John M. Chaston

This study compares microbial restoration methods in fruit flies, finding that whole-body homogenates better restore gut microbiota than feces or no treatment.

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

This study shows that environmental factors like temperature and diet shape the microbiota composition of wild Drosophila melanogaster, linking microbiota variation to host phenotypic differentiation.

The paper examines microbiota changes in Drosophila melanogaster populations selected for different aging trajectories, finding a consistent loss of Wolbachia in short-lived populations and its dominance in long-lived ones.

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.

This study shows that microbiota in Drosophila melanogaster influences life history strategies, overriding host genetic adaptations in some cases.