The Darwin Tree of Life (DToL) project aims to sequence all described terrestrial and
aquatic eukaryotic species found in Britain and Ireland. Reference genome sequences are …

The intracellular endosymbiotic proteobacteria Wolbachia have evolved across the phyla
nematoda and arthropoda. In Wolbachia phylogeny, supergroup F is the only clade known …

Wolbachia are widespread maternally-transmitted bacteria of arthropods that often spread
by manipulating their host's reproduction through cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI). Their …

Bacteria that live inside the cells of insect hosts (endosymbionts) can alter the reproduction
of their hosts, including the killing of male offspring (male killing, MK). MK has only been …

In multipartite viruses, the genome is split into multiple segments, each of which is
transmitted via a separate capsid. The existence of multipartite viruses poses a problem …

Symbiosis between prokaryotes and microbial eukaryotes (protists) has broadly impacted
both evolution and ecology. Endosymbiosis led to mitochondria and plastids, the latter …

While fleas are often perceived simply as a biting nuisance and a cause of allergic
dermatitis, they represent important disease vectors worldwide, especially for bacterial …

The rickettsial human pathogen Orientia tsutsugamushi (Ot) is an obligate intracellular Gram-
negative bacterium with one of the most highly fragmented and repetitive genomes of any …

Globally invasive Aedes aegypti disseminate numerous arboviruses that impact human
health. One promising method to control Ae. aegypti populations is transinfection with …

The primates that inhabit the rainforest surrounding the city of Manaus (Amazonas, Brazil)
have long been recognised as potentially important reservoirs of emerging and re-emerging …