Dr. Dillman’s Google Scholar bibliography can be found here.
*Equal contribution
2026
78. Mishra M., Farias L.G., Song S., Nguyen S., Shah P., & Dillman A.R. 2026. Entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema carpocapsae venom proteins disrupt developmental physiology and reproduction of Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidiae). Toxins 18(4):185. 10.3390/toxins18040185.
77. Achi P., McCarthy C., Bavier L., Pena R., Iglesias V., Christensen P., Aljidui A., Baniya A., Goldy C., Adrianza R.C., Reddy S., Groen S.C., & Dillman A.R. 2026. Substitutions in the cardiac glycoside binding site of the Na+/K+-ATPase do not explain differences in salinity tolerance between Steinernema entomopathogenic nematodes. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 214: 108494. 10.1016/j.jip.2025.108494.
2025
76. Azizpor P., Montoya J., Eyabi F., Ramirez J., Hill T., Pena R., Mishra M., Boulanger M. & Dillman A.R. 2025. Characterization and ligand binding properties of a fatty-acid and retinol-binding protein (Hp-FAR-2) from Heligmosomoides polygyrus. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 19(10): e0013198.
75. Ran R., Burton J.C., Kumar S., Bhamla S., Dillman A.R., & Ortega-Jimenez, V.M. 2025. Electrostatics facilitate mid-air host attachment in parasitic jumping nematodes. PNAS 122(42): e2503555122.
74. *Baniya A., *Zayed O., Achi P., Perfetto P., & Dillman A.R. 2025. First report of root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita on tree houseleek (Aeonium arboreum) in the United States. Journal of Nematology 57: 10/2478/jofnem-2025-0031.
73. Achi P., Iglesias V., Christensen P., Adrianza R., Bavier L., Pena R., McCarthy C., *Groen S.C., & *Dillman A.R. 2025. Amino acid substitutions in the Na+/K+-ATPase may contribute to salinity tolerance in insects. Ecological Entomology 1-6. 10.1111/een.70008..
72. *Schwarz E.M., *Baniya A., Heppert J.K., Schwartz H.T., Tan C-H., Antoshechkin I., Sternberg P.W., Goodrich-Blair H., & Dillman A.R. 2025. Genomes of the entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema hermaphroditum and its bacteria. Genetics, iyaf170, 10.1093/genetics/iyaf170.
71. Glover J.P., Spaulding N., George J., Portilla M., Reddy G.V.P., & Dillman A.R. 2025. Efficacy of the newly discovered entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema adamsi against Helicoverpa zea: life stage susceptibility, UV tolerance, and field performance. Journal of Nematology 57: e2025-1.
70. Kumar S., Tiwari I., Ortega-Jimenez V.M., Dillman, A.R., He, D., Hu Y., & Bhamla M.S. 2025. Reversible kink instability drives ultrafast jumping in nematodes and soft robots. Science Robotics 10, eadq3121.
69. Javed S., Ali S., Goldy C.J., Nawab B., Baniya A., & Dillman A.R. 2025. Efficacy of indigenous strains of entomopathogenic nematodes in controlling the eggplant fruit and shoot borer Leucinodes orbonalis. Insects 16, 272.
68. *Baniya A., *Zayed O., Seymour D.K., & Dillman A.R. 2025. Review of Tylenchulus semipenetrans infections in citrus. Agronomy 15(2), 383.
67. Achi P., Christensen P., Iglesias V., McCarthy C., Pena R., Bavier L., Goldy C.J., Agrawal A.A., *Groen S.C., & *Dillman A.R. 2025. Entomopathogenic Nematode Species Vary in Their Behavior and Virulence in Response to Cardiac Glycosides Within and Around Insect Hosts. Journal of Chemical Ecology 51, 12.
2024
66. Ardpairin J., Subrasae C., Dumidae A., Pansri S., Homkaew C., Meesil W., Kumchantuek T., Phoungpetchara I., Dillman A.R., Pavesi C., Bode H.B., Tandhavanant S., Thanwisai A., & Vitta A. 2024. Symbiotic bacteria associated with entomopathogenic nematodes showed molluscicidal activity against Biomphalaria glabrata, an intermediate host of Schistosoma mansoni. Parasites and Vectors 17:529.
65. Baniya A. & Dillman A.R. 2024. Genomics of Entomopathogenic Nematodes. In Entomopathogenic Nematodes as Biological Control Agents, eds. D.I. Shapiro-Ilan and E.E. Lewis. CABI, pp 74-94.
