The Rickettsiales are a group of obligate intracellular vector-borne Gram-negative bacteria
that include many organisms of clinical and agricultural importance, including Anaplasma …

Uses of molecular markers in the phylogenetic studies of various organisms have become
increasingly important in recent times. This review gives an overview of different molecular …

Wolbachia are common intracellular bacteria that are found in arthropods and nematodes.
These alphaproteobacteria endosymbionts are transmitted vertically through host eggs and …

The eubacterial genus Wolbachia comprises one of the most abundant groups of obligate
intracellular bacteria, and it has a host range that spans the phyla Arthropoda and …

Background The bacterial endosymbiont Wolbachia pipientis has been shown to increase
host resistance to viral infection in native Drosophila hosts and in the normally Wolbachia …

Wolbachia are gram-negative bacteria that are widespread in nature, carried by the majority
of insect species as well as some mites, crustaceans, and filarial nematodes. Wolbachia can …

Drosophila C virus (DCV) is a natural pathogen of Drosophila and a useful model for
studying antiviral defences. The Drosophila host is also commonly infected with the …

Aphids are a serious threat to agriculture, despite being a rather small group of insects. The
about 4,000 species worldwide engage in highly interesting and complex relationships with …

Abstract Background The genus Arsenophonus is a group of symbiotic, mainly insect-
associated bacteria with rapidly increasing number of records. It is known from a broad …

Wolbachia is the most abundant intracellular bacterial genus infecting a wide range of
arthropods and filarial nematodes. Wolbachia have evolved parasitic, mutualistic and …