Research map: The history of Wolbachia and heartworm

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  1. Phylogeny of Wolbachia in filarial nematodes · Claudio Bandi · 1998 · 603 citations · Cited by this paper
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  9. Effects of tetracycline on the filarial worms Brugia pahangi and Dirofilaria immitis and their bacterial endosymbionts Wolbachiafn1fn1Note: Nucleotide sequence data reported in this paper are available in the embl, GeneBankTM and DDJB databases under accession number AJ012646. · Claudio Bandi · 1999 · 254 citations · Cited by this paper
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  11. Macrofilaricidal activity of tetracycline against the filarial nematode Onchocerca ochengi : elimination of Wolbachia precedes worm death and suggests a dependent relationship · N. G. Langworthy · 2000 · 212 citations · Cited by this paper
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  13. Combined ivermectin and doxycycline treatment has microfilaricidal and adulticidal activity against Dirofilaria immitis in experimentally infected dogs · Chiara Bazzocchi · 2008 · 176 citations · Cited by this paper
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  21. Wolbachia Lipoprotein Stimulates Innate and Adaptive Immunity through Toll-like Receptors 2 and 6 to Induce Disease Manifestations of Filariasis · Joseph D. Turner · 2009 · 141 citations · Cited by this paper
  22. Breakdown of coevolution between symbiotic bacteria Wolbachia and their filarial hosts · Emilie Lefoulon · 2016 · 119 citations · Cited by this paper
  23. Prophylactic Activity of Tetracycline against Brugia pahangi Infection in Jirds (Meriones unguiculatus) · Stephen C. Bosshardt · 1993 · 100 citations · Cited by this paper
  24. Wolbachia and its influence on the pathology and immunology of Dirofilaria immitis infection · Laura Helen Kramer · 2008 · 96 citations · Cited by this paper
  25. Antigenic role of the endosymbionts of filarial nematodes: IgG response against the Wolbachia surface protein in cats infected with Dirofilaria immitis · Chiara Bazzocchi · 2000 · 93 citations · Cited by this paper
  26. Antibiotics and Wolbachia in filarial nematodes: antifilarial activity of rifampicin, oxytetracycline and chloramphenicol against Onchocerca gutturosa , Onchocerca lienalis and Brugia pahangi · D. Hutton S. Townson · 2000 · 89 citations · Cited by this paper
  27. Immunohistochemical/immunogold detection and distribution of the endosymbiont Wolbachia of Dirofilaria immitis and Brugia pahangi using a polyclonal antiserum raised against WSP (Wolbachia surface protein) · Laura Helen Kramer · 2003 · 81 citations · Cited by this paper
  28. AWZ1066S, a highly specific anti- Wolbachia drug candidate for a short-course treatment of filariasis · Weiqian David Hong · 2019 · 73 citations · Cited by this paper
  29. Molecular identification of Wolbachia from the filarial nematode Mansonella perstans · Paul B. Keiser · 2008 · 72 citations · Cited by this paper
  30. Gene structure, activity and localization of a catalase from intracellular bacteria in Onchocerca volvulus1Note: Nucleotide sequence data reported in this paper are available in the EMBL, GenBank and DDJB databases under the accession numbers X82176, AF069070 and AF069069.1 · Kimberly Henkle‐Dührsen · 1998 · 62 citations · Cited by this paper
  31. Immune response to and tissue localization of the Wolbachia surface protein (WSP) in dogs with natural heartworm (Dirofilaria immitis) infection · Laura Helen Kramer · 2005 · 60 citations · Cited by this paper
  32. Anti-Wolbachia drugs for filariasis · Kelly L. Johnston · 2021 · 50 citations · Cited by this paper
  33. Wolbachia -Induced Neutrophil Activation in a Mouse Model of Ocular Onchocerciasis (River Blindness) · Illona Gillette‐Ferguson · 2004 · 49 citations · Cited by this paper
  34. Wolbachia endosymbionts induce neutrophil extracellular trap formation in human onchocerciasis · Francesca Tamarozzi · 2016 · 49 citations · Cited by this paper
  35. Is Wolbachia complicating the pathological effects of Dirofilaria immitis infections? · Laura Helen Kramer · 2005 · 44 citations · Cited by this paper
  36. Ultrastructure of the Microfilaria of Dirofilaria immitis · Wieslaw J. Kozek · 1971 · 42 citations · Cited by this paper
  37. Toll-Like Receptor 2 Regulates CXC Chemokine Production and Neutrophil Recruitment to the Cornea in Onchocerca volvulus / Wolbachia -Induced Keratitis · Illona Gillette‐Ferguson · 2007 · 34 citations · Cited by this paper
  38. Wolbachia in Dirofilaria repens, an Agent Causing Human Subcutaneous Dirofilariasis · Giulio Grandi · 2008 · 33 citations · Cited by this paper
  39. Clinical benefits of incorporating doxycycline into a canine heartworm treatment protocol · Carmel Nelson · 2017 · 32 citations · Cited by this paper

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