The paper identifies a novel Chilomastix lineage in wild Moroccan Barbary macaques using metagenomic sequencing, showing it is distinct from human-derived C. mesnili.

bioRxiv · Oct 28, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

Multi-omics analysis identifies a CYP9K1 haplotype conferring pyrethroid resistance in the malaria vector Anopheles funestus in East Africa

Jack Hearn, Carlos S. D. Tagne, Sulaiman S. Ibrahim, Billy Tene Fossog, Leon M. J. Mugenzi, Helen Irving, Jacob M. Riveron, Gareth D. Weedall, Charles Sinclair Wondji

This study identifies a CYP9K1 haplotype associated with pyrethroid resistance in Anopheles funestus using multi-omics analysis and functional validation.

Molecular Ecology · May 12, 2022Peer-reviewedGenomics

Molecular drivers of insecticide resistance in the Sahelo-Sudanian populations of a major malaria vector Anopheles coluzzii

Sulaiman S. Ibrahim, Abdullahi Muhammad, Jack Hearn, Gareth D. Weedall, Sanjay Curtis Nagi, Muhammad Mahmood Mukhtar, Amen Nakebang Fadel, Leon M. J. Mugenzi, Edward I. Patterson, Helen Irving, Charles Sinclair Wondji

The paper identifies molecular drivers of insecticide resistance in Anopheles coluzzii populations across the Sahel region, highlighting key genes and chromosomal inversions associated with resistance to pyrethroids and other insecticides.

bioRxiv · Mar 21, 2022 · PreprintGenomics

Improved Aedes aegypti mosquito reference genome assembly enables biological discovery and vector control

Benjamin John Matthews, Olga Dudchenko, Sarah B. Kingan, Sergey Koren, Igor A. Antoshechkin, Jacob E. Crawford, William J. Glassford, Margaret Herre, Seth N. Redmond, Noah H. Rose, Gareth D. Weedall, Yang Wu, Sanjit Singh Batra, Carlos A. Brito-Sierra, Steven David Buckingham, , Leslie B. Vosshall

The paper presents an improved Aedes aegypti genome assembly, AaegL5, which enhances biological understanding and vector control efforts by resolving key genomic features and identifying new targets for intervention.

Nature · Nov 14, 2018Peer-reviewedGenomics