Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences

The paper shows gut microbiota modulate Wolbachia adaptation in Drosophila testes by altering gene expression and reducing cytoplasmic incompatibility.

The paper analyzes microbial communities in Greenland mosquitoes, finding low abundance and no core microbiota, with high diversity and sex-specific associations.

The paper introduces a high-throughput quantitative multi-target amplicon sequencing workflow to improve microbial community profiling in wild insects, addressing contamination and identification issues.

The paper assesses Wolbachia loss in Aedes aegypti populations across five countries and finds variable but overall sustained Wolbachia prevalence despite some loss.

This study analyzes the genomes of dual bacterial symbionts in the mulberry psyllid, revealing their reduced size, AT-rich composition, and conserved gene functions.

This study shows that humidity influences the genetic selection on microbiota in Drosophila melanogaster, with variation in microbiota composition linked to latitude and environmental conditions.

The paper analyzes the microbiome of Aphalara itadori, a biocontrol agent, and related psyllid species, identifying symbiotic bacteria and assessing their potential ecological impact.

This study identifies parasitism as the main route of intertropical Wolbachia transmission, showing evidence of bidirectional transfers between parasitoid wasps and their hosts.

This study characterizes the microbiome and Wolbachia strains of Aedes albopictus in Spain and Sao Tome, revealing shared and distinct bacterial genera and dual Wolbachia infections.

This study examines the genome evolution and transmission patterns of Spiroplasma endosymbionts in Morpho butterflies, revealing genome size inflation, horizontal gene transfer, and contrasting transmission dynamics between sympatric species.

The paper examines how bacterial diversity in herbivorous insects changes with habitat degradation and finds that diversity increases while community composition remains stable.

This study identifies genome rearrangements driven by transposons and their role in the evolution of ANK genes in arthropod-infecting Wolbachia.

The paper shows that B vitamin supplementation during mosquito larval development affects adult sex ratio, with female enrichment, and identifies sex-specific toxicity and nutritional requirements.

The paper identifies a widespread bacterial symbiont, Enterococcus casseliflavus, in the invasive pest Spodoptera frugiperda that mediates insecticide detoxification and suggests its potential for insecticide resistance management.

The paper analyzes microbiomes of springtails using genome sequences to test for phylosymbiosis and environmental filtering, finding no evidence of either.

The paper uses transcriptomic meta-analysis of Diptera-Wolbachia systems to identify gene targets and mechanisms that may affect the sustainability of arboviral control strategies.

The paper examines gene expression coordination between host and endosymbiont during the life cycle of the cereal weevil, identifying shared regulatory functions involved in symbiosis dynamics.

This paper uses an evolutionary algorithm to model the emergence of Wolbachia toxin-antidote protein functions and identifies how different sequence features evolve under selective pressures.

The paper develops a biosensor in the honey bee gut bacterium to detect IPTG exposure through fluorescent protein expression, enabling non-invasive fecal sampling.

The paper screens for Wolbachia infection in mosquitoes from Cape Verde, finding high prevalence and genetic diversity, including a new MLST sequence type in Culex tigripes.

The paper investigates the mechanism of Wolbachia-induced thelytoky in M. uniraptor, finding that diploidization alone is sufficient for feminization, and Wolbachia does not affect Mutra/Mutra2 expression or splicing.

The paper provides a comprehensive taxonomic classification of phage WO by analyzing 150 Wolbachia and phage WO assemblies, identifying four variants and a novel lytic cassette.

The paper investigates DNA methylation patterns in the aphid Acyrtosiphon pisum and its endosymbiont Buchnera, finding low methylation in both despite the presence of DNMT1 in the aphid and no methylase in Buchnera.

The paper investigates Wolbachia tropism in Drosophila embryos and somatic tissues, revealing early autophagy-mediated restriction and ER interactions that shape infection patterns.

The paper proposes a computational pipeline to identify metabolic pathways in Klebsiella strains that may contribute to symbiosis with the Mediterranean fly, finding pathways involved in nitrogen metabolism.

The paper examines the genome and population genomics of a male-killing Wolbachia strain, identifying rapid evolution and horizontal gene transfer in specific regions.

The paper identifies two distinct Acetobacteraceae clades in honey bees with diverging metabolic capabilities and ecological roles.

The paper presents a genome-scale metabolic network for the cedar aphid's endosymbiotic consortium, confirming known metabolic complementation and identifying new pathway sharing, while exploring evolutionary mechanisms.