Multiple phenotypes conferred by a single insect symbiont are independent

Evolutionary costs and benefits of infection with diverse strains of Spiroplasma in pea aphids

(2019) Hugo Mathé‐Hubert et al.   EVOLUTION

Bacteriophage acquisition restores protective mutualism

(2019) Nicole L. Lynn-Bell et al.   MICROBIOLOGY-SGM

Nonrandom associations of maternally transmitted symbionts in insects: The roles of drift versus biased cotransmission and selection

(2019) Hugo Mathé‐Hubert et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Do facultative symbionts affect fitness of pea aphids in the sexual generation?

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Male-killing toxin in a bacterial symbiont of Drosophila

(2018) Toshiyuki Harumoto et al.   NATURE

Variations on a protective theme: Hamiltonella defensa infections in aphids variably impact parasitoid success

(2018) Kerry M Oliver et al.   Current Opinion in Insect Science

Genotype specificity among hosts, pathogens, and beneficial microbes influences the strength of symbiont-mediated protection

(2017) Benjamin J. Parker et al.   EVOLUTION

Consequences of symbiont co-infections for insect host phenotypes

(2017) Ailsa H. C. McLean et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY

Context-dependent vertical transmission shapes strong endosymbiont community structure in the pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum

(2017) Danielle I. Rock et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Culture of an aphid heritable symbiont demonstrates its direct role in defence against parasitoids

(2017) Jayce W. Brandt et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Generality of toxins in defensive symbiosis: Ribosome-inactivating proteins and defense against parasitic wasps in Drosophila

(2017) Matthew J. Ballinger et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Symbionts modify interactions between insects and natural enemies in the field

(2016) Jan Hrček et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY

Specificity of Multi-Modal Aphid Defenses against Two Rival Parasitoids

(2016) Adam J. Martinez et al.   PLoS One

Independent origins of resistance or susceptibility of parasitic wasps to a defensive symbiont

(2016) Mariana Mateos et al.   Ecology and Evolution

phylosignal: an R package to measure, test, and explore the phylogenetic signal

(2016) François Keck et al.   Ecology and Evolution

Insect life history and the evolution of bacterial mutualism

(2015) Lee M. Henry et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

A facultative endosymbiont in aphids can provide diverse ecological benefits

(2015) E. R. Heyworth et al.   JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Macroevolutionary persistence of heritable endosymbionts: acquisition, retention and expression of adaptive phenotypes inSpiroplasma

(2015) Tamara S. Haselkorn et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Evidence for specificity in symbiont-conferred protection against parasitoids

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

Should Symbionts Be Nice or Selfish? Antiviral Effects of Wolbachia Are Costly but Reproductive Parasitism Is Not

(2015) Julien Martinez et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Bad guys turned nice? A critical assessment ofWolbachiamutualisms in arthropod hosts

(2014) Roman Zug et al.   BIOLOGICAL REVIEWS

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

(2014) LUIS CAYETANO et al.   ECOLOGICAL ENTOMOLOGY

Specialisation of bacterial endosymbionts that protect aphids from parasitoids

(2014) MARK K. ASPLEN et al.   ECOLOGICAL ENTOMOLOGY

Arsenophonusinsect symbionts are commonly infected with APSE, a bacteriophage involved in protective symbiosis

(2014) Olivier Duron   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY

Symbionts Commonly Provide Broad Spectrum Resistance to Viruses in Insects: A Comparative Analysis of Wolbachia Strains

(2014) Julien Martinez et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Male killing Spiroplasma protects Drosophila melanogaster against two parasitoid wasps

(2013) J Xie et al.   HEREDITY

Unrelated facultative endosymbionts protect aphids against a fungal pathogen

(2012) Piotr Łukasik et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Strong specificity in the interaction between parasitoids and symbiont-protected hosts

(2012) R. Rouchet et al.   JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

How to measure and test phylogenetic signal

(2012) Tamara Münkemüller et al.   Methods in Ecology and Evolution

Only helpful when required: a longevity cost of harbouring defensive symbionts

(2011) C. VORBURGER et al.   JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Facultative Symbiont Infections Affect Aphid Reproduction

(2011) Jean-Christophe Simon et al.   PLoS One

Spiroplasma Bacteria Enhance Survival of Drosophila hydei Attacked by the Parasitic Wasp Leptopilina heterotoma

(2010) Jialei Xie et al.   PLoS One

Effects of bacterial secondary symbionts on host plant use in pea aphids

(2010) A. H. C. McLean et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Adaptation via Symbiosis: Recent Spread of a Drosophila Defensive Symbiont

(2010) J. Jaenike et al.   SCIENCE

GENOTYPIC VARIATION AND THE ROLE OF DEFENSIVE ENDOSYMBIONTS IN AN ALL-PARTHENOGENETIC HOST-PARASITOID INTERACTION

(2009) Christoph Vorburger et al.   EVOLUTION

The microbial dimension in insect nutritional ecology

(2009) A. E. Douglas   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Association between Wolbachia and Spiroplasma within Drosophila neotestacea: an emerging symbiotic mutualism?

(2009) JOHN JAENIKE et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

A continuum of genetic divergence from sympatric host races to species in the pea aphid complex

(2009) J. Peccoud et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Wolbachia as a bacteriocyte-associated nutritional mutualist

(2009) T. Hosokawa et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Bacteriophages Encode Factors Required for Protection in a Symbiotic Mutualism

(2009) K. M. Oliver et al.   SCIENCE

Symbiont-mediated protection in insect hosts

(2009) Jeremy C. Brownlie et al.   TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY

Simultaneous Inference in General Parametric Models

(2008) Torsten Hothorn et al.   BIOMETRICAL JOURNAL

The diversity of reproductive parasites among arthropods: Wolbachia do not walk alone

(2008) Olivier Duron et al.   BMC BIOLOGY

Wolbachia: master manipulators of invertebrate biology

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

Novel RNA sequences associated with late male killing in Homona magnanima

(2008) K. Nakanishi et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Wolbachia and Virus Protection in Insects

(2008) L. M. Hedges et al.   SCIENCE