Hunter K. Walt

The paper compares gene expression in healthy and diseased tropical house crickets infected with Cricket iridovirus (CrIV) to identify molecular differences associated with disease symptoms.

This study analyzes globin gene evolution in cartilaginous fish using genomic and transcriptomic data, revealing gene loss, retention, and expression patterns compared to bony vertebrates.

This study uses black soldier fly larvae to investigate how diet affects microbial communities and gene expression, showing that a balanced diet optimizes larval performance.

The paper investigates bed bug immune responses to three bacterial challenges using transcriptomics and phylogenetic analysis, finding differential gene expression patterns and lineage-specific gene duplications.

The paper detects known and novel viruses in black soldier flies and identifies antiviral gene expression differences.

This study identifies a horizontally transferred glycoside hydrolase 26 gene from bacteria to Hemiptera insects, showing its adaptive role in plant tissue digestion through high expression in salivary glands.

This study investigates the redbanded stink bug's high damage potential to soybean by analyzing its salivary transcriptome and comparative genomics, finding differential retention of ancestral genes rather than gene duplication drives its proteolytic capabilities.

The paper surveys the RNA virosphere of bed bugs globally, identifying known and novel viruses and finding no evidence of bed bugs transmitting human pathogens.

The paper identifies two novel bunyaviruses associated with black soldier fly using high-throughput sequencing and phylogenetic analysis.