iSymBase - Comprehensive Insect Symbiont Database

Title	Host	Symbiont	Authors	Journal	Year
Genome analysis of “Candidatus Aschnera chinzeii,” the bacterial endosymbiont of the blood-sucking bat fly Penicillidia jenynsii (Insecta: Diptera: Nycteribiidae)	Penicillidia jenynsii	Candidatus Aschnera chinzeii	Koga, R; Moriyama, M; Nozaki, T; Fukatsu, T	Frontiers in Microbiology	2024
Metabolism, digestion, and horizontal transfer: potential roles and interaction of symbiotic bacteria in the ladybird beetle Novius pumilus and their prey Icerya aegyptiaca	Icerya aegyptiaca	Candidatus Walczuchella	Tang, XF; Sun, YF; Liang, YS ... Huang, YH; Pang, H	MICROBIOLOGY SPECTRUM	2024
Insecticide susceptibility in a planthopper pest increases following inoculation with cultured	Nilaparvata lugens	Candidatus Arsenophonus nilaparvatae	Cai, Tingwei; Nadal-Jimenez, Pol; Gao, Yuanyuan ... Hurst, Gregory D D; Wan, Hu	The ISME Journal	2024
Evolutionary history of tyrosine-supplementing endosymbionts in pollen-feeding beetles.	Listrus sp.	Candidatus Dasytiphilus stammeri Lsp07	Wierz, JC; Gimmel, ML; Huthmacher, S; Engl, T; Kaltenpoth, M	The ISME Journal	2024
Cardinium infection alters cotton defense and detoxification metabolism of its whitefly host	Bemisia tabaci	Candidatus Cardinium	Liu, Y; Yang, K; Wang, JC; Chu, D	INSECT SCIENCE	2023
Seasonal wild dance of dual endosymbionts in the pear psyllid Cacopsylla pyricola (Hemiptera: Psylloidea)	Cacopsylla pyricola	Candidatus Carsonella ruddii	Serbina, LS; Corretto, E; Garcia, JSE ... Dittmer, J; Schuler, H	SCIENTIFIC REPORTS	2023
A Study on Symbiotic Systems of Cicadas Provides New Insights into Distribution of Microbial Symbionts and Improves Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization Technique	Karenia caelatata	Candidatus Sulcia muelleri	Huang, Z; Zhou, JR; Zhang, ZJ; He, H; Wei, C	INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES	2023
Indirect and direct interactions between grain aphid and parasitoid in the presence of symbiont Regiella insecticola	Sitobion avenae	Candidatus Regiella insecticola	Man, Y; Li, DL; Wang, MH ... Han, P; Luo, C	CABI AGRICULTURE & BIOSCIENCE	2023
De novo sequencing, diploid assembly, and annotation of the black carpenter ant, Camponotus pennsylvanicus, and its symbionts by one person for $1000, using nanopore sequencing	Camponotus pennalicus	Candidatus Blochmanniella pennsylvanica	Faulk, C	NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH	2023
Bacterial Endosymbionts Identified From Leafhopper (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) Vectors of Phytoplasmas	Colladonus geminatus	Candidatus Sulcia	Cooper, WR; Walker, WB; Angelella, GM ... Wohleb, CH; Strausbaugh, CA	ENVIRONMENTAL ENTOMOLOGY	2023
Evaluation of Hamiltonella on Aphis gossypii fitness based on life table parameters and RNA sequencing	Aphis gossypii	Candidatus Hamiltonella	Niu, RC; Zhu, XZ; Wang, L ... Luo, JY; Cui, JJ	PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE	2023
Vitellogenin Facilitates Associations between the Whitefly and a Bacteriocyte Symbiont	Bemisia tabaci	Candidatus Portiera aleyrodidarum	Sun, X; Liu, BQ; Chen, ZB ... Hong, JS; Luan, JB	MBIO	2023
Candidatus Kirkpatrickella diaphorinae gen. nov., sp. nov., an uncultured endosymbiont identified in a population of Diaphorina citri from Hawaii	Diaphorina citri	Candidatus Kirkpatrickella diaphorinae	Henry, E; Carlson, CR; Kuo, YW	INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY	2023
Pantoea bathycoeliae sp. nov and Sodalis sp. are core gut microbiome symbionts of the two-spotted stink bug	Bathycoelia distincta	Candidatus Pantoea bathycoeliae	Fourie, A; Venter, SN; Slippers, B; Fourie, G	FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY	2023
Genome Comparison Reveals Inversions and Alternative Evolutionary History of Nutritional Endosymbionts in Planthoppers (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha)	Fulgoromorpha	Candidatus Vidania fulgoroideae	Deng, JC; Bennett, GM; Franco, DC ... Michalik, A; Lukasik, P	GENOME BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION	2023
Lightella neohaematopini: A new lineage of highly reduced endosymbionts coevolving with chipmunk lice of the genus Neohaematopinus	Neohaematopinus pacificus	Candidatus Lightella neohaematopini	Rihova, J; Bell, KC; Novakova, E; Hypsa, V	FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY	2022
Nutritional symbionts enhance structural defence against predation and fungal infection in a grain pest beetle	Oryzaephilus surinamensis	Candidatus Shikimatogenerans silvanidophilus	Kanyile, SN; Engl, T; Kaltenpoth, M	JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY	2022
Influence of Hamiltonella defensa infection and predator type on anti-predator behaviours in pea (Acyrthosiphon pisum) and potato aphids (Macrosiphum euphorbiae)	Acyrthosiphon pisum	Candidatus Hamiltonella defensa	Humphreys, RK; Ruxton, GD; Karley, AJ	ENTOMOLOGIA EXPERIMENTALIS ET APPLICATA	2022
Host's demand for essential amino acids is compensated by an extracellular bacterial symbiont in a hemipteran insect model	Megacopta punctatissima	Candidatus Ishikawaella	Moriyama, M; Fukatsu, T	FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY	2022
Dynamic interactions between the symbiont Candidatus Erwinia dacicola and its olive fruit fly host Bactrocera oleae	Bactrocera oleae	Candidatus Erwinia dacicola	Siden-Kiamos, I; Koidou, V; Livadaras, I ... Ioannidis, P; Vontas, J	INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY	2022
Unamplified, Long-Read Metagenomic Sequencing Approach to Close Endosymbiont Genomes of Low-Biomass Insect Populations	Diaphorina citri	Candidatus Carsonella ruddii	Petrone, JR; Muñoz-Beristain, A; Glusberger, PR; Russell, JT; Triplett, EW	MICROORGANISMS	2022
Genomic diversity across the Rickettsia and ‘Candidatus Megaira’ genera and proposal of genus status for the Torix group	Multiple species	Candidatus Megaera polyxenophila	Davison, HR; Pilgrim, J; Wybouw, N ... Hurst, GDD; Siozios, S	NATURE COMMUNICATIONS	2022
Investigation of Gut Bacterial Communities of Asian Citrus Psyllid (Diaphorina citri) Reared on Different Host Plants	Diaphorina citri	Candidatus Profftella	Meng, LX; Xia, CX; Jin, ZX; Zhang, HY	Insects	2022
Ovary structure and symbiotic associates of a ground mealybug, Rhizoecus albidus (Hemiptera, Coccomorpha: Rhizoecidae) and their phylogenetic implications	Rhizoecus albidus	Candidatus Spencerbrownia rhizoecinicola	Szklarzewicz, T; Kalandyk-Kolodziejczyk, M; Michalik, A	JOURNAL OF ANATOMY	2022
Reduced insecticide susceptibility of the wheat aphid Sitobion miscanthi after infection by the secondary bacterial symbiont Hamiltonella defensa	Sitobion miscanthi	Candidatus Hamiltonella defensa	Li, Q; Sun, JX; Qin, YG ... Hou, ML; Chen, JL	Pest Management Science	2021
Hawaiian Nysius Insects Rely on an Obligate Symbiont with a Reduced Genome That Retains a Discrete Nutritional Profile to Match Their Plant Seed Diet	Nysius sp.	Candidatus Schneideria nysicola isolate NB	Stever, H; Eiben, J; Bennett, GM	GENOME BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION	2021
Olive fruit fly and its obligate symbiont Candidatus Erwinia dacicola: Two new symbiont haplotypes in the Mediterranean basin	Bactrocera oleae	Candidatus Erwinia dacicola	Nobre, T	PLOS ONE	2021
The Influence of Temperature and Host Gender on Bacterial Communities in the Asian Citrus Psyllid	Diaphorina citri	Candidatus Profftella	Jiang, RX; Shang, F; Jiang, HB ... Cernava, T; Wang, JJ	Insects	2021
Characterization of a novel Pantoea symbiont allows inference of a pattern of convergent genome reduction in bacteria associated with Pentatomidae	Acrosternum arabicum	Candidatus Pantoea persica	Kashkouli, M; Castelli, M; Floriano, AM ... Mehrabadi, M; Sassera, D	Environmental Microbiology	2021
Genome Analysis of “Candidatus Regiella insecticola” Strain TUt, Facultative Bacterial Symbiont of the Pea Aphid Acyrthosiphon pisum	Acyrthosiphon pisum	Candidatus Regiella insecticola strain Tut	Nikoh, N; Tsuchida, T; Koga, R ... Hattori, M; Fukatsu, T	Microbiology Resource Announcements	2020
A newly recorded Rickettsia of the Torix group is a recent intruder and an endosymbiont in the whitefly Bemisia tabaci	Bemisia tabaci	Candidatus Rickettsia_Torix_Bemisia_tabaci	Wang, HL; Lei, T; Wang, XW ... Liu, YQ; Liu, SS	ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY	2020
Transovarial Transmission of Bacteriome-Associated Symbionts in the Cicada Pycna repanda (Hemiptera: Cicadidae)	Pycna repanda	Candidatus Hodgkinia cicadicola like	Huang, Z; Wang, DD; Li, JP; Wei, C; He, H	APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY	2020
Bacterial symbiosis in Bactrocera oleae, an Achilles' heel for its pest control	Bactrocera oleae	Candidatus Erwinia dacicola	Bigiotti, G; Sacchetti, P; Pastorelli, R; Lauzon, CR; Belcari, A	INSECT SCIENCE	2020
Bacterial symbionts support larval sap feeding and adult folivory in (semi-)aquatic reed beetles	Donacia bicoloricornis	Candidatus Macropleicola muticae	Reis, F; Kirsch, R; Pauchet, Y ... Kölsch, G; Kaltenpoth, M	NATURE COMMUNICATIONS	2020
