Water monitoring technologies are widely used for contaminants detection in wide variety of
water ecology applications such as water treatment plant and water distribution system. A …

Wolbachia is an intracellular endosymbiont infecting most arthropod and some filarial
nematode species that is vertically transmitted through the maternal lineage. Due to this …

Phloem-feeding insects feed on plant phloem using their stylets. While ingesting phloem
sap, these insects secrete saliva to circumvent plant defenses. Previous studies have shown …

Aphids are the most common insect vector transmitting hundreds of plant viruses. Aphid
wing dimorphism (winged vs. wingless) not only showcases the phenotypic plasticity but …

Fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) is a powerful tool that for more than 30 years has
allowed to detect and quantify microorganisms as well as to study their spatial distribution in …

Herbivorous insects encounter diverse plant specialized metabolites (PSMs) in their diet,
that have deterrent, anti-nutritional, or toxic properties. Understanding how they cope with …

Background Cassava brown streak disease (CBSD) has a viral aetiology and is caused by
viruses belonging to the genus Ipomovirus (family Potyviridae), Cassava brown streak virus …

The occurrence and increased dispersion of plant viruses and insect vectors are serious
global threat to the production of agricultural crops. Facing novel pathogenic plant viruses …

Ixodes pacificus is a host of many bacteria including Rickettsia species phylotypes G021
and G022. As part of the overall goal of understanding interactions of phylotypes with their …

The objective of the present study was to isolate endophytes from the roots of the halophyte
Sesuvium portulacastrum, which is applied for aquatic phytoremediation. From these …