Dissecting genome reduction and trait loss in insect endosymbionts

Reinventing the Wheel and Making It Round Again: Evolutionary Convergence inBuchnera–SerratiaSymbiotic Consortia between the Distantly Related Lachninae AphidsTuberolachnus salignusandCinara cedri

(2016) Alejandro Manzano-Marín et al.   Genome Biology and Evolution

Obligate bacterial mutualists evolving from environmental bacteria in natural insect populations

(2016) Takahiro Hosokawa et al.   Nature Microbiology

Endosymbiont evolution: predictions from theory and surprises from genomes

(2015) Jennifer J. Wernegreen   Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Arsenophonus and Sodalis Symbionts in Louse Flies: an Analogy to the Wigglesworthia and Sodalis System in Tsetse Flies

(2015) Eva Nováková et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Genome sequence and comparative analysis of a putative entomopathogenic Serratia isolated from Caenorhabditis briggsae

(2015) Feseha Abebe-Akele et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Draft Genomes, Phylogenetic Reconstruction, and Comparative Genomics of Two Novel Cohabiting Bacterial Symbionts Isolated fromFrankliniella occidentalis

(2015) Paul D. Facey et al.   Genome Biology and Evolution

Metabolic Coevolution in the Bacterial Symbiosis of Whiteflies and Related Plant Sap-Feeding Insects

(2015) Jun-Bo Luan et al.   Genome Biology and Evolution

A Coxiella-Like Endosymbiont Is a Potential Vitamin Source for the Lone Star Tick

(2015) Todd A Smith et al.   Genome Biology and Evolution

Distinctive Genome Reduction Rates Revealed by Genomic Analyses of TwoCoxiella-Like Endosymbionts in Ticks

(2015) Yuval Gottlieb et al.   Genome Biology and Evolution

Phenotypic characterization of Sodalis praecaptivus sp. nov., a close non-insect-associated member of the Sodalis-allied lineage of insect endosymbionts

(2015) A. Chari et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY

A novel intracellular mutualistic bacterium in the invasive ant Cardiocondyla obscurior

(2015) Antonia Klein et al.   ISME Journal

Fitness Trade-Offs Determine the Role of the Molecular Chaperonin GroEL in Buffering Mutations

(2015) Beatriz Sabater-Muñoz et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Complex archaea that bridge the gap between prokaryotes and eukaryotes

(2015) Anja Spang et al.   NATURE

Symbiosis becoming permanent: Survival of the luckiest

(2015) Patrick J. Keeling et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Heritable symbiosis: The advantages and perils of an evolutionary rabbit hole

(2015) Gordon M. Bennett et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Genome expansion via lineage splitting and genome reduction in the cicada endosymbiontHodgkinia

(2015) Matthew A. Campbell et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Sulcia symbiont of the leafhopper Macrosteles laevis (Ribaut, 1927) (Insecta, Hemiptera, Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae) harbors Arsenophonus bacteria

(2015) Michał Kobiałka et al.   PROTOPLASMA

Genome evolution in an ancient bacteria-ant symbiosis: parallel gene loss amongBlochmanniaspanning the origin of the ant tribe Camponotini

(2015) Laura E. Williams et al.   PeerJ

The Tiniest Tiny Genomes

(2014) Nancy A. Moran et al.   Annual Review of Microbiology

Aphid gene of bacterial origin encodes a protein transported to an obligate endosymbiont

(2014) Atsushi Nakabachi et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

No exception to the rule:CandidatusPortiera aleyrodidarum cell wall revisited

(2014) Diego Santos-Garcia et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY LETTERS

Settling Down: The Genome of Serratia symbiotica from the Aphid Cinara tujafilina Zooms in on the Process of Accommodation to a Cooperative Intracellular Life

(2014) Alejandro Manzano-Marín et al.   Genome Biology and Evolution

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

(2014) Diego Santos-Garcia et al.   Genome Biology and Evolution

Genome Degeneration and Adaptation in a Nascent Stage of Symbiosis

(2014) Kelly F. Oakeson et al.   Genome Biology and Evolution

Genome Evolution and Plasticity of Serratia marcescens, an Important Multidrug-Resistant Nosocomial Pathogen

(2014) Atsushi Iguchi et al.   Genome Biology and Evolution

Swapping symbionts in spittlebugs: evolutionary replacement of a reduced genome symbiont

