Aphids engage in symbiotic associations with a diverse assemblage of heritable bacteria. In
addition to their obligate nutrient-provisioning symbiont, Buchnera aphidicola, aphids may …

Our understanding of prokaryote–eukaryote symbioses as a source of evolutionary
innovation has been rapidly increased by the advent of genomics, which has made possible …

Background Inherited bacteria have come to be recognised as important components of
arthropod biology. In addition to mutualistic symbioses, a range of other inherited bacteria …

Insect Symbiosis summarizes the current knowledge of the relationship between symbiotic
organisms and their insect hosts and provides an unparalleled analysis of cutting-edge …

Ecological studies on three bacterial lineages symbiotic in aphids have shown that they
impose a variety of effects on their hosts, including resistance to parasitoids and tolerance to …

In addition to the essential intracellular symbiotic bacterium Buchnera, several facultative
endosymbiotic bacteria called collectively secondary symbionts (S‐symbionts) have been …

To elucidate the co‐evolutionary relationships between phloem‐feeding insects and their
secondary, or facultative, bacterial symbionts, we explore the distributions of three such …

The Japanese common plataspid stinkbug, Megacopta punctatissima, deposits small brown
particles, or symbiont capsules, on the underside of the egg mass for the purpose of …

Many animals and plants possess symbiotic microorganisms inside their body, wherein
intimate interactions occur between the partners. The Insecta, often rated as the most …

Symbiotic relationships with bacteria are common within the Arthropoda, with interactions
that substantially influence the biology of both partners. The symbionts' spatial distribution is …