List of works - Alberto Alma

'Candidatus Liberibacter europaeus' sp. nov. that is associated with and transmitted by the psyllid Cacopsylla pyri apparently behaves as an endophyte rather than a pathogen

scientific article

'Candidatus Phytoplasma phoenicium' associated with almond witches'-broom disease: from draft genome to genetic diversity among strain populations.

scientific article published on 30 July 2015

A mathematical model of flavescence dorée epidemiology

scholarly article by Federico Lessio et al published September 2015 in Ecological Modelling

A novel Bacteroidetes symbiont is localized in Scaphoideus titanus, the insect vector of Flavescence dorée in Vitis vinifera

scientific article

Ability of Euscelidius variegatus to Transmit Flavescence Dorée Phytoplasma with a Short Latency Period

scientific article published on 05 September 2020

Acetic Acid Bacteria as Symbionts of Insects

Acetic acid bacteria genomes reveal functional traits for adaptation to life in insect guts.

scientific article published on April 2014

Acetic acid bacteria, newly emerging symbionts of insects

scientific article

Acetobacter tropicalis is a major symbiont of the olive fruit fly (Bactrocera oleae).

scientific article

Activation of Immune Genes in Leafhoppers by Phytoplasmas and Symbiotic Bacteria

scientific article published on 21 June 2019

Adaptation of indigenous larval parasitoids to Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in Italy.

scientific article

Aesculus pavia foliar saponins: defensive role against the leafminer Cameraria ohridella

scientific article published on July 2010

Asaia symbionts interfere with infection by Flavescence dorée phytoplasma in leafhoppers

Asaia, a versatile acetic acid bacterial symbiont, capable of cross-colonizing insects of phylogenetically distant genera and orders

scientific article published on 4 September 2009

Bacteria of the genus Asaia stably associate with Anopheles stephensi, an Asian malarial mosquito vector

scientific article

Bacteria of the genus Asaia: a potential paratransgenic weapon against malaria

scientific article

Bacterial diversity shift determined by different diets in the gut of the spotted wing fly Drosophila suzukii is primarily reflected on acetic acid bacteria

scientific article

Bacterial endosymbiont localization in Hyalesthes obsoletus, the insect vector of Bois noir in Vitis vinifera

scientific article

Bacteriocyte-like cells harbour Wolbachia in the ovary of Drosophila melanogaster (Insecta, Diptera) and Zyginidia pullula (Insecta, Hemiptera).

scientific article

Biological control of the chestnut gall wasp with T. sinensis: A mathematical model

scientific article published in 2016

Compartmentalization of bacterial and fungal microbiomes in the gut of adult honeybees

scientific article published on 07 May 2021

Control of western corn rootworm damage by application of soil insecticides at different maize planting times

article

Description of Calling, Courtship and Mating Behaviour of Six Species of the Genus Zyginidia (Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadellidae)

scientific article published in 2023

Development, Spatial Distribution, and Presence on Grapevine of Nymphs of Orientus ishidae (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae), a New Vector of Flavescence Dorée Phytoplasmas

scientific article published on 01 December 2019

Developmental stages and gut microenvironments influence gut microbiota dynamics in the invasive beetle Popillia japonica Newman (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)

scientific article published on 21 October 2019

Different mosquito species host Wickerhamomyces anomalus (Pichia anomala): perspectives on vector-borne diseases symbiotic control

scientific article

Disruption of Host-Symbiont Associations for the Symbiotic Control and Management of Pentatomid Agricultural Pests-A Review

scientific article published on 27 November 2020

Effects of the diet on the microbiota of the red palm weevil (Coleoptera: Dryophthoridae).

scientific article

Egg masses treatment with micronutrient fertilizers has a suppressive effect on newly-emerged nymphs of the brown marmorated stink bug Halyomorpha halys

scientific article published in 2019

Erratum to: Different mosquito species host Wickerhamomyces anomalus (Pichia anomala): perspectives on vector-borne diseases symbiotic control

scholarly article published in Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

Evaluation of the community of native eulophid parasitoids on Cameraria ohridella Deschka and Dimic in urban areas

scientific article

Fieberiella florii (Homoptera: Auchenorrhyncha) as a Vector of "Candidatus Phytoplasma mali"

scientific article published on 01 March 2006

Genetic and biochemical diversity of Paenibacillus larvae isolated from Tunisian infected honey bee broods.

scientific article published on 02 September 2013

Horizontal transmission of the symbiotic bacterium Asaia sp. in the leafhopper Scaphoideus titanus Ball (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae)

scientific article

How to preserve horse chestnut trees from Cameraria ohridella in the urban environment

