Publications
] . Improved inference of tandem domain duplications. Bioinformatics. 2021 ;37(Suppl_1):i133-i141.
. LuxT controls specific quorum-sensing-regulated behaviors in Vibrionaceae spp. via repression of qrr1, encoding a small regulatory RNA. PLoS Genet. 2021 ;17(4):e1009336.
. Both clinical and environmental Caulobacter species are virulent in the Galleria mellonella infection model. PLoS One. 2020 ;15(3):e0230006.
. Global evaluation of taxonomic relationships and admixture within the Culex pipiens complex of mosquitoes. Parasit Vectors. 2020 ;13(1):8.
. SARS-CoV-2 Transmission among Marine Recruits during Quarantine. N Engl J Med. 2020 ;383(25):2407-2416.
. The skin microbiome of elasmobranchs follows phylosymbiosis, but in teleost fishes, the microbiomes converge. Microbiome. 2020 ;8(1):93.
. Localized production of defence chemicals by intracellular symbionts of Haliclona sponges. Nat Microbiol. 2019 ;4(7):1149-1159.
. Discovery of Reactive Microbiota-Derived Metabolites that Inhibit Host Proteases. Cell. 2017 ;168(3):517-526.e18.
. North Andean origin and diversification of the largest ithomiine butterfly genus. Sci Rep. 2017 ;7:45966.
. Roseochelin B, an Algaecidal Natural Product Synthesized by the Roseobacter Phaeobacter inhibens in Response to Algal Sinapic Acid. Org Lett. 2017 ;19(19):5138-5141.
. Sexual Dimorphism and Retinal Mosaic Diversification following the Evolution of a Violet Receptor in Butterflies. Mol Biol Evol. 2017 ;34(9):2271-2284.
. Ancient hybridization and genomic stabilization in a swordtail fish. Mol Ecol. 2016 ;25(11):2661-79.
. The neurotranscriptome of the Aedes aegypti mosquito. BMC Genomics. 2016 ;17:32.
. Pervasive Effects of Aging on Gene Expression in Wild Wolves. Mol Biol Evol. 2016 ;33(8):1967-78.
. Phylogenetic incongruence and the evolutionary origins of cardenolide-resistant forms of Na(+) ,K(+) -ATPase in Danaus butterflies. Evolution. 2016 ;70(8):1913-21.
. A scaffold protein connects type IV pili with the Chp chemosensory system to mediate activation of virulence signaling in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Mol Microbiol. 2016 ;101(4):590-605.
. Pervasive variation of transcription factor orthologs contributes to regulatory network evolution. PLoS Genet. 2015 ;11(3):e1005011.
. Rhoptry Proteins ROP5 and ROP18 Are Major Murine Virulence Factors in Genetically Divergent South American Strains of Toxoplasma gondii. PLoS Genet. 2015 ;11(8):e1005434.
. Structural Basis of Neurohormone Perception by the Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Torso. Mol Cell. 2015 ;60(6):941-52.
. Discovery and characterization of gut microbiota decarboxylases that can produce the neurotransmitter tryptamine. Cell Host Microbe. 2014 ;16(4):495-503.
. Host control of symbiont natural product chemistry in cryptic populations of the tunicate Lissoclinum patella. PLoS One. 2014 ;9(5):e95850.
. Closely related bird species demonstrate flexibility between beak morphology and underlying developmental programs. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012 ;109(40):16222-7.
. Paths less traveled: evo-devo approaches to investigating animal morphological evolution. Annu Rev Cell Dev Biol. 2012 ;28:743-63.
. Recent retrotransposon insertions are methylated and phylogenetically clustered in japonica rice (Oryza sativa spp. japonica). Mol Biol Evol. 2012 ;29(10):3193-203.
. Worldwide patterns of genetic differentiation imply multiple 'domestications' of Aedes aegypti, a major vector of human diseases. Proc Biol Sci. 2011 ;278(1717):2446-54.