Symbiosis disruption in the olive fruit fly, Bactrocera oleae (Rossi), as a potential tool for sustainable control	Bactrocera oleae	Candidatus Erwinia dacicola	Sinno, M; Bézier, A; Vinale, F ... Garonna, AP; Pennacchio, F	PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE	2020
Reduced Genome of the Gut Symbiotic Bacterium “Candidatus Benitsuchiphilus tojoi” Provides Insight Into Its Possible Roles in Ecology and Adaptation of the Host Insect	Parastrachia japonensis	Candidatus Benitsuchiphilus tojoi	Mondal, SI; Akter, A; Koga, R ... Fukatsu, T; Kikuchi, T	Frontiers in Microbiology	2020
Insect Bacterial Symbiont-Mediated Vitellogenin Uptake into Oocytes To Support Egg Development	Nephotettix cincticeps	Candidatus Nasuia deltocephalinicola	Mao, QZ; Wu, W; Huang, LZ ... Chen, HY; Wei, TY	MBIO	2020
Development on Citrus medica infected with 'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus' has sex-specific and -nonspecific impacts on adult Diaphorina citri and its endosymbionts	Diaphorina citri	Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus	Coates, LC; Mahoney, J; Ramsey, JS ... Heck, ML; Slupsky, CM	PloS One	2020
New bacterium symbiont in the bacteriome of the leafhopper Yamatotettix flavovittatus Matsumura	Yamatotettix flavovittatus	Candidatus Yamatotia cicadellidicola	Wangkeeree, J; Tewaruxsa, P; Hanboonsong, Y	JOURNAL OF ASIA-PACIFIC ENTOMOLOGY	2019
Anti-plant Defense Response Strategies Mediated by the Secondary Symbiont Hamiltonella defensa in the Wheat Aphid Sitobion miscanthi	Sitobion miscanthi	Candidatus Hamiltonella defensa	Li, Q; Fan, J; Sun, JX ... Hou, ML; Chen, JL	FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY	2019
Cicada Endosymbionts Have tRNAs That Are Correctly Processed Despite Having Genomes That Do Not Encode All of the tRNA Processing Machinery	Diceroprocta semicincta	Candidatus Sulcia muelleri	Van Leuven, JT; Mao, M; Xing, DHD; Bennett, GM; McCutcheon, JP	MBIO	2019
The bacterial community associated with adult vine weevil (Otiorhynchus sulcatus) in UK populations growing on strawberry is dominated by Candidatus Nardonella	Otiorhynchus sulcatus	Candidatus Nardonella	Morera-Margarit, P; Bulgarelli, D; Pope, TW ... Mitchell, C; Karley, AJ	ENTOMOLOGIA EXPERIMENTALIS ET APPLICATA	2019
Diaphorin, a polyketide synthesized by an intracellular symbiont of the Asian citrus psyllid, is potentially harmful for biological control agents	Diaphorina citri	Candidatus Profftella armatura	Yamada, T; Hamada, M; Floreancig, P; Nakabachi, A	PLOS ONE	2019
Estimating costs of aphid resistance to parasitoids conferred by a protective strain of the bacterial endosymbiont Regiella insecticola	Myzus persicae	Candidatus Regiella insecticola 5.15	Jamin, AR; Vorburger, C	ENTOMOLOGIA EXPERIMENTALIS ET APPLICATA	2019
Genome Sequence of “Candidatus Serratia symbiotica” Strain IS, a Facultative Bacterial Symbiont of the Pea Aphid Acyrthosiphon pisum	Acyrthosiphon pisum	Candidatus Serratia symbiotica Strain IS	Nikoh, N; Koga, R; Oshima, K; Hattori, M; Fukatsu, T	Microbiology Resource Announcements	2019
Metatranscriptomic Analysis of the Bacterial Symbiont Dactylopiibacterium carminicum from the Carmine Cochineal Dactylopius coccus (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Dactylopiidae)	Dactylopius coccus	Candidatus Dactylopiibacterium carminicum	Bustamante-Brito, R; de León, AVP; Rosenblueth, M; Martínez-Romero, JC; Martínez-Romero, E	LIFE-BASEL	2019
Infection pattern and negative effects of a facultative endosymbiont on its insect host are environment-dependent	Sitobion avenae	Candidatus Regiella insecticola	Liu, XD; Lei, HX; Chen, FF	SCIENTIFIC REPORTS	2019
Phylogeography of Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Liviidae) and its primary endosymbiont, ‘Candidatus Carsonella ruddii’: an evolutionary approach to host–endosymbiont interaction	Diaphorina citri	Candidatus Carsonella ruddii	Wang, YJ; Lu, JM; Beattie, GAC ... He, YR; Cen, YJ	Pest Management Science	2018
Cladogenesis and Genomic Streamlining in Extracellular Endosymbionts of Tropical Stink Bugs	Edessa sp.	Candidatus Pantoea edessiphila SoEE	Otero-Bravo, A; Goffredi, S; Sabree, ZL	GENOME BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION	2018
Variation in bacterial endosymbionts associated with the date palm hopper, Ommatissus lybicus populations	Ommatissus lybicus	Candidatus Sulcia muelleri	Karimi, S; Izadi, H; Seyahooei, MA; Bagheri, A; Khodaygan, P	BULLETIN OF ENTOMOLOGICAL RESEARCH	2018
Effect of the Secondary Symbiont Hamiltonella defensa on Fitness and Relative Abundance of Buchnera aphidicola of Wheat Aphid, Sitobion miscanthi	Sitobion miscanthi	Candidatus Hamiltonella defensa defensa	Li, Q; Fan, J; Sun, JX; Wang, MQ; Chen, JL	FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY	2018
Ancient symbiosis confers desiccation resistance to stored grain pest beetles	Lyctus brunneus	Candidatus Shikimatogenerans	Engl, T; Eberl, N; Gorse, C ... Adler, C; Kaltenpoth, M	MOLECULAR ECOLOGY	2018
A Freeloader? The Highly Eroded Yet Large Genome of the Serratia symbiotica Symbiont of Cinara strobi	Cinara strobi	Buchnera aphidicola	Manzano-Marín, A; Coeur d'acier, A; Clamens, AL ... Barbe, V; Jousselin, E	GENOME BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION	2018
The Cost of Metabolic Interactions in Symbioses between Insects and Bacteria with Reduced Genomes	Philaenus spumarius	Candidatus Karelsulcia muelleri strain Psp	Ankrah, NYD; Chouaia, B; Douglas, AE	MBIO	2018
Coexistence of novel gammaproteobacterial and Arsenophonus symbionts in the scale insect Greenisca brachypodii (Hemiptera, Coccomorpha: Eriococcidae)	Greenisca brachypodii	Candidatus Kotejella greeniscae	Michalik, A; Schulz, F; Michalik, K ... Horn, M; Szklarzewicz, T	ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY	2018
Ecological impact of a secondary bacterial symbiont on the clones of Sitobion avenae (Fabricius) (Hemiptera: Aphididae)	Sitobion avenae	Candidatus Regiella insecticola	Luo, C; Luo, K; Meng, LQ ... Zhao, HY; Hu, ZQ	SCIENTIFIC REPORTS	2017
Endosymbiont diversity and evolution across weevil tree of life	Multiple species	Candidatus Nardonella	Guanyang Zhang, Patrick Browne, Geng Zhen, Andrew Johnston, Hinsby Cadillo-Quiroz, Nico Franz	bioRxiv	2017
Cascading effects of herbivore protective symbionts on hyperparasitoids	Acyrthosiphon pisum	Candidatus Hamiltonella defensa	McLean, AHC; Hrcek, J; Parker, BJ; Godfray, HCJ	ECOLOGICAL ENTOMOLOGY	2017
Transcriptomic responses of the olive fruit fly Bactrocera oleae and its symbiont Candidatus Erwinia dacicola to olive feeding	Bactrocera oleae	Candidatus Erwinia dacicola	Pavlidi, N; Gioti, A; Wybouw, N ... Van Leeuwen, T; Vontas, J	SCIENTIFIC REPORTS	2017
Candidatus Dactylopiibacterium carminicum, a Nitrogen-Fixing Symbiont of Dactylopius Cochineal Insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Dactylopiidae)	Dactylopius coccus	Candidatus Dactylopiibacterium carminicum NFDO	de Leon, AVP; Ormeño-Orrillo, E; Ramírez-Puebla, ST ... Martínez-Romero, J; Martínez-Romero, E	GENOME BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION	2017
Bacterial diversity of bacteriomes and organs of reproductive, digestive and excretory systems in two cicada species (Hemiptera: Cicadidae)	Platypleura kaempferi	Candidatus Hodgkinia cicadicola like	Zheng, Z; Wang, DD; He, H; Wei, C	PLOS ONE	2017
Unique clade of alphaproteobacterial endosymbionts induces complete cytoplasmic incompatibility in the coconut beetle	Brontispa longissima	Candidatus Mesenet longicola	Takano, SI; Tuda, M; Takasu, K ... Tavares, M; Amaral, AC	PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA	2017
Legionella Becoming a Mutualist: Adaptive Processes Shaping the Genome of Symbiont in the Louse Polyplax serrata	Polyplax serrata	Candidatus Legionella polyplacis	Ríhová, J; Nováková, E; Husník, F; Hypsa, V	GENOME BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION	2017
Drastic genome reduction in an herbivore's pectinolytic symbiont	Multiple species	Candidatus Stammera capleta	Salem, H; Bauer, E; Kirsch, R ... Fukatsu, T; Kaltenpoth, M	CELL	2017
Dynamic Acquisition and Loss of Dual-Obligate Symbionts in the Plant-Sap-Feeding Adelgidae (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Aphidoidea)	Adelgidae	Candidatus Annandia pinicola	von Dohlen, CD; Spaulding, U; Patch, KB ... Havill, NP; Burke, GR	FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY	2017
Small genome symbiont underlies cuticle hardness in beetles	Euscepes postfasciatus	Candidatus Nardonella	Anbutsu, H; Moriyama, M; Nikoh, N ... Koga, R; Fukatsu, T	PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA	2017
A novel intracellular mutualistic bacterium in the invasive ant Cardiocondyla obscurior	Cardiocondyla obscurior	Candidatus Westeberhardia cardiocondylae	Klein, A; Schrader, L; Gil, R ... Moya, A; Oettler, J	The ISME Journal	2016
