Host-beneficial endosymbioses, which are formed when a microorganism takes up
residence inside another cell and provides a fitness advantage to the host, have had a …

It is becoming abundantly clear that the microbes associated with plants and insects can
profoundly influence plant-insect interactions. Here, we focus on recent findings and …

For over 300 million years, insects have relied on symbiotic microbes for nutrition and
defence. However, it is unclear whether specific ecological conditions have repeatedly …

Bacteriocytes are host cells specialized to harbor symbionts in certain insect taxa. The
adaptation, development, and evolution of bacteriocytes underlie insect symbiosis …

Microbes have been critical drivers of evolutionary innovation in animals. To understand the
processes that influence the origin of specialized symbiotic organs, we report the …

Microorganismal diversity can be explained in large part by selection imposed from both the
abiotic and biotic environments, including—in the case of host-associated microbiomes …

Insects are associated with a plethora of different microbes of which we are only starting to
understand their role in sha** insect–plant interactions. Besides directly benefitting from …

Mosquitoes host communities of microbes in their digestive tract that consist primarily of
bacteria. We previously reported that several mosquito species, including Aedes aegypti, do …

Marine invertebrates often host diverse microbial communities, making it difficult to identify
important symbionts and to understand how these communities are structured. This …

DNA repair systems are essential to maintain genome integrity and stability. Some obligate
endosymbionts that experience long-term symbiosis with the insect hosts, however, have …