Infections mediated by broad host range entomopathogenic fungi represent seminal
observations that led to one of the first germ theories of disease and are a classic example of …

Beetles are hosts to a remarkable diversity of bacterial symbionts. In this article, we review
the role of these partnerships in promoting beetle fitness following a surge of recent studies …

The ability to feed on a wide range of diets has enabled insects to diversify and colonize
specialized niches. Carrion, for example, is highly susceptible to microbial decomposers, but …

Insects that use ephemeral resources must rapidly digest nutrients and simultaneously
protect them from competitors. Here we use burying beetles (Nicrophorus vespilloides) …

Many insect genomes have been sequenced and the innate immune responses of several
species have been studied by transcriptomics, inviting the comparative analysis of immunity …

Necrophagous beetles utilize carrion, a highly nutritious resource that is susceptible to
intense microbial competition, by treating it with antimicrobial anal and oral secretions …

Parents of many species care for their offspring by protecting them from a wide range of
environmental hazards, including desiccation, food shortages, predators, competitors, and …

With antibiotic resistance on the rise, there is an urgent need for new antibacterial drugs and
products to treat or prevent infection. Many such products in current use, for example human …

External immune defence, such as antimicrobial secretions, is not generally viewed as part
of the immune system. Nevertheless, it constitutes a first barrier to pathogens and …

The role of bacteria in animal development, ecology and evolution is increasingly well
understood, yet little is known of how animal behaviour affects bacterial communities …