E. Novakova

This study analyzes microbiomes of blood-feeding triatomines and their predatory relatives, identifying three bacterial sources and highlighting phylosymbiosis in Triatoma species.

This study analyzes eleven Arsenophonus strains in louse flies, revealing multiple independent origins of symbiosis and differences in B vitamin synthesis capabilities.

The paper identifies a dual endosymbiosis in psyllids, revealing a new bacterial symbiont that complements the metabolic functions of the primary endosymbiont.

This study presents genomic data for five new Wolbachia Supergroup F strains, revealing genomic features of their transition to mutualism, including gene deactivation and genome reduction.

This study examines microbiome variation in wild and lab-reared Drosophila across elevational gradients, finding that field-collected flies have more diverse microbiomes and elevation explains some variation in microbial communities.

This paper develops and validates an LC-MS/MS method to quantify B vitamins and derivatives in whole blood, achieving high accuracy and precision with zinc sulphate in methanol as the optimal protein-precipitation agent.

This study identifies ontogeny, species identity, and environment as key factors shaping microbiome dynamics in wild kissing bugs across multiple life stages.

The paper identifies a new symbiotic lineage related to Neisseria and Snodgrassella in lice, showing its independent origin and distinct ecological roles in different louse genera.

The paper investigates the microbiomes of North American Triatominae species to understand their role in Chagas disease epidemiology, finding that microbiome composition is host-specific and correlates with the presence of Trypanosoma cruzi.

The paper sequenced and analyzed the genome of a Legionella-like symbiont in lice, revealing genome degeneration, convergent evolution, and horizontal gene transfer contributing to its adaptation as a mutualist.