This study links gut microbiota variation to male life history traits in Drosophila melanogaster, showing that Acetobacter species influence aging and reproduction across different life stages.

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Drosophilametagenomics

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GenomicsBMC BiologyPeer-reviewedNov 8, 2021

The transposable element-rich genome of the cereal pest Sitophilus oryzae

Nicolas Parisot, Carlos Vargas-Chávez, Clément Goubert…·Abdelaziz Heddi

The paper presents the genome of Sitophilus oryzae, revealing high transposable element content and host-symbiont metabolic interactions.

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whole-genome sequencingexperimental assay

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintJun 28, 2018

To B or not to B: Arsenophonus as a source of B-vitamins in whiteflies.

Diego Santos-Garcia, Ksenia Juravel, Shiri Freilich…·Francisco J. Silva

This study sequenced and analyzed Arsenophanus genomes from whiteflies to determine their role in B-vitamin synthesis, finding they contribute to host nutrition despite genomic divergence.

DOI 10.1101/311076

statistical modelcell type annotation

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Systems BiologybioRxivPreprintAug 21, 2017

A genome-scale study of metabolic complementation in endosymbiotic consortia: the case of the cedar aphid

Miguel Ponce-de-León, Daniel Tamarit, Jorge Calle-Espinosa…·Juli G. Peretó

The paper presents a genome-scale metabolic network for the cedar aphid's endosymbiotic consortium, confirming known metabolic complementation and identifying new pathway sharing, while exploring evolutionary mechanisms.

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whole-genome sequencingstatistical model

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