Wolbachia are successful Gram-negative bacterial endosymbionts, globally infecting a large
fraction of arthropod species and filarial nematodes. Efficient vertical transmission, the …

The Rickettsiales are a group of obligate intracellular vector-borne Gram-negative bacteria
that include many organisms of clinical and agricultural importance, including Anaplasma …

The Wolbachia endosymbionts encompass a large group of intracellular bacteria of
biomedical and veterinary relevance, closely related to Anaplasma, Ehrlichia, and …

Wolbachia is one of the most abundant endosymbionts on earth, with a wide distribution
especially in arthropods. Effective maternal transmission and the induction of various …

Experimental evidence is accumulating that endosymbionts of phytophagous insects may
transmit horizontally via plants. Intracellular symbionts known for manipulating insect …

Symbiotic associations between bacteria and eukaryotes exhibit a range of transmission
strategies. The rates and distributions of transmission modes have not been thoroughly …

Symbiosis between intracellular bacteria (endosymbionts) and animals are widespread. The
alphaproteobacterium Wolbachia pipientis is known to maintain a variety of symbiotic …

Sponges host dense and diverse communities of microbes (known as the microbiome)
beneficial for the host nutrition and defense. Symbionts in turn receive shelter and …

Microbes gain access to eukaryotic cells as food for bacteria-grazing protists, for host
protection by microbe-killing immune cells, or for microbial benefit when pathogens enter …

A broad array of endosymbionts radiate through host populations via vertical transmission,
yet much remains unknown concerning the cellular basis, diversity, and routes underlying …