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Evolution of Termite Symbiosis Informed by Transcriptome-Based Phylogenies by Bucek, Ales, Šobotník, Jan, He, Shulin, Shi, Mang, McMahon, Dino P., Holmes, Edward C., Roisin, Yves, Lo, Nathan, Bourguignon, Thomas

“…Termitidae comprises ∼80% of all termite species [1] that play dominant decomposer roles in tropical ecosystems [2, 3]. Two major events during termite…”
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The virulent, emerging genotype B of Deformed wing virus is closely linked to overwinter honeybee worker loss by Natsopoulou, Myrsini E., McMahon, Dino P., Doublet, Vincent, Frey, Eva, Rosenkranz, Peter, Paxton, Robert J.

“…Bees are considered to be threatened globally, with severe overwinter losses of the most important commercial pollinator, the Western honeybee, a major concern…”
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Parasites modulate within-colony activity and accelerate the temporal polyethism schedule of a social insect, the honey bee by Natsopoulou, Myrsini E, Dino P. McMahon, Robert J. Paxton

“…Task allocation in social insect colonies is generally organised into an age-related division of labour, termed the temporal polyethism schedule, which may in…”
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So near and yet so far: harmonic radar reveals reduced homing ability of Nosema infected honeybees by Wolf, Stephan, McMahon, Dino P, Lim, Ka S, Pull, Christopher D, Clark, Suzanne J, Paxton, Robert J, Osborne, Juliet L

“…Pathogens may gain a fitness advantage through manipulation of the behaviour of their hosts. Likewise, host behavioural changes can be a defence mechanism,…”
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Chemical and transcriptomic diversity do not correlate with ascending levels of social complexity in the insect order Blattodea by Golian, Marek J., Friedman, Daniel A., Harrison, Mark, McMahon, Dino P., Buellesbach, Jan

“…Eusocial insects, such as ants and termites, are characterized by high levels of coordinated social organization. This is contrasted by solitary insects that…”
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Defensive behavior is linked to altered surface chemistry following infection in a termite society by Esparza-Mora, M. Alejandra, Mazumdar, Tilottama, Jiang, Shixiong, Radek, Renate, Thiem, Julian N., Feng, Linshan, Petrašiūnaitė, Vesta, Banasiak, Ronald, Golian, Marek, Gleske, Melanie, Lucas, Christophe, Springer, Andreas, Buellesbach, Jan, McMahon, Dino P.

“…The care-kill response determines whether a sick individual will be treated or eliminated from an insect society, but little is known about the…”
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The first molecular phylogeny of Strepsiptera (Insecta) reveals an early burst of molecular evolution correlated with the transition to endoparasitism by McMahon, Dino P, Hayward, Alexander, Kathirithamby, Jeyaraney

“…A comprehensive model of evolution requires an understanding of the relationship between selection at the molecular and phenotypic level. We investigate this…”
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A phylogenomic analysis of Marek's disease virus reveals independent paths to virulence in Eurasia and North America by Trimpert, Jakob, Groenke, Nicole, Jenckel, Maria, He, Shulin, Kunec, Dusan, Szpara, Moriah L., Spatz, Stephen J., Osterrieder, Nikolaus, McMahon, Dino P.

“…Virulence determines the impact a pathogen has on the fitness of its host, yet current understanding of the evolutionary origins and causes of virulence of…”
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High-Throughput Cultivation for the Selective Isolation of Acidobacteria From Termite Nests by Oberpaul, Markus, Zumkeller, Celine M, Culver, Tanja, Spohn, Marius, Mihajlovic, Sanja, Leis, Benedikt, Glaeser, Stefanie P, Plarre, Rudy, McMahon, Dino P, Hammann, Peter, Schäberle, Till F, Glaeser, Jens, Vilcinskas, Andreas

