The evolution and genetics of virus host shifts

B Longdon, MA Brockhurst, CA Russell… - PLoS …, 2014‏ - journals.plos.org
Emerging viral diseases are often the product of a host shift, where a pathogen jumps from
its original host into a novel species. Phylogenetic studies show that host shifts are a …

The epidemiology and evolution of symbionts with mixed-mode transmission

D Ebert - Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics, 2013‏ - annualreviews.org
Vertical and horizontal transmission are terms that describe the transfer of symbionts from
parents to offspring and among unrelated hosts, respectively. Many symbionts, including …

The incidence of bacterial endosymbionts in terrestrial arthropods

LA Weinert, EV Araujo-Jnr… - Proceedings of the …, 2015‏ - royalsocietypublishing.org
Intracellular endosymbiotic bacteria are found in many terrestrial arthropods and have a
profound influence on host biology. A basic question about these symbionts is why they …

Evolutionary changes in symbiont community structure in ticks

O Duron, F Binetruy, V Noël, J Cremaschi… - Molecular …, 2017‏ - Wiley Online Library
Ecological specialization to restricted diet niches is driven by obligate, and often maternally
inherited, symbionts in many arthropod lineages. These heritable symbionts typically form …

Bacterial gut symbionts are tightly linked with the evolution of herbivory in ants

JA Russell, CS Moreau, B Goldman-Huertas… - Proceedings of the …, 2009‏ - pnas.org
Ants are a dominant feature of terrestrial ecosystems, yet we know little about the forces that
drive their evolution. Recent findings illustrate that their diets range from herbivorous to …

Phylogenomic analysis of Wolbachia genomes from the Darwin Tree of Life biodiversity genomics project

E Vancaester, M Blaxter - PLoS Biology, 2023‏ - journals.plos.org
The Darwin Tree of Life (DToL) project aims to sequence all described terrestrial and
aquatic eukaryotic species found in Britain and Ireland. Reference genome sequences are …

Wolbachia host shifts: routes, mechanisms, constraints and evolutionary consequences

E Sanaei, S Charlat, J Engelstädter - Biological Reviews, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Wolbachia is one of the most abundant endosymbionts on earth, with a wide distribution
especially in arthropods. Effective maternal transmission and the induction of various …

Pathogen ty** in the genomics era: MLST and the future of molecular epidemiology

M Pérez-Losada, P Cabezas, E Castro-Nallar… - Infection, Genetics and …, 2013‏ - Elsevier
Multi-locus sequence ty** (MLST) is a high-resolution genetic ty** approach to identify
species and strains of pathogens impacting human health, agriculture (animals and plants) …

Wolbachia and DNA Barcoding Insects: Patterns, Potential, and Problems

MA Smith, C Bertrand, K Crosby, ES Eveleigh… - PloS one, 2012‏ - journals.plos.org
Wolbachia is a genus of bacterial endosymbionts that impacts the breeding systems of their
hosts. Wolbachia can confuse the patterns of mitochondrial variation, including DNA …

Pervasiveness of parasites in pollinators

SEF Evison, KE Roberts, L Laurenson, S Pietravalle… - PloS one, 2012‏ - journals.plos.org
Many pollinator populations are declining, with large economic and ecological implications.
Parasites are known to be an important factor in the some of the population declines of …