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W. R. Conner

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Approach:statistical model· 6 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 5 Assay:DNA methylation· 5 Organism:Drosophila· 5 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 4 Approach:comparative / phylogenetic analysis· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Research Focus:phylogenetics / evolution· 2

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B. S. Cooper· 5 shared M. Turelli· 4 shared A. A. Hoffmann· 2 shared D. Vanderpool· 2 shared D. R. Matute· 1 shared D. Shropshire· 1 shared G. Anfora· 1 shared J. A. Bailey· 1 shared

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Rapid host switching of Wolbachia and even more rapid turnover of their phages and incompatibility-causing loci

D. Shropshire, W. R. Conner, D. Vanderpool, A. A. Hoffmann, M. Turelli, B. S. Cooper

The paper quantifies the rapid host switching and molecular evolution of Wolbachia and their associated phages and incompatibility genes across insect species.

bioRxiv · Dec 4, 2023 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

Hidden endosymbionts: A male-killer concealed by another endosymbiont and a nuclear suppressor

K. M. Richardson, P. A. Ross, B. S. Cooper, W. R. Conner, T. Schmidt, A. A. Hoffmann

The paper identifies a male-killing Wolbachia strain in Drosophila pseudotakahashii, hidden by a cytoplasmic incompatibility Wolbachia and a nuclear suppressor, revealing complexities in endosymbiont detection and host interactions.

bioRxiv · Oct 19, 2022Evolutionary Biology

Wolbachia in the spittlebug Prosapia ignipectus: Variable infection frequencies, but no apparent effect on host reproductive isolation

T. B. Wheeler, V. Thompson, W. R. Conner, B. S. Cooper

The paper investigates Wolbachia infection frequencies and effects on reproductive isolation in spittlebug populations, finding high but variable frequencies and no apparent impact on reproductive isolation.

bioRxiv · Feb 25, 2021Evolutionary Biology

Introgressive and horizontal acquisition of Wolbachia by Drosophila yakuba-clade hosts and horizontal transfer of incompatibility loci between distantly related Wolbachia

B. S. Cooper, D. Vanderpool, W. R. Conner, D. R. Matute, M. Turelli

The paper investigates Wolbachia acquisition modes in Drosophila yakuba-clade hosts, finding introgression and horizontal transfer of incompatibility loci between Wolbachia strains.

bioRxiv · May 22, 2019 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

Loss of cytoplasmic incompatibility and minimal fecundity effects explain relatively low Wolbachia frequencies in Drosophila mauritiana

M. K. Meany, W. R. Conner, S. V. Richter, J. A. Bailey, M. Turelli, B. S. Cooper

The paper investigates Wolbachia variant wMau in Drosophila mauritiana, finding no cytoplasmic incompatibility or significant fecundity benefits, explaining its low infection frequencies.

bioRxiv · Mar 28, 2019Evolutionary Biology

Genome Comparisons Indicate Recent Transfer Of wRi-Like Wolbachia Between Sister Species Drosophila suzukii And D. subpulchrella

W. R. Conner, M. L. Blaxter, G. Anfora, L. Ometto, O. Rota-Stabelli, M. Turelli

The paper compares genomes of Wolbachia strains in Drosophila species to determine the mode of acquisition, finding that recent horizontal transfer is more likely than cladogenic retention.

bioRxiv · Sep 8, 2017Evolutionary Biology