The year 2002 marked the tercentenary of Antonie van Leeuwenhoek's discovery of
desiccation tolerance in animals. This remarkable phenomenon to sustain 'life'in the …

Chironomids are aquatic insects that are known to be pollution tolerant. We have recently
demonstrated that endogenous chironomid microbiota protects its host from toxic metals …

Dimethoate (DMT) is an organophosphorus pesticide which is widely used to prevent and
control agricultural diseases and pests. But it also remains in crops and the environment …

Chironomids (Diptera; Chironomidae), also known as non-biting midges, are one of the most
abundant insects in freshwater habitats. Our aim was to understand whether the …

ABSTRACT Chironomids (Diptera; Chironomidae) are the most abundant insects in
freshwater environments and are considered natural reservoirs of Vibrio cholerae. We …

Organisms are assemblages of the host and their endogenous bacteria, which are defined
as microbiomes. The host and its microbiome undergo a mutual evolutionary process to …

Desiccation tolerance is an essential survival trait, especially in tropical aquatic organisms
that are vulnerable to severe challenges posed by hydroperiodicity patterns in their habitats …

Insect trehalase is a multiferous enzyme, crucial for normal physiological functions as well
as under stress conditions. In this report, we present a fundamental study of the trehalase …

As a survival strategy to environmental water deficits, desiccation-tolerant organisms are
commonly known for their ability to recruit stress-protective biomolecules such as trehalose …

Silk proteins secreted by salivary glands in the dipteran insect, Chironomus play a
significant role as proteinaceous adhesives for construction of underwater housing nests by …