Lisa Klasson
Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor at Department of Cell and Molecular Biology; Molecular Evolution
- Telephone:
- +46 18 471 64 03
- E-mail:
- lisa.klasson@icm.uu.se
- Visiting address:
- Husargatan 3
752 37 UPPSALA - Postal address:
- Box 596
751 24 UPPSALA
Keywords
- comparative genomics
- whole-genome sequencing
- symbiosis
- genome evolution

Publications
Selection of publications
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Part of BMC Genomics, 2019
- DOI for The effect of Wolbachia on gene expression in Drosophila paulistorum and its implications for symbiont-induced host speciation
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Part of BMC Genomics, 2019
- DOI for Genome expansion of an obligate parthenogenesis-associated Wolbachia poses an exception to the symbiont reduction model
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Part of G3, p. 373-374, 2018
- DOI for The Complexities and Nuances of Analyzing the Genome of Drosophila ananassae and Its Wolbachia Endosymbiont
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The unpredictable road to reduction
Part of Nature ecology and evolution, p. 1062-1063, 2017
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Part of Genome Biology and Evolution, p. 1779-1796, 2015
- DOI for Distinctive Genome Reduction Rates Revealed by Genomic Analyses of Two Coxiella-Like Endosymbionts in Ticks
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Comparative Genomics of Wolbachia and the Bacterial Species Concept
Part of PLOS Genetics, 2013
- DOI for Comparative Genomics of Wolbachia and the Bacterial Species Concept
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Horizontal gene transfer between Wolbachia and the mosquito Aedes aegypti.
Part of BMC Genomics, p. 33, 2009
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The mosaic genome structure of the Wolbachia wRi strain infecting Drosophila simulans
Part of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, p. 5725-5730, 2009
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Genome evolution of Wolbachia strain wPip from the Culex pipiens group.
Part of Molecular biology and evolution, p. 1877-87, 2008
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50 million years of genomic stasis in endosymbiotic bacteria.
Part of Science, p. 2376-9, 2002
Recent publications
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Part of BMC Genomics, 2026
- DOI for A co-speciation dilemma and a lifestyle transition with genomic consequences in Wolbachia of Neotropical Drosophila
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Saltational Episodes of Reticulate Evolution in the Drosophila saltans Species Group
Part of Molecular biology and evolution, 2024
- DOI for Saltational Episodes of Reticulate Evolution in the Drosophila saltans Species Group
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Genomic changes during the evolution of the Coxiella genus along the parasitism-mutualism continuum
Part of Peer Community Journal, 2023
- DOI for Genomic changes during the evolution of the Coxiella genus along the parasitism-mutualism continuum
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Part of Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 2023
- DOI for Multiple introgressions shape mitochondrial evolutionary history in Drosophila paulistorum and the Drosophila willistoni group
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Part of Molecular biology and evolution, p. 2-15, 2021
- DOI for Life and Death of Selfish Genes: Comparative Genomics Reveals the Dynamic Evolution of Cytoplasmic Incompatibility
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All publications
Articles in journal
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Part of BMC Genomics, 2026
- DOI for A co-speciation dilemma and a lifestyle transition with genomic consequences in Wolbachia of Neotropical Drosophila
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Saltational Episodes of Reticulate Evolution in the Drosophila saltans Species Group
Part of Molecular biology and evolution, 2024
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Genomic changes during the evolution of the Coxiella genus along the parasitism-mutualism continuum
Part of Peer Community Journal, 2023
- DOI for Genomic changes during the evolution of the Coxiella genus along the parasitism-mutualism continuum
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Part of Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 2023
- DOI for Multiple introgressions shape mitochondrial evolutionary history in Drosophila paulistorum and the Drosophila willistoni group
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Part of Molecular biology and evolution, p. 2-15, 2021
- DOI for Life and Death of Selfish Genes: Comparative Genomics Reveals the Dynamic Evolution of Cytoplasmic Incompatibility
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Comparative Genomics Reveals Factors Associated with Phenotypic Expression of Wolbachia
Part of Genome Biology and Evolution, 2021
- DOI for Comparative Genomics Reveals Factors Associated with Phenotypic Expression of Wolbachia
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Part of Molecular Ecology, p. 6259-6272, 2021
- DOI for Comparative genome sequencing reveals insights into the dynamics of Wolbachia in native and invasive cherry fruit flies
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Part of Genome Biology and Evolution, p. 720-735, 2020
- DOI for Parallel Sequencing of Wolbachia wCer2 from Donor and Novel Hosts Reveals Multiple Incompatibility Factors and Genome Stability after Host Transfers
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Part of BMC Genomics, 2019
- DOI for The effect of Wolbachia on gene expression in Drosophila paulistorum and its implications for symbiont-induced host speciation
- Download full text (pdf) of The effect of Wolbachia on gene expression in Drosophila paulistorum and its implications for symbiont-induced host speciation
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Part of BMC Genomics, 2019
- DOI for Genome expansion of an obligate parthenogenesis-associated Wolbachia poses an exception to the symbiont reduction model
- Download full text (pdf) of Genome expansion of an obligate parthenogenesis-associated Wolbachia poses an exception to the symbiont reduction model
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Part of G3, p. 373-374, 2018
- DOI for The Complexities and Nuances of Analyzing the Genome of Drosophila ananassae and Its Wolbachia Endosymbiont
- Download full text (pdf) of The Complexities and Nuances of Analyzing the Genome of Drosophila ananassae and Its Wolbachia Endosymbiont
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The unpredictable road to reduction
Part of Nature ecology and evolution, p. 1062-1063, 2017
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Part of Genome Biology and Evolution, p. 1779-1796, 2015
- DOI for Distinctive Genome Reduction Rates Revealed by Genomic Analyses of Two Coxiella-Like Endosymbionts in Ticks
- Download full text (pdf) of Distinctive Genome Reduction Rates Revealed by Genomic Analyses of Two Coxiella-Like Endosymbionts in Ticks
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Part of BMC Microbiology, p. 121, 2014
- DOI for More than fishing in the dark: PCR of a dispersed sequence produces simple but ultrasensitive Wolbachia detection
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Extensive duplication of the Wolbachia DNA in chromosome four of Drosophila ananassae
Part of BMC Genomics, p. 1097, 2014
- DOI for Extensive duplication of the Wolbachia DNA in chromosome four of Drosophila ananassae
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Comparative Genomics of Wolbachia and the Bacterial Species Concept
Part of PLOS Genetics, 2013
- DOI for Comparative Genomics of Wolbachia and the Bacterial Species Concept
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Part of PLOS ONE, 2013
- DOI for Testing the Reproducibility of Multiple Displacement Amplification on Genomes of Clonal Endosymbiont Populations
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The Diversity and Evolution of Wolbachia Ankyrin Repeat Domain Genes
Part of PLOS ONE, 2013
- DOI for The Diversity and Evolution of Wolbachia Ankyrin Repeat Domain Genes
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The Norway spruce genome sequence and conifer genome evolution
Part of Nature, p. 579-584, 2013
- DOI for The Norway spruce genome sequence and conifer genome evolution
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Horizontal gene transfer between Wolbachia and the mosquito Aedes aegypti.
Part of BMC Genomics, p. 33, 2009
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The mosaic genome structure of the Wolbachia wRi strain infecting Drosophila simulans
Part of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, p. 5725-5730, 2009
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Genome evolution of Wolbachia strain wPip from the Culex pipiens group.
Part of Molecular biology and evolution, p. 1877-87, 2008
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Ankyrin repeat domain-encoding genes in the wPip strain of Wolbachia from the Culex pipiens group.
Part of BMC Biology, p. 39, 2007
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Evolution of minimal-gene-sets in host-dependent bacteria.
Part of Trends in Microbiology, p. 37-43, 2004
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Evolution of minimal-gene-sets in host-dependent bacteria
Part of Trends in Microbiology, p. 37-43, 2004
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50 million years of genomic stasis in endosymbiotic bacteria.
Part of Science, p. 2376-9, 2002
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Microbial genome evolution: sources of variability.
Part of Current Opinion in Microbiology, p. 506-12, 2002
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Comparative genomics of microbial pathogens and symbionts.
Part of Bioinformatics, 2002
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Part of Journal of Applied Microbiology, p. 614-20, 2001
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Mutualists and parasites: how to paint yourself into a (metabolic) corner.
Part of FEBS Letters, p. 135-9, 2001
Articles, review/survey
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Research on small genomes: Implications for synthetic biology
Part of Bioessays, p. 288-295, 2010