Winding paths to simplicity: genome evolution in facultative insect symbionts

WS Lo, YY Huang, CH Kuo - FEMS Microbiology Reviews, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Symbiosis between organisms is an important driving force in evolution. Among the diverse
relationships described, extensive progress has been made in insect–bacteria symbiosis …

[PDF][PDF] Monitoring and evaluating post-disaster recovery using high-resolution satellite imagery–towards standardised indicators for post-disaster recovery

D Brown, S Platt, J Bevington, K Saito… - Martin Centre …, 2015 - researchgate.net
The main objective of the Recovery Project (2008-2011) was to produce a universally-
applicable suite of indicators and techniques that allow donors and executing agencies to …

Horizontal Acquisition and Transcriptional Integration of Novel Genes in Mosquito-Associated Spiroplasma

WS Lo, CH Kuo - Genome Biology and Evolution, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Genetic differentiation among symbiotic bacteria is important in shaping biodiversity. The
genus Spiroplasma contains species occupying diverse niches and is a model system for …

Complete Genome Sequence of Spiroplasma turonicum Tab4cT, a Bacterium Isolated from Horse Flies (Haematopota sp.)

WS Lo, GE Gasparich, CH Kuo - Genome Announcements, 2016 - Am Soc Microbiol
Spiroplasma turonicum Tab4cT was isolated from a horse fly (Haematopota sp.; probably
Haematopota pluvialis) collected at Champchevrier, Indre-et-Loire, Touraine, France, in …

Complete Genome Sequence of Spiroplasma helicoides TABS-2T (DSM 22551), a Bacterium Isolated from a Horsefly (Tabanus abactor)

WY Shen, WS Lo, YC Lai, CH Kuo - Genome Announcements, 2016 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT Spiroplasma helicoides TABS-2T (DSM 22551) was isolated from the gut of a
horsefly (Tabanus abactor) collected near Ardmore, Oklahoma, USA, in 1987. Here, we …

Complete Genome Sequence of Spiroplasma corruscae EC-1T (DSM 19793), a Bacterium Isolated from a Lampyrid Beetle (Ellychnia corrusca)

YM Tsai, WS Lo, CH Kuo - Genome Announcements, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT Spiroplasma corruscae EC-1T (DSM 19793) was isolated from the gut of a
lampryid beetle (Ellychnia corrusca) collected in Beltsville, MD, USA, in 1983. Here, we …

Complete Genome Sequence of Spiroplasma floricola 23-6T (ATCC 29989), a Bacterium Isolated from a Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera L.)

YM Tsai, PS Wu, WS Lo, CH Kuo - Genome Announcements, 2018 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT Spiroplasma floricola 23-6T (ATCC 29989) was isolated from the flower surface
of a tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera L.). Here, we report the complete genome sequence of …

Spiroplasma

GE Gasparich, CH Kuo… - Bergey's Manual of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Spi. ro. plas' ma. Gr. fem. n. speira (L. transliteration spira) a coil, spiral; Gr. neut. n.
plasma something formed or molded, a form; NL neut. n. Spiroplasma spiral form …

Complete Genome Sequence of Spiroplasma sp. TU-14

WS Lo, M Haryono, GE Gasparich… - Genome …, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
Spiroplasma sp. TU-14 was isolated from a contaminated sample of Entomoplasma
lucivorax PIPN-2T obtained from the International Organization for Mycoplasmology …

Complete Genome Sequence of Spiroplasma monobiae MQ-1T (ATCC 33825), a Bacterium Isolated from the Vespid Wasp (Monobia quadridens)

YM Tsai, WS Lo, PS Wu, ST Cho… - Genome …, 2018 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT Spiroplasma monobiae MQ-1T (ATCC 33825) was isolated from the
hemolymph of an adult vespid wasp (Monobia quadridens) collected in Maryland. Here, we …