Bacteriome-Localized Intracellular Symbionts in Pollen-Feeding Beetles of the Genus Dasytes (Coleoptera, Dasytidae)	Dasytes Plumbeus	Candidatus Dasytiphilus stammeri	Weiss, B; Kaltenpoth, M	FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY	2016
Characteristics of the draft genome of “Candidatus Arsenophonus nilaparvatae”, a facultative endosymbiont of Nilaparvata lugens	Nilaparvata lugens	Candidatus Arsenophonus nilaparvatae	Fan, HW; Lu, JB; Ye, YX; Yu, XP; Zhang, CX	Insect Science	2016
Comparison of fitness traits and their plasticity on multiple plants for Sitobion avenae infected and cured of a secondary endosymbiont	Sitobion avenae	Candidatus Regiella insecticola	Wang, D; Shi, XQ; Dai, P ... Ge, ZH; Meng, XX	SCIENTIFIC REPORTS	2016
Genome sequence of Candidatus Arsenophonus lipopteni, the exclusive symbiont of a blood sucking fly Lipoptena cervi (Diptera: Hippoboscidae)	Lipoptena cervi	Candidatus Arsenophonus lipopteni	Nováková, E; Hypsa, V; Nguyen, P; Husník, F; Darby, AC	STANDARDS IN GENOMIC SCIENCES	2016
Repeated replacement of an intrabacterial symbiont in the tripartite nested mealybug symbiosis	Maconellicoccus hirsutus	Candidatus Doolittlea endobia	Husnik, F; McCutcheon, JP	PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA	2016
Metabolic Interplay between the Asian Citrus Psyllid and Its Profftella Symbiont: An Achilles' Heel of the Citrus Greening Insect Vector	Diaphorina citri	Candidatus Profftella armatura	Ramsey, JS; Johnson, RS; Hoki, JS ... MacCoss, MJ; Cilia, M	PLOS ONE	2015
The link between independent acquisition of intracellular gamma-endosymbionts and concerted evolution in Tremblaya princeps	Pseudococcus longispinus	Candidatus Tremblaya phenacola	López-Madrigal, S; Latorre, A; Moya, A; Gil, R	FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY	2015
Symbiont-conferred protection against Hymenopteran parasitoids in aphids: how general is it?	Lysiphlebus fabarum	Candidatus Hamiltonella defensa	Cayetano, L; Vorburger, C	ECOLOGICAL ENTOMOLOGY	2015
Two Host Clades, Two Bacterial Arsenals: Evolution through Gene Losses in Facultative Endosymbionts	Bemisia tabaci	Candidatus Hamiltonella defensa	Rollat-Farnier, PA; Santos-Garcia, D; Rao, Q ... Vavre, F; Mouton, L	GENOME BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION	2015
Evidence for specificity in symbiont-conferred protection against parasitoids	Aphelinus abdominalis	Candidatus Hamiltonella defensa	McLean, AHC; Godfray, HCJ	PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES	2015
Microbial associates of the vine mealybug Planococcus ficus (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) under different rearing conditions	Planococcus ficus	Candidatus Moranella	Iasur-Kruh, L; Taha-Salaime, L; Robinson, WE ... Perlman, SJ; Zchori-Fein, E	MICROBIAL ECOLOGY	2015
Genome Evolution in the Primary Endosymbiont of Whiteflies Sheds Light on Their Divergence	Aleyrodidae	Candidatus Portiera aleyrodidarum	Santos-Garcia, D; Vargas-Chavez, C; Moya, A; Latorre, A; Silva, FJ	GENOME BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION	2015
Genome reduction and potential metabolic complementation of the dual endosymbionts in the whitefly Bemisia tabaci	Bemisia tabaci	Candidatus Hamiltonella defensa	Rao, Q; Rollat-Farnier, PA; Zhu, DT ... Mouton, L; Wang, XW	BMC GENOMICS	2015
Genomic features of a bumble bee symbiont reflect its host environment	Bombus impatiens	Candidatus Schmidhempelia bombi	Martinson, VG; Magoc, T; Koch, H; Salzberg, SL; Moran, NA	APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY	2014
Bacterial endosymbionts in field-collected samples of Trialeurodes sp. nr. abutiloneus (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae)	Trialeurodes sp.	Candidatus Portiera	Cass, BN; Mozes-Daube, N; Iasur-Kruh, L ... Hunter, MS; Zchori-Fein, E	Research in Microbiology	2014
Differential Genome Evolution Between Companion Symbionts in an Insect-Bacterial Symbiosis	Graphocephala atropunctata	Candidatus Sulcia muelleri strain BGSS	Bennett, GM; McCutcheon, JP; MacDonald, BR; Romanovicz, D; Moran, NA	MBIO	2014
Genome Sequence of “Candidatus Walczuchella monophlebidarum” the Flavobacterial Endosymbiont of Llaveia axin axin (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Monophlebidae)	Llaveia axin axin	Candidatus Walczuchella monophlebidarum	Rosas-Pérez, T; Rosenblueth, M; Rincón-Rosales, R; Mora, J; Martínez-Romero, E	Genome Biology and Evolution	2014
Insects Recycle Endosymbionts when the Benefit Is Over	Sitophilus spp.	Candidatus Sodalis pierantonius	Vigneron, A; Masson, F; Vallier, A ... Zaidman-Rémy, A; Heddi, A	CURRENT BIOLOGY	2014
Pleiotropic Impact of Endosymbiont Load and Co-Occurrence in the Maize Weevil Sitophilus zeamais	Sitophilus zeamais	Candidatus Sodalis pierantonius str. SZPE	Carvalho, GA; Vieira, JL; Haro, MM ... de Oliveira, LO; Guedes, RNC	PLOS ONE	2014
Small but Powerful, the Primary Endosymbiont of Moss Bugs, Candidatus Evansia muelleri, Holds a Reduced Genome with Large Biosynthetic Capabilities	Xenophyes cascus	Candidatus Evansia muelleri	Santos-Garcia, D; Latorre, A; Moya, A ... Kuechler, SM; Silva, FJ	Genome Biology and Evolution	2014
Symbiont-supplemented maternal investment underpinning host's ecological adaptation	Urostylis westwoodii	Candidatus Tachikawaea gelatinosa	Kaiwa, N; Hosokawa, T; Nikoh, N ... Ito, M; Fukatsu, T	CURRENT BIOLOGY	2014
Symbiotic bacteria enable olive flies (Bactrocera oleae) to exploit intractable sources of nitrogen	Bactrocera oleae	Candidatus Erwinia dacicola	Ben-Yosef, M; Pasternak, Z; Jurkevitch, E; Yuval, B	JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY	2014
The crypt-dwelling primary bacterial symbiont of the polyphagous pentatomid pest Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)	Halyomorpha halys	Candidatus Pantoea carbekii	Bansal, R; Michel, AP; Sabree, ZL	ENVIRONMENTAL ENTOMOLOGY	2014
The pine bark Adelgid, Pineus strobi, contains two novel bacteriocyte-associated gammaproteobacterial symbionts	Pineus strobi	Candidatus Annandia pinicola	Toenshoff, ER; Szabó, G; Gruber, D; Horn, M	APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY	2014
Characterization of a newly discovered symbiont of the whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae)	Bemisia tabaci	Candidatus Hemipteriphilus asiaticus	Bing, XL; Yang, J; Zchori-Fein, E; Wang, XW; Liu, SS	APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY	2013
Endosymbiont diversity among sibling weevil species competing for the same resource	Curculio glandium	Candidatus Curculioniphilus buchneri	Merville, A; Venner, S; Henri, H ... Heddi, A; Bel-Venner, MC	BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY	2013
Dynamics of symbiont-mediated antibiotic production reveal efficient long-term protection for beewolf offspring	Philanthus triangulum	Candidatus Streptomyces philanthi	Koehler, S; Doubsky, J; Kaltenpoth, M	FRONTIERS IN ZOOLOGY	2013
Defensive Bacteriome Symbiont with a Drastically Reduced Genome	Diaphorina citri	Candidatus DC	Nakabachi, A; Ueoka, R; Oshima, K ... Piel, J; Fukatsu, T	CURRENT BIOLOGY	2013
Comparison of the genome sequences of "Candidatus Portiera aleyrodidarum" primary endosymbionts of the whitefly Bemisia tabaci B and Q biotypes	Bemisia tabaci	Candidatus Portiera aleyrodidarum WB	Jiang, ZF; Xia, FF; Johnson, KW ... White, KP; Ghanim, M	APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY	2013
Diversity of proteobacterial endosymbionts in hemlock woolly adelgid (Adelges tsugae) (Hemiptera: Adelgidae) from its native and introduced range	Adelges tsugae	Candidatus Annandia adelgestsuga	von Dohlen, CD; Spaulding, U; Shields, K ... Rosa, C; Hoover, K	ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY	2013
Diversity of bacterial endosymbionts associated with Macrosteles leafhoppers vectoring phytopathogenic phytoplasmas	Macrosteles striifrons	Candidatus Sulcia muelleri	Ishii, Y; Matsuura, Y; Kakizawa, S; Nikoh, N; Fukatsu, T	APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY	2013
Mealybugs nested endosymbiosis: going into the ‘matryoshka’ system in Planococcus citri in depth	Planococcus citri	Candidatus Moranella endobia	López-Madrigal, S; Latorre, A; Porcar, M; Moya, A; Gil, R	BMC Microbiology	2013
Phage loss and the breakdown of a defensive symbiosis in aphids	Acyrthosiphon pisum	Candidatus Hamiltonella defensa	Weldon, SR; Strand, MR; Oliver, KM	PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES	2013
Horizontal gene transfer from diverse bacteria to an insect genome enables a tripartite nested mealybug symbiosis	Planococcus citri	Candidatus Tremblaya princeps	Husnik, F; Nikoh, N; Koga, R ... Fukatsu, T; McCutcheon, JP	CELL	2013
The nutrient supplying capabilities of Uzinura, an endosymbiont of armoured scale insects	Aphytis melinus	Candidatus Uzinura diaspidicola	Sabree, ZL; Huang, CY; Okusu, A; Moran, NA; Normark, BB	ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY	2013
Genomic basis of endosymbiont-conferred protection against an insect parasitoid	Acyrthosiphon pisum	Candidatus Regiella insecticola 5.15	Hansen, AK; Vorburger, C; Moran, NA	GENOME RESEARCH	2012
