For over 100 years, endosymbiotic theories have figured in thoughts about the differences
between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. More than 20 different versions of endosymbiotic …

Viruses and other selfish genetic elements are dominant entities in the biosphere, with
respect to both physical abundance and genetic diversity. Various selfish elements …

Since 2006, numerous cases of bacterial symbionts with extraordinarily small genomes
have been reported. These organisms represent independent lineages from diverse …

Nutritional symbionts play a major role in the ecology and evolution of insects. The recent
accumulation of knowledge on the identity, function, genomics, and phylogenetic …

All complex life is composed of eukaryotic (nucleated) cells. The eukaryotic cell arose from
prokaryotes just once in four billion years, and otherwise prokaryotes show no tendency to …

Insect heritable symbionts have proven to be ubiquitous, based on molecular screening of
various insect lineages. Recently, molecular and experimental approaches have yielded an …

“One of the deepest, most illuminating books about the history of life to have been published
in recent years.”—The Economist The Earth teems with life: in its oceans, forests, skies and …

" Dynamic Energy Budget (DEB) theory is a formal theory for the uptake and use of
substrates (food, nutrients and light) by organisms and their use for maintenance, growth …

The smallest reported bacterial genome belongs to Tremblaya princeps, a symbiont of
Planococcus citri mealybugs (PCIT). Tremblaya PCIT not only has a 139 kb genome, but …

Psyllids, whiteflies, aphids, and mealybugs are members of the suborder Sternorrhyncha
and share a common property, namely the utilization of plant sap as their food source. Each …