Charles J. Mason

Cryptic Insect Microbiome Compositions Unveiled with Full-Length 16S Sequencing

This study uses full-length 16S rRNA sequencing to reveal more accurate gut microbiome compositions in medflies compared to V4 sequencing, highlighting strain-level variation and ecological interactions.

Applying PCR cycle autonormalization to improve PacBio full-length 16S rRNA sequencing

This paper evaluates PCR cycle autonormalization for PacBio full-length 16S rRNA sequencing, showing it reduces errors and improves data yield across diverse samples.

Expansive pseudogenization and incipient genome degradation of an obligate fruit fly-bacterial mutualism

This study analyzes the genome and transcriptome of Candidatus Erwinia dacicola, revealing extensive pseudogenization and genome degradation associated with its obligate mutualism with the olive fruit fly.

Genome report: chromosome-scale genome assembly of the Olive fly Bactrocera oleae (Diptera: Tephritidae)

The paper presents chromosome-scale genome assemblies for the olive fruit fly and its symbiont, providing foundational resources for genetic research.

Utilizing full-length 16S rRNA sequencing to assess the impact of diet formulation and age on targeted gut microbiome colonization in laboratory and mass-reared Mediterranean fruit flies

This study evaluates how diet and age affect gut microbiome colonization in Mediterranean fruit flies using full-length 16S rRNA sequencing, finding diet has a strong interaction with age in bacterial establishment.