Abstract The International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes (ICSP) discussed and
rejected in 2020 a proposal to modify the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes …

The invasive brown widow spider, Latrodectus geometricus (Araneae: Theridiidae), has
spread in multiple locations around the world and, along with it, brought associated …

The Rhabdochlamydiaceae family is a recent addition to the Chlamydiae phylum. Its
members were discovered in cockroaches and woodlice, but recent metagenomics surveys …

Free-living bacteria have evolved multiple times to become host-restricted endosymbionts.
The transition from a free-living to a host-restricted lifestyle comes with a number of different …

Chlamydiota are an ancient and hyperdiverse phylum of obligate intracellular bacteria. The
best characterized representatives are pathogens or parasites of mammals, but it is thought …

Bacterial endosymbionts of the groups Wolbachia, Cardinium and Rickettsiaceae are well
known for their diverse effects on their arthropod hosts, ranging from mutualistic …

The Rhabdochlamydiaceae family is a recent addition to the Chlamydiales order. Its
members were discovered in cockroaches and woodlice but recent metagenomics surveys …

Chlamydiota are an ancient and hyperdiverse order of obligate intracellular bacteria. The
best characterized representatives are pathogens or parasites of mammals, but it is thought …

Wolbachia bacteria encompass noteworthy reproductive manipulators of their arthropod
hosts. which influence host reproduction to favour their own transmission, also exploiting …

The Chlamydiales is an order of obligate intracellular bacteria that share the same biphasic
development cycle. It includes well-known human pathogens, like Chlamydia trachomatis …