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Ant fauna of Walnut orchards of the Shahrekord and Saman counties (Chaharmahal & Bakhtiari Province) with the report of some ant species as symbiont of Walnut aphids [PDF]
نامه انجمن حشرهشناسی ایران, 2023 Walnut (Juglans regia L.) is known as one of the most important dried fruits of the world. Chaharmahal & Bakhtiari Province, with approximately 7400 hectares, is one of the most important cultivation areas in Iran.
Arsalan Khalili-Moghadam, Zarir Saeidi
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In vitro assays reveal inherently insecticide-tolerant termite symbionts
Frontiers in Physiology, 2023 Introduction: Termite symbionts are well known for conferring a myriad of benefits to their hosts. Bacterial symbionts are repeatedly associated with increased fitness, nutritional supplementation, pathogen protection, and proper development across ...
Alison G. Blanton +2 more
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Growth and Maintenance of Wolbachia in Insect Cell Lines
Insects, 2021 The obligate intracellular microbe, Wolbachia pipientis (Rickettsiales; Anaplasmataceae), is a Gram-negative member of the alpha proteobacteria that infects arthropods and filarial worms.
Ann M. Fallon
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mBio, 2023 To what extent are generalist species cohesive evolutionary units rather than a compilation of recently diverged lineages? We examine this question in the context of host specificity and geographic structure in the insect pathogen and nematode mutualist ...
Bhavya Papudeshi +5 more
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Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2023 Insect transmission of plant pathogens involves multi-layered interactions between vectors, viruses, host plants and environmental factors. Adding to the complexity of vector–virus relationships are diverse microbial communities, which are hypothesized ...
Laramy Enders, Trevor Hefley
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Insects, 2022 Among mutualistic relationships of aphids with other organisms, there are two that seem to be of major importance: trophobiosis with ants and endosymbiosis of bacteria.
Natalia Kaszyca-Taszakowska +1 more
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Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 Marginal reefs are known for severe stress-inducible perturbations such as high sedimentation, eutrophication, ocean warming, and acidification from anthropogenic climate change.
Sambhaji Mote +6 more
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Endosymbiotic bacteria of the boar louse Haematopinus apri (Insecta: Phthiraptera: Anoplura)
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 Insects exclusively feeding on vertebrate blood are usually dependent on symbiotic bacteria for provisioning of B vitamins. Among them, sucking lice are prominent in that their symbiotic bacteria as well as their symbiotic organs exhibit striking ...
Yudai Nishide +8 more
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MicrobiologyOpen, 2022 Although microbial communities of insects from larval to adult stage have been increasingly investigated in recent years, little is still known about the diversity and composition of egg‐associated microbiomes.
Margot W. J. Geerinck +7 more
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A Review for the Special Issue on Paramecium as a Modern Model Organism
Microorganisms, 2023 This review provides background and perspective for the articles contributing to the Special Issue of MDPI Micro-organisms on Paramecium as a Modern Model Organism.
Judith Van Houten
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