Comparative Genomics Suggests an Independent Origin of Cytoplasmic Incompatibility in Cardinium hertigii	Encarsia pergandiella	Candidatus Cardinium hertigii	Penz, T; Schmitz-Esser, S; Kelly, SE ... Hunter, MS; Horn, M	PLoS Genetics	2012
Candidatus Sodalis melophagi sp. nov.: phylogenetically independent comparative model to the tsetse fly symbiont Sodalis glossinidius	Glossina spp.	Candidatus Sodalis melophagi	Chrudimsky, T; Husník, F; Nováková, E; Hypsa, V	PloS One	2012
Manipulation of Plant Defense Responses by the Tomato Psyllid (Bactericerca cockerelli) and Its Associated Endosymbiont Candidatus Liberibacter Psyllaurous	Bactericerca cockerelli	Candidatus Liberibacter Psyllaurous	Casteel, Clare L.; Hansen, Allison K.; Walling, Linda L.; Paine, Timothy D.	PloS One	2012
Expression of Cytoplasmic Incompatibility and Host Fitness Effects in Field Populations of Sogatella furcifera Infected With Cardinium	Sogatella furcifera	Candidatus Cardinium	Zhang, XF; Zhao, DX; Li, HS; Hong, XY	JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY	2012
Bacteriocyte-associated gammaproteobacterial symbionts of the Adelges nordmannianae/piceae complex (Hemiptera: Adelgidae)	Adelges nordmannianae/piceae	Candidatus Steffania adelgidicola	Toenshoff, ER; Penz, T; Narzt, T ... Rattei, T; Horn, M	ISME JOURNAL	2012
Refining the roots of the beewolf-Streptomyces symbiosis: antennal symbionts in the rare genus Philanthinus (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae)	Philanthinus quattuordecimpunctatus	Candidatus Streptomyces philanthi	Kaltenpoth, M; Yildirim, E; Gürbüz, MF; Herzner, G; Strohm, E	APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY	2012
Complete Genome Sequence of “Candidatus Portiera aleyrodidarum” BT-QVLC, an Obligate Symbiont That Supplies Amino Acids and Carotenoids to Bemisia tabaci	Bemisia tabaci	Candidatus Portiera aleyrodidarum	Santos-Garcia, D; Farnier, PA; Beitia, F ... Latorre, A; Silva, FJ	Journal of Bacteriology	2012
Reductive evolution of bacterial genome in insect gut environment.	Megacopta punctatissima	Candidatus Ishikawaella capsulata	Nikoh, N; Hosokawa, T; Oshima, K; Hattori, M; Fukatsu, T	Genome Biology and Evolution	2011
Immune response of the ant Camponotus floridanus against pathogens and its obligate mutualistic endosymbiont	Camponotus floridanus	Candidatus Blochmanniella floridana	Ratzka, C; Liang, CG; Dandekar, T; Gross, R; Feldhaar, H	INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY	2011
Bacteria associated with gut lumen of Camponotus japonicus Mayr	Camponotus japonicus	Candidatus Blochmanniella	He, H; Chen, YY; Zhang, YL; Wei, C	ENVIRONMENTAL ENTOMOLOGY	2011
Bacterial endosymbiont localization in Hyalesthes obsoletus, the insect vector of Bois noir in Vitis vinifera	Hyalesthes obsoletus	Candidatus Vidania fulgoroideae	Gonella, E; Negri, I; Marzorati, M ... Alma, A; Daffonchio, D	APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY	2011
Characterization of an obligate intracellular bacterium in the midgut epithelium of the bulrush bug Chilacis typhae (Heteroptera, Lygaeidae, Artheneinae)	Chilacis typhae	Candidatus Rohrkolberia cinguli	Kuechler, SM; Dettner, K; Kehl, S	APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY	2011
Candidatus Liberibacter europaeus' sp. nov. that is associated with and transmitted by the psyllid Cacopsylla pyri apparently behaves as an endophyte rather than a pathogen	Cacopsylla pyri	Candidatus Liberibacter europaeus	Raddadi, N; Gonella, E; Camerota, C ... Daffonchio, D; Alma, A	Environmental Microbiology	2011
Molecular characterization and localization of the obligate endosymbiotic bacterium in the birch catkin bug Kleidocerys resedae (Heteroptera: Lygaeidae, Ischnorhynchinae)	Kleidocerys resedae	Candidatus Kleidoceria schneideri	Küchler, SM; Dettner, K; Kehl, S	FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY	2010
Candidatus Curculioniphilus buchneri," a novel clade of bacterial endocellular symbionts from weevils of the genus Curculio	Curculio sikkimensis	Candidatus Curculioniphilus buchneri	Toju, H; Hosokawa, T; Koga, R ... Kimura, N; Fukatsu, T	APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY	2010
Genome sequences of the human body louse and its primary endosymbiont provide insights into the permanent parasitic lifestyle	Pediculus humanus humanus	Candidatus Riesia pediculicola	Kirkness, EF; Haas, BJ; Sun, WL ... Zdobnov, EM; Pittendrigh, BR	PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA	2010
Bacteriocyte dynamics during development of a holometabolous insect, the carpenter ant Camponotus floridanus	Camponotus floridanus	Candidatus Blochmanniella floridana	Stoll, S; Feldhaar, H; Fraunholz, MJ; Gross, R	BMC MICROBIOLOGY	2010
Symbiotic streptomycetes in antennal glands of the South American digger wasp genus Trachypus (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae)	Trachypus denticollis	Candidatus Streptomyces philanthi	Kaltenpoth, M; Schmitt, T; Polidori, C; Koedam, D; Strohm, E	PHYSIOLOGICAL ENTOMOLOGY	2010
Symbiotic streptomycetes provide antibiotic combination prophylaxis for wasp offspring	Philanthus	Candidatus Streptomyces philanthi	Kroiss, J; Kaltenpoth, M; Schneider, B ... Strohm, E; Svatos, A	NATURE CHEMICAL BIOLOGY	2010
Molecular phylogeny of the genus Dactylopius (Hemiptera: Dactylopiidae) and identification of the symbiotic bacteria	Dactylopius coccus	Candidatus Dactylopiibacterium carminicum	Ramírez-Puebla, ST; Rosenblueth, M; Chávez-Moreno, CK ... Tecante, A; Martínez-Romero, E	ENVIRONMENTAL ENTOMOLOGY	2010
Hamiltonella defensa, genome evolution of protective bacterial endosymbiont from pathogenic ancestors	Acyrthosiphon pisum	Candidatus Hamiltonella defensa 5AT	Degnan, PH; Yu, Y; Sisneros, N; Wing, RA; Moran, NA	PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA	2009
Ultrastructural and molecular characterization of endosymbionts of the reed beetle genus Macroplea (Chrysomelidae, Donaciinae), and proposal of "Candidatus Macropleicola appendiculatae" and "Candidatus Macropleicola muticae	Macroplea mutica	Candidatus Macropleicola appendiculatae	Kölsch, G; Matz-Grund, C; Pedersen, B	CANADIAN JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY	2009
A new Huanglongbing Species, "Candidatus Liberibacter psyllaurous," found to infect tomato and potato, is vectored by the psyllid Bactericera cockerelli (Sulc)	Bactericera cockerelli	Candidatus liberibacter Psyllaurous	Hansen, A. K.; Trumble, J. T.; Stouthamer, R.; Paine, T. D.	Applied and Environmental Microbiology	2008
Population dynamics of defensive symbionts in aphids	Acyrthosiphon pisum	Candidatus Hamiltonella defensa	Oliver, KM; Campos, J; Moran, NA; Hunter, MS	PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES	2008
Genetic variation and covariation of susceptibility to parasitoids in the aphid Myzus persicae: no evidence for trade-offs	Myzus persicae	Candidatus Regiella insecticola	von Burg, S; Ferrari, J; Müller, CB; Vorburger, C	Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences	2008
Parallel genomic evolution and metabolic interdependence in an ancient symbiosis	Homalodisca vitripennis	Candidatus Sulcia muelleri GWSS	McCutcheon, JP; Moran, NA	PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA	2007
Obligate symbiont involved in pest status of host insect	Megacopta punctatissima	Candidatus Ishikawella capsulata	Hosokawa, T; Kikuchi, Y; Shimada, M; Fukatsu, T	PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES	2007
A novel Bacteroidetes symbiont is localized in Scaphoideus titanus, the insect vector of Flavescence dorée in Vitis vinifera	Scaphoideus titanus	Candidatus Cardinium hertigii	Marzorati, M; Alma, A; Sacchi, L ... Bandi, C; Daffonchio, D	Applied and Environmental Microbiology	2006
Symbiont modifies host life-history traits that affect gene flow	Acyrthosiphon pisum	Candidatus Regiella insecticola	Leonardo, TE; Mondor, EB	PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES	2006
Isolation, pure culture, and characterization of "Candidatus Arsenophonus arthropodicus," an intracellular secondary endosymbiont from the hippoboscid louse fly Pseudolynchia canariensis	Pseudolynchia canariensis	Candidatus Arsenophonus arthropodicus	Dale, C; Beeton, M; Harbison, C; Jones, T; Pontes, M	APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY	2006
The players in a mutualistic symbiosis: Insects, bacteria, viruses, and virulence genes	Acyrthosiphon pisum	Candidatus Hamiltonella defensa	Moran, NA; Degnan, PH; Santos, SR; Dunbar, HE; Ochman, H	PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA	2005
The genetic properties of the primary endosymbionts of mealybugs differ from those of other endosymbionts of plant sap-sucking insects	Dysmicoccus brevipes	Candidatus Tremblaya princeps	Baumann, L; Thao, ML; Hess, JM; Johnson, MW; Baumann, P	APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY	2002
The Arthromitus stage of Bacillus cereus: Intestinal symbionts of animals	Multiple species	Candidatus Arthromitus	Margulis, L; Jorgensen, JZ; Dolan, S ... Rainey, FA; Lo, SC	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America	1998

