Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Multidisciplinary, Microbiology (medical), Food Science
4146
Scholar Citations
24
Scholar h-index
29
Scholar i10-index
RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Phylogenetic characterization of Bifidobacterium kimbladii sp. nov., a novel species from the honey stomach of the honeybee Apis mellifera M Modesto, D Scarafile, A Vásquez, R Pukall, M Neumann-Schaal, ... Systematic and applied microbiology 48 (1), 126579 , 2025 2025 Citations: 2
Bifidobacterium mellis sp. nov., isolated from the honey stomach of the honey bee Apis mellifera TC Olofsson, M Modesto, S Pascarelli, D Scarafile, P Mattarelli, ... International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 73 (3), 005766 , 2023 2023 Citations: 10
Genome evolution of a symbiont population for pathogen defense in honeybees K Dyrhage, A Garcia-Montaner, D Tamarit, C Seeger, K Näslund, ... Genome Biology and Evolution 14 (11), evac153 , 2022 2022 Citations: 15
Genomic diversity of bacterial isolates from the honey crop of honeybess sampled during the summer months A García-Montaner, K Dyrhage, K Näslund, A Vasquez, S Andersson 2020
The secretome of honey bee-specific lactic acid bacteria inhibits Paenibacillus larvae growth S Lamei, JG Stephan, K Riesbeck, A Vasquez, T Olofsson, B Nilson, ... Journal of Apicultural Research 58 (3), 405-412 , 2019 2019 Citations: 49
Lactobacillus apinorum and Lactobacillus mellifer from honeybees in medical, food and feed applications T Olofsson, A Vasquez US Patent 10,287,641 , 2019 2019 Citations: 3
Honeybee-Specific bifidobacteria and lactobacilli T Olofsson, A Vásquez The Bifidobacteria and Related Organisms, 235-241 , 2018 2018 Citations: 2
Clinical efficacy of a topical lactic acid bacterial microbiome in chronic rhinosinusitis: a randomized controlled trial A Mårtensson, M Abolhalaj, M Lindstedt, A Mårtensson, TC Olofsson, ... Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology 2 (6), 410-416 , 2017 2017 Citations: 71
Improvement of identification methods for honeybee specific Lactic Acid Bacteria; future approaches S Lamei, YOO Hu, TC Olofsson, AF Andersson, E Forsgren, A Vasquez PLoS One 12 (3), e0174614 , 2017 2017 Citations: 34
PROBEE: Impact des probiotiques sur la tolérance au Varroa et la santé des colonies d'abeilles domestiques C Alaux, Y Le Conte, J Vallon, A Maisonnasse, P Jourdan, J Hernandez, ... 2017
A pilot study investigating lactic acid bacterial symbionts from the honeybee in inhibiting human chronic wound pathogens É Butler, RF Oien, C Lindholm, TC Olofsson, B Nilson, A Vásquez International wound journal 13 (5), 729-737 , 2016 2016 Citations: 62
Lactic acid bacterial symbionts in honeybees–an unknown key to honey's antimicrobial and therapeutic activities TC Olofsson, È Butler, P Markowicz, C Lindholm, L Larsson, A Vásquez International Wound Journal 13 (5), 668-679 , 2016 2016 Citations: 222
Fighting off wound pathogens in horses with honeybee lactic acid bacteria TC Olofsson, E Butler, C Lindholm, B Nilson, P Michanek, A Vásquez Current microbiology 73 (4), 463-473 , 2016 2016 Citations: 38
Effects of a honeybee lactic acid bacterial microbiome on human nasal symptoms, commensals, and biomarkers A Mårtensson, L Greiff, SS Lamei, M Lindstedt, TC Olofsson, A Vasquez, ... International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology 6 (9), 956-963 , 2016 2016 Citations: 38
Lactic acid bacteria from the honeybee inhibit the in vitro growth of mastitis pathogens K Piccart, A Vasquez, S Piepers, S De Vliegher, TC Olofsson Journal of dairy science 99 (4), 2940-2944 , 2016 2016 Citations: 43
Bacteria isolated from fresh honey or the honey producing tract of honey bees T Olofsson, A Vasquez US Patent 9,282,761 , 2016 2016 Citations: 39
Investigation of the Bacterial Diversity and Therapeutic Properties of Lactic Acid Bacterial Symbionts in Venous Insufficiency Ulcers E Butler, C Lindholm, T Olofsson, R Oien, R Jelnes, H Andersson, ... Wound Repair and Regeneration 23 (4), A4 , 2015 2015
Functionally Structured Genomes in Lactobacillus kunkeei Colonizing the Honey Crop and Food Products of Honeybees and Stingless Bees D Tamarit, KM Ellegaard, J Wikander, T Olofsson, A Vasquez, ... Genome Biology and Evolution 7 (6), 1455-1473 , 2015 2015 Citations: 68
Extensive intra-phylotype diversity in lactobacilli and bifidobacteria from the honeybee gut KM Ellegaard, D Tamarit, E Javelind, TC Olofsson, SGE Andersson, ... BMC genomics 16 (1), 284 , 2015 2015 Citations: 188
Lactobacillus apinorum sp. nov., Lactobacillus mellifer sp. nov., Lactobacillus mellis sp. nov., Lactobacillus melliventris sp. nov., Lactobacillus kimbladii sp. nov … TC Olofsson, M Alsterfjord, B Nilson, È Butler, A Vásquez International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology 64 (Pt_9 … , 2014 2014 Citations: 240
MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Symbionts as major modulators of insect health: lactic acid bacteria and honeybees A Vásquez, E Forsgren, I Fries, RJ Paxton, E Flaberg, L Szekely, ... PloS one 7 (3), e33188 , 2012 2012 Citations: 708
Vaginal Lactobacillus Flora of Healthy Swedish Women A Vásquez, T Jakobsson, S Ahrné, U Forsum, G Molin Journal of clinical microbiology 40 (8), 2746-2749 , 2002 2002 Citations: 546
Detection and Identification of a Novel Lactic Acid Bacterial Flora Within the Honey Stomach of the Honeybee Apis mellifera TC Olofsson, A Vásquez Current microbiology 57 (4), 356-363 , 2008 2008 Citations: 533
The lactic acid bacteria involved in the production of bee pollen and bee bread A Vásquez, TC Olofsson Journal of apicultural research 48 (3), 189-195 , 2009 2009 Citations: 432
Bacterial vaginosis–a microbiological and immunological enigma U Forsum, E Holst, PG Larsson, A Vasquez, T Jakobsson, ... Apmis 113 (2), 81-90 , 2005 2005 Citations: 251
Lactobacillus apinorum sp. nov., Lactobacillus mellifer sp. nov., Lactobacillus mellis sp. nov., Lactobacillus melliventris sp. nov., Lactobacillus kimbladii sp. nov … TC Olofsson, M Alsterfjord, B Nilson, È Butler, A Vásquez International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology 64 (Pt_9 … , 2014 2014 Citations: 240
Lactic acid bacterial symbionts in honeybees–an unknown key to honey's antimicrobial and therapeutic activities TC Olofsson, È Butler, P Markowicz, C Lindholm, L Larsson, A Vásquez International Wound Journal 13 (5), 668-679 , 2016 2016 Citations: 222
Extensive intra-phylotype diversity in lactobacilli and bifidobacteria from the honeybee gut KM Ellegaard, D Tamarit, E Javelind, TC Olofsson, SGE Andersson, ... BMC genomics 16 (1), 284 , 2015 2015 Citations: 188
Proteins of novel lactic acid bacteria from Apis mellifera mellifera : an insight into the production of known extra-cellular proteins during microbial stress È Butler, M Alsterfjord, TC Olofsson, C Karlsson, J Malmström, A Vasquez BMC microbiology 13 (1), 235 , 2013 2013 Citations: 121
A scientific note on the lactic acid bacterial flora in honeybees in the USA–A comparison with bees from Sweden A Vásquez, TC Olofsson, D Sammataro Apidologie 40 (1), 26-28 , 2009 2009 Citations: 101
DNA-based classification and sequence heterogeneities in the 16S rRNA genes of Lactobacillus casei/paracasei and related species A Vásquez, G Molin, B Pettersson, M Antonsson, S Ahrné Systematic and applied microbiology 28 (5), 430-441 , 2005 2005 Citations: 83
Clinical efficacy of a topical lactic acid bacterial microbiome in chronic rhinosinusitis: a randomized controlled trial A Mårtensson, M Abolhalaj, M Lindstedt, A Mårtensson, TC Olofsson, ... Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology 2 (6), 410-416 , 2017 2017 Citations: 71
Functionally Structured Genomes in Lactobacillus kunkeei Colonizing the Honey Crop and Food Products of Honeybees and Stingless Bees D Tamarit, KM Ellegaard, J Wikander, T Olofsson, A Vasquez, ... Genome Biology and Evolution 7 (6), 1455-1473 , 2015 2015 Citations: 68
Temporal temperature gradient gel electrophoresis (TTGE) as a tool for identification of Lactobacillus casei, Lactobacillus paracasei, Lactobacillus zeae and Lactobacillus … A Vasquez, S Ahrne, B Pettersson, G Molin Letters in Applied Microbiology 32 (4), 215-219 , 2001 2001 Citations: 63
A pilot study investigating lactic acid bacterial symbionts from the honeybee in inhibiting human chronic wound pathogens É Butler, RF Oien, C Lindholm, TC Olofsson, B Nilson, A Vásquez International wound journal 13 (5), 729-737 , 2016 2016 Citations: 62
The secretome of honey bee-specific lactic acid bacteria inhibits Paenibacillus larvae growth S Lamei, JG Stephan, K Riesbeck, A Vasquez, T Olofsson, B Nilson, ... Journal of Apicultural Research 58 (3), 405-412 , 2019 2019 Citations: 49
A scientific note on the lactic acid bacterial flora within the honeybee subspecies Apis mellifera (Buckfast), A. m. scutellata , A. m. mellifera , and A. m. monticola TC Olofsson, A Vásquez, D Sammataro, J Macharia Apidologie 42 (6), 696-699 , 2011 2011 Citations: 48
Lactic acid bacteria from the honeybee inhibit the in vitro growth of mastitis pathogens K Piccart, A Vasquez, S Piepers, S De Vliegher, TC Olofsson Journal of dairy science 99 (4), 2940-2944 , 2016 2016 Citations: 43
Bacteria isolated from fresh honey or the honey producing tract of honey bees T Olofsson, A Vasquez US Patent 9,282,761 , 2016 2016 Citations: 39
Fighting off wound pathogens in horses with honeybee lactic acid bacteria TC Olofsson, E Butler, C Lindholm, B Nilson, P Michanek, A Vásquez Current microbiology 73 (4), 463-473 , 2016 2016 Citations: 38
