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J. A. Russell

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Evolutionary Biology· 3 Ecology· 1 Microbiology· 1

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 5 Approach:experimental assay· 4 Assay:metagenomics· 3 Research Focus:clustering· 2 Organism:multiple species· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Organism:C. elegans· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1

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J. G. Sanders· 3 shared Y. Hu· 3 shared B. Bechade· 2 shared C. Moreau· 2 shared C. S. Cabuslay· 2 shared J. A. Newton· 2 shared P. Lukasik· 2 shared S. O'Donnell· 2 shared

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ANOTHER TOOL IN THE TOOLBOX: Wolbachia-mediated protection against a specialized fungal pathogen of aphids

C. Higashi, B. Kamalakar, R. Inaganti, A. Bressan, J. A. Russell, K. Oliver

The paper identifies Wolbachia as a protective symbiont against a fungal pathogen in aphids, showing it improves aphid fitness and provides defense against Pandora neoaphidis.

bioRxiv · Jul 24, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology

Microbial symbionts are shared between ants and their associated beetles

C. Valdivia, J. A. Newton, S. O'Donnell, C. von Beeren, D. J. C. Kronauer, J. A. Russell, P. Lukasik

The paper compares the microbiota of army ants and their associated beetles, finding shared microbial genotypes across unrelated species.

bioRxiv · Dec 2, 2022Ecology

The secrets to domestic bliss - Partner fidelity and environmental filtering preserve stage-specific turtle ant gut symbioses for over 40 million years

Y. Hu, C. L. D'Amelio, B. Bechade, C. S. Cabuslay, J. G. Sanders, S. Price, E. Fanwick, S. Powell, C. Moreau, J. A. Russell

bioRxiv · Sep 13, 2021 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

In their sister's footsteps: Taxonomic divergence obscures substantial functional overlap among the metabolically diverse symbiotic gut communities of adult and larval turtle ants

B. Bechade, Y. Hu, J. G. Sanders, C. S. Cabuslay, P. Łukasik, B. R. Williams, V. J. Fiers, R. Lu, J. T. Wertz, J. A. Russell

This study compares the metabolic capabilities of gut symbionts in turtle ant larvae and adults, revealing functional overlap despite taxonomic divergence.

bioRxiv · Sep 8, 2021 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

The structured diversity of specialized gut symbionts of the New World army ants

P. Lukasik, J. A. Newton, J. G. Sanders, Y. Hu, C. Moreau, D. Kronauer, S. O'Donnell, R. Koga, J. A. Russell

This study investigates the microbial communities of New World army ants, revealing specialized gut symbionts and their evolutionary history across different host species and geographic regions.

Molecular Ecology · Jul 1, 2017Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology