Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences

Caught in transition: facultative intracellularity and genome evolution of Symbiopectobacterium in Rhodnius species

This study examines the distribution, genome evolution, and tissue localization of Symbiopectobacterium in Rhodnius species, revealing its facultative intracellular lifestyle and genome dynamics.

Metabolic plasticity supports a flexible nutritional symbiosis in Cardiocondyla ants

This study shows how Cardiocondyla ants regulate their symbiotic bacteria to balance nutrient needs across different developmental and environmental conditions.

Role of Early-Life Microbiome Colonization in Physiological Development of Drosophila melanogaster

This study examines how the timing of bacterial colonization during Drosophila development affects transcriptional responses and phenotypic outcomes, finding minor but distinct gene expression changes and persistent effects on specific genes.

Global transcriptional rewiring provides recurrent evolutionary routes to insect-Escherichia coli mutualism

The paper studies the evolution of insect-Escherichia coli mutualism by analyzing transcriptional changes in bacterial lineages that improve host performance.

Characterisation and genomic analysis of bacterial nutritional endosymbionts in Australian ticks from shotgun metagenomic sequencing

This study characterizes bacterial endosymbionts in Australian ticks using shotgun metagenomics, identifying their nutritional roles and genomic features.

Recurrent plant-pathogen Enterobacterales offer complementary digestive functions in a polyphagous insect pest, Empaosca fabae

This study identifies recurrent plant-pathogenic Enterobacterales in the potato leafhopper as contributors to its broad diet by providing complementary digestive functions.

The vitellogenesis pathway of the tick host Ixodes scapularis regulates Rickettsia buchneri transcriptional state and persistence

This study shows that the tick's vitellogenesis pathway regulates the transcriptional state of its endosymbiont Rickettsia buchneri, independent of bacterial abundance.

Identification of cytoplasmic incompatibility effectors of the reproductive manipulator Cardinium hertigii

The paper identifies two putative CI effectors from Cardinium hertigii that function similarly to known Wolbachia CI effectors despite lacking homology to cif genes.

Single-cell transcriptomics reveals a multiphasic Wolbachia host infection trajectory

This study uses single-cell RNA sequencing to reveal how Wolbachia infection progresses through distinct transcriptional phases in Drosophila cells.

Interactions between inbreeding, fitness and the bacterial microbiome in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes

This study examines the effects of inbreeding on fitness and microbiome composition in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, finding diverse fitness costs and limited microbiome impacts.

Vertical transmission of mosquito microbiota and its effects on offspring development

The paper investigates vertical transmission of microbiota in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes and finds that maternally transmitted bacteria influence offspring development and fitness.

Optimizing Tissue Lysis and DNA Extraction Protocols to Enhance Bacterial Diversity Profiling in the Drosophila melanogaster Gut Microbiome

The paper compares DNA extraction and lysis methods for Drosophila gut microbiome profiling, finding that pestle homogenization with the Qiagen kit best preserves bacterial diversity.

Microbial diversity and insights into feeding behavior of the two-spot cotton leaf hopper (Amrasca biguttula)

This paper characterizes the microbiome and feeding behavior of the two-spot cotton leaf hopper, revealing low bacterial diversity dominated by Wolbachia and a mesophyll feeding pattern.

Temperature-sensitive cytoplasmic incompatibility across divergent Wolbachia partly reflects cifB transcription, not endosymbiont density

The paper quantifies temperature-sensitive cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI) in Wolbachia strains and finds cifB transcription, not endosymbiont density, correlates with CI strength.

Arsenophonus ghosts in bed bug genomes: multiple origins and 50 million years of persistence

The paper investigates the persistence and evolution of non-functional Arsenophonus-derived horizontal gene transfer sequences in bed bug genomes over 50 million years.

Coevolution and synchronized evolutionary rates in aphid dual endosymbiosis

This study examines the evolutionary dynamics of two symbiotic bacteria in aphids, showing they evolve together with similar rates and undergo functional specialization.

Metagenomic profiling of bacterial endosymbionts in wild mutant and permethrin-susceptible head lice shows an expanded microbiota in the resistant strain

The paper profiles bacterial endosymbionts in head lice using metagenomics, finding an expanded microbiota in permethrin-resistant strains.

Host insect microRNAs are translocated to an obligate endosymbiont

The paper shows that aphid microRNAs and argonaute protein are translocated into their obligate endosymbiont Buchnera, suggesting a new regulatory mechanism between host and symbiont.

Asymmetry and niche partitioning shape the infection dynamics of co-transmitted Wolbachia symbionts

The paper investigates how two co-transmitted Wolbachia strains interact in Drosophila simulans, finding niche partitioning and asymmetry in their transmission dynamics.

Competition between co-localized gut symbionts underlies inter-individual variation in the honeybee gut microbiota

The paper investigates competition between gut symbionts in honeybees, showing that spatial niche competition and bacterial factors influence microbiota variation.

EMS Mutation and SNP Detection in Intracellular Wolbachia Genomes

This paper demonstrates the successful detection of EMS-induced mutations in Wolbachia genomes using circle sequencing, revealing a significant enrichment of C/G>T/A transitions.

Species-specific bacterial associations emerge from stochastically assembled microbiomes in Northeastern American fireflies

The paper examines microbiome assembly in fireflies, finding both stochastic and deterministic processes shape bacterial associations across species.

A secreted endosymbiont protein essential for colonizing host cells

This study identifies SyeA, a secreted protein essential for Buchnera endosymbiont colonization of host cells and its role in suppressing immune responses.

Transition of a Yeast Endosymbiont from a Free-living to Host-reliant Lifestyle Through Gene Loss and Horizontal Gene Transfer

This study describes the transition of a yeast endosymbiont, Brevibacillus sp. TJ4, from a free-living to host-dependent lifestyle through gene loss and horizontal gene transfer.

Limited horizontal transmission of an obligate, free-living bacterial symbiont

The study investigates how the bacterial symbiont Caballeronia is transmitted to leaffooted bug nymphs, finding that feces can serve as a transmission source but with reduced fitness outcomes compared to direct culture feeding.

Evolutionary genomics of a natural Wolbachia superinfection in the dengue mosquito Aedes albopictus

The paper analyzes the genomic diversity of Wolbachia strains and their plasmids in Aedes albopictus, revealing evolutionary patterns and structural variation driven by environmental factors.

Insect COI barcoding data as an untapped resource for surveying Wolbachia symbioses

This study shows that insect COI barcoding data can reliably detect Wolbachia presence, provide phylogenetic insights, and guide metagenomic sampling.

Environmental filtering across seasons and host-associated selection shape the gut microbiome of sympatric European Sepsis dung flies

The paper examines gut microbiomes of six sympatric dung fly species and finds seasonal variation strongly influences microbiome composition, while host-specific selection retains a core microbiome.

Addition of a single bacterial isolate to conventional larval rearing water can impact wing size and longevity in adult male Aedes aegypti.

The study shows that adding a single bacterial isolate to larval rearing water affects adult male mosquito wing size and longevity.

The transcriptional and translational outcomes for pseudogenes in bacterial endosymbionts

The paper measures transcript and protein abundance in bacterial endosymbionts to understand how they manage pseudogenes, finding that pseudogenes are transcribed but rarely produce proteins, and that tmRNA may target them for degradation.