1. 1. Endo A, Futagawa-Endo Y, Dicks LM. 2009. Isolation and characterization of fructophilic lactic acid bacteria from fructose-rich niches. Syst Appl Microbiol 32: 593–600.
2. 2. Endo A, Okada S. 2008. Reclassification of the genus Leuconostoc and proposals of Fructobacillus fructosus gen. nov., comb. nov., Fructobacillus durionis comb. nov., Fructobacillus ficulneus comb. nov. and Fructobacillus pseudoficulneus comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 58: 2195–2205.
3. 3. Endo A, Salminen S. 2013. Honeybees and beehives are rich sources for fructophilic lactic acid bacteria. Syst Appl Microbiol 36: 444–448.
4. 4. Endo A, Tanizawa Y, Tanaka N, Maeno S, Kumar H, Shiwa Y, Okada S, Yoshikawa H, Dicks L, Nakagawa J, Arita M. 2015. Comparative genomics of Fructobacillus spp. and Leuconostoc spp. reveals niche-specific evolution of Fructobacillus spp. BMC Genomics 16: 1117.
5. 5. Maeno S, Tanizawa Y, Kanesaki Y, Kubota E, Kumar H, Dicks L, Salminen S, Nakagawa J, Arita M, Endo A. 2016. Genomic characterization of a fructophilic bee symbiont Lactobacillus kunkeei reveals its niche-specific adaptation. Syst Appl Microbiol 39: 516–526.