Publications by authors named "Agata Lis"

Article Synopsis
  • Vaccination against HPV helps lower the rates of HPV-related health issues globally, especially as young people start sexual activity earlier.
  • With many women delaying motherhood, there’s a growing concern that certain treatments for HPV-related lesions could create complications during childbirth, highlighting the need for careful diagnostic tools.
  • Methylation testing shows promise in avoiding unnecessary surgeries for low-grade lesions, proving beneficial in identifying high-grade lesions and potentially aiding in cervical cancer screenings.
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Wolbachia is the most widespread intracellular α-proteobacteria maternally inherited endosymbiont of insects and nematodes. These bacteria are associated with a number of different reproductive phenotypes of their hosts. Relatively few studies have dealt with distribution of infections across populations and with the influence of these bacteria on host genetic diversification and speciation.

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Previous studies on the phylogeography of the meadow spittlebug Philaenus spumarius (L.) (Hemiptera: Aphrophoridae) suggest the existence of a contact zone of its main phylogenetic lineages along mountain chains in Europe and western Asia. This study presents a detailed examination of the population genetics of P.

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