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Microbiota succession influences nematode physiology in a beetle microcosm ecosystem
Wen-Sui Lo, Ralf J Sommer#, Ziduan Han#. Nature Communication 2024
Microbial succession during insect decay alters P. pacificus survival strategies, with species-specific genes playing a key role in ecological adaptation.
Evolution and Diversity of TGF-β Pathways are Linked with Novel Developmental and Behavioral Traits
Wen-Sui Lo*, Marianne Roca*, Mohannad Dardiry*, Marisa Mackie, Gabi Eberhardt, Hanh Witte, Ray Hong, Ralf J Sommer, James W Lightfoot. Molecular Biology and Evolution 2022
The duplication of the TGF-β pathways genes are linked with novel developmental and behavioral traits.
Synergistic interaction of gut microbiota enhances the growth of nematode through neuroendocrine signaling
Wen-Sui Lo, Ziduan Han, Hanh Witte, Waltraud Röseler, Ralf J. Sommer. Current Biology 2022
The bacterium L. xylanilyticus promotes fitness of its nematode host P. pacificus
Horizontally Acquired Cellulases Assist the Expansion of Dietary Range in Pristionchus Nematodes
Ziduan Han, Bogdan Sieriebriennikov, Vladislav Susoy, Wen-Sui Lo, Catia Igreja, Chuanfu Dong, Aileen Berasategui, Hanh Witte, Ralf J Sommer. Molecular Biology and Evolution 2022
The integration of horizontally acquired genes into the complex life history strategy of P. pacificus
Improving Transgenesis Efficiency and CRISPR-Associated Tools Through Codon Optimization and Native Intron Addition in Pristionchus Nematodes
Ziduan Han*, Wen-Sui Lo*, James W Lightfoot, Hanh Witte, Shuai Sun, Ralf J Sommer. Genetics 2020
Codon optimization and native intron addition significantly improved transgenesis efficiency in nematode.