Co-option of microbial associates by insects and their impact on plant-folivore interactions

Pine Engravers Carry Bacterial Communities Whose Members Reduce Concentrations of Host Monoterpenes With Variable Degrees of Redundancy, Specificity, and Capability

(2018) Michael Howe et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL ENTOMOLOGY

A massive incorporation of microbial genes into the genome of Tetranychus urticae , a polyphagous arthropod herbivore

(2018) N. Wybouw et al.   INSECT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Gut-Associated Bacteria of Helicoverpa zea Indirectly Trigger Plant Defenses in Maize

(2018) Jie Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ECOLOGY

Detoxifying symbiosis: microbe-mediated detoxification of phytotoxins and pesticides in insects

(2018) Hideomi Itoh et al.   NATURAL PRODUCT REPORTS

Bacterial Symbionts in Lepidoptera: Their Diversity, Transmission, and Impact on the Host

(2018) Luis R. Paniagua Voirol et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Structure, Catalysis, and Inhibition ofOfChi-h, the Lepidoptera-exclusive Insect Chitinase

(2017) Tian Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Foreign DNA acquisition by invertebrate genomes

(2017) J.-M. Drezen et al.   JOURNAL OF INVERTEBRATE PATHOLOGY

Gut microbiota of the pine weevil degrades conifer diterpenes and increases insect fitness

(2017) Aileen Berasategui et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Fall Armyworm-Associated Gut Bacteria Modulate Plant Defense Responses

(2017) Flor E. Acevedo et al.   MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS

Functional horizontal gene transfer from bacteria to eukaryotes

(2017) Filip Husnik et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Helicoverpa zea gut-associated bacteria indirectly induce defenses in tomato by triggering a salivary elicitor(s)

(2017) Jie Wang et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Symbiont Acquisition and Replacement as a Source of Ecological Innovation

(2017) Sailendharan Sudakaran et al.   TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY

Impact of Lateral Transfers on the Genomes of Lepidoptera

(2017) Jean-Michel Drezen et al.   Genes

Host plant driven transcriptome plasticity in the salivary glands of the cabbage looper (Trichoplusia ni)

(2017) Loren J. Rivera-Vega et al.   PLoS One

Host plant species determines symbiotic bacterial community mediating suppression of plant defenses

(2017) Seung Ho Chung et al.   Scientific Reports

Sources of specificity in plant damaged-self recognition

(2016) Dalia Duran-Flores et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY

Horizontal Gene Transfer Contributes to the Evolution of Arthropod Herbivory

(2016) Nicky Wybouw et al.   Genome Biology and Evolution

Herbivore Oral Secreted Bacteria Trigger Distinct Defense Responses in Preferred and Non-Preferred Host Plants

(2016) Jie Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ECOLOGY

Interactions between Bacteria And Aspen Defense Chemicals at the Phyllosphere – Herbivore Interface

(2016) Charles J. Mason et al.   JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ECOLOGY

Turnabout Is Fair Play: Herbivory-Induced Plant Chitinases Excreted in Fall Armyworm Frass Suppress Herbivore Defenses in Maize

(2016) Swayamjit Ray et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Detoxifying symbionts in agriculturally important pest insects

(2016) Tijs J. M. van den Bosch et al.   Microbial Biotechnology

Variability of Bacterial Communities in the Moth Heliothis virescens Indicates Transient Association with the Host

(2016) Heike Staudacher et al.   PLoS One

Multiorganismal Insects: Diversity and Function of Resident Microorganisms

(2015) Angela E. Douglas   Annual Review of Entomology

Cues from chewing insects — the intersection of DAMPs, HAMPs, MAMPs and effectors

(2015) Flor E Acevedo et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY

Contributions by Host Trees and Insect Activity to Bacterial Communities inDendroctonus valens(Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Galleries, and Their High Overlap With Other Microbial Assemblages of Bark Beetles

(2015) Charles J. Mason et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL ENTOMOLOGY

Plasmids from the gut microbiome of cabbage root fly larvae encode SaxA that catalyses the conversion of the plant toxin 2-phenylethyl isothiocyanate

(2015) Cornelia U. Welte et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Gut-Associated Bacteria of Dendroctonus valens and their Involvement in Verbenone Production

(2015) Letian Xu et al.   MICROBIAL ECOLOGY

Hydroxycinnamic Acid Degradation, a Broadly Conserved Trait, ProtectsRalstonia solanacearumfrom Chemical Plant Defenses and Contributes to Root Colonization and Virulence

(2015) Tiffany M. Lowe et al.   MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS

An out-of-body experience: the extracellular dimension for the transmission of mutualistic bacteria in insects

(2015) H. Salem et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Gut microbiota mediate caffeine detoxification in the primary insect pest of coffee

(2015) Javier A. Ceja-Navarro et al.   Nature Communications

Symbiotic bacteria enable olive fly larvae to overcome host defences

(2015) Michael Ben-Yosef et al.   Royal Society Open Science

Acquisition and Structuring of Midgut Bacterial Communities in Gypsy Moth (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) Larvae

