Heather R. Jordan

This paper develops a target capture strategy to improve metagenomic characterization of eukaryotic ribosomal DNA and root nodule symbiosis genes, showing higher recovery and detection of low-abundance taxa compared to amplicon sequencing.

This study uses black soldier fly larvae to investigate how diet affects microbial communities and gene expression, showing that a balanced diet optimizes larval performance.

The paper detects known and novel viruses in black soldier flies and identifies antiviral gene expression differences.

The paper identifies two novel bunyaviruses associated with black soldier fly using high-throughput sequencing and phylogenetic analysis.