The paper examines how plant and aphid genotypes, along with rhizobia inoculation, influence legume defense against aphids through gene expression and aphid performance.

BMC Plant Biology · Apr 23, 2026Peer-reviewedPlant Biology

Differential induction of Medicago truncatula defence metabolites in response to rhizobial symbiosis and pea aphid infestation

Goodluck Benjamin, Marie Pacoud, Stéphanie Boutet‐Mercey, Gilles Clément, Renaud Brouquisse, Jean‐Luc Gatti, Marylène Poirié, Pierre Frendo

This study examines how Medicago truncatula's nitrogen-fixing symbiosis primes defense against pea aphids through metabolite and gene expression changes.

Frontiers in Plant Science · Nov 20, 2025Peer-reviewedPlant Biology

DROP: Molecular voucher database for identification of Drosophila parasitoids

Chia‐Hua Lue, Matthew L. Buffington, Sonja J. Scheffer, Matthew L. Lewis, Tyler A. Elliott, Amelia R. I. Lindsey, Amy C. Driskell, Anna Jandova, Masahito T. Kimura, Y. Carton, Robert R. Kula, Todd A. Schlenke, Mariana Mateos, Shubha Govind, Julien Varaldi, , Jan Hrček

The paper introduces DROP, a curated molecular reference database for Drosophila parasitoids, to improve molecular identification and taxonomic accuracy.

Molecular Ecology Resources · Jun 4, 2021Peer-reviewedGenomics

Functional insights from the GC-poor genomes of two aphid parasitoids, Aphidius ervi and Lysiphlebus fabarum

Alice B. Dennis, Gabriel Ballesteros, Stéphanie Robin, Lukas Schrader, Jens Bast, Jan Berghöfer, Leo W. Beukeboom, Maya Belghazi, Anthony Bretaudeau, Jan Buellesbach, Elizabeth I. Cash, Dominique Colinet, Zoé Dumas, Mohammed Errbii, Patrizia Falabella, , Jürgen R. Gadau

The paper presents genome assemblies and analysis of two aphid parasitoid wasps, identifying AT-richness and gene family expansions linked to host interactions and symbiosis.

BMC Genomics · May 29, 2020Peer-reviewedGenomics