J. E. Jones

Potential pandemic risk of circulating swine H1N2 influenza viruses

The paper assesses the pandemic risk of swine H1N2 influenza viruses by analyzing their transmission potential and immune response in ferrets.

Chemoproteomics yields a selective molecular host for acetyl-CoA

The paper develops a chemoproteomics-based method to selectively detect acetyl-CoA using a Nanoluc-NAA50 fusion protein and a ligand displacement assay.

History matters: thermal environment before, but not during wasp attack determines the efficiency of symbiont-mediated protection

This study shows that the thermal environment before, not during, wasp attack determines the efficiency of Spiroplasma-mediated protection in Drosophila melanogaster.

Robustness of the ferret model for influenza risk assessment studies: a cross-laboratory exercise

This study evaluates the consistency of ferret transmission experiments across laboratories for two H1N1 influenza viruses, finding concordant results and suggesting a minimum of three to five labs for reliable risk assessment.

Host origin is a determinant of parallel evolution between influenza virus gene segments.

This study shows that host origin, not geographic lineage, drives parallel evolution in avian H9 influenza virus gene segments.

Parallel evolution between genomic segments of seasonal human influenza viruses reveals RNA-RNA relationships

This study identifies RNA-RNA interactions in seasonal human influenza viruses by analyzing parallel evolution between genomic segments, revealing coevolution patterns not explained by protein sequence alone.

Coinfection of Streptococcus pneumoniae reduces airborne transmission of influenza virus

This study shows that coinfection with Streptococcus pneumoniae reduces airborne transmission of influenza virus by decreasing viral shedding in the upper respiratory tract of ferrets.

Symbiont-mediated fly survival is independent of defensive symbiont genotype in the Drosophila melanogaster-Spiroplasma-wasp interaction

This study shows Spiroplasma strain does not affect fly survival after wasp attack, but varies in protective efficiency against different wasp strains.

Thermal sensitivity of the Spiroplasma-Drosophila hydei protective symbiosis: The best of climes, the worst of climes.

This study examines how temperature affects the protective symbiosis between Spiroplasma and Drosophila hydei, finding that protection fails at 18°C while vertical transmission remains robust.

Symbiont-mediated protection varies with wasp genotype in the Drosophila melanogaster-Spiroplasma interaction

This study shows that Spiroplasma-mediated protection against parasitoid wasps in Drosophila melanogaster varies with wasp genotype and environmental ethanol levels.