“…Microbial communities in the immediate environment of socialized invertebrates can help to suppress pathogens, in part by synthesizing bioactive natural…”
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Exposure of Larvae of the Solitary Bee Osmia bicornis to the Honey Bee Pathogen Nosema ceranae Affects Life History by Bramke, Kathrin, Müller, Uta, McMahon, Dino P, Rolff, Jens

“…Wild bees are important pollinators of wild plants and agricultural crops and they are threatened by several environmental stressors including emerging…”
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Virologists-Heroes need weapons by Hufsky, Franziska, Ibrahim, Bashar, Beer, Martin, Deng, Li, Mercier, Philippe Le, McMahon, Dino P, Palmarini, Massimo, Thiel, Volker, Marz, Manja

“…About the Authors: Franziska Hufsky Affiliations European Virus Bioinformatics Center, Jena, Germany, RNA Bioinformatics and High-Throughput Analysis Jena,…”
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Editorial: Microbial Drivers of Sociality – From Multicellularity to Animal Societies by Biedermann, Peter H. W., Rohlfs, Marko, McMahon, Dino P., Meunier, Joël

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The mitochondrial genome of the 'twisted-wing parasite' Mengenilla australiensis (Insecta, Strepsiptera): a comparative study by McMahon, Dino P, Hayward, Alexander, Kathirithamby, Jeyaraney

“…Strepsiptera are an unusual group of sexually dimorphic, entomophagous parasitoids whose evolutionary origins remain elusive. The lineage leading to Mengenilla…”
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Eating in a losing cause: limited benefit of modified macronutrient consumption following infection in the oriental cockroach Blatta orientalis by Sieksmeyer, Thorben, He, Shulin, Esparza-Mora, M Alejandra, Jiang, Shixiong, Petrašiūnaitė, Vesta, Kuropka, Benno, Banasiak, Ronald, Julseth, Mara Jean, Weise, Christoph, Johnston, Paul R, Rodríguez-Rojas, Alexandro, McMahon, Dino P

“…Host-pathogen interactions can lead to dramatic changes in host feeding behaviour. One aspect of this includes self-medication, where infected individuals…”
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Termites shape their collective behavioural response based on stage of infection by Davis, Hannah E., Meconcelli, Stefania, Radek, Renate, McMahon, Dino P.

“…Social insects employ a range of behaviours to protect their colonies against disease, but little is known about how such collective behaviours are…”
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Why grow up? A perspective on insect strategies to avoid metamorphosis by MCMAHON, DINO P., HAYWARD, ALEXANDER

“…1. Insects with complete metamorphosis (holometaboly) are extremely successful, constituting over 60% of all described animal species. Complete metamorphosis…”
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Elevated virulence of an emerging viral genotype as a driver of honeybee loss by McMahon, Dino P., Natsopoulou, Myrsini E., Doublet, Vincent, Fürst, Matthias, Weging, Silvio, Brown, Mark J. F., Gogol-Döring, Andreas, Paxton, Robert J.

“…Emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) have contributed significantly to the current biodiversity crisis, leading to widespread epidemics and population loss…”
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A sting in the spit: widespread cross-infection of multiple RNA viruses across wild and managed bees by McMahon, Dino P., Fürst, Matthias A., Caspar, Jesicca, Theodorou, Panagiotis, Brown, Mark J. F., Paxton, Robert J.

“…1. Declining populations of bee pollinators are a cause of concern, with major repercussions for biodiversity loss and food security. RNA viruses associated…”
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Interspecific competition in honeybee intracellular gut parasites is asymmetric and favours the spread of an emerging infectious disease by Natsopoulou, Myrsini E., McMahon, Dino P., Doublet, Vincent, Bryden, John, Paxton, Robert J.

“…There is increasing appreciation that hosts in natural populations are subject to infection by multiple parasite species. Yet the epidemiological and…”
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Exposure of the wild bee Osmia bicornis to the honey bee pathogen Nosema ceranae by Müller, Uta, McMahon, Dino P., Rolff, Jens

“…Wild bees are important pollinators for agricultural crops and solitary species such as Osmia bicornis are particularly suitable for pollination management…”
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