Mastore, M.; Broggio, E.; Banfi, D.; Machado, R.A.R.; Bhat, A.H.; Kallel, S.; Reguzzoni, M.; Quadroni, S.; Brivio, M.F. Evaluation of the Insecticidal Potential of Lysinibacillus fusiformis Against Drosophila suzukii Larvae. Insects 2025, 16, 1090. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects16111090

 

Banfi D, Bianchi T, Mastore M, Brivio MF. The Role of Heat Shock Proteins in Insect Stress Response, Immunity, and Climate Adaptation. Insects. 2025 Jul 21;16(7):741. doi: 10.3390/insects16070741.

 

Banfi D., Mastore M., Bianchi T., Brivio M.F. The Expression Levels of Heat Shock Protein 90 (HSP90) in Galleria mellonella Following Infection with the Entomopathogenic Nematode Steinernema carpocapsae and Its Symbiotic Bacteria Xenorhabdus nematophila. Insects. 2025; 16(2):201. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects1602020.

 

Malacarne MC, Mastore M, Brivio MF, Caruso E. Antimicrobial photodynamic activity of a BODIPY on an alternative preclinical model Galleria mellonella. Photochem Photobiol Sci. 2025 Aug 14. doi: 10.1007/s43630-025-00766-z.

 

Ameni Loulou, A.H. Bhat, M. Mastore, M.F. Brivio, H. Hamdene, R.A.R. Machado, S. Kallel. Efficacy of the nematodes Pristionchus maupasi, Acrobeloides bodenheimeri and A. tricornis on target insects Ceratitis capitata and Galleria mellonella. Russian J. of Nematol., 2024, 32 (2), 103-113, doi: 10.24412/0869-6918-2024-2-103-113

 

Banfi, D.; Bianchi, T.; Mastore, M.; Brivio, M.F. Optimization of Experimental Infection of the Animal Model Galleria mellonella Linnaeus 1758 (Lepidoptera:Pyralidae) with the Gram-Positive Bacterium Micrococcus luteus. Insects 2024, 15, 618. Doi: 10.3390/insects15080618

 

Marras E, Balacchi CJ, Orlandi V, Caruso E, Brivio MF, Bolognese F, Mastore M, Malacarne MC,  Vivona V, Ferrario N, Gariboldi MB. Ruthenium(II)-arene curcuminoid complexes as photosensitizer agents for antineoplastic and antimicrobial photodynamic therapy: in vitro and in vivo insights. Molecules. 2023; 28(22):7537. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28227537

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2023 - Machado RAR, Loulou A, Bhat AH, Mastore M, Terrettaz C, Brivio MF, Kallel S. Acinetobacter nematophilus sp. nov., Alcaligenes nematophilus sp. nov., Enterobacter nematophilus sp. nov., and Kaistia nematophila sp. nov., Isolated from Soil-Borne Nematodes and Proposal for the Elevation of Alcaligenes faecalis subsp. faecalis, Alcaligenes faecalis subsp. parafaecalis, and Alcaligenes faecalis subsp. phenolicus to the Species Level. Taxonomy. 2023; 3(1):148-168. https://doi.org/10.3390/taxonomy3010012

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2023 - Malacarne MC, Mastore M, Gariboldi MB, Brivio MF, Caruso E. Preliminary Toxicity Evaluation of a Porphyrin Photosensitizer in an Alternative Preclinical Model. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2023; 24(4):3131. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24043131

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2023 - Loulou A, Mastore M, Caramella S, Bhat AH, Brivio MF, Machado RAR, et al. Entomopathogenic potential of bacteria associated with soil-borne nematodes and insect immune responses to their infection. PLoS ONE 18(1): e0280675, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0280675

 

2023 - Mastore, M.; Quadroni, S.; Rezzonico, A.; Brivio, M.F. The Influence of Daily Temperature Fluctuation on the Efficacy of Bioinsecticides on Spotted Wing Drosophila larvae. Insects 2023, 14, 43. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14010043

 

2022 - Fodor A., Méhi O. and Brivio M. (2022) Editorial: Antimicrobial peptides and mRNA therapy: Clinical, Veterinary, and plant pathology perspectives with special attention to combatting MDR pathogens. Front. Microbiol. 13:1030874. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.1030874

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2022 - Quadroni S, Espa P, Zaccara S, Crosa G, Bettinetti R, Mastore M, Brivio MF. Monitoring and Management of Inland Waters: Insights from the Most Inhabited Italian Region. Environments. 2022; 9(2):27. https://doi.org/10.3390/environments9020027

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2021 - Bruno D, Montali A, Mastore M, Brivio MF, Mohamed A, Tian L, Grimaldi A, Casartelli M, Tettamanti G. Insights Into the Immune Response of the Black Soldier Fly Larvae to Bacteria. Front Immunol. 2021 Nov 18;12:745160. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.745160. 

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2021 - Mastore M, Caramella S, Quadroni S, Brivio MF. Drosophila suzukii Susceptibility to the Oral Administration of Bacillus thuringiensis, Xenorhabdus nematophila and Its Secondary Metabolites. Insects. 2021; 12(7):635. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects12070635.

 

2021 - Mastore M, Quadroni S, Brivio MF. Susceptibility of Drosophila suzukii larvae to the combined administration of the entomopathogens Bacillus thuringiensis and Steinernema carpocapsae. Scientific  Repoerts 2021 Apr 14;11(1):8149. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-87469-4.

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2020 - Brivio M.F., Mastore M. When Appearance misleads: The role of the entomopathogen surface in the relationships with its hosts. Insects, 11, 387, 2020. doi.org/10.3390/insects11060387

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2020 - Montali A., Berini F., Brivio M.F., Mastore M., Saviane A., Cappellozza S., Marinelli F., Tettamanti G. A silkworm infection model for in vivo study of glycopeptide antibiotics.  Antibiotics 9(6), 300, 2020. doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics9060300.

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2020 - Garriga, A., Mastore M., Morton A., Garcia-del-Pino F., Brivio M.F. Immune response of Drosophila suzukii larvae to infection with the nematobacterial complex Steinernema carpocapsae-Xenorhabdus nematophila. Insects, 11,210, 2020. doi.org/10.3390/insects11040210

 

2020 - Mastore M., Brivio M.F. Basic Methods to Evaluate Humoral Immunity Processes in Lepidoptera Larvae. In: Sandrelli F., Tettamanti G. (eds) Immunity in Insects. Springer Protocols Handbooks. Humana, New York, NY, pp. 127-144. doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-0259-1_8, 2020.

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2019 - De Lerma Barbaro A, M.B. Gariboldi, M. Mastore, M.F. Brivio, S. Giovannardi. In Vivo Effects of A Pro-PO System Inhibitor on the Phagocytosis of Xenorhabdus Nematophila in Galleria Mellonella Larvae. Insects. 10(9):263, 2019.

2019 - Mastore M., S. Quadroni, A. Toscano, N. Mottadelli and M.F. Brivio. Susceptibility to entomopathogens and modulation of basal immunity in two insect models at different temperatures. J. of Thermal Biol., J Thermal Biol., 2019, 79, 15-23, 2019.

2018 - Brivio M.F., M. Mastore. Nematobacterial Complexes and Insect Hosts: Different Weapons for the Same War. Insects, 9(3), 1-30, 2018.

2018 - M.F. Brivio, A. Toscano, S.M. De Pasquale, A. De Lerma Barbaro, S. Giovannardi, G. Finzi, M. Mastore. Surface protein components from entomopathogenic nematodes and their symbiotic bacteria: effects on immune responses of the greater wax moth, Galleria mellonella (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae). Pest Manag. Sci., 74(9), 2089-2099. 2018.

2016 - Binda-Rossetti S M. Mastore, M. Protasoni and M.F. Brivio. Effects of an entomopathogen nematode on the immune response of the insect pest red palm weevil: Focus on the host antimicrobial response. J. Inv Pathol., 133, 110-119, 2016.

2015 - Rahatkhah Z., J. Karimi, M. Ghadamyari and M.F. Brivio. Immune defenses of Agriotes lineatus larvae against entomopathogenic nematodes. BioControl, 60(5), 641-653, 2015.

2015 - Mastore, V. Arizza, B. Manachini and M.F. Brivio. Modulation of immune responses of Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Insecta: Coleoptera) induced by the entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema carpocapsae (Nematoda: Rhabditida). Insect Science, 2015.

2014 - Mastore M, S. Binda Rossetti, S. Giovannardi, G. Scarì and M.F. Brivio. Inducible factors with antimicrobial activity after immune challenge in the hemolymph of Red Palm Weevil (Insecta). Innate Immunity, 2014.

2010 - Brivio M.F., Mastore M., Nappi A.J. A pathogenic parasite interferes with phagocytosis of insect immunocompetent cells. Dev. and Comp. Immunol., Vol. 35(8), 2010.

2008 - Mastore M. and Brivio M.F. Cuticular surface lipids are responsible for disguise properties of an entomoparasite against host cellular responses. Develop. Comp. Immunol.; 32(9): 1050-1062, 2008.

2007 - Kohler L.J., Carton Y., Mastore M., Nappi A.J. Parasite suppression of the oxidations of eumelanin precursors in Drosophila melanogaster. Arch Insect Biochem Physiol. 66(2):64-75 2007.

2006 - Brivio M.F., M. Moro, M. Mastore. Down-regulation of antibacterial peptide synthesis in an insect model induced by the body-surface of an entomoparasite (Steinernema feltiae). Develop. Comp. Immunol., 30(7):627-38, 2006.

2005 - Brivio M.F., M. Mastore, M. Pagani. Parasite-host relationship: a lesson from a professional killer. Inv. Surv. J., 2: 41-53 (Review), 2005.

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