Nancy A. Moran

This study identifies tailocins as a mechanism for intraspecies competition in bee gut symbionts, showing they inhibit susceptible strains and contribute to priority effects.

This study identifies SyeA, a secreted protein essential for Buchnera endosymbiont colonization of host cells and its role in suppressing immune responses.

This study shows that colibactin from the honeybee symbiont Frischella perrara defends against pathogens and influences gut microbial community structure.

The paper compares gut bacterial communities of honey wasps and non-honey feeding wasps, finding honey wasps have distinct, host-restricted bacterial communities acquired via host-switching.

This study shows that colonization timing affects strain composition in honey bee gut microbiomes, with priority effects influencing competitive outcomes between bacterial strains.

The paper identifies dominant gut microbiota members in Melipona stingless bees and their localization across gut regions, showing spatial organization similar to other eusocial bees.

This study identifies biofilm-forming adhesins in Snodgrassella alvi that are essential for its mutualistic colonization of the bee gut.

The paper develops a one-step genome editing method for Snodgrassella alvi, enabling gene knockouts and insertions with high accuracy and validation of mutant phenotypes.

This study examines how glyphosate affects biofilm formation and growth in bee gut bacteria and other associated microbes, showing varied impacts on microbial communities.

This paper reports the successful axenic culture of Candidatus Fukatsuia symbiotica, a heritable endosymbiont of the pea aphid, and demonstrates its ability to transmit vertically and confer antifungal protection.

This study identifies the genomic basis of evolutionary novelties in the Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter, revealing novel genes, horizontal gene transfer, and symbiotic associations contributing to its adaptations.

This paper genetically engineers a culturable aphid symbiont, Serratia symbiotica CWBI-2.3T, to track its colonization and induce heterologous gene expression in aphids, enabling paratransgenesis applications.