Identification and Molecular Characterization of â CandidatusPhytoplasma maliâ Isolates in North-western Italy

article

Identification of new 16SrIX subgroups, -F and -G, among ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma phoenicium’ strains infecting almond, peach and nectarine in Lebanon ⬇️

scientific article published in 2011

Incidence of ‘Candidatus Liberibacter europaeus’ and phytoplasmas in Cacopsylla species (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) and their host/shelter plants

article

Influence of temperature on the embryonic and post-embryonic development ofScaphoideus titanus(Hemiptera: Cicadellidae), vector of grapevine Flavescence dorée

article

Male or female? The epigenetic conflict between a feminizing bacterium and its insect host

article by Ilaria Negri et al published November 2009 in Communicative & integrative biology

Microbial symbionts: a resource for the management of insect-related problems

scientific article

Molecular evidence for multiple infections as revealed by typing of Asaia bacterial symbionts of four mosquito species

scientific article

Molecular identification of the Hyalesthes species (Hemiptera: Cixiidae) occurring in vineyard agroecosystems

article published in 2010

Monitoring of the exotic fly Drosophila suzukii in stone, pome and soft fruit orchards in NW Italy

article

Natural enemies of the South American moth, Tuta absoluta, in Europe, North Africa and Middle East, and their potential use in pest control strategies

article

Olfactory attraction of Drosophila suzukii by symbiotic acetic acid bacteria

article by Fabio Mazzetto et al published 24 March 2016 in Journal of Pest Science

Palaearctic Egg Parasitoids Interaction to Three Grapevine Exotic Pests in Northwestern Italy: A New Association Involving Metcalfa pruinosa

scientific article published on 08 September 2020

Parasitoid Recruitment to the Globally Invasive Chestnut Gall Wasp Dryocosmus kuriphilus

Plant-mediated interspecific horizontal transmission of an intracellular symbiont in insects.

scientific article

Population dynamics of Cacopsylla melanoneura (Homoptera: Psyllidae), a vector of apple proliferation phytoplasma in northwestern Italy.

scientific article published in June 2002

Sequential sampling plan for Cameraria ohridella (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) on horse chestnut tree

scientific article

Sex and stripping: The key to the intimate relationship between Wolbachia and host?

scientific article

Spatial distribution of nymphs of Scaphoideus titanus (Homoptera: Cicadellidae) in grapes, and evaluation of sequential sampling plans

scientific article published in April 2006

The genus Cixius Latreille, 1804 (Hemiptera, Fulgoromorpha, Cixiidae) in Lebanon with the description of two new species

scientific article

The yeast Wickerhamomyces anomalus (Pichia anomala) inhabits the midgut and reproductive system of the Asian malaria vector Anopheles stephensi

scientific article published on 5 January 2011

Torymus sinensis: a viable management option for the biological control of Dryocosmus kuriphilus in Europe?

scientific article published in August 2011

Transmission of 16SrIII-J phytoplasmas by the leafhoppers Paratanus exitiousus and Bergallia valdiviana ⬇️

scientific article published in 2019

Transmission of apple proliferation phytoplasma by Cacopsylla melanoneura (Homoptera: Psyllidae).

scientific article published in February 2004

Unravelling the Wolbachia evolutionary role: the reprogramming of the host genomic imprinting

scientific article published on 8 April 2009

List of works by Alberto Alma

'Candidatus Liberibacter europaeus' sp. nov. that is associated with and transmitted by the psyllid Cacopsylla pyri apparently behaves as an endophyte rather than a pathogen

'Candidatus Phytoplasma phoenicium' associated with almond witches'-broom disease: from draft genome to genetic diversity among strain populations.

A mathematical model of flavescence dorée epidemiology

A novel Bacteroidetes symbiont is localized in Scaphoideus titanus, the insect vector of Flavescence dorée in Vitis vinifera

Ability of Euscelidius variegatus to Transmit Flavescence Dorée Phytoplasma with a Short Latency Period

Acetic Acid Bacteria as Symbionts of Insects

Acetic acid bacteria genomes reveal functional traits for adaptation to life in insect guts.

Acetic acid bacteria, newly emerging symbionts of insects

Acetobacter tropicalis is a major symbiont of the olive fruit fly (Bactrocera oleae).

Activation of Immune Genes in Leafhoppers by Phytoplasmas and Symbiotic Bacteria

Adaptation of indigenous larval parasitoids to Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in Italy.

Aesculus pavia foliar saponins: defensive role against the leafminer Cameraria ohridella

Asaia symbionts interfere with infection by Flavescence dorée phytoplasma in leafhoppers

Asaia, a versatile acetic acid bacterial symbiont, capable of cross-colonizing insects of phylogenetically distant genera and orders

Bacteria of the genus Asaia stably associate with Anopheles stephensi, an Asian malarial mosquito vector

Bacteria of the genus Asaia: a potential paratransgenic weapon against malaria

Bacterial diversity shift determined by different diets in the gut of the spotted wing fly Drosophila suzukii is primarily reflected on acetic acid bacteria

Bacterial endosymbiont localization in Hyalesthes obsoletus, the insect vector of Bois noir in Vitis vinifera

Bacteriocyte-like cells harbour Wolbachia in the ovary of Drosophila melanogaster (Insecta, Diptera) and Zyginidia pullula (Insecta, Hemiptera).

