The most widespread intracellular bacteria in the animal kingdom are maternally inherited
endosymbionts of the genus Wolbachia. Their prevalence in arthropods and nematodes …

Genomes are an integral component of the biological information about an organism; thus,
the more complete the genome, the more informative it is. Historically, bacterial and …

Big data abound in microbiology, but the workflows designed to enable researchers to
interpret data can constrain the biological questions that can be asked. Five years after …

Plasmids alter microbial evolution and lifestyles by mobilizing genes that often confer fitness
in changing environments across clades. Yet our ecological and evolutionary understanding …

Mosquito-transmitted diseases account for about 500 000 deaths every year. Blocking these
pathogens in the mosquito vector before they are transmitted to humans is an effective …

This article presents an overview of paratransgenesis as a strategy to control pathogen
transmission by insect vectors. It first briefly summarises some of the disease-causing …

Rickettsia species are endosymbionts hosted by arthropods and are known to cause mild to
fatal diseases in humans. Here, we analyse the evolution and diversity of 34 Rickettsia …

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 …

Wolbachia are the most common obligate, intracellular bacteria in animals. They exist
worldwide in arthropod and nematode hosts in which they commonly act as reproductive …

Microbes were the only form of life on Earth for most of its history, and they still account for
the vast majority of life's diversity. They convert rocks to soil, produce much of the oxygen we …