K. L. Coon

Establishment and comparative genomics of a high-quality collection of mosquito-associated bacterial isolates -- MosAIC (Mosquito-Associated Isolate Collection)

The paper establishes a high-quality bacterial isolate collection (MosAIC) from mosquitoes, providing genomic data and phylogenomic analysis to study mosquito-associated bacteria.

Stable flies harbor a low complexity microbiota dominated by mastitis-associated bacteria

This study examines bacterial communities in stable flies and manure, finding flies host mastitis-associated bacteria with lower diversity than manure.

Aedes aegypti gut transcriptomes respond differently to microbiome transplants from field-caught or laboratory-reared mosquitoes.

This study compares gut transcriptomic responses of mosquitoes to microbiome transplants from field-caught versus laboratory-reared donors, finding greater gene expression variation with field microbiomes.

Cryopreservation of mosquito microbiota for use in microcosm experiments

This study develops and validates a method to cryopreserve mosquito microbiota for use in standardized microcosm experiments, showing improved reproducibility and minimal impact of cryopreservation on bacterial recovery.

Inter-species microbiota transplantation recapitulates microbial acquisition and persistence in mosquitoes

This study successfully transfers microbial communities between mosquito species and within species, demonstrating microbiome transplantation in mosquitoes and its impact on microbiota dynamics.

Host-environment interplay shapes fungal diversity in mosquitoes

This study characterizes the mycobiota in Aedes albopictus larvae and their aquatic environments, revealing environmental shaping of fungal communities and tissue-specific assembly patterns.