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An out-of-body experience: the extracellular dimension for the transmission of mutualistic bacteria in insects by Salem, Hassan, Florez, Laura, Gerardo, Nicole, Kaltenpoth, Martin

“…Across animals and plants, numerous metabolic and defensive adaptations are a direct consequence of symbiotic associations with beneficial microbes. Explaining…”
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Diet-microbiome-disease: Investigating diet's influence on infectious disease resistance through alteration of the gut microbiome by Harris, Erica V, de Roode, Jacobus C, Gerardo, Nicole M

“…Abiotic and biotic factors can affect host resistance to parasites. Host diet and host gut microbiomes are two increasingly recognized factors influencing…”
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Ecological drift during colonization drives within-host and between-host heterogeneity in an animal-associated symbiont by Chen, Jason Z, Kwong, Zeeyong, Gerardo, Nicole M, Vega, Nic M

“…Specialized host-microbe symbioses canonically show greater diversity than expected from simple models, both at the population level and within individual…”
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Evolution of animal immunity in the light of beneficial symbioses by Gerardo, Nicole M, Hoang, Kim L, Stoy, Kayla S

“…Immune system processes serve as the backbone of animal defences against pathogens and thus have evolved under strong selection and coevolutionary dynamics…”
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Animal Behavior and the Microbiome by Ezenwa, Vanessa O., Gerardo, Nicole M., Inouye, David W., Medina, Mónica, Xavier, Joao B.

“…Feedbacks between microbiomes and their hosts affect a range of animal behaviors. Human bodies house trillions of symbiotic microorganisms. The genes in this…”
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Symbiont Digestive Range Reflects Host Plant Breadth in Herbivorous Beetles by Salem, Hassan, Kirsch, Roy, Pauchet, Yannick, Berasategui, Aileen, Fukumori, Kayoko, Moriyama, Minoru, Cripps, Michael, Windsor, Donald, Fukatsu, Takema, Gerardo, Nicole M.

“…Numerous adaptations are gained in light of a symbiotic lifestyle. Here, we investigated the obligate partnership between tortoise leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae:…”
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Specialized acquisition behaviors maintain reliable environmental transmission in an insect-microbial mutualism by Villa, Scott M., Chen, Jason Z., Kwong, Zeeyong, Acosta, Alice, Vega, Nicole M., Gerardo, Nicole M.

“…Understanding how horizontally transmitted mutualisms are maintained is a major focus of symbiosis research.1,2,3,4 Unlike vertical transmission, hosts that…”
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Horizontally transferred fungal carotenoid genes in the two-spotted spider mite Tetranychus urticae by Altincicek, Boran, Kovacs, Jennifer L., Gerardo, Nicole M.

“…Carotenoids are organic pigments commonly synthesized by plants, algae and some micro-organisms. Through absorption of light energy, carotenoids facilitate…”
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Coevolution's conflicting role in the establishment of beneficial associations by Hoang, Kim L., Choi, Heidi, Gerardo, Nicole M., Morran, Levi T.

“…Reciprocal adaptation between hosts and symbionts can drive the maintenance of symbioses, resulting in coevolution and beneficial genotypic interactions…”
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Symbiont-Mediated Protection against Fungal Pathogens in Pea Aphids: a Role for Pathogen Specificity? by PARKER, Benjamin J, SPRAGG, Chelsea J, ALTINCICEK, Boran, GERARDO, Nicole M

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Moving past postcolonial hybrid spaces: How Buddhist monks make meaning of biology by Balgopal, Meena M., Gerardo, Nicole M., Topden, Jampa, Gyatso, Kalden

“…In formal learning spaces, students must navigate making meaning of both new knowledge and potentially new worldviews. In this qualitative grounded theory…”
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The symbiont side of symbiosis: do microbes really benefit? by Garcia, Justine R, Gerardo, Nicole M

“…Microbial associations are integral to all eukaryotes. Mutualism, the interaction of two species for the benefit of both, is an important aspect of microbial…”
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Evaluating coevolution in a horizontally transmitted mutualism by Stoy, Kayla S, Chavez, Joselyne, De Las Casas, Valeria, Talla, Venkat, Berasategui, Aileen, Morran, Levi T, Gerardo, Nicole M

“…Many interspecific interactions are shaped by coevolution. Transmission mode is thought to influence opportunities for coevolution within symbiotic…”
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Harnessing evolution to elucidate the consequences of symbiosis by Gerardo, Nicole M

“…Many organisms harbor microbial associates that have profound impacts on host traits. The phenotypic effect of symbionts on their hosts may include changes in…”
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Transcriptional profile and differential fitness in a specialist milkweed insect across host plants varying in toxicity by Birnbaum, Stephanie S. L., Rinker, David C., Gerardo, Nicole M., Abbot, Patrick

“…Interactions between plants and herbivorous insects have been models for theories of specialization and co‐evolution for over a century. Phytochemicals govern…”
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Experimental Evolution as an Underutilized Tool for Studying Beneficial Animal-Microbe Interactions by Hoang, Kim L, Morran, Levi T, Gerardo, Nicole M

“…Microorganisms play a significant role in the evolution and functioning of the eukaryotes with which they interact. Much of our understanding of beneficial…”
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A need to consider the evolutionary genetics of host–symbiont mutualisms by Stoy, Kayla S., Gibson, Amanda K., Gerardo, Nicole M., Morran, Levi T.

“…Despite the ubiquity and importance of mutualistic interactions, we know little about the evolutionary genetics underlying their long‐term persistence. As in…”
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The Combined Effects of Bacterial Symbionts and Aging on Life History Traits in the Pea Aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum by Laughton, Alice M, Fan, Maretta H, Gerardo, Nicole M

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Leucoagaricus gongylophorus Produces Diverse Enzymes for the Degradation of Recalcitrant Plant Polymers in Leaf-Cutter Ant Fungus Gardens by AYLWARD, Frank O, BURNUM-JOHNSON, Kristin E, MALFATTI, Stephanie A, MONROE, Matthew E, PURVINE, Samuel O, GOODWIN, Lynne A, SMITH, Richard D, WEINSTOCK, George M, GERARDO, Nicole M, SUEN, Garret, LIPTON, Mary S, CURRIE, Cameron R, TRINGE, Susannah G, TEILING, Clotilde, TREMMEL, Daniel M, MOELLER, Joseph A, SCOTT, Jarrod J, BARRY, Kerrie W, PIEHOWSKI, Paul D, NICORA, Carrie D

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Host-associated transmission favors transition of a commensal toward antagonism by Stoy, Kayla S, Díaz-Almeyda, Erika M, Bartelt, Chris, Acosta, Alice, Morran, Levi T, Gerardo, Nicole M

“…Abstract The impacts of host-associated microbes on their hosts vary along a continuum of antagonistic, neutral, and beneficial interactions. Transmission mode…”
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