Animals with close social relationships often have similar microbiomes. These socially
structured microbiomes can arise through multiple mechanisms that are often difficult to …

The etiology of cancers is multifactorial, with certain bacteria established as contributors to
carcinogenesis. As the understanding of carcinogenic bacteria deepens, interest in cancer …

Pathogens and parasites of solitary bees have been studied for decades, but the
microbiome as a whole is poorly understood for most taxa. Comparative analyses of …

Insects typically acquire their beneficial microbes early in development. Endosymbionts
housed intracellularly are commonly integrated during oogenesis or embryogenesis …

The symbioses that animals form with bacteria play important roles in health and disease,
but the molecular details underlying how bacterial symbionts initially assemble within a host …

Insects engage in manifold interactions with bacteria that can shift along the parasitism–
mutualism continuum. However, only a small number of bacterial taxa managed to …

Beneficial symbionts are horizontally or vertically transmitted to offspring, relying on host-or
microbe-mediated mechanisms for colonization. While multiple studies on symbionts …

Background The symbiosis between the Hawaiian bobtail squid Euprymna scolopes and
bacterium Vibrio fischeri serves as a model for investigating the molecular mechanisms that …

Abstract Background Sponges (phylum Porifera) constantly interact with microbes. They
graze on microbes from the water column by filter-feeding and they harbor symbiotic …

Bacteria are highly adaptable and grow in diverse niches, where they often interact with
eukaryotic organisms. These interactions with different hosts span the entire spectrum from …