenibacillus larvae, causative agent of American Foulbrood, in Uruguay	6
Bombyx mori serpin 3 is involved in innate immunity by interacting with serine protease 7 to regulate prophenoloxidase activation	6
Rhodobacter sphaeroides supplementation improves defense ability of Chinese mitten crab Eriocheir sinensis against Shewanella putrefaciens infection via intestinal flora and metabolism regulation	6
Gut bacterial microbiota of Lymantria dispar asiatica and its involvement in Beauveria bassiana infection	6
RNA viruses of Crithidia bombi, a parasite of bumblebees	6
Diversity of anamorphic Cordyceps (formerly Isaria) isolated from Brazilian agricultural sites	6
Symbiont-mediated antisense RNA delivery controls Nosema ceranae infections in Apis mellifera	6
Virus discovery in cultured portunid crabs: Genomic, phylogenetic, histopathological and microscopic characterization of a reovirus and a new bunyavirus	6
Overcoming research challenges: In vitro cultivation of Ameson portunus (Phylum Microsporidia)	6
Advancing the knowledge of the nematode Echinocephalus pseudouncinatus (Gnathostomatidae, Spirurida): Morphological and molecular identification, new host, and host specificity in two coexisting pen s	6
First report of Colletotrichum fioriniae infections in brown marmorated stink bugs, Halyomorpha halys	6
Genetic diversity of the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium rileyi based on de novo microsatellite markers	6
Adrenoreceptor phylogeny and novel functions of nitric oxide in ascidian immune cells	6
Dose-dependent dynamics of densovirus infection in two nymphalid butterfly species utilizing native or exotic host plants	6
Paraquat is toxic to the soil-dwelling arthropod, Folsomia candida (Collembola: Isotomidae), and has potential effects on its Wolbachia endosymbiont	6
Inactivation of Nosema spp. with zinc phthalocyanine	6
The deterrent ability of Xenorhabdus nematophila and Photorhabdus laumondii compounds as a potential novel tool for Lobesia botrana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) management	6