Viruses in Laboratory Drosophila and Their Impact on Host Gene Expression

O Kuyateh, DJ Obbard - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
Drosophila melanogaster has one of the best characterized antiviral immune responses
among invertebrates. However, relatively few easily transmitted natural virus isolates are …

Naturally occurring viruses of Drosophila reduce offspring number and lifespan

MA Wallace, DJ Obbard - Proceedings of the Royal …, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Drosophila remains a pre-eminent insect model system for host–virus interaction, but the
host range and fitness consequences of the drosophilid virome are poorly understood …