Evidence against Wolbachia symbiosis in Loa loa.

Long PCR improvesWolbachiaDNA amplification:wspsequences found in 76% of sixty‐three arthropod species

2000 • 782 citations

Phylogeny of Wolbachia in filarial nematodes

1998 • 578 citations

A phylogenetic analysis of filarial nematodes: comparison with the phylogeny of Wolbachia endosymbionts

2001 • 438 citations

The Role of Endosymbiotic Wolbachia Bacteria in the Pathogenesis of River Blindness

2002 • 362 citations

Tetracycline therapy targets intracellular bacteria in the filarial nematode Litomosoides sigmodontis and results in filarial infertility

1999 • 338 citations

Wolbachia Bacteria of Filarial Nematodes

1999 • 310 citations

Inflammatory Responses Induced by the Filarial Nematode Brugia malayi Are Mediated by Lipopolysaccharide-like Activity from Endosymbiotic Wolbachia Bacteria

2000 • 248 citations

Wolbachia in filarial nematodes: evolutionary aspects and implications for the pathogenesis and treatment of filarial diseases

2001 • 227 citations

Neutrophil accumulation around worms and chemotaxis of neutrophils are dependent on endobacteria

2001 • 179 citations

Clinical picture, epidemiology and outcome of Loa-associated serious adverse events related to mass ivermectin treatment of onchocerciasis in Cameroon.

2003 • 169 citations

Micro-organisms in filarial larvae (Nematoda)

1975 • 149 citations

A Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay for Detection of the Parasite Wuchereria bancrofti in Human Blood Samples

1996 • 137 citations

Severe reactions to filarial chemotherapy and release of Wolbachia endosymbionts into blood

2001 • 130 citations

Polymerase Chain Reaction-Based Diagnosis of Onchocerca volvulus Infection: Improved Detection of Patients with Onchocerciasis

1994 • 128 citations

Bacterial Endosymbionts ofOnchocerca volvulusin the Pathogenesis of Posttreatment Reactions

2002 • 122 citations

Lipopolysaccharide-like molecules derived from endobacteria of the filaria are candidate mediators in the sequence of inflammatory and antiinflammatory responses of human monocytes

2000 • 115 citations

A new approach to the treatment of filariasis

2001 • 108 citations

Wolbachiaand the antifilarial properties of tetracycline. An untold story

1999 • 62 citations

Detection of the filarial parasite Mansonella streptocerca in skin biopsies by a nested polymerase chain reaction-based assay.

1998 • 55 citations

Light and electron microscopy studies onOnchocerca jakutensis andO. flexuosa of red deer show different host-parasite interactions

1995 • 45 citations

Detection ofLoa loa-Specific DNA in Blood from Occult-Infected Individuals

1997 • 44 citations

Antibiotics for the treatment of onchocerciasis and other filarial infections.

2002 • 43 citations

Characterization of a secreted antigen of Onchocerca volvulus with host‐protective potential

1996 • 34 citations

The Filarial Endosymbiont Wolbachia sp. is Absent From Setaria equina

2002 • 25 citations

A New Insight into the Pathogenesis of Filarial Disease

2002 • 24 citations

Electron microscope study of the body wall and the gut of adultLoa loa

1984 • 24 citations

Ultrastructure of Loa loa microfilaria

1983 • 16 citations

The fine structure of the female reproductive tract of adult Loa loa

1987 • 9 citations