Masakazu Shimada

Strict Host-Symbiont Cospeciation and Reductive Genome Evolution in Insect Gut Bacteria

Takahiro Hosokawa, Yoshitomo Kikuchi, Naruo Nikoh et al. · PLoS Biology · 2006 · 413 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biology, Entomology +17

Genome fragment of <i>Wolbachia</i> endosymbiont transferred to X chromosome of host insect

Natsuko Ito Kondo, Naruo Nikoh, Nobuyuki Ijichi et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2002 · 335 citations

Life Sciences, Entomology, Genetics +13

Obligate symbiont involved in pest status of host insect

Takahiro Hosokawa, Yoshitomo Kikuchi, Masakazu Shimada et al. · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · 2007 · 227 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Ecology, Entomology +17

<i>Wolbachia</i> genome integrated in an insect chromosome: Evolution and fate of laterally transferred endosymbiont genes

Naruo Nikoh, Kohjiro Tanaka, Fukashi Shibata et al. · Genome Research · 2007 · 199 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biology, Genetics +11

Infection density of<i>Wolbachia</i>endosymbiont affected by co-infection and host genotype

Natsuko Ito Kondo, Masakazu Shimada, Takema Fukatsu · Biology Letters · 2005 · 132 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biology, Entomology +14