S. Asgari

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.

Analysis of Aedes aegypti microRNAs in response to Wolbachia wAlbB infection and their potential role in mosquito longevity

This study identifies miR-2946-3p and miR-317-3p as regulators of mosquito longevity in response to Wolbachia wAlbB infection.

Multimodal memory T cell profiling identifies a reduction in a polyfunctional Th17 state associated with tuberculosis progression

The paper uses multimodal single-cell profiling to identify a reduction in a polyfunctional Th17-like memory T cell state associated with tuberculosis progression.

Complete genome assembly of the Wolbachia endosymbiont of the horn fly Haematobia irritans irritans: a supergroup A strain with multiple horizontally acquired cytoplasmic incompatibility genes

Transinfection of buffalo flies (Haematobia exigua) with Wolbachia and effect on host biology

This study injects Wolbachia strains into buffalo flies to assess their impact on host biology, finding strain-specific effects on survival, reproduction, and fecundity.

Wolbachia promote successful sex with siblings

This study shows Wolbachia promotes successful sibling mating in wasps by increasing fertilization success and female progeny production, reducing inbreeding depression.

Wolbachia successfully replicate in a newly established horn fly, Haematobia irritans irritans (L.) (Diptera: Muscidae) cell line

The paper establishes a continuous horn fly cell line infected with Wolbachia strains and shows stable persistence of infection over multiple passages.

Wolbachia induce cytoplasmic incompatibility and affect mate preference in Habrobracon hebetor to increase the chance of its transmission to the next generation

This study shows Wolbachia induces cytoplasmic incompatibility and affects mate preference in Habrobracon hebetor to enhance its transmission.

Density dependent enhancement effect of Wolbachia and the host RNAi response to a densovirus in Aedes cells

The paper shows Wolbachia enhances AalDNV-1 replication in Aedes cells in a density-dependent manner and reports the generation of vpiRNAs in response to DNA virus infection.

Aedes anphevirus (AeAV): an insect-specific virus distributed worldwide in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes that has complex interplays with Wolbachia and dengue virus infection in cells

This study characterizes Aedes anphevirus (AeAV), an insect-specific virus in Aedes aegypti, showing its global distribution, vertical transmission, and complex interactions with Wolbachia and dengue virus.

Global transcriptome analysis of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in response to Zika virus infection

This study analyzes the transcriptome of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes infected with Zika virus at 2, 7, and 14 days post-infection, identifying changes in transcripts and long intergenic non-coding RNAs.