64. *Azizpor A., *Okakpu O.K., Parks S.C., Chavez D., Eyabi F., Martinez-Beltran S., Nguyen S., & Dillman A.R. 2024. Polyunsaturated fatty acids stimulate immunity and eicosanoid production in Drosophila melanogaster. Journal of Lipid Research 65(9): 100608.
PODCAST: Schulzke Mike. “Sheer Delight in Indestructible Microscopic Worms.” Constant Wonder, BYU Radio, S8 E1, 8 May 2024.
63. Baniya A., Goldy C.J., Ardpairin J., Achi P., Chang Y.W., Adrianza R.C., Vitta A., & Dillman A.R. 2024. Canine schistosomiasis in the West coast: Heterobilharzia americana in two natural intermediate hosts found in teh Colorado River, Califnoria. Pathogens 2024, 13, 245.
62. Baniya A., Subkrasae C., Anesko K., Vitta A., & Dillman A.R. Steinernema adamsi n. sp. (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae), a new entomopathogenic nematode from Thailand. Journal of Parasitology 110(1): 22-39.
2023
PODCAST: Rogers, Eric. “Living Worm Found in Woman’s Brain – and What it has to do with Your Diet.” Something Offbeat, KRLD 1080, 30 Oct. 2023.
61. Ferguson A.A., Inclan-Rico J.M., Lu D., Bobardt S.D., Hung LY, Gouil Q., Baker L., Ritchie M.E., Jex A.R., Schwarz E.M., Rossi H.L., Nair M.G., Dillman A.R., & Herbert D.R. Hookworms dynamically respond to loss of Type 2 immune pressure. PLoS Pathogens 19(12): e1011797.
60. Baniya A, Ngov J, Anesko K, & Dillman AR. 2023. First report of Tarantula-parasitic nematode Tarantobelus jeffdanielsi from Los Angeles, California. microPublication Biology. 10.17912/micropub.biology.000825.
59.*Parks S.C., *Okakpu O.K., Azizpor P., Nguyen S., Martinez-Beltran S., Claudio I., Anesko K., Bhatia A., Dhillon H., & Dillman A.R. 2023. Parasitic nematode secreted phospholipase A2 suppresses cellular and humoral immunity by targeting hemocytes in Drosophila melanogaster. Frontiers in Immunology 14:1122451.
2022
58. Bhat C.G., Somvanshi V.S., Budhwar R., Godwin J., Dillman A.R., & Rao U. 2022. RNA-sequencing of Heterorhabditis nematodes to identify factors involved in symbiosis with Photorhabdus bacteria. BMC Genomics 23:741.
57. Lima A.K., Dhillon H., & Dillman A.R. 2022. ShK-domain-containing protein from a parasitic nematode modulates Drosophila melanogaster immunity. Pathogens 11(10):1094.
56. Xue X., Adams B.J., & Dillman A.R. 2022. A draft mitogenome of Plectus murrayi. Journal of Nematology 54(1): 20220035.
55- Schurkman J., De Ley, I.T., & Dillman A.R. 2022. Size and dose dependence of Phasmarhabditis isolates (P hermaphrodita, P. californica, P. papillosa) on the mortality of invasive white garden snails. PLoS One 17(7):e0270185.
54- Schurkman J., De Ley, I.T., & Dillman A.R. 2022. Lethality of three Phasmarhabditis spp. (P. hermaphrodita, P. californica, and P. papillosa) to Succinea snails. Agriculture 12:837.
53- *Schurkman J., *Liu R., Alavi S., De Ley I.T., *Hsiao A., & *Dillman A.R. The native microbial community of gastropod-associated Phasmarhabditis species across central and southern California. Frontiers in Microbiology 13:903136.
52- Schurkman J., De Ley I.T., Anesko K., Paine T., Mc Donnell R., & Dillman A.R. Distribution of Phasmarhabditis (Nematode: Rhabditidae) and their gastropod hosts in California plant nurseries and garden centers. Frontiers in Plant Science 13:856863.
51- Parks S.C., Nguyen S., Boulanger M.J., & Dillman A.R. 2022. The FAR protein family of parasitic nematodes. PLoS Pathogens 18(4):e1010424.
50- Okakpu O.K. & Dillman A.R. 2022. Review of the role of nematode excretory/secretory proteins in host immunomodulation: Assessing the need for model systems. Journal of Parasitology 108(2):199-208.
49- Fodor A., Clarke D.J., Dillman A.R., Tarasco E., & Hazir H. 2022. Editorial: New antimicrobial peptides from bacteria/invertebrate obligate symbiotic associations. Frontiers in Microbiology 13:862198. 10.3389/fmicb.2022.862198.
