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Inheritance through the cytoplasm by Camus, M Florencia, Alexander-Lawrie, Bridie, Sharbrough, Joel, Hurst, Gregory D D

“…Most heritable information in eukaryotic cells is encoded in the nuclear genome, with inheritance patterns following classic Mendelian segregation. Genomes…”
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Genomic diversity across the Rickettsia and ‘Candidatus Megaira’ genera and proposal of genus status for the Torix group by Davison, Helen R., Pilgrim, Jack, Wybouw, Nicky, Parker, Joseph, Pirro, Stacy, Hunter-Barnett, Simon, Campbell, Paul M., Blow, Frances, Darby, Alistair C., Hurst, Gregory D. D., Siozios, Stefanos

“…Members of the bacterial genus Rickettsia were originally identified as causative agents of vector-borne diseases in mammals. However, many Rickettsia species…”
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Rapid evolution of microbe-mediated protection against pathogens in a worm host by King, Kayla C, Brockhurst, Michael A, Vasieva, Olga, Paterson, Steve, Betts, Alex, Ford, Suzanne A, Frost, Crystal L, Horsburgh, Malcolm J, Haldenby, Sam, Hurst, Gregory DD

“…Microbes can defend their host against virulent infections, but direct evidence for the adaptive origin of microbe-mediated protection is lacking. Using…”
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One strain may hide another: Cryptic male-killing Wolbachia by Hornett, Emily A, Hurst, Gregory D D

“…While heritable symbionts are common in insects, strains that act as male-killers are considered rare. A new study in PLOS Biology identifies a novel…”
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Running with the Red Queen: the role of biotic conflicts in evolution by Brockhurst, Michael A., Chapman, Tracey, King, Kayla C., Mank, Judith E., Paterson, Steve, Hurst, Gregory D. D.

“…What are the causes of natural selection? Over 40 years ago, Van Valen proposed the Red Queen hypothesis, which emphasized the primacy of biotic conflict over…”
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The Ecology and Evolution of Microbes that Manipulate Host Reproduction by Engelstädter, Jan, Hurst, Gregory D.D.

“…Inherited microorganisms that manipulate the reproduction of their host are a common feature in arthropod biology. Although research initially concentrated on…”
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Transitions in symbiosis: evidence for environmental acquisition and social transmission within a clade of heritable symbionts by Drew, Georgia C., Budge, Giles E., Frost, Crystal L., Neumann, Peter, Siozios, Stefanos, Yañez, Orlando, Hurst, Gregory D. D.

“…A dynamic continuum exists from free-living environmental microbes to strict host-associated symbionts that are vertically inherited. However, knowledge of the…”
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Bodo saltans (Kinetoplastida) is dependent on a novel Paracaedibacter-like endosymbiont that possesses multiple putative toxin-antitoxin systems by Midha, Samriti, Rigden, Daniel J., Siozios, Stefanos, Hurst, Gregory D. D., Jackson, Andrew P.

“…Bacterial endosymbiosis has been instrumental in eukaryotic evolution, and includes both mutualistic, dependent and parasitic associations. Here we…”
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Solving the Wolbachia Paradox: Modeling the Tripartite Interaction between Host, Wolbachia, and a Natural Enemy by Fenton, Andrew, Johnson, Karyn N., Brownlie, Jeremy C., Hurst, Gregory D. D.

“…Wolbachia is one of the most common symbionts of arthropods. Its establishment requires lateral transfer to and successful transmission within novel host…”
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Interspecific transmission of a male-killing bacterium on an ecological timescale by Duron, Olivier, Wilkes, Timothy E, Hurst, Gregory D.D

“…Ecology Letters (2010) 13: 1139-1148 Inherited symbionts are important drivers of arthropod evolutionary ecology, with microbes acting both as partners that…”
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The diversity of reproductive parasites among arthropods: Wolbachia do not walk alone by Duron, Olivier, Bouchon, Didier, Boutin, Sébastien, Bellamy, Lawrence, Zhou, Liqin, Engelstädter, Jan, Hurst, Gregory D

“…Inherited bacteria have come to be recognised as important components of arthropod biology. In addition to mutualistic symbioses, a range of other inherited…”
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Extended genomes: symbiosis and evolution by Hurst, Gregory D. D.

“…Many aspects of an individual's biology derive from its interaction with symbiotic microbes, which further define many aspects of the ecology and evolution of…”
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Superparasitism Drives Heritable Symbiont Epidemiology and Host Sex Ratio in a Wasp by Parratt, Steven R, Frost, Crystal L, Schenkel, Martijn A, Rice, Annabel, Hurst, Gregory D D, King, Kayla C

“…Heritable microbial symbionts have profound impacts upon the biology of their arthropod hosts. Whilst our current understanding of the dynamics of these…”
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Horizontal Transmission of Intracellular Insect Symbionts via Plants by Chrostek, Ewa, Pelz-Stelinski, Kirsten, Hurst, Gregory D D, Hughes, Grant L

“…Experimental evidence is accumulating that endosymbionts of phytophagous insects may transmit horizontally via plants. Intracellular symbionts known for…”
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Incidence and Diversity of Torix Rickettsia–Odonata Symbioses by Thongprem, Panupong, Davison, Helen R., Thompson, David J., Lorenzo-Carballa, M. Olalla, Hurst, Gregory D. D.

“…Heritable microbes are an important component of invertebrate biology, acting both as beneficial symbionts and reproductive parasites. Whilst most previous…”
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Evolution of male-killer suppression in a natural population by Hornett, Emily A, Charlat, Sylvain, Duplouy, Anne M R, Davies, Neil, Roderick, George K, Wedell, Nina, Hurst, Gregory D D

“…Male-killing bacteria are widespread in arthropods, and can profoundly alter the reproductive biology of their host species. Here we detail the first case of…”
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Symbiopectobacterium purcellii , gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from the leafhopper Empoasca decipiens by Nadal-Jimenez, Pol, Siozios, Stefanos, Halliday, Nigel, Cámara, Miguel, Hurst, Gregory D D

“…Bacterial endosymbionts are found in multiple arthropod species, where they play crucial roles as nutritional symbionts, defensive symbionts or reproductive…”
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How the ladybird got its spots: effects of resource limitation on the honesty of aposematic signals by Blount, Jonathan D., Rowland, Hannah M., Drijfhout, Falko P., Endler, John A., Inger, Richard, Sloggett, John J., Hurst, Gregory D. D., Hodgson, David J., Speed, Michael P.

“…1. Prey species often possess defences (e.g. toxins) coupled with warning signals (i.e. aposematism). There is growing evidence that the expression of…”
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Cardinium symbiosis as a potential confounder of mtDNA based phylogeographic inference in Culicoides imicola (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae), a vector of veterinary viruses by Pilgrim, Jack, Siozios, Stefanos, Baylis, Matthew, Venter, Gert, Garros, Claire, Hurst, Gregory D D

“…Culicoides imicola (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) is an important Afrotropical and Palearctic vector of disease, transmitting viruses of animal health and economic…”
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Mineral analysis reveals extreme manganese concentrations in wild harvested and commercially available edible termites by Verspoor, Rudi L., Soglo, Murielle, Adeoti, Razack, Djouaka, Rousseau, Edwards, Sam, Fristedt, Rikard, Langton, Maud, Moriana, Rosana, Osborne, Matthew, Parr, Catherine L., Powell, Kathryn, Hurst, Gregory D. D., Landberg, Rikard

“…Termites are widely used as a food resource, particularly in Africa and Asia. Markets for insects as food are also expanding worldwide. To inform the…”
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