This study investigates the presence of secondary endosymbionts in Rhopalosiphum padi, finding limited diversity beyond Hamiltonella defensa and highlighting potential technical and ecological factors affecting detection.

bioRxiv · May 21, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

A persistent bacterial Regiella transinfection in the bird cherry-oat aphid Rhopalosiphum padi increasing host fitness and decreasing plant virus transmission

Wenjuan Yu, Qiong Yang, Alexander O. Gill, Evatt Chirgwin, Xinyue Gu, Chinmayee Joglekar, Paul A. Umina, Ary A. Hoffmann

This study transinfected the bird cherry-oat aphid with Regiella insecticola, enhancing host fitness and reducing plant virus transmission.

Pest Management Science · Jan 17, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Comprehensive Assessment of Eleven de novo HiFi Assemblers on Complex Eukaryotic Genomes and Metagenomes

Wenjuan Yu, Haohui Luo, Jinbao Yang, Shengchen Zhang, Heling Jiang, Xianjia Zhao, Xingqi Hui, Da Sun, Liang Li, Xiu-qing Wei, Stefano Lonardi, Weihua Pan

This study benchmarks eleven HiFi assemblers on eukaryotic genomes and metagenomes, finding Hifiasm superior for complex genomes and Hifiasm-meta for metagenomes.

Genome Research · Feb 1, 2024Peer-reviewedGenomics

GFAP: ultra-fast and accurate gene functional annotation software for plants

Xu Dong, Yingxue Yang, Desheng Gong, Xiaojian Chen, Kangming Jin, Heling Jiang, Wenjuan Yu, Jihong Li, Jin Zhang, Weihua Pan

GFAP is a software tool for plant gene annotation that uses a large database of 236 plant species to improve accuracy and speed.

PLANT PHYSIOLOGY · Jul 5, 2023Peer-reviewedBioinformatics