Heritable viral symbionts in the family Iflaviridae are widespread among aphids
Paula Rozo-López, Viviana Torres, Joseph Torres, Barbara S. Drolet, Simon Käfer, Benjamin J. Parker
The paper identifies widespread heritable iflaviruses in aphids, showing they are transmitted vertically and co-localize with bacterial symbionts in bacteriocytes.
Applied and Environmental Microbiology · Oct 30, 2025Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology