Vertical Transmission at the Pathogen-Symbiont Interface: Serratia symbiotica and Aphids
Julie Perreau, Devki J. Patel, Hanna Anderson, Gerald P. Maeda, Katherine M. Elston, Jeffrey E. Barrick, Nancy A. Moran
Abstract
Insects have evolved various mechanisms to reliably transmit their beneficial bacterial symbionts to the next generation. Sap-sucking insects, including aphids, transmit symbionts by endocytosis of the symbiont into cells of the early embryo within the mother’s body.
Topics & Concepts
PathogenTransmission (telecommunications)Interface (matter)BiologyMicrobiologyComputer scienceTelecommunicationsBiochemistryPulmonary surfactantGibbs isothermInsect symbiosis and bacterial influencesPlant and animal studiesInsect and Pesticide Research