I. L. G. Newton

This study identifies WalE1, a Wolbachia effector that interacts with Past1 to alter endocytosis in Drosophila, increasing Wolbachia titer and affecting host cell processes.

This study shows Wolbachia enhances its own uptake by host cells through an active process requiring an intact actin cytoskeleton.

This study shows that Wolbachia reduces viral RNA methylation via DNMT2 suppression, inhibiting alphavirus replication and transmission.

This study identifies viral RNA as a target for Wolbachia-mediated pathogen blocking, showing it limits virus replication and infectivity in mosquito cells and reduces transmission to vertebrates.

The paper reclassifies seven honey bee symbiont strains as Bombella apis based on phylogenetic and sequence identity analyses.

The paper identifies metabolic variations among honey bee gut symbionts, showing that core microbes like Gilliamella produce organic acids, potentially contributing to honey bee weight gain.

This study examines the evolutionary genetics of cifA and cifB genes in Wolbachia prophage WO, showing they do not form an operon, exhibit distinct expression, and show gene degradation in non-CI strains.