Complex host/symbiont integration of a multi-partner symbiotic system in the eusocial aphid Ceratovacuna japonica
Shunta Yorimoto, Mitsuru Hattori, Maki Kondo, Shuji Shigenobu
Abstract
aphids, representing remarkable parallelism. Furthermore, symbiont populations and bacteriome morphology differed between reproductive and soldier castes. Our study provides the first example of co-obligate symbiosis in Hormaphidinae and gives insight into the evolutionary genetics of this complex system.
Topics & Concepts
EusocialityHost (biology)AphidBiologyEcologyZoologyEvolutionary biologyBotanyHymenopteraInsect symbiosis and bacterial influencesPlant and animal studiesInsect-Plant Interactions and Control