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Multiple origins of obligate nematode and insect symbionts by a clade of bacteria closely related to plant pathogens by Martinson, Vincent G., Gawryluk, Ryan M. R., Gowen, Brent E., Curtis, Caitlin I., Jaenike, John, Perlman, Steve J.

“…Obligate symbioses involving intracellular bacteria have transformed eukaryotic life, from providing aerobic respiration and photosynthesis to enabling…”
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Dynamic changes in Wolbachia infection over a single generation of Drosophila suzukii, across a wide range of resource availability by McPherson, Audrey E., Abram, Paul K., Curtis, Caitlin I., Wannop, Erik R., Dudzic, Jan P., Perlman, Steve J.

“…Wolbachia bacteria are maternally inherited symbionts that commonly infect terrestrial arthropods. Many Wolbachia reach high frequencies in their hosts by…”
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New records of Leptopilina, Ganaspis, and Asobara species associated with Drosophila suzukii in North America, including detections of L. japonica and G. brasiliensis by Abram, Paul K., McPherson, Audrey E., Kula, Robert, Hueppelsheuser, Tracy, Thiessen, Jason, Perlman, Steve J., Curtis, Caitlin I., Fraser, Jessica L., Tam, Jordan, Carrillo, Juli, Gates, Michael, Scheffer, Sonja, Lewis, Matthew, Buffington, Matthew

“…We report the presence of two Asian species of larval parasitoids of spotted wing Drosophila, Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura) (Diptera: Drosophilidae), in…”
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A highly divergent Wolbachia with a tiny genome in an insect-parasitic tylenchid nematode by Dudzic, Jan P, Curtis, Caitlin I, Gowen, Brent E, Perlman, Steve J

“…symbionts are the most successful host-associated microbes on the planet, infecting arthropods and nematodes. Their role in nematodes is particularly…”
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Paternal Genome Elimination in Liposcelis Booklice (Insecta: Psocodea) by Hodson, Christina N, Hamilton, Phineas T, Dilworth, Dave, Nelson, Chris J, Curtis, Caitlin I, Perlman, Steve J

“…How sex is determined in insects is diverse and dynamic, and includes male heterogamety, female heterogamety, and haplodiploidy. In many insect lineages, sex…”
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Genetics and Genomics of an Unusual Selfish Sex Ratio Distortion in an Insect by Hamilton, Phineas T., Hodson, Christina N., Curtis, Caitlin I., Perlman, Steve J.

“…Diverse selfish genetic elements have evolved the ability to manipulate reproduction to increase their transmission, and this can result in highly distorted…”
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