Genome analysis of “Candidatus Aschnera chinzeii,” the bacterial endosymbiont of the blood-sucking bat fly Penicillidia jenynsii (Insecta: Diptera: Nycteribiidae)

Penicillidia jenynsii

Candidatus Aschnera chinzeii

Koga, R; Moriyama, M; Nozaki, T; Fukatsu, T

Frontiers in Microbiology

2024

Metabolism, digestion, and horizontal transfer: potential roles and interaction of symbiotic bacteria in the ladybird beetle Novius pumilus and their prey Icerya aegyptiaca

Icerya aegyptiaca

Candidatus Walczuchella

Tang, XF; Sun, YF; Liang, YS ... Huang, YH; Pang, H

MICROBIOLOGY SPECTRUM

2024

Insecticide susceptibility in a planthopper pest increases following inoculation with cultured

Nilaparvata lugens

Candidatus Arsenophonus nilaparvatae

Cai, Tingwei; Nadal-Jimenez, Pol; Gao, Yuanyuan ... Hurst, Gregory D D; Wan, Hu

The ISME Journal

2024

Evolutionary history of tyrosine-supplementing endosymbionts in pollen-feeding beetles.

Listrus sp.

Candidatus Dasytiphilus stammeri Lsp07

Wierz, JC; Gimmel, ML; Huthmacher, S; Engl, T; Kaltenpoth, M

The ISME Journal

2024

Cardinium infection alters cotton defense and detoxification metabolism of its whitefly host

Bemisia tabaci

Candidatus Cardinium

Liu, Y; Yang, K; Wang, JC; Chu, D

INSECT SCIENCE

2023

Seasonal wild dance of dual endosymbionts in the pear psyllid Cacopsylla pyricola (Hemiptera: Psylloidea)

Cacopsylla pyricola

Candidatus Carsonella ruddii

Serbina, LS; Corretto, E; Garcia, JSE ... Dittmer, J; Schuler, H

SCIENTIFIC REPORTS

2023

A Study on Symbiotic Systems of Cicadas Provides New Insights into Distribution of Microbial Symbionts and Improves Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization Technique

Karenia caelatata

Candidatus Sulcia muelleri

Huang, Z; Zhou, JR; Zhang, ZJ; He, H; Wei, C

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

2023

Indirect and direct interactions between grain aphid and parasitoid in the presence of symbiont Regiella insecticola

Sitobion avenae

Candidatus Regiella insecticola

Man, Y; Li, DL; Wang, MH ... Han, P; Luo, C

CABI AGRICULTURE & BIOSCIENCE

2023

De novo sequencing, diploid assembly, and annotation of the black carpenter ant, Camponotus pennsylvanicus, and its symbionts by one person for $1000, using nanopore sequencing

Camponotus pennalicus

Candidatus Blochmanniella pennsylvanica

Faulk, C

NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

2023

Bacterial Endosymbionts Identified From Leafhopper (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) Vectors of Phytoplasmas

Colladonus geminatus

Candidatus Sulcia

Cooper, WR; Walker, WB; Angelella, GM ... Wohleb, CH; Strausbaugh, CA

ENVIRONMENTAL ENTOMOLOGY

2023

Evaluation of Hamiltonella on Aphis gossypii fitness based on life table parameters and RNA sequencing

Aphis gossypii

Candidatus Hamiltonella

Niu, RC; Zhu, XZ; Wang, L ... Luo, JY; Cui, JJ

PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

2023

Vitellogenin Facilitates Associations between the Whitefly and a Bacteriocyte Symbiont

Bemisia tabaci

Candidatus Portiera aleyrodidarum

Sun, X; Liu, BQ; Chen, ZB ... Hong, JS; Luan, JB

MBIO

2023

Candidatus Kirkpatrickella diaphorinae gen. nov., sp. nov., an uncultured endosymbiont identified in a population of Diaphorina citri from Hawaii

Diaphorina citri

Candidatus Kirkpatrickella diaphorinae

Henry, E; Carlson, CR; Kuo, YW

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY

2023

Pantoea bathycoeliae sp. nov and Sodalis sp. are core gut microbiome symbionts of the two-spotted stink bug

Bathycoelia distincta

Candidatus Pantoea bathycoeliae

Fourie, A; Venter, SN; Slippers, B; Fourie, G

FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY

2023

Genome Comparison Reveals Inversions and Alternative Evolutionary History of Nutritional Endosymbionts in Planthoppers (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha)

Fulgoromorpha

Candidatus Vidania fulgoroideae

Deng, JC; Bennett, GM; Franco, DC ... Michalik, A; Lukasik, P

GENOME BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

2023

Lightella neohaematopini: A new lineage of highly reduced endosymbionts coevolving with chipmunk lice of the genus Neohaematopinus

Neohaematopinus pacificus

Candidatus Lightella neohaematopini

Rihova, J; Bell, KC; Novakova, E; Hypsa, V

FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY

2022

Nutritional symbionts enhance structural defence against predation and fungal infection in a grain pest beetle

Oryzaephilus surinamensis

Candidatus Shikimatogenerans silvanidophilus

Kanyile, SN; Engl, T; Kaltenpoth, M

JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

2022

Influence of Hamiltonella defensa infection and predator type on anti-predator behaviours in pea (Acyrthosiphon pisum) and potato aphids (Macrosiphum euphorbiae)

Acyrthosiphon pisum

Candidatus Hamiltonella defensa

Humphreys, RK; Ruxton, GD; Karley, AJ

ENTOMOLOGIA EXPERIMENTALIS ET APPLICATA

2022

Host's demand for essential amino acids is compensated by an extracellular bacterial symbiont in a hemipteran insect model

Megacopta punctatissima

Candidatus Ishikawaella

Moriyama, M; Fukatsu, T

FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY

2022

Dynamic interactions between the symbiont Candidatus Erwinia dacicola and its olive fruit fly host Bactrocera oleae

Bactrocera oleae

Candidatus Erwinia dacicola

Siden-Kiamos, I; Koidou, V; Livadaras, I ... Ioannidis, P; Vontas, J

INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

2022

Unamplified, Long-Read Metagenomic Sequencing Approach to Close Endosymbiont Genomes of Low-Biomass Insect Populations

Diaphorina citri

Candidatus Carsonella ruddii

Petrone, JR; Muñoz-Beristain, A; Glusberger, PR; Russell, JT; Triplett, EW

MICROORGANISMS

2022

Genomic diversity across the Rickettsia and ‘Candidatus Megaira’ genera and proposal of genus status for the Torix group

Multiple species

Candidatus Megaera polyxenophila

Davison, HR; Pilgrim, J; Wybouw, N ... Hurst, GDD; Siozios, S

NATURE COMMUNICATIONS

2022

Investigation of Gut Bacterial Communities of Asian Citrus Psyllid (Diaphorina citri) Reared on Different Host Plants

Diaphorina citri

Candidatus Profftella

Meng, LX; Xia, CX; Jin, ZX; Zhang, HY

Insects

2022

Ovary structure and symbiotic associates of a ground mealybug, Rhizoecus albidus (Hemiptera, Coccomorpha: Rhizoecidae) and their phylogenetic implications

Rhizoecus albidus

Candidatus Spencerbrownia rhizoecinicola

Szklarzewicz, T; Kalandyk-Kolodziejczyk, M; Michalik, A

JOURNAL OF ANATOMY

2022

Reduced insecticide susceptibility of the wheat aphid Sitobion miscanthi after infection by the secondary bacterial symbiont Hamiltonella defensa

Sitobion miscanthi

Candidatus Hamiltonella defensa

Li, Q; Sun, JX; Qin, YG ... Hou, ML; Chen, JL

Pest Management Science

2021

Hawaiian Nysius Insects Rely on an Obligate Symbiont with a Reduced Genome That Retains a Discrete Nutritional Profile to Match Their Plant Seed Diet

Nysius sp.

Candidatus Schneideria nysicola isolate NB

Stever, H; Eiben, J; Bennett, GM

GENOME BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

2021

Olive fruit fly and its obligate symbiont Candidatus Erwinia dacicola: Two new symbiont haplotypes in the Mediterranean basin

Bactrocera oleae

Candidatus Erwinia dacicola

Nobre, T

PLOS ONE

2021

The Influence of Temperature and Host Gender on Bacterial Communities in the Asian Citrus Psyllid

Diaphorina citri

Candidatus Profftella

Jiang, RX; Shang, F; Jiang, HB ... Cernava, T; Wang, JJ

Insects

2021

Characterization of a novel Pantoea symbiont allows inference of a pattern of convergent genome reduction in bacteria associated with Pentatomidae

Acrosternum arabicum

Candidatus Pantoea persica

Kashkouli, M; Castelli, M; Floriano, AM ... Mehrabadi, M; Sassera, D

Environmental Microbiology

2021

Genome Analysis of “Candidatus Regiella insecticola” Strain TUt, Facultative Bacterial Symbiont of the Pea Aphid Acyrthosiphon pisum

Acyrthosiphon pisum

Candidatus Regiella insecticola strain Tut

Nikoh, N; Tsuchida, T; Koga, R ... Hattori, M; Fukatsu, T

Microbiology Resource Announcements

2020

A newly recorded Rickettsia of the Torix group is a recent intruder and an endosymbiont in the whitefly Bemisia tabaci

Bemisia tabaci

Candidatus Rickettsia_Torix_Bemisia_tabaci

Wang, HL; Lei, T; Wang, XW ... Liu, YQ; Liu, SS

ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

2020

Transovarial Transmission of Bacteriome-Associated Symbionts in the Cicada Pycna repanda (Hemiptera: Cicadidae)

