Brian P Lazzaro

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Top papers

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1 Evolution of genes and genomes on the Drosophila phylogeny. Nature 2007 18.01
2 Dynamic evolution of the innate immune system in Drosophila. Nat Genet 2007 3.09
3 De novo transcriptome sequencing in Anopheles funestus using Illumina RNA-seq technology. PLoS One 2010 1.95
4 The evolutionary costs of immunological maintenance and deployment. BMC Evol Biol 2008 1.74
5 Anopheles gambiae APL1 is a family of variable LRR proteins required for Rel1-mediated protection from the malaria parasite, Plasmodium berghei. PLoS One 2008 1.55
6 Exceptional diversity, maintenance of polymorphism, and recent directional selection on the APL1 malaria resistance genes of Anopheles gambiae. PLoS Biol 2011 1.25
7 Genotype and gene expression associations with immune function in Drosophila. PLoS Genet 2010 1.05
8 Female Drosophila melanogaster suffer reduced defense against infection due to seminal fluid components. J Insect Physiol 2012 1.03
9 Larval food quality affects adult (but not larval) immune gene expression independent of effects on general condition. Mol Ecol 2010 1.01
10 Genotype and diet shape resistance and tolerance across distinct phases of bacterial infection. BMC Evol Biol 2014 1.01
11 The effect of three environmental conditions on the fitness of cytochrome P450 monooxygenase-mediated permethrin resistance in Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus. BMC Evol Biol 2009 0.99
12 Comparative pathology of bacteria in the genus Providencia to a natural host, Drosophila melanogaster. Microbes Infect 2011 0.97
13 Providencia sneebia sp. nov. and Providencia burhodogranariea sp. nov., isolated from wild Drosophila melanogaster. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009 0.96
14 Assessing the accuracy and power of population genetic inference from low-pass next-generation sequencing data. Front Genet 2012 0.94
15 Reproductive status alters transcriptomic response to infection in female Drosophila melanogaster. G3 (Bethesda) 2013 0.93
16 Female and male genetic contributions to post-mating immune defence in female Drosophila melanogaster. Proc Biol Sci 2010 0.92
17 The demographic histories of the M and S molecular forms of Anopheles gambiae s.s. Mol Biol Evol 2010 0.92
18 No effect of Wolbachia on resistance to intracellular infection by pathogenic bacteria in Drosophila melanogaster. PLoS One 2012 0.90
19 DNA sequence polymorphism and divergence at the erect wing and suppressor of sable loci of Drosophila melanogaster and D. simulans. Genetics 2005 0.88
20 Evidence for population-specific positive selection on immune genes of Anopheles gambiae. G3 (Bethesda) 2012 0.84
21 Haplotype structure and expression divergence at the Drosophila cellular immune gene eater. Mol Biol Evol 2010 0.82
22 Potential for evolutionary coupling and decoupling of larval and adult immune gene expression. Mol Ecol 2011 0.81
23 Dietary plant phenolic improves survival of bacterial infection in Manduca sexta caterpillars. Entomol Exp Appl 2013 0.79
24 Comparative genomics of bacteria in the genus Providencia isolated from wild Drosophila melanogaster. BMC Genomics 2012 0.78
25 No evidence for positive selection at two potential targets for malaria transmission-blocking vaccines in Anopheles gambiae s.s. Infect Genet Evol 2013 0.76
26 Corrigendum: Host genetic determinants of microbiota-dependent nutrition revealed by genome-wide analysis of Drosophila melanogaster. Nat Commun 2015 0.75