Comparison of classical and transgenic genetic sexing strains of Mediterranean fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) for application of the sterile insect technique.

by José S Meza, Ihsan Ul Haq, Marc J B Vreysen, Kostas Bourtzis, Georgios A Kyritsis, Carlos Cáceres
Published 2018-01-01

Cryopreservation of the Mediterranean fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) VIENNA 8 genetic sexing strain: No effect on large scale production of high quality sterile males for SIT app...

by Ihsan Ul Haq, Adly Abd-Alla, Ulysses Sto Tomas, Jose Salvador Meza, Kostas Bourtzis, Carlos Cáceres
Published 2019-01-01

Different laboratory populations similar bacterial profile? The case of Glossina palpalis gambiensis

by Vangelis Doudoumis, Antonios Augustinos, Aggeliki Saridaki, Andrew Parker, Adly M M Abd-Alla, Kostas Bourtzis, George Tsiamis
Published 2018-11-01

Comparative Microbiomics of Tephritid Frugivorous Pests (Diptera: Tephritidae) From the Field: A Tale of High Variability Across and Within Species

by Maarten De Cock, Maarten De Cock, Massimiliano Virgilio, Peter Vandamme, Kostas Bourtzis, Marc De Meyer, Anne Willems
Published 2020-08-01

Achilles, a New Family of Transcriptionally Active Retrotransposons from the Olive Fruit Fly, with Y Chromosome Preferential Distribution.

by Konstantina T Tsoumani, Elena Drosopoulou, Kostas Bourtzis, Aggeliki Gariou-Papalexiou, Penelope Mavragani-Tsipidou, Antigone Zacharopoulou, Kostas D Mathiopoulos
Published 2015-01-01

Exploitation of the Medfly Gut Microbiota for the Enhancement of Sterile Insect Technique: Use of Enterobacter sp. in Larval Diet-Based Probiotic Applications.

by Antonios A Augustinos, Georgios A Kyritsis, Nikos T Papadopoulos, Adly M M Abd-Alla, Carlos Cáceres, Kostas Bourtzis
Published 2015-01-01

Exploring the potential of computer vision analysis of pupae size dimorphism for adaptive sex sorting systems of various vector mosquito species

by Mario Zacarés, Gustavo Salvador-Herranz, David Almenar, Carles Tur, Rafael Argilés, Kostas Bourtzis, Hervé Bossin, Ignacio Pla
Published 2018-12-01

The Effect of Radiation on the Gut Bacteriome of Aedes albopictus

by Dongjing Zhang, Dongjing Zhang, Dongjing Zhang, Shi Chen, Shi Chen, Adly M. M. Abd-Alla, Kostas Bourtzis
Published 2021-07-01

Isolation and characterization of a temperature-sensitive lethal strain of Anopheles arabiensis for SIT-based application

by Cyrille Ndo, Yacouba Poumachu, Danale Metitsi, Herman Parfait Awono-Ambene, Timoléon Tchuinkam, Jeremie Lionnel Roger Gilles, Kostas Bourtzis
Published 2018-12-01

Symbionts commonly provide broad spectrum resistance to viruses in insects: a comparative analysis of Wolbachia strains.

by Julien Martinez, Ben Longdon, Simone Bauer, Yuk-Sang Chan, Wolfgang J Miller, Kostas Bourtzis, Luis Teixeira, Francis M Jiggins
Published 2014-09-01

Irradiation induced inversions suppress recombination between the M locus and morphological markers in Aedes aegypti

by Antonios A. Augustinos, Muhammad Misbah-ul-Haq, Danilo O. Carvalho, Lucia Duran de la Fuente, Panagiota Koskinioti, Kostas Bourtzis
Published 2020-12-01

Wolbachia infection in Argentinean populations of Anastrepha fraterculus sp1: preliminary evidence of sex ratio distortion by one of two strains

by Claudia Alejandra Conte, Diego Fernando Segura, Fabian Horacio Milla, Antonios Augustinos, Jorge Luis Cladera, Kostas Bourtzis, Silvia Beatriz Lanzavecchia
Published 2019-12-01

Impact of Sample Preservation and Manipulation on Insect Gut Microbiome Profiling. A Test Case With Fruit Flies (Diptera, Tephritidae)

by Maarten De Cock, Maarten De Cock, Massimiliano Virgilio, Peter Vandamme, Antonios Augustinos, Kostas Bourtzis, Anne Willems, Marc De Meyer
Published 2019-12-01

Detection and characterization of bacterial endosymbionts in Southeast Asian tephritid fruit fly populations

by Elias D. Asimakis, Vangelis Doudoumis, Ashok B. Hadapad, Ramesh S. Hire, Costas Batargias, Changying Niu, Mahfuza Khan, Kostas Bourtzis, George Tsiamis
Published 2019-12-01

Interactions Between Tsetse Endosymbionts and Glossina pallidipes Salivary Gland Hypertrophy Virus in Glossina Hosts

by Güler Demirbas-Uzel, Antonios A. Augustinos, Vangelis Doudoumis, Andrew G. Parker, George Tsiamis, Kostas Bourtzis, Adly M. M. Abd-Alla
Published 2021-05-01

The chromosomes and the mitogenome of Ceratitis fasciventris (Diptera: Tephritidae): two genetic approaches towards the Ceratitis FAR species complex resolution

by Elena Drosopoulou, Christina Pantelidou, Angeliki Gariou-Papalexiou, Antonios A. Augustinos, Tatiana Chartomatsidou, Georgios A. Kyritsis, Kostas Bourtzis, Penelope Mavragani-Tsipidou, Antigone Zacharopoulou
Published 2017-07-01

Multiple Factors Determine the Structure of Bacterial Communities Associated With Aedes albopictus Under Artificial Rearing Conditions

by Shi Chen, Shi Chen, Dongjing Zhang, Dongjing Zhang, Antonios Augustinos, Vangelis Doudoumis, Naima Bel Mokhtar, Hamidou Maiga, Hamidou Maiga, George Tsiamis, Kostas Bourtzis
Published 2020-04-01

Transgenerational transmission of the Glossina pallidipes hytrosavirus depends on the presence of a functional symbiome.

by Drion G Boucias, Henry M Kariithi, Kostas Bourtzis, Daniela I Schneider, Karen Kelley, Wolfgang J Miller, Andrew G Parker, Adly M M Abd-Alla
Published 2013-01-01

Wolbachia prophage DNA adenine methyltransferase genes in different Drosophila-Wolbachia associations.

by Aggeliki Saridaki, Panagiotis Sapountzis, Harriet L Harris, Philip D Batista, Jennifer A Biliske, Harris Pavlikaki, Stefan Oehler, Charalambos Savakis, Henk R Braig, Kostas Bourtzis
Published 2011-05-01

Cryopreservation of Embryos of the Mediterranean Fruit Fly Ceratitis capitata Vienna 8 Genetic Sexing Strain.

by Antonios A Augustinos, Arun Rajamohan, Georgios A Kyritsis, Antigone Zacharopoulou, Ihsan Ul Haq, Asya Targovska, Carlos Caceres, Kostas Bourtzis, Adly M M Abd-Alla
Published 2016-01-01