A. Michalik

Limited variation in microbial communities across populations of Macrosteles leafhoppers (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae)

The paper surveys microbial symbionts in Macrosteles leafhoppers, finding limited variation in symbiont prevalence across populations and over time.

Facultatively intra-bacterial localization of a planthopper endosymbiont as an adaptation to its vertical transmission

The paper describes how an endosymbiont in a planthopper uses a unique cellular localization strategy to ensure maternal transmission and discusses its genomic features and evolutionary implications.

Division of labour within psyllids: Metagenomics reveals an ancient dual endosymbiosis with metabolic complementarity in the genus Cacopsylla

The paper identifies a dual endosymbiosis in psyllids, revealing a new bacterial symbiont that complements the metabolic functions of the primary endosymbiont.

Variable organization of symbiont-containing tissue across planthoppers hosting different heritable endosymbionts

The paper examines the organization of symbiont-containing tissues in planthoppers with different endosymbionts, identifying seven symbiont localization types and seven bacteriome organization types.

Till evolution do us part: The diversity of symbiotic associations across populations of Philaenus spittlebugs

The paper investigates the diversity and distribution of symbiotic bacteria in Philaenus spittlebugs across populations, revealing variation in primary and facultative symbionts and potential transmission via parasitoids.

Alternative transmission patterns in independently acquired nutritional co-symbionts of Dictyopharidae planthoppers

The paper examines symbiont transmission patterns in planthoppers, revealing two distinct strategies for transmitting co-primary symbionts acquired independently by different host lineages.

Changes in endosymbiont complexity drive host-level compensatory adaptations in cicadas

The paper shows that cicadas with more complex Hodgkinia endosymbiont lineages increase the number of Hodgkinia cells transmitted to eggs to ensure full complement transmission.