(2014) Charles J. Mason et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL ENTOMOLOGY

Horizontal gene transfer and functional diversification of plant cell wall degrading polygalacturonases: Key events in the evolution of herbivory in beetles

(2014) Roy Kirsch et al.   INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Aspen Defense Chemicals Influence Midgut Bacterial Community Composition of Gypsy Moth

(2014) Charles J. Mason et al.   JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ECOLOGY

Plant-associated bacteria degrade defense chemicals and reduce their adverse effects on an insect defoliator

(2014) Charles J. Mason et al.   OECOLOGIA

A gene horizontally transferred from bacteria protects arthropods from host plant cyanide poisoning

(2014) Nicky Wybouw et al.   eLife

Bacterial serine proteases secreted by the autotransporter pathway: classification, specificity, and role in virulence

(2013) Fernando Ruiz-Perez et al.   CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR LIFE SCIENCES

Bacteria Associated with a Tree-Killing Insect Reduce Concentrations of Plant Defense Compounds

(2013) Celia K. Boone et al.   JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ECOLOGY

The impact of microbial symbionts on host plant utilization by herbivorous insects

(2013) Allison K. Hansen et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Characterization of an Ancient Lepidopteran Lateral Gene Transfer

(2013) David Wheeler et al.   PLoS One

Gut bacteria facilitate adaptation to crop rotation in the western corn rootworm

(2013) C.-C. Chu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Herbivore exploits orally secreted bacteria to suppress plant defenses

(2013) S. H. Chung et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The genome of the mustard leaf beetle encodes two active xylanases originally acquired from bacteria through horizontal gene transfer

(2013) Y. Pauchet et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Multiple ancient horizontal gene transfers and duplications in lepidopteran species

(2012) B. F. Sun et al.   INSECT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Direct Proof of Ingested Food Regurgitation by Spodoptera littoralis Caterpillars during Feeding on Arabidopsis

(2012) Jyothilakshmi Vadassery et al.   JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ECOLOGY

Degradation of aromatic compounds through the β-ketoadipate pathway is required for pathogenicity of the tomato wilt pathogenFusarium oxysporumf. sp.lycopersici

(2012) Caroline B. Michielse et al.   MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY

Role of trichomes in defense against herbivores: comparison of herbivore response to woolly and hairless trichome mutants in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)

(2012) Donglan Tian et al.   PLANTA

Microbial Communities Associated with the Larval Gut and Eggs of the Western Corn Rootworm

(2012) Flavia Dematheis et al.   PLoS One

Adaptive horizontal transfer of a bacterial gene to an invasive insect pest of coffee

(2012) R. Acuna et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Role of phytohormones in insect-specific plant reactions

(2012) Matthias Erb et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Evolution of jasmonate and salicylate signal crosstalk

(2012) Jennifer S. Thaler et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Abnormally high digestive enzyme activity and gene expression explain the contemporary evolution of aDiabroticabiotype able to feed on soybeans

(2012) Matías J. Curzi et al.   Ecology and Evolution

Shared Ancestry of Symbionts? Sagrinae and Donaciinae (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) Harbor Similar Bacteria

(2012) Gregor Kölsch et al.   Insects

Horizontal gene transfer in silkworm, Bombyx mori

(2011) Bo Zhu et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Factors affecting oral regurgitation by larval spruce budworm

(2011) Marc Rhainds et al.   ENTOMOLOGIA EXPERIMENTALIS ET APPLICATA

Microbial Diversity in the Midguts of Field and Lab-Reared Populations of the European Corn Borer Ostrinia nubilalis

(2011) Eugeni Belda et al.   PLoS One

Helping plants to deal with insects: the role of beneficial soil-borne microbes

(2010) Ana Pineda et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Establishment and Vertical Passage of Enterobacter (Pantoea) agglomerans and Klebsiella pneumoniae through All Life Stages of the Mediterranean Fruit Fly (Diptera: Tephritidae)

(2009) C. R. Lauzon et al.   ANNALS OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA

Effects of symbiotic bacteria and tree chemistry on the growth and reproduction of bark beetle fungal symbionts

(2009) A.S. Adams et al.   CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH

Do Caterpillars Secrete “Oral Secretions”?

(2009) Michelle Peiffer et al.   JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ECOLOGY

Can the tight co-speciation between reed beetles (Col., Chrysomelidae, Donaciinae) and their bacterial endosymbionts, which provide cocoon material, clarify the deeper phylogeny of the hosts?

(2009) Gregor Kölsch et al.   MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION

Adaptation and Invasiveness of Western Corn Rootworm: Intensifying Research on a Worsening Pest

(2008) Michael E. Gray et al.   Annual Review of Entomology

β-Fructofuranosidase Genes of the Silkworm,Bombyx mori

(2008) Takaaki Daimon et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY