Symbiotic nitrogen fixation in the fungus gardens of leaf-cutter ants AA Pinto-Tomás, MA Anderson, G Suen, DM Stevenson, FST Chu, ... Science 326 (5956), 1120-1123, 2009 | 344 | 2009 |
The antimicrobial potential of Streptomyces from insect microbiomes MG Chevrette, CM Carlson, HE Ortega, C Thomas, GE Ananiev, KJ Barns, ... Nature communications 10 (1), 516, 2019 | 288 | 2019 |
An insect herbivore microbiome with high plant biomass-degrading capacity G Suen, JJ Scott, FO Aylward, SM Adams, SG Tringe, AA Pinto-Tomás, ... PLoS genetics 6 (9), e1001129, 2010 | 287 | 2010 |
Selvamicin, an atypical antifungal polyene from two alternative genomic contexts EB Van Arnam, AC Ruzzini, CS Sit, H Horn, AA Pinto-Tomás, CR Currie, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 113 (46), 12940-12945, 2016 | 126 | 2016 |
Community richness of amphibian skin bacteria correlates with bioclimate at the global scale JG Kueneman, MC Bletz, VJ McKenzie, CG Becker, MB Joseph, ... Nature Ecology & Evolution 3 (3), 381-389, 2019 | 93 | 2019 |
Welcome to the Atta world: A framework for understanding the effects of leaf‐cutter ants on ecosystem functions AC Swanson, L Schwendenmann, MF Allen, EL Aronson, A Artavia‐León, ... Functional ecology 33 (8), 1386-1399, 2019 | 92 | 2019 |
Comparison of midgut bacterial diversity in tropical caterpillars (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) fed on different diets AA Pinto-Tomás, A Sittenfeld, L Uribe-Lorío, F Chavarría, M Mora, ... Environmental entomology 40 (5), 1111-1122, 2011 | 81 | 2011 |
Evidence for widespread associations between neotropical hymenopteran insects and actinobacteria B Matarrita-Carranza, RD Moreira-Soto, C Murillo-Cruz, M Mora, ... Frontiers in Microbiology 8, 292779, 2017 | 51 | 2017 |
Interaction between Workers during a Short Time Window Is Required for Bacterial Symbiont Transmission in Acromyrmex Leaf-Cutting Ants SE Marsh, M Poulsen, A Pinto-Tomas, CR Currie PloS one 9 (7), e103269, 2014 | 48 | 2014 |
Characterization of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis Inhibiting Bacteria from Amphibian Populations in Costa Rica JD Madison, EA Berg, JG Abarca, SM Whitfield, O Gorbatenko, A Pinto, ... Frontiers in Microbiology 8, 290, 2017 | 43* | 2017 |
Population genetic analysis of Streptomyces albidoflavus reveals habitat barriers to homologous recombination in the diversification of streptomycetes K Cheng, X Rong, AA Pinto-Tomás, M Fernández-Villalobos, ... Applied and environmental microbiology 81 (3), 966-975, 2015 | 40 | 2015 |
Cellulose-Enriched Microbial Communities from Leaf-Cutter Ant (Atta colombica) Refuse Dumps Vary in Taxonomic Composition and Degradation Ability GR Lewin, AL Johnson, RDM Soto, K Perry, AJ Book, HA Horn, ... PLoS One 11 (3), e0151840, 2016 | 36 | 2016 |
Phylogenetic analyses of antibiotic-producing Streptomyces sp. isolates obtained from the stingless-bee Tetragonisca angustula (Apidae: Meliponini) JC Cambronero-Heinrichs, B Matarrita-Carranza, C Murillo-Cruz, ... Microbiology 165 (3), 292-301, 2019 | 34 | 2019 |
Uncovering the cultivable microbial diversity of costa rican beetles and its ability to break down plant cell wall components G Vargas-Asensio, A Pinto-Tomas, B Rivera, M Hernandez, C Hernandez, ... PLoS One 9 (11), e113303, 2014 | 34 | 2014 |
Actividades enzimáticas en aislamientos bacterianos de tractos digestivos de larvas y del contenido de pupas de Automeris zugana y Rothschildia lebeau (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) A Pinto-Tomás, L Uribe-Lorío, J Blanco, G Fontecha, C Rodríguez, ... Revista de biología tropical 55 (2), 401-415, 2007 | 32* | 2007 |
The Role of the Ecosystem Engineer, the Leaf‐Cutter Ant Atta cephalotes, on Soil CO2 Dynamics in a Wet Tropical Rainforest AS Fernandez‐Bou, D Dierick, AC Swanson, MF Allen, AGF Alvarado, ... Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences 124 (2), 260-273, 2019 | 31 | 2019 |
Distribution and dietary regulation of an associated facultative Rhizobiales-related bacterium in the omnivorous giant tropical ant, Paraponera clavata HK Larson, SK Goffredi, EL Parra, O Vargas, AA Pinto-Tomas, ... Naturwissenschaften 101, 397-406, 2014 | 29 | 2014 |
Bacteria contribute to plant secondary compound degradation in a generalist herbivore system CB Francoeur, L Khadempour, RD Moreira-Soto, K Gotting, AJ Book, ... MBio 11 (5), 10.1128/mbio. 02146-20, 2020 | 25 | 2020 |
Characterization of the Skin Microbiota of the Cane Toad Rhinella cf. marina in Puerto Rico and Costa Rica JG Abarca, I Zuniga, G Ortiz-Morales, A Lugo, M Viquez-Cervilla, ... Frontiers in Microbiology 8, 2624, 2018 | 25 | 2018 |
Correlation between virulence and genetic structure of Escovopsis strains from leaf-cutting ant colonies in Costa Rica DEE Wallace, JGV Asensio, AAP Tomás Microbiology 160 (8), 1727-1736, 2014 | 25 | 2014 |