Mechanisms and Evolution of Heritable Microbial Density in Insect Hosts

ABSTRACT Within-host density is a critically important aspect of vertically transmitted symbioses that influences the fitness of both hosts and microbes. I review recent studies of symbiont density in insects, including my laboratory’s work on pea aphids and maternally transmitted bacteria. These st...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Benjamin J. Parker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2021-03-01
Series:mSystems
Subjects:
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSystems.00728-21