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  1. MUTE drives asymmetric divisions to form stomatal subsidiary cells in Crassulaceae succulents

    Article • Science Advances, March 2026, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  2. Mosquito Viromes in England and Wales Reveal Hidden Arbovirus Signals and Limited Ecological Structuring

    Article • November 2025, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  3. Cappable-Seq reveals the transcriptional landscape of stress responses in the bacterial endosymbiont Wolbachia

    Article • Microbial Genomics, October 2025, Society for General Microbiology

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  4. Genome assembly of five Tephritid species for the enhancement of the Sterile Insect Technique

    Article • September 2025, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  5. Hybrid short- and long-read assembly of an experimentally evolved Sodalis glossinidius strain SgGmmC1*

    Article • June 2025, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  6. Enhancing infectious intestinal disease diagnosis through metagenomic and metatranscriptomic sequencing of 1000 human diarrhoeal samples

    Article • Genome Medicine, May 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  7. Emergence Risks from Within? Metagenomic Analysis of Mosquito Viromes from Two Zoos Reveals Mosquito-associated Orthobunyaviruses in the UK

    Article • May 2025, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  8. Using minor variant genomes and machine learning to study the genome biology of SARS-CoV-2 over time

    Article • Nucleic Acids Research, February 2025, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  9. Cappable-Seq reveals the transcriptional landscape of stress responses in the bacterial endosymbiontWolbachia

    Article • August 2024, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  10. Establishment and partial characterisation of a new cell line derived from adult tissues of the tsetse fly Glossina morsitans morsitans

    Article • Parasites & Vectors, May 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  11. Thoughts and perspectives of metagenome sequencing as a diagnostic tool for infectious disease: an interpretive phenomenological study

    Article • January 2024, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  12. Arsenophonus symbiosis with louse flies: multiple origins, coevolutionary dynamics, and metabolic significance

    Article • mSystems, October 2023, ASM Journals

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  13. Arsenophonussymbiosis with louse flies: multiple origins, coevolutionary dynamics, and metabolic significance

    Article • July 2023, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  14. Metagenomics of culture isolates and insect tissue illuminate the evolution of Wolbachia, Rickettsia and Bartonella symbionts in Ctenocephalides spp. fleas

    Article • Microbial Genomics, July 2023, Society for General Microbiology

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  15. Genomic insights into clonal diversity in UK populations of the Potato aphid,Macrosiphum euphorbiae

    Article • May 2023, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  16. Increased bacterial taxonomic and functional diversity is associated with impaired rotavirus vaccine immunogenicity in infants from India and Malawi

    Article • March 2023, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  17. Genomic and cytogenetic analysis of the Ceratitis capitata temperature-sensitive lethal region

    Article • G3 Genes Genomes Genetics, March 2023, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  18. The P323L substitution in the SARS-CoV-2 polymerase (NSP12) confers a selective advantage during infection

    Article • March 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Ahilanandan Dushianthan, Dr Alistair C Darby, Dr dan Wootton

  19. Metagenomics of culture isolates and insect tissue illuminate the evolution ofWolbachia,RickettsiaandBartonellasymbionts inCtenocephalidesspp. fleas

    Article • February 2023, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  20. Selecting for infectivity across metapopulations can increase virulence in the social microbe Bacillus thuringiensis

    Article • Evolutionary Applications, January 2023, Wiley

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  21. The bovine foot skin microbiota is associated with host genotype and the development of infectious digital dermatitis lesions

    Article • Microbiome, January 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  22. Characterisation of SARS-CoV-2 genomic variation in response to molnupiravir treatment in the AGILE Phase IIa clinical trial

    Article • Nature Communications, November 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  23. Emerging variants of canine enteric coronavirus associated with seasonal outbreaks of severe canine gastroenteric disease

    Article • October 2022, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  24. Effectiveness of rapid SARS-CoV-2 genome sequencing in supporting infection control for hospital-onset COVID-19 infection: Multicentre, prospective study

    Article • eLife, September 2022, eLife

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  25. Recovering individual haplotypes and a contiguous genome assembly from pooled long-read sequencing of the diamondback moth (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae)

    Article • G3 Genes Genomes Genetics, August 2022, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  26. Re-inventing pathogen passage for social microbes

    Article • August 2022, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  27. Genomic diversity across the Rickettsia and ‘Candidatus Megaira’ genera and proposal of genus status for the Torix group

