Yuuki Kobayashi

This study examines symbiont replacement in aphids, showing how new and resident symbionts adapt, with insights into genome erosion and co-evolution.

This study shows Wolbachia in aphids bypasses the germ line by directly transmitting from maternal bacteriocytes to embryos, using the obligate symbiont transfer system.

This paper presents the de novo genome and transcriptome of the Japanese rhinoceros beetle Trypoxylus dichotomus, providing comprehensive genomic resources for evolutionary and functional studies.

The paper examines the phylogenetic distribution and expression of atypical rDNA in Rhizophagus fungi, finding host-specific expression and variation enrichment in ES27L.

The paper reports the discovery of non-tandemly repeated rDNAs and their intragenomic heterogeneity in Rhizophagus irregularis, suggesting a link to adaptation and environmental response.