Laila Phillips
@lailaephillips.bsky.social
PhD Candidate, Moran Lab, UT-Austin, USA 🏳️🌈
Currently investigating host-microbe symbiosis in Drosophila 🪰
lailaep.github.io
Currently investigating host-microbe symbiosis in Drosophila 🪰
lailaep.github.io
Do you have any sources for best practices re: a sustainable fly lab? As someone who does re-use fly plugs and vials, I am always brainstorming ways to make that process easier 👀
June 24, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Do you have any sources for best practices re: a sustainable fly lab? As someone who does re-use fly plugs and vials, I am always brainstorming ways to make that process easier 👀
You can read those papers here 👇
Volkmann et al (2010): doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.019026-0
Kwong & Moran (2013): doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.044875-0
Volkmann et al (2010): doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.019026-0
Kwong & Moran (2013): doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.044875-0
January 27, 2025 at 9:42 PM
You can read those papers here 👇
Volkmann et al (2010): doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.019026-0
Kwong & Moran (2013): doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.044875-0
Volkmann et al (2010): doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.019026-0
Kwong & Moran (2013): doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.044875-0
These bacteria are in the family Orbaceae, a little-studied group that appears to be exclusively associated with insects! The first cultured member of the Orbaceae, Orbus hercynius, was isolated in 2010 by Volkmann et al., and the family was described in 2013 by Kwong & Moran.
January 27, 2025 at 9:42 PM
These bacteria are in the family Orbaceae, a little-studied group that appears to be exclusively associated with insects! The first cultured member of the Orbaceae, Orbus hercynius, was isolated in 2010 by Volkmann et al., and the family was described in 2013 by Kwong & Moran.