    Article • Nature Communications, May 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  28. Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 known and novel subgenomic mRNAs in cell culture, animal model, and clinical samples using LeTRS, a bioinformatic tool to identify unique sequence identifiers

    Article • GigaScience, January 2022, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  29. Impact of maternal antibodies and microbiota development on the immunogenicity of oral rotavirus vaccine in African, Indian, and European infants

    Article • Nature Communications, December 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  30. Large-scale comparative genomics unravels great genomic diversity across the Rickettsia and Ca. Megaira genera and identifies Torix group as an evolutionarily distinct clade

    Article • October 2021, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  31. Isolation in Natural Host Cell Lines of Wolbachia Strains wPip from the Mosquito Culex pipiens and wPap from the Sand Fly Phlebotomus papatasi

    Article • Insects, September 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  32. The Impact of Real-Time Whole-Genome Sequencing in Controlling Healthcare-Associated SARS-CoV-2 Outbreaks

    Article • The Journal of Infectious Diseases, September 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  33. Generation and transmission of interlineage recombinants in the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic

    Article • Cell, September 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  34. Rapid feedback on hospital onset SARS-CoV-2 infections combining epidemiological and sequencing data

    Article • eLife, June 2021, eLife

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  35. Dissecting the molecular diversity and commonality of bovine and human treponemes identifies key survival and adhesion mechanisms

    Article • PLoS Pathogens, March 2021, PLOS

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  36. Complete genome characterization of human noroviruses allows comparison of minor alleles during acute and chronic infections

    Article • Access Microbiology, March 2021, Society for General Microbiology

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  37. White pupae phenotype of tephritids is caused by parallel mutations of a MFS transporter

    Article • Nature Communications, January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  38. Stepwise evolution of Salmonella Typhimurium ST313 causing bloodstream infection in Africa

    Article • Nature Microbiology, December 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  39. Impact of maternal antibodies and microbiota development on the immunogenicity of oral rotavirus vaccine in African, Indian, and European infants: a prospective cohort study

    Article • November 2020, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  40. An integrated national scale SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance network

    Article • The Lancet Microbe, July 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  41. The Hypercomplex Genome of an Insect Reproductive Parasite Highlights the Importance of Lateral Gene Transfer in Symbiont Biology

    Article • mBio, April 2020, ASM Journals

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  42. Intermittent Lactobacilli-containing Vaginal Probiotic or Metronidazole Use to Prevent Bacterial Vaginosis Recurrence: A Pilot Study Incorporating Microscopy and Sequencing

    Article • Scientific Reports, March 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  43. Characterization of Circulating Clostridium difficile Strains, Host Response and Intestinal Microbiome in Hospitalized Children With Diarrhea

    Article • The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, March 2020, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  44. Impact of oral metronidazole treatment on the vaginal microbiota and correlates of treatment failure

    Article • American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, February 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  45. Trypanosomatid parasite dynamically changes the transcriptome during infection and modifies honey bee physiology

    Article • Communications Biology, January 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  46. Human papillomavirus infection and cervical dysplasia in HIV-positive women

    Article • AIDS, January 2020, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  47. Large-scale and significant expression from pseudogenes in Sodalis glossinidius – a facultative bacterial endosymbiont

    Article • Microbial Genomics, January 2020, Society for General Microbiology

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  48. Functional Genomics of a Symbiotic Community: Shared Traits in the Olive Fruit Fly Gut Microbiota

    Article • Genome Biology and Evolution, December 2019, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  49. Aquatic Hemiptera in Southwest Cameroon: Biodiversity of Potential Reservoirs of Mycobacterium ulcerans and Multiple Wolbachia Sequence Types Revealed by Metagenomics

    Article • Diversity, November 2019, MDPI AG

    Seraphine Esemu, Dr Alistair C Darby

  50. “Bowel on the Bench”: Proof of Concept of a Three-Stage, In Vitro Fermentation Model of the Equine Large Intestine

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, November 2019, ASM Journals

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  51. High-Quality Draft Genome Sequence and Annotation of the Basidiomycete Yeast Sporisorium graminicola CBS10092, a Producer of Mannosylerythritol Lipids

