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P. Łukasik

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Approach:experimental assay· 6 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 4 Assay:metagenomics· 4 Organism:bacteria (other)· 2 Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Approach:microscopy & imaging analysis· 2

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C. Simon· 2 shared C. Veloso· 2 shared J. G. Sanders· 2 shared J. P. McCutcheon· 2 shared M. A. Campbell· 2 shared A. J. M. Tack· 1 shared A. Michalik· 1 shared A. Miraldo· 1 shared

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Biotic and abiotic drivers of ecosystem functioning differ between a temperate and a tropical region

L. J. A. van Dijk, A. Miraldo, D. Raharinjanahary, E. T. Rajoelison, B. L. Fisher, R. M. Goodsell, E. Iwaszkiewicz-Eggebrecht, D. Ahlen, J. Högvall, E. Lundberg, E. Rova, P. Łukasik, F. Ronquist, T. Roslin, A. J. M. Tack

This study compares biotic and abiotic drivers of ecosystem functioning in temperate and tropical regions, finding differing patterns and drivers between the two zones.

bioRxiv · Feb 28, 2024 · PreprintEcology

Pinpointing the microbiota of tardigrades: what is really there?

B. Surmacz, D. Stec, M. Prus-Frankowska, M. Buczek, Łukasz Michalczyk, P. Łukasik

This study characterizes the microbiota of 44 cultured tardigrade species, finding that microbial communities are largely from environmental sources, with limited evidence of true symbiotic associations.

bioRxiv · Jan 24, 2024Microbiology

No Transcriptional Compensation for Extreme Gene Dosage Imbalance in Fragmented Bacterial Endosymbionts of Cicadas

N. Spencer, P. Łukasik, M. Meyer, C. Veloso, J. McCutcheon

The paper shows Hodgkinia endosymbionts of cicadas do not transcriptionally compensate for extreme gene dosage imbalance caused by lineage splitting, and have reduced transcriptional control.

Genome Biology and Evolution · Jun 2, 2023Peer-reviewedEvolutionary 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

Changes in endosymbiont complexity drive host-level compensatory adaptations in cicadas

M. A. Campbell, P. Łukasik, M. M. Meyer, M. Buckner, C. Simon, C. Veloso, A. Michalik, J. P. McCutcheon

The paper shows that cicadas with more complex Hodgkinia endosymbiont lineages increase the number of Hodgkinia cells transmitted to eggs to ensure full complement transmission.

bioRxiv · Jun 22, 2018Evolutionary Biology

Idiosyncratic genome degradation in a bacterial endosymbiont of periodical cicadas

M. A. Campbell, P. Łukasik, C. Simon, J. P. McCutcheon

The paper shows that Hodgkinia genomes in Magicicada species have diverged into multiple genomic circles, with varying gene content and stability, suggesting stochastic and nonadaptive genomic degradation.

bioRxiv · Oct 7, 2017Evolutionary Biology

Dramatic differences in gut bacterial densities help to explain the relationship between diet and habitat in rainforest ants

J. G. Sanders, P. Łukasik, M. Frederickson, J. Russell, R. Koga, R. Knight, N. Pierce

The paper uses fluorescence microscopy and quantitative PCR to estimate microbial abundance in ants, showing gut bacterial density varies widely and correlates with herbivory in canopy-dwelling ants.

bioRxiv · Mar 7, 2017Ecology