Coevolution of Metabolic Pathways in Blattodea and Their<i>Blattabacterium</i>Endosymbionts, and Comparisons with Other Insect-Bacteria Symbioses
Yukihiro Kinjo, Thomas Bourguignon, Yuichi Hongoh, Nathan Lo, Gaku Tokuda, Moriya Ohkuma
Abstract
The long-term coevolution between insects and their obligate endosymbionts is accompanied by increasing levels of genome integration, sometimes to the point that metabolic pathways require enzymes encoded in two genomes, which we refer to as “collaborative pathways”. To date, collaborative pathways have only been reported from sap-feeding insects.
Topics & Concepts
CoevolutionObligateBiologySymbiosisMetabolic pathwayGenomeInsectEvolutionary biologyBlattodeaEcologyGeneticsGeneCockroachBacteriaInsect symbiosis and bacterial influencesInsect and Arachnid Ecology and BehaviorEntomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control