Titer regulation in arthropod-Wolbachia symbioses

S López-Madrigal, EH Duarte - FEMS microbiology letters, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Symbiosis between intracellular bacteria (endosymbionts) and animals are widespread. The
alphaproteobacterium Wolbachia pipientis is known to maintain a variety of symbiotic …

The terrestrial isopod microbiome: an all-in-one toolbox for animal–microbe interactions of ecological relevance

D Bouchon, M Zimmer, J Dittmer - Frontiers in microbiology, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Bacterial symbionts represent essential drivers of arthropod ecology and evolution,
influencing host traits such as nutrition, reproduction, immunity, and speciation. However …

Lignocellulose degradation at the holobiont level: teamwork in a keystone soil invertebrate

M Bredon, J Dittmer, C Noël, B Moumen, D Bouchon - Microbiome, 2018 - Springer
Background Woodlice are recognized as keystone species in terrestrial ecosystems due to
their role in the decomposition of organic matter. Thus, they contribute to lignocellulose …

Developmental stages and gut microenvironments influence gut microbiota dynamics in the invasive beetle Popillia japonica Newman (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)

B Chouaia, N Goda, G Mazza, S Alali… - Environmental …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Summary Popillia japonica Newman (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) is a highly polyphagous
invasive beetle originating from Japan. This insect is highly resilient and able to rapidly …

Bacterial communities and potential spoilage markers of whole blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) stored under commercial simulated conditions

FF Parlapani, S Michailidou, DA Anagnostopoulos… - Food …, 2019 - Elsevier
Bacterial communities composition using 16S Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) and
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) profile of whole blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus) …

The terrestrial isopod symbiont 'Candidatus Hepatincola porcellionum' is a potential nutrient scavenger related to Holosporales symbionts of protists

J Dittmer, M Bredon, B Moumen… - ISME …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The order Holosporales (Alphaproteobacteria) encompasses obligate intracellular
bacterial symbionts of diverse Eukaryotes. These bacteria have highly streamlined genomes …

Feminizing Wolbachia influence microbiota composition in the terrestrial isopod Armadillidium vulgare

J Dittmer, D Bouchon - Scientific Reports, 2018 - nature.com
Wolbachia are widespread heritable endosymbionts of arthropods notorious for their
profound effects on host fitness as well as for providing protection against viruses and …

Disentangling a Holobiont – Recent Advances and Perspectives in Nasonia Wasps

J Dittmer, EJ Van Opstal, JD Shropshire… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
The parasitoid wasp genus Nasonia (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) is a well-established
model organism for insect development, evolutionary genetics, speciation, and symbiosis …

The importance of revisiting Legionellales diversity

O Duron, P Doublet, F Vavre, D Bouchon - Trends in parasitology, 2018 - cell.com
Bacteria of the order Legionellales, such as Legionella pneumophila, the agent of
Legionnaires' disease, and Coxiella burnetii, the agent of Q fever, are widely recognized as …

Arthropod-microbiota integration: its importance for ecosystem conservation

C Schapheer, R Pellens, R Scherson - Frontiers in microbiology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Recent reports indicate that the health of our planet is getting worse and that genuine
transformative changes are pressing. So far, efforts to ameliorate Earth's ecosystem crises …