Pycna repanda

Candidatus Hodgkinia cicadicola like

Huang, Z; Wang, DD; Li, JP; Wei, C; He, H

APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

2020

Bacterial symbiosis in Bactrocera oleae, an Achilles' heel for its pest control

Bactrocera oleae

Candidatus Erwinia dacicola

Bigiotti, G; Sacchetti, P; Pastorelli, R; Lauzon, CR; Belcari, A

INSECT SCIENCE

2020

Bacterial symbionts support larval sap feeding and adult folivory in (semi-)aquatic reed beetles

Donacia bicoloricornis

Candidatus Macropleicola muticae

Reis, F; Kirsch, R; Pauchet, Y ... Kölsch, G; Kaltenpoth, M

NATURE COMMUNICATIONS

2020

Symbiosis disruption in the olive fruit fly, Bactrocera oleae (Rossi), as a potential tool for sustainable control

Bactrocera oleae

Candidatus Erwinia dacicola

Sinno, M; Bézier, A; Vinale, F ... Garonna, AP; Pennacchio, F

PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

2020

Reduced Genome of the Gut Symbiotic Bacterium “Candidatus Benitsuchiphilus tojoi” Provides Insight Into Its Possible Roles in Ecology and Adaptation of the Host Insect

Parastrachia japonensis

Candidatus Benitsuchiphilus tojoi

Mondal, SI; Akter, A; Koga, R ... Fukatsu, T; Kikuchi, T

Frontiers in Microbiology

2020

Insect Bacterial Symbiont-Mediated Vitellogenin Uptake into Oocytes To Support Egg Development

Nephotettix cincticeps

Candidatus Nasuia deltocephalinicola

Mao, QZ; Wu, W; Huang, LZ ... Chen, HY; Wei, TY

MBIO

2020

Development on Citrus medica infected with 'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus' has sex-specific and -nonspecific impacts on adult Diaphorina citri and its endosymbionts

Diaphorina citri

Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus

Coates, LC; Mahoney, J; Ramsey, JS ... Heck, ML; Slupsky, CM

PloS One

2020

New bacterium symbiont in the bacteriome of the leafhopper Yamatotettix flavovittatus Matsumura

Yamatotettix flavovittatus

Candidatus Yamatotia cicadellidicola

Wangkeeree, J; Tewaruxsa, P; Hanboonsong, Y

JOURNAL OF ASIA-PACIFIC ENTOMOLOGY

2019

Anti-plant Defense Response Strategies Mediated by the Secondary Symbiont Hamiltonella defensa in the Wheat Aphid Sitobion miscanthi

Sitobion miscanthi

Candidatus Hamiltonella defensa

Li, Q; Fan, J; Sun, JX ... Hou, ML; Chen, JL

FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY

2019

Cicada Endosymbionts Have tRNAs That Are Correctly Processed Despite Having Genomes That Do Not Encode All of the tRNA Processing Machinery

Diceroprocta semicincta

Candidatus Sulcia muelleri

Van Leuven, JT; Mao, M; Xing, DHD; Bennett, GM; McCutcheon, JP

MBIO

2019

The bacterial community associated with adult vine weevil (Otiorhynchus sulcatus) in UK populations growing on strawberry is dominated by Candidatus Nardonella

Otiorhynchus sulcatus

Candidatus Nardonella

Morera-Margarit, P; Bulgarelli, D; Pope, TW ... Mitchell, C; Karley, AJ

ENTOMOLOGIA EXPERIMENTALIS ET APPLICATA

2019

Diaphorin, a polyketide synthesized by an intracellular symbiont of the Asian citrus psyllid, is potentially harmful for biological control agents

Diaphorina citri

Candidatus Profftella armatura

Yamada, T; Hamada, M; Floreancig, P; Nakabachi, A

PLOS ONE

2019

Estimating costs of aphid resistance to parasitoids conferred by a protective strain of the bacterial endosymbiont Regiella insecticola

Myzus persicae

Candidatus Regiella insecticola 5.15

Jamin, AR; Vorburger, C

ENTOMOLOGIA EXPERIMENTALIS ET APPLICATA

2019

Genome Sequence of “Candidatus Serratia symbiotica” Strain IS, a Facultative Bacterial Symbiont of the Pea Aphid Acyrthosiphon pisum

Acyrthosiphon pisum

Candidatus Serratia symbiotica Strain IS

Nikoh, N; Koga, R; Oshima, K; Hattori, M; Fukatsu, T

Microbiology Resource Announcements

2019

Metatranscriptomic Analysis of the Bacterial Symbiont Dactylopiibacterium carminicum from the Carmine Cochineal Dactylopius coccus (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Dactylopiidae)

Dactylopius coccus

Candidatus Dactylopiibacterium carminicum

Bustamante-Brito, R; de León, AVP; Rosenblueth, M; Martínez-Romero, JC; Martínez-Romero, E

LIFE-BASEL

2019

Infection pattern and negative effects of a facultative endosymbiont on its insect host are environment-dependent

Sitobion avenae

Candidatus Regiella insecticola

Liu, XD; Lei, HX; Chen, FF

SCIENTIFIC REPORTS

2019

Phylogeography of Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Liviidae) and its primary endosymbiont, ‘Candidatus Carsonella ruddii’: an evolutionary approach to host–endosymbiont interaction

Diaphorina citri

Candidatus Carsonella ruddii

Wang, YJ; Lu, JM; Beattie, GAC ... He, YR; Cen, YJ

Pest Management Science

2018

Cladogenesis and Genomic Streamlining in Extracellular Endosymbionts of Tropical Stink Bugs

Edessa sp.

Candidatus Pantoea edessiphila SoEE

Otero-Bravo, A; Goffredi, S; Sabree, ZL

GENOME BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

2018

Variation in bacterial endosymbionts associated with the date palm hopper, Ommatissus lybicus populations

Ommatissus lybicus

Candidatus Sulcia muelleri

Karimi, S; Izadi, H; Seyahooei, MA; Bagheri, A; Khodaygan, P

BULLETIN OF ENTOMOLOGICAL RESEARCH

2018

Effect of the Secondary Symbiont Hamiltonella defensa on Fitness and Relative Abundance of Buchnera aphidicola of Wheat Aphid, Sitobion miscanthi

Sitobion miscanthi

Candidatus Hamiltonella defensa defensa

Li, Q; Fan, J; Sun, JX; Wang, MQ; Chen, JL

FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY

2018

Ancient symbiosis confers desiccation resistance to stored grain pest beetles

Lyctus brunneus

Candidatus Shikimatogenerans

Engl, T; Eberl, N; Gorse, C ... Adler, C; Kaltenpoth, M

MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

2018

A Freeloader? The Highly Eroded Yet Large Genome of the Serratia symbiotica Symbiont of Cinara strobi

Cinara strobi

Buchnera aphidicola

Manzano-Marín, A; Coeur d'acier, A; Clamens, AL ... Barbe, V; Jousselin, E

GENOME BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

2018

The Cost of Metabolic Interactions in Symbioses between Insects and Bacteria with Reduced Genomes

Philaenus spumarius

Candidatus Karelsulcia muelleri strain Psp

Ankrah, NYD; Chouaia, B; Douglas, AE

MBIO

2018

Coexistence of novel gammaproteobacterial and Arsenophonus symbionts in the scale insect Greenisca brachypodii (Hemiptera, Coccomorpha: Eriococcidae)

Greenisca brachypodii

Candidatus Kotejella greeniscae

Michalik, A; Schulz, F; Michalik, K ... Horn, M; Szklarzewicz, T

ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

2018

Ecological impact of a secondary bacterial symbiont on the clones of Sitobion avenae (Fabricius) (Hemiptera: Aphididae)

Sitobion avenae

Candidatus Regiella insecticola

Luo, C; Luo, K; Meng, LQ ... Zhao, HY; Hu, ZQ

SCIENTIFIC REPORTS

2017

Endosymbiont diversity and evolution across weevil tree of life

Multiple species

Candidatus Nardonella

Guanyang Zhang, Patrick Browne, Geng Zhen, Andrew Johnston, Hinsby Cadillo-Quiroz, Nico Franz

bioRxiv

2017

Cascading effects of herbivore protective symbionts on hyperparasitoids

Acyrthosiphon pisum

Candidatus Hamiltonella defensa

McLean, AHC; Hrcek, J; Parker, BJ; Godfray, HCJ

ECOLOGICAL ENTOMOLOGY

2017

Transcriptomic responses of the olive fruit fly Bactrocera oleae and its symbiont Candidatus Erwinia dacicola to olive feeding

Bactrocera oleae

Candidatus Erwinia dacicola

Pavlidi, N; Gioti, A; Wybouw, N ... Van Leeuwen, T; Vontas, J

SCIENTIFIC REPORTS

2017

Candidatus Dactylopiibacterium carminicum, a Nitrogen-Fixing Symbiont of Dactylopius Cochineal Insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Dactylopiidae)

Dactylopius coccus

Candidatus Dactylopiibacterium carminicum NFDO

de Leon, AVP; Ormeño-Orrillo, E; Ramírez-Puebla, ST ... Martínez-Romero, J; Martínez-Romero, E

GENOME BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

2017

Bacterial diversity of bacteriomes and organs of reproductive, digestive and excretory systems in two cicada species (Hemiptera: Cicadidae)

Platypleura kaempferi

Candidatus Hodgkinia cicadicola like

Zheng, Z; Wang, DD; He, H; Wei, C

PLOS ONE

2017

Unique clade of alphaproteobacterial endosymbionts induces complete cytoplasmic incompatibility in the coconut beetle

Brontispa longissima

Candidatus Mesenet longicola

Takano, SI; Tuda, M; Takasu, K ... Tavares, M; Amaral, AC

PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

2017

Legionella Becoming a Mutualist: Adaptive Processes Shaping the Genome of Symbiont in the Louse Polyplax serrata

Polyplax serrata

Candidatus Legionella polyplacis

Ríhová, J; Nováková, E; Husník, F; Hypsa, V

GENOME BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

2017

Drastic genome reduction in an herbivore's pectinolytic symbiont

Multiple species

Candidatus Stammera capleta

Salem, H; Bauer, E; Kirsch, R ... Fukatsu, T; Kaltenpoth, M

CELL

2017

Dynamic Acquisition and Loss of Dual-Obligate Symbionts in the Plant-Sap-Feeding Adelgidae (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Aphidoidea)

