Microorganisms are associated with the eggs of many animals. For some hosts, the egg
serves as the ideal environment for the vertical transmission of beneficial symbionts …

Bacterial endosymbionts induce dramatic phenotypes in their arthropod hosts, including
cytoplasmic incompatibility, feminization, parthenogenesis, male killing, parasitoid defense …

A possible malaria control approach involves the dissemination in mosquitoes of inherited
symbiotic microbes to block Plasmodium transmission. However, in the Anopheles gambiae …

Microbes perform critical functions in corals, yet most knowledge is derived from the photic
zone. Here, we discover two mollicutes that dominate the microbiome of the deep-sea …

Pollinators, including solitary bees, are drastically declining worldwide. Among the factors
contributing to this decline, bee pathogens and different land uses are of relevance. The link …

Cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI) is a form of reproductive manipulation caused by maternally
inherited endosymbionts infecting arthropods, like Wolbachia, whereby matings between …

Abstract Background Psyllids (Hemiptera: Psylloidea) comprise a group of plant sap-sucking
insects that includes important agricultural pests. They have close associations not only with …

Abstract The Asian citrus psyllid Diaphorina citri (Insecta: Hemiptera: Psylloidea), a serious
pest of citrus species worldwide, harbors vertically transmitted intracellular mutualists …

While ecological interactions have been identified as determinant for biological control
efficiency, the role of evolution remains largely underestimated in biological control …

Growing evidence demonstrates that invertebrates display adaptive-like immune abilities,
commonly known as “immune priming”. Immune priming is a process by which a host …