(2014) Ryuichi Koga et al.   ISME Journal

Parallel Histories of Horizontal Gene Transfer Facilitated Extreme Reduction of Endosymbiont Genomes in Sap-Feeding Insects

(2014) Daniel B. Sloan et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

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

(2014) G. M. Bennett et al.   mBio

Genome Sequence of Candidatus Riesia pediculischaeffi, Endosymbiont of Chimpanzee Lice, and Genomic Comparison of Recently Acquired Endosymbionts from Human and Chimpanzee Lice

(2014) Bret M. Boyd et al.   G3-Genes Genomes Genetics

Host-specific assemblages typify gut microbial communities of related insect species

(2014) Zakee L Sabree et al.   SpringerPlus

Maintenance of essential amino acid synthesis pathways in the Blattabacterium cuenoti symbiont of a wood-feeding cockroach

(2013) G. Tokuda et al.   Biology Letters

Horizontal Gene Transfer from Diverse Bacteria to an Insect Genome Enables a Tripartite Nested Mealybug Symbiosis

(2013) Filip Husnik et al.   CELL

Horizontally Transmitted Symbionts and Host Colonization of Ecological Niches

(2013) Lee M. Henry et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Defensive Bacteriome Symbiont with a Drastically Reduced Genome

(2013) Atsushi Nakabachi et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Scanty microbes, the ‘symbionelle’ concept

(2013) Mariana Reyes-Prieto et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Evolutionary replacement of obligate symbionts in an ancient and diverse insect lineage

(2013) Ryuichi Koga et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Defensive symbiosis in the real world - advancing ecological studies of heritable, protective bacteria in aphids and beyond

(2013) Kerry M. Oliver et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Functional and Evolutionary Analysis of the Genome of an Obligate Fungal Symbiont

(2013) Kevin J. Vogel et al.   Genome Biology and Evolution

Comparative Genomics of Blattabacterium cuenoti: The Frozen Legacy of an Ancient Endosymbiont Genome

(2013) Rafael Patiño-Navarrete et al.   Genome Biology and Evolution

Small, Smaller, Smallest: The Origins and Evolution of Ancient Dual Symbioses in a Phloem-Feeding Insect

(2013) Gordon M. Bennett et al.   Genome Biology and Evolution

Endosymbiotic bacteria as a source of carotenoids in whiteflies

(2012) D. B. Sloan et al.   Biology Letters

Unprecedented loss of ammonia assimilation capability in a urease-encoding bacterial mutualist

(2012) Laura E Williams et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Metabolic stasis in an ancient symbiosis: genome-scale metabolic networks from two Blattabacterium cuenoti strains, primary endosymbionts of cockroaches

(2012) Carmen González-Domenech et al.   BMC MICROBIOLOGY

Unrelated facultative endosymbionts protect aphids against a fungal pathogen

(2012) Piotr Łukasik et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

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

(2012) Diego Santos-Garcia et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Genome Reduction and Co-evolution between the Primary and Secondary Bacterial Symbionts of Psyllids

(2012) Daniel B. Sloan et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Insight into the Transmission Biology and Species-Specific Functional Capabilities of Tsetse (Diptera: Glossinidae) Obligate Symbiont Wigglesworthia

(2012) R. V. M. Rio et al.   mBio

A Novel Human-Infection-Derived Bacterium Provides Insights into the Evolutionary Origins of Mutualistic Insect–Bacterial Symbioses

(2012) Adam L. Clayton et al.   PLoS Genetics

Multiple origins of endosymbiosis within the Enterobacteriaceae (γ-Proteobacteria): convergence of complex phylogenetic approaches

(2011) Filip Husník et al.   BMC BIOLOGY

An Interdependent Metabolic Patchwork in the Nested Symbiosis of Mealybugs

(2011) John P. McCutcheon et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Reductive Evolution of Bacterial Genome in Insect Gut Environment

(2011) Naruo Nikoh et al.   Genome Biology and Evolution

Genome Economization in the Endosymbiont of the Wood Roach Cryptocercus punctulatus Due to Drastic Loss of Amino Acid Synthesis Capabilities

(2011) Alexander Neef et al.   Genome Biology and Evolution

Massive Genomic Decay in Serratia symbiotica, a Recently Evolved Symbiont of Aphids