48- *Schurkman J., *Anesko K., Abolafia J., De Ley, I.T., & Dillman A.R. 2022. Tarantobelus jeffdanielsi n. sp. (Panagrolaimomorpha; Panagrolaimidae), a nematode parasite of tarantulas. Journal of Parasitology, 108(1):30-43.
47- Schurkman J., Dodge C., Mc Donnell R., De Ley, I.T., & Dillman A.R. 2022. Lethality of Phasmarhabditis spp. (P. hermaphrodita, P. californica, and P. papillosa) nematodes to the grey field slug Deroceras reticulatum on Canna lilies in a lath house. Agronomy, 12(1):20.
2021
46- Parks S., Nguyen S., Nasrolahi S., Bhat C., Juncaj D., Lu D., Ramaswamy R., Dhillon H., Fujiwara H., Buchman A., Akbari O.S., Yamanaka N., Boulanger M.J., & Dillman A.R. 2021. Parasitic nematode fatty acid- and retinol-binding proteins compromise host immunity by interfering with host lipid signaling pathways. PLoS Pathogens 17(10): e1010027. <pdf>
45- Dillman A.R., Korff W., Dickinson M., & Sternberg P.W. 2021. Steinernema carpocapsae jumps with greater velocity and acceleration than previously reported. microPublication Biology 10.17912/micropub.biology.000435. <pdf>
44- Schurkman J. & Dillman A.R. 2021. Gastropod-entomopathogenic nematode interactions. Journal of Nematology 53: e2021-61. 10.21307/jofnem-2021-061. <pdf>
2020
43- Xue X., Suvorov A., Fujimoto S., Dillman A.R., & Adams B.J. 2020. Genome analysis of Plecus murrayi, a nematode from continental Antarctica. G3 10.1093/g3journal/jkaa045. <pdf>
42- Bobardt S.D., Dillman A.R., & Nair M.G. 2020. The two faces of nematode infection: Virulence and immunomodulatory molecules from nematode parasites of mammals, insects, and plants. Frontiers in Microbiology 11:577846. <pdf>
41- Chang D., Serra L., Lu D., Mortazavi A., & Dillman A.R. 2020. A revised adaptation of the Smart-Seq2 protocol for single-nematode RNA-seq. In: Jin H., Kaloshian I. (eds) RNA Abundance Analysis. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 2170. Humana, New York, NY. <pdf>
40- Baiocchi T., Anesko K., Mercado N., Park H., Kin K., Strickhouser-Monzon B., Robles P., Bowman C., Wang H., Sternberg P.W., & Dillman A.R. 2020. Signaling by AWC olfactory neurons is necessary for C. elegans’ response to prenol, an odor associated with nematode-infected insects. GENETICS 10.1534/genetics.120.303280. <pdf>
39- *Baiocchi T., *Li C., & Dillman A.R. 2020. EPNs exhibit repulsion to prenol in pluronic gel assays. Insects 11(8), 457. <pdf>
38- *De Ley I.T., *Schurkman J., Wilen C., & Dillman A.R. 2020. Mortality of the invasive white garden snail Theba pisana exposed to three US isolates of Phasmarhabditis spp (P. hermaphrodita, P. californica, and P. papillosa). PLoS One 15(1): e0228244. <pdf>
2019
37- *Baiocchi T., *Braun L., & Dillman A.R. 2019. Touch-stimulation increases host-seeking behavior in Steinernema carpocapsae. Journal of Nematology 51:1-5. <pdf>
36- *Zhang K., *Baiocchi T., Anesko K., Lu D., Chang D.Z., & Dillman A.R. 2019. Differentiating between scavengers and entomopathogenic nematodes: Which is Oscheius chongmingensis? Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 167:107246. <pdf>
35- *Kin K., *Baiocchi T., & Dillman A.R.. 2019. Dispersal and repulsion of entomopathogenic nematodes to prenol. Biology 8(3): 58. <pdf>
34- Chang D.Z., Serra L., Lu D., Mortazavi A, & Dillman A.R.. 2019. A core set of venom proteins is released by entomopathogenic nematodes in the genus Steinernema. PLoS Pathogens 15(5): e1007626. <pdf>
