Brandon S. Cooper

This study investigates how Wolbachia affects body mass and metabolic rate in Drosophila species and finds that Wolbachia consistently alters these traits across diverse host systems.

The paper quantifies temperature-sensitive cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI) in Wolbachia strains and finds cifB transcription, not endosymbiont density, correlates with CI strength.

The paper shows Wolbachia-induced chromatin modifications suppress position-effect variegation in Drosophila, persisting into adulthood and not fully reversed by CifA.

The paper shows climate factors predict wMel Wolbachia frequency globally, but genomic variation reflects a recent incomplete cytoplasmic sweep rather than local adaptation.

The paper calibrates Wolbachia molecular evolution using filarial nematode data and shows that wMel-like Wolbachia diverged 2.1x105-2.4x106 years ago, with incompatibility loci evolving rapidly and under function-preserving selection.

This study identifies Wolbachia-infected sheath cells in filarial nematodes and shows that Fexinidazole and Corallopyronin A reduce Wolbachia clusters in these cells.

The paper examines how temperature affects Wolbachia maternal transmission and localization across diverse strains and hosts.

The paper reports the discovery of Drosophila melanogaster in African wilderness areas and provides genomic insights into its geographic expansion history.