Adelgidae

Candidatus Annandia pinicola

von Dohlen, CD; Spaulding, U; Patch, KB ... Havill, NP; Burke, GR

FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY

2017

Small genome symbiont underlies cuticle hardness in beetles

Euscepes postfasciatus

Candidatus Nardonella

Anbutsu, H; Moriyama, M; Nikoh, N ... Koga, R; Fukatsu, T

PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

2017

A novel intracellular mutualistic bacterium in the invasive ant Cardiocondyla obscurior

Cardiocondyla obscurior

Candidatus Westeberhardia cardiocondylae

Klein, A; Schrader, L; Gil, R ... Moya, A; Oettler, J

The ISME Journal

2016

Bacteriome-Localized Intracellular Symbionts in Pollen-Feeding Beetles of the Genus Dasytes (Coleoptera, Dasytidae)

Dasytes Plumbeus

Candidatus Dasytiphilus stammeri

Weiss, B; Kaltenpoth, M

FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY

2016

Characteristics of the draft genome of “Candidatus Arsenophonus nilaparvatae”, a facultative endosymbiont of Nilaparvata lugens

Nilaparvata lugens

Candidatus Arsenophonus nilaparvatae

Fan, HW; Lu, JB; Ye, YX; Yu, XP; Zhang, CX

Insect Science

2016

Comparison of fitness traits and their plasticity on multiple plants for Sitobion avenae infected and cured of a secondary endosymbiont

Sitobion avenae

Candidatus Regiella insecticola

Wang, D; Shi, XQ; Dai, P ... Ge, ZH; Meng, XX

SCIENTIFIC REPORTS

2016

Genome sequence of Candidatus Arsenophonus lipopteni, the exclusive symbiont of a blood sucking fly Lipoptena cervi (Diptera: Hippoboscidae)

Lipoptena cervi

Candidatus Arsenophonus lipopteni

Nováková, E; Hypsa, V; Nguyen, P; Husník, F; Darby, AC

STANDARDS IN GENOMIC SCIENCES

2016

Repeated replacement of an intrabacterial symbiont in the tripartite nested mealybug symbiosis

Maconellicoccus hirsutus

Candidatus Doolittlea endobia

Husnik, F; McCutcheon, JP

PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

2016

Metabolic Interplay between the Asian Citrus Psyllid and Its Profftella Symbiont: An Achilles' Heel of the Citrus Greening Insect Vector

Diaphorina citri

Candidatus Profftella armatura

Ramsey, JS; Johnson, RS; Hoki, JS ... MacCoss, MJ; Cilia, M

PLOS ONE

2015

The link between independent acquisition of intracellular gamma-endosymbionts and concerted evolution in Tremblaya princeps

Pseudococcus longispinus

Candidatus Tremblaya phenacola

López-Madrigal, S; Latorre, A; Moya, A; Gil, R

FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY

2015

Symbiont-conferred protection against Hymenopteran parasitoids in aphids: how general is it?

Lysiphlebus fabarum

Candidatus Hamiltonella defensa

Cayetano, L; Vorburger, C

ECOLOGICAL ENTOMOLOGY

2015

Two Host Clades, Two Bacterial Arsenals: Evolution through Gene Losses in Facultative Endosymbionts

Bemisia tabaci

Candidatus Hamiltonella defensa

Rollat-Farnier, PA; Santos-Garcia, D; Rao, Q ... Vavre, F; Mouton, L

GENOME BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

2015

Evidence for specificity in symbiont-conferred protection against parasitoids

Aphelinus abdominalis

Candidatus Hamiltonella defensa

McLean, AHC; Godfray, HCJ

PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

2015

Microbial associates of the vine mealybug Planococcus ficus (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) under different rearing conditions

Planococcus ficus

Candidatus Moranella

Iasur-Kruh, L; Taha-Salaime, L; Robinson, WE ... Perlman, SJ; Zchori-Fein, E

MICROBIAL ECOLOGY

2015

Genome Evolution in the Primary Endosymbiont of Whiteflies Sheds Light on Their Divergence

Aleyrodidae

Candidatus Portiera aleyrodidarum

Santos-Garcia, D; Vargas-Chavez, C; Moya, A; Latorre, A; Silva, FJ

GENOME BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

2015

Genome reduction and potential metabolic complementation of the dual endosymbionts in the whitefly Bemisia tabaci

Bemisia tabaci

Candidatus Hamiltonella defensa

Rao, Q; Rollat-Farnier, PA; Zhu, DT ... Mouton, L; Wang, XW

BMC GENOMICS

2015

Genomic features of a bumble bee symbiont reflect its host environment

Bombus impatiens

Candidatus Schmidhempelia bombi

Martinson, VG; Magoc, T; Koch, H; Salzberg, SL; Moran, NA

APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

2014

Bacterial endosymbionts in field-collected samples of Trialeurodes sp. nr. abutiloneus (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae)

Trialeurodes sp.

Candidatus Portiera

Cass, BN; Mozes-Daube, N; Iasur-Kruh, L ... Hunter, MS; Zchori-Fein, E

Research in Microbiology

2014

Differential Genome Evolution Between Companion Symbionts in an Insect-Bacterial Symbiosis

Graphocephala atropunctata

Candidatus Sulcia muelleri strain BGSS

Bennett, GM; McCutcheon, JP; MacDonald, BR; Romanovicz, D; Moran, NA

MBIO

2014

Genome Sequence of “Candidatus Walczuchella monophlebidarum” the Flavobacterial Endosymbiont of Llaveia axin axin (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Monophlebidae)

Llaveia axin axin

Candidatus Walczuchella monophlebidarum

Rosas-Pérez, T; Rosenblueth, M; Rincón-Rosales, R; Mora, J; Martínez-Romero, E

Genome Biology and Evolution

2014

Insects Recycle Endosymbionts when the Benefit Is Over

Sitophilus spp.

Candidatus Sodalis pierantonius

Vigneron, A; Masson, F; Vallier, A ... Zaidman-Rémy, A; Heddi, A

CURRENT BIOLOGY

2014

Pleiotropic Impact of Endosymbiont Load and Co-Occurrence in the Maize Weevil Sitophilus zeamais

Sitophilus zeamais

Candidatus Sodalis pierantonius str. SZPE

Carvalho, GA; Vieira, JL; Haro, MM ... de Oliveira, LO; Guedes, RNC

PLOS ONE

2014

Small but Powerful, the Primary Endosymbiont of Moss Bugs, Candidatus Evansia muelleri, Holds a Reduced Genome with Large Biosynthetic Capabilities

Xenophyes cascus

Candidatus Evansia muelleri

Santos-Garcia, D; Latorre, A; Moya, A ... Kuechler, SM; Silva, FJ

Genome Biology and Evolution

2014

Symbiont-supplemented maternal investment underpinning host's ecological adaptation

Urostylis westwoodii

Candidatus Tachikawaea gelatinosa

Kaiwa, N; Hosokawa, T; Nikoh, N ... Ito, M; Fukatsu, T

CURRENT BIOLOGY

2014

Symbiotic bacteria enable olive flies (Bactrocera oleae) to exploit intractable sources of nitrogen

Bactrocera oleae

Candidatus Erwinia dacicola

Ben-Yosef, M; Pasternak, Z; Jurkevitch, E; Yuval, B

JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

2014

The crypt-dwelling primary bacterial symbiont of the polyphagous pentatomid pest Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)

Halyomorpha halys

Candidatus Pantoea carbekii

Bansal, R; Michel, AP; Sabree, ZL

ENVIRONMENTAL ENTOMOLOGY

2014

The pine bark Adelgid, Pineus strobi, contains two novel bacteriocyte-associated gammaproteobacterial symbionts

Pineus strobi

Candidatus Annandia pinicola

Toenshoff, ER; Szabó, G; Gruber, D; Horn, M

APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

2014

Characterization of a newly discovered symbiont of the whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae)

Bemisia tabaci

Candidatus Hemipteriphilus asiaticus

Bing, XL; Yang, J; Zchori-Fein, E; Wang, XW; Liu, SS

APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

2013

Endosymbiont diversity among sibling weevil species competing for the same resource

Curculio glandium

Candidatus Curculioniphilus buchneri

Merville, A; Venner, S; Henri, H ... Heddi, A; Bel-Venner, MC

BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

2013

Dynamics of symbiont-mediated antibiotic production reveal efficient long-term protection for beewolf offspring

Philanthus triangulum

Candidatus Streptomyces philanthi

Koehler, S; Doubsky, J; Kaltenpoth, M

FRONTIERS IN ZOOLOGY

2013

Defensive Bacteriome Symbiont with a Drastically Reduced Genome

Diaphorina citri

Candidatus DC

Nakabachi, A; Ueoka, R; Oshima, K ... Piel, J; Fukatsu, T

CURRENT BIOLOGY

2013

Comparison of the genome sequences of "Candidatus Portiera aleyrodidarum" primary endosymbionts of the whitefly Bemisia tabaci B and Q biotypes

Bemisia tabaci

Candidatus Portiera aleyrodidarum WB

Jiang, ZF; Xia, FF; Johnson, KW ... White, KP; Ghanim, M

APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

2013

Diversity of proteobacterial endosymbionts in hemlock woolly adelgid (Adelges tsugae) (Hemiptera: Adelgidae) from its native and introduced range

Adelges tsugae

Candidatus Annandia adelgestsuga

von Dohlen, CD; Spaulding, U; Shields, K ... Rosa, C; Hoover, K

ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

2013

Diversity of bacterial endosymbionts associated with Macrosteles leafhoppers vectoring phytopathogenic phytoplasmas

Macrosteles striifrons

Candidatus Sulcia muelleri

Ishii, Y; Matsuura, Y; Kakizawa, S; Nikoh, N; Fukatsu, T

APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

2013

Mealybugs nested endosymbiosis: going into the ‘matryoshka’ system in Planococcus citri in depth

Planococcus citri

Candidatus Moranella endobia

López-Madrigal, S; Latorre, A; Porcar, M; Moya, A; Gil, R

BMC Microbiology

2013

Phage loss and the breakdown of a defensive symbiosis in aphids

Acyrthosiphon pisum

Candidatus Hamiltonella defensa

Weldon, SR; Strand, MR; Oliver, KM

PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

2013

Horizontal gene transfer from diverse bacteria to an insect genome enables a tripartite nested mealybug symbiosis

Planococcus citri

Candidatus Tremblaya princeps

Husnik, F; Nikoh, N; Koga, R ... Fukatsu, T; McCutcheon, JP

CELL

2013

The nutrient supplying capabilities of Uzinura, an endosymbiont of armoured scale insects

Aphytis melinus

Candidatus Uzinura diaspidicola

Sabree, ZL; Huang, CY; Okusu, A; Moran, NA; Normark, BB

ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

2013

Genomic basis of endosymbiont-conferred protection against an insect parasitoid

Acyrthosiphon pisum

Candidatus Regiella insecticola 5.15

Hansen, AK; Vorburger, C; Moran, NA

GENOME RESEARCH

2012

Comparative Genomics Suggests an Independent Origin of Cytoplasmic Incompatibility in Cardinium hertigii

Encarsia pergandiella

Candidatus Cardinium hertigii

Penz, T; Schmitz-Esser, S; Kelly, SE ... Hunter, MS; Horn, M

PLoS Genetics

2012

Candidatus Sodalis melophagi sp. nov.: phylogenetically independent comparative model to the tsetse fly symbiont Sodalis glossinidius

Glossina spp.

