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Generality of toxins in defensive symbiosis: Ribosome-inactivating proteins and defense against parasitic wasps in Drosophila Autor Ballinger, Matthew J., Perlman, Steve J.

“…While it has become increasingly clear that multicellular organisms often harbor microbial symbionts that protect their hosts against natural enemies, the…”
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Correction: Generality of toxins in defensive symbiosis: Ribosome-inactivating proteins and defense against parasitic wasps in Drosophila Autor Ballinger, Matthew J., Perlman, Steve J.

“…[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1006431.]…”
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The toxins of vertically transmitted Spiroplasma Autor Moore, Logan D., Ballinger, Matthew J.

“…Vertically transmitted (VT) microbial symbionts play a vital role in the evolution of their insect hosts. A longstanding question in symbiont research is what…”
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Discovery and evolution of bunyavirids in arctic phantom midges and ancient bunyavirid-like sequences in insect genomes Autor Ballinger, Matthew J, Bruenn, Jeremy A, Hay, John, Czechowski, Donna, Taylor, Derek J

“…Bunyaviridae is a large family of RNA viruses chiefly comprised of vertebrate and plant pathogens. We discovered novel bunyavirids that are approximately…”
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An exceptional family: Ophiocordyceps‐allied fungus dominates the microbiome of soft scale insects (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Coccidae) Autor Gomez‐Polo, Priscila, Ballinger, Matthew J., Lalzar, Maya, Malik, Assaf, Ben‐Dov, Yair, Mozes‐Daube, Neta, Perlman, Steve J., Iasur‐Kruh, Lilach, Chiel, Elad

“…Hemipteran insects of the suborder Sternorrhyncha are plant sap feeders, where each family is obligately associated with a specific bacterial endosymbiont that…”
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Highly transmissible cytoplasmic incompatibility by the extracellular insect symbiont Spiroplasma Autor Pollmann, Marie, Moore, Logan D., Krimmer, Elena, D'Alvise, Paul, Hasselmann, Martin, Perlman, Steve J., Ballinger, Matthew J., Steidle, Johannes L.M., Gottlieb, Yuval

“…Cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI) is a form of reproductive manipulation caused by maternally inherited endosymbionts infecting arthropods, like Wolbachia,…”
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Evolutionary maintenance of filovirus-like genes in bat genomes Autor Taylor, Derek J, Dittmar, Katharina, Ballinger, Matthew J, Bruenn, Jeremy A

“…Background Little is known of the biological significance and evolutionary maintenance of integrated non-retroviral RNA virus genes in eukaryotic host genomes…”
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Climate‐associated tundra thaw pond formation and range expansion of boreal zooplankton predators Autor Taylor, Derek J, Ballinger, Matthew J, Medeiros, Andrew S, Kotov, Alexey A

“…Most of the freshwater component of the Earth's surface is composed of shallow tundra ponds. These high latitude ecosystems have been exposed to a variety of…”
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Evolutionary persistence of insect bunyavirus infection despite host acquisition and expression of the viral nucleoprotein gene Autor Ballinger, Matthew J, Taylor, Derek J

“…Abstract How insects combat RNA virus infection is a subject of intensive research owing to its importance in insect health, virus evolution, and disease…”
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Evolution of specialized toxin arsenals in a bacterial symbiont of arthropods Autor Moore, Logan D, Ballinger, Matthew J

“…Bacteria commonly deploy toxic proteins that act with specificity on target molecules to support invasion and improve survival in competitive environments…”
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Cellular production of a counterfeit viral protein confers immunity to infection by a related virus Autor Warner, Benjamin E., Ballinger, Matthew J., Yerramsetty, Pradeep, Reed, Jennifer, Taylor, Derek J., Smith, Thomas J., Bruenn, Jeremy A.

“…DNA copies of many non-retroviral RNA virus genes or portions thereof (NIRVs) are present in the nuclear genomes of many eukaryotes. These have often been…”
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Virus-host co-evolution under a modified nuclear genetic code Autor Taylor, Derek J., Ballinger, Matthew J., Bowman, Shaun M., Bruenn, Jeremy A.

“…Among eukaryotes with modified nuclear genetic codes, viruses are unknown. However, here we provide evidence of an RNA virus that infects a fungal host…”
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Evidence that ebolaviruses and cuevaviruses have been diverging from marburgviruses since the Miocene Autor Taylor, Derek J., Ballinger, Matthew J., Zhan, Jack J., Hanzly, Laura E., Bruenn, Jeremy A.

“…An understanding of the timescale of evolution is critical for comparative virology but remains elusive for many RNA viruses. Age estimates based on mutation…”
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Drosophila are hosts to the first described parasitoid wasp of adult flies Autor Moore, Logan D., Chris Amuwa, Toluwanimi, Shaw, Scott Richard, Ballinger, Matthew J.

“…Parasitoid wasps are exceptionally diverse and use specialized adaptations capable of manipulating the physiology and behaviour of host organisms 1 . In more…”
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The defensive Spiroplasma Autor Ballinger, Matthew J, Perlman, Steve J

“…•Multiple strains of the heritable bacterium, Spiroplasma, protect insects against infection by natural enemies.•Defensive capabilities are broad, impacting…”
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Evolution and Diversity of Inherited Spiroplasma Symbionts in Myrmica Ants Autor Ballinger, Matthew J, Moore, Logan D, Perlman, Steve J

“…Microbial partners play important roles in the biology and ecology of animals. In insects, maternally transmitted symbionts are especially common and can have…”
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Toxin and Genome Evolution in a Drosophila Defensive Symbiosis Autor Ballinger, Matthew J, Gawryluk, Ryan M R, Perlman, Steve J

“…Abstract Defenses conferred by microbial symbionts play a vital role in the health and fitness of their animal hosts. An important outstanding question in the…”
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Selectively maintained paleoviruses in Holarctic water fleas reveal an ancient origin for phleboviruses Autor Ballinger, Matthew J., Bruenn, Jeremy A., Kotov, Alexey A., Taylor, Derek J.

“…The ecological model, Daphnia pulex (Cladocera: Daphniidae), is broadly distributed in Holarctic freshwater habitats and has been the subject of…”
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Bacterial associates of Hyalesthes obsoletus (Hemiptera: Cixiidae), the insect vector of bois noir disease, with a focus on cultivable bacteria Autor Iasur-Kruh, Lilach, Naor, Vered, Zahavi, Tirtza, Ballinger, Matthew J., Sharon, Rakefet, Robinson, Wyatt E., Perlman, Steve J., Zchori-Fein, Einat

“…The planthopper Hyalesthes obsoletus (Hemiptera: Cixiidae) is an important vector of phytoplasma diseases in grapevine. In the current study, the bacterial…”
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Phylogeny, integration and expression of sigma virus-like genes in Drosophila Autor Ballinger, Matthew J., Bruenn, Jeremy A., Taylor, Derek J.

“…[Display omitted] ► Sigma virus-like genes are present in Drosophila genomes. ► The viral P mRNA was integrated via template switching by a host…”
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