Bacterial intracellular symbiosis (endosymbiosis) is widespread in nature and impacts many
biological processes. In holometabolous symbiotic insects, metamorphosis entails a …

Symbiotic associations are widespread in nature and represent a driving force in evolution.
They are known to impact fitness, and thereby shape the host phenotype [1–4]. Insects …

Background Insects subsisting on nutritionally unbalanced diets have evolved long-term
mutualistic relationships with intracellular symbiotic bacteria (endosymbionts). The …

Many insects are dependent on microbial mutualists, which are often harbored in
specialized symbiotic organs. Upon metamorphosis, insect organs are drastically …

Many animals and plants possess symbiotic microorganisms inside their body, wherein
intimate interactions occur between the partners. The Insecta, often rated as the most …

Many insects maintain mutualistic associations with bacterial endosymbionts, but little is
known about how they originate in nature. In this study, we describe the establishment and …

The saw-toothed grain beetle, Oryzaephilus surinamensis (Silvanidae), is a cosmopolitan
stored-product pest. Early studies on O. surinamensis in the 1930s described the presence …

Holometabolous insects undergo a radical anatomical re-organisation during
metamorphosis. This poses a developmental challenge: the host must replace the larval gut …

Many insects sustain long-term relationships with intracellular symbiotic bacteria that
provide them with essential nutrients. Such endosymbiotic relationships likely emerged from …

Nutritional symbioses between insects and intracellular bacteria (endosymbionts) are a
major force of adaptation, allowing animals to colonize nutrient-poor ecological niches …