Maternally transmitted bacteria have been important players in the evolution of insects and
other arthropods, affecting their nutrition, defense, development, and reproduction …

Symbiotic microbes have become increasingly recognized to mediate interactions between
natural enemies and their hosts. The ecologies of these symbioses, however, are poorly …

The eubacterial genus Wolbachia comprises one of the most abundant groups of obligate
intracellular bacteria, and it has a host range that spans the phyla Arthropoda and …

In hexapods, unlike the majority of animals, development without fertilization is a common
phenomenon. They evolved a striking diversity of unisexual reproductive types that include a …

Heritable genetic variation is required for evolution, and while typically encoded within
nuclear and organellar genomes, several groups of invertebrates harbour heritable …

Although heritable microorganisms are increasingly recognized as widespread in insects,
no systematic screens for such symbionts have been conducted in Drosophila species (the …

The obligate intracellular bacteria Wolbachia are taxonomically subdivided into eight
supergroups (named A–H). Supergroup typing of strains has been mostly based on …

Endosymbioses are a major form of biological complexity affecting the ecological and
evolutionary diversification of many eukaryotic groups. These associations are exemplified …

Wolbachia are the most prevalent and influential bacteria described among the insects to
date. But despite their significance, we lack an understanding of their evolutionary histories …

Wolbachia are among the most widespread symbionts on the earth. They spread within
populations by various means of manipulating host reproduction, including cytoplasmic …