Nutritional symbionts play a major role in the ecology and evolution of insects. The recent
accumulation of knowledge on the identity, function, genomics, and phylogenetic …

Insects share an intimate relationship with their gut microflora and this symbiotic association
has developed into an essential evolutionary outcome intended for their survival through …

Background Symbiosis in insects is accumulating significant amount of studies: the
description of a wide array of mutualistic associations across the evolutionary history of …

Symbiotic mutualisms of bacteria and animals are ubiquitous in nature, running a continuum
from facultative to obligate from the perspectives of both partners. The loss of functions …

Insects have established mutualistic symbiotic interactions with microorganisms that are
beneficial to both host and symbiont. Many insects have exploited these symbioses to …

Bacterial endosymbionts that provide nutrients to hosts often have genomes that are
extremely stable in structure and gene content. In contrast, the genome of the endosymbiont …

The majority of plant viruses are transmitted by hemipteran insects. Bacterial symbionts in
hemipteran hosts have a significant impact on the host life, physiology and ecology …

Highlights•Climate change will affect insect through their association with symbiotic
bacteria.•Mutualistic symbionts can determine the thermal tolerance of host insects.•Obligate …

Insect lineages feeding on nutritionally restricted diets such as phloem sap, xylem sap, or
blood, were able to diversify by acquiring bacterial species that complement lacking …

Chrysomelidae is a family of phytophagous insects with a highly variable degree of trophic
specialization. The aim of this study is to test whether species feeding on different plants …