Among endosymbiotic bacteria living within eukaryotic cells, Wolbachia is exceptionally
widespread, particularly in arthropods. Inherited through the female germline, it has evolved …

Cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI) is a form of reproductive manipulation caused by maternally
inherited endosymbionts infecting arthropods, like Wolbachia, whereby matings between …

We present new genomes from the bacterial symbiont Candidatus Dactylopiibacterium
carminicum obtained from non-domesticated carmine cochineals belonging to the scale …

Abstract The endosymbiotic bacteria Spiroplasma (Mollicutes) infect diverse plants and
arthropods, and some of which induce male killing, where male hosts are killed during …

Vertically transmitted (VT) microbial symbionts play a vital role in the evolution of their insect
hosts. A longstanding question in symbiont research is what genes help promote long-term …

Simple Summary The domesticated carmine cochineal produces pigments used in food,
cosmetics, and the textile industry. Its use dates to the pre-Hispanic period and thus is an …

Testing of cellular therapy products for Mycoplasma is a regulatory requirement by the
United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to ensure the sterility and safety of the …

Simple Summary Dactylopius opuntiae, known as wild cochineal, is an insect pest of cactus
crops in several countries, which produces important economic losses in this agricultural …

Male-killing, a male-specific death of arthropod hosts during development, is induced by
Spiroplasma (Mollicutes) endosymbionts of the Citri–Poulsonii and the Ixodetis groups …

Spiroplasma (Class Mollicutes) is a diverse wall-less bacterial genus whose members are
strictly dependent on eukaryotic hosts (mostly arthropods and plants), with which they …