The most widespread intracellular bacteria in the animal kingdom are maternally inherited
endosymbionts of the genus Wolbachia. Their prevalence in arthropods and nematodes …

Over the last decade, molecular systematics has undergone a change of paradigm as high-
throughput sequencing now makes it possible to reconstruct evolutionary relationships …

Next generation sequencing transformed the field of evolutionary biology and high
throughput sequencing platforms are routinely used in phylogenomic, population genomic …

Wolbachia is the most abundant intracellular bacterial genus infecting a wide range of
arthropods and filarial nematodes. Wolbachia have evolved parasitic, mutualistic and …

Background Folsomia candida is a model in soil biology, belonging to the family of
Isotomidae, subclass Collembola. It reproduces parthenogenetically in the presence of …

Glyphosate is widely used as a herbicide, but recent studies begin to reveal its detrimental
side effects on animals by targeting the shikimate pathway of associated gut …

Abstract The genus Wolbachia (Alphaproteobacteria) comprises the most abundant
inherited intracellular bacteria 1. Despite their relevance as manipulators of human …

Symbiosis between intracellular bacteria (endosymbionts) and animals are widespread. The
alphaproteobacterium Wolbachia pipientis is known to maintain a variety of symbiotic …

Endosymbiotic bacteria of the genus Wolbachia represent the most successful symbiotic
bacteria in the terrestrial ecosystem. The success of Wolbachia has been ascribed to its …

Wolbachia is an alpha-proteobacterial symbiont widely distributed in arthropods. Since the
identification of Wolbachia in certain animal-parasitic nematodes (the Onchocercidae or …