    Article • Microbiology Resource Announcements, October 2019, ASM Journals

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  52. Draft Genome of Busseola fusca, the Maize Stalk Borer, a Major Crop Pest in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Article • Genome Biology and Evolution, July 2019, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  53. DNA extraction and amplicon production strategies deeply inf luence the outcome of gut mycobiome studies

    Article • Scientific Reports, June 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Alistair C Darby, Michael Burkitt

  54. Functional genomics of a symbiotic community: shared traits in the olive fruit fly gut microbiota

    Article • March 2019, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  55. Insect—symbiont gene expression in the midgut bacteriocytes of a blood-sucking parasite

    Article • March 2019, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  56. The draft genome of strain cCpun from biting midges confirms insect Cardinium are not a monophyletic group and reveals a novel gene family expansion in a symbiont

    Article • PeerJ, February 2019, PeerJ

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  57. A Tale of Three Species: Adaptation of Sodalis glossinidius to Tsetse Biology, Wigglesworthia Metabolism, and Host Diet

    Article • mBio, January 2019, ASM Journals

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  58. Comparative Genomics of Staphylococcus Reveals Determinants of Speciation and Diversification of Antimicrobial Defense

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, November 2018, Frontiers

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  59. Genomes of trombidid mites reveal novel predicted allergens and laterally-transferred genes associated with secondary metabolism

    Article • GigaScience, November 2018, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  60. Improved reference genome of Aedes aegypti informs arbovirus vector control

    Article • Nature, November 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  61. The sequence of a male-specific genome region containing the sex determination switch in Aedes aegypti

    Article • Parasites & Vectors, October 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  62. The draft genome of strain cCpun from biting midges establishes Cardinium as a paraphyletic group, and reveals a novel gene family expansion in a symbiont

    Article • September 2018, PeerJ

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  63. The draft genome of strain cCpun from biting midges establishes Cardinium as a paraphyletic group, and reveals a novel gene family expansion in a symbiont

    Article • September 2018, PeerJ

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  64. A Conserved Telomeric Region Associated with Variant Antigens in Trypanosoma congolense

    Article • Genome Biology and Evolution, August 2018, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Sara Silva Pereira, Dr Alistair C Darby

  65. Multi-locus sequence typing of Ixodes ricinus and its symbiont Candidatus Midichloria mitochondrii across Europe reveals evidence of local co-cladogenesis in Scotland

    Article • Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, August 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  66. OWE-010 Bacterial and fungal communities in faeces and biopsies in IBD

    Article • June 2018, BMJ

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  67. The Tick Cell Biobank: A global resource for in vitro research on ticks, other arthropods and the pathogens they transmit

    Article • Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, May 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  68. The effect of gut microbiota elimination in Drosophila melanogaster : A how-to guide for host-microbiota studies

    Article • Ecology and Evolution, March 2018, Wiley

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  69. Genomes of trombidid mites reveal novel predicted allergens and laterally-transferred genes associated with secondary metabolism

    Article • February 2018, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  70. Exploration of the Fecal Microbiota and Biomarker Discovery in Equine Grass Sickness

    Article • Journal of Proteome Research, February 2018, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  71. Mycoplasma tullyi sp. nov., isolated from penguins of the genus Spheniscus

    Article • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, October 2017, Society for General Microbiology

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  72. Optimised conditions for handling and transport of male Anopheles arabiensis : effects of low temperature, compaction, and ventilation on male quality

    Article • Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, September 2017, Wiley

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  73. Transcriptome sequencing of human breast cancer reveals aberrant intronic transcription in amplicons and dysregulation of alternative splicing with major therapeutic implications

    Article • International Journal of Oncology, July 2017, Spandidos Publications

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  74. Challenging the Wigglesworthia, Sodalis, Wolbachia symbiosis dogma in tsetse flies: Spiroplasma is present in both laboratory and natural populations

    Article • Scientific Reports, July 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  75. Draft Genome Sequence of Chryseobacterium Strain CBo1 Isolated from Bactrocera oleae

    Article • Genome Announcements, May 2017, ASM Journals

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  76. The sequence of a male-specific genome region containing the sex determination switch in Aedes aegypti

    Article • April 2017, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  77. Impact of maternal antibodies and infant gut microbiota on the immunogenicity of rotavirus vaccines in African, Indian and European infants: protocol for a prospective cohort study

