Insect heritable symbionts have proven to be ubiquitous, based on molecular screening of
various insect lineages. Recently, molecular and experimental approaches have yielded an …

Aphids engage in symbiotic associations with a diverse assemblage of heritable bacteria. In
addition to their obligate nutrient-provisioning symbiont, Buchnera aphidicola, aphids may …

Obligate insect–bacterium nutritional mutualism is among the most sophisticated forms of
symbiosis, wherein the host and the symbiont are integrated into a coherent biological entity …

Background Inherited bacteria have come to be recognised as important components of
arthropod biology. In addition to mutualistic symbioses, a range of other inherited bacteria …

ABSTRACT A new huanglongbing (HLB)“Candidatus Liberibacter” species is genetically
characterized, and the bacterium is designated “Candidatus Liberibacter psyllaurous.” This …

Our understanding of prokaryote–eukaryote symbioses as a source of evolutionary
innovation has been rapidly increased by the advent of genomics, which has made possible …

The broad-headed bug Riptortus clavatus (Heteroptera: Alydidae) possesses a number of
crypts at a posterior midgut region, which house a dense population of a bacterial symbiont …

Symbiotic bacteria are important in animal hosts, but have been largely overlooked as they
have proved difficult to culture in the laboratory. Approaches such as comparative genomics …

Insect Symbiosis summarizes the current knowledge of the relationship between symbiotic
organisms and their insect hosts and provides an unparalleled analysis of cutting-edge …

Many animals and plants possess symbiotic microorganisms inside their body, wherein
intimate interactions occur between the partners. The Insecta, often rated as the most …