Maria‐Carla Saleh

This study shows thermal stress shifts a viral infection in Drosophila from parasitism to mutualism, enhancing host survival and reproduction without affecting viral persistence.

This study shows enteric viral infections accelerate aging in Drosophila, with acceleration magnitude correlating with pathogenicity, and Wolbachia can mitigate this effect.

This study shows that specific bacterial microbiome compositions in Drosophila modulate viral infection outcomes through non-immune pathways.

The paper identifies pupal metamorphosis as a critical stage for RNA virus persistence in Drosophila, revealing distinct viral strategies involving reverse transcription and immune responses.

This study shows that CHIKV macrodomain catalytic activity affects virus replication and transmission in Aedes mosquitoes, with mutation-specific outcomes in different host contexts.

This study shows persistent viral infections in Drosophila melanogaster reduce survival, alter offspring viability, and change behavior, with distinct transcriptional responses across viruses.

The paper examines how host and ecological factors shape mosquito virome diversity and composition across different regions and time periods.

The study investigates the role of the siRNA pathway in regulating transposable element expression in Aedes aegypti, finding limited impact in both somatic and gonadal tissues.

This study shows that viral infection disrupts intestinal homeostasis in Drosophila by activating Sting-dependent NF-kB signaling, leading to ISC proliferation and reduced lifespan.

This study investigates dengue virus susceptibility in African Aedes aegypti populations and finds significant variation and strain-specific interactions.

This study investigates the effectiveness of oral RNA interference in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes to combat Zika and chikungunya viruses, finding limited success with bacterial dsRNA delivery but some effect with direct dsRNA injection.

The paper develops rRNA sequences for 33 medically important mosquito species to improve metagenomics and species identification in mosquito-borne virus surveillance.