Microbes can be an important source of phenotypic plasticity in insects. Insect physiology,
behaviour, and ecology are influenced by individual variation in the microbial communities …

Lower termites, as well as their sister group, the subsocial wood-feeding cockroach
Cryptocercus, rely on flagellated eukaryotic symbionts in the hindgut to cooperatively digest …

How and when the microbiome modulates host adaptation remains an evolutionary puzzle,
despite evidence that the extended genetic repertoire of the microbiome can shape host …

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major global health concern, further complicated by its
spread via the microbiome bacterial members. While mathematical models discuss AMR …

Simple Summary The German cockroach Blattella germanica harbours two types of helpful
bacteria: the obligate endosymbiont Blattabacterium, with a well-known function in the host …

Background Coprophagy plays a vital role in maintaining growth and development in many
small herbivores. Here, we constructed a coprophagy model by dividing rabbits into three …

Omnivorous animals, including humans, harbor diverse, species-rich gut communities that
impact their growth, development, and homeostasis. Model invertebrates are broadly …

Cockroaches and termites (Order: Blattodea) have been the subject of substantial research
attention for over a century due, in part, to a subset of them having a strong propensity to …

ABSTRACT A multitude of factors affect the assemblies of complex microbial communities
associated with animal hosts, with implications for community flexibility, resilience, and long …

Omnivorous cockroaches host a complex hindgut microbiota comprised of insect-specific
lineages related to those found in mammalian omnivores. Many of these organisms have …