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Horizontal Gene Transfer Contributes to the Evolution of Arthropod Herbivory

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Multifaceted biological insights from a draft genome sequence of the tobacco hornworm moth, Manduca sexta

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Unique features of a global human ectoparasite identified through sequencing of the bed bug genome

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Dissemination of Antimicrobial Resistance in Microbial Ecosystems through Horizontal Gene Transfer

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Functional Evaluation of Proteins in Watery and Gel Saliva of Aphids

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Horizontal Gene Transfer of Pectinases from Bacteria Preceded the Diversification of Stick and Leaf Insects

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A Massive Expansion of Effector Genes Underlies Gall-Formation in the Wheat Pest Mayetiola destructor

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Metabolic Coevolution in the Bacterial Symbiosis of Whiteflies and Related Plant Sap-Feeding Insects

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Parallel Histories of Horizontal Gene Transfer Facilitated Extreme Reduction of Endosymbiont Genomes in Sap-Feeding Insects

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Molecular traces of alternative social organization in a termite genome

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Horizontal Gene Transfer from Diverse Bacteria to an Insect Genome Enables a Tripartite Nested Mealybug Symbiosis

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Carotenoids in unexpected places: Gall midges, lateral gene transfer, and carotenoid biosynthesis in animals

(2013) Cassidy Cobbs et al.   MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION

Leaf-galling phylloxera on grapes reprograms host metabolism and morphology

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The genome of the mustard leaf beetle encodes two active xylanases originally acquired from bacteria through horizontal gene transfer

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Draft genome of the mountain pine beetle, Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins, a major forest pest

(2013) Christopher I Keeling et al.   GENOME BIOLOGY

Endosymbiotic bacteria as a source of carotenoids in whiteflies

(2012) D. B. Sloan et al.   Biology Letters

Adaptive horizontal transfer of a bacterial gene to an invasive insect pest of coffee

(2012) R. Acuna et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Horizontally transferred fungal carotenoid genes in the two-spotted spider mite Tetranychus urticae

(2011) B. Altincicek et al.   Biology Letters

Horizontal gene transfer in silkworm, Bombyx mori

(2011) Bo Zhu et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Diversification of Genes for Carotenoid Biosynthesis in Aphids following an Ancient Transfer from a Fungus

(2011) Eva Nováková et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Functional and Evolutionary Insights from the Genomes of Three Parasitoid Nasonia Species

(2010) J. H. Werren et al.   SCIENCE

Lateral Transfer of Genes from Fungi Underlies Carotenoid Production in Aphids

(2010) N. A. Moran et al.   SCIENCE

An Improved General Amino Acid Replacement Matrix

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