Symbiont-mediated protection in insect hosts
JC Brownlie, KN Johnson - Trends in microbiology, 2009 - cell.com
Microbes influence the ecology and evolution of their hosts in a variety of ways, including the
formation of life-long beneficial or detrimental parasitic infections. Understanding the …
formation of life-long beneficial or detrimental parasitic infections. Understanding the …
[HTML][HTML] Et tu, brute? not even intracellular mutualistic symbionts escape horizontal gene transfer
S López-Madrigal, R Gil - Genes, 2017 - mdpi.com
Many insect species maintain mutualistic relationships with endosymbiotic bacteria. In
contrast to their free-living relatives, horizontal gene transfer (HGT) has traditionally been …
contrast to their free-living relatives, horizontal gene transfer (HGT) has traditionally been …
[HTML][HTML] Think laterally: horizontal gene transfer from symbiotic microbes may extend the phenotype of marine sessile hosts
SM Degnan - Frontiers in microbiology, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Since the origin of the animal kingdom, marine animals have lived in association with
viruses, prokaryotes and unicellular eukaryotes, often as symbionts. This long and …
viruses, prokaryotes and unicellular eukaryotes, often as symbionts. This long and …
An out-of-body experience: the extracellular dimension for the transmission of mutualistic bacteria in insects
Across animals and plants, numerous metabolic and defensive adaptations are a direct
consequence of symbiotic associations with beneficial microbes. Explaining how these …
consequence of symbiotic associations with beneficial microbes. Explaining how these …
Shifts along the parasite–mutualist continuum are opposed by fundamental trade-offs
AC Matthews, L Mikonranta… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Theory suggests that symbionts can readily evolve more parasitic or mutualistic strategies
with respect to hosts. However, many symbionts have stable interactions with hosts that …
with respect to hosts. However, many symbionts have stable interactions with hosts that …
[图书][B] Symbiosis—Evolution's co-author
D Zook - 2015 - Springer
Symbiotic integration is a primary contributor to the centerpiece of evolution, genetic novelty.
Acquisition of foreign organisms or parts thereof, and potential subsequent assimilation and …
Acquisition of foreign organisms or parts thereof, and potential subsequent assimilation and …
[HTML][HTML] Genetic individuality and interspecies altruism: modelling symbiogenesis using different types of symbiotic bacteria
P Nikolay - Biological Communications, 2021 - cyberleninka.ru
In this minireview, we address the trade-off between biological altruism (group adaptation
result-ing from the ability of an organism to improve the fitness of an associate at the …
result-ing from the ability of an organism to improve the fitness of an associate at the …
Specialized acquisition behaviors maintain reliable environmental transmission in an insect-microbial mutualism
SM Villa, JZ Chen, Z Kwong, A Acosta, NM Vega… - Current Biology, 2023 - cell.com
Understanding how horizontally transmitted mutualisms are maintained is a major focus of
symbiosis research. 1, 2, 3, 4 Unlike vertical transmission, hosts that rely on horizontal …
symbiosis research. 1, 2, 3, 4 Unlike vertical transmission, hosts that rely on horizontal …
Genome-wide screen identifies host colonization determinants in a bacterial gut symbiont
Animal guts are often colonized by host-specialized bacterial species to the exclusion of
other transient microorganisms, but the genetic basis of colonization ability is largely …
other transient microorganisms, but the genetic basis of colonization ability is largely …