Zhiru Li

Cappable-Seq reveals the transcriptional landscape of stress responses in the bacterial endosymbiont Wolbachia

The paper uses Cappable-Seq to analyze transcriptional start sites in Wolbachia under stress conditions, revealing differential regulation and insights into gene operon organization.

Multiple origins of nematode-Wolbachia symbiosis in supergroup F and convergent loss of bacterioferritin in filarial Wolbachia

This study identifies two independent origins of filarial Wolbachia in supergroup F and shows convergent loss of bacterioferritin in filarial Wolbachia.

Genomes of the human filarial parasites Mansonella perstans and Mansonella ozzardi

The paper reports the first genomes of Mansonella perstans and Mansonella ozzardi, enabling comparative genomic analysis and insights into their biology, evolution, and drug resistance.

Complete Genome Sequence of the Wolbachia wAlbB Endosymbiont of Aedes albopictus

The paper reports the complete genome sequence of Wolbachia wAlbB from Aedes albopictus using long-read sequencing, revealing new insights into its gene content and structure.