Symbiosis between intracellular bacteria (endosymbionts) and animals are widespread. The
alphaproteobacterium Wolbachia pipientis is known to maintain a variety of symbiotic …

Simple Summary Insects live in an incredibly complex environment and are constantly
exposed to different microbiota, and some of them are beneficial while some are harmful to …

The rapid evolution of repetitive DNA sequences, including satellite DNA, tandem
duplications, and transposable elements, underlies phenotypic evolution and contributes to …

The power and ease of Drosophila genetics and the medical relevance of mosquito-
transmitted viruses have made dipterans important model organisms in antiviral …

Endosymbionts can influence host reproduction and fitness to favor their maternal
transmission. For example, endosymbiotic Wolbachia bacteria often cause cytoplasmic …

Wolbachia is one of the most prevalent bacterial endosymbionts, infecting approximately
40% of terrestrial arthropod species. Wolbachia is often a reproductive parasite but can also …

Many insects and other animals carry microbial endosymbionts that influence their
reproduction and fitness. These relationships only persist if endosymbionts are reliably …

Background The insect endosymbiotic bacterium Wolbachia is being deployed in field
populations of the mosquito Aedes aegypti for biological control. This microbe prevents the …

Aedes aegypti mosquitoes infected with the w Mel strain of Wolbachia are being deployed to
control the spread of arboviruses around the world through blockage of viral transmission …

Host genetic variation plays an important role in the structure and function of heritable
microbial communities. Recent studies have shown that insects use immune mechanisms to …