Candidatus Sodalis melophagi

Chrudimsky, T; Husník, F; Nováková, E; Hypsa, V

PloS One

2012

Manipulation of Plant Defense Responses by the Tomato Psyllid (Bactericerca cockerelli) and Its Associated Endosymbiont Candidatus Liberibacter Psyllaurous

Bactericerca cockerelli

Candidatus Liberibacter Psyllaurous

Casteel, Clare L.; Hansen, Allison K.; Walling, Linda L.; Paine, Timothy D.

PloS One

2012

Expression of Cytoplasmic Incompatibility and Host Fitness Effects in Field Populations of Sogatella furcifera Infected With Cardinium

Sogatella furcifera

Candidatus Cardinium

Zhang, XF; Zhao, DX; Li, HS; Hong, XY

JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY

2012

Bacteriocyte-associated gammaproteobacterial symbionts of the Adelges nordmannianae/piceae complex (Hemiptera: Adelgidae)

Adelges nordmannianae/piceae

Candidatus Steffania adelgidicola

Toenshoff, ER; Penz, T; Narzt, T ... Rattei, T; Horn, M

ISME JOURNAL

2012

Refining the roots of the beewolf-Streptomyces symbiosis: antennal symbionts in the rare genus Philanthinus (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae)

Philanthinus quattuordecimpunctatus

Candidatus Streptomyces philanthi

Kaltenpoth, M; Yildirim, E; Gürbüz, MF; Herzner, G; Strohm, E

APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

2012

Complete Genome Sequence of “Candidatus Portiera aleyrodidarum” BT-QVLC, an Obligate Symbiont That Supplies Amino Acids and Carotenoids to Bemisia tabaci

Bemisia tabaci

Candidatus Portiera aleyrodidarum

Santos-Garcia, D; Farnier, PA; Beitia, F ... Latorre, A; Silva, FJ

Journal of Bacteriology

2012

Reductive evolution of bacterial genome in insect gut environment.

Megacopta punctatissima

Candidatus Ishikawaella capsulata

Nikoh, N; Hosokawa, T; Oshima, K; Hattori, M; Fukatsu, T

Genome Biology and Evolution

2011

Immune response of the ant Camponotus floridanus against pathogens and its obligate mutualistic endosymbiont

Camponotus floridanus

Candidatus Blochmanniella floridana

Ratzka, C; Liang, CG; Dandekar, T; Gross, R; Feldhaar, H

INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

2011

Bacteria associated with gut lumen of Camponotus japonicus Mayr

Camponotus japonicus

Candidatus Blochmanniella

He, H; Chen, YY; Zhang, YL; Wei, C

ENVIRONMENTAL ENTOMOLOGY

2011

Bacterial endosymbiont localization in Hyalesthes obsoletus, the insect vector of Bois noir in Vitis vinifera

Hyalesthes obsoletus

Candidatus Vidania fulgoroideae

Gonella, E; Negri, I; Marzorati, M ... Alma, A; Daffonchio, D

APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

2011

Characterization of an obligate intracellular bacterium in the midgut epithelium of the bulrush bug Chilacis typhae (Heteroptera, Lygaeidae, Artheneinae)

Chilacis typhae

Candidatus Rohrkolberia cinguli

Kuechler, SM; Dettner, K; Kehl, S

APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

2011

Candidatus Liberibacter europaeus' sp. nov. that is associated with and transmitted by the psyllid Cacopsylla pyri apparently behaves as an endophyte rather than a pathogen

Cacopsylla pyri

Candidatus Liberibacter europaeus

Raddadi, N; Gonella, E; Camerota, C ... Daffonchio, D; Alma, A

Environmental Microbiology

2011

Molecular characterization and localization of the obligate endosymbiotic bacterium in the birch catkin bug Kleidocerys resedae (Heteroptera: Lygaeidae, Ischnorhynchinae)

Kleidocerys resedae

Candidatus Kleidoceria schneideri

Küchler, SM; Dettner, K; Kehl, S

FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY

2010

Candidatus Curculioniphilus buchneri," a novel clade of bacterial endocellular symbionts from weevils of the genus Curculio

Curculio sikkimensis

Candidatus Curculioniphilus buchneri

Toju, H; Hosokawa, T; Koga, R ... Kimura, N; Fukatsu, T

APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

2010

Genome sequences of the human body louse and its primary endosymbiont provide insights into the permanent parasitic lifestyle

Pediculus humanus humanus

Candidatus Riesia pediculicola

Kirkness, EF; Haas, BJ; Sun, WL ... Zdobnov, EM; Pittendrigh, BR

PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

2010

Bacteriocyte dynamics during development of a holometabolous insect, the carpenter ant Camponotus floridanus

Camponotus floridanus

Candidatus Blochmanniella floridana

Stoll, S; Feldhaar, H; Fraunholz, MJ; Gross, R

BMC MICROBIOLOGY

2010

Symbiotic streptomycetes in antennal glands of the South American digger wasp genus Trachypus (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae)

Trachypus denticollis

Candidatus Streptomyces philanthi

Kaltenpoth, M; Schmitt, T; Polidori, C; Koedam, D; Strohm, E

PHYSIOLOGICAL ENTOMOLOGY

2010

Symbiotic streptomycetes provide antibiotic combination prophylaxis for wasp offspring

Philanthus

Candidatus Streptomyces philanthi

Kroiss, J; Kaltenpoth, M; Schneider, B ... Strohm, E; Svatos, A

NATURE CHEMICAL BIOLOGY

2010

Molecular phylogeny of the genus Dactylopius (Hemiptera: Dactylopiidae) and identification of the symbiotic bacteria

Dactylopius coccus

Candidatus Dactylopiibacterium carminicum

Ramírez-Puebla, ST; Rosenblueth, M; Chávez-Moreno, CK ... Tecante, A; Martínez-Romero, E

ENVIRONMENTAL ENTOMOLOGY

2010

Hamiltonella defensa, genome evolution of protective bacterial endosymbiont from pathogenic ancestors

Acyrthosiphon pisum

Candidatus Hamiltonella defensa 5AT

Degnan, PH; Yu, Y; Sisneros, N; Wing, RA; Moran, NA

PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

2009

Ultrastructural and molecular characterization of endosymbionts of the reed beetle genus Macroplea (Chrysomelidae, Donaciinae), and proposal of "Candidatus Macropleicola appendiculatae" and "Candidatus Macropleicola muticae

Macroplea mutica

Candidatus Macropleicola appendiculatae

Kölsch, G; Matz-Grund, C; Pedersen, B

CANADIAN JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY

2009

A new Huanglongbing Species, "Candidatus Liberibacter psyllaurous," found to infect tomato and potato, is vectored by the psyllid Bactericera cockerelli (Sulc)

Bactericera cockerelli

Candidatus liberibacter Psyllaurous

Hansen, A. K.; Trumble, J. T.; Stouthamer, R.; Paine, T. D.

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

2008

Population dynamics of defensive symbionts in aphids

Acyrthosiphon pisum

Candidatus Hamiltonella defensa

Oliver, KM; Campos, J; Moran, NA; Hunter, MS

PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

2008

Genetic variation and covariation of susceptibility to parasitoids in the aphid Myzus persicae: no evidence for trade-offs

Myzus persicae

Candidatus Regiella insecticola

von Burg, S; Ferrari, J; Müller, CB; Vorburger, C

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

2008

Parallel genomic evolution and metabolic interdependence in an ancient symbiosis

Homalodisca vitripennis

Candidatus Sulcia muelleri GWSS

McCutcheon, JP; Moran, NA

PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

2007

Obligate symbiont involved in pest status of host insect

Megacopta punctatissima

Candidatus Ishikawella capsulata

Hosokawa, T; Kikuchi, Y; Shimada, M; Fukatsu, T

PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

2007

A novel Bacteroidetes symbiont is localized in Scaphoideus titanus, the insect vector of Flavescence dorée in Vitis vinifera

Scaphoideus titanus

Candidatus Cardinium hertigii

Marzorati, M; Alma, A; Sacchi, L ... Bandi, C; Daffonchio, D

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

2006

Symbiont modifies host life-history traits that affect gene flow

Acyrthosiphon pisum

Candidatus Regiella insecticola

Leonardo, TE; Mondor, EB

PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

2006

Isolation, pure culture, and characterization of "Candidatus Arsenophonus arthropodicus," an intracellular secondary endosymbiont from the hippoboscid louse fly Pseudolynchia canariensis

Pseudolynchia canariensis

Candidatus Arsenophonus arthropodicus

Dale, C; Beeton, M; Harbison, C; Jones, T; Pontes, M

APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

2006

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The genetic properties of the primary endosymbionts of mealybugs differ from those of other endosymbionts of plant sap-sucking insects

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