Xiushuai Yang
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View article: The mosquito Aedes aegypti requires a gut microbiota for normal fecundity, longevity and vector competence
The mosquito Aedes aegypti requires a gut microbiota for normal fecundity, longevity and vector competence Open
Mosquitoes shift from detritus-feeding larvae to blood-feeding adults that can vector pathogens to humans and other vertebrates. The sugar and blood meals adults consume are rich in carbohydrates and protein but are deficient in other nutr…
View article: Riboflavin instability is a key factor underlying the requirement of a gut microbiota for mosquito development
Riboflavin instability is a key factor underlying the requirement of a gut microbiota for mosquito development Open
Significance Mosquitoes are major disease vectors that require a gut microbiota for development into adults under some conditions but not others. To determine the underlying mechanisms for this variation, we determined that dietary ribofla…
View article: Evolution of host support for two ancient bacterial symbionts with differentially degraded genomes in a leafhopper host
Evolution of host support for two ancient bacterial symbionts with differentially degraded genomes in a leafhopper host Open
Plant sap-feeding insects (Hemiptera) rely on bacterial symbionts for nutrition absent in their diets. These bacteria experience extreme genome reduction and require genetic resources from their hosts, particularly for basic cellular proce…
View article: Comparative Genomics of the Dual-Obligate Symbionts from the Treehopper, Entylia carinata (Hemiptera: Membracidae), Provide Insight into the Origins and Evolution of an Ancient Symbiosis
Comparative Genomics of the Dual-Obligate Symbionts from the Treehopper, Entylia carinata (Hemiptera: Membracidae), Provide Insight into the Origins and Evolution of an Ancient Symbiosis Open
Insect species in the Auchenorrhyncha suborder (Hemiptera) maintain ancient obligate symbioses with bacteria that provide essential amino acids (EAAs) deficient in their plant-sap diets. Molecular studies have revealed that two complementa…
View article: The complete mitochondrial genome of <i>Entylia carinata</i> (Hemiptera: Membracidae)
The complete mitochondrial genome of <i>Entylia carinata</i> (Hemiptera: Membracidae) Open
The complete mitochondrial genome of the treehopper species, Entylia carinata, was sequenced using the next-generation sequencing method. The completely assembled mitochondrial genome is 15,483 bp long. The genome follows the typical inver…