(2011) Gaelen R. Burke et al.   Genome Biology and Evolution

Genomic basis of endosymbiont-conferred protection against an insect parasitoid

(2011) A. K. Hansen et al.   GENOME RESEARCH

Complete Genome Sequence of the Rice Pathogen Pantoea ananatis Strain PA13

(2011) O. Choi et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Complete Genome Sequence of "Candidatus Tremblaya princeps" Strain PCVAL, an Intriguing Translational Machine below the Living-Cell Status

(2011) S. Lopez-Madrigal et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Aphid genome expression reveals host-symbiont cooperation in the production of amino acids

(2011) A. K. Hansen et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Serratia symbiotica from the Aphid Cinara cedri: A Missing Link from Facultative to Obligate Insect Endosymbiont

(2011) Araceli Lamelas et al.   PLoS Genetics

Mobile genetic element proliferation and gene inactivation impact over the genome structure and metabolic capabilities of Sodalis glossinidius, the secondary endosymbiont of tsetse flies

(2010) Eugeni Belda et al.   BMC GENOMICS

The bacterial essence of tiny symbiont genomes

(2010) John P McCutcheon   CURRENT OPINION IN MICROBIOLOGY

Isolation, pure culture and characterization of Serratia symbiotica sp. nov., the R-type of secondary endosymbiont of the black bean aphid Aphis fabae

(2010) A. Sabri et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY

Evolutionary microbial genomics: insights into bacterial host adaptation

(2010) Christina Toft et al.   NATURE REVIEWS GENETICS

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

(2010) E. F. Kirkness et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Genome Sequence of the Pea Aphid Acyrthosiphon pisum

(2010)   PLOS BIOLOGY

The origin and early evolution of eukaryotes in the light of phylogenomics

(2010) Eugene V Koonin   GENOME BIOLOGY

The Ecology and Evolution of Microbes that Manipulate Host Reproduction

(2009) Jan Engelstädter et al.   Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics

Facultative Symbionts in Aphids and the Horizontal Transfer of Ecologically Important Traits

(2009) Kerry M. Oliver et al.   Annual Review of Entomology

"Candidatus Curculioniphilus buchneri," a Novel Clade of Bacterial Endocellular Symbionts from Weevils of the Genus Curculio

(2009) H. Toju et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

The evolutionary history of symbiotic associations among bacteria and their animal hosts: a model

(2009) A. Moya et al.   CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION

Endosymbiotic Bacteria in Insects: Their Diversity and Culturability

(2009) Yoshitomo Kikuchi   MICROBES AND ENVIRONMENTS

Nitrogen recycling and nutritional provisioning by Blattabacterium, the cockroach endosymbiont

(2009) Z. L. Sabree et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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

(2009) P. H. Degnan et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Evolutionary Convergence and Nitrogen Metabolism in Blattabacterium strain Bge, Primary Endosymbiont of the Cockroach Blattella germanica

(2009) Maria J. López-Sánchez et al.   PLoS Genetics

Origin of an Alternative Genetic Code in the Extremely Small and GC–Rich Genome of a Bacterial Symbiont

(2009) John P. McCutcheon et al.   PLoS Genetics

Genomics and Evolution of Heritable Bacterial Symbionts

(2008) Nancy A. Moran et al.   Annual Review of Genetics

Evolution of the Secondary Symbiont "Candidatus Serratia symbiotica" in Aphid Species of the Subfamily Lachninae

(2008) A. Lamelas et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Blattabacteria, the endosymbionts of cockroaches, have small genome sizes and high genome copy numbers

(2008) María José López-Sánchez et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

The Striking Case of Tryptophan Provision in the Cedar Aphid Cinara cedri

(2008) M. J. Gosalbes et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Long-Term Evolutionary Stability of Bacterial Endosymbiosis in Curculionoidea: Additional Evidence of Symbiont Replacement in the Dryophthoridae Family

(2008) Cyrille Conord et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Horizontal gene transfer in eukaryotic evolution

(2008) Patrick J. Keeling et al.   NATURE REVIEWS GENETICS

Learning how to live together: genomic insights into prokaryote–animal symbioses

(2008) Andrés Moya et al.   NATURE REVIEWS GENETICS

Wolbachia: master manipulators of invertebrate biology

(2008) John H. Werren et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY