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 …

Virtually all multicellular organisms on Earth live in symbiotic associations with complex
microbial communities: the microbiome. This ancient relationship is of fundamental …

Background Gut microbial communities play important roles in nutrient management and
can change in response to host diets. The extent of this flexibility and the concomitant …

As rising temperatures threaten biodiversity across the globe, tropical ectotherms are
thought to be particularly vulnerable due to their narrow thermal tolerance ranges …

The degree of similarity between the microbiotas of host species often mirrors the
phylogenetic proximity of the hosts. This pattern, referred to as phylosymbiosis, is …

Abstract Wolbachia (phylum Pseudomonadota, class Alfaproteobacteria, order Rickettsiales,
family Ehrlichiaceae) is a maternally inherited bacterial symbiont infecting more than half of …

The insects constitute the majority of animal diversity. Most insects are holometabolous:
during complete metamorphosis their bodies are radically reorganized. This reorganization …

Sustaining beneficial gut symbioses presents a major challenge for animals, including
holometabolous insects. Social insects may meet such challenges through partner fidelity …

The transmission of microbial symbionts across animal species could strongly affect their
biology and evolution, but our understanding of transmission patterns and dynamics is …

Collembola are a group of globally distributed microarthropods that can tolerate low
temperature and are active in extremely cold environments. While it is well known that …