The perpetuation of symbioses through host generations relies on symbiont transmission.
Horizontally transmitted symbionts are taken up from the environment anew by each host …

The highly social (eusocial) corbiculate bees, comprising the honey bees, bumble bees, and
stingless bees, are ubiquitous insect pollinators that fulfill critical roles in ecosystem services …

In recent years, tremendous advances have been made in our ability to characterize
complex microbial communities such as the gut microbiota, and numerous surveys of the …

The vast majority of bacterial species remain uncultured, and this severely limits the
investigation of their physiology, metabolic capabilities, and role in the environment. High …

Symbiotic mutualisms of bacteria and animals are ubiquitous in nature, running a continuum
from facultative to obligate from the perspectives of both partners. The loss of functions …

Endosymbiosis is a common phenomenon in nature, especially between bacteria and
insects, whose typically unbalanced diets are usually complemented by their obligate …

Aeromonas veronii biovar sobria, Aeromonas veronii biovar veronii, and Aeromonas
allosaccharophila are a closely related group of organisms, the Aeromonas veronii Group …

Stable associations between partners over time are critical for the evolution of mutualism.
Hosts employ a variety of mechanisms to maintain specificity with bacterial associates …

Gastrointestinal microbiomes play important roles in the health and nutrition of animals and
humans. The medicinal leech, Hirudo verbana, serves as a powerful model for the study of …

The medicinal leech has established a long-term mutualistic association with Aeromonas
veronii, a versatile bacterium which can also display free-living waterborne and fish-or …