    Article • BMJ Open, March 2017, BMJ

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  78. Draft genome of the honey bee ectoparasitic mite, Tropilaelaps mercedesae, is shaped by the parasitic life history

    Article • GigaScience, February 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  79. Low calorie sweeteners and gut microbiota

    Article • Physiology & Behavior, October 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Alistair C Darby, Dr Alistair C Darby

  80. Draft Genome Sequence of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia SBo1 Isolated from Bactrocera oleae

    Article • Genome Announcements, September 2016, ASM Journals

    Dr Alistair C Darby, Dr Alistair C Darby

  81. Evaluation of Lysis Methods for the Extraction of Bacterial DNA for Analysis of the Vaginal Microbiota

    Article • PLOS One, September 2016, PLOS

    Dr Alistair C Darby, Dr Alistair C Darby

  82. Genome sequence of Candidatus Arsenophonus lipopteni, the exclusive symbiont of a blood sucking fly Lipoptena cervi (Diptera: Hippoboscidae)

    Article • Standards in Genomic Sciences, September 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Alistair C Darby, Dr Alistair C Darby

  83. Draft Genome Sequence of theBactrocera oleaeSymbiont “CandidatusErwinia dacicola”

    Article • Genome Announcements, September 2016, ASM Journals

    Dr Alistair C Darby, Dr Alistair C Darby

  84. The industrial melanism mutation in British peppered moths is a transposable element

    Article • Nature, June 2016, Nature

    Dr Alistair C Darby, Dr Alistair C Darby

  85. Revised Genome Sequence of the Purple Photosynthetic Bacterium Blastochloris viridis

    Article • Genome Announcements, January 2016, ASM Journals

    Dr Alistair C Darby, Dr Alistair C Darby, Luning Liu

  86. A comprehensive benchmarking study of protocols and sequencing platforms for 16S rRNA community profiling

    Article • BMC Genomics, January 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Alistair C Darby, Dr Alistair C Darby

  87. Supergroup C Wolbachia , mutualist symbionts of filarial nematodes, have a distinct genome structure

    Article • Open Biology, December 2015, Royal Society Publishing

    Dr Alistair C Darby, Dr Alistair C Darby

  88. Transcriptome sequencing of human breast cancer reveals aberrant intronic transcription in amplicons and dysregulation of alternative splicing with major therapeutic implications

    Article • International Journal of Oncology, October 2015, Spandidos Publications

    Dr Alistair C Darby, Dr Alistair C Darby

  89. Bacterial sensing underlies artificial sweetener-induced growth of gutLactobacillus

    Article • Environmental Microbiology, August 2015, Wiley

    Dr Alistair C Darby, Dr Alistair C Darby

  90. Complete Genome Sequence ofLeptospira interrogansSerovar Bratislava, Strain PigK151

    Article • Genome Announcements, June 2015, ASM Journals

    Dr Alistair C Darby, Dr Alistair C Darby

  91. Acetogenesis from H 2 plus CO 2 and nitrogen fixation by an endosymbiotic spirochete of a termite-gut cellulolytic protist

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, May 2015, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Dr Alistair C Darby, Dr Alistair C Darby

  92. Taking the pseudo out of pseudogenes

    Article • Current Opinion in Microbiology, February 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Alistair C Darby, Dr Alistair C Darby

  93. Divergence of a strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa during an outbreak of ovine mastitis

    Article • Veterinary Microbiology, January 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Carlo Viti, Dr Alistair C Darby, Dr Alistair C Darby

  94. Iron Necessity: The Secret of Wolbachia's Success?

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, October 2014, PLOS

    Dr Alistair C Darby, Dr Alistair C Darby

  95. Characterisation of the faecal metabolome and microbiome of Thoroughbred racehorses

    Article • Equine Veterinary Journal, September 2014, Wiley

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  96. Novel Host-Related Virulence Factors Are Encoded by Squirrelpox Virus, the Main Causative Agent of Epidemic Disease in Red Squirrels in the UK

    Article • PLOS One, July 2014, PLOS

    Dr Alistair C Darby, Dr Alistair C Darby

  97. The evolutionary dynamics of variant antigen genes in Babesia reveal a history of genomic innovation underlying host-parasite interaction

    Article • Nucleic Acids Research, May 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  98. Genome Sequence of the Tsetse Fly (Glossina morsitans): Vector of African Trypanosomiasis