Biological control of the chestnut gall wasp with T. sinensis: A mathematical model

Compartmentalization of bacterial and fungal microbiomes in the gut of adult honeybees

Control of western corn rootworm damage by application of soil insecticides at different maize planting times

Description of Calling, Courtship and Mating Behaviour of Six Species of the Genus Zyginidia (Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadellidae)

Development, Spatial Distribution, and Presence on Grapevine of Nymphs of Orientus ishidae (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae), a New Vector of Flavescence Dorée Phytoplasmas

Developmental stages and gut microenvironments influence gut microbiota dynamics in the invasive beetle Popillia japonica Newman (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)

Different mosquito species host Wickerhamomyces anomalus (Pichia anomala): perspectives on vector-borne diseases symbiotic control

Disruption of Host-Symbiont Associations for the Symbiotic Control and Management of Pentatomid Agricultural Pests-A Review

Effects of the diet on the microbiota of the red palm weevil (Coleoptera: Dryophthoridae).

Egg masses treatment with micronutrient fertilizers has a suppressive effect on newly-emerged nymphs of the brown marmorated stink bug Halyomorpha halys

Erratum to: Different mosquito species host Wickerhamomyces anomalus (Pichia anomala): perspectives on vector-borne diseases symbiotic control

Evaluation of the community of native eulophid parasitoids on Cameraria ohridella Deschka and Dimic in urban areas

Fieberiella florii (Homoptera: Auchenorrhyncha) as a Vector of "Candidatus Phytoplasma mali"

Genetic and biochemical diversity of Paenibacillus larvae isolated from Tunisian infected honey bee broods.

Horizontal transmission of the symbiotic bacterium Asaia sp. in the leafhopper Scaphoideus titanus Ball (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae)

How to preserve horse chestnut trees from Cameraria ohridella in the urban environment

Identification and Molecular Characterization of â CandidatusPhytoplasma maliâ Isolates in North-western Italy

Identification of new 16SrIX subgroups, -F and -G, among ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma phoenicium’ strains infecting almond, peach and nectarine in Lebanon ⬇️

Incidence of ‘Candidatus Liberibacter europaeus’ and phytoplasmas in Cacopsylla species (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) and their host/shelter plants

Influence of temperature on the embryonic and post-embryonic development ofScaphoideus titanus(Hemiptera: Cicadellidae), vector of grapevine Flavescence dorée

Male or female? The epigenetic conflict between a feminizing bacterium and its insect host

Microbial symbionts: a resource for the management of insect-related problems

Molecular evidence for multiple infections as revealed by typing of Asaia bacterial symbionts of four mosquito species

Molecular identification of the Hyalesthes species (Hemiptera: Cixiidae) occurring in vineyard agroecosystems

Monitoring of the exotic fly Drosophila suzukii in stone, pome and soft fruit orchards in NW Italy

Natural enemies of the South American moth, Tuta absoluta, in Europe, North Africa and Middle East, and their potential use in pest control strategies

Olfactory attraction of Drosophila suzukii by symbiotic acetic acid bacteria

Palaearctic Egg Parasitoids Interaction to Three Grapevine Exotic Pests in Northwestern Italy: A New Association Involving Metcalfa pruinosa

Parasitoid Recruitment to the Globally Invasive Chestnut Gall Wasp Dryocosmus kuriphilus

Plant-mediated interspecific horizontal transmission of an intracellular symbiont in insects.

Population dynamics of Cacopsylla melanoneura (Homoptera: Psyllidae), a vector of apple proliferation phytoplasma in northwestern Italy.

Sequential sampling plan for Cameraria ohridella (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) on horse chestnut tree

Sex and stripping: The key to the intimate relationship between Wolbachia and host?

Spatial distribution of nymphs of Scaphoideus titanus (Homoptera: Cicadellidae) in grapes, and evaluation of sequential sampling plans

The genus Cixius Latreille, 1804 (Hemiptera, Fulgoromorpha, Cixiidae) in Lebanon with the description of two new species

The yeast Wickerhamomyces anomalus (Pichia anomala) inhabits the midgut and reproductive system of the Asian malaria vector Anopheles stephensi

Torymus sinensis: a viable management option for the biological control of Dryocosmus kuriphilus in Europe?

Transmission of 16SrIII-J phytoplasmas by the leafhoppers Paratanus exitiousus and Bergallia valdiviana ⬇️

Transmission of apple proliferation phytoplasma by Cacopsylla melanoneura (Homoptera: Psyllidae).

Unravelling the Wolbachia evolutionary role: the reprogramming of the host genomic imprinting