Experimental evidence is accumulating that endosymbionts of phytophagous insects may
transmit horizontally via plants. Intracellular symbionts known for manipulating insect …

The association between insect herbivores and vascular plants represents one of the
greatest success stories in terrestrial evolution. Specific mechanisms generating diversity in …

The majority of insect species consume plants, many of which produce chemical toxins that
defend their tissues from attack. How then are herbivorous insects able to develop on a …

Obligate symbioses involving intracellular bacteria have transformed eukaryotic life, from
providing aerobic respiration and photosynthesis to enabling colonization of previously …

Abstract Background The bacterial family Enterobacteriaceae gave rise to a variety of
symbiotic forms, from the loosely associated commensals, often designated as secondary …

Here, we investigate the endosymbiotic microbiota of the Macrosteles leafhoppers M.
striifrons and M. sexnotatus, known as vectors of phytopathogenic phytoplasmas. PCR …

Marine sponges host diverse communities of microorganisms that are often vertically
transmitted from mother to oocyte or embryo. Horizontal transmission has often been …

Bacterial endosymbionts are found in multiple arthropod species, where they play crucial
roles as nutritional symbionts, defensive symbionts or reproductive parasites. Recent work …

Elucidating the spatial dynamic and core constituents of the microbial communities found in
association with arthropod hosts is of crucial importance for insects that may vector human …

Simple Summary There is a wide variety of insects in the suborder Heteroptera (true bugs),
with various feeding habits and living habitats. Microbes that live inside insect guts play …