33- *Aryal S.K., *Lu D., Le K., Allison L., Gerke C., & Dillman A.R.. 2019. Sand crickets (Gryllus firmus) havelow susceptibility to entomopathogenic nematodes and their pathogenic bacteria. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 2019: 10.1016/j.jip.2018.12.002. <pdf>
2018
32- *Batugedara H.M., *Argueta D., Jang J.C., Lu D., Macchietto M., Jaspreet K., Ge S., Lo D.D., Dillman A.R., *DiPatrizio N.V., & *Nair M.G. 2018. Host and helminth-derived endocannabinoids are generated during infection with effects on host immunity. Infection and Immunity 2018: 10.1128/IAI.00441-18 . <pdf>
31- Batugedara H.M., Li J., Chen G., Lu D., Patel J.J., Jang J.C., Radecki K.C., Burr A.C., Lo D.D., Dillman A.R., & Nair M.G. 2018. Hematopoietic cell-derived RELMα regulates hookworm immunity through effects on macrophages. Journal of Leukocyte Biology 2018: 1-15 . <pdf>
30- Alonso V., Nasrolahi S., & Dillman A.R. 2018. Host-specific activation of entomopathogenic nematode infective juveniles. Insects 9. 59. <pdf>
29- Serra S., Chang D.Z., Macchietto M., Williams K., Murad R., Lu D., *Dillman A.R., & *Mortazavi A. 2018. Adapting the Smart-seq2 protocol for robust single worm RNA-seq. Bio-protocol 8(4): e2729. <pdf>
2017
28- Kim I.-H., Aryal S.K., Aghai D.T., Casanova-Torres A.M., Hillman K., Kozuch M.P., Mans E.J., Mauer T.J., Ogier J.-C., Ensign J.C., Gaudriault S., Goodman W.G., Goodrich-Blair H., & Dillman A.R. 2017. The insect pathogenic bacterium Xenorhabdus innexi has attenuated virulence in multiple insect model hosts yet encodes a potent mosquitocidal toxin. BMC Genomics 18:927. <pdf>
27- Aryal S.K., Carter-House D., Stajich J.E., & Dillman A.R. 2017. Microbial associates of Scapteriscus borellii mole crickets are highly pathogenic. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 150:54-62. <pdf>
26- Baiocchi T., Abd-Elgawad M.M.M., & Dillman A.R. 2017. Genetic improvement of entomopathogenic nematodes for enhanced biological control. In Biocontrol Agents: Entomopathogenic and Slug Parasitic Nematodes, eds, M.M.M. Abd-Elgawad, T.H. Askary, and J. Coupland. CABI, pp 505-517. <pdf>
25- Baiocchi T., Lee G., Choe D.-H., & Dillman A.R. 2017. Host seeking parasitic nematodes use specific odors to assess host resources. Scientific Reports 7:6270. <pdf>
24- Lu D., Macchietto M., Chang D., Barros M.M., Baldwin J., Mortazavi A., & Dillman A.R. 2017. Activated entomopathogenic nematode infective juveniles release lethal venom proteins. PLoS Pathogens 13(4): e1006302. <pdf>
23- *Lu D., *Sepulveda C., & Dillman A.R. 2017. Infective juveniles of the entomopathogenic nematode Steiernema scapterisci are preferentially activated by cricket tissue. PloS One 12(1): e0169410. <pdf>
2016
22- Lee J.H., Dillman A.R., & Hallem E.A. 2016. Temperature-dependent changes in the host-seeking behaviors of parasitic nematodes. BMC Biology 14:36. <pdf>
21- Lu D., Baiocchi T., & Dillman A.R. 2016. Genomics of entomopathogenic nematodes and implications for pest control. Trends in Parasitology 32(8):588-598. <pdf>
2015
20- Baiocchi T. & Dillman A.R. 2015. Chemotaxis and jumping assays in nematodes. Bio-protocol 5(18): e1587. <pdf>
19- Dillman A.R. & Schneider D.S. 2015. Defining resistance and tolerance to cancer. Cell Reports 13: 884-887. <pdf>
18- *Dillman A.R., *Macchietto M., Finlinson C.F., Rogers A., Williams B., Antoshechkin I., Lee M.-M., Goodwin Z., Lu X., Lewis E.E., Goodrich-Blair H., Stock S.P., Adams B.J., Mortazavi A., & Sternberg P.W. 2015. Comparative genomics of Steinernema reveals deeply conserved gene regulatory networks. Genome Biology 16:200. <pdf>
Dillman lab formed in 2015. All earlier work was performed during Dr. Dillman’s training.
