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Holly L. Nichols

University of Wisconsin–MadisonORCID 0000-0003-2158-1767Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Organism:Arabidopsis· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:database / resource· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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MicrobiologyMicrobiomePeer-reviewedJul 30, 2026

Vertical transmission of mosquito microbiota and its effects on offspring development

Holly L. Nichols, Laura E. Brettell, Miguel Arturo Saldaña…·Kerri L. Coon

The paper investigates vertical transmission of microbiota in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes and finds that maternally transmitted bacteria influence offspring development and fitness.

2 citationstop 4%

Arabidopsisexperimental assay

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MicrobiologyPLoS BiologyPeer-reviewedNov 15, 2024

Establishment and comparative genomics of a high-quality collection of mosquito-associated bacterial isolates -- MosAIC (Mosquito-Associated Isolate Collection)

Aidan Foo, Laura E. Brettell, Holly L. Nichols…·Eva Heinz

The paper establishes a high-quality bacterial isolate collection (MosAIC) from mosquitoes, providing genomic data and phylogenomic analysis to study mosquito-associated bacteria.

14 citations

whole-genome sequencingstatistical model

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MicrobiologyApplied and Environmental MicrobiologyPeer-reviewedMay 24, 2024

Pathogen-microbiome interactions and the virulence of an entomopathogenic fungus

Matthew R. Kolp, Yazmin de Anda Acosta, William T. Brewer…·Benjamin J. Parker

The paper investigates how bacteria influence the virulence of an aphid-specific fungus, showing that protective bacteria reduce fungal virulence and that fungi can acquire host-associated bacteria during infection.

5 citations

metagenomicsexperimental assay

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