Ticks are among the most important vectors of pathogens affecting humans and other
animals worldwide. They do not only carry pathogens however, as a diverse group of …

Movement of organisms is one of the key mechanisms shaping biodiversity, eg the
distribution of genes, individuals and species in space and time. Recent technological and …

Ecological specialization to restricted diet niches is driven by obligate, and often maternally
inherited, symbionts in many arthropod lineages. These heritable symbionts typically form …

Q fever is a highly infectious disease with a worldwide distribution. Its causative agent, the
intracellular bacterium Coxiella burnetii, infects a variety of vertebrate species, including …

1. Many insects host secondary bacterial symbionts that are known to have wide‐ranging
effects on their hosts, from host‐plant use to resistance against natural enemies. This has …

Symbiotic bacteria are important drivers of phenotypic diversity in insects. One of the
widespread symbionts to have emerged belongs to the genus Arsenophonus, however, its …

Intraspecific variation in dietary breadth can influence important ecological and evolutionary
processes, yet the mechanisms generating this variation are usually unknown. Maternally …

Aphids are frequently engaged in mutualistic associations with endosymbionts. Symbionts
are bacterial or fungal microorganisms that can be obligate or facultative to aphids …

Mutualistic interactions with microbes have facilitated the adaptation of major eukaryotic
lineages to restricted diet niches. Hence, ticks with their strictly blood‐feeding lifestyle are …

Symbiosis between organisms is an important driving force in evolution. Among the diverse
relationships described, extensive progress has been made in insect–bacteria symbiosis …