Laura E. Brettell

Vertical transmission of mosquito microbiota and its effects on offspring development

The paper investigates vertical transmission of microbiota in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes and finds that maternally transmitted bacteria influence offspring development and fitness.

Mosquito host background influences microbiome-ZIKV interactions in field and laboratory-reared Aedes aegypti

This study examines how mosquito genetic background and associated microbiomes influence Zika virus infection outcomes in Aedes aegypti, revealing line-specific microbiome responses to viral exposure.

Mosquitoes reared in distinct insectaries within an institution in close spatial proximity possess significantly divergent microbiome

This study shows that mosquitoes reared in different insectaries have divergent microbiomes, influenced by environmental conditions and food sources.

Genome dynamics across the evolutionary transition to endosymbiosis

This study uses comparative genomics of Arsenophonus to show that endosymbionts initially expand their genomes through horizontal gene transfer and loss of defense systems, followed by genome reduction.