Exchange of microbiomes in plant-insect herbivore interactions

AM Pirttilä, V Brusila, JJ Koskimäki, PR Wäli… - Mbio, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Prokaryotic and eukaryotic microbial symbiotic communities span through kingdoms. The
vast microbial gene pool extends the host genome and supports adaptations to changing …

Three-way interaction among plants, bacteria, and coleopteran insects

B Wielkopolan, A Obrępalska-Stęplowska - Planta, 2016 - Springer
Main conclusion Coleoptera, the largest and the most diverse Insecta order, is characterized
by multiple adaptations to plant feeding. Insect-associated microorganisms can be important …

Host plant and population source drive diversity of microbial gut communities in two polyphagous insects

AG Jones, CJ Mason, GW Felton, K Hoover - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
Symbioses between insects and microbes are ubiquitous, but vary greatly in terms of
function, transmission mechanism, and location in the insect. Lepidoptera (butterflies and …

Fall armyworm-associated gut bacteria modulate plant defense responses

FE Acevedo, M Peiffer, CW Tan… - Molecular Plant …, 2017 - Am Phytopath Society
Mechanical damage caused by insect feeding along with components present in insect
saliva and oral secretions are known to induce jasmonic acid–mediated defense responses …

Rhizosphere microbiomes diverge among Populus trichocarpa plant-host genotypes and chemotypes, but it depends on soil origin

AM Veach, R Morris, DZ Yip, ZK Yang, NL Engle… - Microbiome, 2019 - Springer
Background Plants have developed defense strategies for phytopathogen and herbivore
protection via coordinated metabolic mechanisms. Low-molecular weight metabolites …

Soil-derived bacteria endow Camellia weevil with more ability to resist plant chemical defense

S Zhang, Z Li, J Shu, H Xue, K Guo, X Zhou - Microbiome, 2022 - Springer
Background Herbivorous insects acquire their gut microbiota from diverse sources, and
these microorganisms play significant roles in insect hosts' tolerance to plant secondary …

Co‐option of microbial associates by insects and their impact on plant–folivore interactions

CJ Mason, AG Jones, GW Felton - Plant, cell & environment, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Plants possess a suite of traits that make them challenging to consume by insect herbivores.
Plant tissues are recalcitrant, have low levels of protein, and may be well defended by …

Complex relationships at the intersection of insect gut microbiomes and plant defenses

CJ Mason - Journal of chemical ecology, 2020 - Springer
Insect herbivores have ubiquitous associations with microorganisms that have major effects
on how host insects may interact in their environment. Recently, increased attention has …

Host plant species determines symbiotic bacterial community mediating suppression of plant defenses

SH Chung, ED Scully, M Peiffer, SM Geib, C Rosa… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Herbivore associated bacteria are vital mediators of plant and insect interactions. Host
plants play an important role in shaping the gut bacterial community of insects. Colorado …

Evolutionary ecology of multitrophic interactions between plants, insect herbivores and entomopathogens

I Shikano - Journal of Chemical Ecology, 2017 - Springer
Plants play an important role in the interactions between insect herbivores and their
pathogens. Since the seminal review by Cory and Hoover (2006) on plant-mediated effects …