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Susan Wilcox

Brigham Young University

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Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 2 Organism:Drosophila· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:metagenomics· 2 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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Jack K. BeltziD· 2 shared John M. ChastoniD· 2 shared PAUL S. SCHMIDTiD· 2 shared Amanda Morrison· 1 shared Aubrey Cluff· 1 shared Caroline Massey· 1 shared Carson J. WalkeriD· 1 shared Dean B. Peterson· 1 shared

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The microbiota elicits compensatory adaptation in a seasonally-adapting animal host

Dean B. Peterson, Rebecca Kreutz, Peyton Jackson, Hyrum O. Pech-Gonzalez, J. Kelly Moon, Jacky Chan, Susan Wilcox, Jack K. Beltz, PAUL S. SCHMIDT, John M. Chaston

This study shows that microbiota influences seasonal adaptation in Drosophila by driving compensatory developmental changes across seasons and locations.

bioRxiv · Oct 14, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology

Humidity determines penetrance of a latitudinal gradient in genetic selection on the microbiota by Drosophila melanogaster

Caroline Massey, Maggie Nosker, Joseph Gale, Shayna Scott, Carson J. Walker, Aubrey Cluff, Susan Wilcox, Amanda Morrison, Sarah J. Gottfredson Morgan, Jack K. Beltz, PAUL S. SCHMIDT, John M. Chaston

This study shows that humidity influences the genetic selection on microbiota in Drosophila melanogaster, with variation in microbiota composition linked to latitude and environmental conditions.

bioRxiv · May 2, 2024 · PreprintMicrobiology