Wolbachia, one of the most widespread endosymbionts, is a target for biological control of
mosquito-borne diseases (malaria and dengue virus), and antibiotic elimination of infectious …

Bacterial mutualists can modulate the biochemical capacity of animals. Highly coevolved
nutritional mutualists do this by synthesizing nutrients missing from the host’s diet. Genomics …

Genomic data acquisition is now trivial for biologists. Yet, moving from millions of sequence
reads to an assembled and annotated genome continues to pose a daunting challenge. The …

Wolbachia and Cardinium are among the most important and widespread of all endosymbionts,
occurring in nematodes and more than half of insect and arachnid species, sometimes …

The bacterial endosymbiont Wolbachia interacts with different invertebrate hosts, engaging
in diverse symbiotic relationships. Wolbachia is often a reproductive parasite in arthropods, …

Information on the presence and severity of grape powdery mildew (GPM), caused by Erysiphe
necator, has long been used to guide management decisions. While recent advances in …

Background The evolution of animal mitochondrial (mt) genomes has resulted in a highly
conserved structure: a single compact circular chromosome approximately 14 to 20 kb long. …

Globodera ellingtonae is a newly described potato cyst nematode (PCN) found in Idaho,
Oregon, and Argentina. Here, we present a genome assembly for G. ellingtonae, a relative of …

Hop powdery mildew, caused by Podosphaera macularis, can result in complete crop loss
and requires numerous fungicide applications for effective management. To assess the …

The majority of winegrape (Vitis vinifera) vineyards in Washington are planted with own-rooted
grapevines, as opposed to grapevines grafted onto rootstock varieties. The plant-parasitic …