| Transfer of immunity from mother to offspring is mediated via egg-yolk protein vitellogenin H Salmela, GV Amdam, D Freitak PLoS pathogens 11 (7), e1005015, 2015 | 301 | 2015 |
| Complexity and variability of gut commensal microbiota in polyphagous lepidopteran larvae X Tang, D Freitak, H Vogel, L Ping, Y Shao, EA Cordero, G Andersen, ... PloS one 7 (7), e36978, 2012 | 244 | 2012 |
| Immune system responses and fitness costs associated with consumption of bacteria in larvae of Trichoplusia ni D Freitak, CW Wheat, DG Heckel, H Vogel Bmc Biology 5 (1), 56, 2007 | 234 | 2007 |
| Immune response is energetically costly in white cabbage butterfly pupae D Freitak, I Ots, A Vanatoa, P Hörak Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences …, 2003 | 214 | 2003 |
| The maternal transfer of bacteria can mediate trans-generational immune priming in insects D Freitak, H Schmidtberg, F Dickel, G Lochnit, H Vogel, A Vilcinskas Virulence 5 (4), 547-554, 2014 | 203 | 2014 |
| Dietary-dependent trans-generational immune priming in an insect herbivore D Freitak, DG Heckel, H Vogel Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 276 (1667), 2617-2624, 2009 | 141 | 2009 |
| Immunity or digestion: glucanase activity in a glucan-binding protein family from Lepidoptera Y Pauchet, D Freitak, HM Heidel-Fischer, DG Heckel, H Vogel Journal of Biological Chemistry 284 (4), 2214-2224, 2009 | 113 | 2009 |
| Gender- and stressor-specific microRNA expression in Tribolium castaneum D Freitak, E Knorr, H Vogel, A Vilcinskas Biology letters 8 (5), 860-863, 2012 | 94 | 2012 |
| Insect immunity: oral exposure to a bacterial pathogen elicits free radical response and protects from a recurring infection L Mikonranta, J Mappes, M Kaukoniitty, D Freitak Frontiers in zoology 11 (1), 23, 2014 | 90 | 2014 |
| Ancient duplications have led to functional divergence of vitellogenin-like genes potentially involved in inflammation and oxidative stress in honey bees H Salmela, T Stark, D Stucki, S Fuchs, D Freitak, A Dey, CF Kent, A Zayed, ... Genome Biology and Evolution 8 (3), 495-506, 2016 | 85 | 2016 |
| The role of Vitellogenin in the transfer of immune elicitors from gut to hypopharyngeal glands in honey bees (Apis mellifera) G Harwood, G Amdam, D Freitak Journal of insect physiology 112, 90-100, 2019 | 81 | 2019 |
| Deconstructing superorganisms and societies to address big questions in biology P Kennedy, G Baron, B Qiu, D Freitak, H Helanterä, ER Hunt, F Manfredini, ... Trends in Ecology & Evolution 32 (11), 861-872, 2017 | 67 | 2017 |
| Ants medicate to fight disease N Bos, L Sundström, S Fuchs, D Freitak Evolution 69 (11), 2979-2984, 2015 | 67 | 2015 |
| The phytohormone precursor OPDA is isomerized in the insect gut by a single, specific glutathione transferase P Dąbrowska, D Freitak, H Vogel, DG Heckel, W Boland Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 106 (38), 16304-16309, 2009 | 58 | 2009 |
| Honeybees’ foraging choices for nectar and pollen revealed by DNA metabarcoding M Leponiemi, D Freitak, M Moreno-Torres, EM Pferschy-Wenzig, ... Scientific Reports 13 (1), 14753, 2023 | 56 | 2023 |
| The oral vaccination with Paenibacillus larvae bacterin can decrease susceptibility to American Foulbrood infection in honey bees—A safety and efficacy study F Dickel, NMP Bos, H Hughes, R Martín-Hernández, M Higes, A Kleiser, ... Frontiers in Veterinary Science 9, 946237, 2022 | 56 | 2022 |
| Bacterial feeding induces changes in immune-related gene expression and has trans-generational impacts in the cabbage looper (Trichoplusia ni) D Freitak, DG Heckel, H Vogel Frontiers in Zoology 6 (1), 7, 2009 | 51 | 2009 |
| Increased survival of honeybees in the laboratory after simultaneous exposure to low doses of pesticides and bacteria F Dickel, D Münch, GV Amdam, J Mappes, D Freitak PLoS One 13 (1), e0191256, 2018 | 46 | 2018 |
| Social immunity in honey bees: royal jelly as a vehicle in transferring bacterial pathogen fragments between nestmates G Harwood, H Salmela, D Freitak, G Amdam Journal of Experimental Biology 224 (7), jeb231076, 2021 | 44 | 2021 |
| Immunocompetence of Galleria mellonella: sex-and stage-specific differences and the physiological cost of mounting an immune response during metamorphosis K Meylaers, D Freitak, L Schoofs Journal of insect physiology 53 (2), 146-156, 2007 | 43 | 2007 |
