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S. Quek

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Microbiology· 4 Biochemistry· 1 Cell Biology· 1 Ecology· 1

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 4 Approach:experimental assay· 4 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 4 Organism:Arabidopsis· 3 Approach:statistical model· 3 Approach:genetic perturbation / CRISPR· 2 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 2 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1

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E. Heinz· 4 shared G. Hughes· 3 shared G. L. Hughes· 3 shared S. Hegde· 3 shared C. Cansado-Utrilla· 2 shared C. L. Jeffries· 2 shared E. R. Anderson· 2 shared L. E. Brettell· 2 shared

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E. Heinz

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7 papers

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Microbiome variability of mosquito lines is consistent over time and across environments

A. Accoti, S. Quek, J. Vulcan, C. Cansado-Utrilla, E. Anderson, J. Alsing, H. P. Narra, K. Khanipov, G. Hughes, L. Dickson

The paper shows that mosquito lines maintain distinct microbiomes across different environments, indicating host genetics and environment both shape microbiome composition.

bioRxiv · Apr 17, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology

Aedes aegypti gut transcriptomes respond differently to microbiome transplants from field-caught or laboratory-reared mosquitoes.

S. Hegde, L. E. Brettell, S. Quek, M. A. Saldana, K. Etebari, S. Asgari, K. L. Coon, E. Heinz, G. Hughes

This study compares gut transcriptomic responses of mosquitoes to microbiome transplants from field-caught versus laboratory-reared donors, finding greater gene expression variation with field microbiomes.

bioRxiv · Mar 16, 2023Microbiology

Vertical and horizontal transmission of cell fusing agent virus in Aedes aegypti

R. A. Logan, S. Quek, J. N. Muthoni, A. von Eicken, L. E. Brettell, E. R. Anderson, M. E. Villena, S. Hegde, G. T. Patterson, E. Heinz, G. L. Hughes, E. I. Patterson

This study investigates the transmission routes of CFAV in Aedes aegypti, finding vertical and paternal transmission rates and suggesting strategies for arbovirus control.

bioRxiv · May 26, 2022Microbiology

Lack of robust evidence for a Wolbachia infection in Anopheles gambiae from Burkina Faso

S. P. Sawadogo, D. A. Kabore, E. B. Tibiri, A. Hughes, O. Gnankine, S. Quek, A. Diabate, H. Ranson, G. L. Hughes, R. K. Dabire

This study re-evaluates Wolbachia infection in Anopheles gambiae from Burkina Faso and finds low prevalence, contradicting earlier reports.

bioRxiv · Mar 5, 2022Ecology

Wolbachia endosymbionts in two Anopheles species indicates independent acquisitions and lack of prophage elements

S. Quek, L. T. Cerdeira, C. L. Jeffries, S. L. Tomlinson, T. Walker, G. L. Hughes, E. Heinz

This study reports two high-density Wolbachia strains in Anopheles species, showing independent acquisitions and limited prophage elements, with genomic analysis revealing metabolic completeness and cytoplasmic incompatibility factors.

bioRxiv · Nov 15, 2021Cell Biology

Genomic and microscopic evidence of stable high density and maternally inherited Wolbachia infections in Anopheles mosquitoes

T. Walker, S. Quek, C. L. Jeffries, J. Bandibabone, V. Dhokiya, R. Bamou, M. Kristan, L. A. Messenger, A. Gidley, E. A. Hornett, E. R. Anderson, C. Cansado-Utrilla, S. Hegde, C. Bantuzeko, J. C. Stevenson, , G. Hughes

The paper identifies high-density, maternally inherited Wolbachia infections in Anopheles mosquitoes using genomic and microscopic evidence, suggesting their potential for biocontrol.

bioRxiv · Oct 29, 2020Microbiology

Repurposing the orphan drug nitisinone to control the transmission of African trypanosomiasis

A. Acosta-Serrano, M. Sterkel, L. Haines, A. Casas-Sanchez, V. Owino, R. Vionette-Amaral, S. Quek, C. Rose, M. Silva dos Santos, N. Garcia Escude, H. Ismail, M. I. Paine, S. M. Barribeau, S. Wagstaff, J. I. MacRae, , P. L. Oliveira

This study shows that nitisinone can kill tsetse flies without harming bees, offering an eco-friendly method to control African trypanosomiasis transmission.

bioRxiv · Jun 8, 2020Biochemistry