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 …

The status Candidatus was introduced to bacterial taxonomy in the 1990s to accommodate
uncultured taxa defined by analyses of DNA sequences. Here I review the strengths …

Researchers studying animal phenotypes often overlook the potential influence of parasites
hiding inside their study organisms. Yet, most wild animals host parasites, which can alter …

Symbiotic bacteria have played crucial roles in the evolution of sap‐feeding insects and can
strongly affect host function. However, their diversity and distribution within species are not …

Sap-sucking hemipterans host specialized, heritable microorganisms that supplement their
diet with essential nutrients. These microbes show unusual features that provide a unique …

Wolbachia symbionts are the most successful host-associated microbes on the planet,
infecting arthropods and nematodes. Their role in nematodes is particularly enigmatic, with …

Abstract Historically, research on Soft Rot Pectobacteriacea (SRP) has focused on
economically important crops and ornamentals and knowledge of these bacteria outside the …

Produced amidst the still rippling effects of a pandemic and as the world experiences the
increasing burden of global warming and a rapidly changing biosphere, the second edition …

Bacterial endosymbionts are found in multiple arthropod species, where they play crucial
roles as nutritional symbionts, defensive symbionts or reproductive parasites. Recent work …

In the mid-1990s, the category 'Candidatus' was established for putative taxa of as yet
uncultivated prokaryotes. The status of 'Candidatus' is not formally included in the rules of …