2014
17- Veesenmeyer J.L., Andersen A.W., Lu X., Hussa E.A., Murfin K.E., Chaston J.M., Dillman A.R., Wassarman K.M., Sternberg P.W., & Goodrich-Blair H. 2014. NilD CRISPR RNA contributes to Xenorhabdus nematophila colonization of symbiotic host nematodes. Molecular Microbiology 93(5):1026-1042. <pdf>
16- Dillman A.R., Cronin C.J., Tang J., Gray D.A. & Sternberg P.W. 2014. A modified mole cricket lure and description of Scapteriscus borellii (Orthoptera: Gryllotalpidae) range expansion and calling song in California. Environmental Entomology 43(1):146-156. <pdf>
15- Sapir A., Dillman A.R., Connon S.A., Grupe B., Ingels, J., Mundo-Ocampo M., Levin L., Baldwin J.G., Orphan V.J., & Sternberg P.W. 2014. Microsporidia-nematode associations in methane seeps reveal basal fungal parasitism in the deep sea. Frontiers in Microbiology 5:43. <pdf>
2013
14- *Srinivasan J., *Dillman A.R., Mortazavi A., Antoshechkin I., Wong G. & Sternberg P.W. 2013. The genome and transcriptome of Panagrellus redivivus are shaped by the harsh demands of a free-living lifestyle. Genetics 193:1279-1295. <pdf>
13- *Dillman A.R, *Minor P.J., & Sternberg P.W. Origin and evolution of dishevelled. 2013. G3 3(2):251- 262. <pdf>
2012
12- Dillman A.R., Guillermin M., Lee J., Kim B., Sternberg P.W., & Hallem E.A. 2012. Olfaction shapes host-parasite interactions in insect-parasitic nematodes. PNAS 109(35):E2324-E2333. <pdf>
11- Murfin K.E., Dillman A.R., Foster J.M., Bulgheresi S., Slatko B.E., Sternberg P.W., & Goodrich-Blair H. 2012. Nematode-bacterium symbioses – Cooperation and conflict revealed in the ‘omics’ age. Biological Bulletin 223(1):85-102. <pdf>
10- Dillman A.R., Mortazavi A., & Sternberg P.W. 2012. Incorporating genomics into the toolkit of nematology. Journal of Nematology 44(2):191-205. <pdf>
9- Dillman A.R. & Sternberg P.W. 2012. Entomopathogenic nematodes. Current Biology 22(11): R430- R431. <pdf>
8- Dillman A.R., Chaston J.M., Adams B.J., Ciche T.A., Goodrich-Blair H., Stock S.P., & Sternberg P.W. 2012. An entomopathogenic nematode by any other name. PLoS Pathogens 8(3): e1002527. <pdf>
2011
7- *Chaston J.M., *Dillman A.R., Shapiro-Ilan D.I., Bilgrami A., Gaugler R., Hopper K.R., & Adams B.J. 2011. Outcrossing and crossbreeding recovers deteriorated traits in laboratory cultured Steinernema carpocapsae nematodes. International Journal of Parasitology 41(7):801-809. <pdf>
6- *Hallem E.A., *Dillman A.R., Hong A.V., Zhang Y., Yano J.M., DeMarco S.F., & Sternberg P.W. 2011. A sensory code for host seeking in parasitic nematodes. Current Biology 21(5):377-383. <pdf>
2009
5- Adhikari B.N., Lin C.Y., Bai X., Ciche T.A., Grewal P.S., Dillman A.R., Chaston J.M., Shapiro-Ilan D.I., Bilgrami A.L., Gaugler R., Sternberg P.W., & Adams B.J. 2009. Transcriptional profiling of trait deterioration in the insect pathogenic nematode Heterorhabditis bacteriophora. BMC Genomics 10:609. <pdf>
4- Adams B.J., Dillman A.R., & Finlinson C. 2009. Molecular taxonomy and phylogeny. In Root-knot Nematodes, eds. R. Perry, M. Moens, and J. Starr. CABI, pp 119-137. <pdf>
2007
3- Bliss T J, Dillman A.R., Russell R., Anderson M.K., Yourick D., Jett M., & Adams B.J. 2007. Nematodes: Model organisms in high school biology. The Science Teacher 74 (7):34-40. <pdf>
2- Adams B. J., Wall D.H., Gozel U., Dillman A.R., Chaston J.M., & Hogg I.D. 2007. The southernmost worm, Scottnema lindsayae (Nematoda): diversity, dispersal and ecological stability. Polar Biology 30(7):809-815. <pdf>
1- Adams B.J., Peat S.M., & Dillman A.R. 2007. Phylogeny and Evolution. In Nematology Monographs & Perspectives 5, eds. K.B. Nguyen and D.J. Hunt. Brill, Leiden, The Netherlands, pp 693-733. <pdf>
