• Coxiella endosymbiont of rhipicephalus microplus modulates tick physiology with a major impact in blood feeding capacity 

      Garcia Guizzo, Melina; Tirloni, Lucas; Gonzalez, Sergio Alberto; Farber, Marisa Diana; Braz, Glória; Parizi, Luís Fernando; Dedavid e Silva, Lucas Andre; Da Silva Vaz, Itabajara; Oliveira, Pedro L. (Frontiers Media, 2022-05)
      In the past decade, metagenomics studies exploring tick microbiota have revealed widespread interactions between bacteria and arthropods, including symbiotic interactions. Functional studies showed that obligate endosymbionts ...
    • Regulatory mechanisms behind the phenotypic plasticity associated with Setaria italica water deficit tolerance 

      Suguiyama, Vanessa Fuentes; Rodriguez, Jae Diana Paredes; Santos, Tatiane Cristina Nicomedio dos; Lira, Bruno Silvestre; de Haro, Luis Alejandro; Silva, João Paulo Naldi; Borba, Eduardo Leite; Purgatto, Eduardo; Silva, Emerson Alves da; Bellora Pereyra, Nicolás; Carrari, Fernando; Centeno, Danilo da Cruz; Bermudez Salazar, Luisa; Rossi, Magdalena; de Setta, Nathalia (Springer, 2022-05)
      Drought is one of the main environmental stresses that negatively impacts vegetative and reproductive yield. Water deficit responses are determined by the duration and intensity of the stress, which, together with plant ...