Michele Castelli

SYMBIO-SCAN identifies high-quality full-length 16S rRNA gene sequences from long reads to discover bacterial symbionts in beetles, revealing novel genera and species.

The paper uses environmental DNA to detect RMS-MLO and I. multifiliis in trout farms, finding RMS-MLO persists long-term without correlating with RMS outbreaks, while I. multifiliis increases during outbreaks.

The paper identifies an introgressed galectin-like protein in Cryptosporidium parvum anthroponosum as a potential driver of its human tropism through interaction with the human insulin-degrading enzyme.

This study sequenced tick-associated Francisella endosymbionts and analyzed their genomes to understand metabolic pathways and biogeographic patterns.

The paper uses whole genome sequencing to identify three distinct populations of Cryptosporidium parvum, showing the emergence and spread of a European population to the USA.

The paper reports the genome sequence of a novel Coxiella endosymbiont from the tick Amblyomma nuttalli, revealing convergent genome reduction across Coxiella clades.