    Article • Science, April 2014, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  99. Draft Genome Sequence of Cytophaga fermentans JCM 21142T, a Facultative Anaerobe Isolated from Marine Mud

    Article • Genome Announcements, March 2014, ASM Journals

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  100. Postprocedure Mapping of Cardiac Resynchronization Lead Position Using Standard Fluoroscopy Systems: Implications for the Nonresponder with Scar

    Article • Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology, January 2014, Wiley

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  101. Dietary supplementation with lactose or artificial sweetener enhances swine gutLactobacilluspopulation abundance

    Article • British Journal Of Nutrition, January 2014, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Alistair C Darby, Dr Alistair C Darby

  102. Integrated transcriptomic and proteomic analysis of the global response of Wolbachia to doxycycline-induced stress

    Article • The ISME Journal, October 2013, Nature

    Dr Alistair C Darby, Dr Alistair C Darby

  103. Phylogenomics and Analysis of Shared Genes Suggest a Single Transition to Mutualism in Wolbachia of Nematodes

    Article • Genome Biology and Evolution, August 2013, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Sujai Kumar, Dr Alistair C Darby

  104. Phylogeny and prevalence of kobuviruses in dogs and cats in the UK

    Article • Veterinary Microbiology, June 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Alistair C Darby, Jenny Stavisky

  105. Characterisation of the genomes of four putative vesiculoviruses: tench rhabdovirus, grass carp rhabdovirus, perch rhabdovirus and eel rhabdovirus European X

    Article • Archives of Virology, May 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Alistair C Darby, Dr Alistair C Darby

  106. COPD Causation and Workplace Exposures: An Assessment of Agreement among Expert Clinical Raters

    Article • COPD Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, March 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  107. Analysis of gene expression from the Wolbachia genome of a filarial nematode supports both metabolic and defensive roles within the symbiosis

    Article • Genome Research, August 2012, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  108. Investigation of the Bacterial Communities Associated with Females of Lutzomyia Sand Fly Species from South America

    Article • PLOS One, August 2012, PLOS

    Dr Alistair C Darby, Dr Alistair C Darby

  109. Application of next-generation sequencing technologies in virology

    Article • Journal of General Virology, May 2012, Society for General Microbiology

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  110. Genome Sequence for "Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum," a Low-Pathogenicity Hemoplasma Species

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, January 2012, ASM Journals

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  111. Comparative genomics of Brachyspira pilosicoli strains: genome rearrangements, reductions and correlation of genetic compliment with phenotypic diversity

    Article • BMC Genomics, January 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Julian Parkhill, Dr Alistair C Darby, Dr Alistair C Darby, Emeritus Professor David John Hampson

  112. Comparative genomics of Shiga toxin encoding bacteriophages

    Article • BMC Genomics, January 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Alistair C Darby, Dr Alistair C Darby, Dr Paul CM Fogg, Dr Heather Elizabeth Allison

  113. Cryptic Diversity within the Major Trypanosomiasis Vector Glossina fuscipes Revealed by Molecular Markers

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, August 2011, PLOS

    Dr Alistair C Darby, Dr Alistair C Darby

  114. Genomic Analysis of Highly Virulent Georgia 2007/1 Isolate of African Swine Fever Virus

    Article • Emerging Infectious Diseases, April 2011, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

    Dr Alistair C Darby, Dr Chris Upton, Dr Alistair C Darby

  115. A De Novo Expression Profiling of Anopheles funestus, Malaria Vector in Africa, Using 454 Pyrosequencing

    Article • PLOS One, February 2011, PLOS

    Dr Alistair C Darby, Dr Alistair C Darby

  116. Complete Genome Sequence of Mycoplasma haemofelis, a Hemotropic Mycoplasma

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, February 2011, ASM Journals

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  117. Molecular characterization of the uncultivatable hemotropic bacterium Mycoplasma haemofelis

    Article • Veterinary Research, January 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Alistair C Darby, Dr Alistair C Darby

  118. 10.1023/A:1003942204931

    Article • January 2011, CrossRef Test Account

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  119. Characterization of Pneumonia Due to Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus in Dogs

    Article • Clinical and Vaccine Immunology, September 2010, ASM Journals

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  120. Identification of Three Novel Superantigen-Encoding Genes in Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus, szeF, szeN, and szeP

