Ilaria Varotto-Boccazzi

A survey of the mycobiota associated with larvae of the black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) reared for feed production

Ilaria Varotto-Boccazzi, M. Ottoboni, Elena Martín et al. · PLoS ONE · 2017 · 126 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Entomology, Microbiology +15

Tissue tropism and metabolic pathways of Midichloria mitochondrii suggest tissue-specific functions in the symbiosis with Ixodes ricinus

Emanuela Olivieri, Sara Epis, Michele Castelli et al. · Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases · 2019 · 63 citations

Life Sciences, Biology, Cell Biology +11

Boosting immunity to treat parasitic infections: Asaia bacteria expressing a protein from Wolbachia determine M1 macrophage activation and killing of Leishmania protozoans

Ilaria Varotto-Boccazzi, Sara Epis, Irene Arnoldi et al. · Pharmacological Research · 2020 · 54 citations · Full text

Veterinary Medicine, Immunology, Infectious Diseases +17

Chimeric symbionts expressing a Wolbachia protein stimulate mosquito immunity and inhibit filarial parasite development

Sara Epis, Ilaria Varotto-Boccazzi, Elena Crotti et al. · Communications Biology · 2020 · 39 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Entomology, Immunology +17

Molecular screening for bacterial pathogens in ticks (Ixodes ricinus) collected on migratory birds captured in northern Italy

Massimo Pajoro, Dario Pistone, Ilaria Varotto-Boccazzi et al. · Folia Parasitologica · 2018 · 32 citations · Full text

Veterinary Medicine, Microbiology, Zoology +17