For over 300 million years, insects have relied on symbiotic microbes for nutrition and
defence. However, it is unclear whether specific ecological conditions have repeatedly …

The ontogenetic origins of the bacteriocytes, which are cells that harbour bacterial
intracellular endosymbionts in multicellular animals, are unknown. During embryonic …

Many animals have evolved associations with symbiotic microbes that benefit the host
through increased growth, lifespan, and survival. Some interactions are obligate (essential …

Despite the omnipresence of specific host–symbiont associations with acquisition of the
microbial symbiont from the environment, little is known about how the specificity of the …

Many stinkbugs in the superfamily Coreoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) develop crypts in the
posterior midgut, harboring Caballeronia (Burkholderia) symbionts. These symbionts form a …

Most insects maintain associations with microbes that shape their ecology and evolution.
Such symbioses have important applied implications when the associated insects are pests …

Abstract Background The true bugs (Heteroptera) occupy nearly all of the known ecological
niches of insects. Among them, as a group containing more than 30,000 species, the …

Many beneficial symbioses between bacteria and their terrestrial arthropod hosts are
vertically transmitted from mother to offspring, ensuring that the progeny acquire necessary …

Resistance to toxins in insects is generally thought of as their own genetic trait, but recent
studies have revealed that gut microorganisms could mediate resistance by detoxifying …

Symbiotic association of microbes with insects have given insects, physiological and
ecological benefits. Insects from all taxonomical orders have gut microbiota, which helps the …