    Article • Infection and Immunity, August 2010, ASM Journals

    Professor ANDROULLA EFSTRATIOU, Dr Alistair C Darby

  121. The draft genome sequence ofArsenophonus nasoniae, son-killer bacterium ofNasonia vitripennis, reveals genes associated with virulence and symbiosis

    Article • Insect Molecular Biology, February 2010, Wiley

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  122. Characteristics of the genome ofArsenophonus nasoniae, son-killer bacterium of the waspNasonia

    Article • Insect Molecular Biology, February 2010, Wiley

    Dr Alistair C Darby

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

    Article • Science, January 2010, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Dr Alistair C Darby, Prof. Angel R. Barchuk

  124. Amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) analysis of closely related wild and captive tsetse fly (Glossina morsitans morsitans) populations

    Article • Parasites & Vectors, January 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Alistair C Darby, Dr Alistair C Darby

  125. Comparative Genomics and Transduction Potential of Enterococcus faecalis Temperate Bacteriophages

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, December 2009, ASM Journals

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  126. The inherited microbiota of arthropods, and their importance in understanding resistance and immunity

    Article • June 2009, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Alistair C Darby, Dr Alistair C Darby

  127. The mosaic genome structure of the Wolbachia w Ri strain infecting Drosophila simulans

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, April 2009, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  128. Symbiosis Research as a Novel Strategy for Insect Pest Control

    Article • January 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Alistair C Darby, Dr Alistair C Darby

  129. Fast forward genetics

    Article • Nature Biotechnology, November 2008, Nature

    Dr Alistair C Darby, Dr Alistair C Darby

  130. Endosymbiont gene functions impaired and rescued by polymerase infidelity at poly(A) tracts

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, September 2008, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  131. Visualization of pseudogenes in intracellular bacteria reveals the different tracks to gene destruction

    Article • Genome Biology, January 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Alistair C Darby, Dr Alistair C Darby

  132. The genomic and metabolic diversity of Rickettsia

    Article • Research in Microbiology, December 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Alistair C Darby, Dr Alistair C Darby

  133. Intracellular pathogens go extreme: genome evolution in the Rickettsiales

    Article • Trends in Genetics, October 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Alistair C Darby, Dr Alistair C Darby

  134. The Orientia tsutsugamushi genome reveals massive proliferation of conjugative type IV secretion system and host–cell interaction genes

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, May 2007, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  135. Factors Affecting Trypanosome Maturation in Tsetse Flies

    Article • PLOS One, February 2007, PLOS

    Dr Alistair C Darby, Dr Alistair C Darby

  136. Antioxidants promote establishment of trypanosome infections in tsetse

    Article • Parasitology, February 2007, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  137. Aphid-Symbiotic Bacteria Cultured in Insect Cell Lines

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, August 2005, ASM Journals

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  138. Extrachromosomal DNA of the Symbiont Sodalis glossinidius

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, July 2005, ASM Journals

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  139. The rapid isolation and growth dynamics of the tsetse symbiont Sodalis glossinidius

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Letters, July 2005, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Alistair C Darby, Dr Alistair C Darby

  140. Linking the bacterial community in pea aphids with host-plant use and natural enemy resistance

    Article • Ecological Entomology, February 2004, Wiley

    Dr Alistair C Darby, Dr Alistair C Darby

  141. Diversity of Bacteria Associated with Natural Aphid Populations

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, December 2003, ASM Journals

    Dr Alistair C Darby, Dr Gordon Webster

  142. Elucidation of the Transmission Patterns of an Insect-Borne Bacterium

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, August 2003, ASM Journals

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  143. The significance of a facultative bacterium to natural populations of the pea aphid Acyrthosiphon pisum

    Article • Ecological Entomology, March 2003, Wiley

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  144. An aphid-borne bacterium allied to the secondary symbionts of whitefly

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Ecology, June 2001, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  145. An aphid-borne bacterium allied to the secondary symbionts of whitefly

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Ecology, June 2001, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Alistair C Darby, Dr Alistair C Darby

  146. Intraguild predators and the spatial distribution of a parasitoid

    Article • Oecologia, August 2000, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  147. The olfactory responses of coccinellids to aphids on plants

    Article • Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, April 2000, Wiley

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  148. Article • PLOS

    Dr Alistair C Darby

  149. Article • PLOS

    Dr Alistair C Darby